1961 Awards Voting
NFL AP MVP Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | HB | Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 597 | 8 | 15 | 145 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
2 | FB | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 1408 | 8 | 46 | 459 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
3 | QB | Sonny Jurgensen | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 14 | 235 | 416 | 3723 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
4 | LE | Del Shofner | New York Giants | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 1125 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
5 | QB | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 14 | 172 | 295 | 2418 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
6 | FB | Jim Taylor | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 1307 | 15 | 25 | 175 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
7 | QB | Y.A. Tittle | New York Giants | 13 | 10 | 163 | 285 | 2272 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL AP AFL Player of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | George Blanda | Houston Oilers | 14 | 11 | 187 | 362 | 3330 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | -16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | HB | Billy Cannon | Houston Oilers | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 948 | 6 | 43 | 586 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | FL | Charley Hennigan | Houston Oilers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1746 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
NFL UPI MVP Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | HB | Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | 12.0 | 28.6% | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 597 | 8 | 15 | 145 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | QB | Sonny Jurgensen | Philadelphia Eagles | 8.0 | 19% | 14 | 14 | 235 | 416 | 3723 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | FB | Jim Taylor | Green Bay Packers | 8.0 | 19% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 1307 | 15 | 25 | 175 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | FB | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 5.0 | 11.9% | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 1408 | 8 | 46 | 459 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
5 | RHB | Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | 3.0 | 7.1% | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 648 | 7 | 49 | 728 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | QB | Y.A. Tittle | New York Giants | 3.0 | 7.1% | 13 | 10 | 163 | 285 | 2272 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL UPI AFL Player of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | George Blanda | Houston Oilers | 17.0 | 73.9% | 14 | 11 | 187 | 362 | 3330 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | -16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | HB | Paul Lowe | San Diego Chargers | 2.0 | 8.7% | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 767 | 9 | 17 | 103 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | HB | Billy Cannon | Houston Oilers | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 948 | 6 | 43 | 586 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick | Dallas Texans | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 |
5 | FL | Charley Hennigan | Houston Oilers | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1746 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | QB | Jack Kemp | San Diego Chargers | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 14 | 165 | 364 | 2686 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
NFL AP Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | TE | Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears | 27.0 | 64.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1076 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | QB | Fran Tarkenton | Minnesota Vikings | 4.0 | 9.5% | 14 | 10 | 157 | 280 | 1997 | 18 | 17 | 56 | 308 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | LHB | Don Perkins | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 815 | 4 | 32 | 298 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
4 | MLB | Myron Pottios | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | ||
5 | QB | Norm Snead | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 | 172 | 375 | 2337 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL AP AFL Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | LDE | Earl Faison | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2 |
2 | LT | Charley Long | Boston Patriots | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | LT | Ken Rice | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
NFL UPI NFL Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | TE | Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears | 24.0 | 57.1% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1076 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | QB | Fran Tarkenton | Minnesota Vikings | 8.0 | 19% | 14 | 10 | 157 | 280 | 1997 | 18 | 17 | 56 | 308 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | LHB | Don Perkins | Dallas Cowboys | 5.0 | 11.9% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 815 | 4 | 32 | 298 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | MLB | Myron Pottios | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4.0 | 9.5% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 |
5 | QB | Norm Snead | Washington Redskins | 1.0 | 2.4% | 14 | 14 | 172 | 375 | 2337 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL UPI AFL Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | LDE | Earl Faison | San Diego Chargers | 11.0 | 45.8% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2 |
2 | RDT | Ernie Ladd | San Diego Chargers | 5.0 | 20.8% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | LLB | E.J. Holub | Dallas Texans | 3.0 | 12.5% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 |
4 | MLB | Chuck Allen | San Diego Chargers | 1.0 | 4.2% | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
5 | fb | Keith Lincoln | San Diego Chargers | 1.0 | 4.2% | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 150 | 0 | 12 | 208 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | LT | Charley Long | Boston Patriots | 1.0 | 4.2% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
7 | RE | Bob McLeod | Houston Oilers | 1.0 | 4.2% | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 172 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
8 | LT | Ken Rice | Buffalo Bills | 1.0 | 4.2% | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
NFL AP Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Allie Sherman | New York Giants | 17.0 | 40.5% | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Champ |
2 | Vince Lombardi | Green Bay Packers | 4.0 | 9.5% | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Won Champ |
3 | Norm Van Brocklin | Minnesota Vikings | 4.0 | 9.5% | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFL AP AFL Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Wally Lemm | Houston Oilers | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Won Champ |
2 | Mike Holovak | Boston Patriots | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFL UPI AFL Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Wally Lemm | Houston Oilers | 18.0 | 75% | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Won Champ |
2 | Sid Gillman | San Diego Chargers | 4.0 | 16.7% | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Champ |
3 | Mike Holovak | Boston Patriots | 2.0 | 8.3% | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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