1961 Boston Patriots Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 9-4-1
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Lou Saban (2-3)
Coach: Mike Holovak (7-1-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1961 Boston Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 9-4-1
Finishing 2nd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Lou Saban (2-3)
Coach: Mike Holovak (7-1-1)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1961 Boston Patriots Results
The Boston Patriots of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 9 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the AFL's East Division.
Boston scored 413 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 313. Butch Songin threw for 1,429 yards, and Babe Parilli threw the ball, too. Gino Cappelletti paced pass catchers, hauling in 45 passes for 768 yards. Jim Colclough was targeted regularly as well.
Billy Lott ran for a team-best 461 yards for the Patriots, while Larry Garron also buoyed the ground attack.
Don Webb seized 5 opponent throws.
Lou Saban and Mike Holovak coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Tom Addison | LLB | April 12, 1936 | 6'2" | 230 | South Carolina | Lancaster, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Houston Antwine | ROG-LOT-LO | April 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 270 | Southern Illinois | Louise, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Walter Beach | RCB-LCB | January 31, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Central Michigan | Pontiac, MI USA | 12 | 7 |
| 33 | Fred Bruney | PR | December 30, 1931 | 5'10" | 184 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Ron Burton | HB | July 25, 1936 | 5'10" | 190 | Northwestern | Springfield, OH USA | 14 | 12 |
| 20 | Gino Cappelletti | K | March 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 190 | Minnesota | Keewatin, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Jim Colclough | FL | March 31, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Boston Col. | Medford, MA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 30 | Jim Crawford | FB-TE-HB | August 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Wyoming | Greybull, WY USA | 10 | 2 |
| 54 | Walt Cudzik | C | February 21, 1932 | 6'2" | 231 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Bob Dee | LDE | May 18, 1933 | 6'3" | 248 | Holy Cross | Quincy, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Jerry DeLucca | RT | July 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 247 | Tennessee | Peabody, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Larry Eisenhauer | RDE | February 22, 1940 | 6'5" | 250 | Boston Col. | Hicksville, NY USA | 14 | 12 |
| 40 | Larry Garron | FB-HB | May 23, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | West. Illinois | Marks, MS USA | 14 | 4 |
| 70 | Milt Graham | LOT | July 28, 1934 | 6'6" | 235 | Colgate | Defreestville, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Ron Hall | LS | April 30, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri Valley | Goreville, IL USA | 9 | 7 |
| 79 | Jim Hunt | RDT | October 5, 1938 | 5'11" | 250 | Prairie View | Atlanta, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Harry Jacobs | MLB | February 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 226 | Bradley | Canton, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 73 | Harry Jagielski | LDT | December 25, 1931 | 6'0" | 257 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 24 | Joe Johnson | TE | November 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Boston Col. | New Haven, CT USA | 6 | 5 |
| 86 | Bill Kimber | TE | January 31, 1936 | 6'2" | 192 | Florida St. | Winter Park, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | Dick Klein | LDT | February 11, 1934 | 6'4" | 254 | Georgia | Pana, IL USA | 10 | 9 |
| 63 | Charley Leo | RG | August 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 240 | Indiana | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | Paul Lindquist | RDT | April 30, 1939 | 6'3" | 265 | New Hampshire | Brockton, MA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Charley Long | LT | April 6, 1938 | 6'4" | 260 | Tenn-Chattanooga | DeKalb, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Billy Lott | FB | November 8, 1934 | 6'0" | 203 | Mississippi | Sumrall, MS USA | 14 | 10 |
| 60 | Rommie Loudd | RLB | June 8, 1933 | 6'2" | 227 | UCLA | Madisonville, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 61 | Leroy Moore | RDE-LDE | September 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 240 | Fort Valley St. | Pontiac, MI USA | 14 | 3 |
| 25 | Ross O'Hanley | LS | February 16, 1939 | 6'0" | 183 | Boston Col. | Everett, WA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | Babe Parilli | QB | May 7, 1930 | 6'1" | 196 | Kentucky | Rochester, PA USA | 14 | 8 |
| Willis Perkins | ROG | February 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 260 | Texas Southern | Columbus, TX USA | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | Ray Ratkowski | FL | November 10, 1939 | 6'0" | 195 | Notre Dame | New York, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Frank Robotti | MLB-RLB | April 6, 1939 | 6'0" | 220 | Boston Col. | Stamford, CT | 12 | 7 |
| 46 | Al Romine | S | March 10, 1932 | 6'2" | 191 | Florida | Florence, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Tony Sardisco | LG | December 5, 1932 | 6'2" | 226 | Tulane | Shreveport, LA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 44 | Gerhard Schwedes | FB | April 23, 1938 | 6'1" | 205 | Syracuse | Freiburg, Germany | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Chuck Shonta | RCB | August 29, 1937 | 6'0" | 200 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 8 | 1 |
| 75 | John Simerson | LOT-C | April 20, 1935 | 6'3" | 257 | Purdue | Honolulu, HI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Bob Soltis | FL | April 1, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Butch Songin | QB | May 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | Boston Col. | Walpole, MA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 45 | Thomas Stephens | TE | August 29, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | Syracuse | Galveston, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 34 | Bobby Towns | CB | March 17, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Georgia | Elberton, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Clyde Washington | LCB | March 21, 1938 | 6'1" | 197 | Purdue | Carlisle, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 48 | Don Webb | LCB | May 22, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | Iowa St. | Jefferson City, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Mel West | HB | January 14, 1939 | 5'9" | 190 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Bob Yates | C | November 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 240 | Syracuse | Montpelier, VT | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Tom Yewcic | P | May 9, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Michigan St. | Conemaugh, PA USA | 14 | 1 |
