1961 Buffalo Bills Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Buster Ramsey (6-8)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1961 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 6-8
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Buster Ramsey (6-8)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1961 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's East Division.
The Bills chalked up 294 points, but the defensive squad allowed 342. M.C. Reynolds passed for 1,004 yards. Glenn Bass topped pass catchers, hauling in 50 balls for 765 yards.
Art Baker rushed for a team-leading 498 yards for Buffalo.
Billy Atkins picked off 10 opponent throws.
Buster Ramsey coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Billy Atkins | K | November 19, 1934 | 6'1" | 196 | Auburn | Millport, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Art Baker | FB | December 31, 1937 | 6'0" | 220 | Syracuse | Erie, PA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 64 | Stew Barber | RLB | June 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Bradford, PA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 88 | Glenn Bass | PR | April 12, 1939 | 6'2" | 202 | East Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 14 | 12 |
| 50 | Al Bemiller | C | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 243 | Syracuse | Hanover, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Dewey Bohling | HB | August 22, 1938 | 5'11" | 190 | Hardin-Simmons | Hebron, NE USA | 7 | 6 |
| 46 | Fred Brown | HB | December 22, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 30 | Wray Carlton | HB | June 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Duke | Wallace, NC USA | 14 | 8 |
| 85 | Dan Chamberlain | SE | August 26, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Sacramento St. | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 3 | 2 |
| 77 | Donald Chelf | LOT | March 25, 1933 | 6'3" | 235 | Iowa | West Liberty, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Monte Crockett | TE | July 14, 1938 | 6'4" | 218 | New Mex. Highlands | Talcott, WV USA | 14 | 10 |
| 46 | Jim Crotty | LCB-RCB | March 31, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 | Notre Dame | Storm Lake, IA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 78 | Tom Day | LDT | August 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 252 | North Carolina A&T | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | John Dittrich | ROG-LOG | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 236 | Wisconsin | Sheboygan, WI USA | 12 | 3 |
| 44 | Elbert Dubenion | FL | February 16, 1933 | 5'11" | 187 | Bluffton | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Ralph Felton | LLB | May 21, 1932 | 5'11" | 210 | Maryland | Midway, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Willmer Fowler | HB | June 3, 1937 | 5'10" | 185 | Northwestern | Andalusia, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Johnny Green | QB | October 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 198 | Tenn-Chattanooga | West Point, MS USA | 8 | 5 |
| 54 | Joe Hergert | RLB-K | June 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 216 | Florida | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 42 | Jack Johnson | LCB | December 11, 1933 | 6'3" | 198 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Cotton Letner | RLB-LLB | January 26, 1937 | 6'1" | 215 | Tennessee | Ten Mile, TN USA | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Richie Lucas | QB | April 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Penn St. | Glassport, PA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 25 | Billy Majors | RCB | November 7, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | Tennessee | Lynchburg, TN USA | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Archie Matsos | MLB | November 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 217 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Richie McCabe | LCB | March 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 42 | Don McDonald | LS-LCB-RCB | February 5, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | TCU | Sherman, TX USA | 11 | 5 |
| 73 | Chuck McMurtry | LDT | February 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 280 | Whittier | Chaneller, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Chuck Muelhaupt | RG | December 11, 1935 | 6'3" | 230 | Iowa St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 11 |
| 14 | Tommy O'Connell | QB | September 26, 1930 | 5'11" | 187 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Harold Olson | RT | January 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 255 | Clemson | Asheville, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Warren Rabb | QB | December 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 204 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | M.C. Reynolds | QB | February 11, 1935 | 6'0" | 193 | LSU | Mansfield, LA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 75 | Ken Rice | LT | September 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 240 | Auburn | Bainbridge, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Perry Richards | SE-FL-LCB | January 14, 1934 | 6'2" | 205 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 81 | Tom Rychlec | TE | September 11, 1934 | 6'3" | 220 | American Int. | Meriden, CT USA | 14 | 4 |
| 76 | Jack Scott | LDT-RDT | April 12, 1936 | 6'4" | 260 | Ohio St. | Ashland, KY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 66 | Billy Shaw | LG | December 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 258 | Georgia Tech | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Bill Shockley | FL | March 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | West Chester | West Chester, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Jim Sorey | RDT | September 5, 1936 | 6'4" | 285 | Texas Southern | Marianna, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | LaVerne Torczon | RDE | January 1, 1936 | 6'3" | 250 | Nebraska | Columbus, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Vern Valdez | RCB | August 12, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Los Angeles County, CA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 22 | Jim Wagstaff | LS | June 12, 1936 | 6'2" | 192 | Idaho St. | American Falls, ID USA | 14 | 11 |
| 60 | Wayne Wolff | LOG | January 28, 1938 | 6'2" | 243 | Wake Forest | Greensburg, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Mack Yoho | LDE | June 14, 1936 | 6'2" | 230 | Miami (OH) | Reader, WV USA | 14 | 14 |
