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1961 AFL Pro Bowlers

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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

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
HB	Billy Cannon	HOU	24	1	14	13	0	5	0	0	1	200	948	6	43	586	9	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
C	Jim Otto	OAK	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
LDE	Earl Faison	SDG	22	Rook	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	2	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
RCB	Dick Harris	SDG	24	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	7	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
FB	Bill Mathis	NYT	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	202	846	7	12	42	1	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
LG	Bob Mischak	NYT	29	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
MLB	Sherrill Headrick	DTX	24	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
QB	George Blanda	HOU	34	12	14	11	187	362	3330	36	22	7	12	0	1	-16	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
FS	Charlie McNeil	SDG	25	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	9	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
LDT	Bud McFadin	DEN	33	9	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
FL	Charley Hennigan	HOU	26	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	82	1746	12	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
LT	Al Jamison	HOU	24	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
RT	Ron Mix	SDG	23	1	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
RE	Lionel Taylor	DEN	26	2	14	14	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	100	1176	4	0.0	0	AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
LCB	Tony Banfield	HOU	24	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	8	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
FS	Billy Atkins	BUF	27	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	87	1	0	0	0	0.0	10	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
LHB	Abner Haynes	DTX	24	1	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	179	841	9	34	558	3	0.0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
LLB	Tom Addison	BOS	25	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	4	SN: 1st Tm All-AFL, AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
RDE	LaVerne Torczon	BUF	25	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 1st Tm All-AFL
MLB	Archie Matsos	BUF	27	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LG	Ken Adamson	DEN	23	1	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, AP: 1st Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
RCB	Mark Johnston	HOU	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4	NYDN: 1st Tm All-AFL
RDE	Don Floyd	HOU	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	0	AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL
LG	Charley Leo	BOS	27	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL
FS/SS	Dave Webster	DTX	24	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL
LDT	Chuck McMurtry	BUF	24	1	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	0	AFL: 1st Tm All-AFL
LE	Gino Cappelletti	BOS	27	1	14	14	1	1	27	1	0	0	0	0	45	768	8	0.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LLB/RLB	E.J. Holub	DTX	23	Rook	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	1	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
QB	Jack Kemp	SDG	26	4	14	14	165	364	2686	15	22	43	105	6	0	0	0	0.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LT	Ken Rice	BUF	22	Rook	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LCB	Fred Williamson	OAK	24	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
FB	Charley Tolar	HOU	24	1	14	14	0	1	0	0	0	157	577	4	24	219	1	0.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
RG	Billy Krisher	DTX	26	3	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LDT	Bill Hudson	SDG	26	Rook	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
FL/RE	Dave Kocourek	SDG	24	1	14	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	1055	4	0.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
FS	Goose Gonsoulin	DEN	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
RDT	Ed Husmann	HOU	30	8	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL, UPI: 2nd Tm All-AFL
FB	Alan Miller	OAK	24	1	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	85	255	3	36	315	4	0.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL
C	Bob Schmidt	HOU	25	2	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LT	Ernie Wright	SDG	22	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LCB	Dick Felt	NYT	28	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL
RDT	Jim Lee Hunt	BOS	23	1	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL
FB	Larry Garron	BOS	24	1	14	6	0	0	0	0	0	69	389	2	24	341	3	0.0	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LDE	Bob Dee	BOS	28	4	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	0	AFL: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LHB	Donnie Stone	DEN	24	Rook	14	12	1	2	18	1	0	127	505	4	38	344	4	0.0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm All-AFL
LDT	Paul Rochester	DTX	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	0
RT	Harold Olson	BUF	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
LE	Don Norton	SDG	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	816	6	0.0	0
RDE	Mel Branch	DTX	24	1	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	0
LE	Chris Burford	DTX	23	1	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	-13	0	51	850	5	0.0	0
QB	Cotton Davidson	DTX	30	7	14	12	151	330	2445	17	23	21	123	1	0	0	0	0.0	0
LLB	Emil Karas	SDG	28	2	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3
C	Jon Gilliam	DTX	23	Rook	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
RE	Bob McLeod	HOU	23	Rook	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	172	2	0.0	0
FS	Fred Bruney	BOS	30	8	14	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2
K	George Blair	SDG	23	Rook	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2
QB	Al Dorow	NYT	32	7	14	14	197	438	2651	19	30	54	317	4	0	0	0	0.0	0
MLB	Dennit Morris	HOU	25	3	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1

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