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The 1961 NFL expansion draft was a National Football League (NFL) draft in which a new expansion team, named the Minnesota Vikings, selected its first players. [1] That selection was provided by the expansion draft, held on January 26, 1961.
The 1961 NFL draft took place at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia on December 27–28, 1960. [1] [2] The league would later hold an expansion draft for the Minnesota Vikings expansion franchise. This draft was also the first regular draft for the Dallas Cowboys as they had only participated in the 1960 NFL expansion draft that year.
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935. [6] [7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players. [5] [7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a ...
1942 first overall pick Bill Dudley was the first named NFL MVP and inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame 1945 first overall pick Charley Trippi retired as the leader in NFL offensive yards 1949 first overall pick Chuck Bednarik was one of the last NFL players to play offense and defense 1957 first overall pick Paul Hornung was the first Heisman Trophy winner inducted to the Pro Football ...
Note: The players listed here are the starting quarterbacks of each team's most recently played regular season game (Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season) and may not reflect roster changes made since that time. Because of this, quarterbacks that have been announced as replacement due to injury or otherwise should not be included until they make ...
During that rookie season in 1961, he saw action as a primarily running quarterback in Red Hickey's shotgun formation, rushing for 509 yards and ten touchdowns, with his top performance coming against the expansion Minnesota Vikings on October 15 when he rushed for four touchdowns.
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