1961 Denver Broncos Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Frank Filchock (3-11)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1961 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Frank Filchock (3-11)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1961 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the AFL's West Division.
The Broncos labored to change the scoreboard with just 251 points, though they the shaky defensive squad allowed 432. Frank Tripucka tossed for 1,690 yards, and George Herring took a significant amount of snaps also. Lionel Taylor paced pass catchers, hauling in 100 passes for 1,176 yards.
Donnie Stone ran for a team-best 505 yards for Denver.
Phil Nugent picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Frank Filchock coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Ken Adamson | LG | October 12, 1938 | 6'2" | 235 | Notre Dame | Phoenix, AZ USA | 14 | 12 |
| 22 | Buddy Allen | HB | July 11, 1937 | 5'11" | 193 | Utah St. | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Dave Ames | HB-LCB | January 16, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Richmond | Portsmouth, VA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 52 | Jim Barton | C | June 12, 1934 | 6'5" | 250 | Marshall | Kirbyville, PA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 33 | Fred Bukaty | FB | February 13, 1936 | 5'11" | 195 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | 14 | 8 |
| 40 | Al Carmichael | FL | November 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Boston, MA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | John Cash | LDE | August 5, 1936 | 6'3" | 240 | Allen | Brunswick, GA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 75 | Eldon Danenhauer | RT | October 4, 1935 | 6'5" | 245 | Emporia St. | Clay Center, KS USA | 14 | 12 |
| 62 | Jim Eifrid | LB | October 22, 1938 | 6'1" | 240 | Colorado St. | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Dale Evans | FL | September 10, 1939 | 6'3" | 210 | Kansas St. | St. Francis, KS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Al Frazier | FL | May 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Chuck Gavin | RDE | December 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Lake, MS USA | 8 | 5 |
| 23 | Goose Gonsoulin | RS | June 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Baylor | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Buzz Guy | ROG | March 20, 1936 | 6'3" | 248 | Duke | New Castle, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 71 | Art Hauser | RDT-LDE | June 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 237 | Xavier (OH) | Rubican, WI USA | 14 | 11 |
| 16 | George Herring | P | June 18, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Southern Miss | Gadsden, AL USA | 14 | 4 |
| 84 | Jack Hill | K | October 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | Utah St. | Ogden, UT USA | 14 | 2 |
| 74 | Gordy Holz | RDT | May 24, 1933 | 6'4" | 260 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 6 |
| 53 | Bob Hudson | LLB | April 5, 1930 | 6'4" | 225 | Clemson | Lamar, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Bob Konovsky | RDE-LOG-RO | August 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 246 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 10 |
| 50 | Pat Lamberti | LB | September 1, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Richmond | Woodbridge, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | Carl Larpenter | RG | July 1, 1936 | 6'4" | 235 | Texas | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 5 |
| 76 | John Mattox | LT | August 3, 1938 | 6'4" | 240 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 54 | Wahoo McDaniel | MLB | June 19, 1938 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma | Bernice, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Bud McFadin | LDT | August 21, 1928 | 6'3" | 260 | Texas | Rankin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Jim McMillin | RCB | September 18, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Colorado St. | Pleasant Hill, CA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 41 | Bob McNamara | LCB | August 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | Minnesota | Hastings, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Gene Mingo | K-HB | September 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 216 | none | Akron, OH USA | 10 | 3 |
| 51 | Mike Nichols | C | July 29, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Ark-Monticello | College Heights, AR USA | 14 | 4 |
| 15 | Phil Nugent | LS | August 16, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Tulane | Lafayette, LA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 88 | Gene Prebola | TE | June 30, 1938 | 6'3" | 225 | Boston Univ. | Bronx, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Johnny Pyeatt | RCB | September 16, 1933 | 6'3" | 204 | none | Florence, AZ USA | 3 | 3 |
| 76 | Leo Reed | LOT | January 3, 1940 | 6'4" | 240 | Colorado St. | Kahuku, HI USA | 4 | 4 |
| 68 | Bill Roehnelt | RLB | June 4, 1936 | 6'1" | 227 | Bradley | Peoria, IL USA | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Jimmy Sears | LS | March 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 183 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 67 | Jackie Simpson | RLB | August 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 225 | Mississippi | Corinth, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Dan Smith | S | January 29, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | NE State (OK) | Matoy, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | Jerry Stalcup | RLB | November 19, 1938 | 6'1" | 240 | Wisconsin | Rockford, IL USA | 8 | 6 |
| 36 | James Stinnette | RLB-FB | December 3, 1938 | 6'1" | 230 | Oregon St. | Corvallis, OR USA | 14 | 10 |
| 34 | Donnie Stone | HB | January 5, 1937 | 6'1" | 205 | Arkansas | Sioux City, IA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 72 | Jerry Sturm | LOG-LOT-FB | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 14 | 5 |
| 87 | Lionel Taylor | SE | August 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | New Mex. Highlands | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Jerry Traynham | HB | January 23, 1939 | 5'10" | 190 | USC | Sacramento, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Frank Tripucka | QB | December 8, 1927 | 6'2" | 192 | Notre Dame | Bloomfield, NJ USA | 14 | 10 |
| 65 | Joe Young | LLB | August 3, 1933 | 6'3" | 245 | Marquette | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
