1961 NFL Receiving

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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

Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Receiving Table
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
1	Red Phillips*+	RAM	25	RE	14	14	78	1092	14.0	5	69		5.6	78.0	1
2	Raymond Berry*	BAL	28	LE	12	10	75	873	11.6	0	44		6.3	72.8	0
3	Del Shofner*+	NYG	27	LE	14	14	68	1125	16.5	11	46		4.9	80.4	1
4	Tommy McDonald*	PHI	27	FL	14	14	64	1144	17.9	13	66		4.6	81.7	1
5	Mike Ditka*	CHI	22	TE	14	14	56	1076	19.2	12	76		4.0	76.9	2
6	Billy Howton	DAL	31	LE	14	14	56	785	14.0	4	53		4.0	56.1	1
7	R.C. Owens	SFO	27	RHB	14	13	55	1032	18.8	5	54		3.9	73.7	1
8	Buddy Dial*	PIT	24	LE	14	10	53	1047	19.8	12	88		3.8	74.8	3
9	Fred Dugan	WAS	28	LE	13	13	53	817	15.4	4	80		4.1	62.8	1
10	Kyle Rote	NYG	33	RHB	14	14	53	805	15.2	7	57		3.8	57.5	2
11	Max McGee*	GNB	29	LE	13	13	51	883	17.3	7	53		3.9	67.9	1
12	Jerry Reichow*	MIN	27	RHB	14	9	50	859	17.2	11	51		3.6	61.4	0
13	Pete Retzlaff	PHI	30	LE	14	14	50	769	15.4	8	61		3.6	54.9	0
14	Lenny Moore*+	BAL	28	RHB	13	13	49	728	14.9	8	72		3.8	56.0	1
15	Ray Renfro	CLE	32	FL	14	14	48	834	17.4	6	57		3.4	59.6	1
16	Jim Brown*+	CLE	25	FB	14	14	46	459	10.0	2	77		3.3	32.8	6
17	Gail Cogdill	DET	24	LE	14	14	45	956	21.2	6	84		3.2	68.3	0
18	Jim Gibbons*	DET	25	RE	14	13	45	566	12.6	1	36		3.2	40.4	0
19	Sonny Randle*	STL	25	LE	14	14	44	591	13.4	9	41		3.1	42.2	0
20	Monty Stickles	SFO	23	RE	14	14	43	794	18.5	5	54		3.1	56.7	0
21	Frank Clarke	DAL	27	RHB	14	14	41	919	22.4	9	80		2.9	65.6	1
22	Bill Anderson	WAS	25	TE	14	11	40	637	15.9	0	42		2.9	45.5	1
23	Terry Barr	DET	26	FL	14	14	40	630	15.8	6	61		2.9	45.0	0
24	Hugh McElhenny*	MIN	33	LHB/RHB	13	13	37	283	7.6	3	26		2.8	21.8	8
25	Boyd Dowler	GNB	24	FL	14	14	36	633	17.6	3	78		2.6	45.2	0
26	Johnny Morris	CHI	26	FL	14	12	36	548	15.2	4	80		2.6	39.1	2
27	Joe Walton	NYG	26	RE	12	8	36	544	15.1	2	37		3.0	45.3	1
28	Carroll Dale	RAM	23	LE	14	14	35	561	16.0	2	68		2.5	40.1	1
29	Ron Kramer	GNB	26	RE	14	14	35	559	16.0	4	53		2.5	39.9	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
30	Joe Perry	BAL	34	FB	13	13	34	322	9.5	1	27		2.6	24.8	3
31	Bobby Walston*	PHI	33	RE	14	12	34	569	16.7	2	68		2.4	40.6	0
32	Preston Carpenter	PIT	27	RE	13	12	33	460	13.9	4	40		2.5	35.4	1
33	Willie Galimore	CHI	26	HB	14	12	33	502	15.2	3	84		2.4	35.9	8
34	Bobby Mitchell	CLE	26	HB	14	13	32	368	11.5	3	52		2.3	26.3	6
35	Clarence Peaks	PHI	26	FB	13	11	32	472	14.8	0	48		2.5	36.3	2
36	Don Perkins*	DAL	23	LHB	14	14	32	298	9.3	1	38		2.3	21.3	5
37	Bobby Joe Conrad	STL	26	RHB	14	13	30	499	16.6	2	50		2.1	35.6	2
38	Dave Middleton	MIN	28	LE	12	12	30	444	14.8	2	57		2.5	37.0	0
39	Ollie Matson	RAM	31	RHB	14	13	29	537	18.5	3	96		2.1	38.4	0
40	Jon Arnett*	RAM	26	LHB	14	14	28	194	6.9	0	29		2.0	13.9	3
41	J.D. Smith	SFO	29	LHB/FB	14	14	28	343	12.3	1	57		2.0	24.5	3
42	Dick Bielski*	DAL	29	TE	14	14	26	377	14.5	3	28		1.9	26.9	0
43	Nick Pietrosante*	DET	24	FB	14	14	26	315	12.1	0	76		1.9	22.5	7
44	Alex Webster*	NYG	30	FB/RHB	14	14	26	313	12.0	3	59		1.9	22.4	5
45	Jim Taylor*	GNB	26	FB	14	14	25	175	7.0	1	18		1.8	12.5	2
46	John Henry Johnson	PIT	32	FB	14	13	24	262	10.9	1	51		1.7	18.7	7
47	Bob Schnelker	2TM	33	LE/RE	14	12	24	401	16.7	4	59		1.7	28.6	0
48	Taz Anderson	STL	23	TE	14	12	22	399	18.1	2	78		1.6	28.5	1
49	Tom Osborne	WAS	24	RHB/RE	14	8	22	297	13.5	2	60		1.6	21.2	0
50	Ted Dean*	PHI	23	FB	14	5	21	335	16.0	1	60		1.5	23.9	6
51	Bo Farrington	CHI	25	LE	11	9	21	349	16.6	4	98		1.9	31.7	1
52	Rich Kreitling	CLE	25	LE	13	11	21	229	10.9	3	19		1.6	17.6	2
53	Amos Marsh	DAL	22	FB	14	7	21	189	9.0	2	46		1.5	13.5	12
54	John David Crow	STL	26	LHB	8	7	20	306	15.3	3	35		2.5	38.3	1
55	Alex Hawkins	BAL	24	LHB	11	11	20	158	7.9	1	22		1.8	14.4	3
56	Dick James*	WAS	27	RHB/LHB	14	11	20	298	14.9	2	44		1.4	21.3	0
57	Tommy Mason	MIN	22	LHB	13	4	20	122	6.1	0	18		1.5	9.4	7
58	Jim Mutscheller	BAL	31	RE	12	12	20	370	18.5	2	45		1.7	30.8	0
59	J.W. Lockett	2TM	24	FB	14	9	19	149	7.8	2	26		1.4	10.6	8
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
60	Gern Nagler	CLE	29	RE	13	13	19	241	12.7	1	21		1.5	18.5	0
61	Jimmy Orr	BAL	26	LE	13	5	18	357	19.8	4	64		1.4	27.5	0
62	Dick Bass	RAM	24	FB	14	9	16	145	9.1	0	37		1.1	10.4	6
63	Don Bosseler	WAS	25	FB	12	11	16	94	5.9	1	18		1.3	7.8	2
64	Ray Hayes	MIN	26	FB	13	4	16	121	7.6	0	22		1.2	9.3	5
65	Billy Ray Barnes	PHI	26	LHB	12	8	15	194	12.9	3	59		1.3	16.2	4
66	Paul Hornung+	GNB	26	HB	12	11	15	145	9.7	2	34		1.3	12.1	1
67	Aaron Thomas	SFO	24	LE	14	8	15	301	20.1	2	70		1.1	21.5	1
68	Timmy Brown	PHI	24	LHB	13	4	14	264	18.9	2	65		1.1	20.3	4
69	Tom Tracy	PIT	27	HB	14	14	14	133	9.5	1	38		1.0	9.5	1
70	Jim Doran	DAL	34	E	14	0	13	153	11.8	2	29		0.9	10.9	1
71	A.D. Williams	MIN	28	E	13	2	13	174	13.4	1	49		1.0	13.4	0
72	Angelo Coia	CHI	23	LE	11	4	12	249	20.8	3	64		1.1	22.6	0
73	Jim Cunningham	WAS	22	FB	14	3	12	90	7.5	1	17		0.9	6.4	1
74	Prentice Gautt	STL	23	LHB	14	13	12	132	11.0	3	45		0.9	9.4	3
75	Frank Mestnik	STL	23	FB	13	5	12	29	2.4	1	15		0.9	2.2	6
76	Gordie Smith	MIN	22	RE	9	8	12	320	26.7	4	71		1.3	35.6	1
77	Billy Stacy*	STL	25	LCB	13	9	12	241	20.1	1	80		0.9	18.5	0
78	Leon Clarke	CLE	28	E	13	1	11	211	19.2	2	41		0.8	16.2	0
79	Clyde Conner	SFO	28	LE	5	5	11	177	16.1	1	45		2.2	35.4	0
80	Bob Gaiters	NYG	23	LHB	14	9	11	54	4.9	1	14		0.8	3.9	11
81	Joe Morrison	NYG	24	HB	13	7	11	67	6.1	1	16		0.8	5.2	4
82	Bernie Casey	SFO	22	WR	12	2	10	185	18.5	1	51		0.8	15.4	1
83	Sam Horner	WAS	23	LHB	14	9	10	113	11.3	1	20		0.7	8.1	2
84	C.R. Roberts	SFO	25	FB	12	7	10	83	8.3	0	19		0.8	6.9	2
85	Mel Triplett	MIN	30	FB	14	8	10	41	4.1	0	15		0.7	2.9	4
86	Glenn Davis	DET	27	WR	8	2	9	115	12.8	0	19		1.1	14.4	1
87	Steve Junker	WAS	26	RE	11	4	9	130	14.4	0	38		0.8	11.8	0
88	Mark Smolinski	BAL	22	FB	14	1	9	100	11.1	1	25		0.6	7.1	3
89	Rick Casares	CHI	30	FB	13	10	8	69	8.6	0	31		0.6	5.3	1
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
90	Dan Lewis	DET	25	HB	13	10	8	118	14.8	0	22		0.6	9.1	4
91	Dick Lucas	PHI	27	E	14	0	8	67	8.4	5	18		0.6	4.8	0
92	Red Mack	PIT	24	FL	11	3	8	128	16.0	2	39		0.7	11.6	1
93	Steve Meilinger	PIT	31	E	4	1	8	103	12.9	0	17		2.0	25.8	0
94	Tom Moore	GNB	23	HB	13	2	8	41	5.1	1	11		0.6	3.2	2
95	Abe Woodson*	SFO	27	LHB/LCB	14	11	8	74	9.3	0	28		0.6	5.3	3
96	Hugh McInnis	STL	23	TE	3	2	7	107	15.3	0	22		2.3	35.7	0
97	Charlie Scales	PIT	23	FB	14	1	7	43	6.1	0	16		0.5	3.1	4
98	John Aveni	WAS	26	K	14	0	6	84	14.0	1	41		0.4	6.0	2
99	Jim Dooley	CHI	31	FL	6	2	6	90	15.0	0	25		1.0	15.0	0
100	L.G. Dupre	DAL	29	HB	10	0	6	49	8.2	0	17		0.6	4.9	2
101	Joel Wells	NYG	26	HB	14	3	6	31	5.2	1	19		0.4	2.2	6
102	John Adams	CHI	24	FB	13	2	5	80	16.0	0	36		0.4	6.2	1
103	Pervis Atkins	RAM	26	HB	14	1	5	67	13.4	0	28		0.4	4.8	1
104	Howard Cassady	DET	27	HB	14	1	5	45	9.0	1	26		0.4	3.2	2
105	Henry Clement	PIT	22	TE	14	1	5	65	13.0	0	19		0.4	4.6	0
106	Mal Hammack	STL	28	FB	7	2	5	70	14.0	0	26		0.7	10.0	0
107	Pat Studstill	DET	23	P	14	0	5	54	10.8	0	25		0.4	3.9	0
108	Charlie Bivins	CHI	23	HB	14	1	4	-9	-2.3	0	4		0.3	-0.6	1
109	Dee Mackey	BAL	27	TE	14	2	4	66	16.5	0	19		0.3	4.7	0
110	Joe Marconi	RAM	27	FB	13	0	4	20	5.0	1	8		0.3	1.5	0
111	Tom Watkins	CLE	24	HB	10	1	4	66	16.5	1	35		0.4	6.6	2
112	Lew Carpenter	GNB	29	HB	14	1	3	29	9.7	0	16		0.2	2.1	0
113	Bob Coronado	PIT	25	WR	5	1	3	32	10.7	0	14		0.6	6.4	0
114	Glynn Gregory	DAL	22	DB	14	4	3	30	10.0	0	13		0.2	2.1	0
115	Dick Haley	2TM	24	HB	12	6	3	43	14.3	0	22		0.3	3.6	1
116	Harlon Hill	CHI	29	FS	14	8	3	51	17.0	0	23		0.2	3.6	0
117	Dick Hoak	PIT	22	FL	14	7	3	18	6.0	0	7		0.2	1.3	1
118	Gary Knafelc	GNB	29	E	13	0	3	32	10.7	0	13		0.2	2.5	0
119	Dale Messer	SFO	24	DB	4	0	3	33	11.0	0	14		0.8	8.3	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	Y/Tgt	R/G	Y/G	Fmb
120	Theron Sapp	PHI	26	FB	14	0	3	10	3.3	0	8		0.2	0.7	1
121	Duane Allen	RAM	24	TE	10	0	2	80	40.0	2	48		0.2	8.0	0
122	Erich Barnes*+	NYG	26	LCB	14	14	2	74	37.0	1	62		0.1	5.3	0
123	Bill Brown	CHI	23	RB	14	3	2	6	3.0	0	13		0.1	0.4	2
124	Jamie Caleb	MIN	25	HB	10	0	2	-8	-4.0	0	5		0.2	-0.8	0
125	Bobby Crespino	CLE	23	SE	13	2	2	62	31.0	1	49		0.2	4.8	1
126	Charley Ferguson	CLE	22	SE	12	1	2	68	34.0	1	60		0.2	5.7	0
127	Pete Hall	NYG	22	E	12	2	2	22	11.0	0	20		0.2	1.8	0
128	Doug Mayberry	MIN	24	FB	4	0	2	18	9.0	0	13		0.5	4.5	0
129	Will Sherman	MIN	34	DB	8	3	2	40	20.0	0	32		0.3	5.0	0
130	Merrill Douglas	DAL	25	HB	6	0	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2		0.2	-0.3	0
131	Pat Fischer	STL	21	DB	12	2	1	22	22.0	0	22		0.1	1.8	1
132	Tom Matte	BAL	22	HB	8	2	1	8	8.0	0	8		0.1	1.0	0
133	Don McIlhenny	2TM	27	HB	8	0	1	6	6.0	0	6		0.1	0.8	0
134	Johnny Olszewski	DET	31	FB	14	2	1	14	14.0	0	14		0.1	1.0	0
135	Elijah Pitts	GNB	23	HB	14	1	1	5	5.0	0	5		0.1	0.4	0
136	Joe Scibelli	RAM	22	RG	14	14	1	1	1.0	0	1		0.1	0.1	0
137	Mike Sommer	2TM	27	HB	6	1	1	31	31.0	0	31		0.2	5.2	0
138	Dick Szymanski	BAL	29	C	14	14	1	5	5.0	0	5		0.1	0.4	0
139	Ken Webb	DET	26	FB	11	0	1	7	7.0	0	7		0.1	0.6	1
140	Sam Williams	DET	30	DE	12	0	1	10	10.0	0	10		0.1	0.8	0
141	Tommy Wilson	RAM	29	FB	11	5	1	12	12.0	0	12		0.1	1.1	2
142	Jim Wulff	WAS	25	FS	8	7	1	6	6.0	0	6		0.1	0.8	0

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