• The construction of Frank Youell Field was temporarily held up over a dispute between the team and the Oakland City Council

• Two matters were involved: the team was balking at paying the cost to build a press box and two members of the city council were pushing to have the team sign a bond guaranteeing two years of occupancy before signing the lease

• The team's 16th-round selection of the 1961 draft, Wyoming defensive back Chuck Lamson, a redshirt pick, signed with the Vikings