Defensive Tackle
No. 76
Alabama
"Sid Youngelman was acquired from the Browns to help the youngsters learn their defensive lessons, but the 29-year-old Brooklynite felt frisky enough to get voted an All-Star tackle. He was a sterling figure with the 49ers, Eagles and Browns before coming to the Titans.
Strong, durable and combative, he is combat-sharpened and wise to the ways of an oncoming offense."
-1961 Pro Football Handbook
"Sid Youngelman is an old hand at the business- he's been a pro since 1955. Youngelman's measurements are 6-5 and 267 and have led him into occasional forays in wrestling, though some guys say he's grappling every time he puts on shoulder pads.
He's a Brooklyn boy who went to Alabama and played in two bowl games and captained the Crimson Tide his senior year. Drafted by the Forty-Niners, he made the merry rounds of the league. One year on the coast as a rookie regular on the defensive unit was followed by three with the Eagles. The Browns acquired him in 1959 and he played on their Front Four, but also played out his option and was quickly grabbed by the AFL. He's the strong force in the Titan forward wall, a strong pass rusher and plenty nimble at 29."
-Murray Olderman, Sports All-Stars 1961 Pro Football
"One of the old pros of the new league. Sid played in three bowl games while starring at 'Bama, then performed for the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns.
Sid works as a school teacher in Brooklyn and appears as a professional wrestler in the Long Island area during the off-season."
-1961 Fleer No. 220
"No one can teach this 'Old Pro' any new tricks of defensive line play. Big Sid, who once tried pro wrestling, plays with the spirit of a rookie."
-1961 Topps No. 152
TOM SAIDOCK
Defensive Tackle
No. 75
Michigan State
"Military service interrupted Saidock's collegiate career at Michigan State. He left after the 1951 and 1952 seasons but came back to star in the 1955 campaign.
He played for two years for the NFL Philadelphia Eagles, then cast his lot with the new league where his height and speed soon made his presence felt."
-1961 Fleer No. 219
"In his own quiet way Big Tom did yeoman work in a defense that was not too strong. Saidock is a fine competitor who never slackens his drive."
-1961 Topps No. 155
DICK GUESMAN
Defensive Tackle-Place Kicker
No. 72
West Virginia
"Dick is one of a number of rugged linemen to graduate from West Virginia University to professional football. Other distinguished Mountaineer linemen to make the grade include Sam Huff, Joe Stydahar, Bruce Bosley and Chuck Howley. Guesman was one of the top 1960 draft choices of the Baltimore Colts, but the Titans snatched him away at the start of last season. He served as a defensive tackle replacement for Sid Youngelman and Tom Saidock, and in a pinch he showed he could play on either end of the defensive rush line.
Those who have followed his career predict a bright future for this tough Pittsburgh, Pa., resident."
-1961 New York Titans Official Yearbook
DICK LEADBETTER
Defensive Tackle
Free Agent
Maine
"Dick comes from the northeastern section of the country, an area usually neglected by professional talent scouts. The Titans landed two top-notch Yankee Conference performers last year, in Roger Ellis and Thurlow Cooper, and they're looking for the strapping [6'3", 238] Leadbetter to bolster the Titan defensive bulwark.
As the Maine captain in 1960, he was named to the All-Yankee Conference team. Dick lives in Bangor, Maine."
-1961 New York Titans Official Yearbook
NICK MUMLEY
Defensive End
No. 74
Purdue
"Very few blockers have had much success in blotting Nick Mumley out of the action. The 255-pound defensive end out of Lafayette, Indiana was bad news for enemy gunners, showing excellent pursuit as a pass rusher, and he was an unwelcome sight for running halfbacks who took to his flank.
Nick, 25, learned his lessons well at Purdue and is only a season away from All-Star recognition."
-1961 Pro Football Handbook
BOB REIFSNYDER
Defensive End
No. 79
Navy
"Bob was the sensation of the Navy team in 1956 and 1957, starring in the Sailors' Cotton Bowl victory over Mississippi and winning the Maxwell Trophy in the latter year. A knee injury wrecked his final year at Annapolis, and the same injury delayed his pro career.
Starting the 1960 season with the Los Angeles Chargers, he was traded to the Titans. The injury healed, and now he's a one-man trouble shooter for the New York team."
-1961 Fleer No. 218
Defensive End
No. 74
Purdue
"Very few blockers have had much success in blotting Nick Mumley out of the action. The 255-pound defensive end out of Lafayette, Indiana was bad news for enemy gunners, showing excellent pursuit as a pass rusher, and he was an unwelcome sight for running halfbacks who took to his flank.
Nick, 25, learned his lessons well at Purdue and is only a season away from All-Star recognition."
-1961 Pro Football Handbook
BOB REIFSNYDER
Defensive End
No. 79
Navy
"Bob was the sensation of the Navy team in 1956 and 1957, starring in the Sailors' Cotton Bowl victory over Mississippi and winning the Maxwell Trophy in the latter year. A knee injury wrecked his final year at Annapolis, and the same injury delayed his pro career.
Starting the 1960 season with the Los Angeles Chargers, he was traded to the Titans. The injury healed, and now he's a one-man trouble shooter for the New York team."
-1961 Fleer No. 218
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