1960 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Wilson (7-5)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1960 Detroit Lions Statistics
1960 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

Detroit ran up 239 points, while the defensive squad allowed 212. Nick Pietrosante rushed for a team-leading 872 yards for the Lions.

Jim Ninowski threw for 1,599 yards. Jim Gibbons hauled in 51 balls, while Gail Cogdill added 642 receiving yards.

Night Train Lane snatched 5 opponent throws.

George Wilson coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
67	Grady Alderman	LOG	December 10, 1938	6'2"	247	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	11	0
41	Terry Barr	PR	August 10, 1935	6'0"	189	Michigan	Grand Rapids, MI USA	12	3
57	Carl Brettschneider	LLB	December 2, 1931	6'1"	223	Iowa St.	Dundee, IL USA	12	12
76	Roger Brown	RDT	May 1, 1937	6'5"	300	Md-Eastern Shore	Surrey County, VA USA	12	12
40	Howard Cassady	RH	March 2, 1934	5'10"	183	Ohio St.	Columbus, OH USA	12	12
89	Gail Cogdill	SE	April 7, 1937	6'3"	200	Washington St.	Worland, WY USA	12	11
87	Glenn Davis	SE	September 12, 1934	6'0"	180	Ohio St.	Wellsburg, WV USA	4	0
80	Jim Gibbons	TE	September 26, 1936	6'2"	220	Iowa	Chicago, IL USA	12	11
53	Bill Glass	RDE	August 16, 1935	6'5"	252	Baylor	Texarkana, TX USA	12	12
75	John Gordy	RG	June 17, 1935	6'3"	248	Tennessee	Nashville, TN USA	12	12
60	Bob Grottkau	ROG	March 22, 1937	6'4"	228	Oregon	San Rafael, CA USA	5	0
88	Steve Junker	TE-SE	May 22, 1935	6'3"	217	Xavier (OH)	Cincinnati, OH USA	12	1
71	Alex Karras	LDT	July 15, 1935	6'2"	248	Iowa	Gary, IN USA	12	12
81	Night Train Lane	LCB	April 16, 1927	6'1"	194	West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff	Austin, TX USA	12	10
28	Yale Lary	P	November 24, 1930	5'11"	185	Texas A&M	Fort Worth, TX USA	12	12
24	Dick LeBeau	RCB	September 9, 1937	6'1"	185	Ohio St.	London, OH USA	12	0
45	Dan Lewis	LH	February 14, 1936	6'1"	199	Wisconsin	Freehold, NJ USA	12	7
43	Gary Lowe	LS	May 4, 1934	5'11"	196	Michigan St.	Trenton, MI USA	11	10
21	Bruce Maher	KR	July 25, 1937	5'11"	190	Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI USA	12	2
72	Gil Mains	RDT	December 17, 1929	6'2"	243	Murray St.	Mount Carmel, IL USA	12	0
47	Jim Martin	K	April 8, 1924	6'2"	227	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	12	1
70	Willie McClung	RT	May 9, 1930	6'2"	250	Florida A&M	Marion, AL USA	11	11
78	Darris McCord	LDE	January 4, 1933	6'4"	250	Tennessee	Detroit, MI USA	12	12
64	Max Messner	RLB	October 13, 1938	6'3"	225	Cincinnati	Ashland, OH USA	1	1
84	Dave Middleton	SE-HB	November 23, 1933	6'1"	194	Auburn	Birmingham, AL USA	7	2
14	Earl Morrall	QB	May 17, 1934	6'1"	205	Michigan St.	Muskegon, MI USA	12	2
15	Jim Ninowski	QB	March 26, 1936	6'1"	206	Michigan St.	Detroit, MI USA	11	10
33	Nick Pietrosante	FB	September 10, 1937	6'2"	225	Notre Dame	Ansonia, CT USA	12	11
18	Warren Rabb	QB	December 12, 1937	6'3"	204	LSU	Baton Rouge, LA USA	7	0
56	Joe Schmidt	MLB	January 19, 1932	6'1"	220	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA USA	10	10
50	Bob Scholtz	C	December 25, 1937	6'4"	250	Notre Dame	Watertown, SD USA	12	11
66	Harley Sewell	LG	April 18, 1931	6'1"	230	Texas	St. Jo, TX USA	12	12
73	Ollie Spencer	LT	April 17, 1931	6'2"	245	Kansas	Hopewell, KS USA	12	12
20	Jim Steffen	RCB	May 1, 1936	6'0"	195	Occidental	Orange, CA USA	12	0
55	Wayne Walker	RLB	September 30, 1936	6'2"	225	Idaho	Boise, ID USA	12	12
74	Jim Weatherall	LOT-RDT	October 26, 1929	6'4"	245	Oklahoma	Graham, OK USA	12	1
34	Ken Webb	HB-FB	August 15, 1935	5'11"	207	Presbyterian	Albany, GA USA	12	2
23	Dave Whitsell	LS	June 14, 1936	6'0"	189	Indiana	Shelby, MI USA	11	2
85	Sam Williams	RDE	March 9, 1931	6'5"	235	Michigan St.	Dansville, MI USA	12	0