1962 American Football League draft

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1962 American Football League draft
General information
Date(s)December 2, 1961
Overview
272 total selections in 34 rounds
LeagueAFL
First selectionRoman Gabriel, QB
Oakland Raiders
Mr. IrrelevantPhil Lohman, C
San Diego Chargers
Hall of Famers3
← 1961
1963 →
= Pro Bowler [1] = AFL All-Star[2] = Hall of Famer

Boston Patriots draft picks (selected sixth)[]

Round Player Position College
1 Gary CollinsGary Collins End Maryland
2 LeRoy Jackson Halfback Western Illinois
3 Sherwyn ThorsonSherwyn Thorson Guard Iowa
4 Pick traded to Houston
5 Pick traded to Dallas
6 Billy NeighborsBilly Neighbors Tackle Alabama
7 John Schopf Tackle Michigan
8 Benny McRaeBennie McRae Halfback Michigan
9 Bill TriplettBill Triplett Fullback Miami (Ohio)
10 John Knight Halfback Valparaiso
11 Pick traded to Buffalo
12 Pick traded to Oakland
13 Nick Buoniconti Guard Notre Dame
14 Charles Sieminski* Tackle Penn State
15 Gerry Goerlitz Guard Northern Michigan
16 Ken ByersKen Byers Guard Cincinnati
17 Scott Maentz End Michigan
18 Tom Chandler Tackle Florida A&M
19 Ron Meyers End Villanova
20 Tom Neck Halfback LSU
21 John Traynham Halfback VMI
22 Bob Asack Tackle Columbia
23 Walt Crate Halfback Penn Military
24 [Don Christman Center Richmond
25 Bob Stem Center Syracuse
26 Jim Field* Quarterback LSU
27 Al GurskyAl Gursky* Halfback Penn State
28 Charles Dickerson* Tackle Illinois
29 Julius Fincke* Tackle McNeese State
30 John FinnJohn Finn* Tackle Louisville
31 Mike Ingram* Guard Ohio State
32 Charles Taylor* Halfback Mississippi
33 Steve JastrzembskiSteve Jastrzembski* End Pittsburgh
34 Ray Lardani* Tackle Miami (Florida)

Buffalo Bills draft picks (selected fourth)[]

Round Player Position College
1 Ernie DavisErnie Davis Halfback Syracuse
2 Glenn GlassGlenn Glass Halfback Tennessee
3 John ElwellJohn Elwell End Purdue
4 Pick traded to Dallas
5 Tom Dellinger Halfback North Carolina State
6 Dave VitiDave Viti End Boston University
7 Jim LeCompte Guard North Carolina
8 Paul WhitePaul White Halfback Florida
9 Bill SaulBill Saul Center Penn State
10 Amos BullocksAmos Bullocks Halfback Southern Illinois
11 Jerry Croft Guard Bowling Green
11 Tom PenningtonTom Pennington (from Boston) End Georgia
12 Pick traded to Oakland
13 Ron GassertRon Gassert (from Dallas) Tackle Virginia
13 Mike StrattonMike Stratton End Tennessee
14 Ron Scufca* Tackle Purdue
15 Roger KochmanRoger Kochman* Halfback Penn State
16 Frank Imperiale Tackle Southern Illinois
17 Tom SestakTom Sestak End McNeese State
18 Joe Kehoe End Virginia (VOIDED) Carolina
19 Bill JohnsonBill Johnson Linebacker Southeast Louisiana
20 Sam Tidmore End Ohio State
21 Carey HenleyCarey Henley Halfback Chattanooga
22 Tom HallTom Hall End Minnesota
23 Ray AbruzzeseRay Abruzzese Halfback Alabama
24 Stan SczurekStan Sczurek Guard Purdue
25 Dave Gash* End Kentucky
26 Ed ReynoldsEd Reynolds* Tackle Tulane
27 Claude CrabbClaude Crabb* Halfback Colorado
28 Roy Walker* Fullback Purdue
29 Jim Beaver* Guard Florida
30 Cody Binkley* Center Vanderbilt
31 Jim CollierJim Collier* End Arkansas
32 Ken Erickson* End Syracuse
33 Tony Parilli* Guard Illinois
34 Ben Charles* Quarterback USC

Dallas Texans draft picks (selected third)[]

Round Player Position College
1 Ronnie BullRonnie Bull Halfback Baylor
2 Bill MillerBill Miller End Miami (Florida)
3 Eddie WilsonEddie Wilson Quarterback Arizona
4 Charles Hinton Tackle North Carolina College
4 Irv GoodeIrv Goode (from Buffalo) Center Kentucky
5 Bobby PlummerBobby Plummer Tackle TCU
5 Bobby PlyBobby Ply (from New York) Quarterback Baylor
5 Bill HullBill Hull (from Boston) End Wake Forest
6 Al Hinton End Iowa
7 Pick traded to San Diego
8 Larry BowieLarry Bowie Tackle Purdue
9 Dick Mills Tackle Pittsburgh
10 Jim SaxtonJimmy Saxton Halfback Texas
11 Bob HuntBobby Hunt (from Oakland) Defensive back Auburn
11 Guy ReeseGuy Reese Tackle SMU
12 Bobby ThompsonBobby Thompson Halfback Arizona
13 Pick traded to Buffalo
14 Bookie BolinBookie Bolin* Guard Mississippi
15 Dave GrahamDave Graham* Tackle Virginia
16 Pettis NormanPettis Norman End John Smith
17 Tommy BrookerTommy Brooker End Alabama
18 Joe CarolloJoe Carollo Tackle Notre Dame
19 Lee Welch Halfback Mississippi State
20 Mike Semcheski Guard Lehigh
21 Kent Martin* Tackle Wake Forest
22 Jim Bernhardt Tackle Linfield
23 Russ Foret Tackle Georgia Tech
24 Pat TrammellPat Trammell Quarterback Alabama
25 John BurrellJohn Burrell End Rice
26 Walt Rappold* Quarterback Duke
27 Scott TylerScott Tyler* Halfback Miami (Ohio)
28 Jim Thrush* Tackle Xavier
29 Ed RyanEd Ryan* Halfback Michigan State
30 Don GoodmanDon Goodman* Halfback Florida
31 Everisto Nino* Tackle East Texas State
32 Joel Arrington* Halfback Duke
33 Jack WilsonJack Wilson* Halfback Duke
34 Rodger Shoals* Center Maryland

Denver Broncos draft picks (selected second)[]

Round Player Position College
1 Merlin Olsen Tackle Utah State
2 Jerry HillebrandJerry Hillebrand End Colorado
3 Charles Holmes Fullback Maryland State
4 John FurmanJohn Furman Quarterback Texas Western
5 Pick traded to San Diego
6 Pick traded to San Diego
7 John McGeeverJohn McGeever Halfback Auburn
8 Elbert Harris Halfback Southeast Louisiana
9 Larry Jepson Center Furman
10 Gale Weidner Quarterback Colorado
11 Mike Cline Guard Oregon State
12 Pick traded to New York
13 Bob Cegelski Center Montana State
14 Sonny GibbsSonny Gibbs* Quarterback TCU
15 Bill LoudenBill Louden Guard Benedict College
16 Gary BallmanGary Ballman Halfback Michigan State
17 Jerry TarrJerry Tarr End Oregon
18 Pete Schenk End Washington State
20 Mike MartinMike Martin End Washington State
21 Jim Perkins Tackle Colorado
22 Don Kasso Halfback Oregon State
23 Ken Tureaud Halfback Michigan
24 Neil ThomasNeil Thomas Guard Hillsdale
25 Dave EdwardsDave Edwards End Auburn
26 Jim Roberts* Tackle Mississippi
27 Andrew Von Sonn* Center UCLA
28 Paul Holmes* Tackle Georgia
29 Lynn HoyemLynn Hoyem* Center Long Beach State
30 Walter Mince* Halfback Arizona
31 Bill Williamson* Tackle Bakersfield JC
32 Vester Flanagan* Tackle Humboldt State
33 Duane AllenDuane Allen* End Mount St. Andrew's College
34 Steve StonebreakerSteve Stonebreaker* End Detroit

Houston Oilers draft picks (selected seventh)[]

Round Player Position College Released/Career Ending
1 Bryson Fry Running back Cincinnati 272 Yards In The Senior Bowl At Soldier Field
2 Earl GrosEarl Gros Fullback Louisiana State
3 Pete CasePete Case Tackle Georgia Injured in pre-season vs Patriots
4 Gary CutsingerGary Cutsinger (from Boston) Defensive end Oklahoma State
4 Pick traded to San Diego
5 Bill RiceBill Rice End Alabama
6 Ray Pinion Guard Texas Christian
7 Gus Gonzales Guard Tulane
8 Clyde BrockClyde Brock Defensive tackle Utah State
9 Larry OnestiLarry Onesti Linebacker Northwestern Released
10 Bob Moses End Texas-Austin
11 John ThomasJohn Thomas Guard McMurry
12 Jack Collins Halfback Texas-Austin
13 Royce Cassell End New Mexico State Injured In 1962 Rose Bowl
14 Glynn GriffingGlynn Griffing* Quarterback Mississippi
15 Ken Shaffer Tackle Marquette
16 Billy Ray Adams Fullback Mississippi Released
17 Bill Miller Defensive tackle New Mexico Highlands
18 Art PerkinsArt Perkins Halfback North Texas State
19 Bobby JancikBobby Jancik Defensive back Lamar Tech
20 Joe Bob IsbellJoe Bob Isbell Guard Houston
21 Joe Bob Isbell Fullback Rice
22 Joe Bob Isbell Halfback Houston
23 Joe Bob Isbell Center Iowa
24 Joe Bob Isbell Tackle Northwestern Released
25 Joe Bob IsbellBob Johnson Tackle Rice
26 Harold HaysHarold Hays* Guard Mississippi Southern
27 Roger McFarland* Halfback Kansas
28 Gary Henson* End Colorado
29 Ron Osborne* Tackle Clemson
30 Bob Clemens* Halfback Pittsburgh
31 Al Kimbrough* Halfback Northwestern
32 Bernie Wyatt* Halfback Iowa
33 Al Lerderle]* End Georgia Tech
34 Don TalbertDon Talbert* Tackle Texas Placed On

New York Titans draft picks[]

New York Titans (selected fifth) 
 1) Sandy Stephens, QB, Minnesota
 2) Alex Kroll, C, Rutge
 3) Fate Echols, T, Northwestern
 4) Ed Blaine, G, Missouri
 5) Pick traded to Dallas
 6) Mel Mellin, QB, Washington State
 7) George Mans, E, Michigan
 8) John Lomakoski, T, Western Michigan
 9) Gary Barnes, E, Clemson
10) Ted Stute, LB, Ohio University
11) Curtis Miranda, C, Florida A&M
12) Bill Winter, T, West Virginia (from Denver)
12) Pick traded to San Diego
13) Wilburn Hollis, QB, Iowa
14) Bert Wilder*, T, North Carolina State
15) Sam Madie, HB, Rutgers
16) Jim Smith, T, Penn State
17) Allen Miller, G, Ohio University
18) Buddy Iles, E, TCU
19) Reed Bohovich, T, Lehigh
20) Judge Dickson, FB, Minnesota
21) Ron Hatcher, FB, Michigan State
22) Tom Nolan, T, Penn Military
23) John Kuprok, E, Pittsburgh
24) John Counts, HB, Illinois
25) Russ Warren, HB, Columbia
26) Chuck Morris*, HB, Mississippi
27) Jerry Archer*, C, Pittsburg State
28) Walter Nikirk*, T, Houston
29) Frank Parker*, T, Oklahoma State
30) Mike McClellan*, HB, Oklahoma
31) L. E. Hicks*, T, Florida
32) Don Jonas*, HB, Penn State
33) Nick Maravich*, T, North Carolina State
34) Dick Wilson*, C, Penn State

 

San Diego Chargers draft picks (selected eighth)[]

Round # Pick # Player Position College
1 8 Bob Ferguson Fullback Ohio State
2 9 Lance Alworth (from Oakland) Flanker Arkansas
2 16 Dick Hudson Tackle Memphis
3 24 John Hadl Quarterback Kansas
4 31 Bob Bill (from Houston) Tackle Notre Dame
4 32 Mack Burton Halfback San Jose State
5 34 Bob Mitinger (from Denver) Linebacker Penn State
5 40 John Cornett Tackle Rice
6 42 Roy Winston (from Denver) Linebacker Louisiana State
6 48 Frank Buncom Linebacker USC
7 51 Wendell Harris (from Dallas) Defensive Back Louisiana State
7 56 Bobby Jackson Fullback New Mexico State
8 64 Jerry Robinson Flanker Grambling State
9 72 Tom Minter Defensive Back Baylor
10 80 Dan Sullivan Guard Boston College
11 88 Sonny Bishop Guard Fresno State
12 93 Ralph Smith (from New York) Tight End Mississippi
12 96 George Andrie Defensive End Marquette
13 104 Chuck Bryant End Ohio State
14 112 Jim Bates* Halfback USC
15 120 Fred Moore* Defensive Tackle Memphis
16 128 George Gross* Defensive Tackle Auburn
17 136 Frank Gardner Tackle North Carolina Central
18 144 Dennis Biodrowski* Guard Memphis
19 152 Mike Lind* Fullback Notre Dame
20 160 Ron Herman Quarterback Bradley
21 168 Jesse Williams* Center Fresno State
22 176 Jim Thibert* Linebacker Toledo
23 184 Dick Farris* Guard North Texas
24 192 Homer Jones Halfback Texas Southern
25 200 Sam Gruneisen Center Villanova
26 208 Mike Woulfe* Linebacker Colorado
27 216 Mel Rideout* Quarterback Richmond
28 224 Ben Wilson* Fullback USC
29 232 Paul Dudley Halfback Arkansas
30 240 John Denvir Guard Colorado
31 248 Doug Elmore* Halfback Mississippi
32 256 Wayne Frazier* Center Auburn
33 264 Jacque MacKinnon Halfback Colgate
34 272 Phil Lohmann Center Oklahoma

* This pick was considered a "Future" selection.

Oakland Raiders draft picks[]

Oakland Raiders (selected first) 
 1) Roman Gabriel, QB, North Carolina State
 2) Pick traded to San Diego
 3) Ed Pine, C, Utah
 4) John Meyers, T, Washington
 5) Joe Hernandez, HB, Arizona
 6) Danny Birdwell, C, Houston
 7) Jim Norris, T, Houston
 8) Ferrell Yarborough, E, Northwest Louisiana
 9) Jim Dillard, HB, Oklahoma State
10) Henry Rivera, HB, Oregon State
11) Pick traded to Dallas
12) Jim Skaggs, G, Washington
    Gary Schwertfeger, LB, Montana (from Buffalo)
    Oscar Donahue, E, San Jose State (from Boston)
13) George Pierovich, FB, California
14) Bert Coan*, HB, Kansas
15) Floyd Dean*, E, Florida
16) Pat Russ, T, Purdue
17) Larry Ferguson*, HB, Iowa
18) Jim Vollenweider, FB, Miami (Florida)
19) Dennis Spurlock, QB, Whitworth
    Kent Horne, T, BYU (from Denver)
20) John Sutro, G, San Jose State
21) Bill Tunnicliff, FB, Michigan
22) Jim Cadile, E, San Jose State
23) Alvin Basham, G, Kansas
24) Mickey Brunce, HB, Oregon
25) Tom Cagaanan*, HB, Utah State
26) Fred Miller*, T, LSU
27) Keith Luhnow*, FB, Santa Ana JC
28) Marv Marinovich*, T, USC
29) Leon Donahue*, E, San Jose State
30) Pete Nicklas*, T, Baylor
31) Bob Elliott*, FB, North Carolina
32) Bob Richards*, T, LSU
33) Eugene White*, HB, Florida A&M
34) Bill Worrell*, T, Georgia

 

Notable undrafted players[]

† = Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Buffalo Bills Booker Edgerson † CB Western Illinois IIAC
Houston Oilers Charley Frazier † WR Texas Southern SWAC
Oakland Raiders Charlie Rieves  LB Houston Ind.
San Diego Chargers Gerry McDougall  RB UCLA AAWU Former CFL All-Star

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. ^ Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.

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