1970 NFL Draft

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The 1970 NFL Draft was held on January 27-28, 1970.

Contents

[edit] Round One

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1 Pittsburgh Steelers Terry Bradshaw Quarterback Louisiana Tech
2 Green Bay Packers From Chicago Bears Mike McCoy Defensive Tackle Notre Dame
3 Cleveland Browns From Miami Dolphins Mike Phipps Quarterback Purdue
4 Boston Patriots Phil Olsen Defensive Tackle Utah State
5 Buffalo Bills Al Cowlings Defensive End USC
6 Philadelphia Eagles Steve Zabel Tight End Oklahoma
7 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Reid Defensive Tackle Penn State
8 St. Louis Cardinals Larry Stegent Running Back Texas A&M
9 San Francisco 49ers Cedrick Hardman Defensive End North Texas State
10 New Orleans Saints Ken Burrough Wide Receiver Texas Southern
11 Denver Broncos Bobby Anderson Running Back Colorado
12 Atlanta Falcons John Small Linebacker The Citadel
13 New York Giants Jim Files Linebacker Oklahoma
14 Houston Oilers Doug Wilkerson Guard North Carolina Central
15 San Diego Chargers Walker Gilette Wide Receiver Richmond
16 Green Bay Packers Rich McGeorge Tight End Elon
17 San Francisco 49ers From Washington Redskins Bruce Taylor Defensive Back Boston University
18 Baltimore Colts Norm Bulaich Running Back TCU
19 Detroit Lions Steve Owens Running Back Oklahoma
20 New York Jets Steve Tannen Defensive Back Florida
21 Cleveland Browns Bob McKay Offensive Tackle Texas
22 Los Angeles Rams Jack Reynolds Linebacker Tennessee
23 Dallas Cowboys Duane Thomas Running Back West Texas State
24 Oakland Raiders Raymond Chester Tight End Morgan State
25 Minnesota Vikings John Ward Offensive Tackle Oklahoma State
26 Kansas City Chiefs Sid Smith Offensive Tackle USC

[edit] Hall of Famers

  • Terry Bradshaw, QB, Louisiana Tech - taken 1st round, 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1989.
  • Mel Blount, CB, Southern - taken 3rd round, 53rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1989.

[edit] Other notable players drafted

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Preceded by
1969 NFL Draft
NFL Draft
1970
Succeeded by
1971 NFL Draft