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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
AFL Standings
| Eastern Division | ||||
| Houston | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 |
| New York | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 |
| Buffalo | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 |
| Boston | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 |
| Western Division | ||||
| Los Angeles | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 |
| Dallas | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 |
| Oakland | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 |
| Denver | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 |
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 Price1 | G | Mississippi | Cowboys Jan 11, 1961 | |
| 9 | 67 | Lowndes Shingler | QB | Clemson | Cowboys 12th | Cowboys Jan 11, 1961 |
| 10 | 74 | Ken Petersen | 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 Miller2 | T | Utah State | 49ers 5th (redshirt) | 49ers Dec 15, 1961 |
| 15 | 115 | Bob Coolbaugh | WR | Richmond | Redskins 12th | Raiders Jan 16, 1961 |
| 16 | 122 | Chuck Lamson2 | DB | Wyoming | Vikings 4th (redshirt) | Vikings Feb 7, 1962 |
| 17 | 131 | Joe Novsek2 | DE | Tulsa | Colts 19th (redshirt) | Raiders Dec 14, 1961 |
| 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 25, 1960 |
| 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 |
1. Pick acquired from the Broncos in trade for Buddy Alliston.
2. Redshirt pick.
Coaching Staff
| Eddie Erdelatz | Head coach | |
| Ed Cody | Defensive backfield | |
| Marty Feldman | Defensive line | |
| Ernie Jorge | Offensive line | |
| Tommy Kalmanir | Offensive backfield |
Roster
| Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | School | Birthdate | |
| Ramon Armstrong | G | 6'1“ | 225 | Texas Christian | 10/6/1937 | |
| Doug Asad | TE | 6'3” | 200 | Northwestern | 8/27/1938 | |
| Larry Barnes | LB | 6'2“ | 230 | Colorado State | 10/6/1931 | |
| Alex Bravo | DB | 6'1” | 190 | Cal Poly-SLO | 7/27/1930 | |
| Joe Cannavino | CB | 5'11“ | 185 | Ohio State | 1/20/1935 | |
| Carmen Cavalli | DE | 6'4” | 245 | Richmond | 6/11/1937 | |
| Wayne Crow | HB | 6'0“ | 205 | California | 5/5/1938 | |
| Don Deskins | DT | 6'2” | 240 | Michigan | 5/10/1932 | |
| John Dittrich | G | 6'1“ | 240 | Wisconsin | 5/7/1933 | |
| Bob Dougherty | LB | 6'1” | 235 | Kentucky | 4/20/1932 | |
| George Fields | DE | 6'3“ | 245 | Bakersfield College | 1935(?) | |
| Tom Flores | QB | 6'1” | 190 | Pacific | 3/21/1937 | |
| Alan Goldstein | WR | 6'0“ | 200 | North Carolina | 1/8/1936 | |
| Charlie Hardy | WR | 6'0” | 180 | San Jose State | 11/7/1933 | |
| John Harris | DB | 6'1“ | 195 | Santa Monica CC | 5/7/1933 | |
| Wayne Hawkins | G | 5'11” | 235 | Pacific | 6/17/1938 | |
| Jack Larscheid | HB | 5'6“ | 160 | Pacific | 5/10/1933 | |
| Billy Lott | FB | 6'0” | 200 | Mississippi | 11/8/1934 | |
| Tom Louderback | LB | 6'2“ | 235 | San Jose State | 3/5/1933 | |
| Eddie Macon | DB | 6'0” | 180 | Pacific | 3/7/1927 | |
| Don Manoukian | G | 5'9“ | 240 | Stanford | 6/9/1934 | |
| Nyle McFarlane | HB | 6'2” | 205 | Brigham Young | 11/25/1935 | |
| Riley Morris | LB | 6'2“ | 220 | Florida A&M | 3/22/1934 | |
| Paul Oglesby | T | 6'4” | 235 | UCLA | 1/9/1939 | |
| Jim Otto | C | 6'2“ | 225 | Miami (FL) | 1/5/1938 | |
| Babe Parilli | QB | 6'1” | 195 | Kentucky | 5/7/1930 | |
| Dean Philpott | HB | 6'0“ | 205 | Fresno State | 11/11/1935 | |
| Charley Powell | DE | 6'2” | 225 | San Diego HS | 4/4/1932 | |
| Gene Prebola | TE | 6'3“ | 215 | Boston University | 6/30/1938 | |
| Billy Reynolds | HB | 5'11” | 200 | Pittsburgh | 7/20/1931 | |
| Ron Sabal | T | 6'3“ | 200 | Purdue | 7/23/1936 | |
| Jetstream Smith | FB | 6'1” | 220 | Compton JC | 10/18/1936 | |
| Tony Teresa | HB | 5'10“ | 185 | San Jose State | 12/8/1933 | |
| Dalton Truax | T | 6'2” | 235 | Tulane | 1/7/1935 | |
| Ron Warzeka | DT | 6'4“ | 260 | Montana State | 12/24/1935 |
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