1961 NFL All-Pros

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League Champion: Green Bay Packers

AP MVP: Paul Hornung

AP Rookie of the Year: Mike Ditka

Passing Leader: Sonny Jurgensen, 3723 Yds

Rushing Leader: Jim Brown, 1408 Yds

Receiving Leader: Tommy McDonald, 1144 Yds

All-Pros

All-Pros Table
Pos	Player	Tm	Age	Yrs	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Sk	Int	All-pro teams
LB	Chuck Bednarik	PHI	36	12	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm
FS	Jimmy Patton	NYG	28	6	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RHB	Lenny Moore	BAL	28	5	13	13	0	2	0	0	1	92	648	7	49	728	8	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
FB	Jim Brown	CLE	25	4	14	14	1	3	37	1	0	305	1408	8	46	459	2	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LT	Rosey Brown	NYG	29	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LG	Fuzzy Thurston	GNB	28	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LG	Jim Ray Smith	CLE	29	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
C	Jim Ringo	GNB	30	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LE	Del Shofner	NYG	27	4	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	68	1125	11	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
MLB	Joe Schmidt	DET	29	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RDT	Henry Jordan	GNB	26	4	14	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LDE	Gino Marchetti	BAL	34	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
HB	Paul Hornung	GNB	26	4	12	11	3	5	42	1	0	127	597	8	15	145	2	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LT	Jim Parker	BAL	27	4	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RE	Red Phillips	RAM	25	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	1092	5	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RLB	Bill Forester	GNB	29	8	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	2	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LCB	Erich Barnes	NYG	26	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	74	1	0.0	7	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LDE	Jim Katcavage	NYG	27	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	0	AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LCB	Night Train Lane	DET	33	9	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LDT	Alex Karras	DET	26	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
QB	Sonny Jurgensen	PHI	27	4	14	14	235	416	3723	32	24	20	27	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RCB	Jesse Whittenton	GNB	27	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
QB	Y.A. Tittle	NYG	35	13	13	10	163	285	2272	17	12	25	85	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
MLB	Bill George	CHI	32	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	3	AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RCB/LCB	Johnny Sample	PIT	25	3	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8	NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LLB	Dan Currie	GNB	26	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	3	NEA: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
FB	Jim Taylor	GNB	26	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	243	1307	15	25	175	1	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
TE	Mike Ditka	CHI	22	Rook	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	1076	12	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDE	Doug Atkins	CHI	31	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
SS	Jerry Norton	STL	30	7	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	0	0	0	0.0	7	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
RT/RG	Forrest Gregg	GNB	28	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RLB	Maxie Baughan	PHI	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	1	NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDT/LDT	Gene Lipscomb	PIT	30	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.5	0	NEA: 1st Tm
LDT	Dick Modzelewski	NYG	30	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	0	NYDN: 1st Tm
LHB/LCB	Abe Woodson	SFO	27	3	14	11	0	0	0	0	0	14	23	0	8	74	0	0.0	1	NYDN: 1st Tm
RCB	Jimmy Hill	STL	33	6	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4	NEA: 1st Tm
FL	Tommy McDonald	PHI	27	4	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	1144	13	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDE	Andy Robustelli	NYG	36	10	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RT	Mike McCormack	CLE	31	10	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
QB	Bart Starr	GNB	27	5	14	14	172	295	2418	16	16	12	56	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
C	Ray Wietecha	NYG	33	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
RLB	John Reger	PIT	30	6	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
LE	Buddy Dial	PIT	24	2	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	53	1047	12	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NYDN: 2nd Tm
LG	Bruce Bosley	SFO	28	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
RT	Bob St. Clair	SFO	30	8	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
RG	John Nisby	PIT	25	4	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
SS	Dave Baker	SFO	24	2	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RCB	Don Bishop	DAL	27	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LDT	Bob Toneff	WAS	31	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RDE	Ernie Stautner	PIT	36	11	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RLB	Matt Hazeltine	SFO	28	6	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LDT	Jess Richardson	PHI	31	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LHB	Don Perkins	DAL	23	Rook	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	200	815	4	32	298	1	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
SS	Andy Nelson	BAL	28	4	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RLB	Walt Michaels	CLE	32	10	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	2	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LCB	Eddie Meador	RAM	24	2	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LHB	Jon Arnett	RAM	26	4	14	14	3	13	47	0	1	158	609	4	28	194	0	0.0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
FS	Don Burroughs	PHI	30	6	13	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	7	NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LE	Raymond Berry	BAL	28	6	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	873	0	0.0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RG	Jack Stroud	NYG	33	8	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LLB	Cliff Livingston	NYG	31	7	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
MLB	Sam Huff	NYG	27	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	3	NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
RDT	Roger Brown	DET	24	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	1	NEA: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDT	Rosey Grier	NYG	29	6	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm
RG	Jerry Kramer	GNB	25	3	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm
LDT	Leo Nomellini	SFO	37	11	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
FS	Yale Lary	DET	31	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	0	0	0	0	0.0	6	NEA: 2nd Tm
FS	Eddie Dove	SFO	24	2	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	UPI: 2nd Tm
LDT	Bob Gain	CLE	32	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5	0	UPI: 2nd Tm
LG	Stan Jones	CHI	30	7	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm
RCB	Dick Lynch	NYG	25	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	9	UPI: 2nd Tm
LDE	Leo Sugar	PHI	32	7	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm

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