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december-5-1960
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December 5, 1960
News
• General manager Chet Soda contacted the league office again to reiterate his protest concerning the Chargers’ use of linebacker Al Bansavage in yesterday’s game
• Soda contended that Bansavage’s AFL signing rights belonged to the Raiders, that the Chargers had no right to use him in a game, and that the Chargers should forfeit the game
• AFL commissioner Joe Foss said he would take the matter up by mid-week
• The Oakland City Council and Alameda County Board of Supervisors met and selected the site for a proposed multi-purpose sports stadium
• The site chosen was near the intersection of Hegenberger Road and the Nimitz Freeway in southwest part of Oakland
• The land was currently owned by the East Bay Municipal District and was being used for storage
• The AFL completed the final 24 rounds of the 1961 college draft
1961 AFL Draft, Day Three
| Rd | # | Player | Pos | School | NFL Draft | Initial Signing |
| 7 | 51 | Ray Purdin | HB | Northwestern | 49ers 7th | Sasketchewan May 12, 1961 |
| 8 | 57 | Tom Watkins | HB | Iowa State | Browns 15th (1960 redshirt) | Browns Jun 19, 1961 |
| 8 | 58 | Richard Price | G | Mississippi | Cowboys Jan 11, 1961 | |
| Pick acquired from the Broncos in trade for Buddy Alliston | ||||||
| 9 | 67 | Lowndes Shingler | QB | Clemson | Cowboys 12th | Cowboys Jan 11, 1961 |
| 10 | 74 | Ken Peterson | T | Utah | Vikings 14th | Vikings Mar 16, 1961 |
| 11 | 83 | Doug Mayberry | FB | Utah State | Vikings 10th | Vikings Mar 16, 1961 |
| 12 | 90 | Bob Schmitz | G | Montana State | Steelers 14th | Steelers May 7, 1961 |
| 13 | 99 | Jerry Burch | WR | Georgia Tech | Vikings 6th | Raiders Jan 17, 1961 |
| 14 | 106 | Clark Miller | T | Utah State | 49ers 5th (redshirt) | 49ers Dec 15, 1961 |
| Redshirt pick | ||||||
| 15 | 115 | Bob Coolbaugh | WR | Richmond | Redskins 12th | Raiders Jan 16, 1961 |
| 16 | 122 | Chuck Lamson | DB | Wyoming | Vikings 4th (redshirt) | Vikings Feb 7, 1962 |
| Redshirt pick | ||||||
| 17 | 131 | Joe Novsek | DE | Tulsa | Colts 19th (redshirt) | Raiders Dec 14, 1961 |
| Redshirt pick | ||||||
| 18 | 138 | Joe Krakoski | HB | Illinois | Redskins 6th | Redskins Jan 17, 1961 |
| 19 | 148 | Charley Fuller | HB | San Francisco State | 49ers 16th | 49ers Feb 10, 1961 |
| 20 | 154 | Preston Powell | FB | Grambling | Browns 7th | Browns Jan 21, 1961 |
| 21 | 163 | Mike Jones | QB | San Jose State | Steelers 20th | Raiders Jan 24, 1961 |
| 22 | 170 | Blayne Jones | G | Idaho State | Montreal Jan 5, 1961 | |
| 23 | 179 | Roger Fisher | C | Utah State | Raiders Jan 24, 1961 | |
| 24 | 186 | Jack Novak | G | Miami (FL) | Packers 5th | Packers Jan 25, 1961 |
| 25 | 195 | Paul Yanke | WR | Northwestern | Raiders Jan 1, 1961 | |
| 26 | 202 | Dean Hinshaw | T | Stanford | 49ers 13th (1960 redshirt) | 49ers Dec 30, 1961 |
| 27 | 211 | Clar Appledoorn | WR | San Jose State | Raiders Jan 1, 1961 | |
| 28 | 218 | Dave Grosz | QB | Oregon | Eagles 12th (1960 redshirt) | Saskatchewan Jan 9, 1961 |
| 29 | 227 | Ed Morris | T | Indiana | Browns 18th | Browns before Jan 19, 1961 |
| 30 | 234 | Skip Face | HB | Stanford | Cowboys Jan 11, 1961 | |
Coaching Staff
| Eddie Erdelatz | Head Coach |
| Ed Cody | Defensive Backfield |
| Marty Feldman | Defensive Line |
| Ernie Jorge | Offensive Line (on medical leave) |
| Tommy Kalmanir | Offensive Backfield |
Roster
| Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | School | Birthdate |
| Ramon Armstrong | G | 6’1” | 225 | Texas Christian | Oct 6, 1937 |
| Doug Asad | TE | 6’3” | 200 | Northwestern | Aug 27, 1938 |
| Larry Barnes | LB | 6’2” | 230 | Colorado State | Oct 6, 1931 |
| Alex Bravo | DB | 6’0” | 190 | Cal Poly-SLO | Jul 27, 1930 |
| Joe Cannavino | CB | 5’11” | 185 | Ohio State | Jan 20, 1935 |
| Carmen Cavalli | DE | 6’4” | 245 | Richmond | Jun 11, 1937 |
| Wayne Crow | HB | 6’0” | 205 | California | May 5, 1938 |
| Don Deskins | DT | 6’2” | 240 | Michigan | May 10, 1932 |
| John Dittrich | G | 6’1” | 240 | Wisconsin | May 7, 1933 |
| Bob Dougherty | LB | 6’1” | 235 | Kentucky | Apr 20, 1932 |
| George Fields | DE | 6’3” | 245 | Bakersfield College | 1935(?) |
| Tom Flores | QB | 6’1” | 190 | Pacific | Mar 21, 1937 |
| Alan Goldstein | WR | 6’0” | 200 | North Carolina | Jan 8, 1936 |
| John Harris | DB | 6’1” | 195 | Santa Monica CC | May 7, 1933 |
| Wayne Hawkins | G | 5’11” | 235 | Pacific | Jun 17, 1938 |
| Charlie Hardy | WR | 6’0” | 180 | San Jose State | Nov 7, 1933 |
| Jack Larscheid | HB | 5’6” | 162 | Pacific | May 10, 1933 |
| Billy Lott | FB | 6’0” | 200 | Mississippi | Nov 8, 1934 |
| Tom Louderback | LB | 6’2” | 235 | San Jose State | Mar 5, 1933 |
| Eddie Macon | DB | 6’0” | 180 | Pacific | Mar 7, 1927 |
| Don Manoukian | G | 5’9” | 240 | Stanford | Jun 9, 1934 |
| Nyle McFarlane | HB | 6’2” | 205 | Brigham Young | Nov 25, 1935 |
| Riley Morris | LB | 6’2” | 220 | Florida A&M | Mar 22, 1934 |
| Don Norton | WR | 6’1” | 180 | Iowa | Mar 13, 1938 |
| Paul Oglesby | G | 6’4” | 235 | UCLA | Jan 9, 1939 |
| Jim Otto | C | 6’2” | 225 | Miami (FL) | Jan 5, 1938 |
| Babe Parilli | QB | 6’1” | 195 | Kentucky | May 7, 1930 |
| Charley Powell | DE | 6’2” | 225 | San Diego HS | Apr 4, 1932 |
| Gene Prebola | TE | 6’3” | 215 | Boston University | Jun 30, 1938 |
| Billy Reynolds | HB | 5’11” | 200 | Pittsburgh | Jul 20, 1931 |
| Ron Sabal | T | 6’3” | 230 | Purdue | Jul 23, 1936 |
| Jetstream Smith | FB | 6’1” | 220 | Compton JC | Oct 18, 1936 |
| Tony Teresa | HB | 5’10” | 185 | San Jose State | Dec 8, 1933 |
| Dalton Truax | T | 6’2” | 235 | Tulane | Jan 17, 1935 |
| Ron Warzeka | DT | 6’4” | 260 | Montana State | Dec 24, 1935 |
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