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First Pick: Tommy Mason, HB, Tulane
 1961-66 Minnesota Vikings
1967-70 Los Angeles Rams
1971 Washington Redskins (11 playing seasons)
Rushing: 1,040 yards, 32 TDs
Receiving: 2324 yards, 214 receptions, 13 TDs
All-Pro: 1 year
Pro Bowls: 3 |
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Minnesota Vikings |
Tommy Mason |
HB |
Tulane |
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2 |
Washington Redskins1 |
Norm Snead |
QB |
Wake Forest |
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3 |
Washington Redskins |
Joe Rutgens |
T |
Illinois |
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4 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Marlin McKeever |
LB |
USC |
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5 |
Chicago Bears |
Mike Ditka |
E |
Pittsburgh |
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6 |
San Francisco 49ers2 |
Jimmy Johnson |
B |
UCLA |
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7 |
Baltimore Colts |
Tom Matte |
HB |
Ohio State |
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8 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Ken Rice |
T |
Auburn |
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9 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Bernie Casey |
B |
Bowling Green |
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10 |
Cleveland Browns3 |
Bobby Crespino |
E |
Mississippi |
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11 |
San Francisco 49ers4 |
Billy Kilmer |
B |
UCLA |
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12 |
Green Bay Packers |
Herb Adderley |
B |
Michigan State |
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13 |
Dallas Cowboys5 |
Bob Lilly |
T |
TCU |
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First Pick: Ken Rice, G, Auburn
1961, 1963 Buffalo Bills
1964-65 Oakland Raiders
1966-67 Miami Dolphins (six total playing seasons)
Played in 79 career games
Pro Bowls: 1 |
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Boston Patriots |
Tommy Mason |
HB |
Tulane |
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Buffalo Bills |
Ken Rice |
T |
Auburn |
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Dallas Texans |
E.J. Holub |
C |
Texas Tech |
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Denver Broncos |
Bob Gaiters |
HB |
New Mexico State |
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Houston Oilers |
Mike Ditka |
E |
Pittsburgh |
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Los Angeles Chargers |
Earl Faison |
E |
Indiana |
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New York Titans |
Tom Brown |
G |
Minnesota |
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Oakland Raiders |
Joe Rutgens |
T |
Illinois |
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Mike Ditka
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Hall of Famers Taken in 1961 NFL Draft
Mike Ditka, E, Chicago Bears- 1st round (5th overall)
Jimmy Johnson, CB, San Francisco 49ers - 1th round (6th overall)
Herb Adderley, B, Green Bay Packers - 1st round (12th overall)
Bob Lilly, T, Dallas Cowboys - 1st round (13th overall)
Fran Tarkenton, QB, Minnesota Vikings - 3rd round (29th overall)
David "Deacon" Jones, DE, Los Angeles Rams - 14th round (186t overall)
Hall of Famers Taken in 1961 AFL Draft
Billy Shaw, G, Buffalo Billls - 2nd round
1 - Pick acquired from the Dallas Cowboys
2 - Pick acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers
3 - Pick acquired from the Detroit Lions
4 - Pick acquired from the Baltimore Colts
5 - Pick acquired from the Cleveland Browns
6 - Exact order of draft not known. Picks are listed in alphabetical order.
 1961 Drafts by Team
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