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-====== November 21, 1961 ====== +{{page>1961_news#november 21, 1961}}
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-===== News ===== +
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-• In a revelation that generated an immediate scandalized reaction by the NFL and by college coaches, AFL commissioner Joe Foss said he had learned that the league’s owners had conducted a secret “poll” of college players in the past week, two weeks in advance of the official December 2 draft date +
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-• Foss said he had no prior knowledge of the affair and added that he would approve no contracts dated prior to the draft date +
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-• Raiders co-owner [[Robert Osborne]] denied wrongdoing, saying the team was doing “everything legally possible” to get players +
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-• General manager [[Wes Fry 1|Wes Fry]] claimed to have no knowledge of the illicit draft +
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-<prespan>[[november-19-1961|< Nov 19, 1961]]     [[1961_calendar|Back to Calendar]]     [[november-22-1961|Nov 22, 1961 >]]</prespan> +
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