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 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
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 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...
Oct 22, 2021
NFL: Charlie Conerly Leads Giants to Comeback Win over Rams at Yankee Stadium
Oct. 22, 1961 - Charlie Conerly, one of the NFL’s great clutch players, led the New York Giants to a comeback 24-14 victory over the Los...
Oct 15, 2021
NFL: Tittle Leads Giants to Victory over Dallas, 31-10
Oct. 15, 1961 - The New York Giants, led by quarterback Y.A. Tittle (pictured) and showing their best display of offense this season,...
Oct 1, 2021
NFL: Giants Comeback Sinks Redskins, 24-21
Oct. 1, 1961 - With Y.A. Tittle as their prime mover, the New York Giants spoiled the home debut of the Redskins today. The score of the...
Sep 24, 2021
NFL: Y.A. Tittle, 35, Leads N.Y. Giants to Victory
Sept. 24, 1961 - With a big lift from Y.A. Tittle, the 35-year-old quarterback they acquired from San Francisco in a pre-season trade,...
Sep 10, 2021
NFL: Colts, Unitas Top Giants, 49-20, in Exhibition
Sept. 10, 1961 - When Johnny Unitas is at his best, he is practically unbeatable. And when the defense opposing the excellent Baltimore...
Aug 15, 2021
NFL: Giants Obtain Veteran Quarterback Y.A. Tittle from 49ers
Aug. 15, 1961 - Acting to strengthen their shaky quarterback position, the New York Giants today obtained Y.A. Tittle from the San...
Aug 13, 2021
NFL: Giants Edge 49ers, 21-20, in First Exhibition Game of '61
Aug. 13, 1961 - Dick Lynch (pictured) blocked an extra-point attempt and that proved the difference as the New York Giants edged the...
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