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1960 Detroit Lions
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 239 points (19.9/g), 9th of 13 in the NFL.
Allowed 212 points (17.7/g), 3rd.
Differential of 27 points (2.2/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-5.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.2, Offense: -2.4, Defense: 3.6, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
George Wilson
Training Camp: Cranbrook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jim Ninowski | 24 | 2 | 10 | 134 for 283, 1,599 yards, 2 td, 18 int, & 32 rushes for 81 yards and 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1958 |
| FB | Nick Pietrosante* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 161 rushes for 872 yards, 8 td, & 13 catches for 129 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1959 |
| LH | Dan Lewis | 24 | 2 | 0 | 92 rushes for 438 yards, 1 td, & 12 catches for 192 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1958 |
| RH | Howard Cassady | 26 | 4 | 0 | 17 rushes for 28 yards, 1 td, & 20 catches for 238 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1956 |
| SE | Gail Cogdill* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 43 catches for 642 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
| TE | Jim Gibbons* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 51 catches for 604 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958 |
| LT | Ollie Spencer | 29 | 7 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1953 | |
| LG | Harley Sewell | 29 | 7 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 | |
| C | Bob Scholtz | 23 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1960 | |
| RG | John Gordy | 25 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1957 | |
| RT | Willie McClung | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darris McCord | 27 | 5 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 | |
| LDT | Alex Karras*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 | |
| RDT | Roger Brown | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 42nd pick / 1960 |
| RDE | Bill Glass | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957 |
| LLB | Carl Brettschneider | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Joe Schmidt* | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| RLB | Wayne H. Walker | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| LCB | Night Train Lane* | 33 | 8 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dick LeBeau | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| LS | Gary Lowe | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1956 |
| P | Yale Lary* | 30 | 8 | 0 | 64 punts for a 43.8 average, 2 blocked | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Martin | 36 | 10 | 0 | 13 of 24 field goals & 26 of 28 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| P | Yale Lary* | 30 | 8 | 0 | 64 punts for a 43.8 average, 2 blocked | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Terry Barr | 25 | 3 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 7.4 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
| KR | Bruce Maher | 23 | Rook | 0 | 10 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Grady Alderman | 22 | 11 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 12/10/1938 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 | |
| 41 | Terry Barr | 25 | PR | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/10/1935 | 3 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1957 |
| 57 | Carl Brettschneider | 29 | LLB | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Iowa St. | 12/2/1931 | 4 | 8 | |
| 76 | Roger Brown | 23 | RDT | 12 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/1/1937 | Rook | 8 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 42nd pick / 1960 |
| 40 | Howard Cassady | 26 | RH | 12 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 3/2/1934 | 4 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1956 |
| 89 | Gail Cogdill* | 23 | SE | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 4/7/1937 | Rook | 8 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 |
| 87 | Glenn Davis | 26 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 9/12/1934 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 80 | Jim Gibbons* | 24 | TE | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Iowa | 9/26/1936 | 2 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1958 |
| 53 | Bill Glass | 25 | RDE | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 8/16/1935 | 2 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957 |
| 75 | John Gordy | 25 | RG | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 6/17/1935 | 3 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 24th pick / 1957 |
| 60 | Bob Grottkau | 23 | 5 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Oregon | 3/22/1937 | 1 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 46th pick / 1959 | |
| 88 | Steve Junker | 25 | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 5/22/1935 | 3 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1957 | |
| 71 | Alex Karras*+ | 25 | LDT | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/15/1935 | 2 | 15 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1958 |
| 81 | Night Train Lane* | 33 | LCB | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff | 4/16/1927 | 8 | 12 | |
| 28 | Yale Lary* | 30 | P | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 11/24/1930 | 8 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 34th pick / 1952 |
| 24 | Dick LeBeau | 23 | RCB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 9/9/1937 | 1 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 58th pick / 1959 |
| 45 | Dan Lewis | 24 | LH | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/14/1936 | 2 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1958 |
| 43 | Gary Lowe | 26 | LS | 11 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 5/4/1934 | 4 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 59th pick / 1956 |
| 21 | Bruce Maher | 23 | KR | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Detroit Mercy | 7/25/1937 | Rook | 2 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 173rd pick / 1959 |
| 72 | Gil Mains | 31 | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Murray St. | 12/17/1929 | 7 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 20th / 237th pick / 1952 | |
| 47 | Jim Martin | 36 | K | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1924 | 10 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| 70 | Willie McClung | 30 | RT | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 5/9/1930 | 5 | 6 | |
| 78 | Darris McCord | 27 | LDE | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 1/4/1933 | 5 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 36th pick / 1955 |
| 64 | Max Messner | 22 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 10/13/1938 | Rook | 1 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 99th pick / 1960 | |
| 84 | Dave Middleton | 27 | 7 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Auburn | 11/23/1933 | 5 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1955 | |
| 14 | Earl Morrall | 26 | qb | 12 | 2 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 5/17/1934 | 4 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| 15 | Jim Ninowski | 24 | QB | 11 | 10 | 206 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 3/26/1936 | 2 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1958 |
| 33 | Nick Pietrosante* | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/10/1937 | 1 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1959 |
| 18 | Warren Rabb | 23 | 7 | 0 | 204 | 6-3 | LSU | 12/12/1937 | Rook | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 15th pick / 1960 | |
| 56 | Joe Schmidt* | 28 | MLB | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 1/19/1932 | 7 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 85th pick / 1953 |
| 50 | Bob Scholtz | 23 | C | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 12/25/1937 | Rook | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1960 |
| 66 | Harley Sewell | 29 | LG | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Texas | 4/18/1931 | 7 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 13th pick / 1953 |
| 73 | Ollie Spencer | 29 | LT | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Kansas | 4/17/1931 | 7 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 73rd pick / 1953 |
| 20 | Jim Steffen | 24 | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Occidental,UCLA | 5/1/1936 | 1 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 13th / 149th pick / 1959 | |
| 55 | Wayne H. Walker | 24 | RLB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Idaho | 9/30/1936 | 2 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1958 |
| 74 | Jim Weatherall | 31 | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/26/1929 | 5 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1952 | |
| 34 | Ken Webb | 25 | 12 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Presbyterian | 8/15/1935 | 2 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 14th / 169th pick / 1958 | |
| 23 | Dave Whitsell | 24 | 11 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/14/1936 | 2 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 | |
| 85 | Sam Williams | 29 | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 3/9/1931 | 1 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 24th / 288th pick / 1956 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 12 | 219.3 | 6-1.7 | 3.1 |
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