1960 Houston Oilers Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Lou Rymkus (10-4)
Location: Houston, Texas
1960 Houston Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Lou Rymkus (10-4)
Location: Houston, Texas
1960 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1960 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
The Oilers ran up 379 points, and the defense yielded 285. George Blanda passed for 2,413 yards. Bill Groman hauled in 72 passes for 1,473 yards.
Billy Cannon carried the ball for a team-leading 644 yards for Houston, while Dave Smith also contributed to the rushing attack.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 51 turnovers, topping in the league. Mark Johnston, Julian Spence and Dennit Morris each snatched 4 opponent throws.
Lou Rymkus coached the team. The 1960 Houston Oilers won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Dalva Allen | LDE | January 13, 1935 | 6'4" | 245 | Houston | Gonzales, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 84 | Jack Atchason | TE | November 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 215 | West. Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Tony Banfield | LCB | December 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Oklahoma St. | Independence, KS USA | 11 | 11 |
| 57 | George Belotti | C | November 29, 1934 | 6'4" | 250 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | George Blanda | K | September 17, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | Kentucky | Youngwood, PA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 47 | Don Brown | DB-FB | August 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 205 | Houston | Dayton, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Billy Cannon | HB | August 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 207 | LSU | Philadelphia, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | John Carson | TE | January 31, 1930 | 6'3" | 202 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Doug Cline | LLB | March 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Clemson | Valdese, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Pete Davidson | DT | January 25, 1937 | 6'5" | 255 | The Citadel | Dayton, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Mike Dukes | RLB | March 16, 1936 | 6'3" | 235 | Clemson | Louisville, KY USA | 11 | 11 |
| 75 | Don Floyd | RDE | July 10, 1938 | 6'3" | 245 | TCU | Abilene, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 47 | Bobby Gordon | LS | December 7, 1935 | 6'0" | 195 | Tennessee | Pulaski, TN USA | 13 | 13 |
| 65 | Gary Greaves | LOG-ROG | October 28, 1935 | 6'3" | 235 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | 0 |
| 89 | Bill Groman | WR | July 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 194 | Heidelberg | Tiffin, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 21 | Ken Hall | KR | December 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 205 | Texas A&M | Sugar Land, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 72 | Jerry Helluin | RDT | August 8, 1929 | 6'2" | 272 | Tulane | Houma, LA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 37 | Charley Hennigan | WR | March 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 187 | LSU | Bienville, LA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 70 | Al Jamison | LT | May 11, 1937 | 6'5" | 250 | Colgate | Toledo, OH | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Mark Johnston | RCB | March 4, 1938 | 6'0" | 203 | Northwestern | Sycamore, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Charlie Kendall | LCB | January 4, 1935 | 6'2" | 165 | UCLA | 14 | 4 | |
| 73 | Dan Lanphear | RDE-LDE-LD | January 24, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 3 |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | QB | July 11, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Cincinnati | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 3 |
| 22 | Joe Majors | RS | December 25, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Florida St. | Lynchburg, TN USA | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Jim McCanless | ROG | January 1, 1936 | 6'2" | 240 | Clemson | Buncombe County, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Wahoo McDaniel | ROG | June 19, 1938 | 6'1" | 235 | Oklahoma | Bernice, LA USA | 7 | 5 |
| 77 | Rich Michael | RT | November 15, 1938 | 6'3" | 242 | Ohio St. | Hamilton, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | Charlie Milstead | P | November 21, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | Texas A&M | Tyler, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Dennit Morris | MLB | April 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 228 | Oklahoma | Hanna, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Ron Morrison | DT | September 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 250 | New Mexico | Lansing, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Norton | LCB | October 20, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Idaho | Glendale, CA USA | 13 | 4 |
| 56 | Phil Perlo | LB | December 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 220 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 53 | Hugh Pitts | RLB | April 8, 1934 | 6'2" | 223 | TCU | Woodville, TX USA | 12 | 3 |
| 74 | George Shirkey | RDT | August 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 260 | S.F. Austin | Fort Stockton, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 51 | John Simerson | ROT-LOT-C | April 20, 1935 | 6'3" | 257 | Purdue | Honolulu, HI USA | 14 | 4 |
| 32 | Dave Smith | FB | March 23, 1937 | 6'1" | 210 | Ripon | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Julian Spence | RS | May 5, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | Sam Houston St. | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Bob Talamini | LG | January 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 255 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 10 |
| 44 | Charley Tolar | HB | September 5, 1937 | 5'6" | 199 | NW State (LA) | Natchitoches, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Orville Trask | LDT | December 3, 1934 | 6'4" | 260 | Rice | Pueblo, CO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Fred Wallner | ROG-RLB | April 28, 1928 | 6'2" | 231 | Notre Dame | Greenfield, MA USA | 7 | 5 |
| 63 | Hogan Wharton | RG | December 13, 1935 | 6'2" | 250 | Houston | Hood County, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
| 86 | John White | TE | October 9, 1935 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas Southern | 4 | 3 | |
| 33 | Bob White | FB | August 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 220 | Ohio St. | Portsmouth, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 88 | Al Witcher | LLB-OE | September 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 200 | Baylor | Burnet County, TX | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | James Yeats | OE | January 21, 1936 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Bee County, TX | 1 | 0 |
