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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 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

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 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 27, 2021

NFL: Packers Star Paul Hornung Directed by Army to Take Second Physical

Oct. 27, 1961 - Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers, originally scheduled for active Army duty next Monday, was directed today to take...

Oct 17, 2021

NFL: Packers Star Paul Hornung Called to Active Duty by Army

Oct. 17, 1961 - Paul Hornung (pictured), the leading scorer in the NFL, was called to active duty by the Army today, together with Ray...

Oct 15, 2021

NFL: Jim Taylor Dominant as Packers Crush Browns, 49-17, in Cleveland

Oct. 15, 1961 - Jim Taylor (pictured), Green Bay’s league-leading rusher, put on a one-man show today as the Packers routed the Browns,...

Oct 8, 2021

NFL: Hornung Dominant as Packers Drop Colts, 45-7

Oct. 8, 1961 - Paul Hornung (#5, far right) of the Green Bay Packers put on a scoring show today in a 45-7 victory over the Baltimore...

Oct 1, 2021

NFL: Packers Shut Out Bears, 24-0

Oct. 1, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers staged a hard-hitting offense powered by Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung (pictured) and defeated the...

Sep 2, 2021

NFL: Talented Rookie Crop for 1961

Sept. 2, 1961 - Two weeks from today, the expanded NFL will open what it hopes will be its biggest season yet. Every team has its quota...

Aug 26, 2021

NFL: Packers Beat Bears, 24-14, for Third Exhibition Victory

Aug. 26, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns today to beat the Chicago Bears, 24-14, before 42,560 fans,...

Aug 11, 2021

NFL: Bart Starr Leads Packers to 30-7 Victory over Dallas in Exhibition

Aug. 11, 1961 - Bart Starr, a former Alabama ace, passed the Green Bay Packers to a 30-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys today in an...

Aug 7, 2021

NFL: Vince Lombardi Given 5-Year Contract with Packers

Aug. 7, 1961 - Vince Lombardi, general manager and coach of the Green Bay Packers, today was given a new five-year contract. Lombardi was...

Aug 1, 2021

NFL: Green Bay Packers Ready for Big Season

Aug. 1, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers sharpened their passing drill today. Bart Starr, Joe Francis, and Val Keckin hit their targets...