State was held April 21-22 at Fort Valley State.

Information from May 18, 1961 Houston Home Journal and April 27, 1961 Atlanta Daily World.

Team results

1st - Fairmont (Griffin), 37
2nd - Central (Newnan), 34
3rd - South Fulton (East Point), 15
4th - McDuffie County Training, 11

Notes

The May 3, 1961, Griffin Daily News said that after winning state, the Griffin Touchdown Club was going to finance Fairmont's trip to Tuskegee, Alabama, for nationals.

Event results

100-yard dash: 1st - Clifford Coleman (Central); 2nd - ?; 3rd - ?; 4th - Carl Daniels (Houston County). Time: 9.9 seconds

220-yard dash: 1st - Cleveland Barrett (Fairmont); 2nd - Carl Daniels (Houston County)

Broad jump: 1st - ?; 2nd - Carl Daniels (Houston County)

Shot put: 1st - Cleveland Barrett (Fairmont)