1963 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)December 3, 1962
Time11 am EST
LocationSheraton Hotel & Towers
in Chicago, IL
Overview
280 total selections in 20 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionTerry Baker, Quarterback
Los Angeles Rams
Mr. IrrelevantBobby Brezina, Back
Green Bay Packers
Most selections (27)Green Bay Packers
Fewest selections (13)Pittsburgh Steelers
Hall of Famers

The 1963 National Football League Draft was held at the Sheraton in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, December 3, 1962.[1][2]

The first overall selection was quarterback Terry Baker of Oregon State, the Heisman Trophy winner, taken by the Los Angeles Rams.[3] The AFL draft was held two days earlier in Dallas.[4]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [5] = AFL All-Star[6] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
1Los Angeles RamsTerry Baker[7] QuarterbackOregon State
2St. Louis CardinalsJerry StovallBackLSU
3Minnesota VikingsJim Dunaway[8]Defensive TackleMississippi
4Philadelphia EaglesEd Budde[9]Offensive GuardMichigan State
5Baltimore ColtsBob VogelOffensive TackleOhio State
6Dallas CowboysLee Roy JordanLinebackerAlabama
7Washington RedskinsPat RichterEndWisconsin
8San Francisco 49ersKermit AlexanderBackUCLA
9Cleveland BrownsTom HutchinsonWide receiverKentucky
10Los Angeles Rams (From Chicago Bears)Rufus GuthrieGuardGeorgia Tech
11Chicago Bears (From Pittsburgh Steelers)Dave Behrman[10]CenterMichigan State
12Detroit LionsDaryl SandersOffensive TackleOhio State
13St. Louis Cardinals (From New York Giants)Don BrummDefensive EndPurdue
14Green Bay PackersDave RobinsonLinebackerPenn State

Round two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
15Los Angeles RamsTom NominaTackleMiami (OH)
16Minnesota VikingsBobby Bell[11]TackleMinnesota
17St. Louis CardinalsBob ReynoldsTackleBowling Green
18Philadelphia EaglesRay MansfieldTackleWashington
19Baltimore ColtsJohn MackeyTight endSyracuse
20Chicago BearsSteve BarnettTackleOregon
21San Francisco 49ersWalt RockGuardMaryland
22Washington RedskinsLonnie SandersCornerbackMichigan State
23Cleveland BrownsJim KanickiTackleMichigan State
24Baltimore ColtsButch WilsonBackAlabama
25Chicago BearsBob JencksEndMiami (OH)
26New York GiantsFrank LaskyTackleFlorida
27Detroit LionsRoy WilliamsTacklePacific
28Green Bay PackersTom BrownSafetyMaryland

Round three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
29Los Angeles RamsDave CostaGuardUtah
30St. Louis CardinalsDanny BrabhamDefensive endArkansas
31Minnesota VikingsRay PoageWide receiverTexas
32Philadelphia EaglesDave CrossanGuardMaryland
33St. Louis CardinalsMike FracchiaBackAlabama
34Dallas CowboysJim PriceLinebackerAuburn
35Washington RedskinsRon SnidowTackleOregon
36San Francisco 49ersDon LisbonBackBowling Green
37Los Angeles RamsJohn BakerLinebackerMississippi State
38Chicago BearsLarry GlueckDefensive backVillanova
39Green Bay PackersDennis ClaridgeBackNebraska
40Philadelphia EaglesLouis GuyBackMississippi
41New York GiantsDick SkellyBackFlorida
42Green Bay PackersTony LiscioTackleTulsa

Round four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
43Los Angeles RamsJohn GriffinBackMemphis State
44Minnesota VikingsPaul FlatleyEndNorthwestern
45St. Louis CardinalsDon EstesTackleLouisiana State
46San Francisco 49ersHarrison RosdahlGuardPenn State
47Baltimore ColtsJerry LoganBackWest Texas State
48Dallas CowboysWhaley HallTackleMississippi
49Chicago BearsStan SandersEndWhittier
50San Francisco 49ersHugh CampbellEndWashington State
51Cleveland BrownsBill MunseyBackMinnesota
52Chicago BearsCharley MitchellRunning backWashington
53Baltimore ColtsHarlow FullwoodGuardVirginia
54Green Bay PackersLionel AldridgeGuardUtah State
55Detroit LionsChuck WaltonGuardIowa State
56Green Bay PackersCarlton SimonsCenterStanford

Round five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
57Los Angeles RamsJoe AuerRunning backGeorgia Tech
58St. Louis CardinalsBill "Thunder" ThorntonBackNebraska
59Minnesota VikingsGary KaltenbachTacklePittsburgh
60Los Angeles RamsRoland BensonTackleMiami (FL)
61Baltimore ColtsBill VenturaTackleRichmond
62New York GiantsDave HillTackleAuburn
63Green Bay PackersJack CverckoGuardNorthwestern
64San Francisco 49ersVern BurkeEndOregon State
65San Francisco 49ersJim "Preacher" PilotBackNew Mexico State
66San Francisco 49ersGary MoellerGuardOhio State
67Los Angeles RamsDon ChuyTackleClemson
68Cleveland BrownsFrank BakerBackToledo
69New York GiantsLou SlabyBackPittsburgh
70Green Bay PackersDan GrimmTackleColorado

Round six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
71Los Angeles RamsGeorge SaimesSafetyMichigan State
72Cleveland BrownsErnie BorghettiTacklePittsburgh
73St. Louis CardinalsBob ParemoreBackFlorida A&M
74Cleveland BrownsTom BloomBackPurdue
75Baltimore ColtsJerry CookBackTexas
76Green Bay PackersJohn SimmonsEndTulsa
77San Francisco 49ersPat EmerickGuardWestern Michigan
78Washington RedskinsCharley NickosonTackleOhio
79Los Angeles RamsTerry MonaghanTacklePenn State
80Chicago BearsJohn JohnsonTackleIndiana
81Chicago BearsDave MathiesonQuarterbackWashington State
82New York GiantsBob PetrichTackleWest Texas State
83Detroit LionsDon KingHalfbackSyracuse
84Green Bay PackersJan BarrettEndFresno State

Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
85Los Angeles RamsBill ZornTackleMichigan State
86St. Louis CardinalsJim MossTackleSouth Carolina
87New York GiantsDave HoppmannBackIowa State
88Philadelphia EaglesLee Roy CaffeyLinebackerTexas A&M
89Baltimore ColtsWillie RichardsonEndJackson State
90Dallas CowboysMarv ClothierGuardKansas
91Washington RedskinsDave FrancisBackOhio State
92San Francisco 49ersErnest DeCourleyTackleMorehead State
93Green Bay PackersGary KronerBackWisconsin
94Chicago BearsPaul UnderhillBackMissouri
95Green Bay PackersOlin HillTackleFurman
96Detroit LionsJohn GambleGuardPacific
97New York GiantsBurt PetkusGuardNorthwestern
98Green Bay PackersTurnley ToddLinebackerVirginia

Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
99Los Angeles RamsAnton PetersTackleFlorida
100Minnesota VikingsJim O'MahoneyLinebackerMiami (FL)
101St. Louis CardinalsJim CookGuardOklahoma
102Philadelphia EaglesTom WoodeshickRunning backWest Virginia
103Baltimore ColtsDave HayesBackPenn State
104Green Bay PackersKeith KindermanBackFlorida State
105San Francisco 49ersRoger LockeEndArizona State
106Philadelphia EaglesGene SykesBackLouisiana State
107Cleveland BrownsWalt SweeneyEndSyracuse
108Pittsburgh SteelersFrank AtkinsonTackleStanford
109Chicago BearsDennis HarmonDefensive backSouthern Illinois
110New York GiantsDave HermanGuardMichigan State
111Detroit LionsDennis GaubatzLinebackerLouisiana State
112Green Bay PackersLouis RettinoBackVillanova

Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
113Los Angeles RamsMel ProfitEndUCLA
114St. Louis CardinalsWillis CrenshawBackKansas State
115Minnesota VikingsBob HooverBackFlorida
116Philadelphia EaglesDennis WardTackleOklahoma
117Baltimore ColtsDon TrullQuarterbackBaylor
118Chicago BearsMonte DayTackleFresno State
119Washington RedskinsBilly JoeRunning backVillanova
120San Francisco 49ersJohn MaczuzakTacklePittsburgh
121Cleveland BrownsDave RaimeyDefensive backMichigan
122Baltimore ColtsDave WatsonLinebackerGeorgia Tech
123Pittsburgh SteelersGene CarringtonTackleBoston College
124Detroit LionsKen DillLinebackerMississippi
125New York GiantsBob TaylorTackleMaryland-Eastern Shore
126Green Bay PackersBill FreemanTackleSouthern Mississippi

Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
127Los Angeles RamsCurt FarrierTackleMontana State
128Minnesota VikingsTerry KosensBackHofstra
129St. Louis CardinalsJackie SmithTight endNorthwestern State (LA)
130Philadelphia EaglesPeter LiskeQuarterbackPenn State
131Baltimore ColtsBill SiekierskiGuardMissouri
132Dallas CowboysRod ScheyerTackleWashington
133San Francisco 49ersDick LopourBackHuron
134Washington RedskinsRod FosterGuardOhio State
135Cleveland BrownsJim BobbittGuardMichigan State
136Pittsburgh SteelersBill NelsenQuarterbackUSC
137Chicago BearsEd HoersterLinebackerNotre Dame
138New York GiantsMike TaliaferroQuarterbackIllinois
139Detroit LionsNick RyderBackMiami (FL)
140Green Bay PackersEarl McQuistonGuardIowa

Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
141Los Angeles RamsDave TheisenBackNebraska
142St. Louis CardinalsJimmy BursonDefensive backAuburn
143Minnesota VikingsJohn CampbellLinebackerMinnesota
144Philadelphia EaglesRalph HeckLinebackerColorado
145Baltimore ColtsWinston HillTackleTexas Southern
146Dallas CowboysRay SchoenkeCenterSouthern Methodist
147Washington RedskinsAllen SchauEndWestern Michigan
148San Francisco 49ersSteve ShaferBackUtah State
149Cleveland BrownsArt GrahamEndBoston College
150Chicago BearsJames TullisDefensive backFlorida A&M
151Pittsburgh SteelersHewritt DixonBackFlorida A&M
152Detroit LionsKarl KassulkeDefensive backDrake
153New York GiantsDon McKinnonCenterDartmouth
154Green Bay PackersMarv FlemingTight endUtah

Round twelve

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
155Los Angeles RamsBilly MoodyBackArkansas
156Minnesota VikingsJohn SklopanBackSouthern Mississippi
157St. Louis CardinalsChuck WalkerGuardDuke
158Philadelphia EaglesRoger GillBackTexas Tech
159Baltimore ColtsJimmy MaplesCenterBaylor
160Dallas CowboysBill PerkinsRunning backIowa
161San Francisco 49ersBob BentonTackleMississippi State
162Washington RedskinsBob CaldwellCenterGeorgia Tech
163Cleveland BrownsLindy InfanteDefensive backFlorida
164Pittsburgh SteelersRoy CurryBackJackson State
165Chicago BearsDick DrummondBackGeorge Washington
166New York GiantsEd AdamchikGuardPittsburgh
167Detroit LionsTom JanikDefensive backTexas A&I
168Green Bay PackersDaryle Lamonica 4QuarterbackNotre Dame
  • 4 Signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League.

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
169Los Angeles RamsAl HildebrandTackleStanford
170St. Louis CardinalsAlex ZyskowskiBackWichita State
171Minnesota VikingsDave O'BrienTackleBoston College
172Philadelphia EaglesJoe IaconeBackWest Chester
173Baltimore ColtsPaul WattersTackleMiami (OH)
174Dallas CowboysPaul WickerTackleFresno State
175Washington RedskinsJohn GreinerEndPurdue
176San Francisco 49ersDick SchultzTackleOhio
177Cleveland BrownsDave KatterhenrichBackOhio State
178Chicago BearsJohn SzumczykBackTrinity (CT)
179Pittsburgh SteelersHarold GrayLinebackerCal State-Los Angeles
180Detroit LionsErnie ClarkLinebackerMichigan State
181New York GiantsJim MossBackWest Virginia
182Green Bay PackersBill KellumTackleTulane

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
183Los Angeles RamsAlan ArbuseTackleRhode Island
184Minnesota VikingsRalph FerrisiBackSouthern Connecticut State
185St. Louis CardinalsPaul LeaBackOklahoma
186Philadelphia EaglesNate RamseyBackIndiana
187Baltimore ColtsNeal PettiesEndSan Diego State
188Dallas CowboysLou CiociLinebackerBoston College
189San Francisco 49ersBill TobinBackMissouri
190Washington RedskinsTom WiningderBackGeorgia Tech
191Cleveland BrownsStaley FaulknerTackleTexas
192Pittsburgh SteelersRobert DickersonEndBethune-Cookman
193Chicago BearsGordon BanksBackFisk
194New York GiantsJoe WilliamsBackIowa
195Detroit LionsBill O'BrienTackleXavier
196Green Bay PackersEd HollerLinebackerSouth Carolina

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
197Los Angeles RamsLarry CampbellEndToledo
198St. Louis CardinalsEd ScrutchinsEndToledo
199Minnesota VikingsJohn MurioEndWhitworth
200Philadelphia EaglesGeorge HeardEndNew Mexico
201Baltimore ColtsLeon MavityDefensive backColorado
202Dallas CowboysJerry OvertonDefensive backUtah
203Washington RedskinsHarry ButskoLinebackerMaryland
204San Francisco 49ersOliver RossBackWest Texas State
205Cleveland BrownsLynn ReadeTackleUSC
206Chicago BearsBob DentelCenterMiami (FL)
207Pittsburgh SteelersMatt SzykownyBackIowa
208Detroit LionsJim SimonEndMiami (FL)
209New York GiantsLane HowellCenterGrambling
210Green Bay PackersGene BreenTackleVirginia Tech

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
211Los Angeles RamsWalter BurdenLinebackerMcNeese State
212Minnesota VikingsRex MirichTackleNorthern Arizona
213St. Louis CardinalsJohn SlafkoskyTackleNotre Dame
214Philadelphia EaglesRonnie GoodwinBackBaylor
215Baltimore ColtsDick QuastGuardMemphis State
216Dallas CowboysDennis GoldenTackleHoly Cross
217San Francisco 49ersJim BogdalekTackleToledo
218Washington RedskinsDave AdamsGuardArkansas
219Cleveland BrownsDick KellyGuardGeorgia
220Pittsburgh SteelersAndy RussellLinebackerMissouri
221Chicago BearsLowell CaylorDefensive backMiami (OH)
222New York GiantsCharlie KillettBackMemphis State
223Detroit LionsCharlie JohnsonTackleVillanova
224Green Bay PackersCoolidge HuntBackTexas Tech

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
225Los Angeles RamsJerrel WilsonPunterSouthern Mississippi
226St. Louis CardinalsDave MeggyesyLinebackerSyracuse
227Minnesota VikingsTom MunseyBackConcord
228Philadelphia EaglesGordon RushBackTulane
229Baltimore ColtsKern CarsonBackSan Diego State
230Dallas CowboysErnie ParkGuardMcMurry
231Washington RedskinsRon WhaleyDefensive backTennessee-Chattanooga
232San Francisco 49ersKen ReedGuardTulsa
233Cleveland BrownsDick AndersonEndPenn State
234Chicago BearsJohn SiskBackMiami (FL)
235Pittsburgh SteelersTim SteinCenterMiami (OH)
236Detroit LionsGene FrantzBackBrigham Young
237New York GiantsBob McAdamsTackleNorth Carolina Central
238Green Bay PackersThurman WalkerEndIllinois

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
239Los Angeles RamsBuddy SoefkerBackLouisiana State
240Minnesota VikingsTom McIntyreTackleSt. John's (MN)
241St. Louis CardinalsLarry StallingsTackleGeorgia Tech
242Philadelphia EaglesRudy MathewsTackleTexas Christian
243Baltimore ColtsLuther WoodruffTackleNorth Carolina A&T
244Dallas CowboysBill FrankTackleColorado
245San Francisco 49ersJohn SellersTackleBakersfield J.C.
246Washington RedskinsDrew RobertsEndCal State-Humboldt
247Cleveland BrownsBobby GarvinTackleMississippi State
248Pittsburgh SteelersJim BradshawBackTennessee-Chattanooga
249Chicago BearsJeff SlabaughEndIndiana
250New York GiantsBill PasheBackGeorge Washington
251Detroit LionsAl GreerEndJackson State
252Green Bay PackersLuis HernandezGuardTexas-El Paso

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
253Los Angeles RamsDornel NelsonBackArizona State
254St. Louis CardinalsDarnell HaneyTackleUtah State
255Minnesota VikingsFrank HorvathBackYoungstown State
256Philadelphia EaglesMike WasdovichGuardIndiana
257Baltimore ColtsSteve BerzanskyBackWest Virginia
258Dallas CowboysJim StigerBackWashington
259Washington RedskinsJim TurnerQuarterbackUtah State
260San Francisco 49ersBob PriceGuardNorth Texas State
261Cleveland BrownsGary ShermanLinebackerBowling Green
262Chicago BearsBob YaksickDefensive backRutgers
263Pittsburgh SteelersRoger BergTackleSt. Thomas (MN)
264Detroit LionsLucien ReebergTackleHampton
265New York GiantsBuck Buchanan[12]Defensive tackleGrambling
266Green Bay PackersHerman HampBackFresno State

Round twenty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
267Los Angeles RamsBill RedellDefensive backOccidental
268Minnesota VikingsMailon KentBackAuburn
269St. Louis CardinalsBill ClayEndArkansas
270Philadelphia EaglesBen RizzoBackMiami (FL)
271Baltimore ColtsD.L. HurdEndCal State-San Francisco
272Dallas CowboysTommy LucasEndTexas
273San Francisco 49ersDon DavisBackMcMurry
274Washington RedskinsJoe BaughanTackleAuburn
275Cleveland BrownsSteve ShawBackVanderbilt
276Pittsburgh SteelersJim TraficantBackPittsburgh
277Chicago BearsJohn GregoryEndBaldwin–Wallace
278New York GiantsHomer JonesBackTexas Southern
279Detroit LionsGordon ScarboroughBackEast Texas State
280 [13]Green Bay PackersBobby BrezinaBackHouston
= Pro Bowler [5] = AFL All-Star [6] = Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

  • Bobby Bell, linebacker from Minnesota taken 2nd round, 16th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.[11]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1983.[14]
  • Buck Buchanan, defensive tackle from Grambling taken 19th round, 265th overall by the New York Giants.[12]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.[15]
  • John Mackey, tight end from Syracuse taken 2nd round, 19th overall by the Baltimore Colts.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1992.[15]
  • Jackie Smith, tight end from Northwestern State taken 10th round, 129th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.[15]
  • Dave Robinson, linebacker from Penn State taken 1st round, 14th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013.
  • Willie Brown, cornerback from Grambling State, signed undrafted by Houston Oilers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.
  • Winston Hill, offensive tackle from Texas Southern taken 11th round, 145th overall by the Baltimore Colts.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler[5] = Hall of Famer[16]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Houston Oilers Willie Brown CB Grambling State SWAC
Baltimore Colts Gary Cuozzo  QB Virginia ACC
Cleveland Browns Larry Benz  S Northwestern Big Ten
Dallas Cowboys Wendell Hayes  RB Humboldt State FWC
Los Angeles Rams Bill Swain  LB Oregon Ind.
Minnesota Vikings Lee Calland  CB Louisville Ind.
Minnesota Vikings Don Hultz  DT Southern Mississippi Ind. (Univ.)
Minnesota Vikings Ron Vander Kelen  QB Wisconsin Big Ten
Philadelphia Eagles Mike Clark  K Texas A&M SWC
Washington Redskins Ted Rzempoluch  DB Virginia ACC

See also

References

  1. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. "Baker picked first by LA in NFL draft". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. December 3, 1962. p. 2B.
  4. "AFL drafts Terry Baker in 12th round". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. AP & UPI reports. December 2, 1962. p. 1B.
  5. 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  6. 1 2 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
  7. Terry Baker, 1962 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  8. Jim Dunaway signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
  9. Ed Budde signed with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League
  10. Dave Behrman signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
  11. 1 2 Bobby Bell signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League "Bobby Bell player profile at profootballhof.com". Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  12. 1 2 Buck Buchanan signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League "Junious (Buck) Buchanan player profile at profootballhof.com". Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  13. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  14. 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.
  15. 1 2 3 List of 1990s 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.
  16. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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