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-====== December 19, 1961 ====== +{{page>1961_news#december 19, 1961}}
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-===== News ===== +
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-• United Press International announced their All-AFL team and it included a pair of Raiders: center [[Jim Otto]] on the first team and cornerback [[Fred Williamson]] on the second team +
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-• Per the league’s official year-end statistics, quarterback [[Tom Flores]] finished second in passing +
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-• Halfback [[Luther Carr]], who had initiated a pair of lawsuits against the team, alleging malpractice and breach of contract in regard to a back injury he suffered in a preseason game last  +
-year against the [[Buffalo Bills|Bills]], settled for $4,050 in back wages +
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-===== Transactions ===== +
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-• The team signed their 23rd-round draft pick, guard [[Elvin Basham]] out of Kansas +
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-• The team hired former Oakland Spring Garden and Home Show manager, [[Jack Hennessy]] as their community relations director +
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-===== AFL Standings ===== +
-|<30%>+
-|  **Eastern Division**  |||| | +
-|[[Titans|Houston]]|  10|  3|  1| | +
-|[[Patriots|Boston]]|  9|  4|  1| | +
-|[[Jets|New York]]|  7|  7|  0| | +
-|[[Bills|Buffalo]]|  6|  8|  0| | +
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-|  **Western Division**  |||| | +
-|[[Chargers|San Diego]]|  12|  2|  0| | +
-|[[Chiefs|Dallas]]|  6|  8|  0| | +
-|[[Broncos|Denver]]|  3|  11|  0| | +
-|Oakland|  2|  12|  0| | +
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