Ned Jarrett won the Nascar Grand National Series championship in 1961.
USA Rink Hockey National Championship was created in 1961.
Ned Jarrett won the 1961 and 1965 Nascar Grand National championship.
The Ohio State University Buckeyes Football Team has won 7 National Championship Games. The Dates are followed: 1942, 1944, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 2002
Though they didn't have a National Championship game back in 1961 the Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 10-3 in the Sugar Bowl and went on to be voted National Champions.
pat trammel
1961
The organization won the championship of the American Football League in 1960 and 1961 as the Houston Oilers.
back then, it wasn't a "Championship Game," but #1 Alabama defeated #9 Arkansas by the score of 10-3 in the Sugar Bowl to claim the National Championship.
National Champions
Joe Namath was the quarterback in 1961 followed by Joe Namath through 1964
(12) Total: 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, and 1992