• The Chronicle published the first half of a two-part story by reporter Bruce Lee describing the many ways the team ownership's background in contracting and the industry's approach to cost cutting forced players and coaches to do more with less
• One example was the team's assistance coaches operating on handshake deals because the written contracts required them to work a strict 9 to 5 shift with no overtime, a provision the coaches found absurd and that they wouldn't agree to in writing
• Other examples involved planning snafus on the road because the team's traveling secretary didn't travel and taking transportation costs during training camp out of players' paychecks
• The AFL conducted the sixth round of the 1961 draft
Rd | # | Player | Pos | School | NFL Draft | Initial Signing |
6 | 45 | Bobby Crespino | TE | Mississippi | Browns 1st | Browns Jan 5, 1961 |
Eddie Erdelatz | Head coach | |
Ed Cody | Defensive backfield | |
Marty Feldman | Defensive line | |
Ernie Jorge | Offensive line | |
Tommy Kalmanir | Offensive backfield |
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 | DB | 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 | |
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 |