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Off Season

As since 1951 the Eagles hold training camp at Hersheypark Stadium

Hersheypark Stadium

Hersheypark Stadium is a stadium, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on the grounds of Hersheypark. The General Manager is Frank O'Connell.It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions . In addition, it hosted the 2004 Presidential Race Campaign stop...

in Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...

NFL Draft

The 1961 NFL Draft

1961 NFL Draft

The 1961 National Football League Draft took place on December 27–28, 1960. The league would later hold an expansion draft for the Minnesota Vikings expansion franchise, and the Vikings were also awarded the first selection position in this draft. This draft was also the first regular draft for...

and the 1961 AFL Draft were 2 separate drafts and players could end up being drafted by both leagues.

The NFL Draft was a draft of 20 rounds with 14 teams picking were separate drafts for college players and took place on December 27–28, 1960. The Eagles would pick last by going 10–2 in the 1960 season. As was the rule then, teams picked by previous season record, with that Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

pick ahead of 1960 NFL Championship Game loser Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

. This draft was also the first regular draft for the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

as they had only participated in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft

1960 NFL Expansion Draft

The 1960 NFL Expansion Draft was a National Football League draft in which a new expansion team, named the Dallas Cowboys, selected its first players. The NFL awarded Dallas, Texas a franchise to compete for revenue with Lamar Hunt's Dallas Texans of the upstart American Football League...

that year. The Cowboys held the worst record in the NFL the previous season, but selected second in this draft because of the entry of the Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

into the league. The league would later hold an expansion draft for the Minnesota Vikings expansion franchise, and the Vikings were also awarded the first selection position in this draft.

The AFL draft was held on 2 dates 2 weeks apart. At the end of the 1960 college season, but before the bowl games, the AFL had a 6 round draft held by phone. The second draft was held December 5th and 6th 1960 for rounds 7 through 30. Denver Broncos selected New Mexico State's Bob Gaiters

Bob Gaiters

Robert James Gaiters is an American former National Football League player. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1961 American Football League Draft and by the New York Giants in the 1961 NFL Draft. He played two seasons in the NFL, spending time with the Giants and San Francisco 49ers...

as the overall first draft pick.

The Philadelphia Eagles lost their 1st round pick to the AFL for the second year. About half of the eagles 19 picks either signed with the AFL or remained in college to play last year of eligibility.

Player Selections

= Pro Bowl

Pro Bowl

In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...

= AFL All-Star

= Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

Rd		\|PLAYER		\|SCHOOL		\|Rd		\|Signed
1	14	Art Baker	Fullback	Syracuse	Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... _{from New York}	3rd		Buffalo
2	28	Bo Strange	Center	Louisiana State	Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	3rd
3	31	Jim Wright	Quarterback	Memphis State	New York New York Titans New York Titans may refer to:New York Titans , the former name of the National Football League's New York Jets New York Titans , a National Lacrosse League team now known as the Orlando Titans...	1		Dallas Texans Dallas Texans -American football:Dallas Texans , 1952 team in the National Football LeagueDallas Texans , 1960–1962 team that is now the Kansas City Chiefs*Dallas Texans , 1990–1993 Arena Football League team-Ice hockey:...
3	42	Don Oakes	Tackle	Virginia Tech	Boston Patriots	21	162	Eagles
4	53	Dan Ficca Dan Ficca Daniel Robert Ficca is a former professional American football player who played guard for five seasons for the Oakland Raiders and the New York Jets in the American Football League....	Guard	USC	San Diego	29	162	Oakland Raiders
4	56	_{Pick taken by Green Bay}
5	70	_{Pick taken by Detroit Lions}
6	84	Ben Balme	Guard	Yale
7	98	Irv Cross Irv Cross Irvin Acie "Irv" Cross is a former professional American football cornerback and sportscaster.-Playing career:Cross was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL Draft. In 1966 he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams. Then in 1969, he returned to the Eagles and became...	Back	Northwestern	New York	15	117	Eagles
8	112	Jim Beaver	Guard	Florida
9	126	Wayne Fontes Wayne Fontes Wayne Fontes is a former American football coach and college and professional football player who was the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996. His 67 wins and 71 losses are each the most for a head coach in team history.-Background and early career:Fontes was born in the...	Running back	Michigan State	New York	22	173	New York Titans
10	140	Luther Hayes	End	USC	San Diego San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	27	215	San Diego Chargers
11	154	L.E. Hicks	Tackle	Florida
12	168	Billy Majors	Back	Tennessee	Buffalo Bills	9	67	Buffao
13	180	Don Jonas Don Jonas -Sources:* Bob Gill, “The Best Little Quarterback You Never Heard Of” on the Professional Football Researchers Association website.-References:...	Quarterback	Penn State				Eagles _{1962 season then career in CFL}
14	196	Willie Fleming Willie Fleming Willie Fleming is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League BC Lions. Fleming played collegiately as a halfback at the University of Iowa, where he was a member of the Hawkeye's 1959 Rose Bowl championship team. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall...	Running back	Iowa				_{signed with}BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... _{of CFL in 1959}
15	210	Bobby Richards Bobby Richards Robert Griffin Richards is a former professional American football defensive linemen in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons....	Tackle	Louisiana State				Eagles _{1962 season}
16	224	G. W. Clapp	Guard	Auburn
17	238	Larry Lavery	Tackle	Illinois
18	252	Nick Maravich	Tackle	North Carolina State
19	266	Dick Wilson	Center	Penn State
20	280	Jacque MacKinnon Jacque MacKinnon Jacque Harold MacKinnon was an American college and professional Football receiver. A tight end, he played collegiately for Colgate University, and professionally for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers from 1961 through 1969. He also played one year for the National Football...	Back	Colgate

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 17, 1961	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 27–20
2	September 24, 1961	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	W 14–7
3	October 1, 1961	St. Louis Cardinals	L 30–27
4	October 8, 1961	Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 21–16
5	October 15, 1961	at St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 20–7
6	October 22, 1961	at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	W 43–7
7	October 29, 1961	at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	W 27–24
8	November 5, 1961	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 16–14
9	November 12, 1961	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 38–21
10	November 19, 1961	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 45–24
11	November 26, 1961	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	W 35–13
12	December 3, 1961	at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 35–24
13	December 10, 1961	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 28–24
14	December 17, 1961	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 27–24

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants 1961 New York Giants season The 1961 New York Giants season was the 37th season for the club in the National Football League. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10–3–1 record, only to lose to the Vince Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers in the NFL Championship...	10	3	1	.769	368	220	T-1
Philadelphia Eagles	10	4	0	.714	361	297	W-1
Cleveland Browns 1961 Cleveland Browns season The 1961 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League.-Offseason:On March 22, Dave R. Jones sold the Browns to a group headed by Arthur B...	8	5	1	.615	319	270	T-1
St. Louis Cardinals 1961 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 42nd season the team was in the league and their second in St. Louis. The team improved on their previous output of 6-5-1, winning seven games. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season...	7	7	0	.500	279	267	W-3
Pittsburgh Steelers 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Dallas Cowboys :at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 23,500* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:...	6	8	0	.429	295	287	L-1
Dallas Cowboys 1961 Dallas Cowboys season The 1961 Dallas Cowboys season was their second in the National Football League. The team finished with 4 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie, placing them 6th in the Eastern Conference.-Offseason:...	4	9	1	.308	236	380	L-4
Washington Redskins 1961 Washington Redskins season The 1961 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 1-9-2 record from 1960. However, their 1-12-1 performance during the season placed the Redskins in last-place in the NFL Eastern Conference...	1	12	1	.077	174	392	W-1

Playoff Bowl

Season	Date	Winner	Score	Runner up
1961	January 6, 1962	Detroit Lions	38–10	Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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