Minnesota Vikings

3-11-0 7th in Western Conference
Logo for the 1961 Minnesota Vikings

PPG

20.4

15th

OPP PPG

29.1

20th

RUSH YDS/G

135.5

7th

PASS YDS/G

180.5

19th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1961 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE COLLEGE
67 Grady Alderman Grady Alderman OL 6'2" 247 12/10/1938 23 Detroit Mercy
73 Bill Bishop Bill Bishop DL 6'4" 248 5/8/1931 30 North Texas
23 Jamie Caleb Jamie Caleb RB 6'1" 210 10/29/1936 25 Grambling
71 Ed Culpepper Ed Culpepper DL 6'1" 255 1/21/1934 27 Alabama
62 Bob Denton Bob Denton OL 6'3" 244 7/24/1934 27 Pacific
25 Dean Derby Dean Derby DB 6'0" 185 6/11/1935 26 Washington
76 Paul Dickson Paul Dickson DL 6'5" 252 2/26/1937 24 Baylor
44 Billy Gault Billy Gault DB 6'1" 185 12/19/1936 25 Texas Christian
50 Dick Grecni Dick Grecni LB 6'1" 230 3/27/1938 23 Ohio
28 Dick Haley Dick Haley DB 5'10" 193 10/2/1937 24 Pittsburgh
58 Rip Hawkins Rip Hawkins LB 6'3" 235 4/21/1939 22 North Carolina
32 Ray Hayes Ray Hayes RB 6'3" 235 5/25/1935 26 Central Oklahoma
65 Jerry Huth Jerry Huth OL 6'0" 226 7/23/1933 28 Wake Forest
27 Gene Johnson Gene Johnson DB 6'0" 187 9/18/1935 26 Cincinnati
83 Don Joyce Don Joyce DL 6'3" 253 10/8/1929 32 Tulane
52 Bill Lapham Bill Lapham OL 6'3" 238 2/2/1934 27 Iowa
59 Jim Leo Jim Leo DL 6'1" 225 6/18/1937 24 Cincinnati
70 Jim Marshall Jim Marshall DL 6'4" 248 12/30/1937 24 Ohio State
20 Tommy Mason Tommy Mason RB 6'1" 196 7/8/1939 22 Tulane
35 Doug Mayberry Doug Mayberry RB 6'1" 220 3/23/1937 24 Utah State
39 Hugh McElhenny Hugh McElhenny RB 6'1" 195 12/31/1928 33 Washington
18 Mike Mercer Mike Mercer K 6'0" 220 11/21/1935 26 Arizona State
84 Dave Middleton Dave Middleton WR 6'1" 194 11/23/1933 28 Auburn
40 Jack Morris Jack Morris DB 6'0" 189 11/1/1931 30 Oregon
24 Rich Mostardo Rich Mostardo DB 5'11" 188 7/1/1938 23 Kent State
88 Fred Murphy Fred Murphy TE 6'3" 205 2/20/1938 23 Georgia Tech
31 Clancy Osborne Clancy Osborne LB 6'3" 218 11/23/1934 27 Arizona State
22 Dick Pesonen Dick Pesonen DB 6'0" 190 6/10/1938 23 Minnesota Duluth
66 Ken Petersen Ken Petersen OL 6'2" 235 3/26/1939 22 Utah
79 Jim Prestel Jim Prestel DL 6'5" 275 6/28/1937 24 Idaho
64 Mike Rabold Mike Rabold OL 6'2" 239 3/12/1937 24 Indiana
89 Jerry Reichow Jerry Reichow WR 6'2" 217 5/19/1934 27 Iowa
47 Justin Rowland Justin Rowland DB 6'2" 188 5/10/1937 24 Texas Christian
54 Karl Rubke Karl Rubke LB 6'4" 240 12/6/1935 26 Southern California
85 Bob Schnelker Bob Schnelker TE 6'3" 214 10/17/1928 33 Bowling Green
45 Ed Sharockman Ed Sharockman DB 6'0" 200 11/4/1939 22 Pittsburgh
14 George Shaw George Shaw QB 6'1" 183 7/25/1933 28 Oregon
43 Will Sherman Will Sherman WR 6'2" 190 10/20/1927 34 Saint Mary's (CA)
77 Lebron Shields Lebron Shields DL 6'4" 250 7/23/1937 24 Tennessee
87 Gordon Smith Gordon Smith TE 6'2" 220 4/9/1939 22 Missouri
26 Charlie Sumner Charlie Sumner DB 6'1" 194 10/19/1930 31 William & Mary
10 Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton QB 6'0" 190 2/3/1940 21 Georgia
33 Mel Triplett Mel Triplett RB 6'1" 215 12/24/1931 30 Toledo
82 A.D. Williams A.D. Williams WR 6'2" 210 11/21/1933 28 Pacific
72 Frank Youso Frank Youso OL 6'4" 257 7/5/1936 25 Minnesota

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49ers 49ers
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