| LITTLER | Gene ___, golfer who won the 1961 US Open Championship (7) |
| IRELAND | British F1 driver who won the 1961 United States (5,7) |
| INNES | British F1 driver who won the 1961 United States (5,7) |
| INKSTER | Juli ___, golfer who won the 2002 US Women's Open (7) |
| JACKLIN | Tony ___, golfer who won The Open Championship in 1969 (7) |
| GARRIDO | Ignacio ___, golfer who won the 2003 Volvo PGA Championship (7) |
| STADLER | Craig ___, golfer who won the 1982 Masters Tournament (7) |
| CABRERA | Angel ___, golfer who won the Masters Tournament in 2009 (7) |
| WOOSNAM | Ian ___, golfer who won the U.S. Masters in 1991 (7) |
| HACKMAN | Gene ___, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The French Connection (7) |
| VINCENT | Gene ___ , US rockabilly pioneer, d. 1971. (7) |
| SIMMONS | Gene _, the outlandish Kiss rock star (7) |
| TIERNEY | Gene ___, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar-nominee for Leave Her to Heaven (7) |
| SARAZEN | Gene ___, 1932 U.S. and British Open champ |
| RAYBURN | Gene ___ (longtime host of TV's "The Match Game" |
| MORTIMER | Angela _, English tennis player who won the 1961 Wimbledon singles championship (8) |
| LISBONLIONS | Nickname of the Celtic team which won the 1961 Europear Cup final against Inter Milan (6,5) |
| BIGBADJOHN | 1961 US number one single by Jimmy Dean often used in the closing credits of the TV show This Week |
| CAMPBELL | Michael ___, golfer who won the 2005 US Open Championship (8) |
| PALMER | Arnold ___, golfer who won the 1960 US Open Championship (6) |