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1962 NFL Draft Date(s) December 4, 1961 Location Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Chicago , IL 280 total selections in 20 roundsLeague NFL First selection Ernie Davis , BackWashington Redskins Mr. Irrelevant Mike Snodgrass, CenterGreen Bay Packers Most selections (24) San Francisco 49ers Fewest selections (14) Minnesota Vikings Hall of Famers 3
The 1962 National Football League draft was held on December 4, 1961 at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago , Illinois .[1] [2]
Player selections [ ]
= Pro Bowler [3]
= AFL All-Star [4]
= Hall of Famer
Round one [ ]
HOF : Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Round two [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
15
Washington Redskins
Joe Hernandez
Back
Arizona
16
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Carollo
Tackle
Notre Dame
17
Cleveland Browns
Chuck Hinton
Tackle
North Carolina Central
18
Dallas Cowboys
Sonny Gibbs
Quarterback
TCU
19
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Jackson
Running Back
NMSU
20
Chicago Bears
Clyde Brock
Tackle
Utah State
21
Chicago Bears
Bennie McRae
Back
Michigan
22
San Francisco 49ers
Ed Pine
Center
Utah
23
Baltimore Colts
Bill Saul
Linebacker
Penn State
24
Detroit Lions
Eddie Wilson [8]
Quarterback
Arizona
25
Cleveland Browns
Sandy Stephens
Back
Minnesota
26
New York Giants
Bob Bill
Tackle
Notre Dame
27
Philadelphia Eagles
Pete Case
Tackle
Georgia
28
Green Bay Packers
Ed Blaine
Guard
Missouri
Round three [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
29
Washington Redskins
Bob Mitinger [9]
End
Penn State
30
Minnesota Vikings
Bill Miller [10]
End
Miami (FL)
31
Los Angeles Rams
John Meyers
Tackle
Washington
32
Chicago Bears
Jim Bates
End
USC
33
Los Angeles Rams
John Cornett
Tackle
Rice
34
St. Louis Cardinals
Chuck Bryant
End
Ohio State
35
Chicago Bears
Bill Hull
End
Wake Forest
36
San Francisco 49ers
Billy Ray Adams
Back
Mississippi
37
Baltimore Colts
Dan Sullivan
Tackle
Boston College
38
Detroit Lions
Bobby Thompson
Back
Arizona
39
Dallas Cowboys
Bobby Plummer
Tackle
TCU
40
Philadelphia Eagles
Pat Holmes
Tackle
Texas Tech
41
Green Bay Packers
Gary Barnes
End
Clemson
42
Cleveland Browns
John Furman
Quarterback
UTEP
Round four [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
43
Washington Redskins
Billy Neighbors [11]
Tackle
University of Alabama
44
Los Angeles Rams
Art Perkins
Running Back
North Texas State University
45
Minnesota Vikings
Roy Winston
Guard
Louisiana State University
46
San Francisco 49ers
Chuck Sieminski
Tackle
Penn State
47
St. Louis Cardinals
Roger Kochman [12]
Running Back
Penn State
48
Detroit Lions
John Lomakoski
Tackle
Western Michigan University
49
Chicago Bears
Jim Cadile
Tackle
San Jose State University
50
San Francisco 49ers
Floyd Dean
Tackle
University of Florida
51
Baltimore Colts
Jim Dillard
Back
Oklahoma State University
52
Detroit Lions
Larry Ferguson
Back
University of Iowa
53
Cleveland Browns
Stan Sczurek
Guard
Purdue University
54
New York Giants
Glynn Griffing
Quarterback
University of Mississippi
55
Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Byrne
Guard
Boston College
56
Green Bay Packers
Ron Gassert
Tackle
University of Virginia
Round five [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
57
Chicago Bears
Mack 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 [13]
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 [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
71
San Francisco 49ers
Keith Luhnow
Back
Santa Ana
72
New York Giants
Bill Triplett
Back
Miami (OH)
73
Minnesota Vikings
Larry Bowie
Tackle
Purdue University
74
Dallas Cowboys
Donnie Davis
End
Southern University
75
St. Louis Cardinals
John Elwell
End
Purdue University
76
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Brown
Guard
University of Mississippi
77
Philadelphia Eagles
Gus Gonzales
Guard
Tulane University
78
San Francisco 49ers
Bill Winter
Tackle
West Virginia University
79
Green Bay Packers
John Sutro
Tackle
San José State University
80
Detroit Lions
Mike Bundra
Tackle
USC
81
Cleveland Browns
End
Ohio State
82
Dallas Cowboys
George Andrie
End
Marquette University
83
Philadelphia Eagles
John McGeever
Running Back
Auburn University
84
Green Bay Packers
Oscar Donahue
End
San José State University
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 [16]
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 [17]
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 [18]
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
Pittsburg 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 [19]
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 Vella
Tackle
Georgia
198
Minnesota Vikings
Larry Guilford
End
Pacific
199
Los Angeles Rams
Walter Kikirk
Tackle
Houston
200
Dallas Cowboys
Guy 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 [20]
Running back
Alabama
220
Detroit Lions
Tom Sestak [21]
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 [22]
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 [23]
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 [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
253
Washington Redskins
Claude Crabb
Back
University of Colorado
254
Minnesota Vikings
Tomy Minteer
Back
Baylor University
255
Los Angeles Rams
Gerard Barto
Tackle
Drake University
256
Dallas Cowboys
Paul Holmes
Tackle
University of Georgia
257
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Kuprok
End
University of Pittsburgh
258
St. Louis Cardinals
Don Smith
Back
Langston
259
Chicago Bears
Bill Kellum
Tackle
Tulane University
260
San Francisco 49ers
Tackle
Murray State University
261
Baltimore Colts
Fred Gillett
Back
California State University LA
262
Detroit Lions
Jim Bernhardt
Tackle
Linfield College
263
Cleveland Browns
Jon Anabo
Quarterback
Fresno State University
264
Philadelphia Eagles
Harold Ericksen
Guard
Georgia Tech
265
New York Giants
Bob Stem
Center
Syracuse
266
Green Bay Packers
Jerry Scattini
Back
University of California
Round twenty [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
267
Washington Redskins
Ed Trancyier
Quarterback
Florida State University
268
Los Angeles Rams
Foster Andersen
Tackle
UCLA
269
Minnesota Vikings
Terry Cagaanan
Running Back
Utah State University
270
Dallas Cowboys
Amos Bullocks
Back
Southern Illinois University
271
St. Louis Cardinals
Judge Dickson
Back
Minnesota
272
Pittsburgh Steelers
Back
Valparaiso University
273
Chicago Bears
Tackle
Ohio State
274
San Francisco 49ers
Back
University of Kansas
275
Baltimore Colts
Back
Washington State University
276
Detroit Lions
Bob Brown
End
Michigan
277
Cleveland Browns
Paul Flatley
Back
Northwestern University
278
New York Giants
Jim Moss
Tackle
University of South Carolina
279
Philadelphia Eagles
Ron Turner
End
Wichita State University
280 [24]
Green Bay Packers
Mike Snodgrass
Center
Western Michigan University
= Pro Bowler [3]
= AFL All-Star [4]
= 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.[25]
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.[26]
Mick Tingelgoff, center from Nebraska undrafted and signed by the Minnesota Vikings.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015.
Notable undrafted players [ ]
†
= Pro Bowler [3]
‡
= Hall of Famer [27]
See also [ ]
1962 American Football League Draft
References [ ]
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2014-10-23 .
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ a b c 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. 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" . 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. 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. Retrieved 2008-10-07 .
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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