1961

Up goes the Berlin Wall . Down go the Bay of Pigs invaders. Around goes Yuri Gagarin. On top are the Blackhawks, Celtics, Packers and the potent Yankees , whom some compare favorably to the '27 Bombers. The Bearcats ( Cincinnati , a year after Oscar Robertson ) and the Bear ( Alabama ) also win titles.

INCIDENTALLY
FINAL ULTIMATUM
A 61-year-old pensioner, outraged because University of Miami football games were not broadcast, said he had planned to leave his body to the university's medical school. "But," he added, "if that's the way they do things, I'm going to leave it to Duke instead."

16 Milt Plum
CLEVELAND BROWNS

22 Bobby Layne
PITTSBURGH STEELERS

14 Sam Etcheverry
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

9 Bill Wade
CHICAGO BEARS

15 Jim Ninowski
DETROIT LIONS

10 Fran Tarkenton
MINNESOTA VIKINGS

17 Don Meredith
DALLAS COWBOYS

15 Bart Starr
GREEN BAY PACKERS