| 1961 AFL Interceptions
| Interceptions | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | | Billy Atkins, BUF | 10 | 158 | 15.8 | 0 | | Charlie McNeil, SD | 9 | 349 | 38.8 | 2 | | Jim Norton, HOU | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 0 | | Tony Banfield, HOU | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 0 | | Bob Zeman, SD | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 0 | | Dick Harris, SD | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 3 | | Phil Nugent, DEN | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 0 | | Goose Gonsoulin, DEN | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | | Johnny Bookman, NYT | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | | Don Webb, BOS | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 2 | | Bob Laraba, SD | 5 | 151 | 30.2 | 2 | | Chuck Allen, SD | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 1 | | Fred Williamson, OAK | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | | Jim McMillin, DEN | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | | Dave Webster, DLT | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | | Claude Gibson, SD | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | | Joe Cannavino, OAK | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | | Dick Felt, NYT | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 1 | | Mark Johnston, HOU | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | | Lee Riley, NYT | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | | Hubert Bobo, NYT | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | | Clyde Washington, BOS | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | | Duane Wood, DLT | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | | Fred Glick, HOU | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | | Tom Addison, BOS | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | | Dave Grayson, DLT | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 1 | | Bob McNamara, DEN | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | | Riley Morris, OAK | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 1 | | Doyle Nix, DLT | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | | Ed Cooke, NYT | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | | Smokey Stover, DLT | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | | Stew Barber, BUF | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | | Jim Wagstaff, BUF | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | | Emil Karas, SD | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | | Bob Hudson, DEN | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | | Sherrill Headrick, DLT | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 2 | | John Harris, OAK | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | | Vern Valdez, BUF | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | | Charlie Milstead, HOU | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | | Fred Bruney, BOS | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | | Frank Robotti, BOS | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | | Ralph Felton, BUF | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | | Earl Faison, SD | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | Bob Garner, OAK | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | Bob Dougherty, OAK | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Ron Hall, BOS | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Archie Matsos, BUF | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Don Flynn, DLT/NYT | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | George Blair, SD | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | | Alex Bravo, OAK | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Richie Lucas, BUF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Tom Louderback, OAK | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 1 | | James Stinnette, DEN | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | | Walter Beach, BOS | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | | Dennit Morris, HOU | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | | Larry Grantham, NYT | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | | Ted Greene, DLT | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | | Jack Laraway, HOU | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | | Doug Cline, HOU | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | | Julian Spence, HOU | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | | Richie McCabe, BUF | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Orville Trask, HOU | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | | Rommie Loudd, BOS | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Chuck Shonta, BOS | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | | Harry Jagielski, BOS/OAK | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Jerry Mays, DLT | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | | Mike Dukes, HOU | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Bill Hudson, SD | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | | Pat Lamberti, NYT/DEN | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Paul Maguire, SD | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Junior Wren, NYT | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Dave Ames, NYT/DEN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Joe Hergert, BUF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | E. J. Holub, DLT | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Dainard Paulson, NYT | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Bud Whitehead, SD | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mack Yoho, BUF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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