1964 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | December 2, 1963 |
Location | Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Chicago, IL |
Overview | |
280 total selections in 20 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Dave Parks, End San Francisco 49ers |
Mr. Irrelevant | Dick Niglio, RB Chicago Bears |
Most selections (23) | Green Bay Packers |
Fewest selections (17) | Washington Redskins |
Hall of Famers | 11
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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]
= Pro Bowler [6] | = AFL All-Star [7] | = Hall of Famer |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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1 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Parks | End | Texas Tech |
2 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Brown HOF | Offensive tackle | Nebraska |
3 | Washington Redskins | Charley Taylor HOF | Halfback | Arizona State |
4 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Appleton [8] | Tackle | Texas |
5 | Detroit Lions | Pete Beathard [9] | Quarterback | USC |
6 | Minnesota Vikings | Carl Eller HOF | Defensive end | Minnesota |
7 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Munson | Quarterback | Utah State |
8 | Baltimore Colts | Marv Woodson | Safety | Indiana |
9 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ken Kortas | Tackle | Louisville |
10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Martha | Safety | Pittsburgh |
11 | Cleveland Browns | Paul Warfield HOF | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
12 | New York Giants | Joe Don Looney | Back | Oklahoma |
13 | Green Bay Packers | Lloyd Voss | Defensive end | Nebraska |
14 | Chicago Bears | Dick Evey | Tackle | Tennessee |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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15 | San Francisco 49ers | George Mira | Quarterback | Miami (FL) |
16 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Concannon | Quarterback | Boston College |
17 | Dallas Cowboys | Mel Renfro HOF | Cornerback | Oregon |
18 | Washington Redskins | Paul Krause HOF | Safety | Iowa |
19 | Minnesota Vikings | Hal Bedsole | Wide receiver | USC |
20 | Detroit Lions | Matt Snorton | End | Michigan State |
21 | Chicago Bears | Billy Martin | End | Georgia Tech |
22 | Baltimore Colts | Tony Lorick | Running back | Arizona State |
23 | Chicago Bears | Pat Crain | Running back | Clemson |
24 | St. Louis Cardinals | Herschel Turner | Guard | Kentucky |
25 | New York Giants | Steve Thurlow | Running back | Stanford |
26 | Cleveland Browns | Billy Truax | Tight end | Louisiana State |
27 | Green Bay Packers | Jon Morris | Center | Holy Cross |
28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Kelly | Wide receiver | Notre Dame |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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29 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Wilcox HOF | Defensive end | Oregon |
30 | Detroit Lions | Pat Batten | Halfback | Hardin–Simmons |
31 | Los Angeles Rams | John Mims | Tackle | Rice |
32 | Los Angeles Rams | Willie Brown | Defensive back | USC |
33 | Detroit Lions | Gerry Philbin | Tackle | Buffalo |
34 | Minnesota Vikings | George Rose | Halfback | Auburn |
35 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerry Richardson | Back | West Texas State |
36 | Green Bay Packers | Ode Burrell | Back | Mississippi State |
37 | St. Louis Cardinals | Remi Prudhomme | Tackle | Louisiana State |
38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Baker | Linebacker | Penn State |
39 | Los Angeles Rams | Roger Pillath | Tackle | Wisconsin |
40 | Green Bay Packers | Joe O'Donnell | Guard | Michigan |
41 | Green Bay Packers | Tommy Crutcher | Back | Texas Christian |
42 | Chicago Bears | Sid Blanks | Running back | Texas A&I |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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43 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Wilson | Guard | Georgia |
44 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Long | End | Wichita State |
45 | Dallas Cowboys | Perry Lee Dunn | Running back | Mississippi |
46 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Kubala | Center | Texas A&M |
47 | Chicago Bears | Mike Reilly | Linebacker | Iowa |
48 | Detroit Lions | Wally Hilgenberg | Guard | Iowa |
49 | New York Giants | Matt Snell 3 | Running back | Ohio State |
50 | Baltimore Colts | Ted Davis | End | Georgia Tech |
51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ben McGee | Tackle | Jackson State |
52 | New York Giants | George Seals | Defensive end | Missouri |
53 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom Keating | Defensive tackle | Michigan |
54 | Cleveland Browns | Don Shackelford | Tackle | Pacific |
55 | Green Bay Packers | Paul Costa | Tackle | Notre Dame |
56 | Chicago Bears | Frank Budka | Running back | Notre Dame |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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) |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
The 1964 NFL draft class has more Hall of Famers than any other class, with 11.
† | = Pro Bowler [6] |
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