1961 NFL Pro Bowlers

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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

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Pro Bowlers

% indicates player did not play, + indicates player was a replacement selection

Pro Bowlers Table
Pos	Player	Tm	Age	Yrs	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Sk	Int	All-pro teams
MLB	Joe Schmidt	DET	29	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RDT	Henry Jordan	GNB	26	4	14	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
FB	Jim Brown	CLE	25	4	14	14	1	3	37	1	0	305	1408	8	46	459	2	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
C	Jim Ringo	GNB	30	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LE	Del Shofner	NYG	27	4	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	68	1125	11	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
FS	Jimmy Patton	NYG	28	6	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LG	Jim Ray Smith	CLE	29	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RHB	Lenny Moore	BAL	28	5	13	13	0	2	0	0	1	92	648	7	49	728	8	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LDE	Gino Marchetti	BAL	34	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RE	Red Phillips	RAM	25	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	1092	5	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RLB	Bill Forester	GNB	29	8	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	2	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LT	Jim Parker	BAL	27	4	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LCB	Erich Barnes	NYG	26	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	74	1	0.0	7	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LDE	Jim Katcavage	NYG	27	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	0	AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LCB	Night Train Lane	DET	33	9	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LDT	Alex Karras	DET	26	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
QB	Sonny Jurgensen	PHI	27	4	14	14	235	416	3723	32	24	20	27	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RCB	Jesse Whittenton	GNB	27	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
QB	Y.A. Tittle	NYG	35	13	13	10	163	285	2272	17	12	25	85	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
MLB	Bill George	CHI	32	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	3	AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
FB	Jim Taylor	GNB	26	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	243	1307	15	25	175	1	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
TE	Mike Ditka	CHI	22	Rook	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	1076	12	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDE	Doug Atkins	CHI	31	8	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
SS	Jerry Norton	STL	30	7	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	0	0	0	0.0	7	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
RLB	Maxie Baughan	PHI	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	1	NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RT/RG	Forrest Gregg	GNB	28	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LHB/LCB	Abe Woodson	SFO	27	3	14	11	0	0	0	0	0	14	23	0	8	74	0	0.0	1	NYDN: 1st Tm
RCB	Jimmy Hill	STL	33	6	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4	NEA: 1st Tm
RDE	Andy Robustelli	NYG	36	10	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RT	Mike McCormack	CLE	31	10	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
FL	Tommy McDonald	PHI	27	4	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	1144	13	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RLB	John Reger	PIT	30	6	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
QB	Bart Starr	GNB	27	5	14	14	172	295	2418	16	16	12	56	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
RG	John Nisby	PIT	25	4	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
LE	Buddy Dial	PIT	24	2	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	53	1047	12	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NYDN: 2nd Tm
RT	Bob St. Clair	SFO	30	8	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
RDE	Ernie Stautner	PIT	36	11	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LDT	Bob Toneff	WAS	31	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LHB	Don Perkins	DAL	23	Rook	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	200	815	4	32	298	1	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LHB	Jon Arnett	RAM	26	4	14	14	3	13	47	0	1	158	609	4	28	194	0	0.0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
MLB	Sam Huff	NYG	27	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	3	NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
LE	Raymond Berry	BAL	28	6	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	873	0	0.0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
FS	Yale Lary	DET	31	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	0	0	0	0	0.0	6	NEA: 2nd Tm
FS	Eddie Dove	SFO	24	2	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	UPI: 2nd Tm
LG	Stan Jones	CHI	30	7	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm
LDT	Leo Nomellini	SFO	37	11	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
LDT	Bob Gain	CLE	32	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5	0	UPI: 2nd Tm
TE	Dick Bielski	DAL	29	6	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	377	3	0.0	0
RE	Jim Gibbons	DET	25	3	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	566	1	0.0	0
RHB/LHB	Dick James	WAS	27	5	14	11	1	4	15	0	0	71	374	3	20	298	2	0.0	1
RT	Ray Lemek	WAS	27	4	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
RG	Ted Connolly	SFO	30	7	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
MLB	Les Richter	RAM	31	7	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4
K	Jim Martin	DET	37	11	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
C	Jim Schrader	WAS	29	7	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
FB	Nick Pietrosante	DET	24	2	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	201	841	5	26	315	0	0.0	0
LCB	Billy Stacy	STL	25	2	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	241	1	0.0	4
MLB	Myron Pottios	PIT	22	Rook	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	2
LE	Sonny Randle	STL	25	2	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	591	9	0.0	0
LE	Max McGee	GNB	29	7	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	883	7	0.0	0
RE	Bobby Walston	PHI	33	10	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	569	2	0.0	0
RT	J.D. Smith	PHI	25	2	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
RG	Ken Gray	STL	25	3	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
FB	Ted Dean	PHI	23	1	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	66	321	2	21	335	1	0.0	0
QB	Johnny Unitas	BAL	28	5	14	14	229	420	2990	16	24	54	190	2	0	0	0	0.0	0
FB/RHB	Alex Webster	NYG	30	6	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	196	928	2	26	313	3	0.0	0
LHB/RHB	Hugh McElhenny	MIN	33	9	13	13	0	1	0	0	0	120	570	3	37	283	3	0.0	0
RHB	Jerry Reichow	MIN	27	5	14	9	0	3	0	0	1	3	9	0	50	859	11	0.0	0
C	John Morrow	CLE	28	5	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
QB	Milt Plum	CLE	26	4	14	13	177	302	2416	18	10	24	-17	1	0	0	0	0.0	0

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