NFL Rosters by Team
Vikings Roster - 1961 Resolved Abbreviation: MIN
Status: ACT Offense Position: OL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bill Lapham C 0 75 238 NA 1934-02-02 NA NA NA NA Frank Youso OT 0 76 260 NA 1936-07-05 NA NA NA NA Grady Alderman OT 0 74 247 NA 1938-12-10 NA NA NA NA Jerry Huth G 0 72 235 NA 1933-07-23 NA NA NA NA Ken Petersen G 0 74 235 NA 1939-03-26 NA NA NA NA Mike Rabold G 0 74 250 NA 1937-03-12 NA NA NA NA
Position: QB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Fran Tarkenton QB 10 72 185 NA 1940-02-03 NA NA NA NA George Shaw QB 0 73 180 NA 1933-07-25 NA NA NA NA
Position: RB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Billy Gault HB 0 73 185 NA 1936-12-19 NA NA NA NA Doug Mayberry FB 0 73 220 NA 1937-03-23 NA NA NA NA Hugh McElhenny HB 0 73 195 NA 1928-12-31 NA NA NA NA Jamie Caleb HB 0 73 210 NA 1936-10-29 NA NA NA NA Mel Triplett FB 0 73 215 NA 1931-12-24 NA NA NA NA Ray Hayes FB 0 75 235 NA 1933-05-25 NA NA NA NA Tommy Mason RB 0 73 196 NA 1939-07-08 NA NA NA NA
Position: TE
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Gordon Smith TE 0 74 220 NA 1939-04-09 NA NA NA NA
Position: WR
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Jerry Reichow WR 0 74 220 NA 1934-05-19 NA NA NA NA
Defense Position: DB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Charlie Sumner DB 0 73 195 NA 1930-10-19 NA NA NA NA Dean Derby DB 0 72 185 NA 1935-06-11 NA NA NA NA Dick Pesonen DB 0 72 190 NA 1938-06-10 NA NA NA NA Ed Sharockman DB 0 72 200 NA 1939-11-04 NA NA NA NA Jack Morris DB 0 72 189 NA 1931-11-01 NA NA NA NA Justin Rowland DB 0 74 188 NA 1937-05-10 NA NA NA NA Rich Mostardo DB 0 71 188 NA 1938-07-01 NA NA NA NA Will Sherman DB 0 74 190 NA 1927-10-20 NA NA NA NA
Position: DL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
A.D. Williams E 0 74 210 NA 1933-11-21 NA NA NA NA Bill Bishop DT 0 76 248 NA 1931-05-08 NA NA NA NA Bob Denton DE 0 75 244 NA 1934-07-24 NA NA NA NA Dave Middleton E 0 73 194 NA 1933-11-23 NA NA NA NA Don Joyce DE 0 75 275 NA 1929-10-08 NA NA NA NA Ed Culpepper DT 0 73 255 NA 1934-01-21 NA NA NA NA Fred Murphy E 0 75 205 NA 1938-02-20 NA NA NA NA Jim Marshall DE 0 76 248 NA 1937-12-30 NA NA NA NA Jim Prestel DT 0 77 275 NA 1937-06-28 NA NA NA NA Lebron Shields DE 0 76 250 NA 1937-07-23 NA NA NA NA Paul Dickson DT 0 77 250 NA 1937-02-26 NA NA NA NA
Position: LB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Clancy Osborne LB 0 75 220 NA 1934-11-23 NA NA NA NA Dick Grecni LB 0 73 230 NA 1938-03-27 NA NA NA NA Jim Leo LB 0 73 225 NA 1937-06-18 NA NA NA NA Karl Rubke LB 0 76 239 NA 1935-12-06 NA NA NA NA Rip Hawkins LB 0 75 235 NA 1939-04-21 NA NA NA NA
Special Teams Position: K
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Mike Mercer K 0 72 220 NA 1935-11-21 NA NA NA NA
Status: TRC Defense Position: DB
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Dick Haley DB 0 70 195 NA 1937-10-02 NA NA NA NA Gene Johnson DB 0 72 187 NA 1935-09-18 NA NA NA NA
Position: DL
Name Depth # Ht Wt
College DOB Exp Pick Draft Team First Year
Bob Schnelker E 0 75 214 NA 1928-10-17 NA NA NA NA
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