1964 American Football League draft explained
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
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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33 | Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos) | John Varnell | Tackle | West Texas A&M |
34 | Kansas City Chiefs | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Tom Keating | Defensive tackle | Michigan |
35 | New York Jets | Ben McGee | Defensive end | Jackson State |
36 | San Diego Chargers (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots) | Pete Goimarac | Center | West Virginia |
37 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Reilly | Linebacker | Iowa |
38 | Houston Oilers | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Sid Blanks | Running back | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
39 | Oakland Raiders | Don Green | Defensive back | Susquehanna |
40 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Kirner | Guard | USC |
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Round six
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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41 | Denver Broncos | Don Shackelford | Guard | Pacific |
42 | Kansas City Chiefs | Duke Carlisle | Defensive back | Texas |
43 | New York Jets | Ralph Baker | Linebacker | Penn State |
44 | Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Buffalo Bills) | Joe Don Looney | Halfback | Oklahoma |
45 | Boston Patriots | Jim Mazurek | Guard | Syracuse |
46 | Houston Oilers | Dave Wilcox | Linebacker | Oregon |
47 | Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders) | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Al Denson | Flanker | Florida A&M |
48 | San Diego Chargers | Willie Brown | Wide receiver | USC |
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Round seven
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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49 | Denver Broncos | Ray Kubala | Center | Texas A&M |
50 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Simon | End | Notre Dame |
51 | San Diego Chargers (Pick acquired from the New York Jets) | Roger Anderson | Defensive tackle | Virginia Union |
52 | Boston Patriots | T.W. Alley | Tackle | William & Mary |
53 | Buffalo Bills | Roger Pillath | Tackle | Wisconsin |
54 | Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers) | Jerry Richardson | Defensive back | West Texas A&M |
55 | Oakland Raiders | John Sapinsky | Tackle | William & Mary |
56 | San Diego Chargers | Pat Batten | Fullback | Hardin–Simmons |
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Round eight
Round nine
Round ten
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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73 | Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos) | Clay Stephens | End | Notre Dame |
74 | San Diego Chargers (Pick acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs) | Bob Long | Flanker | Wichita State |
75 | New York Jets | Ken Bowman | Center | Wisconsin |
76 | Buffalo Bills | Howard Simpson | Defensive end | Auburn |
77 | Buffalo Bills (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots) | Earl Lattimer | Fullback | Michigan State |
78 | Houston Oilers | Sammy Odom | Defensive tackle | Northwestern State |
79 | Oakland Raiders | Mel Renfro | Defensive back | Oregon |
80 | San Diego Chargers | Dick Bowman | End | Syracuse |
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Round eleven
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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81 | Buffalo Bills (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos) | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Bobby Smith | Halfback | North Texas |
82 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tommy Crutcher | Linebacker | TCU |
83 | New York Jets | Bob Lacey | Wide receiver | North Carolina |
84 | Boston Patriots | John Barrett | Halfback | Boston College |
85 | Buffalo Bills | Cloyd Webb | End | Iowa |
86 | Houston Oilers | Owen De Janovich | Guard | Northern Arizona |
87 | Oakland Raiders | Larry Rakestraw | Quarterback | Georgia |
88 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Horton | Linebacker | Boston University |
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Round twelve
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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89 | Denver Broncos | Paul Krause | Defensive back | Iowa |
90 | Buffalo Bills (Pick acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs) | Willie Ross | Fullback | Nebraska |
91 | New York Jets | Rudy Johnson | Halfback | Nebraska |
92 | Buffalo Bills | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Pete Gogolak | Kicker | Cornell |
93 | Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots) | Jack Adams | End | Virginia Tech |
94 | Houston Oilers | Benny Nelson | Defensive back | Alabama |
95 | Oakland Raiders | Billy Lothridge | Defensive back | Georgia Tech |
96 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Carpenter | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
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Round thirteen
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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97 | Denver Broncos | Charlie Parker | Guard | Southern Mississippi |
98 | Kansas City Chiefs | Orville Hudson | End | Texas A&M-Commerce |
99 | New York Jets | Jeff Ware | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
100 | Boston Patriots | Joe Scarpati | Defensive back | North Carolina State |
101 | Buffalo Bills | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Joe O'Donnell | Guard | Michigan |
102 | Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers) | Jay Wilkinson | Halfback | Duke |
103 | Oakland Raiders | Mickey Babb | End | Georgia |
104 | San Diego Chargers | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Kenny Graham | Defensive back | Washington State |
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Round fourteen
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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105 | Denver Broncos | Bob Hayes | Split End | Florida A&M |
106 | Kansas City Chiefs | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Paul Costa | Tight end | Notre Dame |
107 | New York Jets | Charley Brooks* | End | Memphis |
108 | Buffalo Bills | Remi Prudhomme | Center | Louisiana State |
109 | Boston Patriots | Jim Wilson | Guard | Georgia |
110 | Houston Oilers | Ken Henson* | Center | TCU |
111 | Oakland Raiders | Fred Polser* | Guard | Texas A&M-Commerce |
112 | San Diego Chargers | Howard Kindig | Defensive end | Cal State Los Angeles |
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Round fifteen
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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113 | Denver Broncos | Chuck Logan | Tight end | Northwestern |
114 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jim Snowden | Tackle | Notre Dame |
115 | New York Jets | Herman Johnson* | Defensive back | Michigan State |
116 | Boston Patriots | Tony Gibbons | Tackle | John Carroll |
117 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Simpson* | Tackle | Baylor |
118 | Houston Oilers | Pat Crain | Fullback | Clemson |
119 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Giers* | Tackle | USC |
120 | San Diego Chargers | Ed Mitchell* | Guard | Saginaw Valley State |
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Round sixteen
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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121 | Denver Broncos | Bob Cherry | End | Wittenberg |
122 | Kansas City Chiefs | Roger Staubach | Quarterback | Navy |
123 | New York Jets | Ray Popp* | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
124 | Boston Patriots | Pete Pedro | Halfback | West Texas A&M |
125 | Buffalo Bills | John Hilton | Tight end | Richmond |
126 | Houston Oilers | Bill Munson | Quarterback | Utah State |
127 | Oakland Raiders | Ron Wilkening* | Halfback | North Dakota |
128 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Daugherty* | Halfback | Tulsa |
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Round seventeen
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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129 | Denver Broncos | Jim McNaughton | End | Utah State |
130 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jack Petersen | Tackle | Nebraska-Omaha |
131 | New York Jets | Bob Lehman | Guard | Notre Dame |
132 | Boston Patriots | Gary Wood | Quarterback | Cornell |
133 | Buffalo Bills | Larry Kramer | Tackle | Nebraska |
134 | Houston Oilers | Dick Leeuwenburg* | Tackle | Stanford |
135 | Oakland Raiders | Fred Lewis* | Halfback | Massachusetts |
136 | San Diego Chargers | John Farris* | Guard | San Diego State |
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Round eighteen
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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137 | Denver Broncos | George Mira | Quarterback | Miami |
138 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerry Knoll* | Tackle | Washington |
139 | New York Jets | Bill Scott | Guard | Memphis |
140 | Boston Patriots | Joe Tiller | Tackle | Montana State |
141 | Buffalo Bills | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Hagood Clarke | Defensive back | Florida |
142 | Houston Oilers | Bob Nichols* | Tackle | Stanford |
143 | Oakland Raiders | Ron Calcagno | Quarterback | Santa Clara |
144 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Robinson* | Guard | Mississippi |
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Round nineteen
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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145 | Denver Broncos | Odell Barry | Wide receiver | Findlay |
146 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerry Lamb* | End | Arkansas |
147 | New York Jets | Glen Condren | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma |
148 | Boston Patriots | Bill Dawson | Tight end | Florida State |
149 | Buffalo Bills | Don Montgomery | End | North Carolina State |
150 | Houston Oilers | Carl Robinson | Tackle | Prairie View A&M |
151 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Michel | Halfback | East Carolina |
152 | San Diego Chargers | Paul Cercel* | Center | Pittsburgh |
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Round twenty
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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153 | Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos) | Sandy Sands* | End | Texas |
154 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Hohn | Defensive back | Nebraska |
155 | New York Jets | Dick Shiner | Quarterback | Maryland |
156 | Boston Patriots | Lonnie Farmer | Linebacker | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
157 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Dugan | Tackle | Mississippi State |
158 | Houston Oilers | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Pete Jaquess | Defensive back | Eastern New Mexico |
159 | Oakland Raiders | Ed Beard | Linebacker | Tennessee |
160 | San Diego Chargers | Dick Klein* | Tackle | Wichita State |
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Round twenty-one
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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161 | Denver Broncos | Dick Herzing* | Tackle | Drake |
162 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Burrows* | Tackle | Texas A&M-Commerce |
163 | New York Jets | Larry Hand | Defensive end | Appalachian State |
164 | Boston Patriots | Tony Lawrence* | Tackle | Bowling Green |
165 | Buffalo Bills | John Deibert* | Tackle | Penn State |
166 | Houston Oilers | Jerry Cole* | Halfback | Texas State |
167 | Oakland Raiders | Carleton Oats | Defensive tackle | Florida A&M |
168 | San Diego Chargers | Allen Robinson* | Halfback | BYU |
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Round twenty-two
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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169 | Denver Broncos | Gary Lewis | Running back | Arizona State |
170 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dick Evers* | Tackle | Colorado State |
171 | New York Jets | Will Radosevich* | Tackle | Wyoming |
172 | Boston Patriots | Dave Archer* | Tackle | Syracuse |
173 | Buffalo Bills | John Briscoe* | Linebacker | Arizona |
174 | Houston Oilers | Ed Kesler | Fullback | North Carolina |
175 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Long* | Fullback | Fresno State |
176 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Hinton* | Center | Mississippi |
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Round twenty-three
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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177 | Denver Broncos | Ken Brusven* | Tackle | Oregon State |
178 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bud Abell | Linebacker | Missouri |
179 | New York Jets | Cornell Gordon | Defensive back | North Carolina A&T |
180 | Boston Patriots | Dave Humenik* | Tackle | Notre Dame |
181 | Buffalo Bills | John Evans* | Tackle | Memphis |
182 | Houston Oilers | Jim Whitehead* | Tackle | Georgia |
183 | Oakland Raiders | Bill Curry | Center | Georgia Tech |
184 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Smith | Quarterback | Richmond |
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Round twenty-four
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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185 | Denver Broncos | Mickey Bitsko* | Linebacker | Dayton |
186 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Young* | Tackle | Austin |
187 | New York Jets | Mike Mayne* | End | Idaho |
188 | Boston Patriots | Larry Bartolameolli* | Tackle | Western Michigan |
189 | Buffalo Bills | Dick Schott* | Tackle | Louisville |
190 | Houston Oilers | John Garrett* | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
191 | Oakland Raiders | Kent Francisco* | Tackle | UCLA |
192 | San Diego Chargers | Bill Van Burkleo | Halfback | Tulsa |
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Round twenty-five
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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193 | Denver Broncos | Jim Jones | Split End | Wisconsin |
194 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerry McClurg* | Tackle | Colorado |
195 | New York Jets | Jerry Rhome | Quarterback | Tulsa |
196 | Boston Patriots | Bryan Generalovich* | End | Pittsburgh |
197 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Urbanik* | Defensive back | Penn State |
198 | Houston Oilers | Dick Bowe* | Tackle | Rice |
199 | Oakland Raiders | Terry Sieg* | Halfback | Virginia |
200 | San Diego Chargers | Tommy Lucas* | Guard | Mississippi |
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Round twenty-six
Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | AFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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201 | Denver Broncos | Bob Berry | Quarterback | Oregon |
202 | Kansas City Chiefs | Phil Zera* | Halfback | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
203 | New York Jets | John Butler* | Fullback | San Diego State |
204 | Boston Patriots | Dick Niglio* | Halfback | Yale |
205 | Buffalo Bills | Allen Jacobs | Fullback | Utah |
206 | Houston Oilers | Alex Zenko* | Tackle | Kent State |
207 | Oakland Raiders | Gordon Guest* | Quarterback | Arkansas |
208 | San Diego Chargers | Frank Kinard* | Fullback | Mississippi |
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- This pick was considered a "Future" selection.
Notable undrafted players
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Boston Patriots pickup Concannon . The Bulletin . Bend, Oregon . UPI . November 30, 1963 . 5.
- News: Concannon 1st draft choice . Palm Beach Post . Florida . Associated Press . December 1, 1963 . D3.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.