1961 Montreal Alouettes Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1 9
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Perry Moss (4-9-1)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1961 Montreal Alouettes StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1 9
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Perry Moss (4-9-1)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1961 Montreal Alouettes Results
The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 9 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Alouettes paced the league with just 225 points allowed. Montreal eked out just 213 points. Don Clark carried the ball for a team-best 1,143 yards.
Gerry Thompkins passed for 1,163 yards. Marv Luster paced all receivers, grabbing 31 passes for 539 yards.
John Conroy picked off 3 opponent throws.
Perry Moss coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Allard | QB | April 21, 1936 | 6'1" | 188 | Boston Col. | Cambridge, MA | 2 | |
| Charlie Baillie | HB | February 14, 1935 | 6'0" | 208 | Lakeshore Flyers Sr. | Montreal, QC | 3 | |
| 69 | Ray Baillie | G | February 14, 1935 | 6'0" | 270 | none | Montreal, QC | 5 |
| 79 | Gino Berretta | E/K | October 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | N.D.G. Maple Leafs Jr. | Pisa, Italy | 8 |
| 13 | Bill Bewley | HB/K | August 11, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Toronto | Hamilton, ON | 14 |
| 10 | Ron Brewer | FB/E | March 11, 1937 | 6'1" | 215 | Parkdale Lions Jr. | Toronto, ON | 13 |
| 53 | Ron Brooks | G | 5'11" | 230 | Miami (Ohio) | Toronto, ON | 7 | |
| 71 | Ross Buckle | E | February 26, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | London Lords | London, ON | 10 |
| 32 | Howie Cissell | HB | August 21, 1936 | 6'1" | 205 | Arkansas State | Basset, AR | 12 |
| 21 | Don Clark | HB | December 27, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Ohio State | 14 | |
| 16 | Dick Cohee | HB | November 26, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Reedley JC | Wichita Falls, TX | 8 |
| 37 | John Conroy | LB | December 6, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Mt. San Antonio J.C. | Vancouver, BC | 14 |
| 47 | Milt Crain | C | December 27, 1937 | 6'5" | 245 | Mississippi | New Albany, MS | 12 |
| George Deiderich | G | March 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 210 | Vanderbilt | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | |
| 28 | George Dixon | HB | October 19, 1933 | 6'0" | 195 | Bridgeport | New Haven, CT | 11 |
| 33 | Gerry Doucette | HB | 6'1" | 190 | Etobicoke Collegiate (Toronto) | 11 | ||
| 67 | Ted Elsby | T | January 3, 1932 | 6'0" | 235 | Brantford Redskins (Sr.) | Galt, ON | 4 |
| 15 | Jack Espenship | DB | March 9, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | Florida State | Miami, FL | 13 |
| 77 | Paul Fedor | E | January 28, 1934 | 6'3" | 203 | Queen's | Niagara Falls, ON | 5 |
| 26 | Joe Francis | QB | April 21, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | Oregon St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 3 |
| 25 | Gene Gaines | HB | June 26, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 10 |
| Jock Hannabach | HB | 5'10" | 165 | Wyoming | Killally, SK | 1 | ||
| 19 | Barry Hansen | HB | August 11, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | California State - Northridge | Winnipeg, MB | 14 |
| 57 | Mike Kovac | G | June 7, 1930 | 5'10" | 212 | Western Ontario | Hamilton, ON | 13 |
| 52 | Hal Krebs | G | October 2, 1937 | 6'0" | 230 | none | Edmonton, AB | 14 |
| 17 | Ed Learn | DB | September 30, 1935 | 6'0" | 170 | Kitchener-Waterloo | Welland, ON | 12 |
| 65 | Bob LeBlanc | G | October 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 225 | Boston College | South Belleville, NS | 10 |
| 68 | Billy Locklin | DE | August 13, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | New Mexico St. | Rockdale, TX USA | 11 |
| 72 | Marv Luster | HB | November 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 200 | UCLA | Shreveport, LA | 14 |
| 70 | Ed Meadows | T | February 19, 1932 | 6'2" | 221 | Duke | Oxford, NC USA | 3 |
| 77 | Tom Moran | E/HB | August 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | Brantford Redskins | Hamilton, ON | 4 |
| 64 | Ron Murphy | T | June 13, 1932 | 6'2" | 220 | McGill | Hamilton, ON | 9 |
| 61 | Ed Nickla | T/LB | August 11, 1933 | 6'3" | 240 | Tennessee | New York, NY USA | 13 |
| 63 | Bobby Oliver | T/K | January 9, 1936 | 6'2" | 245 | Baylor | Waco, TX | 14 |
| 51 | Don Paquette | E | January 23, 1939 | 5'11" | 225 | Niagara-On-The-Lake HS | Ste. Catherines, ON | 14 |
| 12 | Meco Poliziani | FB | November 1, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Western Ontario | New Waterford, NS | 11 |
| 62 | John Raulick | T | April 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 250 | Eastern Michigan | Vita, MB | 14 |
| Bob Sawyer | HB | March 8, 1937 | 6'0" | 210 | Wyoming | 1 | ||
| 54 | Dick Schnell | LB | February 7, 1939 | 6'3" | 225 | Wyoming | Torrington, WY | 11 |
| 54 | Jackie Simpson | G/K | August 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 225 | Mississippi | Corinth, MS USA | 1 |
| 41 | Joe Stracina | C/LB | July 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 230 | Lakeshore Alouettes Int. | Montreal, QC | 14 |
| 25 | Gerry Thompkins | QB | 6'2" | 205 | Texas A&I | Honey Grove, TX | 8 | |
| 39 | Billy Wayte | DB | July 3, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Fresno State | San Mateo, CA | 13 |
| 37 | Nelson Yarbrough | QB | September 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 190 | Virginia | Tampa, FL | 4 |
