From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1961 American Football League draft

American Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1961 AFL draft
date	November 21–22, 1960 &
December 5–6, 1960
league	AFL
mr_irrelevant	Mike McKeever, G
[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)
first	Ken Rice, OT
[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)
overall	240
rounds	30
hofnum	6
prev	[1960](1960-american-football-league-draft)
next	[1962](1962-american-football-league-draft)

December 5–6, 1960 San Diego Chargers Buffalo Bills 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. 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.

Player selections

Round 1

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
1	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Ken Rice	OT	[Auburn](1960-auburn-tigers-football-team)
2	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Tom Brown	G	[Minnesota](1960-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)
3	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Tommy Mason	RB	[Tulane](1960-tulane-green-wave-football-team)
4	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Bob Gaiters	HB	New Mexico Highlands
5	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Joe Rutgens	DT	[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
6	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	E. J. Holub	C / LB	[Texas Tech](1960-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team)
7	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Earl Faison	DE	[Indiana](1960-indiana-hoosiers-football-team)
8	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Mike Ditka	TE	[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)

Round 2

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
9	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Billy Shaw	G	[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
10	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Herb Adderley	HB	[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
11	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Jerry Hill	RB	[Wyoming](1960-wyoming-cowboys-football-team)
12	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Rip Hawkins	LB	[North Carolina](1960-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team)
13	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	George Fleming	HB	[Washington](1960-washington-huskies-football-team)
14	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Bob Lilly	DT	[TCU](1960-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team)
15	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Tom Goode	C	[Mississippi State](1960-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team)
16	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Keith Lincoln	FB	[Washington State](1960-washington-state-cougars-football-team)

Round 3

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
17	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Art Baker	FB	[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)
18	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Tom Gilburg	OT	[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)
19	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Dan LaRose	OT	[Missouri](1960-missouri-tigers-football-team)
20	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Bo Strange	C	[LSU](1960-lsu-tigers-football-team)
21	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Myron Pottios	LB	[Notre Dame](1960-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
22	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Jim Tyrer	OT	[Ohio State](1960-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)
23	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Marlin McKeever	LB	[USC](1960-usc-trojans-football-team)
24	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Walter Suggs	OT	[Mississippi State](1960-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team)

Round 4

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
25	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Stew Barber	OT	[Penn State](1960-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)
26	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Sonny Davis	LB	[Baylor](1960-baylor-bears-football-team)
27	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Ron McDole	DE	[Nebraska](1960-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)
28	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Mike Zeno	G	[VPI](1960-vpi-gobblers-football-team)
29	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Elbert Kimbrough	S	[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
30	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Claude Moorman	E	[Duke](1960-duke-blue-devils-football-team)
31	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Bobby Walden	HB / P	[Georgia](1960-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
32	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Jimmy Johnson	CB	[UCLA](1960-ucla-bruins-football-team)

Round 5

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
33	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Norm Snead	QB	[Wake Forest](1960-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team)
34	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Tom Matte	RB	[Ohio State](1960-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)
35	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Fran Tarkenton	QB	[Georgia](1960-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
36	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Charley Cowan	OT	New Mexico Highlands
37	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Dick Norman	QB	[Stanford](1960-stanford-indians-football-team)
38	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Jerry Mays	DE	[SMU](1960-smu-mustangs-football-team)
39	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Billy Kilmer	QB	[UCLA](1960-ucla-bruins-football-team)
40	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Monte Lee	LB	[Texas](1960-texas-longhorns-football-team)

Round 6

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
41	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Fred Brown	HB	[Georgia](1960-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
42	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Bill Brown	RB	[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
43	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Dale Evans	HB	[Kansas State](1960-kansas-state-wildcats-football-team)
44	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Larry Eisenhauer	DE	[Boston College](1960-boston-college-eagles-football-team)
45	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Bobby Crespino	SE	[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
46	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Jake Gibbs	QB	[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
47	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Calvin Bird	HB	[Kentucky](1960-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
48	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Cliff Roberts	OT	[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)

Round 7

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
49	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Pat Patchen	E	[Florida](1960-florida-gators-football-team)
50	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Paul Terhes	QB	[Bucknell](1960-bucknell-bison-football-team)
51	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Ray Purdin	HB	[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
52	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Al Bemiller	C	[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)
53	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Fred Arbanas	TE	[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
54	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Fred Mautino	E	[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)
55	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Claude Gibson	CB	[NC State](1960-nc-state-wolfpack-football-team)
56	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Dick Reynolds	OT	[NC State](1960-nc-state-wolfpack-football-team)

Round 8

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
57	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Dick Price	G	[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
58	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Tom Watkins	HB	[Iowa State](1960-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team)
59	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Charlie Long	G	[Chattanooga](1960-chattanooga-moccasins-football-team)
60	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Chuck Linning	OT	[Miami (FL)](1960-miami-hurricanes-football-team)
61	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Harold Beaty	OT	[Oklahoma State](1960-oklahoma-state-cowboys-football-team)
62	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	John O'Day	OT	[Miami (FL)](1960-miami-hurricanes-football-team)
63	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Houston Antwine	DT	[Southern Illinois](1960-southern-illinois-salukis-football-team)
64	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Charley Johnson	QB	[New Mexico State](1960-new-mexico-state-aggies-football-team)

Round 9

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
65	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Phil Nugent	S	[Tulane](1960-tulane-green-wave-football-team)
66	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Roland Lakes	DT	[Wichita](1960-wichita-shockers-football-team)
67	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Lowndes Shingler	QB	[Clemson](1960-clemson-tigers-football-team)
68	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Billy Majors	DB	[Tennessee](1960-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)
69	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Dick Mills	G	[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)
70	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Bernie Casey	HB	[Bowling Green](1960-bowling-green-falcons-football-team)
71	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Bob Scarpitto	FL	[Notre Dame](1960-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
72	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Ralph White	OT	[Bowling Green](1960-bowling-green-falcons-football-team)

Round 10

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
73	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Charley Sturgeon	HB	[Kentucky](1960-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
74	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Ken Petersen	OT	[Utah](1960-utah-redskins-football-team)
75	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Dick Mueller	E	[Kentucky](1960-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
76	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Don Kern	HB	[VMI](1960-vmi-keydets-football-team)
77	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Joe Scibelli	G	American International
78	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Jerry Daniels	E	[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
79	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Charley Lee	C	[Iowa](1960-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team)
80	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Willie Hector	G	[Pacific](1960-pacific-tigers-football-team)

Round 11

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
81	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	John Simko	E	Augustana (SD)
82	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Mel West	HB	[Missouri](1960-missouri-tigers-football-team)
83	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Doug Mayberry	FB	[Utah State](1960-utah-state-aggies-football-team)
84	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Roy Wall	HB	[North Carolina](1960-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team)
85	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Marvin Tibbets	HB	[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
86	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Art Gilmore	HB	[Oregon State](1960-oregon-state-beavers-football-team)
87	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Greg Larson	C	[Minnesota](1960-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)
88	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Bob Bird	G	[Bowling Green](1960-bowling-green-falcons-football-team)

Round 12

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
89	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Jerry Miller	E	Howard Payne
90	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Bob Schmitz	G	[Montana State](1960-montana-state-bobcats-football-team)
91	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Wayne Harris	C	[Arkansas](1960-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)
92	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Floyd Powers	G	[Mississippi State](1960-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team)
93	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Norris Stevenson	HB	[Missouri](1960-missouri-tigers-football-team)
94	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Paul Hynes	DB	[Louisiana Tech](1960-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-football-team)
95	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Bob McLeod	TE	Abilene Christian
96	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Hezekiah Braxton	FB	Virginia Union

Round 13

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
97	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Ron Greene	G	[Washington State](1960-washington-state-cougars-football-team)
98	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Dan Underwood	OT	[McNeese State](1960-mcneese-state-cowboys-football-team)
99	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Jerry Burch	WR	[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
100	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Tom Causey	E	[Louisiana Tech](1960-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-football-team)
101	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Glynn Gregory	E	[SMU](1960-smu-mustangs-football-team)
102	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Joe Wendryhoski	C	[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
103	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Dale Messer	HB	[Fresno State](1960-fresno-state-bulldogs-football-team)
104	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Gerald Hinton	G	[Louisiana Tech](1960-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-football-team)

Round 14

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
105	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Bill Cooper	FB	[Muskingum](1960-muskingum-fighting-muskies-football-team)
106	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Clark Miller	DE	[Utah State](1960-utah-state-aggies-football-team)
107	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Jim Wright	DB	[Memphis State](1960-memphis-state-tigers-football-team)
108	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Ron Kostelnik	DT	[Cincinnati](1960-cincinnati-bearcats-football-team)
109	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Jim Cunningham	FB	[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)
110	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Curtis McClinton	FB	[Kansas](1960-kansas-jayhawks-football-team)
111	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Jimmy King	OT	[Clemson](1960-clemson-tigers-football-team)
112	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Billy Wilson	OT	[Auburn](1960-auburn-tigers-football-team)

Round 15

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
113	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Willie Crafts	G	Texas A&I
114	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Bob Coolbaugh	FL	[Richmond](1960-richmond-spiders-football-team)
115	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Jerry Frye	E	[South Carolina](1960-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team)
116	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Roy Lee Rambo	G	[TCU](1960-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team)
117	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Ed Nutting	OT	[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
118	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Irv Cross	E	[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
119	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Ernie Ladd	DT	[Grambling](1960-grambling-tigers-football-team)
120	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Dennis Ferriter	C	[Marquette](1960-marquette-warriors-football-team)

Round 16

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
121	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Jim Larkin	OT	Hillsdale
122	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Chuck Lamson	HB	[Wyoming](1960-wyoming-cowboys-football-team)
123	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	George Balthazar	OT	[Tennessee A&I](1960-tennessee-a-i-tigers-football-team)
124	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Vince Scott	E	[Maryland](1960-maryland-terrapins-football-team)
125	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Jerry Steffen	HB	[Colorado](1960-colorado-buffaloes-football-team)
126	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Aaron Thomas	TE	[Oregon State](1960-oregon-state-beavers-football-team)
127	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Larry Wood	HB	[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
128	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Bud Whitehead	S	[Florida State](1960-florida-state-seminoles-football-team)

Round 17

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
129	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Chuck Weiss	FB	[Colorado](1960-colorado-buffaloes-football-team)
130	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Ray Ratkowski	HB	[Notre Dame](1960-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
131	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Joe Novsek	DE	[Tulsa](1960-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team)
132	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Wayne Wolff	G	[Wake Forest](1960-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team)
133	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Jarrell Williams	HB	[Arkansas](1960-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)
134	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Mike Pyle	OT	[Yale](1960-yale-bulldogs-football-team)
135	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Reggie Carolan	TE	[Idaho](1960-idaho-vandals-football-team)
136	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Sam Fewell	OT	[South Carolina](1960-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team)

Round 18

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
137	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Chick Graning	HB	[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
138	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Joe Krakoski	S	[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
139	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Tom Rodgers	HB	[Kentucky](1960-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
140	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	John Bodkin	G	[South Carolina](1960-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team)
141	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Alfred Bentley	E	[Arkansas State](1960-arkansas-state-indians-football-team)
142	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Ron Hartline	FB	[Oklahoma](1960-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)
143	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Ike Grimsley	HB	[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
144	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Ed Dyas	FB	[Auburn](1960-auburn-tigers-football-team)

Round 19

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
145	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	John Hobbs	G	Maryland State
146	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Joe Bellino	HB	[Navy](1960-navy-midshipmen-football-team)
147	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Charley Fuller	HB	[San Francisco State](1960-san-francisco-state-gators-football-team)
148	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Charley Barnes	E	[Northeast Louisiana State](1960-northeast-louisiana-state-indians-football-team)
149	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Frank Jackson	FL	[SMU](1960-smu-mustangs-football-team)
150	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Jim Kerr	S	[Penn State](1960-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)
151	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Jack Espenship	HB	[Florida](1960-florida-gators-football-team)
152	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Myron Pearson	HB	[Colorado State](1960-colorado-state-rams-football-team)

Round 20

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
153	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Buck McLeod	OT	[Baylor](1960-baylor-bears-football-team)
154	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Preston Powell	FB	[Grambling](1960-grambling-tigers-football-team)
155	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Clarence Childs	CB	[Florida A&M](1960-florida-a-m-rattlers-football-team)
156	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Everett Cloud	HB	[Maryland](1960-maryland-terrapins-football-team)
157	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Neil Plumley	OT	[Oregon State](1960-oregon-state-beavers-football-team)
158	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Bobby Lane	LB	[Baylor](1960-baylor-bears-football-team)
159	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Lewis Johnson	HB	[Florida A&M](1960-florida-a-m-rattlers-football-team)
160	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Mike Lucci	C	[Tennessee](1960-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)

Round 21

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
161	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Jim Morgan	HB	[Iowa State](1960-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team)
162	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Don Oakes	OT	[VPI](1960-vpi-gobblers-football-team)
163	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Mike Jones	QB	[San José State](1960-san-jose-state-spartans-football-team)
164	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Larry Vargo	S	[Detroit](1960-detroit-titans-football-team)
165	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Dick Thornton	QB	[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
166	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Bob Brooks	FB	[Ohio](1960-ohio-bobcats-football-team)
167	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers)	Gene Gaines	HB	[UCLA](1960-ucla-bruins-football-team)
168	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Ron Miller	QB	[Wisconsin](1960-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)

Round 22

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
169	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Tom Hackler	E	Tennessee Tech
170	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Blayne Jones	G	Idaho State
171	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Bob Johnson	E	[Michigan](1960-michigan-wolverines-football-team)
172	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Charlie Baker	OT	[Tennessee](1960-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)
173	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Wayne Fontes	DB	[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
174	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Ed Sharockman	CB	[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)
175	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Bob Kelly	OT	[New Mexico State](1960-new-mexico-state-aggies-football-team)
176	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	John Brown	OT	[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)

Round 23

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
177	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Tom Jewel	OT	Idaho State
178	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Darrel DeDecker	C	[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
179	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Roger Fisher	C	[Utah State](1960-utah-state-aggies-football-team)
180	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Red Mack	TE	[Notre Dame](1960-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
181	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Lou Zivkovich	OT	[New Mexico State](1960-new-mexico-state-aggies-football-team)
182	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Mickey Walker	G	[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
183	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Glenn Bass	SE	[East Carolina](1960-east-carolina-pirates-football-team)
184	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Jim Anderson	FB	[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)

Round 24

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
185	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	E. A. Sims	E	[New Mexico State](1960-new-mexico-state-aggies-football-team)
186	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Jack Novak	G	[Miami (FL)](1960-miami-hurricanes-football-team)
187	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Don Webb	CB	[Iowa State](1960-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team)
188	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Frank Jackunas	C	[Detroit](1960-detroit-titans-football-team)
189	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Howard Dyer	QB	[VMI](1960-vmi-keydets-football-team)
190	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Pat Dye	G	[Georgia](1960-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
191	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Ken Gregory	E	Whittier
192	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Ben Balme	G	[Yale](1960-yale-bulldogs-football-team)

Round 25

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
193	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Pete Samms	OT	Central State (OK)
194	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Bob Minihane	OT	[Boston University](1960-boston-university-terriers-football-team)
195	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Paul Yanke	E	[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
196	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Jack Harbaugh	HB	[Bowling Green](1960-bowling-green-falcons-football-team)
197	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Ray Ramsey	QB	[Adams State](1960-adams-state-indians-football-team)
198	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Andy Griffith	HB	American International
199	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Donald Coffey	WR	[Memphis State](1960-memphis-state-tigers-football-team)
200	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Jack Kreider	HB	[Tulsa](1960-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team)

Round 26

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
201	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Sam Smith	HB	Florence State
202	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Dean Hinshaw	OT	[Stanford](1960-stanford-indians-football-team)
203	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Charley Granger	OT	[Southern](1960-southern-jaguars-football-team)
204	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Lorenzo Stanford	OT	North Carolina A&T
205	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Bobby Smith	S	[UCLA](1960-ucla-bruins-football-team)
206	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Danny House	HB	[Davidson](1960-davidson-wildcats-football-team)
207	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Don Fuell	QB	[Mississippi Southern](1960-mississippi-southern-southerners-football-team)
208	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Bill Kinnune	G	[Washington](1960-washington-huskies-football-team)

Round 27

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
209	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Don Olson	HB	[Nebraska](1960-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)
210	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Terry Huxhold	OT	[Wisconsin](1960-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)
211	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Clair Appledoorn	E	[San José State](1960-san-jose-state-spartans-football-team)
212	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Bob Allen	E	[Wake Forest](1960-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team)
213	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Bob Schloredt	QB	[Washington](1960-washington-huskies-football-team)
214	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans)	Moses Gray	OT	[Indiana](1960-indiana-hoosiers-football-team)
215	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Luther Hayes	E	[USC](1960-usc-trojans-football-team)
216	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Boyd King	C	[Rice](1960-rice-owls-football-team)

Round 28

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
217	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Wayne Lee	G	[Colorado State](1960-colorado-state-rams-football-team)
218	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Dave Grosz	QB	[Oregon](1960-oregon-ducks-football-team)
219	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Bryant Harvard	QB	[Auburn](1960-auburn-tigers-football-team)
220	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Jason Harness	E	[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
221	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Fred Cox	HB / K	[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)
222	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Bill Stine	G	[Michigan](1960-michigan-wolverines-football-team)
223	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	John Frongillo	C	[Baylor](1960-baylor-bears-football-team)
224	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Chuck Allen	LB	[Washington](1960-washington-huskies-football-team)

Round 29

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
225	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Archie Cobb	OT	[Nebraska](1960-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)
226	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	Ernie McMillan	OT	[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
227	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Ed Morris	OT	[Indiana](1960-indiana-hoosiers-football-team)
228	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Mike Stock	HB	[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
229	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Lonnie Caddell	FB	[Rice](1960-rice-owls-football-team)
230	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Dan Ficca	G	[USC](1960-usc-trojans-football-team)
231	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Tom Lewis	E	Lake Forest
232	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Errol Linden	OT	[Houston](1960-houston-cougars-football-team)

Round 30

Pick #	AFL team	Player	Position	College
233	[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)	Dave Mills	HB	Northeast Missouri State
234	[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)	Bill Face	HB	[Stanford](1960-stanford-indians-football-team)
235	[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)	George Hultz	DT	[Mississippi Southern](1960-mississippi-southern-southerners-football-team)
236	[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)	Billy Martin	HB	[Minnesota](1960-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)
237	[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)	Bill Minnerly	HB	[Connecticut](1960-connecticut-huskies-football-team)
238	[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)	Cedric Price	E	[Kansas State](1960-kansas-state-wildcats-football-team)
239	[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)	Jim Stroud	OT	[Rice](1960-rice-owls-football-team)
240	[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)	Mike McKeever	G	[USC](1960-usc-trojans-football-team)

Notable undrafted players

†	AFL All-Star]]

References

"1961 AFL Draft Listing".
(November 22, 1960). "Keith Lincoln second pick of Chargers". Spokesman-Review.
(January 7, 1961). "LA Charger owner Hilton likes the setup in San Diego". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(January 25, 1961). "Chargers move south". Spokesman-Review.
(January 25, 1961). "Chargers go to San Diego". Eugene Register-Guard.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

american-football-league-draft 1961-american-football-league-season november-1960-sports-events-in-the-united-states december-1960-sports-events-in-the-united-states

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1961 American Football League draft — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report