1962 NFL Draft

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The 1962 NFL Draft was held on December 4, 1961.

1 Round One
2 Hall of Famers
3 Other notable players selected
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Washington Redskins	Ernie Davis	Back	Syracuse
2	Los Angeles Rams ¹	Roman Gabriel	Quarterback	North Carolina State
3	Los Angeles Rams	Merlin Olsen	Defensive Tackle	Utah State
4	Cleveland Browns ²	Gary Collins	End	Maryland
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Ferguson	Back	Ohio State
6	St. Louis Cardinals	Fate Echols	Tackle	Northwestern
7	Chicago Bears	Ronnie Bull	Back	Baylor
8	San Francisco 49ers	Lance Alworth	Wide Receiver	Arkansas
9	Baltimore Colts	Wendell Harris	Back	LSU
10	Detroit Lions	John Hadl	Back	Kansas
11	Cleveland Browns	Leroy Jackson	Back	Western Illinois
12	St. Louis Cardinals ³	Irv Goode	Center	Kentucky
13	New York Giants	Jerry Hillebrand	End	Colorado
14	Green Bay Packers	Earl Gros	Back	LSU

[edit] Hall of Famers

Lance Alworth, WR, Arkansas - taken 1st round, 8th overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Inducted in 1978.
Merlin Olsen, DT, Utah State - taken 1st round, 3rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams. Inducted in 1982.

[edit] Other notable players selected

George Andrie, DE, Marquette - taken 6th round, 82nd overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Jim Bakken, K, Wisconsin - taken 7th round, 88th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Gary Ballman, RB, Michigan State - taken 8th round, 104th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ernie Green, RB, Louisville - taken 14th round, 196th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
John Havlicek, End, Ohio State - taken 7th round, 95th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Roger Kochman, RB, Penn State - taken 4th round, 47th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Ed O'Bradovich, DE, Illinois - taken 7th round, 91st overall by the Chicago Bears.
Eddie Wilson, QB, Arizona - taken 2nd round, 24th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Roy Winston, LB, LSU - taken 4th round, 45th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Preceded by 1961 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1962	Succeeded by 1963 NFL Draft

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