Halfback
No. 35
New Mexico State
"Training camp was like going to school again for Bob Gaiters, the Santa Ana (California) slasher who looked so good - and bad - as a rookie left half in 1961. Although he bolts well to the inside and is effective on the quick-openers, he must learn to absorb the pro system and overcome an inferiority [sic] that he's 'not good enough.'
Bob was the nation's leading scorer and rusher at New Mexico State in 1960."
-Don Schiffer, 1962 Pro Football Handbook
JOHNNY COUNTS
Halfback
No. 46
Illinois
"Johnny Counts (46) was signed as a free agent by the Giants last June. But he wasn't exactly a 'sleeper.' The Giants knew of his high school days in New Rochelle, where he starred in track and football. They would have signed him sooner but they had to await the graduation of his entering class at Illinois where Johnny was named Big Ten Sophomore of the Year in 1960."
-1962 New York Giants Official Program (Yankee Stadium)
SAM HORNER
HalfbackNo. 26
VMI
"Sam Horner showed enough in 1960 to qualify as a starting halfback this season. The Fort Sill (Okla.) firebrand was spotted defensively and offensively last year and never failed to please. He had 22 rushing attempts, gaining 80 yards, and rolled for 106 yards as a pass-catcher; he also stayed busy serving as a returner of punts.
Sam played halfback, fullback, defensive halfback and safety at VMI, in addition to punting."
-1961 Pro Football Handbook
"Sam, besides being an excellent punter, was the second leading rusher on the club [Washington] in 1961."
-1962 Topps No. 167
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