1959 NFL Draft
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The 1959
1959 NFL season
The 1959 NFL season was the 40th regular season of the National Football League. Tragedy struck as NFL Commissioner Bert Bell died of a heart attack on October 11 at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers play...

 National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 Draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...

was held on December 2, 1958 (rounds 1–4) and January 21, 1959 (rounds 5–30).

Player selections

= Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
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= Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Round one

Pick # |Player |College
1 Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

Randy Duncan
Randy Duncan
Hearst Randolph "Randy" Duncan, Jr. is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Iowa. He played in two Rose Bowls and has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame...

Quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...

2 Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

Dick Bass
Dick Bass
----Richard Lee Bass was an American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1960 to 1969....

Running Back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

Pacific
Pacific University
Pacific University is a private university located in Oregon, United States. The first campus began more than 160 years ago and is located about 38 km west of Portland in Forest Grove...

3 Chicago Cardinals Billy Stacy
Billy Stacy
Billy Stacy is a former American professional football player who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected to one Pro Bowl....

Defensive Back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...

Mississippi State
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...

4 Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

Don Allard
Don Allard
Donald J. Allard was an American college and Professional Football player originally selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

Quarterback Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...

5 San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

Dave Baker
Dave Baker
Dave Baker was a defensive back in the NFL, playing for the San Francisco 49ers for three years....

Quarterback Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

6 Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

Nick Pietrosante
Nick Pietrosante
Nick Pietrosante was an All-Pro fullback in the National Football League. Raised in Ansonia, Connecticut, he attended Notre Dame High School of West Haven, Connecticut, graduating with the Class of 1954. He was the first All State athlete at Notre Dame High School...

Fullback
Fullback (American football)
A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...

Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

7 Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Don Clark |Running Back Ohio State
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

8 San Francisco 49ers Dan James
Dan James
Daniel Anthony James is a former professional American football offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1960 to 1966...

Center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...

Ohio State
9 Los Angeles Rams Paul Dickson Defensive Tackle Baylor
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...

10 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

Lee Grosscup
Lee Grosscup
Clyde Lee Edward Grosscup is a former American football player and broadcaster.-Collegiate career:Grosscup was a quarterback for the Washington Huskies in 1955...

Quarterback Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...

11 Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

Rich Kreitling
Rich Kreitling
Richard Allen Kreitling is a former American football wide receiver who played with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League....

Wide Receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...

12 Baltimore Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

Jackie Burkett
Jackie Burkett
Walter Jackson Burkett is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, New Orleans Saints, and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Auburn University and was drafted in the first round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

Center Auburn
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...


Round two

Pick # |Player |College
13 Green Bay Packers Alex Hawkins
Alex Hawkins
Clifton Alexander "Alex" Hawkins is a retired American football player who played running back for the Baltimore Colts and Atlanta Falcons. He excelled as a special teams player...

Back South Carolina
14 Chicago Cardinals Jerry Wilson End Auburn
15 Philadelphia Eagles J. D. Smith
J. D. Smith (offensive lineman)
Jesse Daley Smith is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions. He was named to the Pro Bowl one time. Smith played college football at Rice University and was drafted in the second round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

Tackle Rice
16 Los Angeles Rams Buddy Humphrey
Buddy Humphrey
Loyie Nawlin "Buddy" Humphrey was an American collegiiate and Professional Football quarterback. He played professionally in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, and the St. Louis Cardinals, and in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers...

Quarterback Baylor
17 San Francisco 49ers Bob Harrison Center Oklahoma
18 Detroit Lions Charley Horton Guard Baylor
19 Detroit Lions Mike Rabold
Mike Rabold
Michael Rabold was an American football offensive guard who played eight years in the National Football League....

Tackle Indiana
20 Los Angeles Rams Don Brown
Don Brown (American football)
Don Albert Brown is an American former football player. He played one season in the American Football League in 1960. He was born in Dayton, Texas and attended Dayton High School where he played high school football from 1953 to 1955...

Back Houston
21 Chicago Bears Richie Petitbon
Richie Petitbon
Richard Alvin Petitbon is a former American football safety and head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League...

Quarterback Tulane
22 New York Giants Buddy Dial
Buddy Dial
Gilbert Leroy "Buddy" Dial was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys.-Early life:...

End Rice
23 Cleveland Browns Dick Schafrath
Dick Schafrath
Richard Philip "Dick" Schafrath is a retired offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, former Ohio State Senator and author. During his tenure as an athlete, he won a national football championship with the 1957 Ohio State University Buckeyes and the 1964 NFL Championship with the Cleveland Browns...

Guard Ohio State
24 Baltimore Colts Dave Sherer
Dave Sherer
David McDonald Sherer, Jr. is a former American football end in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Southern Methodist University and the New Mexico Military Institute and was drafted in the second round of the 1959 NFL Draft...

End Southern Methodist

Round three

Pick # |Player |College
25 Green Bay Packers Boyd Dowler
Boyd Dowler
Boyd Hamilton Dowler is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971...

Back Colorado
26 Philadelphia Eagles Wray Carlton
Wray Carlton
Linwood Wray Carlton is a former American collegiate and professional football running back who played professionally in both Canada and the U.S....

Back Duke
27 Chicago Cardinals Jimmy Butler Back Vanderbilt
28 Washington Redskins Emil Karas
Emil Karas
Emil Karas was an American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and in the American Football League with the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers. He was on the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team, and an AFL All-Star in 1961, 1962, and 1963...

Tackle Dayton
29 San Francisco 49ers Eddie Dove Back Colorado
30 Detroit Lions Ron Koes Center North Carolina
31 Los Angeles Rams Larry Hickman
Larry Hickman
Lawrence Dean "Larry" Hickman is a former professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He played two seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers ....

Back Baylor
32 Chicago Bears Pete Johnson Back Virginia Military Inst
33 Los Angeles Rams Tom Franckhauser
Tom Franckhauser
Thomas Anthony Franckhauser was an American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Purdue University....

End Purdue
34 New York Giants Joe Morrison
Joe Morrison
Joseph R. Morrison was an American football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants and a coach best known as the head coach at the University of South Carolina.-Playing career:...

Back Cincinnati
35 Cleveland Browns Fran O'Brien
Fran O'Brien
Francis Joseph O'Brien was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League who played for the Cleveland Browns , the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers . He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1959 NFL...

Tackle Michigan State
36 Detroit Lions Ron Luciano
Ron Luciano
Ronald Michael Luciano was an American Major League Baseball umpire from 1969 to 1979 in the American League...

Tackle Syracuse

Round four

Pick # |Player |College
37 Cleveland Browns Gary Prahst End Michigan
38 Chicago Cardinals Ken Beck
Ken Beck (American football)
Ken Beck is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League. Beck played two seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He was a member of the Western Division Champion Packers in 1960....

Tackle Texas A&M
39 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Grazione Quarterback Villanova
40 Washington Redskins Jim Wood End Oklahoma State
41 San Francisco 49ers Monte Clark
Monte Clark
Monte Dale Clark was an American football player who served as head coach for two National Football League teams: the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions.-College career:...

Tackle USC
42 Detroit Lions Art Brandriff Back Virginia Military Inst
43 Los Angeles Rams Blanche Martin Back Michigan State
44 Los Angeles Rams John Tracey
John Tracey
John Joseph Tracey was an American football linebacker. At Texas A&M University, Tracey held school records for most receptions and most yards receiving...

End Texas A&M
45 Los Angeles Rams Bob Reifsnyder
Bob Reifsnyder
Robert Harland Reifsnyder is a retired professional American football player. An All-American at the United States Naval Academy, he was the 1957 recipient of the Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year....

Tackle Navy
46 Detroit Lions Bob Grottkau Guard Oregon State
47 Cleveland Browns Dave Lloyd Linebacker Georgia
48 Baltimore Colts Zeke Smith
Zeke Smith
Roger Duane "Zeke" Smith is a former American football player in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants. He played college football at Auburn University where he was awarded the Outland Trophy in 1958...

Guard Auburn

Round five

Pick # |Player |College
49 Washington Redskins Bob Wetoska
Bob Wetoska
Robert Stephen Wetoska is a former American football offensive lineman who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....

Tackle Notre Dame
50 Chicago Cardinals Maury Schleicher End Penn State
51 Philadelphia Eagles Nick Mumley Tackle Purdue
52 Chicago Cardinals Ted Bates Tackle Oregon State
53 Cleveland Browns John Wooten
John Wooten
John B. Wooten is a former American football guard who played nine professional seasons in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins...

Guard Colorado
54 San Francisco 49ers Frank Geremia Tackle Notre Dame
55 Green Bay Packers Andy Cvercko
Andy Cvercko
Andrew Bertram Cvercko is a former American football guard in the National Football League for four years. He played college football at Northwestern University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

Center Northwestern
56 Los Angeles Rams John Lands End Montana State
57 Chicago Bears John Adams
John Adams (running back)
John Albert Adams was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He played for five seasons for the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams . Adams was a 5th round selection of the Bears in the 1959 NFL Draft out of California State University, Los...

Back Cal State-Los Angeles
58 Cleveland Browns Dick LeBeau
Dick LeBeau
Charles Richard “Dick” LeBeau is a National Football League Hall of Fame defensive back. He is currently the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator and is considered to be one of the greatest defensive coordinators of all time. He spent 14 years in the NFL as a player with the Detroit Lions and...

Defensive Back Ohio State
59 New York Giants Ellison Kelly
Ellison Kelly
Ellison Lamar Kelly is a former American and Canadian football offensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1960–1970 and the Toronto Argonauts from 1971-1972 of the Canadian Football League. He also played in the National Football League for the New York Giants. Kelly never missed a game...

Guard Michigan State
60 Baltimore Colts Don Churchwell
Don Churchwell
Donnis Hanson Churchwell , nicknamed "Bull", was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He also played for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League...

Guard Mississippi

Round six

Pick # |Player |College
61 Green Bay Packers Willie Taylor Center Florida A&M
62 Philadelphia Eagles Al Benecick
Al Benecick
Al Benecick is a former Canadian Football League offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966...

Guard Syracuse
63 Chicago Cardinals Tom Redmond
Tom Redmond
Tom Redmond is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals....

Tackle Vanderbilt
64 Chicago Cardinals Mac Lewis Tackle Iowa
65 Washington Redskins Jim McFalls Tackle Virginia Military Inst
66 San Francisco 49ers Tony Bavaro Tackle Holy Cross
67 Detroit Lions Dick Guesman Tackle West Virginia
68 Chicago Bears Fred Cole Guard Maryland
69 Los Angeles Rams Dave Painter Center Tulane
70 Cleveland Browns Jim Prestel
Jim Prestel
James Francis "Jim" Prestel is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins....

Tackle Idaho
71 Cleveland Browns Bob Denton End Pacific
72 Baltimore Colts Palmer Pyle
Palmer Pyle
William Palmer Pyle is a former professional American football guard who played in the National Football League and the American Football League . He played for six seasons for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and Minnesota Vikings and the AFL's Oakland Raiders.-References:...

Tackle Michigan State

Round seven

Pick # |Player |College
73 Green Bay Packers Bobby Jackson Back Alabama
74 San Francisco 49ers Don Rogers Tackle South Carolina
75 Chicago Bears Jim Tucker End Tennessee-Chattanooga
76 Washington Redskins Don Lawrence
Don Lawrence (coach)
Donald Jerome Lawrence is the former American football offensive coordinator for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europa. He won two World Bowl rings with the Amsterdam Admirals and Frankfurt Galaxy. As the tight ends coach from 1990 to 1993, he took the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls...

Tackle Notre Dame
77 Detroit Lions Ben Donnell Center Vanderbilt
78 San Francisco 49ers Daniel Colchico
Daniel Colchico
Daniel Memetta Colchico is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. After playing college football for Diablo Valley Junior College and San Jose State, Colchico was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 7th round of the 1959 NFL Draft...

End San Jose State
79 Washington Redskins Mitch Ogiego Quarterback Iowa
80 Los Angeles Rams Eddie Meador Back Arkansas Tech
81 Washington Redskins Jim Kenney End Boston University
82 Cleveland Browns Gene Miller Tackle Rice
83 Green Bay Packers Gary Raid Tackle Willamette
84 Baltimore Colts Hal Lewis Back Houston

Round eight

Pick # |Player |College
85 Green Bay Packers Buddy Mayfield End South Carolina
86 Philadelphia Eagles Wilmer Fowler Back Northwestern
87 Cleveland Browns Bob Ptacek
Bob Ptacek
Robert J. "Bob" Ptacek, Jr. is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback, defensive back, and linebacker who was drafted in the 1959 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He played for the Browns during the 1959 NFL season...

Quarterback Michigan
88 Detroit Lions Jim Lenden Tackle Oregon
89 Washington Redskins Gene O'Pella End Villanova
90 San Francisco 49ers Lew Aiken End Vanderbilt
91 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Barnett
Tom Barnett (American football)
Thomas George Barnett is a former professional American football halfback & defensive back in the National Football League.-References:...

Back Purdue
92 Chicago Bears Dick Clark Back Baylor
93 Los Angeles Rams Bill Conner End Jackson State
94 Chicago Bears Willie Smith Tackle Michigan
95 Green Bay Packers Bob Laraba
Bob Laraba
Robert Edward "Bob" Laraba was an American collegiate and Professional Football linebacker and quarterback who played college football at Texas-El Paso and professionally in the American Football League. He played for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers...

Back Texas-El Paso
96 Baltimore Colts Tommy Joe Coffey
Tommy Joe Coffey
Tommy Joe Coffey was a Canadian Football League wide receiver and place kicker who played for the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts.-CFL:...

Back West Texas State

Round nine

Pick # |Player |College
97 Green Bay Packers George Dixon Back Bridgeport
98 Chicago Cardinals Gary Ferguson Tackle Southern Methodist
99 Philadelphia Eagles Gene Johnson Back Cincinnati
100 Washington Redskins Dick Haley
Dick Haley
George Richard Haley, Jr. is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Pittsburgh Steelers...

Back Pittsburgh
101 Detroit Lions Carl Smith Back Tennessee
102 San Francisco 49ers Bobby Joe Green
Bobby Joe Green
Bobby Joe Green was an American college and professional football player who was a punter and running back in the National Football League for fourteen seasons in the 1960s and early 1970s...

Back Florida
103 Pittsburgh Steelers Hal Davis Guard Houston
104 Los Angeles Rams Larry Cundiff Tackle Michigan State
105 Chicago Bears Maury Youmans
Maury Youmans
Maurice Edward Youmans is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Syracuse University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

Tackle Syracuse
106 Cleveland Browns Kirk Wilson Back UCLA
107 New York Giants Jack Delveaux Back Illinois
108 Baltimore Colts Tom Brown Guard Minnesota

Round ten

Pick # |Player |College
109 Green Bay Packers Sam Tuccio Tackle Southern Mississippi
110 Philadelphia Eagles Rollie West Back Villanova
111 Chicago Cardinals Emil DeCantis Back North Carolina
112 Detroit Lions Jack Laraway
Jack Laraway
Jack Duane Laraway is a former American football linebacker who played in the American Football League...

Back Purdue
113 Washington Redskins Ron Toth Back Notre Dame
114 San Francisco 49ers Bronko Nagurski
Bronko Nagurski Jr.
Bronko Nagurski, Jr. was an American offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League. He was son of the famed National Football League player Bronko Nagurski.-Professional career:...

Tackle Notre Dame
115 Pittsburgh Steelers Riley Gunnels
Riley Gunnels
Riley Gunnels is a former professional American football player who played defensive end for seven seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played his high school ball in the late 50's at Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Georgia, where he grew up.- References :Stats: ...

Tackle Georgia
116 Chicago Bears Bobby Coronado End Pacific
117 Los Angeles Rams Alan Goldstein End North Carolina
118 New York Giants Bob Pepe End North Carolina State
119 Cleveland Browns Bob Zeman
Bob Zeman
Robert Zeman is a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the American Football League from 1960 to 1966.-See also:*Other American Football League players...

Back Wisconsin
120 Baltimore Colts Don Stewart End Southern Methodist

Round eleven

Pick # |Player |College
121 Green Bay Packers Bob Webb Back St. Ambrose
122 Chicago Cardinals Floyd Faucette Back Georgia Tech
123 Philadelphia Eagles Art Powell
Art Powell
-Early career:Powell attended and played high school football at San Diego High School and played college football at San José State University.-Professional career:...

Wide Receiver San Jose State
124 Washington Redskins Gerry Marciniak Guard Michigan
125 Detroit Lions Harry Jacobs
Harry Jacobs
Harry Edwards Jacobs is a former American college and Professional Football player.A linebacker, he played college football for Bradley University and in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots from 1960 through 1962, and for the Buffalo Bills from 1963 through 1969...

Guard Bradley
126 San Francisco 49ers Jack Hayes Back Trinity (TX)
127 Pittsburgh Steelers Overton Curtis Back Utah State
128 Los Angeles Rams Joe Kelly Back New Mexico State
129 Chicago Bears Ed Gray Tackle North Texas State
130 Cleveland Browns Jerry King Guard Kent State
131 New York Giants Bob Sawyer Back Wyoming
132 Baltimore Colts Tom Stephens Back Syracuse

Round twelve

Pick # |Player |College
133 Green Bay Packers Larry Hall Guard Missouri Valley
134 Philadelphia Eagles Howard Keys
Howard Keys
Howard Newton "Sonny" Keys was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1960 to 1965 with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was born in Orlando, Oklahoma, on January 24, 1935. Sonny was a star athlete for the Pioneers at Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma...

Tackle Oklahoma State
135 Chicago Cardinals Ted Edmondson End Hardin-Simmons
136 Detroit Lions Ron Stehouwer Tackle Colorado State
137 Washington Redskins Roger Wypyszynski Tackle St. Norbert
138 San Francisco 49ers Bill Korutz Center Dayton
139 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Pavliska Back Baylor
140 Chicago Bears Justin Rowland End Texas Christian
141 Los Angeles Rams Mike Connelly
Mike Connelly
Michael James Connelly is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Utah State University and was drafted in the 12th round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.-Early...

Center Utah State
142 New York Giants Charlie Flowers
Charlie Flowers
Charlie Flowers is a retired American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. He played professionally for the American Football League's Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers and New York Titans....

Back Mississippi
143 Cleveland Browns Frank Palandrani Tackle North Carolina State
144 Baltimore Colts Dick Wood
Dick Wood
Malcom Richard "Dick" Wood is a former American football quarterback who played at Auburn before being drafted by the NFL Baltimore Colts in 1959...

Quarterback Auburn

Round thirteen

Pick # |Player |College
145 Green Bay Packers Jim Hurd Back Albion
146 Chicago Cardinals Pat Lamberti End Richmond
147 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Stillwagon Back Purdue
148 Washington Redskins Billy Shoemake End Louisiana State
149 Detroit Lions Jim Steffen
Jim Steffen
James William Steffen is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

Back UCLA
150 San Francisco 49ers Bill Lopasky Guard West Virginia
151 Pittsburgh Steelers Dewey Bohling
Dewey Bohling
Dewey Bohling is a former college and professional American football player. A halfback, he played college football at Hardin-Simmons University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the New York Titans and the Buffalo Bills between the 1960 and 1961.-Stats:-See also:*...

Back Hardin-Simmons
152 Los Angeles Rams Al Witcher End Baylor
153 Chicago Bears Gene Jones Back Rice
154 Cleveland Browns Ray Reese Back Bowling Green
155 New York Giants John Kompara Tackle South Carolina
156 Baltimore Colts Rudi Smith Tackle Mississippi

Round fourteen

Pick # |Player |College
157 Green Bay Packers Ken Kerr Guard Arizona State
158 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Smith Tackle Clemson
159 Chicago Cardinals Bob Bobo Tackle Texas-El Paso
160 Detroit Lions Jim Baldwin Center McMurry
161 Washington Redskins Kurt Schwarz Guard Maryland
162 San Francisco 49ers Mike Dukes
Mike Dukes
Michael Francis Dukes was an American collegiate and professional football player who was best known as a linebacker for the original Houston Oilers. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Dukes attended Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Georgia and then played in college for Clemson University...

Back Clemson
163 Pittsburgh Steelers John Peppercorn End Kansas
164 Chicago Bears Joe Robb
Joe Robb
Alvis Joe Robb was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions...

Tackle Texas Christian
165 Los Angeles Rams Pete Davidson Tackle Citadel
166 New York Giants Roger Ellis Center Maine
167 Cleveland Browns Elbert "Golden Wheels" Dubenion
Elbert Dubenion
Elbert Dubenion was an American football wide receiver. He played college football for Bluffton College in northwest Ohio....

Wide Receiver Bluffton
168 Baltimore Colts Ferdie Burket Back Southeastern Oklahoma

Round fifteen

Pick # |Player |College
169 Green Bay Packers Dick Teteak Guard Wisconsin
170 Chicago Cardinals John Schroeder End North Carolina
171 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Poteete Center Mississippi State
172 Washington Redskins Fred Hood End Northeastern Oklahoma
173 Detroit Lions Bruce Maher
Bruce Maher
Bruce David Maher is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy and was drafted in the 15th round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

Back Detroit
174 San Francisco 49ers Joe Belland Back Arizona State
175 Pittsburgh Steelers J.W. "Red" Brodnax Back Louisiana State
176 Los Angeles Rams Walt Kelly Back Houston
177 Chicago Bears Roger LeClerc
Roger LeClerc (American football)
Roger Alvin LeClerc is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He played defensive tackle and placekicker professionally and coached at the college level for one season.-Playing history:...

Center Trinity (CT)
178 Cleveland Browns Tom Salwocki Center Pittsburgh
179 New York Giants Bob Bercich
Bob Bercich
Robert Edward Bercich is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the New York Giants....

Back Michigan State
180 Baltimore Colts Ted Foret Tackle Auburn

Round sixteen

Pick # |Player |College
181 Green Bay Packers Dan Edgington End Florida
182 Philadelphia Eagles Ken Paduch Tackle Auburn
183 Chicago Cardinals John Dingens Tackle Detroit
184 Detroit Lions George McGee Tackle Southern
185 Washington Redskins Dick Splain Tackle New Haven
186 San Francisco 49ers Bob Cook Back Idaho State
187 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Carrico Guard North Texas State
188 Chicago Bears Don Redding Tackle North Carolina
189 Los Angeles Rams Ted Royal Center Duke
190 New York Giants Bob Soltis Back Minnesota
191 Cleveland Browns Jamie Caleb RBack Grambling
192 Baltimore Colts Morris Keller Tackle Clemson

Round seventeen

Pick # |Player |College
193 Green Bay Packers Tom Secules Back William & Mary
194 Chicago Cardinals Pete Hart Back Hardin-Simmons
195 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Craig Tackle Villanova
196 Washington Redskins Jim Healy Guard Holy Cross
197 Detroit Lions Jack Rudolph End Georgia Tech
198 San Francisco 49ers Jerome Jurczak Center Benedictine
199 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Leeka Tackle UCLA
200 Los Angeles Rams Dave Wilemon Tackle Southern Methodist
201 Chicago Bears Willie Neal Back Jackson State
202 Cleveland Browns Homer Schmittan End Tennessee Tech
203 New York Giants Austin "Goose" Gonsoulin
Goose Gonsoulin
Austin William "Goose" Gonsoulin of Baylor University was a Professional Football safety, the original Denver Bronco, selected first in the 1960 season. At the end of his Bronco career, he was the all-time American Football League leader in interceptions with 40...

End Baylor
204 Baltimore Colts Leroy Bergan Tackle South Dakota State

Round eighteen

Pick # |Player |College
205 Green Bay Packers Dick Nearents Tackle Eastern Washington
206 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Benson Back Georgia Tech
207 Chicago Cardinals Darrell DeDecker Tackle Illinois
208 Detroit Lions Dave Holden Tackle Cal State-Los Angeles
209 Washington Redskins Joe Kapp
Joe Kapp
Joseph Robert Kapp is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. He is also a former college football head coach of the University of California, and a former general manager of the CFL's BC Lions. Kapp played primarily with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the CFL's BC Lions...

Quarterback California
210 San Francisco 49ers Jack Cowley Tackle Trinity (TX)
211 Pittsburgh Steelers John Seinturier Tackle USC
212 Chicago Bears Ken Asbury Back Missouri Valley
213 Los Angeles Rams Dave Van Metre End Colorado College
214 New York Giants Al Ecuyer
Al Ecuyer
Al Ecuyer is a former American football player who played at the guard position for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1956-1958. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Ecuyer was a three-year starter for Notre Dame. He was a consensus first team All-American in 1957 and co-captain of the 1958 Notre...

Guard Notre Dame
215 Cleveland Browns Ed Hill Guard Miami (OH)
216 Baltimore Colts Opie Bandy Tackle Tulsa

Round nineteen

Pick # |Player |College
217 Green Bay Packers Bill Butler Back Tennessee-Chattanooga
218 Chicago Cardinals Billy Dunn Back Southern Methodist
219 Philadelphia Eagles Alan Miller Back Boston College
220 Washington Redskins Bobby Lauder Back Auburn
221 Detroit Lions Rufus Granderson Tackle Prairie View A&M
222 San Francisco 49ers Tom Osborne Back Hastings
223 Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Kocourek
Dave Kocourek
Dave Kocourek was an American college and Professional Football player who played collegiately at Wisconsin. As a professional, he played for the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1959, and then played for nine years as a tight end in the American Football League, from 1960...

Wide Receiver Wisconsin
224 Los Angeles Rams Carver Shannon Back Southern Illinois
225 Chicago Bears Chris Plain Tackle Stanford
226 Cleveland Browns Joe Schroeder Tackle Xavier
227 New York Giants George Scott Back Miami (OH)
228 Baltimore Colts Milt Crain Center Mississippi

Round twenty

Pick # |Player |College
229 Green Bay Packers Charley Sample Back Arkansas
230 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Payne Guard Clemson
231 Chicago Cardinals Jerry Lee Murphy Tackle Ohio State
232 Detroit Lions Dan McGrew
Dan McGrew
Daniel Atwood McGrew is a retired professional football center.-Purdue University:During his college years, McGrew was a stalwart center at Purdue University.-NFL:...

Tackle Purdue
233 Washington Redskins Billy Brewer
Homer Brewer
Homer Ervin "Billy" Brewer is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted in the 20th round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

Back Mississippi
234 San Francisco 49ers Toby Deese Tackle Georgia Tech
235 Pittsburgh Steelers Rudy Hayes Back Clemson
236 Chicago Bears Tony Carcaterra End Elon
237 Los Angeles Rams Ross Coyle End Oklahoma
238 New York Giants Jerry Shetler Guard Minnesota
239 Cleveland Browns Al McClain Tackle Shaw
240 Baltimore Colts Paul Balonick Center North Carolina State

Round twenty one

Pick # |Player |College
241 Green Bay Packers Dave Smith Back Ripon
242 Chicago Cardinals Dale Memmelaar
Dale Memmelaar
Dale Edward Memmelaar is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, and the Baltimore Colts...

Guard Wyoming
243 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Salerno Guard Colorado
244 Washington Redskins Mel Reight Back West Virginia
245 Detroit Lions Buddy Davis Back Richmond
246 San Francisco 49ers Luther Carr Back Washington
247 Pittsburgh Steelers Johnny Green
Johnny Green (American football)
John Edward Green was a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who played in four American Football League seasons from 1960–1963 for the Buffalo Bills and the New York Titans....

Quarterback Tennessee-Chattanooga
248 Los Angeles Rams Marv Bergmann Tackle Washington
249 Chicago Bears Donnie Stone
Donnie Stone
Edward Donald Stone was an American college and professional football player.A halfback, Stone played college football at the University of Arkansas, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos from 1961 through 1964, and then for the AFL's Buffalo Bills and...

Back Arkansas
250 Cleveland Browns Jim Fraser
Jim Fraser (American football)
James "Jim" Gallagher Fraser is a former professional American football linebacker who played in the American Football League and the National Football League . He played six seasons for the AFL's Denver Broncos , Kansas City Chiefs , and Boston Patriots and the NFL's New Orleans Saints ....

Guard Wisconsin
251 New York Giants Fred Swearingen Guard North Carolina
252 Baltimore Colts John Hernstein Back Michigan

Round twenty two

Pick # |Player |College
253 Green Bay Packers Charlie Anderson End Drake
254 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Bowie Tackle Kentucky
255 Chicago Cardinals Glenn Shamblin Back West Virginia
256 Detroit Lions Lebron Shields Tackle Tennessee
257 Washington Redskins Art Gob
Art Gob
Arthur Jerome Gob is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins in the American Football League for the Los Angeles Chargers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

End Pittsburgh
258 San Francisco 49ers Burnio McQueen End North Carolina A&T
259 Pittsburgh Steelers Burley Polk Tackle Hardin-Simmons
260 Chicago Bears Lennie Rubal Back William & Mary
261 Los Angeles Rams Bill Meglen Guard Utah State
262 New York Giants Gale Gibson End Iowa State
263 Cleveland Browns Joe Wenzel End Lehigh
264 Baltimore Colts Lonny Leatherman End Texas Christian

Round twenty three

Pick # |Player |College
265 Green Bay Packers Ben Lawver Tackle Lewis & Clark
266 Chicago Cardinals Freddie Glick Defensive Back Colorado State
267 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Williams End Southern
268 Washington Redskins Clarence Alexander Back Southeastern Louisiana
269 Detroit Lions Sal Cesario Tackle Denver
270 San Francisco 49ers Bruce Dollahan Tackle Illinois
271 Pittsburgh Steelers Emye Davis Back McMurry
272 Los Angeles Rams George Deiderich Guard Vanderbilt
273 Chicago Bears Bob Haller Tackle Northwest Missouri State
274 Cleveland Browns Jim Gardner Tackle Duke
275 New York Giants Frank Kremblas Quarterback Ohio State
276 Baltimore Colts Bob Davis Back Houston

Round twenty four

Pick # |Player |College
277 Green Bay Packers Joe Hergert
Joe Hergert
Joseph Martin "Joe" Hergert is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker and placekicker in the American Football League for two seasons in the early 1960s...

Center Florida
278 Philadelphia Eagles Gerry Benn Tackle Oklahoma State
279 Chicago Cardinals Jim Reed Guard East Texas State
280 Detroit Lions Fred Riddle Back Pittsburgh
281 Washington Redskins George Darrah Back Franklin & Marshall
282 San Francisco 49ers Craig Chudy End UCLA
283 Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Farmer Tackle Purdue
284 Chicago Bears Bob Spain Tackle Baylor
285 Los Angeles Rams Tom Campbell Back Indiana
286 New York Giants Charley James Back Missouri
287 Cleveland Browns Russ Goings Guard Xavier
288 Baltimore Colts Bob Novagratz Guard Army

Round twenty five

Pick # |Player |College
289 Green Bay Packers Leroy Hardee Back Florida A&M
290 Chicago Cardinals Jim Jeffery Tackle Auburn
291 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Jamieson Quarterback Bradley
292 Washington Redskins Bob Sargent Tackle Colby
293 Detroit Lions Dan Chamberlain End Cal State-Sacramento
294 San Francisco 49ers Roy Gee Guard Trinity (TX)
295 Pittsburgh Steelers Ron Miller End Vanderbilt
296 Los Angeles Rams Bob Borah End Houston
297 Chicago Bears Tom Huhn Center St. Joseph's (IN)
298 Cleveland Browns Ernie Spycholski Tackle Ohio State
299 New York Giants Lou Reale Center Buffalo
300 Baltimore Colts Ed Kieffer Back Syracuse

Round twenty six

Pick # |Player |College
301 Green Bay Packers Ken Higginbotham End Trinity (TX)
302 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Burks Tackle Virginia Tech
303 Chicago Cardinals Joe Chuha Center USC
304 Detroit Lions Jim Bradley Back Lincoln (MO)
305 Washington Redskins Gene Grabosky
Gene Grabosky
Harry Eugene Grabosky was an American collegiate and Professional Football defensive tackle. He played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills...

Tackle Syracuse
306 San Francisco 49ers Ed Young End Louisville
307 Pittsburgh Steelers John Scott Tackle Ohio State
308 Chicago Bears Bob Kunde Tackle Capital
309 Los Angeles Rams Bill Strumke Back Georgia
310 New York Giants Frank Doretti Center California
311 Cleveland Browns Homer Floyd Back Kansas
312 Baltimore Colts Rene Lorio Back Southern Mississippi

Round twenty seven

Pick # |Player |College
313 Green Bay Packers Timothy Brown
Timothy Brown (actor)
Thomas Allen Brown is a former professional American football player and actor.-Early life:Brown was born in Knightstown, Indiana...

Running Back Ball State
314 Chicago Cardinals Bob Corrigan Guard Indiana
315 Philadelphia Eagles Lowell Jenkins Tackle Wisconsin
316 Washington Redskins Norm Odyniec Back Notre Dame
317 Detroit Lions Bill Jerry Tackle South Carolina
318 San Francisco 49ers Mel Semenko Tackle Colorado
319 Pittsburgh Steelers Charley Tolar Back Northwestern State (LA)
320 Los Angeles Rams Alex Kroll
Alex Kroll
Alexander Stanley Kroll was an American collegiate and Professional Football player and a now-retired major advertising agency executive.-Early life:...

Center Rutgers
321 Chicago Bears John Aveni
John Aveni
John Patrick Aveni was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Indiana University and was drafted in the 27th round of the 1959 NFL Draft....

End Indiana
322 Cleveland Browns Larry Baker
Larry Baker
Larry Baker is a former American college and professional football player. An offensive tackle, he played college football at Bowling Green State, and played professionally in the American Football League for the New York Titans in 1960.-See also:...

Tackle Bowling Green
323 New York Giants Joe Biscaha
Joe Biscaha
Joseph Daniel Biscaha is a former American football player. An offensive end, he played college football at the University of Richmond, and played professionally in the National Football League for the New York Giants in 1959, and in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots in 1960...

End Richmond
324 Baltimore Colts Terry Thurman Back Rice

Round twenty eight

Pick # |Player |College
325 Green Bay Packers Jerry Epps Guard West Texas State
326 Philadelphia Eagles Leo Sexton End Auburn
327 Chicago Cardinals Don Fleming Defensive Back Florida
328 Detroit Lions Vince Matthews Back Texas
329 Washington Redskins Billy Austin Back Rutgers
330 San Francisco 49ers Mike McCluskey Back Washington
331 Pittsburgh Steelers Ronnie Hall Back Missouri Valley
332 Chicago Bears Bob Williams
Robert Williams (quarterback)
Dr. Robert "Bob" Williams is a former American football player for the University of Notre Dame.Williams won three championships with G.A.R. Memorial High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania...

Back Notre Dame
333 Los Angeles Rams Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson
Rafer Lewis Johnson is an American former decathlete and film actor.-Biography:Johnson was born in Hillsboro, Texas, but the family moved to Kingsburg, California, when he was nine. For a while, they were the only black family in the town. A versatile athlete, he played on Kingsburg High School's...

Back UCLA
334 New York Giants Dolphus Williams Tackle Morgan State
335 Cleveland Browns Pete Abadie End Tulane
336 Baltimore Colts Fred Long Back Iowa

Round twenty nine

Pick # |Player |College
337 Green Bay Packers Jack Flara Back Pittsburgh
338 Chicago Cardinals Jim O'Connor Center Marshall
339 Philadelphia Eagles John Stolte Tackle Kansas State
340 Washington Redskins Don Lockwood Guard Tulane
341 Detroit Lions Dave Sime End Duke
342 San Francisco 49ers Jack Bolton Tackle Puget Sound
343 Pittsburgh Steelers Dick Loncar Tackle Notre Dame
344 Los Angeles Rams Ernie Moore End Alabama State
345 Chicago Bears Eddie Southern End Texas
346 Cleveland Browns Ron Nietupski Tackle Illinois
347 New York Giants Henry Christopher End Southern Methodist
348 Baltimore Colts Perry McGriff
Perry C. McGriff
Perry Colson McGriff, Jr. is an American politician, retired insurance agent, and former All-American college football and baseball player. McGriff is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, and former candidate for the Florida Senate.- Early life and education :McGriff was born...

End Florida

Round thirty

Pick # |Player |College
349 Green Bay Packers Dick Emerich Tackle West Chester
350 Philadelphia Eagles Angelo Mosca
Angelo Mosca
Angelo Mosca is a former Canadian Football League player and professional wrestler. He is also known by the wrestling nicknames King Kong Mosca and The Mighty Hercules...

Tackle Notre Dame
351 Chicago Cardinals Rabe Walton Back North Carolina
352 Detroit Lions Ron Stover End Oregon
353 Washington Redskins Jim Colclough
Jim Colclough
James Michael Colclough was an American football end in the American Football League.Colclough played college football at Boston College. He then played one season in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes and was an original Boston Patriot in the American Football League's...

Back Boston College
354 San Francisco 49ers Bob Carter Tackle Denver
355 Pittsburgh Steelers Willus Fjerstad Back Minnesota
356 Chicago Bears Cliff Jackson Back North Carolina Central
357 Los Angeles Rams Don Millich Back Washington
358 New York Giants Dave Sington Tackle Alabama
359 Cleveland Browns Carl Ketchie Back Washington State
360 Baltimore Colts Blair Weese Back West Virginia Tech
= Pro Bowler

Hall of famers

  • Dick LeBeau, Defensive Back from Ohio State University taken 5th round 58th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010.

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