1961 Chicago Bears Draftees

Record: 8-6-0, 3rd in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: George Halas (8-6-0)

Points For: 326 (23.3/g) 5th of 14

Points Against: 302 (21.6/g) 9th of 14

Expected W-L: 7.6-6.4

SRS: 4.26 (4th of 14), SOS: 2.54

Defensive Coordinator: Clark Shaughnessy

Other Notable Asst.: George Allen (Defensive Assistant), Phil Handler (Offensive Line) and Luke Johnsos (Assistant Coach)

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Principal Owner/Head Coach/General Manager: George Halas

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Mike Ditka HOF	5	TE	12	1961	1972	2	5	7	56	158				0		2	2	0	427	5812	43	Pittsburgh
2	Bill Brown	20	RB	14	1961	1974	0	4	8	72	194	1	2	3	0	0	1649	5838	52	286	3183	23	Illinois
3	Claude Gibson	33	DB	5	1961	1965	0	0	2	19	70				0				0			0	North Carolina St.
4	Ernie Ladd	48	DT	8	1961	1968	3	4	6	57	112				0				0			0	Grambling St.
5	Keith Lincoln	61	FB	8	1961	1968	2	5	4	48	99	8	17	240	5	1	758	3383	19	165	2250	19	Washington St.
6	George Fleming	76	HB	1	1961	1961	0	0	0	6	14	0	1	0	0	1	31	112	1	10	49	0	Washington
7	Mike Pyle	89	C	9	1961	1969	0	1	9	51	121				0				0			0	Yale
8	Ed Ryan	104	B				0	0	0														Michigan St.
9	Bobby Bethune	117	DB	1	1962	1962	0	0	0	3	10				0				0			0	Mississippi St.
10	Jason Harness	132	E				0	0	0														Michigan St.
11	Sam Fewell	145	T				0	0	0														South Carolina
12	Howard Dyer	160	QB				0	0	0														VMI
13	Bob McLeod	173	TE	6	1961	1966	0	1	4	18	84				0				0	126	1926	19	Abilene Christian
14	Jim Tyrer	188	T	14	1961	1974	6	9	13	107	194				0				0			0	Ohio St.
15	Chuck Linning	201	T				0	0	0														Miami (FL)
16	Wayne Frazier	216	C	4	1962	1967	0	0	4	18	48				0				0			0	Auburn
17	Rossie Barfield	229	E				0	0	0														North Carolina Central
18	John Finn	244	T				0	0	0														Louisville
19	Ben Charles	257	QB				0	0	0														South Carolina
20	Gordon Mason	272	B				0	0	0														Tennessee Tech