1961 American Football League draft Date(s) November 21–22, 1960 & December 5–6, 1960 240 total selections in 30 roundsLeague AFL First selection Ken Rice , TBuffalo Bills Mr. Irrelevant Mike McKeever, GSan Diego Hall of Famers 6
Because another league was in competition for the class of 1961 college stars, the American Football League draft for 1961 graduates was held in 1960, with a six-round telephone draft on November 21 and 22, 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]
Order [ ]
Rounds 1–6
Rounds 7–30
Buffalo
Denver
New York
Boston/Oakland
Boston/Denver
Oakland/Boston
Denver/Boston
Buffalo
Oakland
Dallas/New York
Dallas
New York/Dallas
Los Angeles/Houston
Los Angeles/Houston
Houston/Los Angeles
Houston/Los Angeles
Boston Patriots draft picks [ ]
Round
Player
Position
College
1
Tommy Mason Tommy Mason
Halfback
Tulane
2
Rip Hawkins Rip Hawkins
Center
North Carolina
3
Danny LaRose Danny LaRose
Offensive end
Missouri
4
Mike Zeno
Guard
Virginia Tech
5
Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton 4
Quarterback
Georgia
6
Larry Eisenhauer Larry Eisenhauer 1
Tackle
Boston College
7
Paul Terhes
Quarterback
Bucknell
8
Charles Long Charles Long 1
Guard
Tennessee-Chattanooga
9
Roland Lakes Roland Lakes
Center
Wichita
10
Richard Mueller Richard Mueller
Offensive end
Kentucky
11
Mel West Mel West
Center
Missouri
12
Wayne Harris Wayne Harris
Center
Arkansas
13
Dan Underwood
Tackle
McNeese State
14
James Wright James Earl Wright
Quarterback
Memphis State
16
George Balthazar
Tackle
Tennessee A&I
17
Ray Ratkowski Ray Ratkowski
Halfback
Notre Dame
18
Tom Rodgers Tom Rodgers
Halfback
Kentucky
19
Joe Bellino Joe Bellino
Halfback
Navy
20
Clarence Childs Clarence Childs
Halfback
Florida A&M
21
Don Oakes Don Oakes
Guard
Virginia Tech
22
Bob Johnson Bob Johnson
Offensive end
Michigan
23
Darrell DeDecker
Center
Illinois
24
Don Webb Don Webb
Halfback
Iowa State
25
Robert Minihane
Tackle
Boston
26
Charles Granger
Tackle
Southern
27
Terry Huxhold
Tackle
Wisconsin
28
Bryant Harvard
Quarterback
Auburn
29
Ernie McMillan Ernie McMillan
Tackle
Illinois
30
George Hultz
Tackle
Mississippi Southern
Buffalo Bills draft picks [ ]
Round
Player
Position
College
1
Ken Rice Ken Rice 1
Tackle
Auburn
2
Billy Shaw Billy Shaw 1,2,4
Tackle
Georgia Tech
3
Art Baker Art Baker
Fullback
Syracuse (from New York)
3
Tom Gilburg Tom Gilburg
Tackle
Syracuse
4
Stew Barber Stew Barber 1
Tackle
Penn State
5
Norm Snead Norm Snead
Quarterback
Wake Forest
6
Fred Brown
Halfback
Georgia
7
Albert Bemiller Albert Bemiller 1
Center
Syracuse
8
Charles Linning
Tackle
Miami
9
William Majors
Halfback
Tennessee
10
Don Kern
Halfback
VMI
11
Roy Wall
Halfback
North Carolina
12
Floyd Powers
Guard
Mississippi State
13
Tom Causey
Offensive end
Louisiana Tech
14
Ron Kostelnik Ron Kostelnik
Tackle
Cincinnati
15
Jerry Frye
Offensive end
South Carolina
16
Vincent Scott
Offensive end
Maryland
17
Wayne Wolff Wayne Wolff
Tackle
Wake Forest
18
John Bodkin
Guard
South Carolina
19
Charles Barnes Charley Barnes
Offensive end
NE Louisiana State
20
Everett Cloud
Halfback
Maryland
21
Larry Vargo Larry Vargo
Offensive end
Detroit
22
Charles Baker
Tackle
Tennessee
23
William Mack William "Red" Mack
Halfback
Notre Dame
24
Frank Jackunas
Center
Detroit
25
Jack Harbaugh Jack Harbaugh
Halfback
Bowling Green
26
Lorenzo Stanford
Tackle
North Carolina A & T
27
Bob Allen
Offensive end
Wake Forest
28
Jason Harness
Offensive end
Michigan State
29
Mike Stock Mike Stock
Halfback
Northwestern
30
William Martin William Martin
Halfback
Minnesota
Dallas Texans draft picks [ ]
Round
Player
Position
College
1
E.J. Holub E.J. Holub 1
Center
Texas Tech
2
Bob Lilly Bob Lilly 4
Tackle
TCU
3
Jim Tyrer Jim Tyrer 1,2
Tackle
Ohio State
4
Claude Moorman
Offensive End
Duke
5
Jerry Mays Jerry Mays 1,2
Tackle
Southern Methodist
7
Fred Arbanas Fred Arbanas 1,2
Offensive End
Michigan State
8
John O'Day
Tackle
Miami
9
Dick Mills
Tackle
Pittsburgh
10
Jerry Daniels Jerry Daniels
Tackle
Mississippi
11
Marvin Tibbets
Halfback
Georgia Tech
12
Paul Hynes
Halfback
Louisiana Tech
13
Glynn Gregory Glynn Gregory
Halfback
Southern Methodist
14
Curtis McClinton Curtis McClinton 1,3
Halfback
Kansas
15
Ed Nutting Ed Nutting
Tackle
Georgia Tech
15
Roy Lee Rambo
Guard
TCU
16
Aaron Thomas Aaron Thomas
Offensive End
Oregon State
17
Jarrell Williams
Halfback
Arkansas
18
Ron Hartline
Fullback
Oklahoma
19
Frank Jackson Frank Jackson
Halfback
Southern Methodist
20
Bobby Lane Bobby Lane
Offensive End
Baylor
21
Dick Thornton Dick Thornton
Quarterback
Northwestern
22
Ed Sharockman Ed Sharockman
Halfback
Pittsburgh
23
Lou Zivkovich Lou Zivkovich
Tackle
New Mexico State
24
Pat Dye Pat Dye
Guard
Georgia
25
Ray Ramsey Ray Ramsey
Quarterback
Adams State
26
Danny House
Halfback
Davidson
27
Bob Schloredt Bob Schloredt
Quarterback
Washington
28
Bill Stine
Guard
Michigan
29
Lonnie Caddell
Fullback
Rice
30
Cedric Price
Offensive End
Kansas State
Denver Broncos draft picks [ ]
Round
Player
Position
College
1
Bob Gaiters Bob Gaiters
Halfback
New Mexico State
2
Jerry Hill Jerry Hill
Halfback
Wyoming
3
Charles Strange
Center
LSU
4
Roland McDole Ron McDole
Tackle
Nebraska
4
Arnold Davis Arnold Davis
Offensive End
Baylor
5
Charles Cowan
Offensive End
Highlands
6
Dale Evans Dale Evans
Halfback
Kansas State
7
Pat Patchen
Offensive End
Florida
9
Phil Nugent Phil Nugent
Quarterback
Tulane
10
Charles Sturgeon
Halfback
Kentucky
11
John Simko
Offensive End
Augustana
12
Jerry Miller
Offensive End
Howard Payne
13
Ron Greene
Guard
Washington State
14
Bill Cooper Bill Cooper
Fullback
Muskingum
15
Willie Crafts
Guard
Texas A&I
16
Jim Larkin Jim Larkin
Tackle
Hillsdale
17
Chuck Weiss Chuck Weiss
-
Colorado
18
Chick Graning
Halfback
Georgia Tech
19
John Hobbs
Guard
Maryland State
20
Buck McLeod
Tackle
Baylor
21
Jim Morgan
Halfback
Iowa State Tech
22
Tom Hackler
Offensive End
Tennessee Tech
23
Tom Jewell
Tackle
Idaho State
24
E.A. Simms
Offensive End
New Mexico State
25
Pete Samms
Tackle
Central Oklahoma
26
Sam Smith
Halfback
Florence State
27
Donald Olson
Halfback
Nebraska
28
Wayne Lee
Guard
Colorado State
29
Archie Cobb
Tackle
Nebraska
30
Dave Mills Dave Mills
Halfback
Northeast Missouri Tech
Houston Oilers draft picks [ ]
Round
Player
Position
College
1
Mike Ditka Mike Ditka 4
Offensive End
Pittsburgh
2
Tom Goode Tom Goode
Center
Mississippi State
3
Walter Suggs Walter Suggs 1
Tackle
Mississippi State
4
Bobby Walden Bobby Walden
Halfback
Georgia
5
Monte Lee Monte Lee
Linebacker
Texas
6
Jake Gibbs Jake Gibbs
Quarterback
Mississippi
7
Dick Reynolds
Tackle
North Carolina State
8
Houston Antwine Houston Antwine 1,2
Guard
Southern Illinois
9
Ralph White Ralph White
Tackle
Bowling Green
10
Charles Lee Charles Lee
Center
Iowa
11
Robert Bird Robert Bird
Guard
Bowling Green
12
Bob McLeod Bob McLeod
Offensive End
Abilene Christian
13
Gerald Hinton
Guard
Louisiana Tech
14
Jimmy King
Tackle
Clemson
15
Dennis Ferriter
Center
Marquette
16
Larry Wood
Halfback
Northwestern
17
Sam Fewell
Tackle
South Carolina
18
Mike Grimsley
Halfback
Michigan State
19
Myron Pearson
Halfback
Colorado
20
Lewis Johnson
Halfback
Florida A&M
21
Ron Miller Ron Miller
Quarterback
Wisconsin
22
Bob Kelly Bob Kelly
Offensive End
New Mexico State
23
James Anderson James Anderson
Fullback
Mississippi
24
Ken Gregory
Offensive End
Whittier
25
Jack Kreider
Halfback
Tulsa
26
Don Fuell Don Fuell
Quarterback
Mississippi Southern
27
Boyd King
Center
Rice
28
John Frongillo John Frongillo
Center
Baylor
29
Tom Lewis John Frongillo
Offensive End
Lake Forest
29
Tom Lewis Errol Linden
Defensive End
Houston
30
Tom Lewis Jim Stroud
Tackle
Rice
New York Titans draft picks [ ]
Round
Player
Position
College
1
Tom Brown Tom Brown
Guard
Minnesota
2
Herb Adderley Herb Adderley 4
Halfback
Michigan State
5
Tom Matte Tom Matte
Quarterback
Ohio State
6
Bill Brown Bill Brown
Fullback
Illinois
7
Fred Mautino Fred Mautino
Offensive end
Syracuse
8
Harold Beaty
Tackle
Oklahoma State
9
Bernie Casey Bernie Casey
Fullback
Bowling Green
10
Joe Scibelli Joe Scibelli
Tackle
Notre Dame
11
Art Gilmore
Halfback
Oregon State
12
Norris Stevenson Norris Stevenson
Halfback
Missouri
13
Joe Wendryhoski Joe Wendryhoski
Tackle
Illinois
14
Jim Cunningham Jim Cunningham
Fullback
Pittsburgh
15
Irv Cross Irv Cross
Offensive end
Northwestern
16
Jerry Steffen
Halfback
Colorado
17
Mike Plye
Tackle
Yale
18
Alfred Bentley Alfred Bentley
Offensive end
Arkansas State
19
Jim Kerr Jim Kerr
Halfback
Penn State
20
Neil Plumley
Tackle
Oregon State
21
Bob Brooks
Fullback
Ohio
22
Wayne Fontes Wayne Fontes
Halfback
Michigan State
23
Mickey Walker Mickey Walker
Halfback
Michigan State
24
Howard Dyer Howard Dyer
Quarterback
Virginia Military Institution
25
Andy Griffith
Halfback
American International
26
Bob Smith Bob Smith
Halfback
UCLA
27
Moses Gray
Tackle
Indiana
28
Fred Cox Fred Cox
Halfback
Pittsburgh
30
William Mimerly
Halfback
Connecticut
Oakland Raiders draft picks [ ]
Round
Player
Position
College
1
Joe Rutgens Joe Rutgens
Tackle
Illinois
2
George Fleming George Fleming
Halfback
Washington
3
Myron Pottios Myron Pottios
Linebacker
Notre Dame
4
Elbert Kimbrough Elbert Kimbrough
Defensive back
Northwestern
5
Dick Norman Dick Norman
Quarterback
Stanford
6
Bobby Crespino Bobby Crespino
Tight End
Mississippi
7
Ray Purdin Ray Purdin
Halfback
Northwestern
8
Tom Watkins Tom Watkins
Halfback
Iowa State
8
Dick Price
Guard
Mississippi
9
Lowndes Shingler
Quarterback
Clemson
10
Ken Petersen Ken Petersen
Tackle
Utah
11
Doug Mayberry Doug Mayberry
Fullback
Utah State
12
Bob Schmitz Bob Schmitz
Linebacker
Montana State
13
Gerald Burch Gerald Burch
Offensive end
Georgia Tech
14
Clark Miller Clark Miller
Defensive end
Utah State
15
Bob Coolbaugh Bob Coolbaugh
Offensive end
Richmond
16
Chuck Lamson Chuck Lamson
Defensive back
Wyoming
17
Joe Novsek Joe Novsek
Defensive end
Tulsa
18
Joe Krakoski Joe Krakoski
Defensive back
Illinois
19
Charles Fuller
Halfback
Cal State-San Francisco
20
Preston Powell Preston Powell
Fullback
Grambling
21
Mike Jones Mike Jones
Quarterback
San Jose State
22
Blayne Jones
Guard
Idaho State
23
Roger Fisher
Center
Utah State
24
Jack Novak Jack Novak
Guard
Miami
25
Paul Yanke
End
Northwestern
26
Paul Yanke
Tackle
Stanford
27
Paul Yanke
End
San Jose State
28
Paul Yanke Dave Grosz
Quarterback
Oregon
29
Paul Yanke
Tackle
Indiana
30
Paul Yanke
Halfback
Stanford
San Diego Chargers draft picks [ ]
Round
Player
Position
College
1
Earl Faison Earl Faison 1
Defensive end
Indiana
2
Keith Lincoln Keith Lincoln 1
Halfback
Washington State
3
Marlin McKeever Marlin McKeever
End
USC
4
Jimmy Johnson Jimmy Johnson
Halfback
UCLA
5
Billy Kilmer Billy Kilmer
Quarterback
UCLA
6
Calvin Bird Calvin Bird
Halfback
Kentucky
6
Cliff Roberts Cliff Roberts
Tackle
Illinois
7
Claude Gibson Claude Gibson
Defensive back
North Carolina State
8
Charley Johnson Charley Johnson
Quarterback
New Mexico State
9
Bob Scarpitto Bob Scarpitto 1
Quarterback
Notre Dame
10
Willie Hector Willie Hector
Guard
College of Pacific
11
Greg Larson Greg Larson
Center
Minnesota
12
Hezekiah Braxton Hezekiah Braxton
Fullback
Virginia Union
13
Dale Messer Dale Messer
Fullback
Fresno State
14
Billy Wilson Billy Wilson
Tackle
Auburn
15
Ernie Ladd Ernie Ladd 1
Tackle
Grambling
16
Bud Whitehead Bud Whitehead
Defensive back
Florida State
17
Reg Carolan Reggie Carolan
End
Idaho
18
Ed Dyas Ed Dyas
Fullback
Auburn
19
Jack Espenship
Halfback
Florida
20
Mike Lucci Mike Lucci
Center
Tennessee
21
Gene Gaines Gene Gaines
Halfback
UCLA
22
John Brown John Brown
Tackle
Syracuse
23
Glenn Bass Glenn Bass
Halfback
East Carolina
24
Ben Balme
Guard
Yale
25
Don Coffee
End
Memphis State
26
Bill Kinnune
Guard
Washington
27
Luther Hayes Luther Hayes
End
USC
28
Chuck Allen Chuck Allen
Guard
Washington
29
Dan Ficca Dan Ficca
Tackle
USC
30
Mike McKeever Mike McKeever
Guard
USC
1 American Football League All-Star .
2 Member of the American Football League All-Time Team .
3 American Football League MVP
4 Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Notable undrafted players [ ]
See also [ ]
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