NFL players born in 1961

46 NFL players on file were born in 1961. Dan Marino leads them with 242 career games played. The first born in 1961 to play in the NFL was Steve Jordan, in 1982. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NFL players born in 1961 (46)

Former NFL players born in 1961

Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Dan Marino	QB	1983–1999	17	242 GP · 61,361 pass yds	Pittsburgh, PA
Chris Doleman	DE	1985–1999	15	232 GP · 336 tackles, 150.5 sacks	Indianapolis, IN
Reggie White	DE	1985–2000	15	232 GP · 312 tackles, 198 sacks	Chattanooga, TN
Henry Ellard	WR	1983–1998	16	228 GP · 13,777 rec yds	Fresno, CA
Jim Jeffcoat	DE	1983–1997	15	227 GP · 81 tackles, 102.5 sacks	Long Branch, NJ
Ed West	TE	1984–1997	14	211 GP · 2,665 rec yds	Leighton, AL
Bill Bates	DB	1983–1997	13	196 GP · 65 tackles, 18 sacks	Knoxville, TN
Eugene Daniel	CB	1984–1997	14	192 GP · 219 tackles, 2 sacks	Baton Rouge, LA
Greg Townsend	DE	1983–1997	13	190 GP · 52 tackles, 109.5 sacks	Los Angeles, CA
Boomer Esiason	QB	1984–1997	14	187 GP · 37,920 pass yds	West Islip, NY
Carl Lee	CB	1983–1994	12	181 GP · 97 tackles	South Charleston, WV
Charles Mann	DE	1983–1994	12	177 GP · 35 tackles, 83 sacks	Sacramento, CA
Leonard Marshall	DE	1983–1994	12	177 GP · 45 tackles, 83.5 sacks	Franklin, LA
Steve Jordan	TE	1982–1994	13	176 GP · 6,307 rec yds	Phoenix, AZ
Steve Young	QB	1985–1999	15	169 GP · 33,124 pass yds	Greenwich, CT
Mel Gray	RB	1986–1997	12	169 GP · 164 rec yds	Williamsburg, VA
Mark Clayton	WR	1983–1993	11	158 GP · 8,974 rec yds	Indianapolis, IN
Eric Martin	WR	1985–1994	10	153 GP · 8,161 rec yds	Van Vleck, TX
Jeff Hostetler	QB	1986–1997	11	147 GP · 16,430 pass yds	Hollsopple, PA
Terry Taylor	CB	1984–1995	11	147 GP · 99 tackles	Warren, OH
Gill Byrd	DB	1983–1992	9	137 GP · 0 pass yds	San Francisco, CA
James Jones	RB	1983–1992	10	135 GP · 3,626 rush yds	Pompano Beach, FL
Wes Hopkins	SS	1983–1993	9	133 GP · 46 tackles, 12 sacks	Birmingham, AL
Perry Lamar Williams	CB	1984–1993	9	130 GP · 19 tackles, 5 sacks	Hamlet, NC
Frank Reich	QB	1985–1998	13	118 GP · 6,075 pass yds	Freeport, NY
Jay Schroeder	QB	1985–1994	10	118 GP · 20,063 pass yds	Milwaukee, WI
Lee Johnson	P	1985–2002	18	117 GP · 37 pass yds	Conroe, TX
Wymon Henderson	DB	1987–1994	8	114 GP · 42 tackles, 1 sacks	North Miami Beach, FL
Gary Anderson	RB	1985–1993	8	111 GP · 3,409 rush yds	Columbia, MO
Reggie Roby	P	1983–1998	16	102 GP · 48 pass yds	Waterloo, IA
Trey Junkin	TE	1985–2001	11	95 GP · 144 rec yds	Conway, AR
Terry Orr	TE	1986–1992	7	90 GP · 939 rec yds	Savannah, GA
John Kidd	P	1984–1998	15	75 GP · 0 pass yds	Springfield, IL
Bruce Matthews	OG	1993–1998	4	64 GP · 3 tackles	Raleigh, NC
Gale Gilbert	QB	1985–1995	5	57 GP · 1,544 pass yds	Red Bluff, CA
Chris Hinton	OG	1988–1993	3	46 GP · 0 pass yds	Chicago, IL
Mark Rodenhauser	C	1994–1999	3	40 GP · 4 tackles	Elmhurst, IL
Tim Lucas	LB	1987–1990	3	38 GP · 0 pass yds	Stockton, CA
Jim Arnold	P	1983–1994	12	32 GP · 42 rush yds	Dalton, GA
Scott Fulhage	P	1987–1992	6	32 GP · 12 pass yds	Beloit, KS
Mike Morris	C	1996–1997	2	32 GP · 2 tackles	Centerville, IA
Guy McIntyre	OG	1984–1996	3	31 GP · 21 rec yds	Thomasville, GA
Nate Newton	OG	1988–1993	2	16 GP · 1 tackles	Orlando, FL
Jesse Sapolu	C	1996	1	16 GP · 0 pass yds	—
Mark Bortz	OG	1986–1994	2	15 GP · 8 rec yds	Pardeeville, WI
Trevor Matich	C	1991	1	15 GP · 23 rec yds	Sacramento, CA

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Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: games played in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.