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1956 NFL draft

The 1956 NFL draft had its first three rounds held on November 28, 1955, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its final twenty-seven rounds on January 17–18, 1956, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California

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1956 NFL draft
The Ambassador Hotel (venue of the final 25 rounds), photographed in 1959
General information
DatesNovember 28, 1955 &
January 17–18, 1956
LocationThe Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &
Ambassador Hotel
in Los Angeles, California
Overview
360 total selections in 30 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionGary Glick, QB/S
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mr. IrrelevantBob Bartholomew, OT
Cleveland Browns
Most selections (36)Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (28)Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers
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The Bellevue–Stratford (location of the first three rounds), photographed in 2013 source ↗

The 1956 NFL draft had its first three rounds held on November 28, 1955, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its final twenty-seven rounds on January 17–18, 1956, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California123

The previous NFL drafts in the 1950s were held in January; the first three rounds (37 selections) were moved up this year to late November to better compete with teams from Canada.45

This was the tenth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous nine winners ineligible from the draw, only the Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning.6 The draft lottery was won by Pittsburgh, who selected defensive back Gary Glick.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler 7 = Hall of Famer
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Glick  S Colorado A&M
Bonus lottery pick
1 2 San Francisco 49ers Earl Morrall † QB Michigan State
1 3 Detroit Lions Howard Cassady  HB Ohio State
1955 Heisman Trophy winner8
1 4 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Pellegrini  C Maryland
1 5 Pittsburgh Steelers Art Davis  HB Mississippi State
1 6 Los Angeles Rams Joe Marconi † FB West Virginia
1 7 Chicago Cardinals Joe Childress  FB Auburn
1 8 Green Bay Packers Jack Losch  HB Miami (FL)
1 9 Baltimore Colts Lenny Moore‡† HB Penn State
1 10 Chicago Bears Menan Schriewer  E Texas
1 11 Los Angeles Rams Charles Horton  HB Vanderbilt
1 12 Washington Redskins Ed Vereb  HB Maryland
1 13 Cleveland Browns Preston Carpenter  HB Arkansas
2 14 Los Angeles Rams Leon Clarke † E USC
2 15 San Francisco 49ers Bruce Bosley  T West Virginia
2 16 Philadelphia Eagles Frank D'Agostino  T Auburn
2 17 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Krupa  T Purdue
2 18 Chicago Cardinals Norm Masters  T Michigan State
2 19 New York Giants Henry Moore  B Arkansas
2 20 Green Bay Packers Forrest Gregg‡† T SMU
2 21 Baltimore Colts Donlin, DickDick Donlin  E Hamline
2 22 Chicago Bears M. L. Brackett  T Auburn
2 23 Los Angeles Rams Hugh Pitts  C TCU
2 24 Washington Redskins John Paluck  E Pittsburgh
2 25 Cleveland Browns Billy Kinard  B Ole Miss
3 26 San Francisco 49ers Bill Herchman  T Texas Tech
3 27 Detroit Lions Don McIlhenny  B SMU
3 28 Philadelphia Eagles Don Schaefer  B Notre Dame
3 29 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Taylor  C Baylor
3 30 New York Giants Sam Huff‡† LB West Virginia
3 31 Chicago Cardinals John Roach  QB SMU
3 32 Los Angeles Rams A. D. Williams  DE Pacific
3 33 Baltimore Colts Pascal, BobBob Pascal  B Duke
3 34 Cleveland Browns Ross, LarryLarry Ross  E Denver
3 35 Los Angeles Rams Marshall, JohnJohn Marshall  B SMU
3 36 Washington Redskins Fred Wyant  B West Virginia
3 37 Cleveland Browns Bill Quinlan  E Michigan State
4 38 Detroit Lions Jerry Reichow † QB Iowa
4 39 Pittsburgh Steelers Dick Murley  G Purdue
4 40 San Francisco 49ers Pajaczkowsi, FrankFrank Pajaczkowsi  B Richmond
4 41 Washington Redskins Machinsky, FranFran Machinsky  T Ohio State
4 42 Chicago Cardinals Salerno, SamSam Salerno  T Colorado
4 43 Baltimore Colts Inabinet, BenBen Inabinet  T Clemson
4 44 Green Bay Packers Cecil Morris  G Oklahoma
4 45 New York Giants Jim Katcavage † DE Dayton
4 46 Los Angeles Rams Will Berzinski  B La Crosse State
4 47 Chicago Bears John Mellekas  T Arizona
4 48 Los Angeles Rams Carmichael, JimJim Carmichael  E California
4 49 Cleveland Browns Moss, BobbyBobby Moss  B West Virginia
5 50 Detroit Lions Tom Tracy † B Tennessee
5 51 Los Angeles Rams Freeman, JimJim Freeman  B Iowa
5 52 Pittsburgh Steelers Murakowski, BillBill Murakowski  B Purdue
5 53 Los Angeles Rams Nakken, HerbHerb Nakken  B Utah
5 54 Philadelphia Eagles Fred Thurston  G Valparaiso
5 55 Baltimore Colts Herb Gray  E Texas
5 56 Green Bay Packers Bob Skoronski † T Indiana
5 57 New York Giants Don Chandler † B Florida
5 58 Chicago Bears Willie Galimore † B Florida A&M
5 59 Washington Redskins Gary Lowe  B Michigan State
5 60 Los Angeles Rams Jesse Whittenton † CB Texas Western
5 61 Cleveland Browns Franklin Clarke  E Colorado
6 62 Detroit Lions Bob Lusk  C William & Mary
6 63 Pittsburgh Steelers Taylor, RayRay Taylor  B TCU
6 64 San Francisco 49ers Tony Sardisco  LB Tulane
6 65 Philadelphia Eagles Tirrel Burton  B Miami (OH)
6 66 Chicago Cardinals Charlie Dupre  B Baylor
6 67 Baltimore Colts Schmidt, DonDon Schmidt  B Texas Tech
6 68 Green Bay Packers Burris, BobBob Burris  B Oklahoma
6 69 New York Giants Cason, FredFred Cason  B Florida
6 70 Chicago Cardinals John Dittrich  T Wisconsin
6 71 Cleveland Browns Sherman Plunkett † E Maryland State
6 72 Los Angeles Rams Vincent, EddieEddie Vincent  B Iowa
6 73 Cleveland Browns Paul Wiggin † E Stanford
7 74 Detroit Lions Gene Cronin  DE Pacific
7 75 San Francisco 49ers Larry Barnes  B Colorado A&M
7 76 Pittsburgh Steelers Gaspari, DickDick Gaspari  C George Washington
7 77 Chicago Cardinals Bob Konovsky  T Wisconsin
7 78 Philadelphia Eagles Waedekin, JohnJohn Waedekin  T Hardin–Simmons
7 79 Baltimore Colts Bill Waters  T Austin
7 80 Green Bay Packers Hank Gremminger  E Baylor
7 81 New York Giants Ron Nery  T Kansas State
7 82 Chicago Bears J. C. Caroline † B Illinois
7 83 Washington Redskins Caraway, DonnieDonnie Caraway  B Houston
7 84 Los Angeles Rams Jack Morris  B Oregon
7 85 Cleveland Browns Griffith, ChuckChuck Griffith  E USC
8 86 Detroit Lions Powell, JackJack Powell  T Texas A&M
8 87 Pittsburgh Steelers Wellman, VereVere Wellman  G Wichita
8 88 San Francisco 49ers Smith, CharleyCharley Smith  E Abilene Christian
8 89 Philadelphia Eagles Payne, ElroyElroy Payne  B McMurry
8 90 Chicago Cardinals Lunceford, DaveDave Lunceford  T Baylor
8 91 Baltimore Colts Bill Koman † G North Carolina
8 92 Green Bay Packers Dennis, RussRuss Dennis  E Maryland
8 93 New York Giants Holleder, DonDon Holleder  E Army
8 94 Washington Redskins James, DickDick James † B Oregon
8 95 Chicago Bears Dick Klawitter  C South Dakota State
8 96 Los Angeles Rams Boyer, GeorgeGeorge Boyer  LB Florida State
8 97 Cleveland Browns Hellyer, LenLen Hellyer  B Marshall
9 98 Detroit Lions Calvin Jones  G Iowa
9 99 San Francisco 49ers Cox, JimJim Cox  E Cal Poly
9 100 Pittsburgh Steelers Edmonds, WayneWayne Edmonds  G Notre Dame
9 101 Chicago Cardinals Lovely, BobBob Lovely  T Tampa
9 102 Philadelphia Eagles John Bredice  E Boston University
9 103 Baltimore Colts Lewis, JohnJohn Lewis  E Michigan State
9 104 Green Bay Packers Duvall, GordyGordy Duvall  B USC
9 105 New York Giants Braden, KenKen Braden  C East Texas State
9 106 Chicago Bears Ken Vargo  C Ohio State
9 107 Washington Redskins Rouviere, WhiteyWhitey Rouviere  B Miami (FL)
9 108 Los Angeles Rams Woolford, MauryMaury Woolford  T Louisville
9 109 Cleveland Browns Hecker, JackJack Hecker  E Bowling Green
10 110 Detroit Lions Silas, JoeJoe Silas  DE South Carolina
10 111 Pittsburgh Steelers Lou Baldacci  B Michigan
10 112 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Zaleski  B Colorado A&M
10 113 Philadelphia Eagles Tom Dimmick  C Houston
10 114 Chicago Cardinals Towne, WillisWillis Towne  E Wichita
10 115 Baltimore Colts Scott, GeneGene Scott  B Centre
10 116 Green Bay Packers Laugherty, BobBob Laugherty  B Maryland
10 117 New York Giants Johnny Hermann  B UCLA
10 118 Pittsburgh Steelers Nolan, BobBob Nolan  E Miami (FL)
10 119 Chicago Bears Dick Lucas  E Boston College
10 120 Los Angeles Rams Sticka, CharlieCharlie Sticka  B Trinity (CT)
10 121 Cleveland Browns Rayburn, EddieEddie Rayburn  T Rice
11 122 Detroit Lions Wacker, LewLew Wacker  B Richmond
11 123 San Francisco 49ers Pell, StewStew Pell  T North Carolina
11 124 Detroit Lions Selep, TomTom Selep  B Maryland
11 125 Chicago Bears Fob James  B Auburn
11 126 Philadelphia Eagles Ken Keller  B North Carolina
11 127 Baltimore Colts Shaw, DennisDennis Shaw  E North Texas State
11 128 Green Bay Packers Mike Hudock  C Miami (FL)
11 129 New York Giants Moloney, DickDick Moloney  B Kentucky
11 130 Chicago Bears John Jankans  E Arizona State
11 131 Washington Redskins Powell, TomTom Powell  G Colgate
11 132 Los Angeles Rams Decker, JimJim Decker  B UCLA
11 133 Cleveland Browns Underdonk, BillBill Underdonk  T West Virginia
12 134 Detroit Lions Bob Nunnery  T LSU
12 135 Pittsburgh Steelers Tarasovic, PhilPhil Tarasovic  E Yale
12 136 San Francisco 49ers Swedberg, RogerRoger Swedberg  T Iowa
12 137 Philadelphia Eagles Harkins, TommyTommy Harkins  E Vanderbilt
12 138 Chicago Cardinals Walker, JerryJerry Walker  T Texas Tech
12 139 Baltimore Colts Steve Myhra  G North Dakota
12 140 Green Bay Packers Burnett, MaxMax Burnett  B Arizona
12 141 Washington Redskins Planutis, GerryGerry Planutis  B Michigan State
12 142 Washington Redskins Moreno, GilGil Moreno  T UCLA
12 143 Chicago Bears Buddy Cruze  E Tennessee
12 144 Los Angeles Rams Em Lindbeck  QB Illinois
12 145 Cleveland Browns Javernick, HarryHarry Javernick  T Colorado
13 146 Detroit Lions Ferguson, O. K.O. K. Ferguson  B LSU
13 147 San Francisco 49ers Moody, RalphRalph Moody  B Kansas
13 148 Pittsburgh Steelers Holley, WeldonWeldon Holley  B Baylor
13 149 Chicago Cardinals Bo Bolinger  G Oklahoma
13 150 Philadelphia Eagles Sides, JamesJames Sides  B Texas Tech
13 151 Baltimore Colts Jack Hill  B Utah State
13 152 Green Bay Packers Mense, JimJim Mense  C Notre Dame
13 153 New York Giants Ed Crawford  B Ole Miss
13 154 Chicago Bears Grogg, DickDick Grogg  G Minnesota
13 155 Washington Redskins Ward, JerryJerry Ward  G Dayton
13 156 Los Angeles Rams Norcia, MikeMike Norcia  B Kent State
13 157 Cleveland Browns Jim Furey  C Kansas State
14 158 Detroit Lions Falls, RonnieRonnie Falls  LB Duke
14 159 Pittsburgh Steelers Emmons, JimJim Emmons  T Alabama
14 160 San Francisco 49ers R. C. Owens  E College of Idaho
14 161 Philadelphia Eagles Reich, FrankFrank Reich  C Penn State
14 162 Chicago Cardinals Neuman, CarnellCarnell Neuman  B Illinois
14 163 Baltimore Colts Schwanger, TedTed Schwanger  B Tennessee Tech
14 164 Green Bay Packers Thomas, CharlieCharlie Thomas  B Wisconsin
14 165 New York Giants John McMullan  G Notre Dame
14 166 Washington Redskins Uebel, PatPat Uebel  B Army
14 167 Chicago Bears Milt Graham  E Colgate
14 168 Los Angeles Rams Tom Runnels  B North Texas State
14 169 Cleveland Browns Sidwell, CharlieCharlie Sidwell  B William & Mary
15 170 Detroit Lions Allert, Horace "Buzzy"Horace "Buzzy" Allert  DE Southwest Texas State
15 171 San Francisco 49ers Reed Henderson  T Utah State
15 172 San Francisco 49ers Boyd, GeneGene Boyd  B Abilene Christian
15 173 Chicago Cardinals Anderson, CharleyCharley Anderson  E Louisiana Tech
15 174 Philadelphia Eagles Brant, DonDon Brant  B Montana
15 175 Baltimore Colts Polzer, JohnJohn Polzer  QB Virginia
15 176 Green Bay Packers Buddy Alliston  G Ole Miss
15 177 New York Giants Melnik, RonRon Melnik  T Army
15 178 Chicago Bears Fitzgerald, DickDick Fitzgerald  B Notre Dame
15 179 Chicago Cardinals Spiers, TomTom Spiers  QB Arkansas State
15 180 Los Angeles Rams Dick Shatto  B Kentucky
15 181 Cleveland Browns Willie Davis‡† DE Grambling
16 182 Detroit Lions Zyzda, LenLen Zyzda  DE Purdue
16 183 Pittsburgh Steelers Reed, LionelLionel Reed  B Central State (OK)
16 184 San Francisco 49ers George Herring  QB Mississippi Southern
16 185 Philadelphia Eagles Hix, BillyBilly Hix  T Middle Tennessee State
16 186 Chicago Cardinals George Welsh  QB Navy
16 187 Baltimore Colts Hendrix, Gene "Moose"Gene "Moose" Hendrix  B Drake
16 188 Green Bay Packers Lynch, CurtisCurtis Lynch  T Alabama
16 189 New York Giants Portney, AlAl Portney  T Missouri
16 190 Washington Redskins Gray, WellsWells Gray  G Wisconsin
16 191 Chicago Bears Brown, RayRay Brown  B Florida
16 192 Los Angeles Rams Pelluer, ArnieArnie Pelluer  E Washington State
16 193 Cleveland Browns Thurlow Cooper  E Maine
17 194 Detroit Lions Wind, KenKen Wind  E Houston
17 195 San Francisco 49ers Weiss, DickDick Weiss  T Ole Miss
17 196 Pittsburgh Steelers Schmitt, BillBill Schmitt  G Pittsburgh
17 197 Chicago Cardinals Ron Beagle  E Navy
17 198 Philadelphia Eagles Mastrogiovanni, JoeJoe Mastrogiovanni  B Wyoming
17 199 Baltimore Colts Bill Danenhauer  E Emporia State
17 200 Green Bay Packers Bart Starr‡† QB Alabama
17 201 New York Giants Tom Mooney  T Miami (OH)
17 202 Chicago Bears Tom Adams  E UCLA
17 203 Washington Redskins Eagle Day  QB Ole Miss
17 204 Los Angeles Rams Bulter, JackJack Bulter  T Kentucky
17 205 Cleveland Browns West, EddieEddie West  QB NC State
18 206 Detroit Lions Petrarca, EmidioEmidio Petrarca  B Boston College
18 207 Pittsburgh Steelers Stephans, JohnJohn Stephans  QB Holy Cross
18 208 San Francisco 49ers Yelverton, BillBill Yelverton  T Ole Miss
18 209 Philadelphia Eagles Consoles, NickNick Consoles  DB Wake Forest
18 210 Chicago Cardinals Brown, JimJim Brown  G UCLA
18 211 Baltimore Colts Looman, EarlEarl Looman  G Stetson
18 212 Green Bay Packers Intihar, StanStan Intihar  E Cornell
18 213 New York Giants Boone, MattMatt Boone  B North Carolina College
18 214 Washington Redskins Pyburn, JimJim Pyburn  E Auburn
18 215 Chicago Bears Payton, EarlEarl Payton  B Prairie View A&M
18 216 Los Angeles Rams Jack Klotz  T Pennsylvania Military
18 217 Cleveland Browns Carroll, Hal "Candy"Hal "Candy" Carroll  B Western Reserve
19 218 Detroit Lions Vaughn, DaleDale Vaughn  B VMI
19 219 San Francisco 49ers Arrigoni, PetePete Arrigoni  B Arizona
19 220 Pittsburgh Steelers Jacobs, JerryJerry Jacobs  G Florida State
19 221 Chicago Cardinals Zagar, RayRay Zagar  B Marquette
19 222 Philadelphia Eagles Womack, DelanoDelano Womack  B Texas
19 223 Baltimore Colts Fyvie, BobBob Fyvie  T Lafayette
19 224 Green Bay Packers Vakey, KenKen Vakey  E Texas Tech
19 225 New York Giants Dettring, RayRay Dettring  B Missouri
19 226 Chicago Bears Smith, JohnJohn Smith  B UCLA
19 227 Washington Redskins Ray Lemek † G Notre Dame
19 228 Los Angeles Rams Dees, CharlieCharlie Dees  T McNeese State
19 229 Cleveland Browns Sebest, JohnJohn Sebest  E Eastern Kentucky
20 230 Detroit Lions Stephenson, JoeJoe Stephenson  E Vanderbilt
20 231 Pittsburgh Steelers Fred Glatz  E Pittsburgh
20 232 San Francisco 49ers Scarbrough, BobBob Scarbrough  C Auburn
20 233 Philadelphia Eagles Glover, DarrellDarrell Glover  T Maryland State
20 234 Chicago Cardinals Mattison, DickieDickie Mattison  B Georgia Tech
20 235 Baltimore Colts Robert Hill  B Jackson State
20 236 Green Bay Packers Letbetter, ClydeClyde Letbetter  T Baylor
20 237 New York Giants Mike Falls  G Minnesota
20 238 Washington Redskins Gonzales, VinceVince Gonzales  B LSU
20 239 Chicago Bears Maxime, CharleyCharley Maxime  G Auburn
20 240 Los Angeles Rams Coyne, JohnJohn Coyne  T West Chester
20 241 Cleveland Browns Joe Mobra  E Oklahoma
21 242 Detroit Lions Blechen, BobBob Blechen  C Whittier
21 243 San Francisco 49ers L.C. Joyner  E Contra Costa J.C.
21 244 Pittsburgh Steelers Martell, GeneGene Martell  T Notre Dame
21 245 Chicago Cardinals Herr, RonnieRonnie Herr  B Texas Tech
21 246 Philadelphia Eagles Adams, JackJack Adams  T San Jose State
21 247 Baltimore Colts Jim Harness  B Mississippi State
21 248 Green Bay Packers O'Brien, HalHal O'Brien  B SMU
21 249 New York Giants Don McComb  E Villanova
21 250 Chicago Bears Waddell, JimmyJimmy Waddell  B Compton J.C.
21 251 Washington Redskins Howard Schnellenberger  E Kentucky
21 252 Los Angeles Rams Robichaux, MiltMilt Robichaux  E Trinity
21 253 Cleveland Browns Kapish, GeneGene Kapish  E Notre Dame
22 254 Detroit Lions Marazza, DickDick Marazza  T Clemson
22 255 Pittsburgh Steelers DiPasquale, RayRay DiPasquale  B Pittsburgh
22 256 San Francisco 49ers Wessman, ClarenceClarence Wessman  E San Jose State
22 257 Philadelphia Eagles Miller, JoeJoe Miller  B Cincinnati
22 258 Chicago Cardinals Murphy, JimJim Murphy  T Stephen F. Austin
22 259 Baltimore Colts Del Vicaro, PatPat Del Vicaro  G Mississippi Southern
22 260 Green Bay Packers Popson, JohnnyJohnny Popson  B Furman
22 261 New York Giants Harkrader, JerryJerry Harkrader  B Ohio State
22 262 Washington Redskins Nicula, GeorgeGeorge Nicula  T Notre Dame
22 263 Chicago Bears Billings, JoeJoe Billings  T Memphis State
22 264 Los Angeles Rams Dick Fouts  E Missouri
22 265 Cleveland Browns Brown, Sam "First Down"Sam "First Down" Brown  B UCLA
23 266 Detroit Lions Garrard, BobBob Garrard  B Georgia
23 267 San Francisco 49ers Monroe, MikeMike Monroe  B Washington
23 268 Pittsburgh Steelers Neft, PetePete Neft  QB Pittsburgh
23 269 Chicago Cardinals Tony Branoff  B Michigan
23 270 Philadelphia Eagles Spencer, ChetChet Spencer  E Oklahoma A&M
23 271 Baltimore Colts Stephenson, Al "Bear"Al "Bear" Stephenson  T Idaho State
23 272 Green Bay Packers Birchfield, JesseJesse Birchfield  G Duke
23 273 New York Giants McCool, Bob "Slick"Bob "Slick" McCool  B Ole Miss
23 274 Chicago Bears Holt, LouLou Holt  E Howard Payne
23 275 Washington Redskins St. John, DonDon St. John  B Xavier
23 276 Los Angeles Rams Paulson, AlAl Paulson  B Washington State
23 277 Cleveland Browns Althouse, DonDon Althouse  E Syracuse
24 278 Detroit Lions Walz, JarvJarv Walz  E Central Michigan
24 279 Pittsburgh Steelers Bryan Engram  E TCU
24 280 San Francisco 49ers Wallace, EdEd Wallace  T San Diego J.C.
24 281 Philadelphia Eagles Parham, JohnJohn Parham  B Wake Forest
24 282 Chicago Cardinals Orville Trask  T Rice
24 283 Baltimore Colts Bobby Fox  QB East Texas State
24 284 Green Bay Packers Wilson, DonDon Wilson  C Rice
24 285 New York Giants Gerry Huth  G Wake Forest
24 286 Washington Redskins John Tatum  C Texas
24 287 Chicago Bears Jesse Castete  B McNeese State
24 288 Los Angeles Rams Sam Williams  DE Michigan State
24 289 Cleveland Browns Hughes, JimJim Hughes  G San Jose State
25 290 Detroit Lions Hall, JerryJerry Hall  B Rice
25 291 San Francisco 49ers Paul Goad  B Abilene Christian
25 292 Pittsburgh Steelers O'Dell, BillBill O'Dell  B Clemson
25 293 Chicago Cardinals Wheeler, BillBill Wheeler  T Kentucky
25 294 Philadelphia Eagles Grogan, JohnnyJohnny Grogan  T Dayton
25 295 Baltimore Colts Mills, BradBrad Mills  B Kentucky
25 296 Green Bay Packers Koeneke, FranzFranz Koeneke  E Minnesota
25 297 New York Giants Speers, HarryHarry Speers  B Florida
25 298 Chicago Bears Hentschel, JerryJerry Hentschel  T Sam Houston State
25 299 Washington Redskins Brooks, FranklinFranklin Brooks  G Georgia Tech
25 300 Los Angeles Rams Tunning, GlenGlen Tunning  G Pittsburgh
25 301 Cleveland Browns Bob Davenport  B UCLA
26 302 Detroit Lions Walden, JoeJoe Walden  B West Texas State
26 303 Pittsburgh Steelers Sweeney, FrankFrank Sweeney  G Xavier
26 304 San Francisco 49ers Rommie Loudd  E UCLA
26 305 Philadelphia Eagles Lunsford, EarlEarl Lunsford  B Oklahoma A&M
26 306 Chicago Cardinals Zickefoose, ChuckChuck Zickefoose  E Kansas State
26 307 Baltimore Colts Jim Lohr  T Southwest Missouri State
26 308 Green Bay Packers Goehe, DickDick Goehe  T Ole Miss
26 309 New York Giants Buller, BevBev Buller  B Kansas
26 310 Washington Redskins Burnham, DaveDave Burnham  B Wheaton (IL)
26 311 Chicago Bears Don Orr  B Vanderbilt
26 312 Los Angeles Rams Hardiman Cureton  T UCLA
26 313 Cleveland Browns Kammerman, JackJack Kammerman  E Utah
27 314 Detroit Lions Burnthorne, BryanBryan Burnthorne  G Tulane
27 315 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Gustafson    Stanford
27 316 Pittsburgh Steelers Buddy Benson  B Arkansas
27 317 Chicago Cardinals Hutchinson, JackJack Hutchinson  T Oklahoma A&M
27 318 Philadelphia Eagles Ellett, AlAl Ellett  T Alabama
27 319 Baltimore Colts Hartwell, HerbHerb Hartwell  B Virginia
27 320 Green Bay Packers Kolian, DickDick Kolian  E Wisconsin
27 321 New York Giants Gerry Nesbitt  B Arkansas
27 322 Chicago Bears Buchanan, WaylonWaylon Buchanan  E East Texas State
27 323 Washington Redskins Royce Flippin  B Princeton
27 324 Los Angeles Rams Siesel, RogerRoger Siesel  T Miami (OH)
27 325 Cleveland Browns Ed Dwyer  E Purdue
28 326 Detroit Lions Smith, JohnJohn Smith  G Northwestern
28 327 Pittsburgh Steelers DeGraaf, BillBill DeGraaf  B Cornell
28 328 San Francisco 49ers Drew, JerryJerry Drew  B California
28 329 Philadelphia Eagles Strwan, BillBill Strwan  LB Western Kentucky
28 330 Chicago Cardinals Miller, JimJim Miller  QB Wisconsin
28 331 Baltimore Colts Shearer, JohnJohn Shearer  QB Shepherd
28 332 Green Bay Packers Lance, BobbyBobby Lance  QB Florida
28 333 New York Giants Fuller, BillBill Fuller  T Arkansas
28 334 Washington Redskins Hicks, BillyBilly Hicks  B Jacksonville State
28 335 Chicago Bears Alexander, BobBob Alexander  B Trinity (CT)
28 336 Los Angeles Rams John Morrow  T Michigan
28 337 Cleveland Browns Sparks, OllieOllie Sparks  G Iowa State
29 338 Detroit Lions Peters, DougDoug Peters  B UCLA
29 339 San Francisco 49ers Venson, DeanDean Venson  G Willamette
29 342 Pittsburgh Steelers Thompson, WesWes Thompson  T Alabama
29 341 Chicago Cardinals Troglio, JimJim Troglio  B Northwestern
29 342 Philadelphia Eagles Hughes, BobBob Hughes  B Mississippi Southern
29 343 Baltimore Colts Rusher, JimJim Rusher  E Kansas State
29 344 Green Bay Packers Vester Newcomb  C Southwest J. C.
Decided to transfer to Miami (FL)
29 345 New York Giants Nelson, JimJim Nelson  G Duke
29 346 Chicago Bears Nelson, JimJim Nelson  G Duke
29 346 Chicago Bears Krietemeyer, BillyBilly Krietemeyer  B Vanderbilt
29 347 Washington Redskins Bisceglia, PatPat Bisceglia  G Notre Dame
29 348 Los Angeles Rams Bates, MickeyMickey Bates  B Illinois
29 349 Cleveland Browns Battos, JohnJohn Battos  E Vanderbilt
30 350 Detroit Lions Gibbens, JohnJohn Gibbens  T Southwest Texas State
30 351 San Francisco 49ers Mitchell, BobBob Mitchell  T Puget Sound
30 352 Philadelphia Eagles Ulm, JoeJoe Ulm  B San Jose State
30 353 Chicago Cardinals Kucera, BillBill Kucera  T Colorado
30 354 Baltimore Colts Sweeney, TerryTerry Sweeney  B Middle Tennessee State
30 355 Green Bay Packers Hermes, RodRod Hermes  QB Beloit
30 356 New York Giants Williams, WayneWayne Williams  E Southern Illinois
30 357 Washington Redskins Nystrom, BuckBuck Nystrom  G Michigan State
30 358 Chicago Bears Buckler, JimJim Buckler  G Alabama
30 359 Los Angeles Rams Kackmeister, DickDick Kackmeister  C Central Michigan
30 360 Cleveland Browns Bartholomew, BobBob Bartholomew  T Wake Forest

Hall of Famers

  • Lenny Moore, halfback from Penn State taken 1st round 9th overall by the Baltimore Colts.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.9
  • Forrest Gregg, offensive tackle from Southern Methodist University taken 2nd round 20th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.9
  • Bart Starr, quarterback from University of Alabama taken 17th round 200th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.9
  • Willie Davis, defensive end from Grambling State University taken 15th round 181st overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.10
  • Sam Huff, linebacker from West Virginia taken 3rd round 30th overall by the New York Giants.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.10

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler7
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Chicago Cardinals Carl Brettschneider  LB Iowa State
Los Angeles Rams Tommy Wilson † RB  
San Francisco 49ers Clyde Conner  WR Pacific
San Francisco 49ers John Gonzaga  T  
References

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