1961 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Tom Landry (4-9-1)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1961 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Tom Landry (4-9-1)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1961 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.
Dallas labored to change the scoreboard with just 236 points, while the defensive squad allowed 380. Eddie LeBaron tossed for 1,741 yards, and Don Meredith took a significant amount of snaps, too. Billy Howton hauled in 56 passes, while Frank Clarke accumulated 919 receiving yards.
Don Perkins ran for a team-best 815 yards for the Cowboys.
Don Bishop picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
Tom Landry coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Gene Babb | RLB | December 27, 1934 | 6'3" | 216 | Austin | El Paso, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
| 20 | Bob Bercich | LS | November 9, 1936 | 6'1" | 198 | Michigan St. | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 6 |
| 36 | Dick Bielski | TE | September 7, 1932 | 6'1" | 224 | Maryland | Maple Shade, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Don Bishop | RCB | July 1, 1934 | 6'2" | 209 | Los Angeles CC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Nate Borden | RDE | September 22, 1932 | 6'0" | 234 | Indiana | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Byron Bradfute | ROT-LOT | December 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 243 | Southern Miss | Beeville, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Frank Clarke | FL | February 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 215 | Colorado | Beloit, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Mike Connelly | C | October 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 247 | Washington St. | Monrovia, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Andy Cvercko | LG | November 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 243 | Northwestern | Campbell, OH USA | 11 | 10 |
| 88 | Sonny Davis | RLB | September 25, 1938 | 6'2" | 219 | Baylor | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Jim Doran | TE | August 11, 1927 | 6'2" | 201 | Buena Vista | Beaver, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Merrill Douglas | HB-FB | March 15, 1936 | 6'0" | 204 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Mike Dowdle | LLB | December 6, 1937 | 6'3" | 235 | Texas | Eliasville, TX USA | 14 | 6 |
| 45 | L.G. Dupre | HB | September 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 190 | Baylor | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 63 | Mike Falls | RG | March 3, 1934 | 6'2" | 240 | Minnesota | Bemidji, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Tom Franckhauser | DB | May 26, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | Purdue | Steubenville, OH USA | 6 | 4 |
| 79 | Ken Frost | RDT-LDT | November 17, 1938 | 6'4" | 242 | Tennessee | Brentwood, TN USA | 14 | 4 |
| 75 | Bob Fry | LT | November 11, 1930 | 6'4" | 235 | Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Charley Granger | RT | August 9, 1938 | 6'2" | 240 | Southern | Lake Charles, LA USA | 8 | 7 |
| 61 | Allen Green | K | February 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 216 | Mississippi | Hanceville, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Glynn Gregory | LS-SE | July 6, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | SMU | Paris, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 64 | Bob Grottkau | ROG-LOG | March 22, 1937 | 6'4" | 228 | Oregon | San Rafael, CA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 40 | Jimmy Harris | DB | November 12, 1934 | 6'1" | 178 | Oklahoma | Terrell, TX USA | 11 | 4 |
| 78 | Don Healy | LDT | August 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 259 | Maryland | Rome, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Bill Herchman | RDT | March 10, 1933 | 6'2" | 246 | Texas Tech | Vernon, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 67 | John Houser | LG | June 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 238 | Redlands | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 7 |
| 54 | Chuck Howley | LLB | June 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 228 | West Virginia | Wheeling, WV USA | 13 | 13 |
| 81 | Billy Howton | SE | July 5, 1930 | 6'2" | 191 | Rice | Littlefield, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Buddy Humphrey | QB | September 29, 1935 | 6'1" | 198 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie LeBaron | QB | January 7, 1930 | 5'9" | 168 | Pacific | San Rafael, CA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 74 | Bob Lilly | LDE | July 26, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | TCU | Olney, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Warren Livingston | LCB | July 5, 1938 | 5'10" | 192 | Arizona | Eufaula, OK USA | 8 | 8 |
| 35 | J.W. Lockett | FB | March 23, 1937 | 6'2" | 226 | Central Oklahoma | Bardwell, TX USA | 12 | 7 |
| 31 | Amos Marsh | FB | May 7, 1939 | 6'0" | 218 | Oregon St. | Williams, AZ USA | 14 | 7 |
| 70 | Bob McCreary | T | June 20, 1939 | 6'5" | 256 | Wake Forest | Lenoir, NC USA | 9 | 4 |
| 42 | Don McIlhenny | FB-HB | November 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 197 | SMU | Cleveland, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Don Meredith | QB | April 10, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | SMU | Mount Vernon, TX USA | 8 | 4 |
| 47 | Dicky Moegle | RS | September 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Rice | Taylor, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Lee Murchison | FL-SE | April 16, 1938 | 6'3" | 205 | Pacific | , AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Jack Patera | MLB | August 1, 1933 | 6'1" | 234 | Oregon | Bismarck, ND USA | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Don Perkins | HB | March 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 204 | New Mexico | Waterloo, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Jerry Tubbs | MLB | January 23, 1935 | 6'2" | 221 | Oklahoma | Throckmorton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
