1961 AFL Defense

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League Champion: Houston Oilers

AP MVP: George Blanda

Passing Leader: George Blanda, 3330 Yds

Rushing Leader: Billy Cannon, 948 Yds

Receiving Leader: Charley Hennigan, 1746 Yds

Note: sacks prior to 1982 are not official. For more information, please read our blog post

Defense

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

Defense Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
1	Tom Addison*+	BOS	25	LLB	14	14	4	17	0	10						0	3.5
2	Chuck Allen	SDG	22	MLB	9	8	5	111	1	59						0	0.0
3	Dalva Allen	HOU	26	LDE	14	14			0								3.5
4	Dave Ames	2TM	24	HB	12	3	1	0	0	0			2	0	0	0	0.0
5	Billy Atkins*+	BUF	27	FS	14	14	10	158	0	29						0	0.0
6	Tony Banfield*+	HOU	24	LCB	14	14	8	136	0	58						0	1.0
7	Stew Barber	BUF	22	RLB	14	8	3	30	1	21						0	2.0
8	Walter Beach	BOS	26	RCB/LCB	12	10	1	37	0	37						0	0.0
9	George Blair*	SDG	23	K	14	0	2	4	0	4						0	0.0
10	Hubert Bobo	NYT	27	MLB	14	14	4	57	0	26						0	0.0
11	Johnny Bookman	NYT	27	DB	8	4	6	33	0	17						0	0.0
12	Mel Branch*	DTX	24	RDE	14	13			0								3.5
13	Alex Bravo	OAK	31	FS	14	14	2	0	0	0						0	0.0
14	Jim Brewington	OAK	22	LDT	14	6			0								1.0
15	Fred Bruney*	BOS	30	FS	14	12	2	20	0	12						0	0.0
16	Joe Cannavino	OAK	26	SS	14	14	5	14	0	9						0	0.0
17	John Cash	DEN	25	LDE	14	12			0								7.0
18	Doug Cline	HOU	23	LLB	14	14	1	24	0	24						2	5.5						1
19	Ed Cooke	NYT	26	LLB	14	14	3	46	0	43						0	3.0
20	Tom Day	BUF	26	DT	12	1			0								3.5
21	Bob Dee*	BOS	28	LDE	14	14			0				0	5	0	0	2.5
22	Bob Dougherty	OAK	29	LLB	14	14	2	12	0	9						0	2.0
23	Mike Dukes	HOU	25	RLB	14	12	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
24	Earl Faison*+	SDG	22	LDE	14	14	2	14	0	8						0	3.5
25	Dick Felt*	NYT	28	LCB	14	14	4	88	1	55						0	0.0
26	Ralph Felton	BUF	29	LLB	14	14	2	15	0	15						0	2.0
27	Gary Finneran	OAK	27	LDE	13	12			0				1	0	0	0	3.0
28	Don Floyd*	HOU	23	RDE	14	14			0								2.5
29	Don Flynn	2TM	27	LB-SS	13	6	2	9	0	9						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
30	Bob Garner	OAK	27	RCB	13	11	2	14	0	11			2	0	0	0	0.0
31	Chuck Gavin	DEN	28	RDE	8	7			0							0	1.0
32	Claude Gibson	SDG	22	LCB	14	13	5	43	0	23			1	0	0	0	0.0
33	Fred Glick	HOU	24	FS	12	8	4	28	0	11						0	2.5
34	Goose Gonsoulin*	DEN	23	FS	14	14	6	76	0	38						0	0.0
35	Larry Grantham+	NYT	23	RLB	11	9	1	30	0	30						0	2.0
36	Dave Grayson	DTX	22	RCB	13	9	3	99	1	99						0	0.0
37	Ted Greene	DTX	29	LLB	14	6	1	30	0	30						0	1.0
38	Dick Guesman	NYT	23	LDT	14	8			0							0	2.0
39	Ron Hall	BOS	24	SS	9	7	2	12	0	12						0	0.5
40	Dick Harris*+	SDG	24	RCB	14	14	7	140	3	56						0	0.0
41	John Harris	OAK	28	DB	14	3	2	55	0	32						0	0.0
42	Art Hauser	DEN	32	RDT	14	9			0								5.5
43	Sherrill Headrick*+	DTX	24	MLB	14	14	2	89	2	56						0	3.0
44	Joe Hergert	BUF	25	LB	9	5	1	0	0	0						0	2.0
45	E.J. Holub*	DTX	23	LLB/RLB	14	14	1	0	0	0						0	3.5
46	Gordy Holz	DEN	28	RDT	14	7			0								0.5
47	Bill Hudson*	SDG	26	LDT	14	14	1	5	1	5						0	4.0
48	Bob Hudson	DEN	31	LLB	14	14	3	16	0	13						0	2.0
49	Jim Lee Hunt*	BOS	23	RDT	14	13			0								3.0
50	Ed Husmann*	HOU	30	RDT	14	12			0								8.0
51	Harry Jacobs	BOS	24	MLB	9	8			0								1.0
52	Harry Jagielski	2TM	30	LDT-RDT	13	11	1	7	0	7						0	1.0
53	Mark Johnston*	HOU	23	RCB	14	14	4	59	0	27						0	0.0
54	Emil Karas*	SDG	28	LLB	14	12	3	21	0	11						0	0.0
55	Bob Konovsky	DEN	27	RDE	13	8			0								1.0
56	Pat Lamberti	2TM	24	LB	12	0	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
57	Bob Laraba	SDG	28	RLB	14	9	5	151	2	60						0	2.5
58	Jack Laraway	HOU	26	LB	10	1	1	30	0	30						0	0.0
59	Rommie Loudd	BOS	28	RLB	13	13	1	12	0	12						0	7.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
60	Tom Louderback	OAK	28	MLB	14	14	1	46	1	46						0	0.0
61	Richie Lucas	BUF	23	QB	8	3	2	0	0	0			1	0	0	1	0.0
62	Paul Maguire	SDG	23	RLB	14	8	1	2	0	2						0	3.0
63	Archie Matsos*	BUF	27	MLB	14	14	2	12	0	12			1	0	0	0	1.0
64	Jerry Mays	DTX	22	DE	14	4	1	7	0	7			1	0	0	0	3.0
65	Richie McCabe	BUF	28	LCB	9	9	1	17	0	17						0	0.0
66	Wahoo McDaniel	DEN	23	MLB	14	14			0								2.0
67	Bud McFadin*+	DEN	33	LDT	14	14			0								5.0
68	Jim McMillin	DEN	22	RCB	14	14	5	56	0	26						0	0.0
69	Chuck McMurtry*	BUF	24	LDT	14	13			0								3.5
70	Bob McNamara	DEN	30	LCB	14	14	3	85	0	34						0	0.0
71	Charlie McNeil*+	SDG	25	FS	14	14	9	349	2	76			1	0	0	0	0.0
72	Paul Miller	DTX	31	LDE	14	13			0				1	0	0	0	2.5
73	Charlie Milstead	HOU	24	FS	8	4	2	25	0	22						0	0.0
74	Dennit Morris*	HOU	25	MLB	14	14	1	31	0	31						0	3.0
75	Riley Morris	OAK	27	RLB	14	14	3	79	1	35						0	3.0
76	Ron Nery+	SDG	27	RDE	14	14			0								8.0
77	Doyle Nix	DTX	28	DB	11	5	3	58	0	25						0	0.0
78	Jim Norton	HOU	23	SS	14	14	9	150	0	36						0	0.0
79	Phil Nugent	DEN	22	SS	12	10	7	77	0	30						0	0.0
80	Dainard Paulson	NYT	24	FS	14	14	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
81	Charley Powell	OAK	29	RDE	14	14			0								4.0
82	Lee Riley	NYT	29	SS	12	12	4	59	0	41						0	0.0
83	Frank Robotti	BOS	22	MLB	12	7	2	18	0	11						0	1.0
84	Paul Rochester*	DTX	23	LDT	14	14			0								4.5
85	Tom Saidock	NYT	31	RDT/LDT	14	13			0							0	2.0
86	Henry Schmidt	SDG	26	DT	14	0			0				1	0	0	0	1.5
87	George Shirkey	HOU	25	LDT	7	6			0								1.5
88	Chuck Shonta	BOS	24	RCB	8	5	1	12	0	12						0	0.0
89	Jim Sorey	BUF	25	RDT	14	14			0								1.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
90	Julian Spence	HOU	32	DB	10	2	1	23	0	23						0	0.0
91	James Stinnette	DEN	23	RLB	14	7	1	40	0	40			1	0	0	0	2.0
92	Smokey Stover	DTX	23	RLB	14	9	3	45	0	36						0	5.5
93	LaVerne Torczon*	BUF	25	RDE	14	14			0								7.0
94	Orville Trask	HOU	27	LDT	14	9	1	17	0	17						0	0.5
95	Vern Valdez	BUF	26	RCB	13	11	2	54	0	50						0	0.0
96	Bob Voight	OAK		DT	14	5			0								1.0
97	Jim Wagstaff	BUF	25	SS	14	12	3	25	0	19						0	0.0
98	Clyde Washington	BOS	23	LCB/RCB	14	12	4	45	0	33			1	0	0	0	0.0
99	Don Webb	BOS	22	DB	14	5	5	153	2	59						1	0.0
100	Dave Webster*	DTX	24	FS/SS	14	14	5	50	0	15						0	0.0
101	Bud Whitehead	SDG	22	DB	9	1	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
102	Fred Williamson*	OAK	24	LCB	14	14	5	58	0	26						0	0.0
103	Duane Wood	DTX	24	LCB	14	14	4	31	0	31						0	0.0
104	Junior Wren	NYT	32	DB	2	2	1	2	0	2						0	0.0
105	Mack Yoho	BUF	25	LDE	14	14	1	0	0	0						0	7.5
106	Sid Youngelman	NYT	30	RDE	14	14			0								4.0
107	Bob Zeman	SDG	24	SS	14	14	8	89	0	21						0	0.0

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