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1961 NFL Draft

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Round 1

Round 1  
#TeamPlayerSchool
1MinnesotaTommy MasonTulane
2WashingtonNorm SneadWake Forest
3WashingtonJoe RutgensIllinois
4Los Angeles RamsMarlin McKeeverUSC
5Chicago BearsMike DitkaPittsburgh
6San Francisco 49ersJimmy JohnsonUCLA
7Baltimore ColtsTom MatteOhio State
8St. Louis CardinalsKen RiceAuburn
9San Francisco 49ersBernie CaseyBowling Green
10Cleveland BrownsBobby CrespinoMississippi
11San Francisco 49ersBilly KilmerUCLA
12Green BayHerb AdderleyMichigan State
13DallasBob LillyTexas Christian
14PhiladelphiaArt BakerSyracuse

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Round 2

#TeamPlayerSchool
15MinnesotaRip HawkinsNorth Carolina
16DallasE.J. HolubTexas Tech
17New York GiantsBob GaitersNew Mexico State
18Los Angeles RamsElbert KimbroughNorthwestern
19PittsburghMyron PottiosNotre Dame
20Chicago BearsBill BrownIllinois
21Baltimore ColtsTom GilburgSyracuse
22St. Louis CardinalsFred ArbanasMichigan State
23DetroitDanny LaRoseMissouri
24San Francisco 49ersRoland LakesWichita State
25New York GiantsBruce TarboxSyracuse
26Green BayRon KostelnikCincinnati
27Cleveland BrownsEd NuttingGeorgia Tech
28PhiladelphiaBo StrangeLouisiana State

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Round 3

#TeamPlayerSchool
29MinnesotaFran TarkentonGeorgia
30DallasStew BarberPenn State
31St. Louis CardinalsBilly WilsonAuburn
32Los Angeles RamsHarold BeatyOklahoma State
33Chicago BearsClaude (Hoot) GibsonNorth Carolina State
34DetroitDick MillsPittsburgh
35Baltimore ColtsJerry HillWyoming
36PhiladelphiaJim WrightMemphis State
37San Francisco 49ersBill CooperMuskingum
38DetroitHouston AntwineSouthern Illinois
39WashingtonJim CunninghamPittsburgh
40Green BayPhil NugentTulane
41Los Angeles RamsRon MillerWisconsin
42PhiladelphiaDon OakesVirginia Tech

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Round 4

#TeamPlayerSchool
43MinnesotaChuck LamsonWyoming
44DallasArnold DavisBaylor
45Los Angeles RamsCharlie CowanNew Mexico Highlands
46New York GiantsBen DavidsonWashington
47San Francisco 49ersAaron ThomasOregon State
48Chicago BearsErnie LaddGrambling
49Baltimore ColtsKen GregoryWhittier
50St. Louis CardinalsRon McDoleNebraska
51DetroitRon HartlineOklahoma
52San Francisco 49ersDale MesserFresno State
53PhiladelphiaDan FiccaUSC
54Green BayPaul DudleyArkansas
55Cleveland BrownsJohn BrownSyracuse
56Green BayJoe LeSageTulane

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Round 5

#TeamPlayerSchool
57MinnesotaEd SharockmanPittsburgh
58San Francisco 49ersClark MillerUtah State
59PittsburghFred MautinoSyracuse
60Los Angeles RamsWillie HectorPacific
61Chicago BearsKeith LincolnWashington State
62Baltimore ColtsEd DyasAuburn
63Baltimore ColtsRon OsborneClemson
64St. Louis CardinalsGlen BassEast Carolina
65San Francisco 49ersBob McCrearyWake Forest
66DetroitEarl FaisonIndiana
67New York GiantsJerry DanielsMississippi
68Green BayJack NovakMiami (FL)
69Cleveland BrownsMike LucciTennessee
70DetroitRon PuckettCal State-Los Angeles

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Round 6

#TeamPlayerSchool
71MinnesotaJerry BurchGeorgia Tech
72WashingtonJoe KrakoskiIllinois
73WashingtonJohn O'DayMiami (FL)
74Los Angeles RamsBruce OldermanAllegheny
75Los Angeles RamsLarry WoodNorthwestern
76Chicago BearsGeorge FlemingWashington
77Baltimore ColtsDon KernVirginia Military Inst
78St. Louis CardinalsDale EvansKansas State
79Cleveland BrownsFrank ParkerOklahoma State
80San Francisco 49ersMike McClellanOklahoma
81New York GiantsGreg LarsonMinnesota
82Green BayLee FolkinsWashington
83St. Louis CardinalsDick ThorntonNorthwestern
84PhiladelphiaBen BalmeYale

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Round 7

#TeamPlayerSchool
85MinnesotaAllan FerrieWagner
86DallasArt GilmoreOregon State
87WashingtonJim KerrPenn State
88Los Angeles RamsBobby SmithUCLA
89Chicago BearsMike PyleYale
90PittsburghDick HoakPenn State
91Baltimore ColtsIke GrimsleyMichigan State
92St. Louis CardinalsGeorge HultzSouthern Mississippi
93San Francisco 49ersRay PurdinNorthwestern
94St. Louis CardinalsAl BemillerSyracuse
95New York GiantsJimmy CollierArkansas
96Green BayLewis JohnsonFlorida A&M
97Cleveland BrownsPreston PowellGrambling
98PhiladelphiaIrv CrossNorthwestern

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Round 8

#TeamPlayerSchool
99MinnesotaPaul LidquistNew Hampshire
100DallasDon TalbertTexas
101WashingtonCharley BarnesNorthwest Louisiana
102Los Angeles RamsReg CarolanIdaho
103PittsburghGeorge BalthazarTennessee State
104Chicago BearsEd RyanMichigan State
105Baltimore ColtsPaul TerhesBucknell
106St. Louis CardinalsMarshall StarksIllinois
107DetroitLarry MuffBenedictine
108San Francisco 49ersNeill PlumleyOregon
109New York GiantsAllen GreenMississippi
110Cleveland BrownsFred CoxPittsburgh
111Cleveland BrownsJohn FrongilloBaylor
112PhiladelphiaJim BeaverFlorida

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Round 9

#TeamPlayerSchool
113MinnesotaDan SheehanTennessee-Chattanooga
114DallasGlynn GregorySouthern Methodist
115WashingtonJoel ArringtonDuke
116Los Angeles RamsDuane AllenSanta Ana JC
117Chicago BearsBob BethuneMississippi State
118San Francisco 49ersLeon DonahueSan Jose State
119Baltimore ColtsPete NicklasBaylor
120St. Louis CardinalsChick GranningGeorgia Tech
121San Francisco 49ersEveristo NinoEast Texas State
122DetroitBob BrooksOhio
123New York GiantsMoses GrayIndiana
124Green BayVester FlanaganCal State-Humboldt
125Cleveland BrownsJake GibbsMississippi
126PhiladelphiaWayne FontesMichigan State

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Round 10

#TeamPlayerSchool
127MinnesotaDoug MayberryUtah State
128Green BayRoger HagbergMinnesota
129Cleveland BrownsWayne WolffWake Forest
130Los Angeles RamsJoe ScibelliNotre Dame
131PittsburghBill (Red) MackNotre Dame
132Chicago BearsJason HarnessMichigan State
133Baltimore ColtsBob ClemensPittsburgh
134St. Louis CardinalsJimmy KingClemson
135DetroitErrol LindenHouston
136San Francisco 49ersPaul HynesLouisiana Tech
137New York GiantsGlen KnightShaw
138Green BayBuck McLeodBaylor
139Cleveland BrownsKen EricsonSyracuse
140PhiladelphiaLuther HayesUSC

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Round 11

#TeamPlayerSchool
141MinnesotaJerry MaysSouthern Methodist
142DallasNorris StevensonMissouri
143WashingtonRiley MattsonOregon
144Los Angeles RamsBob LaneBaylor
145Chicago BearsSam FewellSouth Carolina
146PittsburghHenry ClementNorth Carolina
147Baltimore ColtsRalph WhiteBowling Green
148St. Louis CardinalsBill KinnuneWashington
149San Francisco 49ersTony ParrilliIllinois
150DetroitLarry VargoDetroit
151New York GiantsBob BentonMississippi
152Green BayVal KeckinSouthern Mississippi
153Cleveland BrownsBilly GaultTexas Christian
154PhiladelphiaL.E. HicksFlorida

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Round 12

#TeamPlayerSchool
155MinnesotaSteve StonebreakerDetroit
156DallasLowndes ShinglerClemson
157WashingtonBob CoolbaughRichmond
158Los Angeles RamsWalt MinceArizona
159PittsburghFrank JackunasDetroit
160Chicago BearsHoward DyerVirginia Military Inst
161Baltimore ColtsDick ReynoldsNorth Carolina State
162St. Louis CardinalsMike StockNorthwestern
163DetroitTom RodgersKentucky
164San Francisco 49ersDon CoffeyMemphis State
165New York GiantsJack MoynihanHoly Cross
166Green BayJohn DenvirColorado
167Cleveland BrownsDick LageLenoir-Rhyne
168PhiladelphiaBilly MajorsTennessee

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Round 13

#TeamPlayerSchool
169MinnesotaRay HayesCentral State (OK)
170DallasDon GoodmanFlorida
171WashingtonDoug ElmoreMississippi
172Los Angeles RamsMike McKeeverUSC
173Chicago BearsBob McLeodAbilene Christian
174San Francisco 49ersTommy HacklerTennessee Tech
175Baltimore ColtsDallas GarberMarietta
176St. Louis CardinalsErnie McMillanIllinois
177San Francisco 49ersJulius FinckeMcNeese State
178DetroitPaul HodgePittsburgh
179New York GiantsJerry FieldsOhio State
180Green BayElijah PittsPhilander Smith
181Cleveland BrownsJack WilsonDuke
182PhiladelphiaDon JonasPenn State

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Round 14

#TeamPlayerSchool
183MinnesotaKen PetersonUtah
184DallasBilly ShawGeorgia Tech
185WashingtonDoyle SchickKansas
186Los Angeles RamsDavid (Deacon) JonesSouth Carolina State
187PittsburghBob SchmitzMontana State
188Chicago BearsJim TyrerOhio State
189Baltimore ColtsBob HuntSouthern Methodist
190St. Louis CardinalsBob ElliotNorth Carolina
191DetroitCharley BowersArizona State
192San Francisco 49ersBill WorrellGeorgia
193New York GiantsEugene WhiteFlorida A&M
194Green BayNelson ToburenWichita State
195Cleveland BrownsPhil LohmanOklahoma
196PhiladelphiaWillie FlemingIowa

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Round 15

#TeamPlayerSchool
197MinnesotaMike MercerArizona State
198DallasJulius VarnadoCal State-San Francisco
199WashingtonBob JohnsonMichigan
200Los Angeles RamsErnie WrightOhio State
201Chicago BearsChuck LinningMiami (FL)
202PittsburghRay McCownWest Texas State
203Baltimore ColtsE.A. SimsNew Mexico State
204St. Louis CardinalsMel WestMissouri
205San Francisco 49ersBob SamsCentral State (OK)
206DetroitMike LauberWisconsin-River Falls
207New York GiantsCody BinkleyVanderbilt
208Green BayRay LardaniMiami (FL)
209Cleveland BrownsCharley TaylorMississippi
210PhiladelphiaBobby RichardsLouisiana State

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Round 16

#TeamPlayerSchool
211MinnesotaTed KarpowiczDetroit
212DallasJerry SteffenColorado
213WashingtonRon PettyLouisville
214Los Angeles RamsMike ZenoVirginia Tech
215PittsburghWilbert ScottIndiana
216Chicago BearsWayne FrazierAuburn
217Baltimore ColtsTom WeisnerWisconsin
218St. Louis CardinalsJake BradleyFlorida A&M
219DetroitGus KrantzNorthern Michigan
220San Francisco 49ersCharlie FullerCal State-San Francisco
221New York GiantsBernie VishneskiVirginia Tech
222Green BayClarence MasonBowling Green
223Cleveland BrownsRoger ShoalsMaryland
224PhiladelphiaG.W. ClappAuburn

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Round 17

#TeamPlayerSchool
225MinnesotaWillie JonesPurdue
226DallasEverett CloudMaryland
227WashingtonJoe BellinoNavy
228Los Angeles RamsChuck AllenWashington
229Chicago BearsRossie BarfieldNorth Carolina Central
230PittsburghTerry NofsingerUtah
231Baltimore ColtsSteve JastrzembskiPittsburgh
232St. Louis CardinalsPat FischerNebraska
233San Francisco 49ersTom JewellIdaho State
234DetroitTom GoodeMississippi State
235New York GiantsSylvester CooperBakersfield J.C.
236Green BayJim BrewingtonNorth Carolina Central
237Cleveland BrownsCalvin BirdKentucky
238PhiladelphiaLarry LaveryIllinois

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Round 18

#TeamPlayerSchool
239MinnesotaBob VoightCal State-Los Angeles
240DallasRandy WilliamsIndiana
241WashingtonGeorge TolfordOhio State
242Los Angeles RamsBill WilliamsonBakersfield J.C.
243PittsburghJohn SimkoAugustana (ND)
244Chicago BearsJohn FinnLouisville
245Baltimore ColtsWillson AllisonBaylor
246St. Louis CardinalsArt BrowningDuke
247DetroitJohn GregorMontana
248San Francisco 49ersKay McFarlandColorado State
249New York GiantsKen DesMaraisHoly Cross
250Green BayArthur SimsTexas A&M
251Cleveland BrownsEd MorrisIndiana
252PhiladelphiaNick MaravichNorth Carolina State

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Round 19

#TeamPlayerSchool
253MinnesotaBill HillPresbyterian
254DallasLynn HoyemLong Beach State
255WashingtonTony RomoeFlorida State
256Los Angeles RamsLou ZivkovichNew Mexico State
257Chicago BearsBen CharlesSouth Carolina
258PittsburghBernard WyattIowa
259Baltimore ColtsJoe NovseekTulsa
260St. Louis CardinalsDick SchnellWyoming
261San Francisco 49ersTom SimpsonDavidson
262DetroitGene ValesanoNorthern Michigan
263New York GiantsBob ReublinBowling Green
264Green BayLeland BondhusSouth Dakota State
265Cleveland BrownsBob MinihaneBoston University
266PhiladelphiaDick WilsonPenn State

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Round 20

#TeamPlayerSchool
267MinnesotaMike McFarlandWestern Illinois
268DallasJerry MorganIowa State
269WashingtonMike IngramOhio State
270Los Angeles RamsAl LederleGeorgia Tech
271PittsburghMike JonesSan Jose State
272Chicago BearsGordon MasonTennessee Tech
273Baltimore ColtsAlbert KimbroughNorthwestern
274St. Louis CardinalsLeo ReedColorado State
275DetroitTom LewisLake Forest
276San Francisco 49ersJerry PerryCentral State (OK)
277New York GiantsDon McKetaWashington
278Green BayR RatkowskiNotre Dame
279Cleveland BrownsCharlie BakerTennessee
280PhiladelphiaJacque MacKinnonColgate

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