1962 American Football League draft
General information
Date(s)December 2, 1961
Overview
272 total selections in 34 rounds
LeagueAFL
First selectionRoman Gabriel, QB
Oakland Raiders
Mr. IrrelevantPhil Lohman, C
San Diego Chargers
Hall of Famers3

The 1962 American Football League draft was held on December 2, 1961. With the first overall pick, the Oakland Raiders selected quarterback Roman Gabriel.

Order

= Pro Bowler [1] = AFL All-Star[2] = Hall of Famer

Boston Patriots draft picks (selected sixth)

RoundPlayerPositionCollege
1Gary CollinsEndMaryland
2Leroy JacksonHalfbackWestern Illinois
3Sherwyn ThorsonGuardIowa
4Pick traded to Houston
5Pick traded to Dallas
6Billy NeighborsTackleAlabama
7John SchopfTackleMichigan
8Bennie McRaeHalfbackMichigan
9Bill TriplettFullbackMiami (Ohio)
10John KnightHalfbackValparaiso
11Pick traded to Buffalo
12Pick traded to Oakland
13Nick BuonicontiGuardNotre Dame
14Chuck Sieminski*TacklePenn State
15Gerry GoerlitzGuardNorthern Michigan
16Ken ByersGuardCincinnati
17Scott MaentzEndMichigan
18Tom ChandlerTackleFlorida A&M
19Ron MeyersEndVillanova
20Tommy NeckHalfbackLSU
21John TraynhamHalfbackVMI
22Bob AsackTackleColumbia
23Walt CrateHalfbackPenn Military
24Don ChristmanCenterRichmond
25Bob StemCenterSyracuse
26Jim Field*QuarterbackLSU
27Al Gursky*HalfbackPenn State
28Charles Dickerson*TackleIllinois
29Julius Fincke*TackleMcNeese State
30John Finn*TackleLouisville
31Mike Ingram*GuardOhio State
32Charles Taylor*HalfbackMississippi
33Steve Jastrzembski*EndPittsburgh
34Ray Lardani*TackleMiami (Florida)

Buffalo Bills draft picks (selected fourth)

RoundPlayerPositionCollege
1Ernie DavisHalfbackSyracuse
2Glenn GlassHalfbackTennessee
3John ElwellEndPurdue
4Pick traded to Dallas
5Tom DellingerHalfbackNorth Carolina State
6Dave VitiEndBoston University
7Jim LeCompteGuardNorth Carolina
8Paul WhiteHalfbackFlorida
9Bill SaulCenterPenn State
10Amos BullocksHalfbackSouthern Illinois
11Jerry CroftGuardBowling Green
11Tom Pennington (from Boston)EndGeorgia
12Pick traded to Oakland
13Ron Gassert (from Dallas)TackleVirginia
13Mike StrattonEndTennessee
14Ron Scufca*TacklePurdue
15Roger Kochman*HalfbackPenn State
16Frank ImperialeTackleSouthern Illinois
17Tom SestakEndMcNeese State
18Joe KehoeEndVirginia (VOIDED) Carolina
19Bill JohnsonLinebackerSoutheast Louisiana
20Sam TidmoreEndOhio State
21Carey HenleyHalfbackChattanooga
22Tom HallEndMinnesota
23Ray AbruzzeseHalfbackAlabama
24Stan SczurekGuardPurdue
25Dave Gash*EndKentucky
26Ed Reynolds*TackleTulane
27Claude Crabb*HalfbackColorado
28Roy Walker*FullbackPurdue
29Jim Beaver*GuardFlorida
30Cody Binkley*CenterVanderbilt
31Jim Collier*EndArkansas
32Ken Erickson*EndSyracuse
33Tony Parilli*GuardIllinois
34Ben Charles*QuarterbackUSC

Dallas Texans draft picks (selected third)

RoundPlayerPositionCollege
1Ronnie BullHalfbackBaylor
2Bill MillerEndMiami (Florida)
3Eddie WilsonQuarterbackArizona
4Charles HintonTackleNorth Carolina College
4Irv Goode (from Buffalo)CenterKentucky
5Bobby PlummerTackleTCU
5Bobby Ply (from New York)QuarterbackBaylor
5Bill Hull (from Boston)EndWake Forest
6Al HintonEndIowa
7Pick traded to San Diego
8Larry BowieTacklePurdue
9Dick MillsTacklePittsburgh
10Jimmy SaxtonHalfbackTexas
11Bobby Hunt (from Oakland)Defensive backAuburn
11Guy ReeseTackleSMU
12Bobby ThompsonHalfbackArizona
13Pick traded to Buffalo
14Bookie Bolin*GuardMississippi
15Dave Graham*TackleVirginia
16Pettis NormanEndJohn Smith
17Tommy BrookerEndAlabama
18Joe CarolloTackleNotre Dame
19Lee WelchHalfbackMississippi State
20Mike SemcheskiGuardLehigh
21Kent Martin*TackleWake Forest
22Jim BernhardtTackleLinfield
23Russ ForetTackleGeorgia Tech
24Pat TrammellQuarterbackAlabama
25John BurrellEndRice
26Walt Rappold*QuarterbackDuke
27Scott Tyler*HalfbackMiami (Ohio)
28Jim Thrush*TackleXavier
29Ed Ryan*HalfbackMichigan State
30Don Goodman*HalfbackFlorida
31Everisto Nino*TackleEast Texas State
32Joel Arrington*HalfbackDuke
33Jack Wilson*HalfbackDuke
34Roger Shoals*CenterMaryland

Denver Broncos draft picks (selected second)

RoundPlayerPositionCollege
1Merlin OlsenTackleUtah State
2Jerry HillebrandEndColorado
3Charles HolmesFullbackMaryland State
4John FurmanQuarterbackTexas Western
5Pick traded to San Diego
6Pick traded to San Diego
7John McGeeverHalfbackAuburn
8Elbert HarrisHalfbackSoutheast Louisiana
9Larry JepsonCenterFurman
10Gale WeidnerQuarterbackColorado
11Mike ClineGuardOregon State
12Pick traded to New York
13Bob CegelskiCenterMontana State
14Sonny Gibbs*QuarterbackTCU
15Bill LoudenGuardBenedict College
16Gary BallmanHalfbackMichigan State
17Jerry TarrEndOregon
18Pete SchenkEndWashington State
20Mike MartinEndWashington State
21Jim PerkinsTackleColorado
22Don KassoHalfbackOregon State
23Ken TureaudHalfbackMichigan
24Neil ThomasGuardHillsdale
25Dave EdwardsEndAuburn
26Jim Roberts*TackleMississippi
27Andrew Von Sonn*CenterUCLA
28Paul Holmes*TackleGeorgia
29Lynn Hoyem*CenterLong Beach State
30Walter Mince*HalfbackArizona
31Bill Williamson*TackleBakersfield JC
32Vester Flanagan*TackleHumboldt State
33Duane Allen*EndMount St. Andrew's College
34Steve Stonebreaker*EndDetroit

Houston Oilers draft picks (selected seventh)

RoundPlayerPositionCollegeReleased/Career Ending
1Bryson FryRunning backCincinnati272 Yards In The Senior Bowl At Soldier Field
2Earl GrosFullbackLouisiana State
3Pete CaseTackleGeorgiaInjured in pre-season vs Patriots
4Gary Cutsinger (from Boston)Defensive endOklahoma State
4Pick traded to San Diego
5Bill RiceEndAlabama
6Ray PinionGuardTexas Christian
7Gus GonzalesGuardTulane
8Clyde BrockDefensive tackleUtah State
9Larry OnestiLinebackerNorthwesternReleased
10Bob MosesEndTexas-Austin
11John ThomasGuardMcMurry
12Jack CollinsHalfbackTexas-Austin
13Royce CassellEndNew Mexico StateInjured In 1962 Rose Bowl
14Glynn Griffing*QuarterbackMississippi
15Ken ShafferTackleMarquette
16Billy Ray AdamsFullbackMississippiReleased
17Bill MillerDefensive tackleNew Mexico Highlands
18Art PerkinsHalfbackNorth Texas State
19Bobby JancikDefensive backLamar Tech
20Joe Bob IsbellGuardHouston
21Roland JacksonFullbackRice
22Ken BolinHalfbackHouston
23Bill Van BurenCenterIowa
24Boyd MelvinTackleNorthwesternReleased
25Bob JohnsonTackleRice
26Harold Hays*GuardMississippi Southern
27Roger McFarland*HalfbackKansas
28Gary Henson*EndColorado
29Ron Osborne*TackleClemson
30Bob Clemens*HalfbackPittsburgh
31Al Kimbrough*HalfbackNorthwestern
32Bernie Wyatt*HalfbackIowa
33Al Lerderle*EndGeorgia Tech
34Don Talbert*TackleTexasPlaced On Physically Unable To Perform List

New York Titans draft picks

New York Titans (selected fifth)
 1) Sandy Stephens, QB, Minnesota
 2) Alex Kroll, C, Rutge
 3) Fate Echols, T, Northwestern
 4) Ed Blaine, G, Missouri
 5) Pick traded to Dallas
 6) Mel Melin, QB, Washington State
 7) George Mans, E, Michigan
 8) John Lomakoski, T, Western Michigan
 9) Gary Barnes, E, Clemson
10) Ted Stute, LB, Ohio University
11) Curtis Miranda, C, Florida A&M
12) Bill Winter, T, West Virginia (from Denver)
12) Pick traded to San Diego
13) Wilburn Hollis, QB, Iowa
14) Bert Wilder*, T, North Carolina State
15) Sam Madie, HB, Rutgers
16) Jim Smith, T, Penn State
17) Allen Miller, G, Ohio University
18) Buddy Iles, E, TCU
19) Reed Bohovich, T, Lehigh
20) Judge Dickson, FB, Minnesota
21) Ron Hatcher, FB, Michigan State
22) Tom Nolan, T, Penn Military
23) John Kuprok, E, Pittsburgh
24) Johnny Counts, HB, Illinois
25) Russ Warren, HB, Columbia
26) Chuck Morris*, HB, Mississippi
27) Jerry Archer*, C, Pittsburg State
28) Walter Nikirk*, T, Houston
29) Frank Parker*, T, Oklahoma State
30) Mike McClellan*, HB, Oklahoma
31) L. E. Hicks*, T, Florida
32) Don Jonas*, HB, Penn State
33) Nick Maravich*, T, North Carolina State
34) Dick Wilson*, C, Penn State 

 

San Diego Chargers draft picks (selected eighth)

Round # Pick # Player Position College
18Bob FergusonFullbackOhio State
29Lance Alworth (from Oakland)FlankerArkansas
216Dick HudsonTackleMemphis
324John HadlQuarterbackKansas
431Bob Bill (from Houston)TackleNotre Dame
432Mack BurtonHalfbackSan Jose State
534Bob Mitinger (from Denver)LinebackerPenn State
540John CornettTackleRice
642Roy Winston (from Denver)LinebackerLouisiana State
648Frank BuncomLinebackerUSC
751Wendell Harris (from Dallas)Defensive BackLouisiana State
756Bobby JacksonFullbackNew Mexico State
864Jerry RobinsonFlankerGrambling State
972Tom MinterDefensive BackBaylor
1080Dan SullivanGuardBoston College
1188Sonny BishopGuardFresno State
1293Ralph Smith (from New York)Tight EndMississippi
1296George AndrieDefensive EndMarquette
13104Chuck BryantEndOhio State
14112Jim Bates*HalfbackUSC
15120Fred Moore*Defensive TackleMemphis
16128George Gross*Defensive TackleAuburn
17136Frank GardnerTackleNorth Carolina Central
18144Dennis Biodrowski*GuardMemphis
19152Mike Lind*FullbackNotre Dame
20160Ron HermanQuarterbackBradley
21168Jesse Williams*CenterFresno State
22176Jim Thibert*LinebackerToledo
23184Dick Farris*GuardNorth Texas
24192Homer JonesHalfbackTexas Southern
25200Sam GruneisenCenterVillanova
26208Mike Woulfe*LinebackerColorado
27216Mel Rideout*QuarterbackRichmond
28224Ben Wilson*FullbackUSC
29232Paul DudleyHalfbackArkansas
30240John DenvirGuardColorado
31248Doug Elmore*HalfbackMississippi
32256Wayne Frazier*CenterAuburn
33264Jacque MacKinnonHalfbackColgate
34272Phil LohmannCenterOklahoma

* This pick was considered a "Future" selection.

Oakland Raiders draft picks

Oakland Raiders (selected first)
 1) Roman Gabriel, QB, North Carolina State
 2) Pick traded to San Diego
 3) Ed Pine, C, Utah
 4) John Meyers, T, Washington
 5) Joe Hernandez, HB, Arizona
 6) Danny Birdwell, C, Houston
 7) Jim Norris, T, Houston
 8) Ferrell Yarborough, E, Northwest Louisiana
 9) Jim Dillard, HB, Oklahoma State
10) Henry Rivera, HB, Oregon State
11) Pick traded to Dallas
12) Jim Skaggs, G, Washington
    Gary Schwertfeger, LB, Montana (from Buffalo)
    Oscar Donahue, E, San Jose State (from Boston)
13) George Pierovich, FB, California
14) Bert Coan*, HB, Kansas
15) Floyd Dean*, E, Florida
16) Pat Russ, T, Purdue
17) Larry Ferguson*, HB, Iowa
18) Jim Vollenweider, FB, Miami (Florida)
19) Dennis Spurlock, QB, Whitworth
    Kent Horne, T, BYU (from Denver)
20) John Sutro, G, San Jose State
21) Bill Tunnicliff, FB, Michigan
22) Jim Cadile, E, San Jose State
23) Alvin Basham, G, Kansas
24) Mickey Brunce, HB, Oregon
25) Tom Cagaanan*, HB, Utah State
26) Fred Miller*, T, LSU
27) Keith Luhnow*, FB, Santa Ana JC
28) Marv Marinovich*, T, USC
29) Leon Donahue*, E, San Jose State
30) Pete Nicklas*, T, Baylor
31) Bob Elliott*, FB, North Carolina
32) Bob Richards*, T, LSU
33) Eugene White*, HB, Florida A&M
34) Bill Worrell*, T, Georgia

 

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Buffalo Bills Booker Edgerson  CB Western Illinois IIAC
Denver Broncos Tom Erlandson  CB Washington State Ind.
Houston Oilers Charley Frazier  WR Texas Southern SWAC
Oakland Raiders Charlie Rieves  LB Houston Ind.
San Diego Chargers Gerry McDougall  RB UCLA AAWU
Former CFL All-Star

See also

References

  1. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
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