Lombardi Says Packers Greatest Team Ever; Many Giants Agree
Dec. 31, 1961 - What happened to the New York Giants today? They ran into “the greatest team in the history of the National Football...
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- Dec 31, 2021
🚨Packers Win First NFL Championship Since 1944
Dec. 31, 1961 - Breaking the game wide open with an explosive second-quarter attack that netted 3 touchdowns and a field goal, the Green...
- Dec 29, 2021
UPI Names Paul Hornung NFL Player of the Year
Dec. 29, 1961 - Paul Hornung, the Green Bay Packers’ versatile halfback, today was named the NFL player of the year in the United Press...
- Dec 28, 2021
Coach Vince Lombardi Optimistic His Packers Can Beat Giants in Championship Game
Dec. 28, 1961 - Coach Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers spoke out boldly today on Sunday’s championship game against the New York...
- Dec 26, 2021
NFL: Packers' Practice Draws a Crowd
Dec. 26, 1961 - The Green Bay Packers opened “Championship Week” before an unexpected audience of 500 fans today. Coach Vince Lombardi...
- Dec 24, 2021
Houston Oilers Repeat as AFL Champions
Dec. 24, 1961 - George Blanda passed for the only touchdown today and kicked a 46-yard field goal to lead the Houston Oilers to their...
- Dec 22, 2021
AP Names George Blanda American Football League Player of the Year
Dec. 22, 1961 - George Blanda, voted the American Football League’s player of the year by The Associated Press, today said this might be...
- Dec 21, 2021
Browns Sign All-America Halfback Ernie Davis
Dec. 21, 1961 - Arthur Modell, the board chairman of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, said Ernie Davis, the all-America halfback from Syracuse...
- Dec 20, 2021
NFL: Paul Hornung of Packers Named League MVP
Dec. 20, 1961 - Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers was named today the most valuable player of the NFL in a poll of writers and...
- Dec 20, 2021
NFL: Jim Brown is Rushing Leader for 5th Straight Year
Dec. 20, 1961 - Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns survived a late-season rally by Jim Taylor of the Packers and set a NFL scoring record...
- Dec 19, 2021
NFL: Giants' Allie Sherman Named Coach of the Year
Dec. 19, 1961 - Allie Sherman, the Brooklyn College boy who made good in his first year as coach of the Giants, was named NFL coach of...
- Dec 19, 2021
NFL: Mike Ditka of the Bears is Rookie of the Year
Dec. 19, 1961 - Mike Ditka was named rookie of the year in the NFL today by a committee of sportswriters and broadcasters for his work...
- Dec 18, 2021
American Football League Struggling to Make Money
Dec. 18, 1961 - The American Football League’s commissioner, Joe Foss (pictured center last year), said today that three of the eight...
- Dec 17, 2021
Oilers to Play Chargers Again for AFL Championship
Dec. 17, 1961 - The Houston Oilers, paced by George Blanda’s 4 touchdown passes, trounced the Oakland Raiders, 47-16. The victory gave...
- Dec 17, 2021
A 7-7 Tie with Browns Clinches NFL Eastern Conference for Giants
Dec. 17, 1961 - The New York Giants made a first-quarter touchdown stand up for a 7-7 tie with the Cleveland Browns in a tense contest...
- Dec 16, 2021
NFL: Colts Upset 49ers as Unitas Shines
Dec. 16, 1961 - Johnny Unitas tossed 3 touchdown passes today and led the Colts to a 27-24 upset over the Forty-Niners. The brilliant...
- Dec 13, 2021
Roman Gabriel Signs With Rams
Dec. 13, 1961 - Roman Gabriel, the ace passer of North Carolina State College, today said he would play with the Los Angeles Rams of the...
- Dec 10, 2021
NFL: Giants Top Eagles, 28-24, Clinch Tie for Eastern Conference Title
Dec. 10, 1961 - Charlie Conerly’s deft hand guided the New York Giants today to at least a tie for the NFL’s Eastern Conference title....
- Dec 7, 2021
NFL Championship to Played Dec. 31
Dec. 7, 1961 - N.F.L. Commissioner Pete Rozelle (pictured center) said the championship game would start at 2 p.m. New York time on...
- Dec 6, 2021
NFL: Packer's Jim Taylor Having Monster Season
Dec. 6, 1961 - Green Bay’s Jim Taylor threatens to take the NFL’s individual rushing title away from Cleveland’s Jim Brown. Taylor made a...
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