1961 NFL Draft
Round three

1961 NFL Draft

Section Title: Round three
Table Section Text: None

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College

29	Minnesota Vikings	Fran Tarkenton	Quarterback	Georgia

30	Dallas Cowboys	Stew Barber	Guard	Penn State

31	St. Louis Cardinals	Billy Wilson	Tackle	Auburn

32	Los Angeles Rams	Harold Beaty	Guard	Oklahoma State

33	Chicago Bears	Claude "Hoot" Gibson	Back	North Carolina State

34	Detroit Lions	Dick Mills	Tackle	Pittsburgh

35	Baltimore Colts	Jerry Hill	Running back	Wyoming

36	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Wright	Quarterback	Memphis State

37	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Cooper	Back	Muskingum

38	Detroit Lions	Houston Antwine	Guard	Southern Illinois

39	Washington Redskins	Jim Cunningham	Back	Pittsburgh

40	Green Bay Packers	Phil Nugent	Back	Tulane

41	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Miller	Quarterback	Wisconsin

42	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Oakes	Tackle	Virginia Tech

Sentence(s)

Fran Tarkenton, quarterback from Georgia, was taken in the 3rd round 29th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.

final_sentence: Fran Tarkenton, quarterback from Georgia, was taken in the 3rd round 29th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.