1961 NFL Draft

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The 1961 National Football League Draft took place on December 27 and December 28, 1960. The first player selected was Tommy Mason, halfback from Tulane.

Contents 1 Round one 2 Other draft choices 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Minnesota Vikings	Tommy Mason	halfback	Tulane
2	Washington Redskins 1	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 2	Jimmy Johnson	back	UCLA
7	Baltimore Colts	Tom Matte	halfback	Ohio State
8	St. Louis Cardinals	Ken Rice	tackle	Auburn
9	San Francisco 49ers	Bernie Casey	back	Bowling Green
10	Cleveland Browns 3	Bobby Crespino	end	Mississippi
11	San Francisco 49ers 4	Billy Kilmer	quarterback	UCLA
12	Green Bay Packers	Herb Adderley	back	Michigan State
13	Dallas Cowboys 5	Bob Lilly	tackle	TCU

• ¹Pick acquired from the Dallas Cowboys
• ²Pick acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers
• ³Pick acquired from the Detroit Lions
• ⁴Pick acquired from the Baltimore Colts
• ⁵Pick acquired from the Cleveland Browns

[edit] Other draft choices

• Bill Brown, Chicago Bears, second round
• Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings, third round, 29th overall
• Deacon Jones, Los Angeles Rams, 14th round, 186th overall

[edit] Notes

• Six members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were taken in the draft: first rounders Mike Ditka, Jimmy Johnson, Herb Adderley, Bob Lilly, Fran Tarkenton, and Deacon Jones.
• 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.

[edit] External links

• 1961 NFL draft

Preceded by 1960 NFL Draft

NFL Draft 1961

Succeeded by 1962 NFL Draft