What is 1961 in sports?
'''1961 in sports''' describes the year's events in world sport. {{Year box | in?= | cp=19th century | c=20th century | cf=21st century | yp1=1958 | yp2=1959 | yp3=1960 | year=1961 | ya1=1962 | ya2=1963 | ya3=1964 | dp3=1930s | dp2=1940s | dp1=1950s | d=1960s | da=0 | dn1=1970s | dn2=1980s | dn3=1990s |}} ==American football== * [[American Football League|AFL Championship]] – [[Houston Oilers]] won 10-3 over the [[San Diego Chargers]] * [[National Football League championships|NFL Championship]] – [[Green Bay Packers]] won 37-0 over the [[New York Giants]] * [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|NCAA I-A Championship]] – ** [[University of Alabama]] ([[Associated Press#AP sports polls|AP]])([[United Press International|UPI]]) ** [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] ([[Football Writers Association of America|FWAA]]) ==Association football== ===Cup Finals=== * [[Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores final]] - [[C.A. Peñarol|Peñarol]] won 2-1 on aggregate against [[Palmeiras]] * [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup final]] - [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] 3-2 [[F.C. Barcelona|Barcelona]] * [[FA Cup|FA Cup final]] – [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] 2-0 [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] * [[Copa del Rey|Copa del Generalísimo final]] - [[Atletico Madrid]] 3-2 [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] ===League Winners=== * {{ARG}}: [[Racing Club]] * {{BRA}}: [[Santos Futebol Clube|Santos]] * {{ENG}}: [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] * {{FRA}}: [[A.S. Monaco F.C.|AS Monaco]] * {{ITA}}: [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] * {{NED}}: [[Feyenoord Rotterdam|Feyenoord]] * {{POR}}: [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] * {{URS}}: [[Dynamo Kyiv]] * {{ESP}}: [[Real Madrid]] * {{TUR}}: [[Fenerbahçe S.K.|Fenerbahçe]] ==Baseball== * January 16 – [[Mickey Mantle]] becomes the highest paid player in [[Major League Baseball]] by signing a contract that will pay him $75,000 per season. * April 11 – The former Washington Senators play their first home game in [[Metropolitan Stadium]] as the [[Minnesota Twins]] * July 13 – In hi