1964 NFL draft

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1964 NFL draft
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
  1963
1965  

The 1964 NFL draft was held in Chicago, Illinois, at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers on Monday, December 2, 1963. [1] [2]

Contents

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

= Pro Bowler [6] = AFL All-Star [7] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
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 HOFWide receiver Ohio State
12 New York Giants Joe Don Looney BackOklahoma
13 Green Bay Packers Lloyd Voss Defensive endNebraska
14 Chicago Bears Dick Evey Tackle Tennessee

Round two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
15San Francisco 49ers George Mira QuarterbackMiami (FL)
16Philadelphia Eagles Jack Concannon QuarterbackBoston College
17Dallas Cowboys Mel Renfro HOFCornerbackOregon
18Washington Redskins Paul Krause HOFSafetyIowa
19Minnesota Vikings Hal Bedsole Wide receiverUSC
20Detroit Lions Matt Snorton EndMichigan State
21Chicago Bears Billy Martin End Georgia Tech
22Baltimore Colts Tony Lorick Running backArizona State
23Chicago Bears Pat Crain Running backClemson
24St. Louis Cardinals Herschel Turner GuardKentucky
25New York Giants Steve Thurlow Running backStanford
26Cleveland Browns Billy Truax Tight endLouisiana State
27Green Bay Packers Jon Morris CenterHoly Cross
28Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Kelly Wide receiverNotre Dame

Round three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
29San Francisco 49ers Dave Wilcox HOFDefensive endOregon
30Detroit LionsPat BattenHalfbackHardin–Simmons
31Los Angeles RamsJohn MimsTackleRice
32Los Angeles Rams Willie Brown Defensive backUSC
33Detroit Lions Gerry Philbin TackleBuffalo
34Minnesota Vikings George Rose HalfbackAuburn
35Los Angeles Rams Jerry Richardson BackWest Texas State
36Green Bay Packers Ode Burrell BackMississippi State
37St. Louis Cardinals Remi Prudhomme TackleLouisiana State
38Pittsburgh Steelers Ralph Baker LinebackerPenn State
39Los Angeles Rams Roger Pillath TackleWisconsin
40Green Bay Packers Joe O'Donnell GuardMichigan
41Green Bay Packers Tommy Crutcher BackTexas Christian
42Chicago Bears Sid Blanks Running backTexas A&I

Round four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
43San Francisco 49ers Jim Wilson Guard Georgia
44Green Bay Packers Bob Long EndWichita State
45Dallas Cowboys Perry Lee Dunn Running backMississippi
46Philadelphia Eagles Ray Kubala CenterTexas A&M
47Chicago Bears Mike Reilly LinebackerIowa
48Detroit Lions Wally Hilgenberg GuardIowa
49New York Giants Matt Snell 3Running backOhio State
50Baltimore Colts Ted Davis EndGeorgia Tech
51Pittsburgh Steelers Ben McGee TackleJackson State
52New York Giants George Seals Defensive endMissouri
53Minnesota Vikings Tom Keating Defensive tackleMichigan
54Cleveland BrownsDon ShackelfordTacklePacific
55Green Bay Packers Paul Costa TackleNotre Dame
56Chicago Bears Frank Budka Running backNotre Dame

Round five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
57San Francisco 49ers Rudy Johnson BackNebraska
58Philadelphia EaglesMickey BabbEndGeorgia
59Washington Redskins Jim Snowden Running backNotre Dame
60Green Bay Packers Duke Carlisle BackTexas
61Detroit Lions Benny Nelson HalfbackAlabama
62Minnesota Vikings John Kirby LinebackerNebraska
63Los Angeles RamsKen HensonCenterTexas Christian
64Baltimore Colts Ed Lothamer TackleMichigan State
65St. Louis CardinalsCharley BrooksEndMemphis State
66Pittsburgh Steelers T. W. Alley TackleWilliam & Mary
67Cleveland BrownsDick KleinTackleWichita State
68New York Giants Tony DiMidio TackleWest Chester
69Green Bay Packers Steve Wright TackleAlabama
70Chicago Bears Dan Conners TackleMiami (FL)

Round six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
71San Francisco 49ers Gary Lewis BackArizona State
72Philadelphia Eagles Al Denson EndFlorida A&M
73Dallas Cowboys Billy Lothridge QuarterbackGeorgia Tech
74Washington RedskinsRuss BrownEndFlorida
75Minnesota Vikings Bob Lacey EndNorth Carolina
76Detroit Lions John Hilton EndRichmond
77Los Angeles RamsHerman JohnsonHalfbackMichigan State
78Baltimore ColtsJim MajurekTackleSyracuse
79Pittsburgh SteelersTom GibsonGuardSouth Carolina
80St. Louis CardinalsDick BowmanEndSyracuse
81New York Giants Henry Schichtle QuarterbackWichita State
82Dallas CowboysJim CurryEndCincinnati
83Dallas Cowboys Jim Evans EndTexas-El Paso
84Chicago Bears Jimmy Jones EndWisconsin

Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
85San Francisco 49ers Hagood Clarke BackFlorida
86Philadelphia EaglesPete GoimaracCenterWest Virginia
87Washington Redskins Dick Shiner QuarterbackMaryland
88Dallas Cowboys Bob Hayes HOFWide receiverFlorida A&M
89Detroit Lions Bill Parcells HOFTackleWichita State
90Minnesota VikingsWes BryantTackleArkansas
91Los Angeles RamsJohn VarnellTackleWest Texas State
92Baltimore Colts Ken Sugarman TackleWhitworth
93St. Louis CardinalsJerry LambEndArkansas
94Pittsburgh Steelers Bobby Smith HalfbackNorth Texas State
95Cleveland Browns Sammy Odom LinebackerNorthwestern State (LA)
96New York Giants Roger Anderson TackleVirginia Union
97Green Bay PackersDick HerzingTackleDrake
98Chicago Bears Chuck Logan EndNorthwestern

Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
99San Francisco 49ersBob DaughertyBackTulsa
100New York GiantsRay PoppGuardPittsburgh
101Dallas CowboysAl GeverinkHalfbackUCLA
102San Francisco 49ersBob PooleEndClemson
103Minnesota Vikings Bill McWatters Running backNorth Texas State
104St. Louis Cardinals George Bednar GuardNotre Dame
105Los Angeles Rams Bucky Pope Wide receiverCatawba
106Baltimore Colts John Williamson LinebackerLouisiana Tech
107Pittsburgh SteelersBobby CurringtonHalfbackNorth Carolina Central
108St. Louis CardinalsBob JohnsonEndWisconsin
109New York Giants Gary Wood QuarterbackCornell
110Cleveland Browns Leroy Kelly HOFRunning backMorgan State
111Green Bay Packers Ken Bowman CenterWisconsin
112Chicago Bears Larry Rakestraw QuarterbackGeorgia

Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
113San Francisco 49ers Howard Mudd GuardHillsdale
114Philadelphia EaglesLarry SmithBackMississippi
115Washington Redskins Len Hauss CenterGeorgia
116Dallas Cowboys Jake Kupp EndWashington
117Detroit Lions Wayne Rasmussen HalfbackSouth Dakota State
118Minnesota Vikings Darrell Lester Running backMcNeese State
119Los Angeles RamsJerry BurtonBackNorthwestern State (LA)
120Baltimore ColtsVince TurnerBackMissouri
121St. Louis Cardinals Willie Ross BackNebraska
122Pittsburgh SteelersBob NicholsTackleStanford
123Cleveland BrownsJohn BriscoeLinebackerArizona
124New York GiantsMickey BitskoLinebackerDayton
125Green Bay Packers John McDowell TackleSt. John's (MN)
126Chicago Bears Jay Wilkinson Running backDuke

Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
127San Francisco 49ersFred PolserTackleEast Texas State
128Philadelphia EaglesTom BorisBackPurdue
129Dallas Cowboys Roger Staubach HOF [10] QuarterbackNavy
130Washington RedskinsRick LeesonBackPittsburgh
131Los Angeles Rams Ron Smith QuarterbackRichmond
132Detroit Lions Larry Hand Defensive tackleAppalachian State
133Los Angeles Rams Gary Larsen TackleConcordia (Moorhead)
134Detroit LionsGlenn HoltonHalfbackWest Virginia
135Cleveland BrownsBobby RobinsonGuardMississippi
136St. Louis CardinalsTony LawrenceTackleBowling Green
137New York GiantsJim MoranTackleIdaho
138Cleveland Browns Dick Van Raaphorst KickerOhio State
139Green Bay Packers Allen Jacobs BackUtah
140Chicago BearsMike BrownBackDelaware

Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
141San Francisco 49ersDennis AlmquistGuardIdaho
142Philadelphia Eagles Bob Berry QuarterbackOregon
143Washington Redskins Gene Donaldson LinebackerPurdue
144Dallas CowboysBob CrenshawGuardBaylor
145Detroit LionsDon HyneTackleBaldwin–Wallace
146Minnesota VikingsH.O. EstesGuardEast Central (OK)
147Los Angeles RamsJohn FarrisTackleSan Diego State
148Baltimore ColtsJohn PaglioTackleSyracuse
149St. Louis CardinalsRichard HardTackleWenatchee Valley J.C.
150Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Soleau GuardWilliam & Mary
151Cleveland BrownsEddie VersprilleRunning backAlabama
152New York Giants Glen Condren TackleOklahoma
153Green Bay PackersJack PetersenTackleNebraska-Omaha
154Chicago BearsDick LeeuwenbergTackleStanford

Round twelve

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
155San Francisco 49ersJim LongBackFresno State
156Philadelphia EaglesJohn SapinskyTackleWilliam & Mary
157Dallas CowboysJohnny NormanEndNorthwestern State (LA)
158Washington RedskinsBob ZvolerinTackleTennessee
159Minnesota VikingsSandy SandsEndTexas
160Detroit Lions Warren Wells EndTexas Southern
161Los Angeles Rams Bill Dawson EndFlorida State
162Baltimore Colts Kenny Graham SafetyWashington State
163Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Sherman HalfbackIowa
164St. Louis Cardinals Rick Sortun GuardWashington
165New York Giants Jim McNaughton EndUtah State
166Cleveland BrownsEd MitchellTackleSouthern
167Green Bay PackersDwain BeanBackNorth Texas State
168Chicago BearsBob HortonRunning backBoston University

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
169San Francisco 49ersBob BrownTackleArkansas A&M
170Philadelphia Eagles Howard Kindig CenterCal State-Los Angeles
171Washington RedskinsTom MacDonaldBackNotre Dame
172Dallas Cowboys Jerry Rhome QuarterbackTulsa
173Detroit LionsJohn MillerTackleIdaho State
174Minnesota VikingsRuss VollmerHalfbackMemphis State
175Los Angeles RamsMarvin HarrisCenterStanford
176Baltimore ColtsCharlie ParkerTackleSouthern Mississippi
177St. Louis CardinalsJake AdamsEndVirginia Tech
178Pittsburgh SteelersGlenn BakerTackleWashington State
179Cleveland BrownsBob MeehanGuardSyracuse
180New York GiantsJohn DelbertTacklePenn State
181Green Bay PackersJack MauroTackleNorthern Michigan
182Chicago Bears Cloyd Webb EndIowa

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
183San Francisco 49ers Ed Beard TackleTennessee
184Philadelphia EaglesErnie ArizziBackMaryland
185Dallas Cowboys Jim Worden LinebackerWittenberg
186Washington RedskinsTom UrbankBackPenn State
187Minnesota VikingsTom MichelHalfbackEast Carolina
188Detroit LionsDoug BickleEndHillsdale
189Los Angeles RamsJohn GarrettLinebackerOklahoma
190Baltimore ColtsJohn CaseEndClemson
191Pittsburgh SteelersTom JenkinsGuardOhio State
192St. Louis CardinalsLen SlabyCenterSyracuse
193New York GiantsBill HarrisHalfbackColorado
194Cleveland BrownsTerry SiegHalfbackVirginia
195Green Bay PackersTom O'GradyEndNorthwestern
196Chicago BearsKent FranciscoTackleUCLA

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
197San Francisco 49ers Jim Griffin EndGrambling
198Philadelphia EaglesBob BurrowsTackleEast Texas State
199Washington RedskinsDick EversTackleColorado State
200Dallas Cowboys Bill Van Burkleo BackTulsa
201Detroit Lions Roger LaLonde TackleMuskingum
202Minnesota Vikings Monte Kiffin TackleNebraska
203Los Angeles RamsMike MayneEndIdaho
204Baltimore Colts Larry Kramer TackleNebraska
205St. Louis CardinalsCliff StallingsBackNew Mexico
206Pittsburgh SteelersBarry BrownEndFlorida
207Cleveland BrownsJohn HoutmanTackleMichigan
208New York GiantsChuck HintonGuardMississippi
209Green Bay PackersAlex ZerkoTackleKent State
210Chicago Bears George Burman TackleNorthwestern

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
211San Francisco 49ers Cornell Gordon BackNorth Carolina A&T
212Philadelphia EaglesWill RadosevichTackleWyoming
213Dallas CowboysPaul CercelCenterPittsburgh
214Washington Redskins Tom Walters BackSouthern Mississippi
215Minnesota Vikings Carleton Oats Defensive endFlorida A&M
216Detroit LionsAllan RobinsonHalfbackBrigham Young
217Los Angeles RamsPhil ZeraBackSt. Joseph's (IN)
218Baltimore ColtsRoger LopesRunning backMichigan State
219Pittsburgh SteelersEd KeslerRunning backNorth Carolina
220St. Louis Cardinals Jack Ankerson QuarterbackRipon
221New York GiantsWynn LembrightTackleToledo
222Cleveland Browns Sid Williams LinebackerSouthern
223Green Bay PackersAndrew IrelandBackUtah
224Chicago BearsRoderick ButlerRunning backEastern Illinois

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
225San Francisco 49ersKen BrusvenTackleOregon State
226Philadelphia Eagles Mike Morgan EndLouisiana State
227Washington Redskins Ozzie Clay BackIowa State
228Dallas Cowboys Bud Abell EndMissouri
229Detroit LionsJoe ProvenzanoTackleKansas State
230Minnesota VikingsJerry McClurgEndColorado
231Los Angeles RamsJim GalminEndTampa
232Baltimore ColtsDon GreenHalfbackSusquehanna
233St. Louis CardinalsJohn EvansTackleMemphis
234Pittsburgh SteelersDennis ShawCenterDetroit
235Cleveland BrownsLarry BartolameolliTackleWestern Michigan
236New York GiantsDave HumenikTackleNotre Dame
237Green Bay Packers Len St. Jean EndNorthern Michigan
238Chicago BearsConstantinos KasapisTackleIowa

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
239San Francisco 49ersJerry ColeEndSouthwest Texas State
240Philadelphia Eagles Izzy Lang Running backTennessee State
241Dallas Cowboys Theo Viltz Defensive backUSC
242Washington RedskinsBob JonesGuardNebraska
243Minnesota VikingsCarl RobinsonTacklePrairie View A&M
244Detroit LionsWillis LangleyTackleLouisiana State
245Los Angeles RamsTom SmithGuardVillanova
246Baltimore Colts Alvin Haymond Running backSouthern
247Pittsburgh Steelers Oliver Dobbins HalfbackMorgan State
248St. Louis Cardinals Dave Hoover BackIowa State
249New York Giants Jim Garrett HalfbackGrambling
250Cleveland Browns Sherman Lewis Running backMichigan State
251Green Bay PackersMike HicksGuardMarshall
252Chicago BearsBob BattsRunning backTexas Southern

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
253San Francisco 49ersLarry RawsonBackAuburn
254Philadelphia EaglesDick BoweTackleRice
255Washington Redskins John Seedborg GuardArizona State
256Dallas CowboysH.D. MurphyBackOregon
257Detroit LionsBruce ZellmerHalfbackWinona State
258Minnesota VikingsDick SchottEndLouisville
259Los Angeles RamsBob CherryEndWittenberg
260Baltimore ColtsOwen DejanovichTackleNorthern Arizona
261St. Louis Cardinals Bob Young TackleHoward Payne
262Pittsburgh SteelersDon MarshallTackleLehigh
263Cleveland BrownsJim HigginsGuardXavier
264New York GiantsFrank KinardHalfbackMississippi
265Green Bay Packers John Baker EndNorfolk State
266Chicago BearsJim WhiteheadTackleGeorgia

Round twenty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
267San Francisco 49ersGene BakerGuardWhitworth
268Philadelphia EaglesTommy LucasGuardMississippi
269Dallas CowboysJohn HughesLinebackerSouthern Methodist
270Washington RedskinsGordon GuestBackArkansas
271Minnesota Vikings Milt Sunde TackleMinnesota
272Detroit LionsSteve BarillaTackleWichita State
273Los Angeles Rams Bob Hohn HalfbackNebraska
274Baltimore ColtsJohn ButlerRunning backSan Diego State
275Pittsburgh SteelersBrian GeneralovichEndPittsburgh
276St. Louis CardinalsRalph KubinskiGuardMissouri
277New York GiantsTony GibbonsTackleJohn Carroll
278Cleveland BrownsDave ArcherTackleSyracuse
279Green Bay Packers Bill Curry CenterGeorgia Tech
280Chicago BearsDick NiglioRunning backYale
= 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.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1983. [11]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984. [11]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985. [11]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994. [12]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996. [12]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998. [12]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000. [13]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004. [13]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004. [13]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009. [13]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013 as a Head Coach.

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler [6]
Original NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
Chicago Bears Andy Livingston   RB Phoenix College N/A
Chicago Bears Jim Purnell   LB Wisconsin Big Ten
Cleveland Browns Walter Roberts   WR San Jose State Ind.
Dallas Cowboys Peter Gent   WR/TE Michigan State Big Ten
Dallas Cowboys Les Josephson   RB Augustana NCC
Green Bay Packers Doug Hart   CB Texas–Arlington Ind. (Coll.)
Los Angeles Rams Bruce Gossett   K Richmond SoCon
Los Angeles Rams Aaron Martin   CB North Carolina Central CIAA
Los Angeles Rams Fred Whittingham   LB Brigham Young WAC
New York Giants Ernie Wheelwright   RB Southern Illinois Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers John Stofa   QB Buffalo Ind. (Univ.)
Pittsburgh Steelers Tommy Wade   QB Texas SWC
San Francisco 49ers David Kopay   RB Washington AAWU

See also

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