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1961 AFL Pro Bowlers
Pro Bowlers
| Pos | Tm | Age | Yrs | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Tkl | Sk | Int | All-pro teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Jack Kemp | SDG | 26 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 165 | 364 | 2686 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| QB | Al Dorow | NYT | 32 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 197 | 438 | 2651 | 19 | 30 | 54 | 317 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| HB | Donnie Stone | DEN | 24 | Rook | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 505 | 4 | 38 | 344 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| FB | Bill Mathis | NYT | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 846 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| FB | Charley Tolar | HOU | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 577 | 4 | 24 | 219 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| FB | Alan Miller | OAK | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 255 | 3 | 36 | 315 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| WR | Charley Hennigan | HOU | 26 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1746 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| FL | Dave Kocourek | SDG | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1055 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| SE | Lionel Taylor | DEN | 26 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1176 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| SE | Chris Burford | DTX | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 0 | 51 | 850 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| SE | Don Norton | SDG | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 816 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| LT | Al Jamison | HOU | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| LT | Ken Rice | BUF | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| LT | Ernie Wright | SDG | 22 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| LG | Bob Mischak | NYT | 29 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| LG | Ken Adamson | DEN | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| C | Jim Otto | OAK | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| C | Bob Schmidt | HOU | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| C | Jon Gilliam | DTX | 23 | Rook | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| RG | Charley Leo | BOS | 27 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| RG | Billy Krisher | DTX | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| RT | Ron Mix | SDG | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| RT | Harold Olson | BUF | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| LDE | Earl Faison | SDG | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| LDE | Bob Dee | BOS | 28 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| LDT | Bud McFadin | DEN | 33 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| LDT | Chuck McMurtry | BUF | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| LDT | Bill Hudson | SDG | 26 | Rook | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| LDT | Paul Rochester | DTX | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| RDT | Ed Husmann | HOU | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| RDT | Jim Hunt | BOS | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| RDE | LaVerne Torczon | BUF | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| RDE | Don Floyd | HOU | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL |
| RDE | Mel Branch | DTX | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| LLB | Tom Addison | BOS | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| LLB | E.J. Holub | DTX | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| LLB | Emil Karas | SDG | 28 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | |
| MLB | Sherrill Headrick | DTX | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| MLB | Archie Matsos | BUF | 27 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| MLB | Dennit Morris | HOU | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| LCB | Tony Banfield | HOU | 24 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| LCB | Fred Williamson | OAK | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| RCB | Dick Harris | SDG | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| RCB | Mark Johnston | HOU | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL |
| LS | Dick Felt | NYT | 28 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| RS | Charlie McNeil | SDG | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| RS | Dave Webster | DTX | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL |
| RS | Goose Gonsoulin | DEN | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| K | George Blair | SDG | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| KR | Larry Garron | BOS | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 389 | 2 | 24 | 341 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| K/QB | George Blanda | HOU | 34 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 187 | 362 | 3330 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| HB/KR/PR | Billy Cannon | HOU | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 948 | 6 | 43 | 586 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| HB/PR | Abner Haynes | DTX | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 841 | 9 | 34 | 558 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 1st Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| K/P/RS | Billy Atkins | BUF | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL Sporting News: 1st Team All-AFL UPI: 1st Team All-AFL AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| K/SE | Gino Cappelletti | BOS | 27 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 768 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| PR/RS | Fred Bruney | BOS | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| P/QB | Cotton Davidson | DTX | 30 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 151 | 330 | 2445 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bob McLeod | HOU | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 172 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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