1964 NFL Draft

The 1964 National Football League draft was held in Chicago, Illinois, at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers on Monday, December 2, 1963.[1][2]

1964 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)December 2, 1963
LocationSheraton Hotel & Towers
in Chicago, IL
Overview
280 total selections in 20 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionDave Parks, End
San Francisco 49ers
Mr. IrrelevantDick Niglio, RB
Chicago Bears
Most selections (23)Green Bay Packers
Fewest selections (17)Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers11

The first overall pick was Dave Parks, an end from Texas Tech, selected by the San Francisco 49ers.[3]

The AFL draft was two days earlier, on Saturday, November 30.[4] In the next two years, the drafts were held on the same day; following the merger agreement in June 1966, a common draft was instituted for 1967.

The 1964 NFL Draft is notable for the highest number of players enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame - 11 Players[5]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [6] = AFL All-Star [7] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1San Francisco 49ersDave ParksEndTexas Tech
2Philadelphia EaglesBob Brown HOFOffensive tackleNebraska
3Washington RedskinsCharley Taylor HOFHalfbackArizona State
4Dallas CowboysScott Appleton[8]TackleTexas
5Detroit LionsPete Beathard[9]QuarterbackUSC
6Minnesota VikingsCarl Eller HOFDefensive endMinnesota
7Los Angeles RamsBill MunsonQuarterbackUtah State
8Baltimore ColtsMarv WoodsonSafetyIndiana
9St. Louis CardinalsKen KortasTackleLouisville
10Pittsburgh SteelersPaul MarthaSafetyPittsburgh
11Cleveland BrownsPaul Warfield HOFWide receiverOhio State
12New York GiantsJoe Don LooneyBackOklahoma
13Green Bay PackersLloyd VossDefensive endNebraska
14Chicago BearsDick EveyTackleTennessee
  • HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame

Round two

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
15San Francisco 49ersGeorge MiraQuarterbackMiami (FL)
16Philadelphia EaglesJack ConcannonQuarterbackBoston College
17Dallas CowboysMel RenfroHOFCornerbackOregon
18Washington RedskinsPaul KrauseHOFSafetyIowa
19Minnesota VikingsHal BedsoleWide receiverUSC
20Detroit LionsMatt SnortonEndMichigan State
21Chicago BearsBilly MartinEndGeorgia Tech
22Baltimore ColtsTony LorickRunning backArizona State
23Chicago BearsPat CrainRunning backClemson
24St. Louis CardinalsHerschel TurnerGuardKentucky
25New York GiantsSteve ThurlowRunning backStanford
26Cleveland BrownsBilly TruaxTight endLouisiana State
27Green Bay PackersJon MorrisCenterHoly Cross
28Pittsburgh SteelersJim KellyWide receiverNotre Dame

Round three

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
29San Francisco 49ersDave WilcoxHOFDefensive endOregon
30Detroit LionsPat BattenHalfbackHardin–Simmons
31Los Angeles RamsJohn MimsTackleRice
32Los Angeles RamsWillie BrownDefensive backUSC
33Detroit LionsGerry PhilbinTackleBuffalo
34Minnesota VikingsGeorge RoseHalfbackAuburn
35Los Angeles RamsJerry RichardsonBackWest Texas State
36Green Bay PackersOde BurrellBackMississippi State
37St. Louis CardinalsRemi PrudhommeTackleLouisiana State
38Pittsburgh SteelersRalph BakerLinebackerPenn State
39Los Angeles RamsRoger PillathTackleWisconsin
40Green Bay PackersJoe O'DonnellGuardMichigan
41Green Bay PackersTommy CrutcherBackTexas Christian
42Chicago BearsSid BlanksRunning backTexas A&I

Round four

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
43San Francisco 49ersJim WilsonGuardGeorgia
44Green Bay PackersBob LongEndWichita State
45Dallas CowboysPerry Lee DunnRunning backMississippi
46Philadelphia EaglesRay KubalaCenterTexas A&M
47Chicago BearsMike ReillyLinebackerIowa
48Detroit LionsWally HilgenbergGuardIowa
49New York GiantsMatt Snell 3Running backOhio State
50Baltimore ColtsTed DavisEndGeorgia Tech
51Pittsburgh SteelersBen McGeeTackleJackson State
52New York GiantsGeorge SealsDefensive endMissouri
53Minnesota VikingsTom KeatingDefensive tackleMichigan
54Cleveland BrownsDon ShackelfordTacklePacific
55Green Bay PackersPaul CostaTackleNotre Dame
56Chicago BearsFrank BudkaRunning backNotre Dame
  • 3 Signed as a 1st round pick with the New York Jets of the American Football League.

Round five

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
57San Francisco 49ersRudy JohnsonBackNebraska
58Philadelphia EaglesMickey BabbEndGeorgia
59Washington RedskinsJim SnowdenRunning backNotre Dame
60Green Bay PackersDuke CarlisleBackTexas
61Detroit LionsBenny NelsonHalfbackAlabama
62Minnesota VikingsJohn KirbyLinebackerNebraska
63Los Angeles RamsKen HensonCenterTexas Christian
64Baltimore ColtsEd LothamerTackleMichigan State
65St. Louis CardinalsCharley BrooksEndMemphis State
66Pittsburgh SteelersT. W. AlleyTackleWilliam & Mary
67Cleveland BrownsDick KleinTackleWichita State
68New York GiantsTony DiMidioTackleWest Chester
69Green Bay PackersSteve WrightTackleAlabama
70Chicago BearsDan ConnersTackleMiami (FL)

Round six

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
71San Francisco 49ersGary LewisBackArizona State
72Philadelphia EaglesAl DensonEndFlorida A&M
73Dallas CowboysBilly LothridgeQuarterbackGeorgia Tech
74Washington RedskinsRuss BrownEndFlorida
75Minnesota VikingsBob LaceyEndNorth Carolina
76Detroit LionsJohn HiltonEndRichmond
77Los Angeles RamsHerman JohnsonHalfbackMichigan State
78Baltimore ColtsJim MajurekTackleSyracuse
79Pittsburgh SteelersTom GibsonGuardSouth Carolina
80St. Louis CardinalsDick BowmanEndSyracuse
81New York GiantsHenry SchichtleQuarterbackWichita State
82Dallas CowboysJim CurryEndCincinnati
83Dallas CowboysJim EvansEndTexas-El Paso
84Chicago BearsJimmy JonesEndWisconsin

Round seven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
85San Francisco 49ersHagood ClarkeBackFlorida
86Philadelphia EaglesPete GoimaracCenterWest Virginia
87Washington RedskinsDick ShinerQuarterbackMaryland
88Dallas CowboysBob HayesHOFWide receiverFlorida A&M
89Detroit LionsBill ParcellsHOFTackleWichita State
90Minnesota VikingsWes BryantTackleArkansas
91Los Angeles RamsJohn VarnellTackleWest Texas State
92Baltimore ColtsKen SugarmanTackleWhitworth
93St. Louis CardinalsJerry LambEndArkansas
94Pittsburgh SteelersBobby SmithHalfbackNorth Texas State
95Cleveland BrownsSammy OdomLinebackerNorthwestern State (LA)
96New York GiantsRoger AndersonTackleVirginia Union
97Green Bay PackersDick HerzingTackleDrake
98Chicago BearsChuck LoganEndNorthwestern

Round eight

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
99San Francisco 49ersBob DaughertyBackTulsa
100New York GiantsRay PoppGuardPittsburgh
101Dallas CowboysAl GeverinkHalfbackUCLA
102San Francisco 49ersBob PooleEndClemson
103Minnesota VikingsBill McWattersRunning backNorth Texas State
104St. Louis CardinalsGeorge BedarGuardNotre Dame
105Los Angeles RamsBucky PopeWide receiverCatawba
106Baltimore ColtsJohn WilliamsonLinebackerLouisiana Tech
107Pittsburgh SteelersBobby CurringtonHalfbackNorth Carolina Central
108St. Louis CardinalsBob JohnsonEndWisconsin
109New York GiantsGary WoodQuarterbackCornell
110Cleveland BrownsLeroy KellyHOFRunning backMorgan State
111Green Bay PackersKen BowmanCenterWisconsin
112Chicago BearsLarry RakestrawQuarterbackGeorgia

Round nine

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
113San Francisco 49ersHoward MuddGuardHillsdale
114Philadelphia EaglesLarry SmithBackMississippi
115Washington RedskinsLen HaussCenterGeorgia
116Dallas CowboysJake KuppEndWashington
117Detroit LionsWayne RasmussenHalfbackSouth Dakota State
118Minnesota VikingsDarrell LesterRunning backMcNeese State
119Los Angeles RamsJerry BurtonBackNorthwestern State (LA)
120Baltimore ColtsVince TurnerBackMissouri
121St. Louis CardinalsWillie RossBackNebraska
122Pittsburgh SteelersBob NicholsTackleStanford
123Cleveland BrownsJohn BriscoeLinebackerArizona
124New York GiantsMickey BitskoLinebackerDayton
125Green Bay PackersJohn McDowellTackleSt. John's (MN)
126Chicago BearsJay WilkinsonRunning backDuke

Round ten

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
127San Francisco 49ersFred PolserTackleEast Texas State
128Philadelphia EaglesTom BorisBackPurdue
129Dallas CowboysRoger StaubachHOF [10] QuarterbackNavy
130Washington RedskinsRick LeesonBackPittsburgh
131Los Angeles RamsRon SmithQuarterbackRichmond
132Detroit LionsLarry HandDefensive tackleAppalachian State
133Los Angeles RamsGary LarsenTackleConcordia (MN)
134Detroit LionsGlenn HoltonHalfbackWest Virginia
135Cleveland BrownsBobby RobinsonGuardMississippi
136St. Louis CardinalsTony LawrenceTackleBowling Green
137New York GiantsJim MoranTackleIdaho
138Cleveland BrownsDick Van RaaphorstKickerOhio State
139Green Bay PackersAllen JacobsBackUtah
140Chicago BearsMike BrownBackDelaware

Round eleven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
141San Francisco 49ersDennis AlmquistGuardIdaho
142Philadelphia EaglesBob BerryQuarterbackOregon
143Washington RedskinsGene DonaldsonLinebackerPurdue
144Dallas CowboysBob CrenshawGuardBaylor
145Detroit LionsDon HyneTackleBaldwin–Wallace
146Minnesota VikingsH.O. EstesGuardEast Central (OK)
147Los Angeles RamsJohn FarrisTackleSan Diego State
148Baltimore ColtsJohn PaglioTackleSyracuse
149St. Louis CardinalsRichard HardTackleWenatchee Valley J.C.
150Pittsburgh SteelersBob SoleauGuardWilliam & Mary
151Cleveland BrownsEddie VersprilleRunning backAlabama
152New York GiantsGlen CondrenTackleOklahoma
153Green Bay PackersJack PetersenTackleNebraska-Omaha
154Chicago BearsDick LeeuwenbergTackleStanford

Round twelve

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
155San Francisco 49ersJim LongBackFresno State
156Philadelphia EaglesJohn SapinskyTackleWilliam & Mary
157Dallas CowboysJohnny NormanEndNorthwestern State (LA)
158Washington RedskinsBob ZvolerinTackleTennessee
159Minnesota VikingsSandy SandsEndTexas
160Detroit LionsWarren WellsEndTexas Southern
161Los Angeles RamsBill DawsonEndFlorida State
162Baltimore ColtsKenny GrahamSafetyWashington State
163Pittsburgh SteelersBob ShermanHalfbackIowa
164St. Louis CardinalsRick SortunGuardWashington
165New York GiantsJim McNaughtonEndUtah State
166Cleveland BrownsEd MitchellTackleSouthern
167Green Bay PackersDwain BeanBackNorth Texas State
168Chicago BearsBob HortonRunning backBoston University

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
169San Francisco 49ersBob BrownTackleArkansas A&M
170Philadelphia EaglesHoward KindigCenterCal State-Los Angeles
171Washington RedskinsTom MacDonaldBackNotre Dame
172Dallas CowboysJerry RhomeQuarterbackTulsa
173Detroit LionsJohn MillerTackleIdaho State
174Minnesota VikingsRuss VollmerHalfbackMemphis State
175Los Angeles RamsMarvin HarrisCenterStanford
176Baltimore ColtsCharlie ParkerTackleSouthern Mississippi
177St. Louis CardinalsJake AdamsEndVirginia Tech
178Pittsburgh SteelersGlenn BakerTackleWashington State
179Cleveland BrownsBob MeehanGuardSyracuse
180New York GiantsJohn DelbertTacklePenn State
181Green Bay PackersJack MauroTackleNorthern Michigan
182Chicago BearsCloyd WebbEndIowa

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
183San Francisco 49ersEd BeardTackleTennessee
184Philadelphia EaglesErnie ArizziBackMaryland
185Dallas CowboysJim WordenLinebackerWittenberg
186Washington RedskinsTom UrbankBackPenn State
187Minnesota VikingsTom MichelHalfbackEast Carolina
188Detroit LionsDoug BickleEndHillsdale
189Los Angeles RamsJohn GarrettLinebackerOklahoma
190Baltimore ColtsJohn CaseEndClemson
191Pittsburgh SteelersTom JenkinsGuardOhio State
192St. Louis CardinalsLen SlabyCenterSyracuse
193New York GiantsBill HarrisHalfbackColorado
194Cleveland BrownsTerry SiegHalfbackVirginia
195Green Bay PackersTom O'GradyEndNorthwestern
196Chicago BearsKent FranciscoTackleUCLA

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
197San Francisco 49ersJim GriffinEndGrambling
198Philadelphia EaglesBob BurrowsTackleEast Texas State
199Washington RedskinsDick EversTackleColorado State
200Dallas CowboysBill Van BurkleoBackTulsa
201Detroit LionsRoger LaLondeTackleMuskingum
202Minnesota VikingsMonte KiffinTackleNebraska
203Los Angeles RamsMike MayneEndIdaho
204Baltimore ColtsLarry KramerTackleNebraska
205St. Louis CardinalsCliff StallingsBackNew Mexico
206Pittsburgh SteelersBarry BrownEndFlorida
207Cleveland BrownsJohn HoutmanTackleMichigan
208New York GiantsChuck HintonGuardMississippi
209Green Bay PackersAlex ZerkoTackleKent State
210Chicago BearsGeorge BurmanTackleNorthwestern

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
211San Francisco 49ersCornell GordonBackNorth Carolina A&T
212Philadelphia EaglesWill RadosevichTackleWyoming
213Dallas CowboysPaul CercelCenterPittsburgh
214Washington RedskinsTom WaltersBackSouthern Mississippi
215Minnesota VikingsCarleton OatsDefensive endFlorida A&M
216Detroit LionsAllan RobinsonHalfbackBrigham Young
217Los Angeles RamsPhil ZeraBackSt. Joseph's (IN)
218Baltimore ColtsRoger LopesRunning backMichigan State
219Pittsburgh SteelersEd KeslerRunning backNorth Carolina
220St. Louis CardinalsJack AnkersonQuarterbackRipon
221New York GiantsWynn LembrightTackleToledo
222Cleveland BrownsSid WilliamsLinebackerSouthern
223Green Bay PackersAndrew IrelandBackUtah
224Chicago BearsRoderick ButlerRunning backEastern Illinois

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
225San Francisco 49ersKen BrusvenTackleOregon State
226Philadelphia EaglesMike MorganEndLouisiana State
227Washington RedskinsOzzie ClayBackIowa State
228Dallas CowboysBud AbellEndMissouri
229Detroit LionsJoe ProvenzanoTackleKansas State
230Minnesota VikingsJerry McClurgEndColorado
231Los Angeles RamsJim GalminEndTampa
232Baltimore ColtsDon GreenHalfbackSusquehanna
233St. Louis CardinalsJohn EvansTackleMemphis
234Pittsburgh SteelersDennis ShawCenterDetroit
235Cleveland BrownsLarry BartolameolliTackleWestern Michigan
236New York GiantsDave HumenikTackleNotre Dame
237Green Bay PackersLen St. JeanEndNorthern Michigan
238Chicago BearsConstantinos KasapisTackleIowa

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
239San Francisco 49ersJerry ColeEndSouthwest Texas State
240Philadelphia EaglesIzzy LangRunning backTennessee State
241Dallas CowboysTheo ViltzDefensive backUSC
242Washington RedskinsBob JonesGuardNebraska
243Minnesota VikingsCarl RobinsonTacklePrairie View A&M
244Detroit LionsWillis LangleyTackleLouisiana State
245Los Angeles RamsTom SmithGuardVillanova
246Baltimore ColtsAlvin HaymondRunning backSouthern
247Pittsburgh SteelersOliver DobbinsHalfbackMorgan State
248St. Louis CardinalsDave HooverBackIowa State
249New York GiantsJim GarrettHalfbackGrambling
250Cleveland BrownsSherman LewisRunning backMichigan State
251Green Bay PackersMike HicksGuardMarshall
252Chicago BearsBob BattsRunning backTexas Southern

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
253San Francisco 49ersLarry RawsonBackAuburn
254Philadelphia EaglesDick BoweTackleRice
255Washington RedskinsJohn SeedborgGuardArizona State
256Dallas CowboysH.D. MurphyBackOregon
257Detroit LionsBruce ZellmerHalfbackWinona State
258Minnesota VikingsDick SchottEndLouisville
259Los Angeles RamsBob CherryEndWittenberg
260Baltimore ColtsOwen DejanovichTackleNorthern Arizona
261St. Louis CardinalsBob YoungTackleHoward Payne
262Pittsburgh SteelersDon MarshallTackleLehigh
263Cleveland BrownsJim HigginsGuardXavier
264New York GiantsFrank KinardHalfbackMississippi
265Green Bay PackersJohn BakerEndNorfolk State
266Chicago BearsJim WhiteheadTackleGeorgia

Round twenty

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
267San Francisco 49ersGene BakerGuardWhitworth
268Philadelphia EaglesTommy LucasGuardMississippi
269Dallas CowboysJohn HughesLinebackerSouthern Methodist
270Washington RedskinsGordon GuestBackArkansas
271Minnesota VikingsMilt SundeTackleMinnesota
272Detroit LionsSteve BarillaTackleWichita State
273Los Angeles RamsBob HohnHalfbackNebraska
274Baltimore ColtsJohn ButlerRunning backSan Diego State
275Pittsburgh SteelersBrian GeneralovichEndPittsburgh
276St. Louis CardinalsRalph KubinskiGuardMissouri
277New York GiantsTony GibbonsTackleJohn Carroll
278Cleveland BrownsDave ArcherTackleSyracuse
279Green Bay PackersBill CurryCenterGeorgia Tech
280 [11]Chicago BearsDick NiglioRunning backYale
= Pro Bowler [6] = AFL All-Star [7] = Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

The 1964 NFL draft class has more Hall of Famers than any other class, with 11.

  • Paul Warfield, halfback from Ohio State University Taken 1st round 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1983.[12]
  • Charley Taylor, halfback from Arizona State University taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Washington Redskins.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.[12]
  • Roger Staubach, quarterback from Navy taken 10th round 129th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985.[12]
  • Leroy Kelly, running back from Morgan State taken 8th round 110th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.[13]
  • Mel Renfro, cornerback from Oregon taken 2nd round 17th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[13]
  • Paul Krause, safety from Iowa taken 2nd round 18th overall by the Washington Redskins.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.[13]
  • Dave Wilcox, linebacker from Oregon taken 3rd round 29th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000.[14]
  • Bob Brown, offensive tackle from University of Nebraska–Lincoln taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004.[14]
  • Carl Eller, defensive end from University of Minnesota taken 1st round 6th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004.[14]
  • Bob Hayes, wide receiver from Florida A&M taken 7th round 88th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009.[14]
  • Bill Parcells, offensive tackle from Wichita State University taken 7th round 89th overall by the Detroit Lions
Inducted: For his Head Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013.

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler[6]
Original NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
Chicago Bears Andy Livingston  RB Phoenix College N/A
Chicago Bears Jim Purnell  LB Wisconsin Big Ten
Cleveland Browns Walter Roberts  WR San Jose State Ind.
Dallas Cowboys Peter Gent  WR/TE Michigan State Big Ten
Dallas Cowboys Les Josephson  RB Augustana NCC
Green Bay Packers Doug Hart  CB Texas-Arlington Ind. (Coll.)
Los Angeles Rams Bruce Gossett  K Richmond SoCon
Los Angeles Rams Aaron Martin  CB North Carolina Central CIAA
Los Angeles Rams Fred Whittingham  LB Brigham Young WAC
New York Giants Ernie Wheelwright  RB Southern Illinois Ind.
San Francisco 49ers David Kopay  RB Washington AAWU

See also

References

  1. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. "49er club tabs end for 1st draft choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. December 2, 1963. p. 20.
  4. "Boston picks QB to begin draft". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. November 30, 1963. p. 8.
  5. ""1964 draft was one to remember"".
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
  7. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.
  8. Scott Appleton signed with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League
  9. Pete Beathard signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League
  10. Roger Staubach, 1963 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  11. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  12. List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  13. List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  14. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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