1962 NFL Draft
The 1962 National Football League Draft was held on December 4, 1961.
Player selections
Round one
- HOF: Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
57 |
Chicago Bears |
Mac Burton |
End |
San José State University |
58 |
New York Giants |
Bookie Bolin |
Guard |
University of Mississippi |
59 |
New York Giants |
Curtis Miranda |
Center |
Florida A&M University |
60 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Jim Smith |
Tackle |
Penn State |
61 |
Baltimore Colts |
Jerry Croft |
Guard |
Bowling Green |
62 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Ted Woods |
Running Back |
University of Colorado |
63 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Tunnicliff |
Running Back |
Michigan |
64 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Mike Lind |
Running Back |
Notre Dame |
65 |
Green Bay Packers |
Chuck Morris |
Back |
University of Mississippi |
66 |
Detroit Lions |
Dan Birdwell [11] |
Center |
University of Houston |
67 |
Cleveland Browns |
Henry Rivera |
Running Back |
Oregon State University |
68 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ben Wilson |
Running Back |
USC |
69 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Bill Rice |
End |
University of Alabama |
70 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jon Schopf |
Guard |
Michigan |
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
99 |
Washington Redskins |
Ron Hatcher |
Running back |
Michigan State |
100 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Dick Farris |
Guard |
North Texas State |
101 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Paul White |
Running back |
Florida |
102 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Ken Tureaud |
Back |
Michigan |
103 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
George Gross [14] |
Tackle |
Auburn |
104 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Gary Ballman |
Back |
Michigan State |
105 |
Chicago Bears |
Ed Reynolds |
Tackle |
Tulane |
106 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Jim Vollenweider |
Back |
Miami (FL) |
107 |
Baltimore Colts |
Pete Brokaw |
Back |
Syracuse |
108 |
Detroit Lions |
Murdock Hopper |
Tackle |
Houston |
109 |
Detroit Lions |
Frank Imperiale |
Guard |
Southern Illinois |
110 |
Chicago Bears |
Larry Onesti [15] |
Center |
Northwestern |
111 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ralph "Catfish" Smith |
End |
Mississippi |
112 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Tullis |
Back |
Florida A&M |
Round nine
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
113 |
Washington Redskins |
Dave Viti |
End |
Boston University |
114 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Marshall Shirk |
Tackle |
UCLA |
115 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ike Lassiter [16] |
Tackle |
St. Augustine's |
116 |
Baltimore Colts |
Roy Walker |
Running back |
Purdue |
117 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Powers |
End |
Notre Dame |
118 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Wilburn Hollis |
Quarterback |
Iowa |
119 |
Chicago Bears |
Kelton Winston |
Running back |
Wiley |
120 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Jim Roberts |
Tackle |
Mississippi |
121 |
Baltimore Colts |
Walt Rappold |
Quarterback |
Duke |
122 |
Detroit Lions |
Todd Grant |
Center |
Michigan |
123 |
Cleveland Browns |
Charles Dickerson |
Tackle |
Illinois |
124 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bob Butler |
Tackle |
Kentucky |
125 |
New York Giants |
Reed Bohovich |
Tackle |
Lehigh |
126 |
Green Bay Packers |
Peter Schenck |
Back |
Washington State |
Round ten
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
127 |
Washington Redskins |
John Childress |
Guard |
Arkansas |
128 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Jim Norris |
Tackle |
Houston |
129 |
Cleveland Browns |
Jerry Goerlitz |
Center |
Northern Michigan |
130 |
Dallas Cowboys |
John Longmeyer |
Guard |
Southern Illinois |
131 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
George Fracovitch |
Guard |
Syracuse |
132 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Larry Vignali |
Guard |
Pittsburgh |
133 |
Chicago Bears |
LeRoy Weaver |
Back |
Adams State |
134 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Regis Coustillac |
Guard |
Pittsburgh |
135 |
Baltimore Colts |
Fred Moore |
Tackle |
Memphis State |
136 |
Detroit Lions |
Jerry Archer |
Center |
Pittsburgh State |
137 |
Cleveland Browns |
Albert White |
Back |
Capital |
138 |
New York Giants |
J.R. Williams |
Center |
Fresno State |
139 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jim Skaggs |
Guard |
Washington |
140 |
Green Bay Packers |
Gale Weidner |
Quarterback |
Colorado |
Round eleven
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
141 |
Washington Redskins |
Carl Palazzo |
Tackle |
Adams State |
142 |
Cleveland Browns |
Ronnie Meyers |
End |
Villanova |
143 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Bert Wilder |
Tackle |
North Carolina State |
144 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Larry Hudas |
End |
Michigan State |
145 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bob Wills |
End |
California |
146 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
James Saxton |
Back |
Texas |
147 |
Chicago Bears |
Jerry Robinson |
Running back |
Grambling |
148 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Larry Jepson |
Center |
Furman |
149 |
Baltimore Colts |
Scott Tyler |
Back |
Miami (OH) |
150 |
Detroit Lions |
Karl Anderson |
Tackle |
Bowling Green |
151 |
Cleveland Browns |
Clifton McNeil |
End |
Grambling |
152 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
George Horne |
Tackle |
Brigham Young |
153 |
New York Giants |
Dave Bishop |
Back |
Connecticut |
154 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Thrush |
Tackle |
Xavier |
Round twelve
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
155 |
Washington Redskins |
Terry Terrebonne |
Running back |
Tulane |
156 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Marv Marinovich |
Tackle |
USC |
157 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Gary Fallon |
Running back |
Syracuse |
158 |
Green Bay Packers |
Joe Thorne |
Back |
South Dakota State |
159 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Bob O'Billovich |
Back |
Montana State |
160 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Sam Mudie |
Back |
Rutgers |
161 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Watts |
Tackle |
Miami (FL) |
162 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Milton McPike |
End |
Kirksville |
163 |
Baltimore Colts |
Bake Turner |
Running back |
Texas Tech |
164 |
Detroit Lions |
Gale Sprute |
Center |
Winona State |
165 |
Cleveland Browns |
Ted Stute |
End |
Ohio |
166 |
New York Giants |
Al Gursky |
Running back |
Penn State |
167 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Larry Thompson |
Center |
Tulane |
168 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tom Pennington [17] |
Back |
Georgia |
Round thirteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
169 |
Washington Redskins |
Bill Whisler |
End |
Iowa |
170 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Roger Van Cleef |
Tackle |
Southwestern Oklahoma |
171 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Bob Fearnside |
Running back |
Bowling Green |
172 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Bob Moses |
End |
Texas |
173 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Dave Woodward |
Tackle |
Auburn |
174 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Bill Diamond |
Guard |
Miami (FL) |
175 |
Chicago Bears |
Joe Perkowski |
Back |
Notre Dame |
176 |
San Francisco 49ers |
George Pierovich |
Back |
California |
177 |
Baltimore Colts |
Charles Holmes |
Running back |
Maryland-Eastern Shore |
178 |
Detroit Lions |
Sherlock Knight |
Tackle |
Central State (OH) |
179 |
Cleveland Browns |
Frank Gardner |
Tackle |
North Carolina Central |
180 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
George McKinney |
Back |
Arkansas |
181 |
New York Giants |
Billy Joe Booth |
Tackle |
Louisiana State |
182 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tom Kepner |
Tackle |
Villanova |
Round fourteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
183 |
Washington Redskins |
Jim Costen |
Running back |
South Carolina |
184 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Gary Henson |
End |
Colorado |
185 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Patrick Russ |
Tackle |
Purdue |
186 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Harold Hays |
Guard |
Southern Mississippi |
187 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
George Mans |
End |
Michigan |
188 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Whitaker |
End |
Nevada-Reno |
189 |
Chicago Bears |
Andy Von Sonn |
Center |
UCLA |
190 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Dick Easterly |
Back |
Syracuse |
191 |
Baltimore Colts |
Stinson Jones |
Back |
Virginia Military Inst |
192 |
Detroit Lions |
Jim Davidson |
Back |
Maryland |
193 |
Cleveland Browns |
Jim Shorter |
Back |
Detroit |
194 |
New York Giants |
Greg Mather |
End |
Navy |
195 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jim Schwab |
End |
Penn State |
196 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ernie Green |
Back |
Louisville |
Round fifteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
197 |
Washington Redskins |
Len Velia |
Tackle |
Georgia |
198 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Larry Guilford |
End |
Pacific |
199 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Walter Kikirk |
Tackle |
Houston |
200 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Gy Reese |
Tackle |
Southern Methodist |
201 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Vern Hatch |
End |
North Carolina Central |
202 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Dick Barlund |
End |
Maryland |
203 |
Chicago Bears |
Kent Martin |
Tackle |
Wake Forest |
204 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Ray Osborne |
Tackle |
Mississippi State |
205 |
Baltimore Colts |
Joe Monte |
Guard |
Furman |
206 |
Detroit Lions |
Dick Broadbent |
End |
Delaware |
207 |
Cleveland Browns |
Tom Goosby |
Guard |
Baldwin-Wallace |
208 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Mike Woulfe |
Guard |
Colorado |
209 |
New York Giants |
Joe Taylor |
Running back |
North Carolina A&T |
210 |
Green Bay Packers |
Roger Holdinsky |
Back |
West Virginia |
Round sixteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
211 |
Washington Redskins |
Tommy Brooker |
End |
Alabama |
212 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ron Skufca |
Tackle |
Purdue |
213 |
Minnesota Vikings |
John Contoulis |
Tackle |
Connecticut |
214 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Bob Johnston |
Tackle |
Rice |
215 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Bill Wegener |
Guard |
Missouri |
216 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bobby Ply |
Back |
Baylor |
217 |
Chicago Bears |
John Nelson |
Center |
Xavier |
218 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Ron Frank |
Tackle |
South Dakota State |
219 |
Baltimore Colts |
Ray Abruzzese [18] |
Running back |
Alabama |
220 |
Detroit Lions |
Tom Sestak[19] |
End |
McNeese State |
221 |
Cleveland Browns |
Dennis Biodrowski |
End |
Memphis State |
222 |
New York Giants |
Roger Johnson |
Running back |
Oregon State |
223 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jerry Mazzanti |
Tackle |
Arkansas |
224 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jimmy Field |
Back |
Louisiana State |
Round seventeen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
225 |
Washington Redskins |
Alan Miller |
Guard |
Ohio |
226 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Ron Staley |
End |
Wisconsin |
227 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Dave Steadman |
Tackle |
Georgia Tech |
228 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Ray Jacobs |
Tackle |
Howard Payne |
229 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Nat Tucker |
Back |
Florida A&M |
230 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Don Kasso |
Running back |
Oregon State |
231 |
Chicago Bears |
Glenn Glass |
Running back |
Tennessee |
232 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Wally Foltz |
End |
De Pauw |
233 |
Baltimore Colts |
Bill Knocke |
Running back |
Fresno State |
234 |
Detroit Lions |
Rucker Wickline |
Center |
Marshall |
235 |
Cleveland Browns |
Herbert Harlan |
End |
Baylor |
236 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Mike Martin |
Tackle |
Washington State |
237 |
New York Giants |
Ken Schaffer |
Tackle |
Marquette |
238 |
Green Bay Packers |
Buck Buchanan[20] |
Tackle |
Grambling |
Round eighteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
239 |
Washington Redskins |
Carl Charon |
Back |
Michigan State |
240 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Charlie Furlow |
Quarterback |
Mississippi State |
241 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Junior Hawthorne |
Tackle |
Kentucky |
242 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Dave Cloutier |
Back |
Maine |
243 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Don Donatelli |
Center |
Florida State |
244 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ferrell Yarbrough |
Tackle |
Northwestern State (LA) |
245 |
Chicago Bears |
Tommy Neck |
Back |
Louisiana State |
246 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Gary Brown |
Tackle |
Illinois |
247 |
Baltimore Colts |
Mel Rideout |
Quarterback |
Richmond |
248 |
Detroit Lions |
Joe Zuger |
Quarterback |
Arizona State |
249 |
Cleveland Browns |
Sonny Bishop [21] |
Guard |
Fresno State |
250 |
New York Giants |
Bill Winter |
Running back |
St. Olaf |
251 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Tom Larscheid |
Back |
Utah State |
252 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bob Joiner |
Quarterback |
Presbyterian |
Round nineteen
Round twenty
|
= Pro Bowler [1] |
|
|
= AFL All-Star [2] |
|
|
= Hall of Famer |
Hall of famers
- Lance Alworth, wide receiver from Arkansas taken 1st round 8th overall by the San Francisco 49ers, but signed with the AFL San Diego Chargers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1978.[23]
- Merlin Olsen, defensive tackle from Utah State taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1982.[24]
See also
References
- ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
- ^ Ernie Davis, 1961 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5hNOkTtho. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ Lance Alworth Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League
- ^ John Hadl Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League
- ^ Eddie Wilson Signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League
- ^ Bob Mitinger Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League
- ^ Bill Miller Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League
- ^ Billy Neighbors Signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League
- ^ Roger Kochman was a junior when drafted by the NFL in 1962. In 1963, he was drafted and signed by the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
- ^ Dan Birdwell Signed with the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League
- ^ Bert Coan Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League
- ^ John Havlicek was drafted by the Cleveland Browns but chose to play in the NBA with the Boston Celtics. "NBA.com: John Havlicek Bio". http://www.nba.com/history/players/havlicek_bio.html. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ George Gross Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League
- ^ Larry Onesti Signed with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League
- ^ Ike Lassiter Signed with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League
- ^ Tom Pennington Signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League
- ^ Ray Abruzzese Signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
- ^ Tom Sestak Signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
- ^ Buck Buchanan Signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League
- ^ Sonny Bishop Signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ^ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1980s. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
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