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1960 Dallas Texans
Record: 8-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 362 points (25.9/g), 4th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 253 points (18.1/g), 1st.
Differential of 109 points (7.8/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.8/g), 1st.
Coached by Hank Stram (8-6-0)
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1960 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Cotton Davidson | 29 | 6 | 13 | 179 for 379, 2,474 yards, 15 td, 16 int, & 14 rushes for 36 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| HB | Abner Haynes+ | 23 | Rook | 0 | 156 rushes for 875 yards, 9 td, & 55 catches for 576 yards and 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| FB | Jack Spikes | 23 | Rook | 0 | 115 rushes for 457 yards, 5 td, & 11 catches for 158 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| FL | Johnny Robinson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 41 catches for 611 yards, 4 td, & 98 rushes for 458 yards and 4 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| SE | Chris Burford | 22 | Rook | 0 | 46 catches for 789 yards, 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Bob Bryant | 23 | Rook | 0 | 5 catches for 43 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Max Boydston | 28 | 5 | 0 | 29 catches for 357 yards, 3 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1955 |
| LT | Charley Diamond | 24 | Rook | 0 | ||
| LG | Sid Fournet | 28 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 20th pick / 1955 |
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| C | Jim Barton | 26 | Rook | 14 | ||
| RG | Billy Krisher+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1958 |
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| RT | Jerry Cornelison | 24 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 192nd pick / 1958 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Paul Miller | 30 | 6 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
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| LDT | Walter Napier | 28 | Rook | 0 | ||
| RDT | Ray Collins | 33 | 10 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
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| RDE | Mel Branch+ | 23 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
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| LLB | Walt Corey | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Sherrill Headrick+ | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Smokey Stover | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Duane Wood | 23 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Dave Webster | 23 | Rook | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Don Flynn | 26 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Jimmy Harris | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 50th pick / 1957 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jack Spikes | 23 | Rook | 0 | 13 of 31 field goals & 35 of 37 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| P | Cotton Davidson | 29 | 6 | 13 | 58 punts for a 39.4 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| PR | Abner Haynes+ | 23 | Rook | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 15.4 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| KR | Abner Haynes+ | 23 | Rook | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 22.8 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jim Barton | 26 | C | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Marshall | 6/12/1934 | Rook | |
| Ed Bernet | 27 | E | 9 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | SMU | 10/24/1933 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1955 |
| Johnny Bookman | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 9/6/1932 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 97th pick / 1957 |
| Max Boydston | 28 | E | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/22/1932 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1955 |
| Mel Branch+ | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/15/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 118th pick / 1960 |
| Bob Bryant | 23 | E | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Texas | 5/19/1937 | Rook | |
| Chris Burford | 22 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 1/31/1938 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 105th pick / 1960 |
| Ray Collins | 33 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 238 | 5-11 | LSU | 8/4/1927 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
| Walt Corey | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1938 | Rook | |
| Jerry Cornelison | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | SMU | 9/13/1936 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 192nd pick / 1958 |
| Clem Daniels | 23 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Prairie View | 7/9/1937 | Rook | |
| Cotton Davidson | 29 | QB | 14 | 13 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| Charley Diamond | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 7/19/1936 | Rook | |
| Bo Dickinson | 25 | FB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 7/18/1935 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 72nd pick / 1957 |
| Tom Dimmick | 29 | C-T-LB | 13 | 0 | 253 | 6-6 | Houston | 5/1/1931 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 113th pick / 1956 |
| Hunter Enis | 24 | QB | 14 | 1 | 195 | 6-2 | TCU | 12/10/1936 | Rook | |
| Don Flynn | 26 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Houston | 9/14/1934 | Rook | |
| Sid Fournet | 28 | G-LB-DB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | LSU | 8/27/1932 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 20th pick / 1955 |
| Dick Frey | 31 | DE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 12/17/1929 | Rook | |
| Rufus Granderson | 24 | DT | 6 | 0 | 277 | 6-5 | Prairie View | 8/13/1936 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 19th / 221st pick / 1959 |
| Ted Greene | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Tampa | 1/25/1932 | Rook | |
| Jimmy Harris | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/12/1934 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 50th pick / 1957 |
| Abner Haynes+ | 23 | HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Texas | 9/19/1937 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| Sherrill Headrick+ | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/13/1937 | Rook | |
| Bob Hudson | 30 | DB-LB-E | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 4/5/1930 | 9 | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| Charlie Jackson | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | SMU | 3/3/1936 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 146th pick / 1958 |
| Curley Johnson | 25 | RB-P-TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Houston | 7/2/1935 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957 |
| Billy Krisher+ | 25 | G | 13 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 9/18/1935 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1958 |
| Paul Miller | 30 | DE | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/8/1930 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
| Walter Napier | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Paul Quinn | 8/27/1932 | Rook | |
| R.B. Nunnery | 27 | T | 6 | 0 | 275 | 6-4 | LSU | 12/28/1933 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 12th / 134th pick / 1956 |
| Al Reynolds | 22 | G | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Tarkio | 2/15/1938 | Rook | |
| Johnny Robinson | 22 | DB-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/9/1938 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 1960 |
| Paul Rochester | 22 | DT | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 7/15/1938 | Rook | |
| Jack Spikes | 23 | FB-HB-K | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | TCU | 2/5/1937 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1960 |
| Jack Stone | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Oregon | 7/28/1936 | Rook | |
| Smokey Stover | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 8/24/1938 | Rook | |
| Jim Swink | 24 | HB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | TCU | 3/14/1936 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 25th pick / 1957 |
| Marvin Terrell | 22 | G | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 6/10/1938 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1960 |
| Dave Webster | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Prairie View | 7/23/1937 | Rook | |
| Duane Wood | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 9/20/1937 | Rook | |
| Carroll Zaruba | 27 | DB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 12/30/1933 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 14 | 224.8 | 6-1.8 | 1.4 |