1961 New York Titans Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Sammy Baugh (7-7)
Location: New York, New York
1961 New York Titans StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Sammy Baugh (7-7)
Location: New York, New York
1961 New York Titans Results
The New York Titans of the American Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.
The Titans scored 301 points, but the defense allowed 390. Al Dorow tossed for 2,651 yards. Art Powell topped pass catchers, hauling in 71 passes for 881 yards.
Bill Mathis ran for a team-leading 846 yards for New York.
Johnny Bookman intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Sammy Baugh coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Don Allard | QB | April 21, 1936 | 6'1" | 188 | Boston Col. | Cambridge, MA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Dave Ames | RCB | January 16, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | Richmond | Portsmouth, VA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 27 | Jim Apple | HB-FB | July 14, 1938 | 6'0" | 200 | Upsala | Newark, NJ | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Hubert Bobo | MLB | July 2, 1934 | 6'0" | 220 | Ohio St. | Athens, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Dewey Bohling | HB | August 22, 1938 | 5'11" | 190 | Hardin-Simmons | Hebron, NE USA | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Johnny Bookman | LCB | September 6, 1932 | 5'11" | 182 | Miami (FL) | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 8 | 6 |
| 35 | Bob Brooks | FB | May 3, 1938 | 6'0" | 215 | Ohio | 14 | 0 | |
| 64 | Tom Budrewicz | ROG | May 27, 1938 | 6'2" | 245 | Brown | Greenfield, MA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Dick Christy | HB | November 24, 1935 | 5'10" | 191 | North Carolina St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 70 | Gene Cockrell | RT | January 10, 1934 | 6'4" | 247 | Oklahoma | Pampa, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Ed Cooke | LLB | May 3, 1935 | 6'4" | 250 | Maryland | Pilot Mountain, NC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 88 | Thurlow Cooper | TE | March 18, 1933 | 6'5" | 228 | Maine | Augusta, ME USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Al Dorow | QB | November 15, 1929 | 6'0" | 193 | Michigan St. | Imlay City, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Roger Ellis | C | February 1, 1938 | 6'3" | 233 | Maine | Boston, ME USA | 14 | 4 |
| 23 | Dick Felt | LS | March 4, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | BYU | Lehi, UT USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Jerry Fields | RLB | May 24, 1938 | 6'1" | 222 | Ohio St. | Ironton, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Don Flynn | RLB | September 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 205 | Houston | Durant, OK | 7 | 1 |
| 50 | Jim Furey | RLB-LLB | September 22, 1932 | 6'0" | 228 | Kansas St. | Newark, NJ USA | 9 | 7 |
| 60 | Larry Grantham | RLB | September 16, 1938 | 6'0" | 210 | Mississippi | Crystal Springs, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 73 | Moses Gray | LOT | April 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 260 | Indiana | Conemaugh, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Dick Guesman | K | January 22, 1938 | 6'4" | 255 | West Virginia | Brownsville, PA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 52 | Mike Hudock | C | September 29, 1934 | 6'2" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Pittston, PA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 33 | Paul Hynes | RCB | September 9, 1939 | 6'1" | 210 | Louisiana Tech | Sulphur, LA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 73 | Proverb Jacobs | RDT-LDT | May 25, 1935 | 6'4" | 258 | California | Marksville, LA USA | 10 | 4 |
| 15 | Dick Jamieson | QB | November 13, 1937 | 6'1" | 191 | Bradley | Streator, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Curley Johnson | P | July 2, 1935 | 6'0" | 215 | Houston | Anna, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 78 | Jack Klotz | LT | December 5, 1932 | 6'4" | 260 | Widener | Chester, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Pat Lamberti | MLB | September 1, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Richmond | Woodbridge, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Bill Mathis | FB | December 10, 1938 | 6'1" | 220 | Clemson | Rocky Mount, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Don Maynard | FL | January 25, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Rice | Crosbyton, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
| 68 | John McMullan | RG | June 28, 1933 | 6'0" | 245 | Notre Dame | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 12 |
| 67 | Bob Mischak | LG | October 25, 1932 | 6'0" | 237 | Army | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Nick Mumley | LDE | January 26, 1937 | 6'4" | 255 | Purdue | Wheeling, WV USA | 14 | 12 |
| 62 | Bob O'Neil | ROG | February 21, 1931 | 6'1" | 229 | Duquesne | Bridgeville, PA | 14 | 2 |
| 40 | Dainard Paulson | RCB | May 15, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Oregon St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Art Powell | SE | February 25, 1937 | 6'3" | 211 | San Jose St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Bert Rechichar | DB | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 209 | Tennessee | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Bob Reifsnyder | RDE | June 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 250 | Navy | Brooklyn, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Bob Renn | FL-DB | May 25, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Florida St. | Henderson, NC USA | 12 | 5 |
| 22 | Lee Riley | RS | August 24, 1932 | 6'1" | 192 | Detroit Mercy | Omaha, NE USA | 12 | 12 |
| 75 | Tom Saidock | LDT | February 26, 1930 | 6'5" | 261 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 19 | Bob Scrabis | QB | March 26, 1936 | 6'3" | 225 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Bill Shockley | HB-FL | March 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | West Chester | West Chester, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 64 | Ed Walsh | LOT | July 11, 1935 | 6'4" | 243 | Widener | Fort Meade, MD USA | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Mel West | HB | January 14, 1939 | 5'9" | 190 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | Junior Wren | LS | December 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 192 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 2 | 2 |
| 76 | Sid Youngelman | RDE | December 1, 1931 | 6'3" | 257 | Alabama | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
