1960 American Football League draft
1960 American Football League draft | |
---|---|
General information | |
Date(s) | November 22–23, 1959 & December 2, 1959 |
Location | Minneapolis |
Overview | |
League | AFL |
The 1960 American Football League draft was held on November 22–23, 1959, in Minneapolis,[1][2] shortly after the organization of the league, and lasted 33 rounds. An additional draft of 20 rounds was held by the AFL on December 2.
Territorial draft[]
The first territorial or "bonus" picks for each team were:
- Boston Patriots ~ Gerhard Schwedes, HB, Syracuse
- Buffalo Bills ~ Richie Lucas, QB, Penn State
- Dallas Texans ~ Don Meredith, QB, SMU
- Denver Broncos ~ Roger LeClerc, C, Trinity
- Houston Oilers ~ Billy Cannon, HB, LSU
- Los Angeles Chargers ~ Monty Stickles, E, Notre Dame
- New York Titans ~ George Izo, QB, Notre Dame
- Minneapolis AFL team 1 ~ Dale Hackbart, QB, Wisconsin
Regular draft[]
Boston Patriots | Buffalo Bills |
---|---|
|
|
Dallas Texans | Denver Broncos |
---|---|
|
|
Houston Oilers | Los Angeles Chargers |
---|---|
|
|
New York Titans | Minneapolis dropped out. Oakland Raiders assumed the draftees. |
---|---|
|
|
Allocation draft[]
For the allocation draft, the other seven AFL teams each froze eleven players, and Oakland selected a total of 24 players from the ranks of the other teams' "unfrozen" lists. The number of players originally drafted for the eighth AFL franchise, but who were signed by other teams, combined with the process of the allocation draft, virtually guaranteed that the Raiders would have the worst team in the AFL in its first year. In spite of this, they managed to sign future stars Jim Otto and Wayne Hawkins, two men who played the entire ten years of the American Football League.
Oakland Raiders (allocation draft) |
---|
|
Future Hall of Famers selected by AFL teams[]
- Jim Otto 1, Center, Miami Hurricanes football – Taken as a "First Selection" by the AFL's Minnesota franchise and retained by the Oakland Raiders. Inducted in 1980.
- Ron Mix 1, Offensive Tackle, USC – Taken as a "First Selection" by the AFL's Boston Patriots. Inducted in 1979.
- Johnny Robinson 1, Defensive back – Dallas Texans, "First Selection", LSU
Other notable players selected by AFL teams[]
- Tom Day, Defensive End – Buffalo Bills, "Second Selection", North Carolina A&T
- Larry Grantham, Linebacker – New York Titans, "First Selection", Mississippi
- Abner Haynes 2, Halfback – Dallas Texans, "First Selection", North Texas State
- 1 Member of the American Football League All-Time Team.
- 2 1960 AFL Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player.
Notable undrafted players[]
† | = All-Star |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Patriots | Gino Cappelletti † | WR/K | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
Boston Patriots | Larry Garron † | FB | Western Illinois | IIAC | |
Boston Patriots | Chuck Leo † | OG | Indiana | Big Ten | |
Boston Patriots | Ross O'Hanley † | S | Boston College | Ind. (Univ.) | |
Boston Patriots | Butch Songin | QB | Boston College | Ind. (Univ.) | |
Buffalo Bills | Elbert Dubenion † | WR | Bluffton | MOL | |
Buffalo Bills | Wray Carlton † | RB | Duke | ACC | |
Dallas Texans | Walt Corey † | LB | Miami | Ind. | |
Dallas Texans | Clem Daniels † | RB/CB | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | |
Dallas Texans | Sherrill Headrick † | LB | TCU | SWC | |
Dallas Texans | Al Reynolds | OG | Tarkio | MCAU | |
Dallas Texans | Paul Rochester † | DT | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
Dallas Texans | Stewart Stover | LB | Louisiana–Monroe | Gulf States | |
Dallas Texans | Duane Wood † | CB | Oklahoma State | Ind. | |
Denver Broncos | Ken Adamson † | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
Denver Broncos | Eldon Danenhauer † | OT | Pittsburg State | CIAC | |
Denver Broncos | Gene Mingo † | RB/K | He did not attend college | ||
Houston Oilers | Tony Banfield † | S | Oklahoma State | Ind. | |
Houston Oilers | Bill Groman † | WR | Heidelberg | OAC | |
Houston Oilers | Charlie Hennigan † | WR | Northwestern State | Gulf States | |
Houston Oilers | Al Jamison † | OT | Colgate | Ind. | |
Houston Oilers | Mark Johnston † | CB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
Houston Oilers | Rich Michael † | OT | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
Houston Oilers | Charlie Tolar † | RB | Northwestern State | Gulf States | |
Los Angeles Chargers | Dick Harris † | S | McNeese State | Gulf States | |
Los Angeles Chargers | Dave Kocourek † | TE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
Los Angeles Chargers | Charlie McNeil † | S | Compton Community College | N/A | |
Los Angeles Chargers | Ernie Wright † | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
New York Titans | Dick Felt † | S | Brigham Young | MSC | |
New York Titans | Bill Mathis † | RB | Clemson | ACC |
See also[]
- List of American Football League players
- History of American Football League draft
- List of professional American football drafts
References[]
- ^ "American grid loop sets draft". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 20, 1959. p. 4, part 2.
- ^ "American Football League drafts 88 players". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. November 24, 1959. p. 13.
External links[]
- American Football League draft
- 1960 American Football League season