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Dec 22, 2021

AP Names George Blanda American Football League Player of the Year

Dec. 22, 1961 - George Blanda, voted the American Football League’s player of the year by The Associated Press, today said this might be...

Dec 21, 2021

Browns Sign All-America Halfback Ernie Davis

Dec. 21, 1961 - Arthur Modell, the board chairman of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, said Ernie Davis, the all-America halfback from Syracuse...

Dec 20, 2021

NFL: Paul Hornung of Packers Named League MVP

Dec. 20, 1961 - Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers was named today the most valuable player of the NFL in a poll of writers and...

Dec 20, 2021

NFL: Jim Brown is Rushing Leader for 5th Straight Year

Dec. 20, 1961 - Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns survived a late-season rally by Jim Taylor of the Packers and set a NFL scoring record...

Dec 19, 2021

NFL: Giants' Allie Sherman Named Coach of the Year

Dec. 19, 1961 - Allie Sherman, the Brooklyn College boy who made good in his first year as coach of the Giants, was named NFL coach of...

Dec 19, 2021

NFL: Mike Ditka of the Bears is Rookie of the Year

Dec. 19, 1961 - Mike Ditka was named rookie of the year in the NFL today by a committee of sportswriters and broadcasters for his work...

Dec 18, 2021

American Football League Struggling to Make Money

Dec. 18, 1961 - The American Football League’s commissioner, Joe Foss (pictured center last year), said today that three of the eight...

Dec 17, 2021

Oilers to Play Chargers Again for AFL Championship

Dec. 17, 1961 - The Houston Oilers, paced by George Blanda’s 4 touchdown passes, trounced the Oakland Raiders, 47-16. The victory gave...

Dec 17, 2021

A 7-7 Tie with Browns Clinches NFL Eastern Conference for Giants

Dec. 17, 1961 - The New York Giants made a first-quarter touchdown stand up for a 7-7 tie with the Cleveland Browns in a tense contest...

Dec 16, 2021

NFL: Colts Upset 49ers as Unitas Shines

Dec. 16, 1961 - Johnny Unitas tossed 3 touchdown passes today and led the Colts to a 27-24 upset over the Forty-Niners. The brilliant...

Dec 13, 2021

Roman Gabriel Signs With Rams

Dec. 13, 1961 - Roman Gabriel, the ace passer of North Carolina State College, today said he would play with the Los Angeles Rams of the...

Dec 10, 2021

NFL: Giants Top Eagles, 28-24, Clinch Tie for Eastern Conference Title

Dec. 10, 1961 - Charlie Conerly’s deft hand guided the New York Giants today to at least a tie for the NFL’s Eastern Conference title....

Dec 7, 2021

NFL Championship to Played Dec. 31

Dec. 7, 1961 - N.F.L. Commissioner Pete Rozelle (pictured center) said the championship game would start at 2 p.m. New York time on...

Dec 6, 2021

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...

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...