1963 NFL draft

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1963 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)December 3, 1962
Time11 am EST
Location Sheraton Hotel & Towers
in Chicago, IL
Overview
280 total selections in 20 rounds
League NFL
First selection Terry Baker, Quarterback
Los Angeles Rams
Mr. Irrelevant Bobby Brezina, Back
Green Bay Packers
Most selections (27) Green Bay Packers
Fewest selections (13) Pittsburgh Steelers
Hall of Famers
  1962
1964  

The 1963 NFL draft was held at the Sheraton in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, December 3, 1962. [1] [2]

Contents

The first overall selection was quarterback Terry Baker of Oregon State, the Heisman Trophy winner, taken by the Los Angeles Rams. [3] The AFL draft was held two days earlier in Dallas. [4]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [5] = AFL All-Star [6] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
1 Los Angeles Rams Terry Baker [7] Quarterback Oregon State
2 St. Louis Cardinals Jerry Stovall Back LSU
3 Minnesota Vikings Jim Dunaway [8] Defensive Tackle Mississippi
4 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Budde [9] Offensive Guard Michigan State
5 Baltimore Colts Bob Vogel Offensive Tackle Ohio State
6 Dallas Cowboys Lee Roy Jordan Linebacker Alabama
7 Washington Redskins Pat Richter End Wisconsin
8 San Francisco 49ers Kermit Alexander Back UCLA
9 Cleveland Browns Tom Hutchinson Wide receiver Kentucky
10Los Angeles Rams (From Chicago Bears) Rufus Guthrie Guard Georgia Tech
11Chicago Bears (From Pittsburgh Steelers) Dave Behrman [10] Center Michigan State
12 Detroit Lions Daryl Sanders Offensive TackleOhio State
13St. Louis Cardinals (From New York Giants) Don Brumm Defensive End Purdue
14 Green Bay Packers Dave Robinson Linebacker Penn State

Round two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
15Los Angeles Rams Tom Nomina TackleMiami (OH)
16Minnesota Vikings Bobby Bell [11] TackleMinnesota
17St. Louis Cardinals Bob Reynolds TackleBowling Green
18Philadelphia Eagles Ray Mansfield TackleWashington
19Baltimore Colts John Mackey Tight endSyracuse
20Chicago Bears Steve Barnett TackleOregon
21San Francisco 49ers Walt Rock GuardMaryland
22Washington Redskins Lonnie Sanders CornerbackMichigan State
23Cleveland Browns Jim Kanicki TackleMichigan State
24Baltimore Colts Butch Wilson BackAlabama
25Chicago Bears Bob Jencks EndMiami (OH)
26New York Giants Frank Lasky TackleFlorida
27Detroit Lions Roy Williams TacklePacific
28Green Bay Packers Tom Brown SafetyMaryland

Round three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
29Los Angeles Rams Dave Costa GuardUtah
30St. Louis Cardinals Danny Brabham Defensive endArkansas
31Minnesota Vikings Ray Poage Wide receiverTexas
32Philadelphia Eagles Dave Crossan GuardMaryland
33St. Louis CardinalsMike FracchiaBackAlabama
34Dallas Cowboys Jim Price LinebackerAuburn
35Washington Redskins Ron Snidow TackleOregon
36San Francisco 49ers Don Lisbon BackBowling Green
37Los Angeles Rams John Baker LinebackerMississippi State
38Chicago Bears Larry Glueck Defensive backVillanova
39Green Bay Packers Dennis Claridge BackNebraska
40Philadelphia Eagles Louis Guy BackMississippi
41New York GiantsDick SkellyBackFlorida
42Green Bay Packers Tony Liscio TackleTulsa

Round four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
43Los Angeles Rams John Griffin BackMemphis State
44Minnesota Vikings Paul Flatley EndNorthwestern
45St. Louis Cardinals Don Estes TackleLouisiana State
46San Francisco 49ers Harrison Rosdahl GuardPenn State
47Baltimore Colts Jerry Logan BackWest Texas State
48Dallas Cowboys Whaley Hall TackleMississippi
49Chicago BearsStan SandersEndWhittier
50San Francisco 49ers Hugh Campbell EndWashington State
51Cleveland Browns Bill Munsey BackMinnesota
52Chicago Bears Charley Mitchell Running backWashington
53Baltimore ColtsHarlow FullwoodGuardVirginia
54Green Bay Packers Lionel Aldridge Guard Utah State
55Detroit Lions Chuck Walton GuardIowa State
56Green Bay PackersCarlton SimonsCenterStanford

Round five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
57Los Angeles Rams Joe Auer Running backGeorgia Tech
58St. Louis Cardinals Bill "Thunder" Thornton BackNebraska
59Minnesota VikingsGary KaltenbachTacklePittsburgh
60Los Angeles RamsRoland BensonTackleMiami (FL)
61Baltimore ColtsBill VenturaTackleRichmond
62New York Giants Dave Hill TackleAuburn
63Green Bay Packers Jack Cvercko GuardNorthwestern
64San Francisco 49ers Vern Burke EndOregon State
65San Francisco 49ers Jim "Preacher" Pilot BackNew Mexico State
66San Francisco 49ers Gary Moeller GuardOhio State
67Los Angeles Rams Don Chuy TackleClemson
68Cleveland BrownsFrank BakerBackToledo
69New York Giants Lou Slaby BackPittsburgh
70Green Bay Packers Dan Grimm TackleColorado

Round six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
71Los Angeles Rams George Saimes SafetyMichigan State
72Cleveland BrownsErnie BorghettiTacklePittsburgh
73St. Louis Cardinals Bob Paremore BackFlorida A&M
74Cleveland BrownsTom BloomBackPurdue
75Baltimore ColtsJerry CookBackTexas
76Green Bay PackersJohn SimmonsEndTulsa
77San Francisco 49ersPat EmerickGuardWestern Michigan
78Washington RedskinsCharley NickosonTackleOhio
79Los Angeles RamsTerry MonaghanTacklePenn State
80Chicago Bears John Johnson TackleIndiana
81Chicago BearsDave MathiesonQuarterbackWashington State
82New York Giants Bob Petrich TackleWest Texas State
83Detroit LionsDon KingHalfbackSyracuse
84Green Bay Packers Jan Barrett EndFresno State

Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
85Los Angeles RamsBill ZornTackleMichigan State
86St. Louis CardinalsJim MossTackleSouth Carolina
87New York Giants Dave Hoppmann BackIowa State
88Philadelphia Eagles Lee Roy Caffey LinebackerTexas A&M
89Baltimore Colts Willie Richardson EndJackson State
90Dallas CowboysMarv ClothierGuardKansas
91Washington Redskins Dave Francis BackOhio State
92San Francisco 49ersErnest DeCourleyTackleMorehead State
93Green Bay Packers Gary Kroner BackWisconsin
94Chicago BearsPaul UnderhillBackMissouri
95Green Bay PackersOlin HillTackleFurman
96Detroit LionsJohn GambleGuardPacific
97New York GiantsBurt PetkusGuardNorthwestern
98Green Bay PackersTurnley ToddLinebackerVirginia

Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
99Los Angeles RamsAnton PetersTackleFlorida
100Minnesota VikingsJim O'MahoneyLinebackerMiami (FL)
101St. Louis CardinalsJim CookGuardOklahoma
102Philadelphia Eagles Tom Woodeshick Running backWest Virginia
103Baltimore ColtsDave HayesBackPenn State
104Green Bay Packers Keith Kinderman BackFlorida State
105San Francisco 49ersRoger LockeEndArizona State
106Philadelphia Eagles Gene Sykes BackLouisiana State
107Cleveland Browns Walt Sweeney EndSyracuse
108 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Atkinson TackleStanford
109Chicago BearsDennis HarmonDefensive backSouthern Illinois
110New York Giants Dave Herman GuardMichigan State
111Detroit Lions Dennis Gaubatz LinebackerLouisiana State
112Green Bay PackersLouis RettinoBackVillanova

Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
113Los Angeles Rams Mel Profit EndUCLA
114St. Louis Cardinals Willis Crenshaw BackKansas State
115Minnesota VikingsBob HooverBackFlorida
116Philadelphia EaglesDennis WardTackleOklahoma
117Baltimore Colts Don Trull QuarterbackBaylor
118Chicago BearsMonte DayTackleFresno State
119Washington Redskins Billy Joe Running backVillanova
120San Francisco 49ers John Maczuzak TacklePittsburgh
121Cleveland Browns Dave Raimey Defensive backMichigan
122Baltimore Colts Dave Watson LinebackerGeorgia Tech
123Pittsburgh SteelersGene CarringtonTackleBoston College
124Detroit LionsKen DillLinebackerMississippi
125New York Giants Bob Taylor TackleMaryland-Eastern Shore
126Green Bay PackersBill FreemanTackleSouthern Mississippi

Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
127Los Angeles Rams Curt Farrier TackleMontana State
128Minnesota Vikings Terry Kosens BackHofstra
129St. Louis Cardinals Jackie Smith Tight endNorthwestern State (LA)
130Philadelphia Eagles Peter Liske QuarterbackPenn State
131Baltimore Colts Bill Siekierski GuardMissouri
132Dallas CowboysRod ScheyerTackleWashington
133San Francisco 49ersDick LopourBackHuron
134Washington RedskinsRod FosterGuardOhio State
135Cleveland BrownsJim BobbittGuardMichigan State
136Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Nelsen QuarterbackUSC
137Chicago Bears Ed Hoerster LinebackerNotre Dame
138New York Giants Mike Taliaferro QuarterbackIllinois
139Detroit Lions Nick Ryder BackMiami (FL)
140Green Bay PackersEarl McQuistonGuardIowa

Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
141Los Angeles Rams Dave Theisen BackNebraska
142St. Louis Cardinals Jimmy Burson Defensive backAuburn
143Minnesota Vikings John Campbell LinebackerMinnesota
144Philadelphia Eagles Ralph Heck LinebackerColorado
145Baltimore Colts Winston Hill TackleTexas Southern
146Dallas Cowboys Ray Schoenke CenterSouthern Methodist
147Washington RedskinsAllen SchauEndWestern Michigan
148San Francisco 49ers Steve Shafer BackUtah State
149Cleveland Browns Art Graham EndBoston College
150Chicago BearsJames TullisDefensive backFlorida A&M
151Pittsburgh Steelers Hewritt Dixon BackFlorida A&M
152Detroit Lions Karl Kassulke Defensive backDrake
153New York GiantsDon McKinnonCenterDartmouth
154Green Bay Packers Marv Fleming Tight endUtah

Round twelve

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
155Los Angeles RamsBilly MoodyBackArkansas
156Minnesota VikingsJohn SklopanBackSouthern Mississippi
157St. Louis Cardinals Chuck Walker GuardDuke
158Philadelphia Eagles Roger Gill BackTexas Tech
159Baltimore Colts Jimmy Maples CenterBaylor
160Dallas Cowboys Bill Perkins Running backIowa
161San Francisco 49ersBob BentonTackleMississippi State
162Washington RedskinsBob CaldwellCenterGeorgia Tech
163Cleveland Browns Lindy Infante Defensive backFlorida
164Pittsburgh Steelers Roy Curry BackJackson State
165Chicago BearsDick DrummondBackGeorge Washington
166New York Giants Ed Adamchik GuardPittsburgh
167Detroit Lions Tom Janik Defensive backTexas A&I
168Green Bay Packers Daryle Lamonica 4QuarterbackNotre Dame

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
169Los Angeles RamsAl HildebrandTackleStanford
170St. Louis CardinalsAlex ZyskowskiBackWichita State
171Minnesota Vikings Dave O'Brien TackleBoston College
172Philadelphia Eagles Joe Iacone BackWest Chester
173Baltimore ColtsPaul WattersTackleMiami (OH)
174Dallas CowboysPaul WickerTackleFresno State
175Washington RedskinsJohn GreinerEndPurdue
176San Francisco 49ersDick SchultzTackleOhio
177Cleveland Browns Dave Katterhenrich BackOhio State
178Chicago BearsJohn SzumczykBackTrinity (CT)
179Pittsburgh SteelersHarold GrayLinebackerCal State-Los Angeles
180Detroit Lions Ernie Clark LinebackerMichigan State
181New York GiantsJim MossBackWest Virginia
182Green Bay PackersBill KellumTackleTulane

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
183Los Angeles RamsAlan ArbuseTackleRhode Island
184Minnesota VikingsRalph FerrisiBackSouthern Connecticut State
185St. Louis CardinalsPaul LeaBackOklahoma
186Philadelphia Eagles Nate Ramsey BackIndiana
187Baltimore Colts Neal Petties EndSan Diego State
188Dallas CowboysLou CiociLinebackerBoston College
189San Francisco 49ers Bill Tobin BackMissouri
190Washington RedskinsTom WiningderBackGeorgia Tech
191Cleveland BrownsStaley FaulknerTackleTexas
192Pittsburgh SteelersRobert DickersonEndBethune-Cookman
193Chicago BearsGordon BanksBackFisk
194New York Giants Joe Williams BackIowa
195Detroit LionsBill O'BrienTackleXavier
196Green Bay Packers Ed Holler LinebackerSouth Carolina

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
197Los Angeles RamsLarry CampbellEndToledo
198St. Louis CardinalsEd ScrutchinsEndToledo
199Minnesota VikingsJohn MurioEndWhitworth
200Philadelphia EaglesGeorge HeardEndNew Mexico
201Baltimore ColtsLeon MavityDefensive backColorado
202Dallas Cowboys Jerry Overton Defensive backUtah
203Washington Redskins Harry Butsko LinebackerMaryland
204San Francisco 49ersOliver RossBackWest Texas State
205Cleveland BrownsLynn ReadeTackleUSC
206Chicago BearsBob DentelCenterMiami (FL)
207Pittsburgh SteelersMatt SzykownyBackIowa
208Detroit Lions Jim Simon EndMiami (FL)
209New York Giants Lane Howell CenterGrambling
210Green Bay Packers Gene Breen TackleVirginia Tech

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
211Los Angeles RamsWalter BurdenLinebackerMcNeese State
212Minnesota Vikings Rex Mirich TackleNorthern Arizona
213St. Louis CardinalsJohn SlafkoskyTackleNotre Dame
214Philadelphia EaglesRonnie GoodwinBackBaylor
215Baltimore ColtsDick QuastGuardMemphis State
216Dallas Cowboys Dennis Golden TackleHoly Cross
217San Francisco 49ersJim BogdalekTackleToledo
218Washington RedskinsDave AdamsGuardArkansas
219Cleveland BrownsDick KellyGuardGeorgia
220Pittsburgh Steelers Andy Russell LinebackerMissouri
221Chicago BearsLowell CaylorDefensive backMiami (OH)
222New York GiantsCharlie KillettBackMemphis State
223Detroit LionsCharlie JohnsonTackleVillanova
224Green Bay PackersCoolidge HuntBackTexas Tech

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
225Los Angeles Rams Jerrel Wilson PunterSouthern Mississippi
226St. Louis Cardinals Dave Meggyesy LinebackerSyracuse
227Minnesota VikingsTom MunseyBackConcord
228Philadelphia EaglesGordon RushBackTulane
229Baltimore Colts Kern Carson BackSan Diego State
230Dallas Cowboys Ernie Park GuardMcMurry
231Washington RedskinsRon WhaleyDefensive backTennessee-Chattanooga
232San Francisco 49ers Ken Reed GuardTulsa
233Cleveland Browns Dick Anderson EndPenn State
234Chicago Bears John Sisk BackMiami (FL)
235Pittsburgh SteelersTim SteinCenterMiami (OH)
236Detroit LionsGene FrantzBackBrigham Young
237New York GiantsBob McAdamsTackleNorth Carolina Central
238Green Bay PackersThurman WalkerEndIllinois

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
239Los Angeles RamsBuddy SoefkerBackLouisiana State
240Minnesota VikingsTom McIntyreTackleSt. John's (MN)
241St. Louis Cardinals Larry Stallings TackleGeorgia Tech
242Philadelphia EaglesRudy MathewsTackleTexas Christian
243Baltimore ColtsLuther WoodruffTackleNorth Carolina A&T
244Dallas Cowboys Bill Frank TackleColorado
245San Francisco 49ersJohn SellersTackleBakersfield J.C.
246Washington RedskinsDrew RobertsEndCal State-Humboldt
247Cleveland BrownsBobby GarvinTackleMississippi State
248Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Bradshaw BackTennessee-Chattanooga
249Chicago BearsJeff SlabaughEndIndiana
250New York GiantsBill PasheBackGeorge Washington
251Detroit LionsAl GreerEndJackson State
252Green Bay PackersLuis HernandezGuardTexas-El Paso

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
253Los Angeles RamsDornel NelsonBackArizona State
254St. Louis CardinalsDarnell HaneyTackleUtah State
255Minnesota VikingsFrank HorvathBackYoungstown State
256Philadelphia EaglesMike WasdovichGuardIndiana
257Baltimore ColtsSteve BerzanskyBackWest Virginia
258Dallas Cowboys Jim Stiger BackWashington
259Washington Redskins Jim Turner QuarterbackUtah State
260San Francisco 49ersBob PriceGuardNorth Texas State
261Cleveland BrownsGary ShermanLinebackerBowling Green
262Chicago BearsBob YaksickDefensive backRutgers
263Pittsburgh SteelersRoger BergTackleSt. Thomas (MN)
264Detroit Lions Lucien Reeberg TackleHampton
265New York Giants Buck Buchanan [12] Defensive tackleGrambling
266Green Bay PackersHerman HampBackFresno State

Round twenty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
267Los Angeles Rams Bill Redell Defensive backOccidental
268Minnesota VikingsMailon KentBackAuburn
269St. Louis CardinalsBill ClayEndArkansas
270Philadelphia EaglesBen RizzoBackMiami (FL)
271Baltimore ColtsD.L. HurdEndCal State-San Francisco
272Dallas CowboysTommy LucasEndTexas
273San Francisco 49ersDon DavisBackMcMurry
274Washington RedskinsJoe BaughanTackleAuburn
275Cleveland BrownsSteve ShawBackVanderbilt
276Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Traficant BackPittsburgh
277Chicago BearsJohn GregoryEndBaldwin–Wallace
278New York Giants Homer Jones BackTexas Southern
279Detroit LionsGordon ScarboroughBackEast Texas State
280 [13] Green Bay PackersBobby BrezinaBackHouston
= Pro Bowler [5] = AFL All-Star [6] = Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1983. [14]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990. [15]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1992. [15]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994. [15]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler [5] = Hall of Famer [16]
Original NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
Houston Oilers Willie Brown CB Grambling State SWAC
Baltimore Colts Gary Cuozzo   QB Virginia ACC
Cleveland Browns Larry Benz   S Northwestern Big Ten
Dallas Cowboys Wendell Hayes   RB Humboldt State FWC
Los Angeles Rams Bill Swain   LB Oregon Ind.
Minnesota Vikings Lee Calland   CB Louisville Ind.
Minnesota Vikings Don Hultz   DT Southern Mississippi Ind. (Univ.)
Minnesota Vikings Ron Vander Kelen   QB Wisconsin Big Ten
Philadelphia Eagles Mike Clark   K Texas A&M SWC
Washington Redskins Ted Rzempoluch   DB Virginia ACC

See also

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  5. 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  6. 1 2 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
  7. Terry Baker, 1962 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  8. Jim Dunaway signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
  9. Ed Budde signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League
  10. Dave Behrman signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
  11. 1 2 Bobby Bell signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League "Bobby Bell player profile at profootballhof.com". Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  12. 1 2 Buck Buchanan signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League "Junious (Buck) Buchanan player profile at profootballhof.com". Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  13. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  14. List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  15. 1 2 3 List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  16. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.