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1960 Houston Oilers

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

1960 AFL Champions

Scored 379 points (27.1/g), 2nd of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 285 points (20.4/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 94 points (6.7/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 9.3-4.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 2nd.

Coached by Lou Rymkus (10-4-0)

1960 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB George Blanda 33 11 11 169 for 363, 2,413 yards, 24 td, 22 int, & 16 rushes for 16 yards and 4 td

Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949

HB Billy Cannon 23 Rook 0 152 rushes for 644 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 187 yards and 5 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960

FB Dave Smith+ 23 Rook 14 154 rushes for 643 yards, 5 td, & 22 catches for 216 yards and 2 td

Green Bay Packers / 21st / 241st pick / 1959

WR Bill Groman 24 Rook 0 72 catches for 1,473 yards, 12 td
WR Charley Hennigan 25 Rook 0 44 catches for 722 yards, 6 td
TE John Carson 30 6 0 45 catches for 604 yards, 4 td

Cleveland Browns / 15th / 179th pick / 1953

LT Al Jamison+ 23 Rook 0
LG Bob Talamini 21 Rook 0
C George Belotti 26 Rook 0

Green Bay Packers / 8th / 87th pick / 1957

C Hugh Pitts 26 4 0

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1956

RG Hogan Wharton 25 Rook 0

San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 131st pick / 1958

RT Rich Michael 22 Rook 0
 Defensive Starters
LDE Dalva Allen 25 Rook 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 23rd / 267th pick / 1957

LDT Orville Trask 26 Rook 0

Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 282nd pick / 1956

RDT Jerry Helluin 31 8 0

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951

RDT George Shirkey 24 Rook 0

San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 191st pick / 1958

RDE Don Floyd 22 Rook 0

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960

LLB Doug Cline 22 Rook 0

New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960

MLB Dennit Morris 24 2 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 18th / 215th pick / 1958

RLB Mike Dukes 24 Rook 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1959

LCB Jim Norton 22 Rook 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960

RCB Mark Johnston+ 22 Rook 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
LS Bobby Gordon 25 2 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 63rd pick / 1958

LS Charlie Kendall 25 Rook 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RS Julian Spence 31 4 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K George Blanda 33 11 11 15 of 33 field goals & 46 of 47 extra points

Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949

P Charlie Milstead 23 Rook 0 66 punts for a 35.8 average, 0 blocked

Washington Redskins / 14th / 160th pick / 1960

PR Ken Hall 25 1 0 6 punt returns for a 12.0 average and 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 14th / 165th pick / 1958

KR Ken Hall 25 1 0 19 kick returns for a 31.3 average and 1 td

Baltimore Colts / 14th / 165th pick / 1958

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Dalva Allen 25 DE 14 0 245 6-4 Houston 1/13/1935 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 23rd / 267th pick / 1957

Jack Atchason 24 E 2 0 215 6-4 Western Illinois 11/16/1936 Rook
Tony Banfield 23 DB 11 0 185 6-1 Oklahoma State 12/18/1937 Rook
George Belotti 26 C 14 0 250 6-4 USC 11/29/1934 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 8th / 87th pick / 1957

George Blanda 33 QB 14 11 215 6-2 Kentucky 9/17/1927 11

Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949

Don Brown 23 HB 3 0 205 6-1 Houston 8/30/1937 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 20th pick / 1959

Billy Cannon 23 TE-HB-FB 14 0 207 6-1 LSU 8/2/1937 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960

John Carson 30 E 14 0 202 6-3 Georgia 1/31/1930 6

Cleveland Browns / 15th / 179th pick / 1953

Doug Cline 22 LB-FB 14 0 230 6-2 Clemson 3/22/1938 Rook

New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960

Pete Davidson 23 DT 1 0 255 6-5 The Citadel 1/25/1937 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 165th pick / 1959

Mike Dukes 24 LB 11 0 235 6-3 Clemson 3/16/1936 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1959

Don Floyd 22 DE 14 0 245 6-3 TCU 7/10/1938 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960

Bobby Gordon 25 DB 13 0 195 6-0 Tennessee 12/7/1935 2

Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 63rd pick / 1958

Gary Greaves 25 T 7 0 235 6-3 Miami (FL) 10/28/1935 Rook
Bill Groman 24 WR-FL 14 0 194 6-0 Heidelberg 7/17/1936 Rook
Ken Hall 25 HB-P 11 0 205 6-1 Texas A&M 12/13/1935 1

Baltimore Colts / 14th / 165th pick / 1958

Jerry Helluin 31 DT 14 0 272 6-2 Tulane 8/8/1929 8

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951

Charley Hennigan 25 WR 11 0 187 6-1 LSU,Northwest State (LA) 3/19/1935 Rook
Al Jamison+ 23 T 14 0 250 6-5 Colgate 5/11/1937 Rook
Mark Johnston+ 22 DB 14 0 203 6-0 Northwestern 3/4/1938 Rook
Charlie Kendall 25 DB 14 0 165 6-2 UCLA 1/4/1935 Rook
Dan Lanphear 22 DE 14 0 230 6-2 Wisconsin 1/24/1938 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 90th pick / 1960

Jacky Lee 21 QB 14 3 189 6-1 Cincinnati 7/11/1939 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960

Joe Majors 24 DB 1 0 190 6-1 Florida State 12/25/1936 Rook
Jim McCanless 24 G 1 0 240 6-2 Clemson 1/1/1936 Rook
Wahoo McDaniel 22 LB 7 0 235 6-1 Oklahoma 6/19/1938 Rook
Rich Michael 22 T 10 0 242 6-3 Ohio State 11/15/1938 Rook
Charlie Milstead 23 QB-DB 14 0 190 6-2 Texas A&M 11/21/1937 Rook

Washington Redskins / 14th / 160th pick / 1960

Dennit Morris 24 LB 14 0 228 6-1 Oklahoma 4/15/1936 2

San Francisco 49ers / 18th / 215th pick / 1958

Ron Morrison 22 DT 1 0 250 6-4 New Mexico 9/10/1938 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 73rd pick / 1960

Jim Norton 22 DB-P 13 0 190 6-3 Idaho 10/20/1938 Rook

Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960

Phil Perlo 25 LB 7 0 220 6-0 Maryland 12/6/1935 Rook
Hugh Pitts 26 LB-C 12 0 223 6-2 TCU 4/8/1934 4

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1956

George Shirkey 24 DT 14 0 260 6-4 Stephen F. Austin 8/20/1936 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 191st pick / 1958

John Simerson 25 C-T 14 0 257 6-3 Purdue 4/20/1935 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 254th pick / 1957

Dave Smith+ 23 FB 14 14 210 6-1 Ripon 3/23/1937 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 21st / 241st pick / 1959

Julian Spence 31 DB-FL 14 0 170 5-11 Sam Houston State 5/5/1929 4
Bob Talamini 21 G 14 0 255 6-1 Kentucky 1/8/1939 Rook
Charley Tolar 23 FB 14 0 199 5-6 Northwest State (LA) 9/5/1937 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 319th pick / 1959

Orville Trask 26 DT 14 0 260 6-4 Rice 12/3/1934 Rook

Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 282nd pick / 1956

Fred Wallner 32 LB-G 7 0 231 6-2 Notre Dame 4/28/1928 9

Chicago Cardinals / 20th / 235th pick / 1951

Hogan Wharton 25 G 14 0 250 6-2 Houston 12/13/1935 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 131st pick / 1958

Bob L. White 22 FB 6 0 220 6-2 Ohio State 8/22/1938 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 91st pick / 1960

John White 25 TE 4 0 230 6-3 Texas Southern 10/9/1935 Rook
Al Witcher 24 E 14 0 200 6-1 Baylor 9/28/1936 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 152nd pick / 1959

James Yeats 90 TE 1 0 245 6-4 Florida 0/0/0 Rook
Team Total 25.9 14 221.9 6-1.9 1.1