1964 NFL draft Last updated July 20, 2025 National Football League draft
The 1964 NFL draft was held in Chicago , Illinois , at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers on Monday, December 2, 1963. [ 1] [ 2]
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 people enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame with 11 total, 1 player selected was inducted as a coach, Bill Parcells . [ 5]
Player selections Round 1 HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of FameRound 4 3 Signed as a 1st round pick with the New York Jets of the American Football League.Round 5 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 57 San Francisco 49ers Rudy Johnson Back Nebraska 58 Philadelphia Eagles Mickey Babb End Georgia 59 Washington Redskins Jim Snowden Running back Notre Dame 60 Green Bay Packers Duke Carlisle Back Texas 61 Detroit Lions Benny Nelson Halfback Alabama 62 Minnesota Vikings John Kirby Linebacker Nebraska 63 Los Angeles Rams Ken Henson Center Texas Christian 64 Baltimore Colts Ed Lothamer Tackle Michigan State 65 St. Louis Cardinals Charley Brooks End Memphis State 66 Pittsburgh Steelers T. W. Alley Tackle William & Mary 67 Cleveland Browns Dick Klein Tackle Wichita State 68 New York Giants Tony DiMidio Tackle West Chester 69 Green Bay Packers Steve Wright Tackle Alabama 70 Chicago Bears Dan Conners Tackle Miami (FL)
Round 6 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 71 San Francisco 49ers Gary Lewis Back Arizona State 72 Philadelphia Eagles Al Denson End Florida A&M 73 Dallas Cowboys Billy Lothridge Quarterback Georgia Tech 74 Washington Redskins Russ Brown End Florida 75 Minnesota Vikings Bob Lacey End North Carolina 76 Detroit Lions John Hilton End Richmond 77 Los Angeles Rams Herman Johnson Halfback Michigan State 78 Baltimore Colts Jim Majurek Tackle Syracuse 79 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Gibson Guard South Carolina 80 St. Louis Cardinals Dick Bowman End Syracuse 81 New York Giants Henry Schichtle Quarterback Wichita State 82 Dallas Cowboys Jim Curry End Cincinnati 83 Dallas Cowboys Jim Evans End Texas-El Paso 84 Chicago Bears Jimmy Jones End Wisconsin
Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 85 San Francisco 49ers Hagood Clarke Back Florida 86 Philadelphia Eagles Pete Goimarac Center West Virginia 87 Washington Redskins Dick Shiner Quarterback Maryland 88 Dallas Cowboys Bob Hayes HOF Wide receiver Florida A&M 89 Detroit Lions Bill Parcells HOF Tackle Wichita State 90 Minnesota Vikings Wes Bryant Tackle Arkansas 91 Los Angeles Rams John Varnell Tackle West Texas State 92 Baltimore Colts Ken Sugarman Tackle Whitworth 93 St. Louis Cardinals Jerry Lamb End Arkansas 94 Pittsburgh Steelers Bobby Smith Halfback North Texas State 95 Cleveland Browns Sammy Odom Linebacker Northwestern State (LA) 96 New York Giants Roger Anderson Tackle Virginia Union 97 Green Bay Packers Dick Herzing Tackle Drake 98 Chicago Bears Chuck Logan End Northwestern
Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 99 San Francisco 49ers Bob Daugherty Back Tulsa 100 New York Giants Ray Popp Guard Pittsburgh 101 Dallas Cowboys Al Geverink Halfback UCLA 102 San Francisco 49ers Bob Poole End Clemson 103 Minnesota Vikings Bill McWatters Running back North Texas State 104 St. Louis Cardinals George Bednar Guard Notre Dame 105 Los Angeles Rams Bucky Pope Wide receiver Catawba 106 Baltimore Colts John Williamson Linebacker Louisiana Tech 107 Pittsburgh Steelers Bobby Currington Halfback North Carolina Central 108 St. Louis Cardinals Bob Johnson End Wisconsin 109 New York Giants Gary Wood Quarterback Cornell 110 Cleveland Browns Leroy Kelly HOF Running back Morgan State 111 Green Bay Packers Ken Bowman Center Wisconsin 112 Chicago Bears Larry Rakestraw Quarterback Georgia
Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 113 San Francisco 49ers Howard Mudd Guard Hillsdale 114 Philadelphia Eagles Larry Smith Back Mississippi 115 Washington Redskins Len Hauss Center Georgia 116 Dallas Cowboys Jake Kupp End Washington 117 Detroit Lions Wayne Rasmussen Halfback South Dakota State 118 Minnesota Vikings Darrell Lester Running back McNeese State 119 Los Angeles Rams Jerry Burton Back Northwestern State (LA) 120 Baltimore Colts Vince Turner Back Missouri 121 St. Louis Cardinals Willie Ross Back Nebraska 122 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Nichols Tackle Stanford 123 Cleveland Browns John Briscoe Linebacker Arizona 124 New York Giants Mickey Bitsko Linebacker Dayton 125 Green Bay Packers John McDowell Tackle St. John's (MN) 126 Chicago Bears Jay Wilkinson Running back Duke
Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 127 San Francisco 49ers Fred Polser Tackle East Texas State 128 Philadelphia Eagles Tom Boris Back Purdue 129 Dallas Cowboys Roger Staubach HOF [ 10] Quarterback Navy 130 Washington Redskins Rick Leeson Back Pittsburgh 131 Los Angeles Rams Ron Smith Quarterback Richmond 132 Detroit Lions Larry Hand Defensive tackle Appalachian State 133 Los Angeles Rams Gary Larsen Tackle Concordia (Moorhead) 134 Detroit Lions Glenn Holton Halfback West Virginia 135 Cleveland Browns Bobby Robinson Guard Mississippi 136 St. Louis Cardinals Tony Lawrence Tackle Bowling Green 137 New York Giants Jim Moran Tackle Idaho 138 Cleveland Browns Dick Van Raaphorst Kicker Ohio State 139 Green Bay Packers Allen Jacobs Back Utah 140 Chicago Bears Mike Brown Back Delaware
Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 141 San Francisco 49ers Dennis Almquist Guard Idaho 142 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Berry Quarterback Oregon 143 Washington Redskins Gene Donaldson Linebacker Purdue 144 Dallas Cowboys Bob Crenshaw Guard Baylor 145 Detroit Lions Don Hyne Tackle Baldwin–Wallace 146 Minnesota Vikings H.O. Estes Guard East Central (OK) 147 Los Angeles Rams John Farris Tackle San Diego State 148 Baltimore Colts John Paglio Tackle Syracuse 149 St. Louis Cardinals Richard Hard Tackle Wenatchee Valley J.C. 150 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Soleau Guard William & Mary 151 Cleveland Browns Eddie Versprille Running back Alabama 152 New York Giants Glen Condren Tackle Oklahoma 153 Green Bay Packers Jack Petersen Tackle Nebraska-Omaha 154 Chicago Bears Dick Leeuwenberg Tackle Stanford
Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 155 San Francisco 49ers Jim Long Back Fresno State 156 Philadelphia Eagles John Sapinsky Tackle William & Mary 157 Dallas Cowboys Johnny Norman End Northwestern State (LA) 158 Washington Redskins Bob Zvolerin Tackle Tennessee 159 Minnesota Vikings Sandy Sands End Texas 160 Detroit Lions Warren Wells End Texas Southern 161 Los Angeles Rams Bill Dawson End Florida State 162 Baltimore Colts Kenny Graham Safety Washington State 163 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Sherman Halfback Iowa 164 St. Louis Cardinals Rick Sortun Guard Washington 165 New York Giants Jim McNaughton End Utah State 166 Cleveland Browns Ed Mitchell Tackle Southern 167 Green Bay Packers Dwain Bean Back North Texas State 168 Chicago Bears Bob Horton Running back Boston University
Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 169 San Francisco 49ers Bob Brown Tackle Arkansas A&M 170 Philadelphia Eagles Howard Kindig Center Cal State-Los Angeles 171 Washington Redskins Tom MacDonald Back Notre Dame 172 Dallas Cowboys Jerry Rhome Quarterback Tulsa 173 Detroit Lions John Miller Tackle Idaho State 174 Minnesota Vikings Russ Vollmer Halfback Memphis State 175 Los Angeles Rams Marvin Harris Center Stanford 176 Baltimore Colts Charlie Parker Tackle Southern Mississippi 177 St. Louis Cardinals Jake Adams End Virginia Tech 178 Pittsburgh Steelers Glenn Baker Tackle Washington State 179 Cleveland Browns Bob Meehan Guard Syracuse 180 New York Giants John Delbert Tackle Penn State 181 Green Bay Packers Jack Mauro Tackle Northern Michigan 182 Chicago Bears Cloyd Webb End Iowa
Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 183 San Francisco 49ers Ed Beard Tackle Tennessee 184 Philadelphia Eagles Ernie Arizzi Back Maryland 185 Dallas Cowboys Jim Worden Linebacker Wittenberg 186 Washington Redskins Tom Urbank Back Penn State 187 Minnesota Vikings Tom Michel Halfback East Carolina 188 Detroit Lions Doug Bickle End Hillsdale 189 Los Angeles Rams John Garrett Linebacker Oklahoma 190 Baltimore Colts John Case End Clemson 191 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Jenkins Guard Ohio State 192 St. Louis Cardinals Len Slaby Center Syracuse 193 New York Giants Bill Harris Halfback Colorado 194 Cleveland Browns Terry Sieg Halfback Virginia 195 Green Bay Packers Tom O'Grady End Northwestern 196 Chicago Bears Kent Francisco Tackle UCLA
Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 197 San Francisco 49ers Jim Griffin End Grambling 198 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Burrows Tackle East Texas State 199 Washington Redskins Dick Evers Tackle Colorado State 200 Dallas Cowboys Bill Van Burkleo Back Tulsa 201 Detroit Lions Roger LaLonde Tackle Muskingum 202 Minnesota Vikings Monte Kiffin Tackle Nebraska 203 Los Angeles Rams Mike Mayne End Idaho 204 Baltimore Colts Larry Kramer Tackle Nebraska 205 St. Louis Cardinals Cliff Stallings Back New Mexico 206 Pittsburgh Steelers Barry Brown End Florida 207 Cleveland Browns John Houtman Tackle Michigan 208 New York Giants Chuck Hinton Guard Mississippi 209 Green Bay Packers Alex Zerko Tackle Kent State 210 Chicago Bears George Burman Tackle Northwestern
Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 211 San Francisco 49ers Cornell Gordon Back North Carolina A&T 212 Philadelphia Eagles Will Radosevich Tackle Wyoming 213 Dallas Cowboys Paul Cercel Center Pittsburgh 214 Washington Redskins Tom Walters Back Southern Mississippi 215 Minnesota Vikings Carleton Oats Defensive end Florida A&M 216 Detroit Lions Allan Robinson Halfback Brigham Young 217 Los Angeles Rams Phil Zera Back St. Joseph's (IN) 218 Baltimore Colts Roger Lopes Running back Michigan State 219 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Kesler Running back North Carolina 220 St. Louis Cardinals Jack Ankerson Quarterback Ripon 221 New York Giants Wynn Lembright Tackle Toledo 222 Cleveland Browns Sid Williams Linebacker Southern 223 Green Bay Packers Andrew Ireland Back Utah 224 Chicago Bears Roderick Butler Running back Eastern Illinois
Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 225 San Francisco 49ers Ken Brusven Tackle Oregon State 226 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Morgan End Louisiana State 227 Washington Redskins Ozzie Clay Back Iowa State 228 Dallas Cowboys Bud Abell End Missouri 229 Detroit Lions Joe Provenzano Tackle Kansas State 230 Minnesota Vikings Jerry McClurg End Colorado 231 Los Angeles Rams Jim Galmin End Tampa 232 Baltimore Colts Don Green Halfback Susquehanna 233 St. Louis Cardinals John Evans Tackle Memphis 234 Pittsburgh Steelers Dennis Shaw Center Detroit 235 Cleveland Browns Larry Bartolameolli Tackle Western Michigan 236 New York Giants Dave Humenik Tackle Notre Dame 237 Green Bay Packers Len St. Jean End Northern Michigan 238 Chicago Bears Constantinos Kasapis Tackle Iowa
Round 18 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 239 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Cole End Southwest Texas State 240 Philadelphia Eagles Izzy Lang Running back Tennessee State 241 Dallas Cowboys Theo Viltz Defensive back USC 242 Washington Redskins Bob Jones Guard Nebraska 243 Minnesota Vikings Carl Robinson Tackle Prairie View A&M 244 Detroit Lions Willis Langley Tackle Louisiana State 245 Los Angeles Rams Tom Smith Guard Villanova 246 Baltimore Colts Alvin Haymond Running back Southern 247 Pittsburgh Steelers Oliver Dobbins Halfback Morgan State 248 St. Louis Cardinals Dave Hoover Back Iowa State 249 New York Giants Jim Garrett Halfback Grambling 250 Cleveland Browns Sherman Lewis Running back Michigan State 251 Green Bay Packers Mike Hicks Guard Marshall 252 Chicago Bears Bob Batts Running back Texas Southern
Round 19 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 253 San Francisco 49ers Larry Rawson Back Auburn 254 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Bowe Tackle Rice 255 Washington Redskins John Seedborg Guard Arizona State 256 Dallas Cowboys H.D. Murphy Back Oregon 257 Detroit Lions Bruce Zellmer Halfback Winona State 258 Minnesota Vikings Dick Schott End Louisville 259 Los Angeles Rams Bob Cherry End Wittenberg 260 Baltimore Colts Owen Dejanovich Tackle Northern Arizona 261 St. Louis Cardinals Bob Young Tackle Howard Payne 262 Pittsburgh Steelers Don Marshall Tackle Lehigh 263 Cleveland Browns Jim Higgins Guard Xavier 264 New York Giants Frank Kinard Halfback Mississippi 265 Green Bay Packers John Baker End Norfolk State 266 Chicago Bears Jim Whitehead Tackle Georgia
Round 20 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 267 San Francisco 49ers Gene Baker Guard Whitworth 268 Philadelphia Eagles Tommy Lucas Guard Mississippi 269 Dallas Cowboys John Hughes Linebacker Southern Methodist 270 Washington Redskins Gordon Guest Back Arkansas 271 Minnesota Vikings Milt Sunde Tackle Minnesota 272 Detroit Lions Steve Barilla Tackle Wichita State 273 Los Angeles Rams Bob Hohn Halfback Nebraska 274 Baltimore Colts John Butler Running back San Diego State 275 Pittsburgh Steelers Brian Generalovich End Pittsburgh 276 St. Louis Cardinals Ralph Kubinski Guard Missouri 277 New York Giants Tony Gibbons Tackle John Carroll 278 Cleveland Browns Dave Archer Tackle Syracuse 279 Green Bay Packers Bill Curry Center Georgia Tech 280 Chicago Bears Dick Niglio Running back Yale
= 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. [ 11] 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. [ 11] Roger Staubach , quarterback from Navy taken 10th round 129th overall by the Dallas Cowboys. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985. [ 11] 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. [ 12] Mel Renfro , cornerback from Oregon taken 2nd round 17th overall by the Dallas Cowboys. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996. [ 12] Paul Krause , safety from Iowa taken 2nd round 18th overall by the Washington Redskins. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998. [ 12] Dave Wilcox , linebacker from Oregon taken 3rd round 29th overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000. [ 13] 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. [ 13] 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. [ 13] 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. [ 13] Bill Parcells , offensive tackle from Wichita State University taken 7th round 89th overall by the Detroit Lions Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013 as a Head Coach. Notable undrafted players References ↑ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 . ↑ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 . ↑ "49er club tabs end for 1st draft choice" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Associated Press. December 2, 1963. p. 20. ↑ "Boston picks QB to begin draft" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Associated Press. November 30, 1963. p. 8. ↑ " . 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers. 1 2 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers. ↑ Scott Appleton signed with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League ↑ Pete Beathard signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League ↑ Roger Staubach, 1963 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011 . 1 2 3 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 . 1 2 3 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 . 1 2 3 4 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 . This page is based on this
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