====== December 20, 1961 ======

===== News =====

•	The coaches’ All-AFL team was announced with center [[Jim Otto]] getting the first-team honors and cornerback [[Fred Williamson]] getting named to the second team

===== Transactions =====

•	The team signed Florida A&M halfback [[Gene White]], one of the their picks in the spring redshirt draft.

•	The team’s 18th-round pick, running back [[Jim Vollenweider]] out of the University of Miami, Florida, signed with the 49ers

===== AFL Standings =====
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|  **Eastern Division**  |||| |
|[[Titans|Houston]]|  10|  3|  1| |
|[[Patriots|Boston]]|  9|  4|  1| |
|[[Jets|New York]]|  7|  7|  0| |
|[[Bills|Buffalo]]|  6|  8|  0| |
| | | | | |
|  **Western Division**  |||| |
|[[Chargers|San Diego]]|  12|  2|  0| |
|[[Chiefs|Dallas]]|  6|  8|  0| |
|[[Broncos|Denver]]|  3|  11|  0| |
|Oakland|  2|  12|  0| |

=====Coaching Staff=====

|[[Marty Feldman]]|Head coach| |
|[[George Dickson]]|Defensive backfield| |
|[[Tommy Kalmanir]]|Offensive backfield| |
|[[Bob Maddock]]|Offensive line| |



=====Roster=====

|  **Name**  |  **Pos**  |  **Ht**  |  **Wt**  |  **School**  | |
|[[Doug Asad]]|  TE  |  6'3"  |  200  |Northwestern  | |
|[[Al Bansavage]]|  LB  |  6'2"  |  230  |USC  | |
|[[Elvin Basham]]|  G  |  6'1"  |  200  |Kansas  | |
|[[Dan Birdwell]]|  LB  |  6'3"  |  235  |Houston  | |
|[[Alex Bravo]]|  DB  |  6'1"  |  190  |Cal Poly-SLO  | |
|[[Jim Brewington]]|  DT  |  6'6"  |  280  |North Carolina-Central  | |
|[[Jerry Burch]]|  WR  |  6'1"  |  190  |Georgia Tech  | |
|[[Joe Cannavino]]|  CB  |  5'11"  |  185  |Ohio State  | |
|[[Bob Coolbaugh]]|  WR  |  6'3"  |  200  |Richmond  | |
|[[Wayne Crow]]|  FB  |  6'0"  |  205  |California  | |
|[[Clem Daniels]]|  HB  |  6'1"  |  215  |North Texas State  | |
|[[Bob Dougherty]]|  LB  |  6'1"  |  235  |Kentucky  | |
|[[Gary Finneran]]|  DE  |  6'3"  |  235  |USC  | |
|[[George Fleming]]|  WR  |  5'11"  |  185  |Washington  | |
|[[Tom Flores]]|  QB  |  6'1"  |  190  |Pacific  | |
|[[Charley Fuller]]|  HB  |  5'11"  |  175  |San Francisco State  | |
|[[Bob Garner]]|  CB  |  5'10"  |  180  |Fresno State  | |
|[[Glen Hakes]]|  G  |  6'2"  |  235  |New Mexico  | |
|[[Charlie Hardy]]|  WR  |  6'0"  |  180  |San Jose State  | |
|[[John Harris]]|  DB  |  6'1"  |  195  |Santa Monica CC  | |
|[[Wayne Hawkins]]|  G  |  5'11"  |  235  |Pacific  | |
|[[Harry Jagielski]]|  DT  |  6'0"  |  260  |Indiana  | |
|[[Jon Jelacic]]|  DE  |  6'3"  |  245  |Minnesota  | |
|[[Tom Louderback]]|  LB  |  6'2"  |  235  |San Jose State  | |
|[[Alan Miller]]|  FB  |  6'0"  |  195  |Boston College  | |
|[[Riley Morris]]|  LB  |  6'2"  |  220  |Florida A&M  | |
|[[Jim Norris]]|  T  |  6'4"  |  240  |Houston  | |
|[[Joe Novsek]]|  DL  |  6'4"  |  240  |Tulsa  | |
|[[Jim Otto]]|  C  |  6'2"  |  225  |Miami (FL)  | |
|[[Nick Papac]]|  QB  |  5'11"  |  190  |Fresno State  | |
|[[Volney Peters]]|  DT  |  6'4"  |  240  |USC  | |
|[[Charley Powell]]|  DE  |  6'2"  |  225  |San Diego HS  | |
|[[Harrison Rece]]|  C  |  6'3"  |  235  |Trinity  | |
|[[Cliff Roberts]]|  T  |  6'3"  |  260  |Illinois  | |
|[[Herb Roedel]]|  G  |  6'3"  |  230  |Marquette  | |
|[[Ron Sabal]]|  T  |  6'3"  |  200  |Purdue  | |
|[[Hal Smith]]|  DT  |  6'5"  |  250  |UCLA  | |
|[[Willie Smith]]|  G  |  6'2"  |  265  |Michigan  | |
|[[Jack Stone]]|  T  |  6'2"  |  245  |Oregon  | |
|[[Tony Teresa]]|  HB  |  5'10"  |  185  |San Jose State  | |
|[[Herm Urenda]]|  WR  |  5'10"  |  180  |Pacific  | |
|[[Bob Voight]]|  DT  |  6'5"  |  265  |Los Angeles State  | |
|[[Joel Walenta]]|  G/LB  |  6'0"  |  215  |Tulsa  | |
|[[Gene White]]|  HB  |  6'1"  |  195  |Florida A&M  | |
|[[Fred Williamson]]|  CB  |  6'3"  |  210  |Northwestern  | |
|[[Ferrell Yarbrough]]|  DE  |  6'4"  |  225  |Northwestern State  | |



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