1958 Baltimore Colts Roster
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (9-3)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1958 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
Offensively, the Colts led the league with 381 points. On the other side of the ball, the rigid defensive squad surrendered 203 points. Alan Ameche ran for a team-leading 791 yards, while Lenny Moore also buoyed the ground attack.
Johnny Unitas threw for 2,007 yards. Raymond Berry topped pass catchers, hauling in 56 balls, while Lenny Moore added 938 receiving yards.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 52 turnovers, topping in the league. Andy Nelson and Ray Brown each intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Weeb Ewbank coached the team. The 1958 Baltimore Colts won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Alan Ameche | FB | June 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 218 | Wisconsin | Kenosha, WI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 82 | Raymond Berry | LE | February 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 187 | Schreiner College | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | RDE-LDE | March 13, 1932 | 6'4" | 245 | South Dakota | Mitchell, SD USA | 12 | 1 |
| 17 | Ray Brown | P | September 7, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 25 | Jack Call | LOH-ROH-FB | July 30, 1935 | 6'1" | 200 | Colgate | Cortland, NY USA | 12 | 2 |
| 20 | Milt Davis | RDH | May 31, 1929 | 6'1" | 188 | UCLA | Muskogee, OK USA | 10 | 11 |
| 21 | Art DeCarlo | LOE-DB | March 23, 1931 | 6'2" | 196 | Georgia | Youngstown, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Art Donovan | LDT | June 5, 1925 | 6'2" | 263 | Notre Dame | Bronx, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | L.G. Dupre | LH | September 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 190 | Baylor | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | Dick Horn | P | March 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Stanford | Santa Monica, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 83 | Don Joyce | RDE | October 8, 1929 | 6'3" | 253 | Tulane | Steubenville, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 78 | Ray Krouse | RDT-LDT | March 21, 1927 | 6'3" | 263 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Gene Lipscomb | RDT | August 9, 1931 | 6'6" | 284 | none | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 26 | Lenny Lyles | KR | January 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 202 | Louisville | Nashville, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Gino Marchetti | LDE | January 2, 1927 | 6'4" | 244 | San Francisco | Smithers, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | RH | November 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 191 | Penn St. | Reading, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 84 | Jim Mutscheller | RE | March 31, 1930 | 6'1" | 205 | Notre Dame | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 65 | Steve Myhra | K | April 2, 1934 | 6'1" | 237 | Minnesota | Wahpeton, ND USA | 12 | 3 |
| 80 | Andy Nelson | LS | May 27, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Memphis | Athens, AL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Buzz Nutter | C | February 16, 1931 | 6'4" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Summersville, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
| 77 | Jim Parker | LT | April 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 273 | Ohio St. | Macon, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Bill Pellington | LLB | September 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 234 | Defiance | Ramsey, NJ USA | 12 | 12 |
| 79 | Sherman Plunkett | LOT-ROT-RO | April 17, 1933 | 6'4" | 290 | Md-Eastern Shore | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | George Preas | RT | June 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 244 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 31 | Billy Pricer | FB | September 3, 1934 | 5'10" | 208 | Oklahoma | Perry, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Bert Rechichar | RDH-LDH-RO | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 209 | Tennessee | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 47 | Johnny Sample | LDH-RS | June 15, 1937 | 6'1" | 203 | Md-Eastern Shore | Cape Charles, VA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | RG | August 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 235 | Clarion | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 55 | Leo Sanford | RLB | October 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 224 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 14 | George Shaw | QB | July 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 183 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 12 | 2 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | MLB | May 15, 1935 | 6'0" | 232 | UCLA | Kansas City, MO USA | 12 | 12 |
| 41 | Jackie Simpson | DB | April 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 183 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Art Spinney | LG | November 8, 1927 | 6'0" | 230 | Boston Col. | Saugus, MA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 41 | Avatus Stone | P | April 21, 1931 | 6'1" | 195 | Syracuse | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | C-MLB | October 7, 1932 | 6'3" | 233 | Notre Dame | Toledo, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Carl Taseff | LDH | September 28, 1928 | 5'11" | 192 | John Carroll | Parma, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 64 | Fuzzy Thurston | LOG-ROG | December 29, 1933 | 6'1" | 247 | Valparaiso | Altoona, WI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 194 | Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 10 | 10 |
