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1961 Football Roster

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# Player (77) Class Pos Ht Wt Hometown High School
41 Beattie, Richard SO FB 5-11 191 Tulsa, OK Central
81 Benien, John SO LE 6-0 193 Tulsa, OK Cascia Hall
80 Benien, Paul SR RE 6-2 204 Tulsa, OK Cascia Hall
93 Boettcher, Bill SO RG 5-11 215 Jersey City, NJ St. Aloysius
39 Boll, Virgil SO LH 5-11 177 Wichita, KS Southeast
55 Boutwell, Roy SO C 5-11 196 Wichita Falls, TX Iowa Park
54 Byerly, Jim SR C 6-2 208 Crane, TX Crane
22 Carpenter, Jimmy SR LH 5-8 175 Abilene, TX Abilene
11 Clapp, John SR QB 5-9 179 Shidler, OK Shidler
97 Cogburn, Jerry SO LT 6-2 198 Grand Prairie, TX Grand Prairie
88 Condren, Glen SO RE 6-2 212 Muldrow, OK Muldrow
72 Cook, Jim JR RT 6-1 209 Amarillo, TX Palo Duro
32 Cowan, Jackie SO LH 5-11 166 Oklahoma City, OK Northeast
68 Cox, Tom SR LG 6-2 213 Amarillo, TX Amarillo
71 Cross, Leon JR RT 6-0 200 Hobbs, NM Hobbs
69 Davis, Sam SR LG 6-0 197 Broken Arrow, OK Broken Arrow
12 Deere, Monte JR QB 5-10 170 Amarillo, TX Palo Duro
43 Dempsey, Jackie JR FB 6-1 190 Fort Worth, TX Castleberry
38 Dickey, Don JR FB 6-2 190 Phillips, TX Phillips
85 Ellis, Jerry SO LE 6-0 186 Blackwell, OK Blackwell
57 Farris, Thomas SO LG 5-11 207 Oklahoma City, OK Grant
42 Garrett, John SO FB 6-2 199 Stilwell, OK Stilwell
60 Gilstrap, Jimmy SO RG 5-8 204 Abilene, TX Abilene
77 Goldsby, Jerry SO LT 6-2 204 Norman, OK Norman
64 Hamon, Claude JR LG 6-4 212 Oklahoma City, OK Harding
66 Hayden, Jerry SO RG 6-1 203 Maud, OK Maud
27 Hogan, Pat SO LH 6-0 175 Beaver Dam, WI Wayland Academy
Inman, Richard Belton, TX Belton
67 Ivester, Doyle SO RG 6-0 197 Wewoka, OK Wewoka
89 Jackson, Jim SO RE 6-2 194 McAlester, OK McAlester
76 Jarman, George SO RT 5-7 189 Tulsa, OK Rogers
Johnson, Wallace Oklahoma City, OK Douglass
51 Jordan, Dan SO C 6-0 197 Amarillo, TX Amarillo
83 Keller, John JR LE 6-5 211 Terrell, TX Terrell
Knapp, Jim
36 Lea, Paul JR LH 5-10 172 Terrell, TX Terrell
75 Lee, Wayne JR LT 6-3 197 Ada, OK Ada
46 Lohmann/Loman, Phil SR FB 6-1 204 Pauls Valley, OK Pauls Valley
92 Maxfield, Ralph JR RT 5-9 185 Bartlesville, OK Bartlesville
14 Mayhue, Charles SO QB 5-11 172 Ada, OK Ada
31 McClellan, Mike SR RH 6-0 185 Stamford, TX Stamford
70 McCoy, Jim SR RT 6-1 189 Okmulgee, OK Okmulgee
16 McKay, Jim SO QB 6-2 195 Greeley, CO Greeley
19 Meacham, Billy JR QB 5-11 168 Clinton, OK Clinton
65 Mihlhauser, Jimmy JR LG 6-0 199 Lindsay, OK Lindsay
63 Milstead, Karl SR RG 6-0 207 Athens, TX Athens
95 Oakley, Nick SO RG 6-1 207 Muskogee, OK Central
17 Page, Bobby SR QB 6-1 184 Borger, TX Borger
94 Pannell, Larry JR RT 5-11 188 Norman, OK Norman
56 Pannell, Bill JR C 6-0 197 Norman, OK Norman
87 Parker, James JR RE 5-11 189 Sweetwater, TX Sweetwater
78 Payne, Jimmy JR LT 5-11 190 Stamford, TX Stamford
86 Payne, Ronny SR LE 6-2 202 Breckenridge, TX Breckenridge
84 Perini, Dale SR RE 6-1 198 Carlsbad, NM Carlsbad
20 Pettibone, Jerry SR RH 5-10 172 Dallas, TX Jesuit
82 Porterfield, John JR LE 6-0 195 Bixby, OK Bixby
97 Resler, Paul JR T 5-8 194 Cherokee, OK Cherokee
53 Robinson, Wendell SO C 6-2 213 Stamford, TX Stamford
25 Sandersfield, Melvin JR RH 6-2 186 Hobart, OK Hobart
74 Shields, Bennie SO RT 5-9 223 Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls
40 Smiley, Pat SO LE 6-1 182 Madill, OK Madill
33 Smith, Johnny SO LH 6-1 182 Tulsa, OK Rogers
96 Southard, Dave SO LG 6-1 195 East Aurora, IL East Aurora
90 Stevenson, James SO RE 6-0 182 Muskogee, OK Central
79 Stokes, George SO LT 6-5 211 Madill, OK Madill
48 Stone, Billy SO FB 6-2 202 Lindsay, OK Lindsay
50 Tatum, John JR C 5-8 188 Heavener, OK Heavener
34 Taylor, Geary SO RH 5-10 180 Amarillo, TX Tascosa
45 Vaclaw, Mike SO FB 6-0 184 Bartlesville, OK Bartlesville
15 Van Burkleo, Bill SO QB 5-11 184 Tulsa, OK Rogers
35 Vaughan, Paul SR RH 5-11 175 Anadarko, OK Anadarko
62 Vermillion, Larry SO LT 5-10 194 Chickasha, OK Chickasha
61 Ward, Dennis SR RG 6-3 211 Bartlesville, OK Bartlesville
28 West, John SO RH 5-11 190 Elk City, OK Elk City
73 White, Billy (C) SR LT 6-0 202 Amarillo, TX Amarillo
52 Wyatt, Bobby SR C 5-11 202 Marlow, OK
37 Wylie, Gary JR RH 6-4 195 Whitesboro, TX Whitesboro

Class Count

  • 35 Sophomores
  • 21 Juniors
  • 18 Seniors
  • 3 Other

Notes

  • (C) indicates a captain (named before each game in 1982, and 1995 through 1998).
  • Players with incomplete or no information on a completed roster indicates that the player was not in that season's media guide, the player was on the B/Junior Varsity squad, or that person was part of the team in some unconfirmed capacity.