1961 Green Bay Packers Roster
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Vince Lombardi (11-3)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1961 Green Bay Packers Results
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
Offensively, Green Bay led the league with 391 points. At the same time, the solid defense surrendered 223 points. Jim Taylor carried the ball for a team-best 1,307 yards for the Packers.
Bart Starr threw for 2,418 yards. Max McGee paced pass catchers, snagging 51 passes for 883 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 46 turnovers. Willie Wood, Hank Gremminger, John Symank and Jesse Whittenton each picked off 5 opponent throws.
Vince Lombardi coached the team. The 1961 Green Bay Packers won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Herb Adderley | KR | June 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 205 | Michigan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Ben Agajanian | K | August 28, 1919 | 6'0" | 215 | New Mexico | Santa Ana, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Tom Bettis | MLB | March 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 228 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 7 |
| 33 | Lew Carpenter | SE-FL | January 12, 1932 | 6'1" | 220 | Arkansas | Hayti, MO USA | 14 | 1 |
| 58 | Dan Currie | LLB | June 27, 1935 | 6'3" | 235 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 14 |
| 72 | Ben Davidson | DE-DT | June 14, 1940 | 6'8" | 275 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Willie Davis | LDE | July 24, 1934 | 6'3" | 243 | Grambling St. | Lisbon, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Boyd Dowler | FL | October 18, 1937 | 6'5" | 224 | Colorado | Rock Springs, WY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Lee Folkins | LDE-RDE | July 4, 1939 | 6'5" | 215 | Washington | Wallace, ID USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Bill Forester | RLB | August 9, 1932 | 6'3" | 237 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Forrest Gregg | ROT-ROG | October 18, 1933 | 6'4" | 249 | SMU | Birthright, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Hank Gremminger | LS | September 1, 1933 | 6'1" | 201 | Baylor | Windthorst, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Dale Hackbart | DB | July 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Dave Hanner | LDT | May 22, 1930 | 6'2" | 257 | Arkansas | Parkin, AR USA | 13 | 12 |
| 5 | Paul Hornung | HB | December 23, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | Notre Dame | Louisville, KY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 53 | Ken Iman | C-LOG | February 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 240 | SE Missouri St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Henry Jordan | RDT | January 26, 1935 | 6'2" | 248 | Virginia | Emporia, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Gary Knafelc | TE | January 2, 1932 | 6'4" | 217 | Colorado | Pueblo, CO USA | 13 | 0 |
| 77 | Ron Kostelnik | LDT-RDT | January 14, 1940 | 6'4" | 260 | Cincinnati | Colver, PA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 64 | Jerry Kramer | RG | January 23, 1936 | 6'3" | 245 | Idaho | Jordan, MT USA | 8 | 7 |
| 88 | Ron Kramer | TE | June 24, 1935 | 6'3" | 234 | Michigan | Girard, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Norm Masters | LOT-ROT-RO | September 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 249 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 85 | Max McGee | SE | July 16, 1932 | 6'3" | 205 | Tulane | Overton, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 25 | Tom Moore | HB-FB | July 17, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | Vanderbilt | Goodlettsville, TN USA | 13 | 2 |
| 66 | Ray Nitschke | MLB | December 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 235 | Illinois | Elmwood Park, IL USA | 12 | 7 |
| 22 | Elijah Pitts | HB | February 3, 1938 | 6'1" | 204 | Philander Smith | Mayflower, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Bill Quinlan | RDE | June 19, 1932 | 6'3" | 248 | Michigan St. | Lawrence, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Jim Ringo | C | November 21, 1931 | 6'1" | 232 | Syracuse | Orange, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | John Roach | QB | March 26, 1933 | 6'4" | 197 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 76 | Bob Skoronski | LT | March 5, 1934 | 6'3" | 249 | Indiana | Ansonia, CT USA | 13 | 8 |
| 15 | Bart Starr | QB | January 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 197 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | John Symank | LS | August 31, 1935 | 5'11" | 180 | Florida | La Grange, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Jim Taylor | FB | September 20, 1935 | 6'0" | 214 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Fuzzy Thurston | LG | December 29, 1933 | 6'1" | 247 | Valparaiso | Altoona, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Nelson Toburen | RLB | November 24, 1938 | 6'3" | 235 | Wichita St. | Boulder, CO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Emlen Tunnell | DB | March 29, 1925 | 6'1" | 187 | Toledo | Bryn Mawr, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Jesse Whittenton | RCB | May 9, 1934 | 6'0" | 193 | Texas-El Paso | Big Spring, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Willie Wood | PR | December 23, 1936 | 5'10" | 190 | USC | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
