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1961 All-Pro Team

The annual AP All-Pro Team is the most prestigious annual award given to the best players at each position. The AP honors a first and second team at each position, including special teams spots. Because of the exclusivity of this award, earning a spot on the list puts a player in the top 6% of their peers each year.

① = 1st Team       ② = 2nd Team

PositionPlayerTeam


QB① Sonny JurgensenPHI

FB① Jim BrownCLE

HB① Paul HornungGNB

LE① Del ShofnerNYG

RE① Red PhillipsRAM

C① Jim RingoGNB

LG① Fuzzy ThurstonGNB
① Jim Ray SmithCLE

LT① Roosevelt BrownNYG
① Jim ParkerBALC

LDE① Jim KatcavageNYG
① Gino MarchettiBALC

LDT① Alex KarrasDET

RDT① Henry JordanGNB

MLB① Bill GeorgeCHI
① Joe SchmidtDET

RLB① Bill ForesterGNB

LCB① Dick LaneDET
① Erich BarnesNYG

RCB① Jesse WhittentonGNB

RS① Jimmy PattonNYG