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.
^ abcdeList of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductees"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ abList of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductees"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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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 1961 NFL draftGeneral informationDate s December 27 28 1960LocationWarwick Hotelin Philadelphia PennsylvaniaOverview280 total selections in 20 roundsLeagueNFLFirst selectionTommy Mason HBMinnesota VikingsMr IrrelevantJacque MacKinnon FBPhiladelphia EaglesMost selections 26 San Francisco 49ersFewest selections 14 Pittsburgh SteelersHall of Famers7 TE Mike DitkaCB James Earl Jimmy JohnsonDT Bob LillyCB Herb AdderleyQB Fran TarkentonG Billy ShawDE David Deacon Jones 19601962 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 Contents 1 Player selections 1 1 Round one 1 2 Round two 1 3 Round three 1 4 Round four 1 5 Round five 1 6 Round six 1 7 Round seven 1 8 Round eight 1 9 Round nine 1 10 Round ten 1 11 Round eleven 1 12 Round twelve 1 13 Round thirteen 1 14 Round fourteen 1 15 Round fifteen 1 16 Round sixteen 1 17 Round seventeen 1 18 Round eighteen 1 19 Round nineteen 1 20 Round twenty 2 Hall of Famers 3 Notable undrafted players 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlayer selections edit Pro Bowler 3 AFL All Star 4 Hall of Famer Round one edit Pick NFL team Player Position College 1 Minnesota Vikings Tommy Mason Halfback Tulane 2 Washington Redskins Pick acquired from the Dallas Cowboys 5 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 James Earl Jimmy Johnson Cornerback Safety Wide receiver UCLA 7 Baltimore Colts Tom Matte Running back Ohio State 8 St Louis Cardinals Ken Rice 6 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 14 Philadelphia Eagles Art Baker fullback Syracuse HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame Round two edit Pick NFL team Player Position College 15 Minnesota Vikings Rip Hawkins Linebacker North Carolina 16 Dallas Cowboys E J Holub 7 Center Texas Tech 17 New York Giants Bob Gaiters Back New Mexico State 18 Los Angeles Rams Elbert Kimbrough End Northwestern 19 Pittsburgh Steelers Myron Pottios Linebacker Notre Dame 20 Chicago Bears Bill Brown Back Illinois 21 Baltimore Colts Tom Gilburg Tackle Syracuse 22 St Louis Cardinals Fred Arbanas End Michigan State 23 Detroit Lions Danny LaRose End Missouri 24 San Francisco 49ers Roland Lakes Center Wichita State 25 New York Giants Bruce Tarbox Guard Syracuse 26 Green Bay Packers Ron Kostelnik Tackle Cincinnati 27 Cleveland Browns Ed Nutting Tackle Georgia Tech 28 Philadelphia Eagles Bo Strange Center Louisiana State Round three edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 amp M 97 Cleveland Browns Preston Powell Back Grambling 98 Philadelphia Eagles Irv Cross Back Northwestern Round eight edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 amp 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 edit 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 edit 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 amp 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 edit 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 edit 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 amp M 251 Cleveland Browns Ed Morris Tackle Indiana 252 Philadelphia Eagles Nick Maravich Tackle North Carolina State Round nineteen edit 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 edit 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 FamerHall of Famers editHerb 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 James Earl Jimmy Johnson running back from UCLA taken 1st round 6th overall by the San Francisco 49ers 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 edit Pro Bowler 3 Original NFL team Player Pos College Conf Notes Baltimore Colts Mark Smolinski FB TE Wyoming MSC Cleveland Browns Charley Ferguson TE Tennessee State Midwestern Chicago Bears Art Anderson OT Idaho Ind Chicago Bears Roosevelt Taylor S Grambling State SWAC Dallas Cowboys Dave Grayson CB Oregon Ind Dallas Cowboys Warren Livingston CB Arizona BIAA Dallas Cowboys Amos Marsh RB Oregon State Ind Detroit Lions Pat Studstill WR Houston Ind Philadelphia Eagles Glen Amerson DB Texas Tech SWC Pittsburgh Steelers Willie Daniel CB Mississippi State SEC San Francisco 49ers J W Lockett FB Central Oklahoma OCCSee also edit1961 American Football League DraftReferences edit 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 External links editNFL com 1961 Draft databaseFootball com 1961 Draft Pro Football Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1961 NFL draft amp oldid 1219860005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,