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Cowboys draft for 1961

Dec. 27-28, 1960: Cowboys drafted 2nd
No.	Player	Pos.	School
1a	No choice: Traded with 6th-round choice to Washington for Eddie LeBaron
1b	Bob Lilly	DT	TCU
2	E.J. Holub (went to AFL)	LB	Texas Tech
3	Stew Barber (went to AFL)	G	Penn State
4	Sonny Davis	WR	Baylor
5	No choice: Traded to San Francisco for Gene Babb
6	No choice: Traded along with 1st-round choice to Washington for LeBaron
7	Art Gilmore	HB	Oregon State
8	Don Talbert	T	Texas
9	Glynn Gregory	HB	SMU
10	No choice: Traded to Green Bay for Fred Cone
11	Norris Stevenson	HB	Missouri
12	Lowndes Shingler	QB	Clemson
13	Don Goodman	HB	Florida
14	Bill Shaw (went to AFL)	G	Georgia Tech
15	Julius Varnado (went to AFL)	T	San Francisco State
16	Jerry Steffen	HB	Colorado
17	Everett Cloud	HB	Maryland
18	Randy Williams	HB	Indiana
19	Lynn Hoyem	C	Long Beach State
20	Jerry Morgan	QB	Iowa State
	Made active roster \| Click on names in boldface for career statistics

Today in History

1999: A final autopsy reveals that former Cowboys offensive lineman Mark Tuinei died of a lethal combination of heroin and a form of the drug ecstasy. The death was ruled an accident.

Picture of the Day

Green Bay Packer Jim Taylor runs with a Bart Starr pass as Mel Renfro (20) leaps high in air too late to break up the pass during the NFL Championship game, Jan. 1, 1967, in Dallas. At left is Cowboys Chuck Howley (54).