National Football League draft
The 1961 NFL draft took place at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia on December 27–28, 1960.[ 1] [ 2] The league would later hold an expansion draft for the Minnesota Vikings expansion franchise. This draft was also the first regular draft for the Dallas Cowboys as they had only participated in the 1960 NFL expansion draft that year.
The Cowboys held the worst record in the NFL the previous season , but selected second in this draft because the expansion Vikings were awarded the first overall pick . The Vikings used that pick to select running back Tommy Mason .
Player selections
Round one
HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
Round two
Round three
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
29
Minnesota Vikings
Fran Tarkenton
Quarterback
Georgia
30
Dallas Cowboys
Stew Barber [ 8]
Guard
Penn State
31
St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Wilson
Tackle
Auburn
32
Los Angeles Rams
Harold Beaty
Guard
Oklahoma State
33
Chicago Bears
Claude "Hoot" Gibson [ 9]
Back
North Carolina State
34
Detroit Lions
Dick Mills
Tackle
Pittsburgh
35
Baltimore Colts
Jerry Hill
Running back
Wyoming
36
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Wright
Quarterback
Memphis State
37
San Francisco 49ers
Bill Cooper
Back
Muskingum
38
Detroit Lions
Houston Antwine [ 10]
Guard
Southern Illinois
39
Washington Redskins
Jim Cunningham
Back
Pittsburgh
40
Green Bay Packers
Phil Nugent
Back
Tulane
41
Los Angeles Rams
Ron Miller
Quarterback
Wisconsin
42
Philadelphia Eagles
Don Oakes
Tackle
Virginia Tech
Round four
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
43
Minnesota Vikings
Chuck Lamson
Running back
Wyoming
44
Dallas Cowboys
Arnold Davis
End
Baylor
45
Los Angeles Rams
Charlie Cowan
Tackle
New Mexico Highlands
46
New York Giants
Ben Davidson
Tackle
Washington
47
San Francisco 49ers
Aaron Thomas
End
Oregon State
48
Chicago Bears
Ernie Ladd [ 11]
Tackle
Grambling
49
Baltimore Colts
Ken Gregory
End
Whittier
50
St. Louis Cardinals
Ron McDole
Tackle
Nebraska
51
Detroit Lions
Ron Hartline
Running back
Oklahoma
52
San Francisco 49ers
Dale Messer
Back
Fresno State
53
Philadelphia Eagles
Dan Ficca
Guard
USC
54
Green Bay Packers
Paul Dudley
Back
Arkansas
55
Cleveland Browns
John Brown
Tackle
Syracuse
56
Green Bay Packers
Joe LeSage
Guard
Tulane
Round five
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
57
Minnesota Vikings
Ed Sharockman
Cornerback
Pittsburgh
58
San Francisco 49ers[ 12]
Clark Miller
Tackle
Utah State
59
Pittsburgh Steelers
Fred Mautino
End
Syracuse
60
Los Angeles Rams
Willie Hector
Guard
Pacific
61
Chicago Bears
Keith Lincoln [ 13]
Back
Washington State
62
Baltimore Colts
Ed Dyas
Back
Auburn
63
Baltimore Colts
Ron Osborne
Tackle
Clemson
64
St. Louis Cardinals
Glenn Bass [ 14]
End
East Carolina
65
San Francisco 49ers
Bob McCreary
Tackle
Wake Forest
66
Detroit Lions
Earl Faison [ 15]
End
Indiana
67
New York Giants
Jerry Daniels
End
Mississippi
68
Green Bay Packers
Jack Novak
Guard
Miami (FL)
69
Cleveland Browns
Mike Lucci
Center
Tennessee
70
Detroit Lions
Ron Puckett
Tackle
Cal State-Los Angeles
Round six
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
71
Minnesota Vikings
Jerry Burch
End
Georgia Tech
72
Washington Redskins[ 5]
Joe Krakoski
Back
Illinois
73
Washington Redskins
John O'Day
Tackle
Miami (FL)
74
Los Angeles Rams
Bruce Olderman
Tackle
Allegheny
75
Los Angeles Rams
Larry Wood
Back
Northwestern
76
Chicago Bears
George Fleming
Back
Washington
77
Baltimore Colts
Don Kern
Running back
Virginia Military Inst
78
St. Louis Cardinals
Dale Evans
Back
Kansas State
79
Cleveland Browns
Frank Parker
Tackle
Oklahoma State
80
San Francisco 49ers
Mike McClellan
Back
Oklahoma
81
New York Giants
Greg Larson
Center
Minnesota
82
Green Bay Packers
Lee Folkins
End
Washington
83
St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Thornton
Quarterback
Northwestern
84
Philadelphia Eagles
Ben Balme
Guard
Yale
Round seven
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
85
Minnesota Vikings
Allan Ferrie
End
Wagner
86
Dallas Cowboys
Art Gilmore
Back
Oregon State
87
Washington Redskins
Jim Kerr
Back
Penn State
88
Los Angeles Rams
Bobby Smith
Back
UCLA
89
Chicago Bears
Mike Pyle
Center
Yale
90
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dick Hoak
Back
Penn State
91
Baltimore Colts
Ike Grimsley
Running back
Michigan State
92
St. Louis Cardinals
George Hultz
Tackle
Southern Mississippi
93
San Francisco 49ers
Ray Purdin
Back
Northwestern
94
St. Louis Cardinals
Al Bemiller [ 16]
Center
Syracuse
95
New York Giants
Jim Collier
End
Arkansas
96
Green Bay Packers
Lewis Johnson
Back
Florida A&M
97
Cleveland Browns
Preston Powell
Back
Grambling
98
Philadelphia Eagles
Irv Cross
Back
Northwestern
Round eight
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
99
Minnesota Vikings
Paul Lindquist
Tackle
New Hampshire
100
Dallas Cowboys
Don Talbert
Tackle
Texas
101
Washington Redskins
Charley Barnes
End
Northwest Louisiana
102
Los Angeles Rams
Reggie Carolan [ 17]
End
Idaho
103
Pittsburgh Steelers
George Balthazar
Tackle
Tennessee State
104
Chicago Bears
Ed Ryan
Back
Michigan State
105
Baltimore Colts
Paul Terhes
Back
Bucknell
106
St. Louis Cardinals
Marshall Starks
Running back
Illinois
107
Detroit Lions
Larry Muff
End
Benedictine
108
San Francisco 49ers
Neill Plumley
Tackle
Oregon
109
New York Giants
Allen Green
Center
Mississippi
110
Cleveland Browns
Fred Cox
Kicker
Pittsburgh
111
Cleveland Browns
John Frongillo
Tackle
Baylor
112
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Beaver
Guard
Florida
Round nine
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
113
Minnesota Vikings
Dan Sheehan
Tackle
Tennessee-Chattanooga
114
Dallas Cowboys
Glynn Gregory
Back
Southern Methodist
115
Washington Redskins
Joel Arrington
Back
Duke
116
Los Angeles Rams
Duane Allen
End
Mt. San Antonio J.C.
117
Chicago Bears
Bob Bethune
Back
Mississippi State
118
San Francisco 49ers
Leon Donohue
Tackle
San Jose State
119
Baltimore Colts
Pete Nicklas
Tackle
Baylor
120
St. Louis Cardinals
Chick Granning
Running back
Georgia Tech
121
San Francisco 49ers
Evaristo DeLeon Nino Jr.
Tackle
East Texas State
122
Detroit Lions
Bob Brooks
Running back
Ohio
123
New York Giants
Moses Gray
Tackle
Indiana
124
Green Bay Packers
Vester Flanagan
Tackle
Cal State-Humboldt
125
Cleveland Browns
Jake Gibbs
Quarterback
Mississippi
126
Philadelphia Eagles
Wayne Fontes [ 18]
Running back
Michigan State
Round ten
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
127
Minnesota Vikings
Doug Mayberry
Running back
Utah State
128
Green Bay Packers[ 19]
Roger Hagberg
Back
Minnesota
129
Cleveland Browns
Wayne Wolff
Guard
Wake Forest
130
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Scibelli
Tackle
Notre Dame
131
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill "Red" Mack
Back
Notre Dame
132
Chicago Bears
Jason Harness
End
Michigan State
133
Baltimore Colts
Bob Clemens
Back
Pittsburgh
134
St. Louis Cardinals
Jimmy King
Tackle
Clemson
135
Detroit Lions
Errol Linden
End
Houston
136
San Francisco 49ers
Paul Hynes
Running back
Louisiana Tech
137
New York Giants
Glen Knight
End
Shaw
138
Green Bay Packers
Buck McLeod
Tackle
Baylor
139
Cleveland Browns
Ken Ericson
End
Syracuse
140
Philadelphia Eagles
Luther Hayes
End
USC
Round eleven
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
141
Minnesota Vikings
Jerry Mays [ 20]
Tackle
Southern Methodist
142
Dallas Cowboys
Norris Stevenson
Back
Missouri
143
Washington Redskins
Riley Mattson
Tackle
Oregon
144
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Lane
End
Baylor
145
Chicago Bears
Sam Fewell
Tackle
South Carolina
146
Pittsburgh Steelers
Henry Clement
Back
North Carolina
147
Baltimore Colts
Ralph White
Tackle
Bowling Green
148
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Kinnune
Guard
Washington
149
San Francisco 49ers
Tony Parrilli
Guard
Illinois
150
Detroit Lions
Larry Vargo
End
Detroit
151
New York Giants
Bob Benton
Tackle
Mississippi
152
Green Bay Packers
Val Keckin
Back
Southern Mississippi
153
Cleveland Browns
Billy Gault
Back
Texas Christian
154
Philadelphia Eagles
L.E. Hicks
Tackle
Florida
Round twelve
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
155
Minnesota Vikings
Steve Stonebreaker
End
Detroit
156
Dallas Cowboys
Lowndes Shingler
Quarterback
Clemson
157
Washington Redskins
Bob Coolbaugh
End
Richmond
158
Los Angeles Rams
Walt Mince
Back
Arizona
159
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Jackunas
Tackle
Detroit
160
Chicago Bears
Howard Dyer
Quarterback
Virginia Military Inst
161
Baltimore Colts
Dick Reynolds
Tackle
North Carolina State
162
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Stock
Back
Northwestern
163
Detroit Lions
Tom Rodgers
Back
Kentucky
164
San Francisco 49ers
Don Coffey
End
Memphis State
165
New York Giants
Jack Moynihan
Quarterback
Holy Cross
166
Green Bay Packers
John Denvir
Tackle
Colorado
167
Cleveland Browns
Dick Lage
End
Lenoir-Rhyne
168
Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Majors [ 21]
Back
Tennessee
Round thirteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
169
Minnesota Vikings
Ray Hayes
Running back
Central State (OK)
170
Dallas Cowboys
Don Goodman
Back
Florida
171
Washington Redskins
Doug Elmore
Back
Mississippi
172
Los Angeles Rams
Mike McKeever
Guard
USC
173
Chicago Bears
Bob McLeod
End
Abilene Christian
174
San Francisco 49ers
Tommy Hackler
End
Tennessee Tech
175
Baltimore Colts
Dallas Garber
Back
Marietta
176
St. Louis Cardinals
Ernie McMillan
End
Illinois
177
San Francisco 49ers
Julius Fincke
Tackle
McNeese State
178
Detroit Lions
Paul Hodge
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
179
New York Giants
Jerry Fields
Back
Ohio State
180
Green Bay Packers
Elijah Pitts
Back
Philander Smith
181
Cleveland Browns
Jack Wilson
Back
Duke
182
Philadelphia Eagles
Don Jonas
Quarterback
Penn State
Round fourteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
183
Minnesota Vikings
Ken Petersen
Tackle
Utah
184
Dallas Cowboys
Billy Shaw [ 22]
Tackle
Georgia Tech
185
Washington Redskins
Doyle Schick
Back
Kansas
186
Los Angeles Rams
David "Deacon" Jones
Defensive end
Mississippi Valley State
187
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Schmitz
Guard
Montana State
188
Chicago Bears
Jim Tyrer [ 23]
Tackle
Ohio State
189
Baltimore Colts
Bob Hunt
Tackle
Southern Methodist
190
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Elliot
Running back
North Carolina
191
Detroit Lions
Charley Bowers
Running back
Arizona State
192
San Francisco 49ers
Bill Worrell
Tackle
Georgia
193
New York Giants
Eugene White
Back
Florida A&M
194
Green Bay Packers
Nelson Toburen
End
Wichita State
195
Cleveland Browns
Phil Lohman
Center
Oklahoma
196
Philadelphia Eagles
Willie Fleming
Running back
Iowa
Round fifteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
197
Minnesota Vikings
Mike Mercer
End
Arizona State
198
Dallas Cowboys
Julius Varnado
Tackle
Cal State-San Francisco
199
Washington Redskins
Bob Johnson
End
Michigan
200
Los Angeles Rams
Ernie Wright [ 24]
Tackle
Ohio State
201
Chicago Bears
Chuck Linning
Tackle
Miami (FL)
202
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray McCown
Back
West Texas State
203
Baltimore Colts
E. A. Sims
End
New Mexico State
204
St. Louis Cardinals
Mel West
Back
Missouri
205
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Sams
Tackle
Central State (OK)
206
Detroit Lions
Mike Lauber
End
Wisconsin–River Falls
207
New York Giants
Cody Binkley
Center
Vanderbilt
208
Green Bay Packers
Ray Lardani
Tackle
Miami (FL)
209
Cleveland Browns
Charley Taylor
Back
Mississippi
210
Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Richards
Tackle
Louisiana State
Round sixteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
211
Minnesota Vikings
Ted Karpowicz
Running back
Detroit
212
Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Steffen
Back
Colorado
213
Washington Redskins
Ron Petty
Tackle
Louisville
214
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Zeno
Guard
Virginia Tech
215
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wilbert Scott
Back
Indiana
216
Chicago Bears
Wayne Frazier [ 25]
Center
Auburn
217
Baltimore Colts
Tom Wiesner
Back
Wisconsin
218
St. Louis Cardinals
Jake Bradley
Tackle
Florida A&M
219
Detroit Lions
Gus Krantz
Tackle
Northern Michigan
220
San Francisco 49ers
Charley Fuller
Running back
Cal State-San Francisco
221
New York Giants
Bernie Vishneski
Tackle
Virginia Tech
222
Green Bay Packers
Clarence Mason
End
Bowling Green
223
Cleveland Browns
Roger Shoals
Tackle
Maryland
224
Philadelphia Eagles
G. W. Clapp
Guard
Auburn
Round seventeen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
225
Minnesota Vikings
Willie Jones
Back
Purdue
226
Dallas Cowboys
Everett Cloud
Back
Maryland
227
Washington Redskins
Joe Bellino [ 26] [ 27]
Back
Navy
228
Los Angeles Rams
Chuck Allen
Guard
Washington
229
Chicago Bears
Rossie Barfield
End
North Carolina Central
230
Pittsburgh Steelers
Terry Nofsinger
Quarterback
Utah
231
Baltimore Colts
Steve Jastrzembski
Back
Pittsburgh
232
St. Louis Cardinals
Pat Fischer
Back
Nebraska
233
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Jewell
Tackle
Idaho State
234
Detroit Lions
Tom Goode [ 28]
Linebacker
Mississippi State
235
New York Giants
Sylvester Cooper
Tackle
Bakersfield J.C.
236
Green Bay Packers
Jim Brewington
Tackle
North Carolina Central
237
Cleveland Browns
Calvin Bird
Back
Kentucky
238
Philadelphia Eagles
Larry Lavery
Tackle
Illinois
Round eighteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
239
Minnesota Vikings
Bob Voight
Tackle
Cal State-Los Angeles
240
Dallas Cowboys
Randy Williams
Back
Indiana
241
Washington Redskins
George Tolford
Tackle
Ohio State
242
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Williamson
Tackle
Bakersfield J.C.
243
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Simko
End
Augustana (SD)
244
Chicago Bears
John Finn
Tackle
Louisville
245
Baltimore Colts
Wilson Allison
Tackle
Baylor
246
St. Louis Cardinals
Art Browning
Guard
Duke
247
Detroit Lions
John Gregor
Tackle
Montana
248
San Francisco 49ers
Kay McFarland
Running back
Colorado State
249
New York Giants
Ken DesMarais
Center
Holy Cross
250
Green Bay Packers
Arthur Sims
Back
Texas A&M
251
Cleveland Browns
Ed Morris
Tackle
Indiana
252
Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Maravich
Tackle
North Carolina State
Round nineteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
253
Minnesota Vikings
Bill Hill
Running back
Presbyterian
254
Dallas Cowboys
Lynn Hoyem
Center
Long Beach State
255
Washington Redskins
Tony Romeo [ 29]
End
Florida State
256
Los Angeles Rams
Lou Zivkovich
Tackle
New Mexico State
257
Chicago Bears
Ben Charles
Quarterback
South Carolina
258
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bernard Wyatt
Back
Iowa
259
Baltimore Colts
Joe Novsek
Tackle
Tulsa
260
St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Schnell
Tackle
Wyoming
261
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Simpson
Tackle
Davidson
262
Detroit Lions
Gene Valesano
Back
Northern Michigan
263
New York Giants
Bob Reublin
Back
Bowling Green
264
Green Bay Packers
Leland Bondhus
Tackle
South Dakota State
265
Cleveland Browns
Bob Minihane
Guard
Boston University
266
Philadelphia Eagles
Dick Wilson
Center
Penn State
Round twenty
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
267
Minnesota Vikings
Mike McFarland
Quarterback
Western Illinois
268
Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Morgan
Back
Iowa State
269
Washington Redskins
Mike Ingram
Guard
Ohio State
270
Los Angeles Rams
Al Lederle
End
Georgia Tech
271
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Jones
Quarterback
San Jose State
272
Chicago Bears
Gordon Mason
Back
Tennessee Tech
273
Baltimore Colts
Albert Kimbrough
Back
Northwestern
274
St. Louis Cardinals
Leo Reed
End
Colorado State
275
Detroit Lions
Tom Lewis
Back
Lake Forest
276
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Perry
Guard
Central State (OK)
277
New York Giants
Don McKeta
Back
Washington
278
Green Bay Packers
Ray Ratkowski
Back
Notre Dame
279
Cleveland Browns
Charlie Baker
Tackle
Tennessee
280 [ 30]
Philadelphia Eagles
Jacque MacKinnon [ 31]
Back
Colgate
= Pro Bowler [ 3]
= AFL All-Star [ 4]
= Hall of Famer
Hall of Famers
Herb Adderley , running back from Michigan State taken 1st round 14th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1980.[ 32]
Bob Lilly , tackle from Texas Christian University taken 1st round 13th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1980,[ 32]
David "Deacon" Jones , defensive end from South Carolina State taken 14th round 186th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1980.[ 32]
Fran Tarkenton , quarterback from Georgia taken 3rd round 29th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1986.[ 32]
Mike Ditka , tight end from the University of Pittsburgh taken 1st round 5th overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988.[ 32]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.[ 33]
Billy Shaw , offensive guard from Georgia Tech taken 14th round 184th overall by the Dallas Cowboys, signed by the Buffalo Bills of the AFL.
Inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 1999.[ 33]
Notable undrafted players
See also
References
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
^ a b Pick acquired from the Dallas Cowboys for quarterback Eddie LeBaron .
^ Ken Rice signed with the Buffalo Bills of the AFL
^ E.J. Holub signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League
^ Stew Barber signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League.
^ Claude Gibson signed with the Oakland Raiders of the AFL
^ Houston Antwine signed with the Boston Patriots of the AFL
^ Ernie Ladd signed with the San Diego Chargers of the AFL
^ Pick acquired from the Dallas Cowboys for linebacker/Running back Gene Babb .
^ Keith Lincoln signed with the San Diego Chargers of the AFL
^ Glenn Bass signed with the Buffalo Bills of the AFL
^ Earl Faison signed with the San Diego Chargers of the AFL
^ Al Bemiller signed with the Buffalo Bills of the AFL
^ Reggie Carolan signed with the San Diego Chargers of the AFL
^ Wayne Fontes signed with the New York Titans of the AFL
^ Pick acquired from the Dallas Cowboys for Fred Cone .
^ Jerry Mays signed with the Dallas Texans of the AFL
^ Billy Majors signed with the Buffalo Bills of the AFL
^ Billy Shaw signed with the Buffalo Bills of the AFL
^ Jim Tyrer signed with the Dallas Texans of the AFL
^ Ernie Wright signed with the Los Angeles Chargers of the AFL in 1960 . The NFL apparently didn't know.
^ Wayne Frazier was drafted and signed by the San Diego Chargers of the AFL in 1962
^ After his Navy service Joe Bellino signed with the Boston Patriots of the AFL in 1965
^ Joe Bellino, 1960 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
^ Tom Goode signed with the Houston Oilers of the AFL
^ Tony Romeo signed with the Boston Patriots of the AFL
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ Jacque MacKinnon signed with the San Diego Chargers of the AFL
^ a b c d e List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductees"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
^ a b List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductees"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
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