1964 American Football League draft explained

1964 AFL draft
Date:November 30, 1963
Location:New York City
League:AFL
Mr Irrelevant:Frank Kinard, FB
San Diego Chargers
First:John Conannon, QB
Boston Patriots
Overall:208
Rounds:26
Hofnum:9
Prev:1963

The 1964 American Football League draft was held in New York City on Saturday, November 30, 1963.[1] [2]

The first selection was quarterback John Concannon of Boston College, taken by the Boston Patriots.[2] The NFL draft was held two days later in Chicago.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [3] = AFL All-Star[4] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
1Boston Patriots (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)Jack ConcannonQuarterbackBoston College
2Kansas City ChiefsPete BeathardQuarterbackUSC
3New York Jetsbgcolor=lightsteelblueMatt SnellRunning backOhio State
4Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots)Bob BrownTackleNebraska
5Buffalo BillsCarl EllerDefensive endMinnesota
6Houston OilersScott AppletonDefensive tackleTexas
7Oakland RaidersTony LorickRunning backArizona State
8San Diego ChargersTed DavisLinebackerGeorgia Tech

Round two

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
9Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)Charley TaylorWide receiverArizona State
10Kansas City ChiefsBill MartinTight endGeorgia Tech
11New York JetsLloyd VossDefensive endNebraska
12Buffalo BillsDick EveyDefensive tackleTennessee
13Boston PatriotsJim KellyTight endNotre Dame
14Houston OilersBilly TruaxTight endLouisiana State
15Oakland Raidersbgcolor=lightsteelblueDan ConnersLinebackerMiami
16San Diego ChargersJohn KirbyLinebackerNebraska

Round three

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
17Denver BroncosMarv WoodsonDefensive backIndiana
18Kansas City ChiefsKen KortasDefensive tackleLouisville
19New York Jetsbgcolor=lightsteelblueGerry PhilbinDefensive endBuffalo
20Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots)Matt SnortonTight endMichigan State
21Buffalo BillsGeorge RoseDefensive backAuburn
22Houston OilersBobby CrenshawTackleBaylor
23Oakland RaidersGeorge BednarTackleNotre Dame
24San Diego ChargersPerry Lee DunnRunning backMississippi

Round four

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
25Buffalo Bills (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)bgcolor=lightsteelblueButch ByrdDefensive backBoston University
26Kansas City ChiefsEd LothamerDefensive tackleMichigan State
27New York JetsJim EvansWide receiverTexas-El Paso
28Buffalo BillsPaul WarfieldWide receiverOhio State
29Boston Patriotsbgcolor=lightsteelblueJon MorrisCenterHoly Cross
30Houston Oilersbgcolor=lightsteelblueOde BurrellRunning backMississippi State
31Oakland RaidersBill BudnessLinebackerBoston University
32San Diego ChargersDave ParksSplit EndTexas Tech

Round five

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
33Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)John VarnellTackleWest Texas A&M
34Kansas City Chiefsbgcolor=lightsteelblueTom KeatingDefensive tackleMichigan
35New York JetsBen McGeeDefensive endJackson State
36San Diego Chargers (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots)Pete GoimaracCenterWest Virginia
37Buffalo BillsMike ReillyLinebackerIowa
38Houston Oilersbgcolor=lightsteelblueSid BlanksRunning backTexas A&M-Kingsville
39Oakland RaidersDon GreenDefensive backSusquehanna
40San Diego ChargersGary KirnerGuardUSC

Round six

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
41Denver BroncosDon ShackelfordGuardPacific
42Kansas City ChiefsDuke CarlisleDefensive backTexas
43New York JetsRalph BakerLinebackerPenn State
44Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Buffalo Bills)Joe Don LooneyHalfbackOklahoma
45Boston PatriotsJim MazurekGuardSyracuse
46Houston OilersDave WilcoxLinebackerOregon
47Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders)bgcolor=lightsteelblueAl DensonFlankerFlorida A&M
48San Diego ChargersWillie BrownWide receiverUSC

Round seven

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
49Denver BroncosRay KubalaCenterTexas A&M
50Kansas City ChiefsJohn SimonEndNotre Dame
51San Diego Chargers (Pick acquired from the New York Jets)Roger AndersonDefensive tackleVirginia Union
52Boston PatriotsT.W. AlleyTackleWilliam & Mary
53Buffalo BillsRoger PillathTackleWisconsin
54Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers)Jerry RichardsonDefensive backWest Texas A&M
55Oakland RaidersJohn SapinskyTackleWilliam & Mary
56San Diego ChargersPat BattenFullbackHardin–Simmons

Round eight

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
57Denver BroncosWally HilgenbergLinebackerIowa
58Kansas City ChiefsHal BedsoleTight endUSC
59New York JetsSteve WrightTackleAlabama
60Boston Patriots (Pick acquired from the Buffalo Bills)J.D. GarrettHalfbackGrambling State
61Boston PatriotsRoger LaLondeDefensive tackleMuskingum
62Houston OilersEzell SealsHalfbackPrairie View A&M
63Oakland RaidersVince PetnoDefensive backThe Citadel
64San Diego ChargersGeorge SealsGuardMissouri

Round nine

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
65Denver BroncosJohn MimsTackleRice
66Kansas City ChiefsTony DiMidioTackleWest Chester
67New York JetsSherman LewisDefensive backMichigan State
68Boston Patriotsbgcolor=lightsteelblueLen St. JeanGuardNorthern Michigan
69Buffalo BillsPaul MarthaDefensive backPittsburgh
70Houston OilersJerry BurtonHalfbackNorthwestern Louisiana
71Oakland RaidersJ. R. WilliamsonLinebackerLouisiana Tech
72Oakland Raiders (Pick acquired from the San Diego Chargers)Herschel TurnerTackleKentucky

Round ten

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
73Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)Clay StephensEndNotre Dame
74San Diego Chargers (Pick acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs)Bob LongFlankerWichita State
75New York JetsKen BowmanCenterWisconsin
76Buffalo BillsHoward SimpsonDefensive endAuburn
77Buffalo Bills (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots)Earl LattimerFullbackMichigan State
78Houston OilersSammy OdomDefensive tackleNorthwestern State
79Oakland RaidersMel RenfroDefensive backOregon
80San Diego ChargersDick BowmanEndSyracuse

Round eleven

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
81Buffalo Bills (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)bgcolor=lightsteelblueBobby SmithHalfbackNorth Texas
82Kansas City ChiefsTommy CrutcherLinebackerTCU
83New York JetsBob LaceyWide receiverNorth Carolina
84Boston PatriotsJohn BarrettHalfbackBoston College
85Buffalo BillsCloyd WebbEndIowa
86Houston OilersOwen De JanovichGuardNorthern Arizona
87Oakland RaidersLarry RakestrawQuarterbackGeorgia
88San Diego ChargersBob HortonLinebackerBoston University

Round twelve

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
89Denver BroncosPaul KrauseDefensive backIowa
90Buffalo Bills (Pick acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs)Willie RossFullbackNebraska
91New York JetsRudy JohnsonHalfbackNebraska
92Buffalo Billsbgcolor=lightsteelbluePete GogolakKickerCornell
93Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots)Jack AdamsEndVirginia Tech
94Houston OilersBenny NelsonDefensive backAlabama
95Oakland RaidersBilly LothridgeDefensive backGeorgia Tech
96San Diego ChargersRon CarpenterLinebackerTexas A&M

Round thirteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
97Denver BroncosCharlie ParkerGuardSouthern Mississippi
98Kansas City ChiefsOrville HudsonEndTexas A&M-Commerce
99New York JetsJeff WareLinebackerPittsburgh
100Boston PatriotsJoe ScarpatiDefensive backNorth Carolina State
101Buffalo Billsbgcolor=lightsteelblueJoe O'DonnellGuardMichigan
102Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers)Jay WilkinsonHalfbackDuke
103Oakland RaidersMickey BabbEndGeorgia
104San Diego Chargersbgcolor=lightsteelblueKenny GrahamDefensive backWashington State

Round fourteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
105Denver BroncosBob HayesSplit EndFlorida A&M
106Kansas City Chiefsbgcolor=lightsteelbluePaul CostaTight endNotre Dame
107New York JetsCharley Brooks*EndMemphis
108Buffalo BillsRemi PrudhommeCenterLouisiana State
109Boston PatriotsJim WilsonGuardGeorgia
110Houston OilersKen Henson*CenterTCU
111Oakland RaidersFred Polser*GuardTexas A&M-Commerce
112San Diego ChargersHoward KindigDefensive endCal State Los Angeles

Round fifteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
113Denver BroncosChuck LoganTight endNorthwestern
114Kansas City ChiefsJim SnowdenTackleNotre Dame
115New York JetsHerman Johnson*Defensive backMichigan State
116Boston PatriotsTony GibbonsTackleJohn Carroll
117Buffalo BillsBill Simpson*TackleBaylor
118Houston OilersPat CrainFullbackClemson
119Oakland RaidersMike Giers*TackleUSC
120San Diego ChargersEd Mitchell*GuardSaginaw Valley State

Round sixteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
121Denver BroncosBob CherryEndWittenberg
122Kansas City ChiefsRoger StaubachQuarterbackNavy
123New York JetsRay Popp*LinebackerPittsburgh
124Boston PatriotsPete PedroHalfbackWest Texas A&M
125Buffalo BillsJohn HiltonTight endRichmond
126Houston OilersBill MunsonQuarterbackUtah State
127Oakland RaidersRon Wilkening*HalfbackNorth Dakota
128San Diego ChargersBob Daugherty*HalfbackTulsa

Round seventeen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
129Denver BroncosJim McNaughtonEndUtah State
130Kansas City ChiefsJack PetersenTackleNebraska-Omaha
131New York JetsBob LehmanGuardNotre Dame
132Boston PatriotsGary WoodQuarterbackCornell
133Buffalo BillsLarry KramerTackleNebraska
134Houston OilersDick Leeuwenburg*TackleStanford
135Oakland RaidersFred Lewis*HalfbackMassachusetts
136San Diego ChargersJohn Farris*GuardSan Diego State

Round eighteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
137Denver BroncosGeorge MiraQuarterbackMiami
138Kansas City ChiefsJerry Knoll*TackleWashington
139New York JetsBill ScottGuardMemphis
140Boston PatriotsJoe TillerTackleMontana State
141Buffalo Billsbgcolor=lightsteelblueHagood ClarkeDefensive backFlorida
142Houston OilersBob Nichols*TackleStanford
143Oakland RaidersRon CalcagnoQuarterbackSanta Clara
144San Diego ChargersBob Robinson*GuardMississippi

Round nineteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
145Denver BroncosOdell BarryWide receiverFindlay
146Kansas City ChiefsJerry Lamb*EndArkansas
147New York JetsGlen CondrenDefensive tackleOklahoma
148Boston PatriotsBill DawsonTight endFlorida State
149Buffalo BillsDon MontgomeryEndNorth Carolina State
150Houston OilersCarl RobinsonTacklePrairie View A&M
151Oakland RaidersTom MichelHalfbackEast Carolina
152San Diego ChargersPaul Cercel*CenterPittsburgh

Round twenty

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
153Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)Sandy Sands*EndTexas
154Kansas City ChiefsBob HohnDefensive backNebraska
155New York JetsDick ShinerQuarterbackMaryland
156Boston PatriotsLonnie FarmerLinebackerTennessee-Chattanooga
157Buffalo BillsBob DuganTackleMississippi State
158Houston Oilersbgcolor=lightsteelbluePete JaquessDefensive backEastern New Mexico
159Oakland RaidersEd BeardLinebackerTennessee
160San Diego ChargersDick Klein*TackleWichita State

Round twenty-one

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
161Denver BroncosDick Herzing*TackleDrake
162Kansas City ChiefsBob Burrows*TackleTexas A&M-Commerce
163New York JetsLarry HandDefensive endAppalachian State
164Boston PatriotsTony Lawrence*TackleBowling Green
165Buffalo BillsJohn Deibert*TacklePenn State
166Houston OilersJerry Cole*HalfbackTexas State
167Oakland RaidersCarleton OatsDefensive tackleFlorida A&M
168San Diego ChargersAllen Robinson*HalfbackBYU

Round twenty-two

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
169Denver BroncosGary LewisRunning backArizona State
170Kansas City ChiefsDick Evers*TackleColorado State
171New York JetsWill Radosevich*TackleWyoming
172Boston PatriotsDave Archer*TackleSyracuse
173Buffalo BillsJohn Briscoe*LinebackerArizona
174Houston OilersEd KeslerFullbackNorth Carolina
175Oakland RaidersJim Long*FullbackFresno State
176San Diego ChargersChuck Hinton*CenterMississippi

Round twenty-three

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
177Denver BroncosKen Brusven*TackleOregon State
178Kansas City ChiefsBud AbellLinebackerMissouri
179New York JetsCornell GordonDefensive backNorth Carolina A&T
180Boston PatriotsDave Humenik*TackleNotre Dame
181Buffalo BillsJohn Evans*TackleMemphis
182Houston OilersJim Whitehead*TackleGeorgia
183Oakland RaidersBill CurryCenterGeorgia Tech
184San Diego ChargersRon SmithQuarterbackRichmond

Round twenty-four

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
185Denver BroncosMickey Bitsko*LinebackerDayton
186Kansas City ChiefsBob Young*TackleAustin
187New York JetsMike Mayne*EndIdaho
188Boston PatriotsLarry Bartolameolli*TackleWestern Michigan
189Buffalo BillsDick Schott*TackleLouisville
190Houston OilersJohn Garrett*LinebackerOklahoma
191Oakland RaidersKent Francisco*TackleUCLA
192San Diego ChargersBill Van BurkleoHalfbackTulsa

Round twenty-five

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
193Denver BroncosJim JonesSplit EndWisconsin
194Kansas City ChiefsJerry McClurg*TackleColorado
195New York JetsJerry RhomeQuarterbackTulsa
196Boston PatriotsBryan Generalovich*EndPittsburgh
197Buffalo BillsTom Urbanik*Defensive backPenn State
198Houston OilersDick Bowe*TackleRice
199Oakland RaidersTerry Sieg*HalfbackVirginia
200San Diego ChargersTommy Lucas*GuardMississippi

Round twenty-six

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL Team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
201Denver BroncosBob BerryQuarterbackOregon
202Kansas City ChiefsPhil Zera*HalfbackSaint Joseph's (IN)
203New York JetsJohn Butler*FullbackSan Diego State
204Boston PatriotsDick Niglio*HalfbackYale
205Buffalo BillsAllen JacobsFullbackUtah
206Houston OilersAlex Zenko*TackleKent State
207Oakland RaidersGordon Guest*QuarterbackArkansas
208San Diego ChargersFrank Kinard*FullbackMississippi

Notable undrafted players

†= Pro Bowler

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Boston Patriots pickup Concannon . The Bulletin . Bend, Oregon . UPI . November 30, 1963 . 5.
  2. News: Concannon 1st draft choice . Palm Beach Post . Florida . Associated Press . December 1, 1963 . D3.
  3. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  4. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.