1961 AFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | November 21–22, 1960 & December 5–6, 1960 |
Overview | |
240 total selections in 30 rounds | |
League | AFL |
First selection | Ken Rice, OT Buffalo Bills |
Mr. Irrelevant | Mike McKeever, G San Diego Chargers |
Hall of Famers | 6 |
The 1961 American Football League draft , was held in 1960 because another league was in competition for the class of 1961 college stars, the American Football League draft for 1961 graduates. A six-round telephone draft was held on November 21 and 22, 1960, that saw the Buffalo Bills select Auburn's Ken Rice as the overall first draft pick. [1] [2] The draft was completed on December 5 and 6, with rounds seven through thirty. The San Diego Chargers were still the "Los Angeles Chargers" in this draft, as their relocation was not announced until late January 1961. [3] [4] [5]
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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1 | Buffalo Bills | Ken Rice | OT | Auburn |
2 | New York Titans | Tom Brown | G | Minnesota |
3 | Boston Patriots | Tommy Mason | RB | Tulane |
4 | Denver Broncos | Bob Gaiters | HB | New Mexico Highlands |
5 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Rutgens | DT | Illinois |
6 | Dallas Texans | E. J. Holub | C / LB | Texas Tech |
7 | San Diego Chargers | Earl Faison | DE | Indiana |
8 | Houston Oilers | Mike Ditka | TE | Pittsburgh |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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9 | Buffalo Bills | Billy Shaw | G | Georgia Tech |
10 | New York Titans | Herb Adderley | HB | Michigan State |
11 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Hill | RB | Wyoming |
12 | Boston Patriots | Rip Hawkins | LB | North Carolina |
13 | Oakland Raiders | George Fleming | HB | Washington |
14 | Dallas Texans | Bob Lilly | DT | TCU |
15 | Houston Oilers | Tom Goode | C | Mississippi State |
16 | San Diego Chargers | Keith Lincoln | FB | Washington State |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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17 | Buffalo Bills | Art Baker | FB | Syracuse |
18 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Gilburg | OT | Syracuse |
19 | Boston Patriots | Dan LaRose | OT | Missouri |
20 | Denver Broncos | Bo Strange | C | LSU |
21 | Oakland Raiders | Myron Pottios | LB | Notre Dame |
22 | Dallas Texans | Jim Tyrer | OT | Ohio State |
23 | San Diego Chargers | Marlin McKeever | LB | USC |
24 | Houston Oilers | Walter Suggs | OT | Mississippi State |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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25 | Buffalo Bills | Stew Barber | OT | Penn State |
26 | Denver Broncos | Sonny Davis | LB | Baylor |
27 | Denver Broncos | Ron McDole | DE | Nebraska |
28 | Boston Patriots | Mike Zeno | G | VPI |
29 | Oakland Raiders | Elbert Kimbrough | S | Northwestern |
30 | Dallas Texans | Claude Moorman | E | Duke |
31 | Houston Oilers | Bobby Walden | HB / P | Georgia |
32 | San Diego Chargers | Jimmy Johnson | CB | UCLA |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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33 | Buffalo Bills | Norm Snead | QB | Wake Forest |
34 | New York Titans | Tom Matte | RB | Ohio State |
35 | Boston Patriots | Fran Tarkenton | QB | Georgia |
36 | Denver Broncos | Charley Cowan | OT | New Mexico Highlands |
37 | Oakland Raiders | Dick Norman | QB | Stanford |
38 | Dallas Texans | Jerry Mays | DE | SMU |
39 | San Diego Chargers | Billy Kilmer | QB | UCLA |
40 | Houston Oilers | Monte Lee | LB | Texas |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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41 | Buffalo Bills | Fred Brown | HB | Georgia |
42 | New York Titans | Bill Brown | RB | Illinois |
43 | Denver Broncos | Dale Evans | HB | Kansas State |
44 | Boston Patriots | Larry Eisenhauer | DE | Boston College |
45 | Oakland Raiders | Bobby Crespino | SE | Ole Miss |
46 | Houston Oilers | Jake Gibbs | QB | Ole Miss |
47 | San Diego Chargers | Calvin Bird | HB | Kentucky |
48 | San Diego Chargers | Cliff Roberts | OT | Illinois |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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49 | Denver Broncos | Pat Patchen | E | Florida |
50 | Boston Patriots | Paul Terhes | QB | Bucknell |
51 | Oakland Raiders | Ray Purdin | HB | Northwestern |
52 | Buffalo Bills | Al Bemiller | C | Syracuse |
53 | Dallas Texans | Fred Arbanas | TE | Michigan State |
54 | New York Titans | Fred Mautino | E | Syracuse |
55 | San Diego Chargers | Claude Gibson | CB | NC State |
56 | Houston Oilers | Dick Reynolds | OT | NC State |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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57 | Oakland Raiders | Dick Price | G | Ole Miss |
58 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Watkins | HB | Iowa State |
59 | Boston Patriots | Charlie Long | G | Chattanooga |
60 | Buffalo Bills | Chuck Linning | OT | Miami (FL) |
61 | New York Titans | Harold Beaty | OT | Oklahoma State |
62 | Dallas Texans | John O'Day | OT | Miami (FL) |
63 | Houston Oilers | Houston Antwine | DT | Southern Illinois |
64 | San Diego Chargers | Charley Johnson | QB | New Mexico State |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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65 | Denver Broncos | Phil Nugent | S | Tulane |
66 | Boston Patriots | Roland Lakes | DT | Wichita |
67 | Oakland Raiders | Lowndes Shingler | QB | Clemson |
68 | Buffalo Bills | Billy Majors | DB | Tennessee |
69 | Dallas Texans | Dick Mills | G | Pittsburgh |
70 | New York Titans | Bernie Casey | HB | Bowling Green |
71 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Scarpitto | FL | Notre Dame |
72 | Houston Oilers | Ralph White | OT | Bowling Green |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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73 | Denver Broncos | Charley Sturgeon | HB | Kentucky |
74 | Oakland Raiders | Ken Petersen | OT | Utah |
75 | Boston Patriots | Dick Mueller | E | Kentucky |
76 | Buffalo Bills | Don Kern | HB | VMI |
77 | New York Titans | Joe Scibelli | G | American International |
78 | Dallas Texans | Jerry Daniels | E | Ole Miss |
79 | Houston Oilers | Charley Lee | C | Iowa |
80 | San Diego Chargers | Willie Hector | G | Pacific |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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81 | Denver Broncos | John Simko | E | Augustana (SD) |
82 | Boston Patriots | Mel West | HB | Missouri |
83 | Oakland Raiders | Doug Mayberry | FB | Utah State |
84 | Buffalo Bills | Roy Wall | HB | North Carolina |
85 | Dallas Texans | Marvin Tibbets | HB | Georgia Tech |
86 | New York Titans | Art Gilmore | HB | Oregon State |
87 | San Diego Chargers | Greg Larson | C | Minnesota |
88 | Houston Oilers | Bob Bird | G | Bowling Green |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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89 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Miller | E | Howard Payne |
90 | Oakland Raiders | Bob Schmitz | G | Montana State |
91 | Boston Patriots | Wayne Harris | C | Arkansas |
92 | Buffalo Bills | Floyd Powers | G | Mississippi State |
93 | New York Titans | Norris Stevenson | HB | Missouri |
94 | Dallas Texans | Paul Hynes | DB | Louisiana Tech |
95 | Houston Oilers | Bob McLeod | TE | Abilene Christian |
96 | San Diego Chargers | Hezekiah Braxton | FB | Virginia Union |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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97 | Denver Broncos | Ron Greene | G | Washington State |
98 | Boston Patriots | Dan Underwood | OT | McNeese State |
99 | Oakland Raiders | Jerry Burch | WR | Georgia Tech |
100 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Causey | E | Louisiana Tech |
101 | Dallas Texans | Glynn Gregory | E | SMU |
102 | New York Titans | Joe Wendryhoski | C | Illinois |
103 | San Diego Chargers | Dale Messer | HB | Fresno State |
104 | Houston Oilers | Gerald Hinton | G | Louisiana Tech |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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105 | Denver Broncos | Bill Cooper | FB | Muskingum |
106 | Oakland Raiders | Clark Miller | DE | Utah State |
107 | Boston Patriots | Jim Wright | DB | Memphis State |
108 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Kostelnik | DT | Cincinnati |
109 | New York Titans | Jim Cunningham | FB | Pittsburgh |
110 | Dallas Texans | Curtis McClinton | FB | Kansas |
111 | Houston Oilers | Jimmy King | OT | Clemson |
112 | San Diego Chargers | Billy Wilson | OT | Auburn |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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113 | Denver Broncos | Willie Crafts | G | Texas A&I |
114 | Oakland Raiders | Bob Coolbaugh | FL | Richmond |
115 | Buffalo Bills | Jerry Frye | E | South Carolina |
116 | Dallas Texans | Roy Lee Rambo | G | TCU |
117 | Dallas Texans | Ed Nutting | OT | Georgia Tech |
118 | New York Titans | Irv Cross | E | Northwestern |
119 | San Diego Chargers | Ernie Ladd | DT | Grambling |
120 | Houston Oilers | Dennis Ferriter | C | Marquette |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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121 | Denver Broncos | Jim Larkin | OT | Hillsdale |
122 | Oakland Raiders | Chuck Lamson | HB | Wyoming |
123 | Boston Patriots | George Balthazar | OT | Tennessee A&I |
124 | Buffalo Bills | Vince Scott | E | Maryland |
125 | New York Titans | Jerry Steffen | HB | Colorado |
126 | Dallas Texans | Aaron Thomas | TE | Oregon State |
127 | Houston Oilers | Larry Wood | HB | Northwestern |
128 | San Diego Chargers | Bud Whitehead | S | Florida State |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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129 | Denver Broncos | Chuck Weiss | FB | Colorado |
130 | Boston Patriots | Ray Ratkowski | HB | Notre Dame |
131 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Novsek | DE | Tulsa |
132 | Buffalo Bills | Wayne Wolff | G | Wake Forest |
133 | Dallas Texans | Jarrell Williams | HB | Arkansas |
134 | New York Titans | Mike Pyle | OT | Yale |
135 | San Diego Chargers | Reggie Carolan | TE | Idaho |
136 | Houston Oilers | Sam Fewell | OT | South Carolina |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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137 | Denver Broncos | Chick Graning | HB | Georgia Tech |
138 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Krakoski | S | Illinois |
139 | Boston Patriots | Tom Rodgers | HB | Kentucky |
140 | Buffalo Bills | John Bodkin | G | South Carolina |
141 | New York Titans | Alfred Bentley | E | Arkansas State |
142 | Dallas Texans | Ron Hartline | FB | Oklahoma |
143 | Houston Oilers | Ike Grimsley | HB | Michigan State |
144 | San Diego Chargers | Ed Dyas | FB | Auburn |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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145 | Denver Broncos | John Hobbs | G | Maryland State |
146 | Boston Patriots | Joe Bellino | HB | Navy |
147 | Oakland Raiders | Charley Fuller | HB | San Francisco State |
148 | Buffalo Bills | Charley Barnes | E | Northeast Louisiana State |
149 | Dallas Texans | Frank Jackson | FL | SMU |
150 | New York Titans | Jim Kerr | S | Penn State |
151 | San Diego Chargers | Jack Espenship | HB | Florida |
152 | Houston Oilers | Myron Pearson | HB | Colorado State |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
153 | Denver Broncos | Buck McLeod | OT | Baylor |
154 | Oakland Raiders | Preston Powell | FB | Grambling |
155 | Boston Patriots | Clarence Childs | CB | Florida A&M |
156 | Buffalo Bills | Everett Cloud | HB | Maryland |
157 | New York Titans | Neil Plumley | OT | Oregon State |
158 | Dallas Texans | Bobby Lane | LB | Baylor |
159 | Houston Oilers | Lewis Johnson | HB | Florida A&M |
160 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Lucci | C | Tennessee |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
161 | Denver Broncos | Jim Morgan | HB | Iowa State |
162 | Boston Patriots | Don Oakes | OT | VPI |
163 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Jones | QB | San José State |
164 | Buffalo Bills | Larry Vargo | S | Detroit |
165 | Dallas Texans | Dick Thornton | QB | Northwestern |
166 | New York Titans | Bob Brooks | FB | Ohio |
167 | San Diego Chargers | Gene Gaines | HB | UCLA |
168 | Houston Oilers | Ron Miller | QB | Wisconsin |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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169 | Denver Broncos | Tom Hackler | E | Tennessee Tech |
170 | Oakland Raiders | Blayne Jones | G | Idaho State |
171 | Boston Patriots | Bob Johnson | E | Michigan |
172 | Buffalo Bills | Charlie Baker | OT | Tennessee |
173 | New York Titans | Wayne Fontes | DB | Michigan State |
174 | Dallas Texans | Ed Sharockman | CB | Pittsburgh |
175 | Houston Oilers | Bob Kelly | OT | New Mexico State |
176 | San Diego Chargers | John Brown | OT | Syracuse |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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177 | Denver Broncos | Tom Jewel | OT | Idaho State |
178 | Boston Patriots | Darrel DeDecker | C | Illinois |
179 | Oakland Raiders | Roger Fisher | C | Utah State |
180 | Buffalo Bills | Red Mack | TE | Notre Dame |
181 | Dallas Texans | Lou Zivkovich | OT | New Mexico State |
182 | New York Titans | Mickey Walker | G | Michigan State |
183 | San Diego Chargers | Glenn Bass | SE | East Carolina |
184 | Houston Oilers | Jim Anderson | FB | Ole Miss |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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185 | Denver Broncos | E. A. Sims | E | New Mexico State |
186 | Oakland Raiders | Jack Novak | G | Miami (FL) |
187 | Boston Patriots | Don Webb | CB | Iowa State |
188 | Buffalo Bills | Frank Jackunas | C | Detroit |
189 | New York Titans | Howard Dyer | QB | VMI |
190 | Dallas Texans | Pat Dye | G | Georgia Bulldogs |
191 | Houston Oilers | Ken Gregory | E | Whittier |
192 | San Diego Chargers | Ben Balme | G | Yale |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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193 | Denver Broncos | Pete Samms | OT | Central State (OK) |
194 | Boston Patriots | Bob Minihane | OT | Boston University |
195 | Oakland Raiders | Paul Yanke | E | Northwestern |
196 | Buffalo Bills | Jack Harbaugh | HB | Bowling Green |
197 | Dallas Texans | Ray Ramsey | QB | Adams State |
198 | New York Titans | Andy Griffith | HB | American International |
199 | San Diego Chargers | Donald Coffey | WR | Memphis State |
200 | Houston Oilers | Jack Kreider | HB | Tulsa |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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201 | Denver Broncos | Sam Smith | HB | Florence State |
202 | Oakland Raiders | Dean Hinshaw | OT | Stanford |
203 | Boston Patriots | Charley Granger | OT | Southern |
204 | Buffalo Bills | Lorenzo Stanford | OT | North Carolina A&T |
205 | New York Titans | Bobby Smith | S | UCLA |
206 | Dallas Texans | Danny House | HB | Davidson |
207 | Houston Oilers | Don Fuell | QB | Mississippi Southern |
208 | San Diego Chargers | Bill Kinnune | G | Washington |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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209 | Denver Broncos | Don Olson | HB | Nebraska |
210 | Boston Patriots | Terry Huxhold | OT | Wisconsin |
211 | Oakland Raiders | Clair Appledoorn | E | San José State |
212 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Allen | E | Wake Forest |
213 | Dallas Texans | Bob Schloredt | QB | Washington |
214 | New York Titans | Moses Gray | OT | Indiana |
215 | San Diego Chargers | Luther Hayes | E | USC |
216 | Houston Oilers | Boyd King | C | Rice |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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217 | Denver Broncos | Wayne Lee | G | Colorado State |
218 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Grosz | QB | Oregon |
219 | Boston Patriots | Bryant Harvard | QB | Auburn |
220 | Buffalo Bills | Jason Harness | E | Michigan State |
221 | New York Titans | Fred Cox | HB / K | Pittsburgh |
222 | Dallas Texans | Bill Stine | G | Michigan |
223 | Houston Oilers | John Frongillo | C | Baylor |
224 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Allen | LB | Washington |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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225 | Denver Broncos | Archie Cobb | OT | Nebraska |
226 | Boston Patriots | Ernie McMillan | OT | Illinois |
227 | Oakland Raiders | Ed Morris | OT | Indiana |
228 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Stock | HB | Northwestern |
229 | Dallas Texans | Lonnie Caddell | FB | Rice |
230 | San Diego Chargers | Dan Ficca | G | USC |
231 | Houston Oilers | Tom Lewis | E | Lake Forest |
232 | Houston Oilers | Errol Linden | OT | Houston |
Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
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233 | Denver Broncos | Dave Mills | HB | Northeast Missouri State |
234 | Oakland Raiders | Bill Face | HB | Stanford |
235 | Boston Patriots | George Hultz | DT | Mississippi Southern |
236 | Buffalo Bills | Billy Martin | HB | Minnesota |
237 | New York Titans | Bill Minnerly | HB | Connecticut |
238 | Dallas Texans | Cedric Price | E | Kansas State |
239 | Houston Oilers | Jim Stroud | OT | Rice |
240 | San Diego Chargers | Mike McKeever | G | USC |
† | = AFL All-Star |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
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Dallas Texans | Dave Grayson † | CB | Oregon | Ind. | |
Denver Broncos | Donnie Stone † | RB | Arkansas | SWC | |
Denver Broncos | Jerry Sturm † | C | Illinois | Big Ten | |
New York Titans | Dainard Paulson † | S | Oregon State | Ind. | |
San Diego Chargers | Bo Roberson † | WR | Cornell | Ivy |
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