1961 NFL DRAFT

The '1961 National Football League Draft' took place on December 27 and December 28, 1960.

Contents

Player selections

Round one

Other notable players selected

Trivia

External links

Player selections

	= AFL All-Star
	= Pro Bowler

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Minnesota Vikings	Tommy Mason	Halfback	Tulane
2	Washington Redskins ''Pick acquired from the Dallas Cowboys''	Norm Snead	Quarterback	Wake Forest
3	Washington Redskins	Joe Rutgens	Tackle	Illinois
4	Los Angeles Rams	Marlin McKeever	Linebacker	USC
5	Chicago Bears	Mike Ditka	End	Pittsburgh
6	San Francisco 49ers ''Pick acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers''	Jimmy Johnson	Back	UCLA
7	Baltimore Colts	Tom Matte	Halfback	Ohio State
8	St. Louis Cardinals	Ken Ricea	Tackle	Auburn
9	San Francisco 49ers	Bernie Casey	Back	Bowling Green
10	Cleveland Browns ''Pick acquired from the Detroit Lions''	Bobby Crespino	End	Mississippi
11	San Francisco 49ers ''Pick acquired from the Baltimore Colts''	Billy Kilmer	Quarterback	UCLA
12	Green Bay Packers	Herb Adderley	Back	Michigan State
13	Dallas Cowboys ''Pick acquired from the Cleveland Browns''	Bob Lilly	Tackle	Texas Christian

★ ^a signed with the Buffalo Bills of the AFL

	= AFL All-Star
	= Pro Bowler

==Hall of Famers==

★ Mike Ditka

★ Jimmy Johnson

★ Herb Adderley

★ Bob Lilly

★ Fran Tarkenton

★ Deacon Jones

Other notable players selected

★ Bill Brown, Chicago Bears, second round

★ Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings, third round, 29th overall

★ Deacon Jones, Los Angeles Rams, 14th round, 186th overall

Trivia

★ First round pick Bernie Casey would play eight seasons in the NFL, and then become an actor after retiring from football. His acting roles include the memorable role of U.N. Jefferson in Revenge of the Nerds.

External links

★ 1961 NFL draft