1956 NFL draft of college players
The 1956 National Football League draft had its first three rounds held on November 28, 1955, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , and its final twenty-seven rounds on January 17–18, 1956, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles , California [1] [2]
The previous NFL drafts in the 1950s were held in January; the first three rounds (37 selections) were moved up this year to late November to better compete with teams from Canada .[3] [4]
Player selections [ ]
= Pro Bowler [5]
= Hall of Famer
Round one [ ]
Round two [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
14
Los Angeles Rams
Leon Clarke
End
Southern California
15
San Francisco 49ers
Bruce Bosley
Tackle
West Virginia
16
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank D'Agnostino
Tackle
Auburn
17
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Krupa
Tackle
Purdue
18
Chicago Cardinals
Norm Masters
Tackle
Michigan State
19
New York Giants
Henry Moore
Back
Arkansas
20
Green Bay Packers
Forrest Gregg
Offensive Tackle
Southern Methodist
21
Baltimore Colts
Dick Donlin
End
Hamline
22
Chicago Bears
M. L. Brackett
Tackle
Auburn
23
Los Angeles Rams
Hugh Pitts
Center
Texas Christian
24
Washington Redskins
John Paluck
End
Pittsburgh
25
Cleveland Browns
Billy Kinard
Back
Mississippi
Round three [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
26
San Francisco 49ers
Bill Herchman
Tackle
Texas Tech
27
Detroit Lions
Don McIlhenny
Back
Southern Methodist
28
Philadelphia Eagles
Don Schaefer
Back
Notre Dame
29
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Taylor
Center
Baylor
30
New York Giants
Sam Huff
Linebacker
West Virginia
31
Chicago Cardinals
John Roach
Quarterback
Southern Methodist
32
Los Angeles Rams
A. D. Williams
Defensive end
Pacific
33
Baltimore Colts
Bob Pascal
Back
Duke
34
Cleveland Browns
Larry Ross
End
Denver
35
Los Angeles Rams
John Marshall
Back
Southern Methodist
36
Washington Redskins
Fred Wyant
Back
West Virginia
37
Cleveland Browns
Bill Quinlan
End
Michigan State
Round four [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
38
Detroit Lions
Jerry Reichow
Quarterback
Iowa
39
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dick Murley
Guard
Purdue
40
San Francisco 49ers
Frank Pajaczkowski
Back
Richmond
41
Washington Redskins
Fran Machinsky
Tackle
Ohio State
42
Chicago Cardinals
Sam Salerno
Tackle
Colorado
43
Baltimore Colts
Ben Inabinet
Tackle
Clemson
44
Green Bay Packers
Cecil Morris
Guard
Oklahoma
45
New York Giants
Jim Katcavage
Defensive end
Dayton
46
Los Angeles Rams
Will Berzinski
Back
Wisconsin–La Crosse
47
Chicago Bears
John Mellekas
Tackle
Arizona
48
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Carmichael
End
California
49
Cleveland Browns
Bobby Moss
Back
West Virginia
Round five [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
50
Detroit Lions
Tom "The Bomb" Tracy
Back
Tennessee
51
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Freeman
End
Iowa
52
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Murakowski
Back
Purdue
53
Los Angeles Rams
Herb Nakken
Back
Utah
54
Philadelphia Eagles
Fred "Fuzzy" Thurston
Guard
Valparaiso
55
Baltimore Colts
Herb Gray
End
Texas
56
Green Bay Packers
Bob Skoronski
Tackle
Indiana
57
New York Giants
Don Chandler
Back
Florida
58
Chicago Bears
Willie Galimore
Back
Florida A&M
59
Washington Redskins
Gary Lowe
Back
Michigan State
60
Los Angeles Rams
Jesse Whittenton
Defensive back
Texas-El Paso
61
Cleveland Browns
Franklin Clarke
End
Colorado
Round six [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
62
Detroit Lions
Bob Lusk
Center
William & Mary
63
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray Taylor
Back
Texas Christian
64
San Francisco 49ers
Tony Sardisco
Linebacker
Tulane
65
Philadelphia Eagles
Tirrel Burton
Back
Miami (OH)
66
Chicago Cardinals
Charlie Dupre
Back
Baylor
67
Baltimore Colts
Don Schmidt
Back
Texas Tech
68
Green Bay Packers
Bob Burris
Back
Oklahoma
69
New York Giants
Fred Cason
Back
Florida
70
Chicago Cardinals
John Dittrich
Tackle
Wisconsin
71
Cleveland Browns
Sherman Plunkett
End
Maryland-Eastern Shore
72
Los Angeles Rams
Eddie Vincent
Back
Iowa
73
Cleveland Browns
Paul Wiggin
End
Stanford
Round seven [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
74
Detroit Lions
Gene Cronin
Defensive end
Pacific
75
San Francisco 49ers
Larry Barnes
Back
Colorado State
76
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dick Gaspari
Center
George Washington
77
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Konovsky
Tackle
Wisconsin
78
Philadelphia Eagles
John Waedekin
Tackle
Hardin-Simmons
79
Baltimore Colts
Bill Waters
Tackle
Austin
80
Green Bay Packers
Hank Gremminger
End
Baylor
81
New York Giants
Ron Nery
Tackle
Kansas State
82
Chicago Bears
J. C. Caroline
Back
Illinois
83
Washington Redskins
Donnie Caraway
Back
Houston
84
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Morris
Back
Oregon
85
Cleveland Browns
Chuck Griffith
End
USC
Round eight [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
86
Detroit Lions
Jack Powell
Tackle
Texas A&M
87
Pittsburgh Steelers
Vere Wellman
Guard
Wichita State
88
San Francisco 49ers
Charley Smith
End
Abilene Christian
89
Philadelphia Eagles
Elroy Payne
Back
McMurry
90
Chicago Cardinals
Dave Lunceford
Tackle
Baylor
91
Baltimore Colts
Bill Koman
Guard
North Carolina
92
Green Bay Packers
Russ Dennis
End
Maryland
93
New York Giants
Don Holleder
End
Army
94
Washington Redskins
Dick James
Back
Oregon
95
Chicago Bears
Dick Klawitter
Center
South Dakota State
96
Los Angeles Rams
George Boyer
Linebacker
Florida State
97
Cleveland Browns
Len Hellyer
Back
Marshall
Round nine [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
98
Detroit Lions
Calvin Jones
Guard
Iowa
99
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Cox
End
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
100
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wayne Edmonds
Guard
Notre Dame
101
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Lovely
Tackle
Tampa
102
Philadelphia Eagles
Johnny Bredice
End
Boston University
103
Baltimore Colts
John Lewis
End
Michigan State
104
Green Bay Packers
Gordy Duvall
Back
USC
105
New York Giants
Ken Braden
Center
East Texas State
106
Chicago Bears
Ken Vargo
Center
Ohio State
107
Washington Redskins
Francis "Whitey" Rouviere
Back
Miami (FL)
108
Los Angeles Rams
Maury Woolford
Tackle
Louisville
109
Cleveland Browns
Jack Hecker
End
Bowling Green
Round ten [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
110
Detroit Lions
Joe Silas
Defensive end
South Carolina
111
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lou Baldacci
Back
Michigan
112
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Zaleski
Back
Colorado State
113
Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Dimmick
Center
Houston
114
Chicago Cardinals
Willis Towne
End
Wichita State
115
Baltimore Colts
Gene Scott
Back
Centre
116
Green Bay Packers
Bob Laugherty
Back
Maryland
117
New York Giants
Johnny Hermann
Back
UCLA
118
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Nolan
End
Miami (FL)
119
Chicago Bears
Dick Lucas
End
Boston College
120
Los Angeles Rams
Charlie Sticka
Back
Trinity (CT)
121
Cleveland Browns
Eddie Rayburn
Tackle
Rice
Round eleven [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
122
Detroit Lions
Lew Wacker
Back
Richmond
123
San Francisco 49ers
Stew Pell
Tackle
North Carolina
124
Detroit Lions
Tom Selep
Back
Maryland
125
Chicago Cardinals
Fob James
Back
Auburn
126
Philadelphia Eagles
Kenny Keller
Back
North Carolina
127
Baltimore Colts
Dennis Shaw
End
North Texas State
128
Green Bay Packers
Mike Hudock
Center
Miami (FL)
129
New York Giants
Dick Moloney
Back
Kentucky
130
Chicago Bears
John Jankans
End
Arizona State
131
Washington Redskins
Tom Powell
Guard
Colgate
132
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Decker
Back
UCLA
133
Cleveland Browns
Bill Underdonk
Tackle
West Virginia
Round twelve [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
134
Detroit Lions
Bob Nunnery
Tackle
Louisiana State
135
Pittsburgh Steelers
Phil Tarasovic
End
Yale
136
San Francisco 49ers
Roger Swedberg
Tackle
Iowa
137
Philadelphia Eagles
Tommy Harkins
End
Vanderbilt
138
Chicago Cardinals
Jerry Walker
Tackle
Texas Tech
139
Baltimore Colts
Steve Myhra
Guard
North Dakota
140
Green Bay Packers
Max Burnett
Back
Arizona
141
Washington Redskins
Gerry Planutis
Back
Michigan State
142
Washington Redskins
Gil Moreno
Tackle
UCLA
143
Chicago Bears
Buddy Cruze
End
Tennessee
144
Los Angeles Rams
Em Lindbeck
Quarterback
Illinois
145
Cleveland Browns
Harry Javernick
Tackle
Colorado
Round thirteen [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
146
Detroit Lions
O. K. Ferguson
Back
Louisiana State
147
San Francisco 49ers
Ralph Moody
Back
Kansas
148
Pittsburgh Steelers
Weldon Holley
Back
Baylor
149
Chicago Cardinals
Bo Bolinger
Guard
Oklahoma
150
Philadelphia Eagles
James Sides
Back
Texas Tech
151
Baltimore Colts
Jack Hill
Back
Utah State
152
Green Bay Packers
Jim Mense
Center
Notre Dame
153
New York Giants
Ed Crawford
Back
Mississippi
154
Chicago Bears
Dick Grogg
Guard
Minnesota
155
Washington Redskins
Jerry Ward
Guard
Dayton
156
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Norcia
Back
Kent State
157
Cleveland Browns
Jim Furey
Center
Kansas State
Round fourteen [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
158
Detroit Lions
Ronnie Falls
Linebacker
Duke
159
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Emmons
Tackle
Alabama
160
San Francisco 49ers
R. C. Owens
End
College of Idaho
161
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Reich
Center
Penn State
162
Chicago Cardinals
Carnell Neuman
Back
Illinois
163
Baltimore Colts
Ted Schwanger
Back
Tennessee Tech
164
Green Bay Packers
Charlie Thomas
Back
Wisconsin
165
New York Giants
John McMullan
Guard
Notre Dame
166
Washington Redskins
Pat Uebel
Back
Army
167
Chicago Bears
Milt Graham
End
Colgate
168
Los Angeles Rams
Tom Runnels
Back
North Texas State
169
Cleveland Browns
Charlie Sidwell
Back
William & Mary
Round fifteen [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
170
Detroit Lions
Horace "Buzzy" Allert
Defensive end
Southwest Texas State
171
San Francisco 49ers
Reed Henderson
Tackle
Utah State
172
San Francisco 49ers
Gene Boyd
Back
Abilene Christian
173
Chicago Cardinals
Charley Anderson
End
Louisiana Tech
174
Philadelphia Eagles
Don Brant
Back
Montana
175
Baltimore Colts
John Polzer
Quarterback
Virginia
176
Green Bay Packers
Buddy Alliston
Guard
Mississippi
177
New York Giants
Ron Melnik
Tackle
Army
178
Chicago Bears
Dick Fitzgerald
Back
Notre Dame
179
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Spiers
Quarterback
Arkansas State
180
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Shatto
Back
Kentucky
181
Cleveland Browns
Willie Davis
Defensive End
Grambling
Round sixteen [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
182
Detroit Lions
Len Zyzda
Defensive end
Purdue
183
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lionel Reed
Back
Central State (OK)
184
San Francisco 49ers
George Herring
Quarterback
Mississippi Southern
185
Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Hix
Tackle
Middle Tennessee State
186
Chicago Cardinals
George Welsh
Quarterback
Navy
187
Baltimore Colts
Gene "Moose" Hendrix
Back
Drake
188
Green Bay Packers
Curtis Lynch
Tackle
Alabama
189
New York Giants
Al Portney
Tackle
Missouri
190
Washington Redskins
Wells Gray
Guard
Wisconsin
191
Chicago Bears
Ray Brown
Back
Florida
192
Los Angeles Rams
Arnie Pelluer
End
Washington State
193
Cleveland Browns
Thurlow Cooper
End
Maine
Round seventeen [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
194
Detroit Lions
Ken Wind
End
Houston
195
San Francisco 49ers
Dick Weiss
Tackle
Mississippi
196
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Schmitt
Guard
Pittsburgh
197
Chicago Cardinals
Ron Beagle
End
Navy
198
Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Mastrogiovanni
Back
Wyoming
199
Baltimore Colts
Bill Danenhauer
End
Emporia State
200
Green Bay Packers
Bart Starr
Quarterback
Alabama
201
New York Giants
Tom Mooney
Tackle
Miami (OH)
202
Chicago Bears
Tom Adams
End
UCLA
203
Washington Redskins
Eagle Day
Quarterback
Mississippi
204
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Butler
Tackle
Kentucky
205
Cleveland Browns
Eddie West
Quarterback
North Carolina State
Round eighteen [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
206
Detroit Lions
Emidio Petrarca
Back
Boston College
207
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Stephans
Quarterback
Holy Cross
208
San Francisco 49ers
Bill Yelverton
Tackle
Mississippi
209
Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Consoles
Defensive back
Wake Forest
210
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Brown
Guard
UCLA
211
Baltimore Colts
Earl Looman
Guard
Stetson
212
Green Bay Packers
Stan Intihar
End
Cornell
213
New York Giants
Matt Boone
Back
North Carolina Central
214
Washington Redskins
Jim Pyburn
End
Auburn
215
Chicago Bears
Earl Payton
Back
Prairie View A&M
216
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Klotz
Tackle
Widener
217
Cleveland Browns
Hal "Candy" Carroll
Back
Case Western Reserve
Round nineteen [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
218
Detroit Lions
Dale Vaughn
Back
Virginia Military Inst
219
San Francisco 49ers
Pete Arrigoni
Back
Arizona
220
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerry Jacobs
Guard
Florida State
221
Chicago Cardinals
Ray Zagar
Back
Marquette
222
Philadelphia Eagles
Delano Womack
Back
Texas
223
Baltimore Colts
Bob Fyvie
Tackle
Lafayette
224
Green Bay Packers
Ken Vakey
End
Texas Tech
225
New York Giants
Ray Dettring
Back
Missouri
226
Chicago Bears
John Smith
Back
UCLA
227
Washington Redskins
Ray Lemek
Guard
Notre Dame
228
Los Angeles Rams
Charlie Dees
Tackle
McNeese State
229
Cleveland Browns
John Sebest
End
Eastern Kentucky
Round twenty [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
230
Detroit Lions
Joe Stephenson
End
Vanderbilt
231
Pittsburgh Steelers
Fred Glatz
End
Pittsburgh
232
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Scarbrough
Center
Auburn
233
Philadelphia Eagles
Darrell Glover
Tackle
Maryland-Eastern Shore
234
Chicago Cardinals
Dickie Mattison
Back
Georgia Tech
235
Baltimore Colts
Robert Hill
Back
Jackson State
236
Green Bay Packers
Clyde Letbetter
Tackle
Baylor
237
New York Giants
Mike Falls
Guard
Minnesota
238
Washington Redskins
Vince Gonzales
Back
Louisiana State
239
Chicago Bears
Charley Maxime
Guard
Auburn
240
Los Angeles Rams
John Coyne
Tackle
West Chester
241
Cleveland Browns
Joe Mobra
End
Oklahoma
Round twenty-one [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
242
Detroit Lions
Bob Blechen
Center
Whittier
243
San Francisco 49ers
L. C. Joyner
End
Contra Costa J.C.
244
Pittsburgh Steelers
Gene Martell
Tackle
Notre Dame
245
Chicago Cardinals
Ronnie Herr
Back
Texas Tech
246
Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Adams
Tackle
San Jose State
247
Baltimore Colts
Jim Harness
Back
Mississippi State
248
Green Bay Packers
Hal O'Brien
Back
Southern Methodist
249
New York Giants
Don McComb
End
Villanova
250
Chicago Bears
Jimmy Waddell
Back
Compton J.C.
251
Washington Redskins
Howard Schnellenberger
End
Kentucky
252
Los Angeles Rams
Milt Robichaux
End
Trinity (TX)
253
Cleveland Browns
Gene Kapish
End
Notre Dame
Round twenty-two [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
254
Detroit Lions
Dick Marazza
Tackle
Clemson
255
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray DiPasquale
Back
Pittsburgh
256
San Francisco 49ers
Clarence Wessman
End
San Jose State
257
Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Miller
Back
Cincinnati
258
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Murphy
Tackle
Stephen F. Austin
259
Baltimore Colts
Pat Del Vicaro
Guard
Southern Mississippi
260
Green Bay Packers
Johnny Popson
Back
Furman
261
New York Giants
Jerry Harkrader
Back
Ohio State
262
Washington Redskins
George Nicula
Tackle
Notre Dame
263
Chicago Bears
Joe Billings
Tackle
Memphis State
264
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Fouts
End
Missouri
265
Cleveland Browns
Sam "First Down" Brown
Back
UCLA
Round twenty-three [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
266
Detroit Lions
Bob Garrard
Back
Georgia
267
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Monroe
Back
Washington
268
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pete Neft
Quarterback
Pittsburgh
269
Chicago Cardinals
Tony Branoff
Back
Michigan
270
Philadelphia Eagles
Chet Spencer
End
Oklahoma State
271
Baltimore Colts
Al "Bear" Stephenson
Tackle
Idaho State
272
Green Bay Packers
Jesse Birchfield
Guard
Duke
273
New York Giants
Bob "Slick" McCool
Back
Mississippi
274
Chicago Bears
Lou Holt
End
Howard Payne
275
Washington Redskins
Don St. John
Back
Xavier
276
Los Angeles Rams
Al Paulson
Back
Washington State
277
Cleveland Browns
Don Althouse
End
Syracuse
Round twenty-four [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
278
Detroit Lions
Jarv Walz
End
Central Michigan
279
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bryan Engram
End
Texas Christian
280
San Francisco 49ers
Ed Wallace
Tackle
San Diego J.C.
281
Philadelphia Eagles
John Parham
Back
Wake Forest
282
Chicago Cardinals
Orville Trask
Tackle
Rice
283
Baltimore Colts
Bobby Fox
Quarterback
East Texas State
284
Green Bay Packers
Don Wilson
Center
Rice
285
New York Giants
Gerry Huth
Guard
Wake Forest
286
Washington Redskins
Johnny Tatum
Center
Texas
287
Chicago Bears
Jesse Castete
Back
McNeese State
288
Los Angeles Rams
Sam Williams
Defensive end
Michigan State
289
Cleveland Browns
Jim Hughes
Guard
San Jose State
Round twenty-five [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
290
Detroit Lions
Jerry Hall
Back
Rice
291
San Francisco 49ers
Paul Goad
Back
Abilene Christian
292
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill O'Dell
Back
Clemson
293
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Wheeler
Tackle
Kentucky
294
Philadelphia Eagles
Johnny Grogan
Tackle
Dayton
295
Baltimore Colts
Brad Mills
Back
Kentucky
296
Green Bay Packers
Franz Koeneke
End
Minnesota
297
New York Giants
Harry Speers
Back
Florida
298
Chicago Bears
Jerry Hentschel
Tackle
Sam Houston State
299
Washington Redskins
Franklin Brooks
Guard
Georgia Tech
300
Los Angeles Rams
Glen Tunning
Guard
Pittsburgh
301
Cleveland Browns
Bob Davenport
Back
UCLA
Round twenty-six [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
302
Detroit Lions
Joe Walden
Back
West Texas State
303
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Sweeney
Guard
Xavier
304
San Francisco 49ers
Rommie Loudd
End
UCLA
305
Philadelphia Eagles
Earl Lunsford
Back
Oklahoma State
306
Chicago Cardinals
Chuck Zickefoose
End
Kansas State
307
Baltimore Colts
Jim Lohr
Tackle
Southwest Missouri State
308
Green Bay Packers
Dick Goehe
Tackle
Mississippi
309
New York Giants
Bev Buller
Back
Kansas
310
Washington Redskins
Dave Burnham
Back
Wheaton
311
Chicago Bears
Don Orr
Back
Vanderbilt
312
Los Angeles Rams
Hardiman Cureton
Tackle
UCLA
313
Cleveland Browns
Jack Kammerman
End
Utah
Round twenty-seven [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
314
Detroit Lions
Bryan Burnthorne
Guard
Tulane
315
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Gustafson
Quarterback
Stanford
316
Pittsburgh Steelers
Buddy Benson
Back
Arkansas
317
Chicago Cardinals
Jack Hutchinson
Tackle
Oklahoma State
318
Philadelphia Eagles
Al Ellett
Tackle
Alabama
319
Baltimore Colts
Herb Hartwell
Back
Virginia
320
Green Bay Packers
Dick Kolian
End
Wisconsin
321
New York Giants
Gerry Nesbitt
Back
Arkansas
322
Chicago Bears
Waylon Buchanan
End
East Texas State
323
Washington Redskins
Royce Flippin
Back
Princeton
324
Los Angeles Rams
Roger Siesel
Tackle
Miami (OH)
325
Cleveland Browns
Ed Dwyer
End
Purdue
Round twenty-eight [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
326
Detroit Lions
John Smith
Guard
Northwestern
327
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill DeGraaf
Back
Cornell
328
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Drew
Back
California
329
Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Strawn
Linebacker
Western Kentucky
330
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Miller
Quarterback
Wisconsin
331
Baltimore Colts
John Shearer
Quarterback
Shepherd
332
Green Bay Packers
Bobby Lance
Quarterback
Florida
333
New York Giants
Bill Fuller
Tackle
Arkansas
334
Washington Redskins
Billy Hicks
Back
Jacksonville State
335
Chicago Bears
Bob Alexander
Back
Trinity (CT)
336
Los Angeles Rams
John Morrow
Tackle
Michigan
337
Cleveland Browns
Ollie Sparks
Guard
Iowa State
Round twenty-nine [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
338
Detroit Lions
Doug Peters
Back
UCLA
339
San Francisco 49ers
Dean Benson
Guard
Willamette
340
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wes Thompson
Tackle
Alabama
341
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Troglio
Back
Northwestern
342
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Hughes
Back
Southern Mississippi
343
Baltimore Colts
Jim Rusher
End
Kansas State
344
Green Bay Packers
Vester Newcomb
Center
Southwest J.C. (MS)
345
New York Giants
Jim Nelson
Guard
Duke
346
Chicago Bears
Billy Krietemeyer
Back
Vanderbilt
347
Washington Redskins
Pat Bisceglia
Guard
Notre Dame
348
Los Angeles Rams
Mickey Bates
Back
Illinois
349
Cleveland Browns
John Battos
End
Vanderbilt
Round thirty [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
350
Detroit Lions
John Gibbens
Tackle
Southwest Texas State
351
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Mitchell
Tackle
Puget Sound
352
Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Ulm
Back
San Jose State
353
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Kucera
Tackle
Colorado
354
Baltimore Colts
Terry Sweeney
Back
Middle Tennessee State
355
Green Bay Packers
Rod Hermes
Quarterback
Beloit
356
New York Giants
Wayne Williams
End
Southern Illinois
357
Washington Redskins
Buck Nystrom
Guard
Michigan State
358
Chicago Bears
Jim Buckler
Guard
Alabama
359
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Kackmeister
Center
Central Michigan
360 [7]
Cleveland Browns
Bob Bartholomew
Tackle
Wake Forest
= Pro Bowler [5]
= Hall of Famer
Hall of Famers [ ]
Lenny Moore, halfback from Penn State taken 1st round 9th overall by the Baltimore Colts.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.[8]
Forrest Gregg, offensive tackle from Southern Methodist University taken 2nd round 20th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.[8]
Bart Starr, quarterback from University of Alabama taken 17th round 200th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.[8]
Willie Davis, defensive end from Grambling State University taken 15th round 181st overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.[9]
Sam Huff, linebacker from West Virginia taken 3rd round 30th overall by the New York Giants.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.[9]
Notable undrafted players [ ]
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