NFL: Packer's Jim Taylor Having Monster Season
Dec. 6, 1961 - Green Bay’s Jim Taylor threatens to take the NFL’s individual rushing title away from Cleveland’s Jim Brown. Taylor made a...
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Dec 4, 2021
NFL: Ernie Davis Drafted by Washington Redskins
Dec. 4, 1961 - Ernie Davis, the Syracuse halfback, today became the first Negro ever drafted by the Washington Redskins, but rumors...
Dec 3, 2021
NFL: Packers Clinch Western Conference Title
Dec. 3, 1961 - Pile-driving Jim Taylor hammered into the Giant line for a fourth-quarter touchdown today that clinched the NFL’s Western...
Nov 30, 2021
Private Hornung Gets Pass from Army to Play Giants Sunday
Nov. 30, 1961 - Just as the New York Giants had suspected, Paul Hornung (center) will be on the receiving end of a long pass from the...
Nov 28, 2021
NFL Championship Game to Be Played Dec. 31
Nov. 28, 1961 - The NFL championship game will be held on Dec. 31 in the home park of the Western champion. The Green Bay Packers are...
Nov 26, 2021
NFL: Eagles Rout Cowboys, 35-13, at Franklin Field
Nov. 26, 1961 - Some Eagle fans among the 60,127 persons at Franklin Field today booed Sonny Jurgensen (pictured) when he was introduced...
Nov 26, 2021
NFL: Giants Top Steelers, 37-21, at Yankee Stadium
Nov. 26, 1961 - Shaky on defense and stalled on the ground in the first half, the Giants pulled themselves together at halftime and...
Nov 23, 2021
NFL: Packers Beat Lions, 17-9 in Rain and Mud
Nov. 23, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers mounted two touchdown drives in the rain and mud today and took firm command of the NFL’s Western...
Nov 20, 2021
NFL: Packers Rout Rams, 35-17
Nov. 20, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers scored 28 points in the second period last night on the passing of Bart Starr for a 35-17 NFL...
Nov 19, 2021
NFL: Jimmy Brown Breaks Rushing Record as Browns Destroy Eagles
Nov. 19, 1961 - Jimmy Brown, the 228-pound fullback of the Cleveland Browns, had his greatest effort as a professional as the Browns...
Nov 19, 2021
NFL: Giants Rout Steelers at Yankee Stadium
Nov. 19, 1961 - Recovering quickly from a stumbling start, the Giants routed the Pittsburgh Steelers, 42-21, today. By winning, the New...
Nov 17, 2021
NFL: Patriots Rally to Defeat Raiders, 20-17
Nov. 17, 1961 - The Boston Patriots rallied today when an Oakland fourth-quarter punt bounced off the goal posts and defeated the...
Nov 17, 2021
Packers Sign Kicker to Fill In for Hornung
Nov. 17, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers signed Ben Agajanian (pictured), a 41-year-old kicker, today to take over part of Paul Hornung’s...
Nov 14, 2021
NFL Star Hornung Reports for Army Duty
Nov. 14, 1961 - Paul Hornung, the NFL scoring king since 1959, became Private Hornung today when he checked into the Army base at Fort...
Nov 12, 2021
Giants Destroy Eagles at Yankee Stadium
Nov. 12, 1961 - The Giants stormed to a 38-21 victory over the Eagles today before a roaring crowd of 62,800 at Yankee Stadium. As a...
Nov 12, 2021
Packers Top Bears as Army-Bound Hornung Shines
Nov. 12, 1961 - Bart Starr hurled three touchdown passes, one of them to Army-bound Paul Hornung, who scored 19 points today as the Green...
Nov 6, 2021
NFL Setting Attendance Records
Nov. 6, 1961 - The 7 National Football League games yesterday drew 353,084 spectators for a 1-day league record. The top crowd was 62,723...
Nov 5, 2021
NFL: Unitas Excels as Colts Upset Packers
Nov. 5, 1961 - John Unitas and his Baltimore Colt offense came alive with a vengeance today and ripped the Green Bay Packers, 45-21, in...
Nov 3, 2021
NFL Star Paul Hornung Found Fit for Army Duty
Nov. 3, 1961 - Paul Hornung (pictured #5), the Green Bay Packer halfback and leading scorer in the NFL, was found physically fit today...
Oct 29, 2021
NFL: Packers Top Vikings, 28-10, Hornung and Starr Shine
Oct. 29, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers, paced by the running of Paul Hornung and the passing of Bart Starr, struck for 3 touchdowns in the...
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