1961 Washington Redskins Roster
Team Record: 1-12-1
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bill McPeak (1-12-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1961 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 1 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties, finishing seventh in the NFL's East Division.
Bill McPeak coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Bill Anderson | SE | July 16, 1936 | 6'3" | 211 | Tennessee | Hendersonville, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | John Aveni | K | March 17, 1935 | 6'3" | 212 | Indiana | Glassboro, NJ USA | 14 | 1 |
| 56 | Ed Beatty | C | April 6, 1932 | 6'3" | 229 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Don Bosseler | FB | January 24, 1936 | 6'1" | 212 | Miami (FL) | Weathersfield, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 63 | Rod Breedlove | RLB | March 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Maryland | Cumberland, MS USA | 11 | 10 |
| 85 | Gene Cronin | LDE-RDE | November 20, 1933 | 6'2" | 229 | Pacific | Spalding, NE USA | 14 | 8 |
| 22 | Jim Crotty | RCB | March 31, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 | Notre Dame | Storm Lake, IA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Jim Cunningham | FB | March 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 224 | Pittsburgh | Connellsville, PA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 67 | Bernie Darre | LOG-ROG | November 8, 1939 | 6'2" | 230 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Fred Dugan | TE | May 12, 1933 | 6'3" | 205 | Dayton | Stamford, CT USA | 13 | 12 |
| 46 | Dale Hackbart | RS | July 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 12 | 11 |
| 50 | Fred Hageman | MLB | June 30, 1937 | 6'5" | 242 | Arkansas | Bunkie, LA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 82 | Pat Heenan | SE | March 1, 1938 | 6'2" | 191 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Sam Horner | LH | March 4, 1938 | 6'0" | 198 | VMI | Fort Sill, OK USA | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | George Izo | QB | September 20, 1937 | 6'4" | 218 | Notre Dame | Barberton, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Dick James | KR | May 22, 1934 | 5'9" | 179 | Oregon | Grants Pass, OR USA | 14 | 11 |
| 80 | Steve Junker | TE | May 22, 1935 | 6'3" | 217 | Xavier (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 11 | 6 |
| 43 | Jim Kerr | LS | July 23, 1939 | 6'0" | 195 | Penn St. | Colver, PA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 25 | Joe Krakoski | LCB | December 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 195 | Illinois | Danville, IL USA | 11 | 8 |
| 88 | Dick Lasse | LLB | November 13, 1935 | 6'2" | 222 | Syracuse | Quincy, MA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 78 | Don Lawrence | RDT-LDT | June 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 245 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | Ray Lemek | LG | June 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 238 | Notre Dame | Sioux City, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Lew Luce | HB-FL | April 3, 1938 | 6'1" | 187 | Penn St. | Washington, DC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Riley Mattson | LT | December 18, 1938 | 6'4" | 252 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Fran O'Brien | RT | April 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 253 | Michigan St. | Springfield, MA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Tom Osborne | FL-SE | February 23, 1937 | 6'3" | 190 | Hastings | Hastings, NE USA | 14 | 5 |
| 86 | John Paluck | LDE | May 23, 1935 | 6'2" | 241 | Pittsburgh | Swoyersville, PA USA | 13 | 6 |
| 65 | Vince Promuto | RG | June 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 245 | Holy Cross | New York, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Joe Rutgens | RDT | January 26, 1939 | 6'2" | 255 | Illinois | Cedar Point, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 21 | Doyle Schick | LS | February 23, 1939 | 6'1" | 205 | Kansas | Lawrence, KS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Schrader | C | June 27, 1932 | 6'2" | 244 | Notre Dame | Weston, WV USA | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Ben Scotti | LCB | June 9, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Maryland | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Norm Snead | QB | July 31, 1939 | 6'4" | 215 | Wake Forest | Halifax County, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Mike Sommer | HB | October 9, 1934 | 5'11" | 190 | George Washington | Washington, DC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Jim Steffen | RCB | May 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | Occidental | Orange, CA USA | 6 | 4 |
| 71 | Andy Stynchula | RDE | January 7, 1939 | 6'3" | 252 | Penn St. | Greenwald, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Bob Toneff | LDT | June 23, 1930 | 6'2" | 260 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Bob Whitlow | LOG-ROG-LO | February 15, 1936 | 6'2" | 236 | Indiana | Shelbyville, IN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 83 | Roy Wilkins | LLB | December 26, 1934 | 6'3" | 224 | Georgia | Murray County, GA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 32 | Jim Wulff | RS-FL | March 22, 1936 | 5'10" | 184 | Michigan St. | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 5 |
