National Football League draft
The 1965 NFL draft was held at the Summit Hotel in New York City on Saturday, November 28, 1964.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] The first player selected was Tucker Frederickson , back from Auburn , by the New York Giants .[ 5]
The draft was marked by the failure of the St. Louis Cardinals to sign quarterback Joe Namath of Alabama , who went with the New York Jets of the American Football League .[ 2] The AFL draft was held the same day.
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
43
New York Giants
Henry Carr
Running back
Arizona State
44
San Francisco 49ers
Larry Todd
Wide receiver
Arizona State
45
Chicago Bears
Jim Nance [ 11]
Fullback
Syracuse
46
Detroit Lions
Tommy Myers
Quarterback
Northwestern
47
Dallas Cowboys
Jimmy Sidle
Running back
Auburn
48
Baltimore Colts
Fred Hill
Wide receiver
USC
49
Baltimore Colts
Marty Schottenheimer [ 12]
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
50
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Strofolino
Linebacker
Villanova
51
Minnesota Vikings
Jim Whalen
End
Boston College
52
Green Bay Packers
Wally Mahle
Back
Syracuse
53
Dallas Cowboys
Bob Svihus [ 13]
Tackle
USC
54
St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Roland
Running back
Missouri
55
Minnesota Vikings
Jim Harris
Tackle
Utah State
56
Baltimore Colts
Dave Johnson
Wide receiver
San Jose State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
57
Detroit Lions
Tommy Vaughn
Back
Iowa State
58
San Francisco 49ers
Dave McCormick
Tackle
Louisiana State
59
Green Bay Packers
Jim Harvey
Tackle
Mississippi
60
Los Angeles Rams
Frank Marchlewski
Center
Minnesota
61
Dallas Cowboys
Roger Pettee
Linebacker
Florida
62
New York Giants
Frank Lambert
End
Mississippi
63
Philadelphia Eagles
John Henderson
End
Michigan
64
Detroit Lions
Ed Flanagan
Center
Purdue
65
Los Angeles Rams
Doug Woodlief
End
Memphis State
66
Green Bay Packers
Doug Goodwin
Running back
Maryland-Eastern Shore
67
Detroit Lions
John Flynn
End
Oklahoma
68
St. Louis Cardinals
Bobby Bonds
Running back
San Jose State
69
Cleveland Browns
Bill Irwin
Tackle
Mississippi
70
Baltimore Colts
John McGuire
Wide receiver
Syracuse
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
71
Baltimore Colts
Bobby Felts
Running back
Florida A&M
72
Cleveland Browns
Arnie Simkus
Tackle
Michigan
73
Chicago Bears
Tony Carey
Running back
Notre Dame
74
Green Bay Packers
Richard Koeper
Tackle
Oregon State
75
Dallas Cowboys
Sonny Utz
Running back
Virginia Tech
76
Philadelphia Eagles
John Huarte [ 14] [ 15]
Quarterback
Notre Dame
77
Philadelphia Eagles
Gary Garrison
Wide receiver
San Diego State
78
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Harrison
End
Elon
79
Minnesota Vikings
Jim Grisham
Back
Oklahoma
80
Green Bay Packers
Bill Symons
Running back
Colorado
81
Detroit Lions
Earl Hawkins
Back
Emory & Henry
82
St. Louis Cardinals
Glen Ray Hines
Tackle
Arkansas
83
Cleveland Browns
Corwyn Aldredge
Wide receiver
Northwestern State (LA)
84
Baltimore Colts
Al Atkinson
Tackle
Villanova
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
85
Green Bay Packers
Jerry Roberts
Back
Baldwin–Wallace
86
Green Bay Packers
Roger Jacobazzi
Tackle
Wisconsin
87
Pittsburgh Steelers
Charley Browning
Back
Washington
88
Chicago Bears
Dick Gordon
Running back
Michigan State
89
Dallas Cowboys
Brig Owens
Quarterback
Cincinnati
90
Chicago Bears
Mickey Sutton
Back
Auburn
91
Philadelphia Eagles
Erwin Will
Tackle
Dayton
92
Detroit Lions
Greg Kent
Tackle
Utah
93
Los Angeles Rams
Tony Guillory
Guard
Lamar
94
Green Bay Packers
Junior Coffey
Running back
Washington
95
Detroit Lions
Bob Kowalkowski
Guard
Virginia
96
St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Roy
End
Utah
97
Cleveland Browns
Dale Lindsey
Linebacker
Western Kentucky
98
Baltimore Colts
John Kolocek
Tackle
Corpus Christi State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
99
New York Giants
Willie Williams
Back
Grambling
100
Minnesota Vikings
John Hankinson
Quarterback
Minnesota
101
Chicago Bears
Brian Schweda
Tackle
Kansas
102
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Howley
End
Pittsburgh
103
Dallas Cowboys
Russell Wayt
Linebacker
Rice
104
Philadelphia Eagles
Al Piraino
Tackle
Wisconsin
105
Washington Redskins
Don Croftcheck
Guard
Indiana
106
Los Angeles Rams
Stan Dzura
Tackle
California
107
Minnesota Vikings
Jeff Jordon
Back
Tulsa
108
Green Bay Packers
Mike Shinn
End
Kansas
109
Detroit Lions
Larry Harbin
Back
Appalachian State
110
St. Louis Cardinals
John Meyer
Linebacker
Notre Dame
111
Cleveland Browns
Mike Howell
Defensive back
Grambling
112
Baltimore Colts
Roosevelt Davis
Tackle
Tennessee State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
113
New York Giants
John Frick
End
Ohio
114
San Francisco 49ers
Wayne Swinford
Running back
Georgia
115
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Neville
Tackle
Mississippi State
116
Chicago Bears
Ken Ambrusko
Back
Maryland
117
Dallas Cowboys
Jim Zanios
Running back
Texas Tech
118
Washington Redskins
Jerry Smith
Tight end
Arizona State
119
Philadelphia Eagles
Floyd Hudlow
Back
Arizona
120
Minnesota Vikings
Frank McClendon
Tackle
Alabama
121
Los Angeles Rams
Ronnie Caveness
Linebacker
Arkansas
122
Green Bay Packers
Larry Bulaich
Back
Texas Christian
123
Detroit Lions
Bruce McLenna
Back
Hillsdale
124
St. Louis Cardinals
Jimmy Heidel
Back
Mississippi
125
Cleveland Browns
Gary Lane
Quarterback
Missouri
126
Baltimore Colts
Tom Bleick
Back
Georgia Tech
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
127
New York Giants
Ben Crenshaw
Back
Jackson State
128
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Cappadona
Running back
Northeastern
129
Chicago Bears
Dennis Murphy
Tackle
Florida
130
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dave Tobey
Center
Oregon
131
Dallas Cowboys
Gaylon McCullough
Center
Alabama
132
Philadelphia Eagles
Rick Redman
Center
Washington
133
Washington Redskins
Bob Briggs
Running back
Central State (OK)
134
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Burt
Running back
Western Kentucky
135
Minnesota Vikings
Jerald Schweiger
Tackle
Wisconsin–Superior
136
Green Bay Packers
Bud Marshall
Tackle
Stephen F. Austin
137
Detroit Lions
Frank Pennie
Tackle
Florida
138
St. Louis Cardinals
Chuck Drulis
End
Duke
139
Cleveland Browns
Pat Screen
Quarterback
Louisiana State
140
Baltimore Colts
George Harold
Back
Allen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
141
New York Giants
Ernie Koy
Running back
Texas
142
San Francisco 49ers
Steve Mass
Tackle
Detroit
143
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Molden
Tackle
Jackson State
144
Chicago Bears
Frank Cornish
Tackle
Grambling
145
Dallas Cowboys
Jethro Pugh
Tackle
Elizabeth City State
146
Washington Redskins
Willie Adams
Guard
New Mexico State
147
Philadelphia Eagles
Louis James
Running back
Texas-El Paso
148
Minnesota Vikings
John Thomas
End
USC
149
Los Angeles Rams
Merlin Walet
Running back
McNeese State
150
Green Bay Packers
Jim Weatherwax
Tackle
Cal State-Los Angeles
151
Detroit Lions
Jim Kearney
Back
Prairie View A&M
152
St. Louis Cardinals
Bud French
Back
Alabama
153
Cleveland Browns
Olie Cordill
Back
Memphis State
154
Baltimore Colts
Lamar Richardson
Wide receiver
Fisk
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
155
New York Giants
Jim Carroll
Linebacker
Notre Dame
156
San Francisco 49ers
Dave Plump
Running back
Fresno State
157
Chicago Bears
Steve Cox
Tackle
South Carolina
158
Pittsburgh Steelers
Craig Lofquist
Back
Minnesota
159
Dallas Cowboys
Ernie Kellerman
Quarterback
Miami (OH)
160
Washington Redskins
John Strohmeyer
Tackle
Nebraska
161
Philadelphia Eagles
John Kuznieski
Running back
Purdue
162
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Werl
End
Miami (FL)
163
Minnesota Vikings
Mike Tilleman
Tackle
Montana
164
Green Bay Packers
Gene Jeter
Running back
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
165
Detroit Lions
Jim Moore
Linebacker
North Texas State
166
St. Louis Cardinals
Glen Sasser
End
North Carolina State
167
Cleveland Browns
Justin Canale
Guard
Mississippi State
168
Baltimore Colts
Ted Rodosovich
Guard
Cincinnati
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
169
New York Giants
Carl Lockhart
Defensive back
North Texas State
170
San Francisco 49ers
Gregg Schumacher
End
Illinois
171
Pittsburgh Steelers
J.R. Wilburn
Back
South Carolina
172
Chicago Bears
Dave Daniels
Tackle
Florida A&M
173
Dallas Cowboys
Jack Schraub
End
California
174
Washington Redskins
Biff Bracy
Running back
Duke
175
Philadelphia Eagles
John Fouse
End
Arizona
176
Minnesota Vikings
Dave Osborn
Back
North Dakota
177
Los Angeles Rams
Brent Berry
Tackle
San Jose State
178
Green Bay Packers
Roy Schmidt
Guard
Long Beach State
179
Detroit Lions
Jack Jacobson
Back
Oklahoma State
180
St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Murphy
Running back
Northwestern
181
Cleveland Browns
Henry Pickett
Running back
Baylor
182
Baltimore Colts
Bruce Airheart
Running back
North Dakota State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
183
New York Giants
Olen Underwood
End
Texas
184
San Francisco 49ers
Frank Andruski
Running back
Utah
185
Chicago Bears
Dave Pivec
Wide receiver
Notre Dame
186
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim (Cannonball) Butler
Back
Edward Waters
187
Dallas Cowboys
Garry Porterfield
Wide receiver
Tulsa
188
Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Longo
Back
Notre Dame
189
Washington Redskins
Dave Estrada
Running back
Arizona State
190
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Robertson
End
Austin
191
Minnesota Vikings
Max Leetzow
End
Idaho
192
Green Bay Packers
John Putnam
Running back
Drake
193
Detroit Lions
Larry Brown
Back
Oklahoma
194
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Alford
Center
Auburn
195
Cleveland Browns
Dan Simrell
Quarterback
Toledo
196
Baltimore Colts
Jerry Fishman
Linebacker
Maryland
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
197
New York Giants
Mike Giers
Guard
USC
198
San Francisco 49ers
Joe Pabian
Tackle
West Virginia
199
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Carrell
Tackle
Texas Tech
200
Chicago Bears
Art Robinson
Back
Cal State-Los Angeles
201
Dallas Cowboys
Gene Foster
Back
Arizona State
202
Washington Redskins
Ben Baldwin
Back
Vanderbilt
203
Philadelphia Eagles
Otis Taylor [ 16]
Wide receiver
Prairie View A&M
204
Minnesota Vikings
Phillip Morgan
Back
East Tennessee State
205
Los Angeles Rams
Marvin Davis
End
Wichita State
206
Green Bay Packers
Chuck Hurston
Tackle
Auburn
207
Detroit Lions
Wallace Dickey
End
Southwest Texas State
208
St. Louis Cardinals
Harlan Lane
Back
Baylor
209
Cleveland Browns
Larry Gagner
Tackle
Florida
210
Baltimore Colts
Roy Hilton
Running back
Jackson State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
211
New York Giants
Tom Good
Back
Marshall
212
San Francisco 49ers
Dave Hettema
Tackle
New Mexico
213
Chicago Bears
Frank Pitts
Wide receiver
Southern
214
Pittsburgh Steelers
Doug Dusenbury
Kicker
Kansas State
215
Dallas Cowboys
Doug McDougal
End
Oregon State
216
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Gray
Back
Toledo
217
Washington Redskins
Bob Reed
Guard
Tennessee A&I
218
Los Angeles Rams
Charlie Brown
Tackle
Tulsa
219
Minnesota Vikings
Paul Labinski
Tackle
St. John's (MN)
220
Green Bay Packers
Phil Vandersea
Running back
Massachusetts
221
Detroit Lions
John Smith
Tackle
Maryland-Eastern Shore
222
St. Louis Cardinals
Carl Silvestri
Back
Wisconsin
223
Cleveland Browns
Mel Anthony
Running back
Michigan
224
Baltimore Colts
Steve Tensi
Quarterback
Florida State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
225
New York Giants
Dave Powless
Guard
Illinois
226
San Francisco 49ers
Len Frketich
End
Oregon State
227
Pittsburgh Steelers
Whit Canale
Running back
Tennessee
228
Chicago Bears
Tom LaFramboise
Quarterback
Louisville
229
Dallas Cowboys
Mitch Johnson
Tackle
UCLA
230
Washington Redskins
Gary Hart
End
Vanderbilt
231
Philadelphia Eagles
Dave Austin
End
Georgia Tech
232
Minnesota Vikings
Veran Smith
Back
Utah State
233
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Blecksmith
Back
USC
234
Green Bay Packers
Steve Clark
Kicker
Oregon State
235
Detroit Lions
Sonny Odom
Running back
Duke
236
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Melinkovich
Tackle
Gray's Harbor J.C.
237
Cleveland Browns
John Boyette
Tackle
Clemson
238
Baltimore Colts
Rick Reichardt
Running back
Wisconsin
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
239
New York Giants
Mike Ciccolella
Linebacker
Dayton
240
San Francisco 49ers
Leon Standridge
End
San Diego State
241
Chicago Bears
Mike Schwager
Tackle
Northwestern
242
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Howard
Back
Stanford
243
Dallas Cowboys
Marty Amsler
Tackle
Evansville
244
Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Marcordes
End
Bradley
245
Washington Redskins
Chris Hanburger
Linebacker
North Carolina
246
Los Angeles Rams
Leo Lowery
Running back
Texas Tech
247
Minnesota Vikings
Rich Kotite
End
Wagner
248
Green Bay Packers
Jeff White
End
Texas Tech
249
Detroit Lions
Karl Sweetan
Quarterback
Wake Forest
250
St. Louis Cardinals
Ed McQuarters
Guard
Oklahoma
251
Cleveland Browns
Dick Arrington
Guard
Notre Dame
252
Baltimore Colts
Charley King
Running back
Purdue
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
253
New York Giants
Smith Reed
Back
Alcorn State
254
San Francisco 49ers
Dale Ford
Running back
Washington State
255
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lonnie Price
Back
Southwestern Louisiana
256
Chicago Bears
Lou Bobich
Kicker
Michigan State
257
Dallas Cowboys
Merv Rettenmund
Running back
Ball State
258
Washington Redskins
Roosevelt Ellerbe
Back
Iowa State
259
Philadelphia Eagles
Charley Englehart
Tackle
John Carroll
260
Minnesota Vikings
Ellis Johnson
Running back
Southeastern Louisiana
261
Los Angeles Rams
Billy Guy Anderson
Quarterback
Tulsa
262
Green Bay Packers
Len Sears
Tackle
South Carolina
263
Detroit Lions
Preston Love
Back
Nebraska
264
St. Louis Cardinals
Roy Shivers
Running back
Utah State
265
Cleveland Browns
Ed Orazen
Guard
Ohio State
266
Baltimore Colts
Barry Brown
End
Florida
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
267
New York Giants
John Torok
Quarterback
Arizona State
268
San Francisco 49ers
Dennis Duncan
Back
Louisiana College
269
Chicago Bears
Ralph Kurek
Running back
Wisconsin
270
Pittsburgh Steelers
Craig Fertig
Quarterback
USC
271
Dallas Cowboys
Don Barlow
Tackle
Kansas State
272
Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Shann
End
Boston College
273
Baltimore Colts
Ray Johnson
Center
Prairie View A&M
274
Los Angeles Rams
Billy Scott
End
Northeast Oklahoma
275
Minnesota Vikings
Cosmo Iacavazzi
Back
Princeton
276
Green Bay Packers
Jim Chandler
Running back
Benedict
277
Detroit Lions
George Wilson
Quarterback
Xavier
278
St. Louis Cardinals
Tony Giacobazzi
End
Iowa
279
Cleveland Browns
Frank Goldberg
Linebacker
Central Michigan
280 [ 17]
Baltimore Colts
George Haffner
Quarterback
McNeese State
= Pro Bowler [ 6]
= AFL All-Star [ 7]
= Hall of Famer
Five members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were taken in the 1965 NFL draft:
Gale Sayers , halfback from University of Kansas taken 1st round 4th overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.[ 18]
Dick Butkus , linebacker from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1979.[ 18]
Joe Namath , quarterback from Alabama taken 1st round 12th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals but signed with the New York Jets.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985.[ 19]
Fred Biletnikoff , wide receiver from Florida State taken 3rd round 39th overall by the Detroit Lions but signed with the Oakland Raiders.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988.[ 19]
Chris Hanburger , linebacker from the University of North Carolina taken in the 18th round, 245th overall by the Washington Redskins.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011.
Notable undrafted players [ edit ]
^ "NFL draft nudges forward slowly" . Milwaukee Journal . wire services. November 29, 1964. p. 1, sports.
^ a b Hand, Jack (November 29, 1964). "NFL gets early signees" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 2, sports.
^ "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 .
^ "No. 1 picks" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Associated Press. November 28, 1964. p. 8.
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
^ Steve DeLong signed with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League.
^ Joe Namath signed with the New York Jets of the American Football League.
^ Fred Biletnikoff signed with the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League
^ Jim Nance signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League.
^ Marty Schottenheimer signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League.
^ Bob Svihus signed with the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League.
^ John Huarte, 1964 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013 .
^ John Huarte signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League.
^ Otis Taylor signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League.
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ a b List of 1970s 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 .
^ a b 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 .