NFL DRAFT HISTORY
- 1961
Rounds
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| Pick | Player | Name | Team | Position | College |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
Tommy Mason Norm Snead Joe RutgensMarlin McKeever Mike DitkaJimmy Johnson Tom MatteKen Rice Bernie CaseyBobby Crespino Billy KilmerHerb Adderley Bob LillyArt Baker |
Vikings Redskins RedskinsRams Bears49ers ColtsCardinals 49ersBrowns 49ersPackers CowboysEagles |
RB QB TLB TEDB RBT BE BDB TRB |
Tulane Wake Forest IllinoisUSC PittsburghUCLA Ohio StateAuburn Bowling GreenMississippi UCLAMichigan State Texas ChristianSyracuse |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
15 16 1718 1920 2122 2324 2526 2728 |
Rip Hawkins E.J. Holub Bob GaitersElbert Kimbrough Myron PottiosBill Brown Tom GilburgFred Arbanas Danny LaRoseRoland Lakes Bruce RarboxRon Kostelnik Ed NuttingBo Strange |
Vikings Cowboys GiantsRams SteelersBears ColtsCardinals Lions49ers GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
LB C BE LBB TE EC GT TC |
North Carolina Texas Tech New Mexico StateNorthwestern Notre DameIllinois SyracuseMichigan State MissouriWichita State SyracuseCincinnati Georgia TechLSU |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
29 30 3132 3334 3536 3738 3940 4142 |
Fran Tarkenton Stew Barber Billy WilsonHarold Beaty Claude (Hoot) GibsonDick Mills Jerry HillJim Wright Bill CooperHouston Antwine Jim CunninghamPhil Nugent Ron MillerDon Oakes |
Vikings Cowboys CardinalsRams BearsLions ColtsEagles 49ersLions RedskinsPackers RamsEagles |
QB G TG BT RBQB BG BB QBT |
Georgia Penn State AuburnOklahoma State North Carolina StatePittsburgh WyomingMemphis State MuskingumSouthern Illinois PittsburghTulane WisconsinVirginia Tech |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
43 44 4546 4748 4950 5152 5354 5556 |
Chuck Lamson Arnold Davis Charlie CowanBen Davidson Aaron ThomasErnie Ladd Ken GregoryRon McDole Ron HartlineDale Messer Dan FiccaPaul Dudley John BrownJoe LeSage |
Vikings Cowboys RamsGiants 49ersBears ColtsCardinals Lions49ers EaglesPackers BrownsPackers |
RB E TT ET ET RBB GB TG |
Wyoming Baylor New Mexico HighlandsWashington Oregon StateGrambling WhittierNebraska OklahomaFresno State USCArkansas SyracuseTulane |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
57 58 5960 6162 6364 6566 6768 6970 |
Ed Sharockman Clark Miller Fred MautinoWillie Hector Keith LincolnEd Dyas Ron OsborneGlen Bass Bob McCrearyEarl Faison Jerry DanielsJack Novak Mike LucciRon Puckett |
Vikings 49ers SteelersRams BearsColts ColtsCardinals 49ersLions GiantsPackers BrownsLions |
RB T EG BB TE TE EG CT |
Pittsburgh Utah State SyracusePacific Washington StateAuburn ClemsonEast Carolina Wake ForestIndiana MississippiMiami (FL) TennesseeCal State-Los Angeles |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
71 72 7374 7576 7778 7980 8182 8384 |
Jerry Burch Joe Krakoski John O'DayBruce Olderman Larry WoodGeorge Fleming Don KernDale Evans Frank ParkerMike McClellan Greg LarsonLee Folkins Dick ThorntonBen Balme |
Vikings Redskins RedskinsRams RamsBears ColtsCardinals Browns49ers GiantsPackers CardinalsEagles |
E B TT BB RBB TB CE QBG |
Georgia Tech Illinois Miami (FL)Allegheny NorthwesternWashington Virginia Military InstKansas State Oklahoma StateOklahoma MinnesotaWashington NorthwesternYale |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
85 86 8788 8990 9192 9394 9596 9798 |
Allan Ferrie Art Gilmore Jim KerrBobby Smith Mike PyleDick Hoak Ike GrimsleyGeorge Hultz Ray PurdinAl Bemiller Jimmy CollierLewis Johnson Preston PowellIrv Cross |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams BearsSteelers ColtsCardinals 49ersCardinals GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
E B BB CB RBT BC EB BB |
Wagner Oregon State Penn StateUCLA YalePenn State Michigan StateSouthern Mississippi NorthwesternSyracuse ArkansasFlorida A&M GramblingNorthwestern |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
99 100 101102 103104 105106 107108 109110 111112 |
Paul Lidquist Don Talbert Charley BarnesReg Carolan George BalthazarEd Ryan Paul TerhesMarshall Starks Larry MuffNeill Plumley Allen GreenFred Cox John FrongilloJim Beaver |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams SteelersBears ColtsCardinals Lions49ers GiantsBrowns BrownsEagles |
T T EE TB BRB ET CRB TG |
New Hampshire Texas Northwest LouisianaIdaho Tennessee StateMichigan State BucknellIllinois BenedictineOregon MississippiPittsburgh BaylorFlorida |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
113 114 115116 117118 119120 121122 123124 125126 |
Dan Sheehan Glynn Gregory Joel ArringtonDuane Allen Bob BethuneLeon Donahue Pete NicklasChick Granning Everisto NinoBob Brooks Moses GrayVester Flanagan Jake GibbsWayne Fontes |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams Bears49ers ColtsCardinals 49ersLions GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
T B BE BT TRB TRB TT QBRB |
Tennessee-Chattanooga Southern Methodist DukeSanta Ana JC Mississippi StateSan Jose State BaylorGeorgia Tech East Texas StateOhio IndianaCal State-Humboldt MississippiMichigan State |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
127 128 129130 131132 133134 135136 137138 139140 |
Doug Mayberry Roger Hagberg Wayne WolffJoe Scibelli Bill (Red) MackJason Harness Bob ClemensJimmy King Errol LindenPaul Hynes Glen KnightBuck McLeod Ken EricsonLuther Hayes |
Vikings Packers BrownsRams SteelersBears ColtsCardinals Lions49ers GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
RB B GT BE BT ERB ET EE |
Utah State Minnesota Wake ForestNotre Dame Notre DameMichigan State PittsburghClemson HoustonLouisiana Tech ShawBaylor SyracuseUSC |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
141 142 143144 145146 147148 149150 151152 153154 |
Jerry Mays Norris Stevenson Riley MattsonBob Lane Sam FewellHenry Clement Ralph WhiteBill Kinnune Tony ParrilliLarry Vargo Bob BentonVal Keckin Billy GaultL.E. Hicks |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams BearsSteelers ColtsCardinals 49ersLions GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
T B TE TB TG GE TB BT |
Southern Methodist Missouri OregonBaylor South CarolinaNorth Carolina Bowling GreenWashington IllinoisDetroit MississippiSouthern Mississippi Texas ChristianFlorida |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
155 156 157158 159160 161162 163164 165166 167168 |
Steve Stonebreaker Lowndes Shingler Bob CoolbaughWalt Mince Frank JackunasHoward Dyer Dick ReynoldsMike Stock Tom RodgersDon Coffey Jack MoynihanJohn Denvir Dick LageBilly Majors |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams SteelersBears ColtsCardinals Lions49ers GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
E QB EB TQB TB BE QBT EB |
Detroit Clemson RichmondArizona DetroitVirginia Military Inst North Carolina StateNorthwestern KentuckyMemphis State Holy CrossColorado Lenoir-RhyneTennessee |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
169 170 171172 173174 175176 177178 179180 181182 |
Ray Hayes Don Goodman Doug ElmoreMike McKeever Bob McLeodTommy Hackler Dallas GarberErnie McMillan Julius FinckePaul Hodge Jerry FieldsElijah Pitts Jack WilsonDon Jonas |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams Bears49ers ColtsCardinals 49ersLions GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
RB B BG EE BE TLB BB BQB |
Central State (OK) Florida MississippiUSC Abilene ChristianTennessee Tech MariettaIllinois McNeese StatePittsburgh Ohio StatePhilander Smith DukePenn State |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
183 184 185186 187188 189190 191192 193194 195196 |
Ken Peterson Billy Shaw Doyle SchickDavid (Deacon) Jones Bob SchmitzJim Tyrer Bob HuntBob Elliot Charley BowersBill Worrell Eugene WhiteNelson Toburen Phil LohmanWillie Fleming |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams SteelersBears ColtsCardinals Lions49ers GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
T T BT GT TRB RBT BE CRB |
Utah Georgia Tech KansasSouth Carolina State Montana StateOhio State Southern MethodistNorth Carolina Arizona StateGeorgia Florida A&MWichita State OklahomaIowa |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
197 198 199200 201202 203204 205206 207208 209210 |
Mike Mercer Julius Varnado Bob JohnsonErnie Wright Chuck LinningRay McCown E.A. SimsMel West Bob SamsMike Lauber Cody BinkleyRay Lardani Charley TaylorBobby Richards |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams BearsSteelers ColtsCardinals 49ersLions GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
E T ET TB EB TE CT BT |
Arizona State Cal State-San Francisco MichiganOhio State Miami (FL)West Texas State New Mexico StateMissouri Central State (OK)Wisconsin-River Falls VanderbiltMiami (FL) MississippiLSU |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
211 212 213214 215216 217218 219220 221222 223224 |
Ted Karpowicz Jerry Steffen Ron PettyMike Zeno Wilbert ScottWayne Frazier Tom WeisnerJake Bradley Gus KrantzCharlie Fuller Bernie VishneskiClarence Mason Roger ShoalsG.W. Clapp |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams SteelersBears ColtsCardinals Lions49ers GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
RB B TG BC BT TRB TE TG |
Detroit Colorado LouisvilleVirginia Tech IndianaAuburn WisconsinFlorida A&M Northern MichiganCal State-San Francisco Virginia TechBowling Green MarylandAuburn |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
225 226 227228 229230 231232 233234 235236 237238 |
Willie Jones Everett Cloud Joe BellinoChuck Allen Rossie BarfieldTerry Nofsinger Steve JastrzembskiPat Fischer Tom JewellTom Goode Sylvester CooperJim Brewington Calvin BirdLarry Lavery |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams BearsSteelers ColtsCardinals 49ersLions GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
B B BG EQB BB TLB TT BT |
Purdue Maryland NavyWashington North Carolina CentralUtah PittsburghNebraska Idaho StateMississippi State Bakersfield J.C.North Carolina Central KentuckyIllinois |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
239 240 241242 243244 245246 247248 249250 251252 |
Bob Voight Randy Williams George TolfordBill Williamson John SimkoJohn Finn Willson AllisonArt Browning John GregorKay McFarland Ken DesMaraisArthur Sims Ed MorrisNick Maravich |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams SteelersBears ColtsCardinals Lions49ers GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
T B TT ET TG TRB CB TT |
Cal State-Los Angeles Indiana Ohio StateBakersfield J.C. Augustana (ND)Louisville BaylorDuke MontanaColorado State Holy CrossTexas A&M IndianaNorth Carolina State |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 1314 |
253 254 255256 257258 259260 261262 263264 265266 |
Bill Hill Lynn Hoyem Tony RomoeLou Zivkovich Ben CharlesBernard Wyatt Joe NovseekDick Schnell Tom SimpsonGene Valesano Bob ReublinLeland Bondhus Bob MinihaneDick Wilson |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams BearsSteelers ColtsCardinals 49ersLions GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
RB C ET QBB TT TB BT GC |
Presbyterian Long Beach State Florida StateNew Mexico State South CarolinaIowa TulsaWyoming DavidsonNorthern Michigan Bowling GreenSouth Dakota State Boston UniversityPenn State |
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267 268 269270 271272 273274 275276 277278 279280 |
Mike McFarland Jerry Morgan Mike IngramAl Lederle Mike JonesGordon Mason Albert KimbroughLeo Reed Tom LewisJerry Perry Don McKetaR Ratkowski Charlie BakerJacque MacKinnon |
Vikings Cowboys RedskinsRams SteelersBears ColtsCardinals Lions49ers GiantsPackers BrownsEagles |
QB B GE QBB BE BG BB TB |
Western Illinois Iowa State Ohio StateGeorgia Tech San Jose StateTennessee Tech NorthwesternColorado State Lake ForestCentral State (OK) WashingtonNotre Dame TennesseeColgate |