1960 American Football League draft
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| 1960 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Dates | November 22–23, 1959 & December 2, 1959 |
| Location | Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
The 1960 American Football League draft was held on November 22–23, 1959, in Minneapolis,[1][2] shortly after the organization of the league, and lasted 33 rounds.[3] An additional draft of 20 rounds was held by the AFL on December 2.[4]
Teams were required to fill the 11 squad positions by selecting four backs, two ends, two tackles, two guards, and a center with their first 11 picks.[1][2] Before each position was selected, teams drew lots to determine the selection order.[2] Though professional teams used dedicated offensive and defensive units, the league did not want to go 22 rounds before starting unrestricted drafting.[1]
Territorial draft
[edit]To begin the draft, each of the eight teams were awarded a territorial or "bonus" selection to guarantee a local flavor that would boost the financial prospects of each franchise. These regional picks did not follow a specific order. Rather, they were mutually agreed upon by the other teams.[5]
| AFL team | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | Gerhard Schwedes | Halfback | Syracuse | |
| Buffalo Bills | Richie Lucas | Quarterback | Penn State | 1959 Maxwell Award winner. |
| Dallas Texans | Don Meredith | Quarterback | SMU | Did not sign. |
| Denver Broncos | Roger LeClerc | Center | Trinity (CT) | Did not sign. |
| Houston Oilers | Billy Cannon | Halfback | LSU | 1959 Heisman Trophy winner. |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Monty Stickles | End | Notre Dame | Did not sign. |
| New York Titans | George Izo | Quarterback | Notre Dame | Did not sign. |
| Minneapolis team[a] | Dale Hackbart | Quarterback | Wisconsin | Did not sign. |
Source:[6]
Regular draft
[edit]First selections
[edit]After the territorial picks, a consensus was reached on the top eight players at each position—at the time, college players were typically categorized by their offensive positions only. The names for each position were then placed in a hat and randomly drawn by each team. This process repeated until each franchise had made 33 selections, or three full offensive units. Those selections were considered as the first round of the draft.[5]
| † | = AFL All-Star[b] | = Pro Bowler[c] | = Hall of Famer |
Boston Patriots
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Allen | Halfback | Utah State | Did not sign. |
| Ron Burton | Halfback | Northwestern | |
| Dale Chamberlain | Fullback | Miami (OH) | |
| Henry Christopher | End | SMU | |
| Dan Colchico | End | San Jose State | Did not sign. |
| Jack Cummings | Quarterback | NC State | |
| James Davis | Center | Oklahoma | |
| Foge Fazio | Center | Pittsburgh | Did not sign. |
| Max Fugler | Center | LSU | Did not sign. |
| Tim Gardner | Tackle | Duke | |
| James Goodyear | Tackle | Wake Forest | |
| Dave Harris | Halfback | Kansas | |
| Al Henderson | Tackle | Colorado State | |
| Jim Hickman | Tackle | Penn State | |
| Bob Kranz | Fullback | Penn State | |
| Joe Kulbacki | Halfback | Purdue | |
| Dee Mackey | End | East Texas State | Did not sign. |
| Leon Manley | Guard | West Texas State | |
| Cliff Manning | Tackle | Hardin–Simmons | |
| Pete Manning | End | Wake Forest | Did not sign. |
| Ed Mazurek | Tackle | Xavier | |
| Bill Meglen | Guard | Utah State | |
| Frank Mestnik | Fullback | Marquette | Did not sign. |
| Ron Mix | Tackle | USC | Rights traded to the Chargers. |
| Irv Nikolai | End | Stanford | |
| Jim Prestel | Tackle | Idaho | Did not sign. |
| Bob Salerno | Guard | Colorado | |
| Dick Soergel | Quarterback | Oklahoma State | |
| Larry Wagner | Tackle | Vanderbilt | |
| Harvey White | Quarterback | Clemson | |
| Tirey Wilemon | Halfback | SMU | |
| Gary Wisener | End | Baylor | Did not sign. |
Buffalo Bills
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birtho Arnold | Tackle | Ohio State | |
| Charlie Bivins | Halfback | Morris Brown | Did not sign. |
| Don Black | End | New Mexico | |
| Bill Burrell | Guard | Illinois | Did not sign. |
| Paul Choquette | Fullback | Brown | |
| Mike Connelly | Center | Utah State | Did not sign. |
| Jim Conroy | Fullback | USC | Did not sign. |
| Bob Coogan | Tackle | Utah | |
| Lou Cordileone | Tackle | Clemson | Did not sign. |
| Ted Dean | Fullback | Wichita | Did not sign. |
| Willie Evans | Halfback | Buffalo | |
| Ross Fichtner | Quarterback | Purdue | Did not sign. |
| Jon Gilliam | Center | East Texas State | |
| Al Goldstein | End | North Carolina | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Jim Houston | End | Ohio State | Did not sign. |
| Ray Jauch | Halfback | Iowa | Did not sign. |
| Robert Khayat | Tackle | Ole Miss | Did not sign. |
| Ken Kirk | Center | Ole Miss | Did not sign. |
| Jim Leo | End | Cincinnati | Did not sign. |
| Chuck McMurtry† | Tackle | Whittier | |
| Bubba Meyer | End | TCU | |
| Ron Miller | End | Vanderbilt | |
| Gale Oliver | Tackle | Texas A&M | |
| Harold Olson† | Tackle | Clemson | |
| Ray Peterson | Halfback | West Virginia | |
| Vince Promuto | Guard | Holy Cross | Did not sign. |
| Rene Ramirez | Halfback | Texas | |
| Len Rohde | Tackle | Utah State | Did not sign. |
| Joe Schaffer | Tackle | Tennessee | |
| Wayne Schneider | Halfback | Colorado State | |
| Ivan Toncic | Quarterback | Pittsburgh | |
| Larry Wilson | Halfback | Utah | Did not sign. |
Dallas Texans
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Atchason | End | Western Illinois | |
| George Boone | Tackle | Kentucky | |
| Chris Burford† | End | Stanford | |
| Earl Ray Butler | Tackle | North Carolina | |
| Gail Cogdill | End | Washington State | Did not sign. |
| Jim Crotty | Halfback | Notre Dame | Did not sign. |
| Gary Ferguson | Tackle | SMU | |
| Tom Glynn | Center | Boston College | |
| Gene Gossage | Tackle | Northwestern | Did not sign. |
| Jim Heineke | Tackle | Wisconsin | |
| William Jerry | Tackle | South Carolina | |
| John Kapele | Tackle | BYU | Did not sign. |
| Louis Kelley | Fullback | New Mexico State | |
| Gilmer Lewis | Tackle | Oklahoma | |
| John Malmberg | Tackle | Knox | |
| Arvie Martin | Center | TCU | |
| Tom Moore | Halfback | Vanderbilt | Did not sign. |
| Ola Lee Murchison | End | Pacific | |
| Bob Nelson | Center | Wisconsin | |
| Jim Norton† | End | Idaho | |
| Warren Rabb | Quarterback | LSU | Did not sign. |
| Howard Ringwood | Halfback | BYU | |
| Johnny Robinson | Halfback | LSU | |
| John Saunders | Fullback | South Carolina | |
| Glenn Shaw | Fullback | Kentucky | Did not sign. |
| Gordon Speer | Halfback | Rice | |
| Jack Stone | Guard | Oregon | |
| Marvin Terrell† | Guard | Ole Miss | |
| Emery Turner | Guard | Purdue | |
| Joe Vader | End | Kansas State | |
| Carroll Zaruba | Halfback | Nebraska |
Denver Broncos
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Ball | Tackle | Boston College | |
| Charley Britt | Quarterback | Georgia | Did not sign. |
| Dave Canary | End | Cincinnati | |
| Paul Candro | Halfback | Boston University | |
| Bill Carrico | Guard | North Texas State | |
| Larry Cundiff | Center | Michigan State | |
| Bernard Darre | Tackle | Tulane | |
| Roger Davis | Tackle | Syracuse | Did not sign. |
| Lonnie Dennis | Guard | BYU | Did not sign. |
| John Dingens | Tackle | Detroit | |
| Maurice Doke | Guard | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Mike Dowdle | Fullback | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Wayne Hawkins† | Tackle | Pacific | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Gary Huber | Center | Miami (OH) | |
| Dave Hudson | End | Florida | |
| Claude King | Halfback | Louisville | |
| Don Klochak | Fullback | North Carolina | |
| Dean Look | Quarterback | Michigan State | |
| Bill Mathis† | Halfback | Clemson | |
| Ken McNeece | Tackle | San Jose State | |
| James Monroe | Quarterback | Arkansas | |
| Ray Norton | Halfback | San Jose State | Did not sign. |
| Bob Rosbaugh | Halfback | Miami (FL) | |
| Mel Semenko | End | Colorado | Did not sign. |
| Lebron Shields | Tackle | Tennessee | Did not sign. |
| Jack Spikes | Fullback | TCU | |
| Howard Turley | End | Louisville | |
| Jim Walden | Quarterback | Wyoming | Did not sign. |
| Willie West† | Halfback | Oregon | Did not sign. |
| John Willener | Guard | Oregon | |
| Bob Yates | Tackle | Syracuse | |
| Ken Young | End | Valparaiso | |
| Bob Zimpfer | Tackle | Bowling Green |
Houston Oilers
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Arena | Guard | Northwestern | |
| Dick Bass | Halfback | Pacific | Did not sign. |
| Bill Bohler | End / Tackle | St. Ambrose | |
| Larry Cadwell | Guard | Louisville | |
| Doug Cline | Fullback | Clemson | |
| DeJustice Coleman | Halfback | Illinois | |
| Bob Crandall | Halfback | New Mexico | |
| Cleatus Drinnon | Center | Hardin–Simmons | |
| John Gremer | Guard | Illinois | |
| George Herring | Guard | North Texas State | |
| Don Hitt | Center | Oklahoma State | |
| Steve Johnson | Quarterback | Pepperdine | |
| John Lands | End | Montana | |
| Jacky Lee | Quarterback | Cincinnati | |
| Bruce Maher | Halfback | Detroit | Did not sign. |
| Don Mattson | Tackle | USC | |
| Mike McGee | Guard | Duke | Did not sign. |
| Hugh McInnis | End | Mississippi Southern | Did not sign. |
| Max Messner | Tackle | Cincinnati | Did not sign. |
| George Mulholland | End | New Mexico State | |
| Gary O'Steen | Halfback | Alabama | |
| Gene Prebola | End | Boston University | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Palmer Pyle | Tackle | Michigan State | Did not sign. |
| William Roach | Tackle | TCU | |
| Bob Simms | End | Rutgers | Did not sign. |
| Philip Snowden | Quarterback | Ole Miss | |
| Don Underwood | Guard | McNeese State | |
| Duane Whetstone | Fullback | George Washington | |
| Bob White | Fullback | Ohio State | |
| Maury Youmans | Tackle | Syracuse | Did not sign. |
Los Angeles Chargers
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Aucreman | End | Indiana | |
| Bob Bercich | Halfback | Michigan State | Did not sign. |
| Barney Berlinger | End | Penn | Did not sign. |
| Charley Boone | Center | Richmond | |
| Bobby Boyd | Quarterback | Oklahoma | Did not sign. |
| Byron Bradfute | Tackle | Mississippi Southern | Did not sign. |
| Rod Breedlove | Guard | Maryland | Did not sign. |
| Tom Budrewicz | Tackle | Brown | |
| Jim Cameron | Center | East Texas State | |
| Jake Crouthamel | Halfback | Dartmouth | Did not sign. |
| Pete Davidson | Tackle | The Citadel | |
| Floyd Faucette | Halfback | Georgia Tech | |
| Bobby Franklin | Quarterback | Ole Miss | Did not sign. |
| Charlie Flowers | Fullback | Ole Miss | |
| Don Horn | Fullback | Iowa | |
| Bob Jeter | Halfback | Iowa | Did not sign. |
| Bill Lindner | Tackle | Pittsburgh | |
| Billy Ray Locklin | Tackle | New Mexico State | |
| Bill Lopasky | Guard | West Virginia | |
| Paul Maguire† | End | The Citadel | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | End | Oklahoma | |
| Charlie Milstead | Quarterback | Texas A&M | |
| Ed Pitts | Tackle | South Carolina | |
| Ed Serieka | Fullback | Xavier | |
| Bob Scholtz | Center | Notre Dame | Did not sign. |
| Russ Sloan | End | Missouri | |
| Ron Stehouwer | Tackle | Colorado State | Did not sign. |
| Wayne Stewart | Guard | The Citadel | |
| John Stolte | Tackle | Kansas City | |
| Leonard Wilson | Halfback | Purdue | |
| Bob Zeman† | Halfback | Wisconsin |
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Andreotti | Center | Northwestern | Signed with the CFL. |
| Maxie Baughan | Center | Georgia Tech | Signed with the NFL. |
| George Blanch | Halfback | Texas | Signed with the Oilers. |
| Cloyd Boyette | Tackle | Texas Southern | |
| Willie Boykin | Tackle | Michigan State | |
| Carmen Cavalli | End | Richmond | |
| Jim Chastain | Tackle | Michigan State | |
| Fran Curci | Quarterback | Miami (FL) | Signed with the Oilers. |
| Dale Carroll | End | Virginia Tech | |
| Purcell Daniels | Fullback | Pepperdine | Signed with the Oilers. |
| Don Deskins | Tackle | Michigan | Signed with the Chargers. |
| Leon Dombrowski | Tackle | Delaware | Signed with the Titans. |
| Ken Fitch | Tackle | Kansas | |
| Abner Haynes† | Halfback | North Texas State | Signed with the Texans. |
| Vin Hogan | Halfback | Boston College | |
| Bob Jarus | Halfback | Purdue | |
| Earl Kohlhaas | Guard | Penn State | |
| Bobby Lackey | Quarterback | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Neil MacLean | Fullback | Wake Forest | |
| Larry Muff | End | St. Benedict's | |
| Don Norton† | End | Iowa | Signed with the Chargers. |
| Jim O'Brien | Tackle | Boston College | |
| Chuck Pollard | End | Rice | |
| Billy Roland | Guard | Georgia | |
| Ray Smith | Fullback | UCLA | Signed with the CFL. |
| Wade Smith | Halfback | North Carolina | |
| Jerry Stalcup | Guard | Wisconsin | Signed with the NFL. |
| John Wilcox | Tackle | Oregon | Signed with the NFL. |
| Al Witcher | End | Baylor | Signed with the Oilers. |
| Silas Woods | Halfback | Marquette | |
| Mike Wright | Tackle | Minnesota |
New York Titans
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Akin | End | Vanderbilt | |
| Chuck Allen | Tackle | Alabama | |
| Bill Bucek | Halfback | Rice | |
| Jackie Burkett | Center | Auburn | Did not sign. |
| Angelo Coia | Halfback | USC | Did not sign. |
| Jim Eifrid | Center | Colorado State | |
| Don Ellersick | End | Washington State | Did not sign. |
| Prentice Gautt | Fullback | Oklahoma | Did not sign. |
| George Genyk | Guard | Michigan | |
| Larry Grantham† | End | Ole Miss | |
| Joe Graybeal | Center | Eastern Kentucky | |
| Jack Groner | Quarterback | Washington & Lee | |
| Ed Kaohelaulii | Tackle | Oregon State | |
| Ed Kovac | Halfback | Cincinnati | |
| Mike Magac | Tackle | Missouri | Did not sign. |
| Blanche Martin | Fullback | Michigan State | |
| Curt Merz | End | Iowa | |
| Ed Meyer | Tackle | West Texas State | Did not sign. |
| Gene Miller | Tackle | Rice | |
| Jim Mooty | Halfback | Arkansas | Did not sign. |
| Mike Morin | Halfback | Knox | |
| Nick Patella | Guard | Wake Forest | |
| Don Perkins | Halfback | New Mexico | Did not sign. |
| Dave Ross | End | Los Angeles State | |
| Roger Smith | Guard | Auburn | |
| Don Stallings | Tackle | North Carolina | Did not sign. |
| Larry Stephens | Tackle | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Jim St. Clair | Quarterback | UC Santa Barbara | |
| Jim Stinnette | Fullback | Oregon State | |
| David Wilemon | Tackle | SMU |
Second selections
[edit]The second selections took place two weeks later, on December 2. The process was the same as the first ones, but it consisted of maximum 20 picks in total for each team. This selections were considered as the second round.[5]
Boston Patriots
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Ames | Halfback | Richmond | |
| Jim Boeke | Tackle | Heidelberg | Did not sign. |
| Billy Brewer | Quarterback | Ole Miss | Did not sign. |
| Emanuel Congedo | Tackle | Villanova | |
| Pat Dye | Tackle | Georgia | Did not sign. |
| Bo Farrington | End | Prairie View A&M | Did not sign. |
| Rich Grecni | Center | Ohio | |
| Bud Jones | End | SMU | |
| Don Kacmarek | Tackle | North Dakota | |
| John Lawrence | Tackle | NC State | |
| Ron Maltony | Tackle | Purdue | |
| Bobby Pate | Halfback | Presbyterian | Did not sign. |
| Jack Rudolph | Linebacker | Georgia Tech | |
| Frank Sally | Tackle | California | |
| Bob Spada | End | Duke | |
| Pete Tunney | Halfback | Occidental | |
| Jim Brewster | Halfback | Marquette | |
| John Wilcox | Tackle | Oregon | Did not sign. |
Buffalo Bills
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bumgarner | End | Duke | |
| Tom Day† | Tackle | North Carolina A&T | Did not sign. |
| Babe Dreymala | Tackle | Texas | |
| Joe Gomes | Halfback | South Carolina | |
| Mike Graney | End | Notre Dame | |
| Pete Hall | Quarterback | Marquette | Did not sign. |
| Jim Hanna | End | USC | |
| Ernie Hanson | Center | Arizona State–Flagstaff | |
| Darrell Harper | Halfback | Michigan | |
| John Littlejohn | Halfback | Kansas State | |
| Marv Luster | End | UCLA | Did not sign. |
| Dwight Nichols | Halfback | Iowa State | Did not sign. |
| Merlin Priddy | Halfback | TCU | |
| Harry Rakowski | Halfback | The Citadel | |
| Dale Rems | Tackle | Purdue | |
| Carl Robison | Tackle | South Carolina State | |
| Bob Silva | Tackle | Stephen F. Austin | |
| James Sorey | Tackle | Texas Southern | |
| Jerry Thompson | Tackle | Oklahoma | |
| Royce Whittington | Tackle | Southeastern Louisiana |
Dallas Texans
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Alderman | Tackle | Detroit | Did not sign. |
| Herman Alexander | Tackle | Findlay | |
| Taz Anderson | Halfback | Georgia Tech | Did not sign. |
| Jim Beaver | Tackle | Florida | |
| Bill Beck | Tackle | Gustavus Adolphus | |
| Doug Pat Brown | Tackle | Fresno State | |
| Gary Campbell | Halfback | Whittier | Did not sign. |
| Vernon Cole | Quarterback | North Texas State | Did not sign. |
| Toby Deese | Tackle | Georgia Tech | |
| Carl Dumbald | Tackle | West Virginia | |
| Charley Flizey | Center | Mississippi Southern | |
| Tom Gates | Halfback | San Bernardino Valley | |
| Goose Gonsoulin† | Halfback | Baylor | |
| Clark Holden | Halfback | USC | |
| Dewitt Hoopes | Tackle | Northwestern | |
| Don Leebern | Tackle | Georgia | |
| Bill Thompson | Center | Georgia | |
| Billy Tranum | End | Arkansas | |
| Jim Vickers | End | Georgia | |
| Larry Ward | End | Lamar Tech | |
| Paul Winslow | Halfback | North Carolina College | Did not sign. |
Denver Broncos
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Branch† | Tackle | LSU | |
| Ronnie Cain | End | Kentucky | |
| Jack Campbell | End | Toledo | |
| Tom Chapman | End | Detroit | |
| LeVelle Coleman | Halfback | Western Michigan | |
| Jim Colvin | Tackle | Houston | Did not sign. |
| Teddy Foret | Tackle | Auburn | |
| Bobby Joe Green | Halfback | Florida | Did not sign. |
| George Hershberger | Tackle | Wichita | |
| Sam Horner | Halfback | VMI | Did not sign. |
| Bob Hudson | End | Lamar Tech | |
| Vic Jones | Halfback | Indiana | |
| Billy Luplow | Tackle | Arkansas | |
| George Phelps | Halfback | Cornell (IA) | |
| Tom Roberts | Tackle | Georgia Tech | |
| Sam Stenger | Center | Denver | |
| Olin Treadway | Quarterback | Iowa | |
| John Wilkins | Tackle | USC | |
| Emmet Wilson | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
Houston Oilers
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clair Branch | Halfback | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Dave Chamberlain | Halfback | Miami (OH) | |
| Don Cochran | Tackle | Alabama | |
| Stan Fanning | Tackle | Idaho | Did not sign. |
| Jim Glasgow | Tackle | Jackson State | |
| Dave Graham | End | Virginia | Did not sign. |
| Bob Haas | Halfback | Missouri | |
| Lowell Hughes | Quarterback | Kent State | |
| Dale Johannson | Tackle | Augustana (SD) | |
| Jim Marshall | Tackle | Ohio State | Did not sign. |
| Ron Morrison | Tackle | New Mexico | |
| Jerry Muennink | Center | Texas | |
| Paul Oglesby | Tackle | UCLA | |
| John Peppercorn | End | Kansas | |
| Bob Peterson | Center | Oregon | |
| Bob Talamini† | Tackle | Kentucky | |
| Bob Towns | End | Georgia | |
| Bob Wasden | End | Auburn | |
| Jim Welch | Halfback | SMU | Did not sign. |
| Jim Wolff | Halfback | Panhandle A&M |
Los Angeles Chargers
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Beabout | Tackle | Purdue | |
| George Blair† | Halfback | Ole Miss | |
| Frank Brixius | Tackle | Minnesota | |
| Joe Davis | Tackle | The Citadel | |
| Bob DeMarco | Guard | Dayton | Did not sign. |
| Bob Hain | Tackle | Iowa | |
| Chuck Janssen | Tackle | Tulsa | |
| Gorden Kelley | End | Georgia | Did not sign. |
| Larry Lancaster | Guard | Georgia | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Marv Lasater | Halfback | TCU | |
| Warren Lashua | End | Whitworth | |
| Perry McGriff | End | Florida | |
| Kirk Phares | Tackle | South Carolina | |
| Lamar Rawson | Halfback | Auburn | |
| Ronald Ray | Tackle | Howard Payne | |
| Ken Talkington | Quarterback | Texas Tech | |
| John Talley | Quarterback | Northwestern | |
| Bobby Waters | Halfback | Presbyterian | |
| Bob Wehking | Center | Florida | |
| Larry Womack | Halfback | Colorado State |
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Alexander | Halfback | Southeastern Louisiana | |
| Pervis Atkins | Halfback | New Mexico State | Signed with the NFL. |
| Al Bansavage | Tackle | USC | Signed with the Chargers. |
| Walter Beach | Halfback | Central Michigan | Signed with the Patriots. |
| Johnny Brewer | End | Ole Miss | Signed with the NFL. |
| Don Edington | End | Florida | |
| Howard Evans | Center | Houston | |
| Fred Hageman | Center | Kansas | Signed with the NFL. |
| Bill Herron | End | Georgia | |
| Bob Hogue | Tackle | Shepherd | |
| Gerald Lambert | Tackle | Texas A&I | |
| Sam McCord | Quarterback | East Texas State | |
| Rich Mostardi | Halfback | Kent State | Signed with the NFL. |
| Bob Parker | Tackle | East Texas State | |
| Tony Polychronis | Tackle | Utah | |
| Dan Sheehan | Tackle | Chattanooga | |
| Howard Turley | End | Louisville | |
| Jim Williams | Tackle | North Carolina | |
| Jim Woodward | Tackle | Lamar Tech |
New York Titans
[edit]| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Abadie | End | Tulane | |
| Ramon Armstrong | Tackle | TCU | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Dave Baker | End | Syracuse | |
| Richard Brooks | End | Purdue | |
| Roger Brown | Tackle | Maryland State | Did not sign. |
| Tom Budrewicz | Tackle | Brown | |
| Bob Colburn | Quarterback | Bowling Green | |
| Larry Essenmacker | Tackle | Alma | |
| Jim Gorman | Tackle | McMurry | |
| Bob Hall | Tackle | Kent State | |
| Marshall Harris | Halfback | TCU | |
| Garney Henley | Halfback | Huron | Did not sign. |
| Jim Hunt | Tackle | Purdue | |
| Gordon Leboeuf | Halfback | Texas A&M | |
| Jim Nemeth | Center | South Carolina | |
| Steve Rasso | Halfback | Cincinnati | |
| Royce Shelton | Halfback | Stephen F. Austin | |
| Gary Sknoeckni | End | Syracuse | |
| Andy Stynchula | Tackle | Penn State | Did not sign. |
| Frank Walton | Halfback | John Carroll |
| † | = AFL All-Star[b] | = Pro Bowler[c] | = Hall of Famer |
Source:[7]
Allocation draft
[edit]After the draft was completed, one of the original teams, Minneapolis (which did not have a nickname), was offered a franchise in the NFL and on January 27, 1960, they withdrew from the AFL, leaving the league with seven teams. Three days later, there were announced that the Oakland Raiders had been joined the AFL as the eighth franchise, and them inherited the draft picks of Minneapolis. The problem was that several of the players selected by Minneapolis were signed by NFL, CFL and AFL teams. To solve this issue the AFL held an allocation draft. Each of the other seven AFL teams froze 11 players on their rosters. The remaining players were then eligible for selection by Oakland, which then stockpiled a total of 24 players.[4] The number of players originally drafted for the eighth AFL franchise, but who were signed by other teams, combined with the process of the allocation draft, virtually guaranteed that the Raiders would have the worst team in the AFL in its first year. In spite of this, they managed to sign future stars center Jim Otto and guard Wayne Hawkins, two men who played the entire ten years of the American Football League.
| † | = All-Star |
| Player | Position | College | AFL team coming from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Armstrong | Tackle | TCU | New York Titans | |
| George Blanch | Halfback | Texas | Houston Oilers | |
| Joe Cannavino | Defensive back | Ohio State | Buffalo Bills | |
| Luther Carr | Tackle | Washington | Los Angeles Chargers | |
| Carmen Cavalli | Defensive end | Richmond | Buffalo Bills | |
| Donnis Churchwell | Guard | Ole Miss | Houston Oilers | Played in the NFL in 1959. |
| Fran Curci | Quarterback | Miami (FL) | Houston Oilers | Did not sign. |
| Purcell Daniels | Defensive back | Pepperdine | Houston Oilers | |
| Don Deskins | Guard | Michigan | Los Angeles Chargers | |
| Don Edington | End | Florida | Boston Patriots | |
| Jerry Epps | Guard | West Texas State | New York Titans | |
| Al Goldstein | End | North Carolina | Buffalo Bills | |
| Bob Harrison | Linebacker | Arizona State | Los Angeles Chargers | |
| Wayne Hawkins† | Guard | Pacific | Denver Broncos | |
| Clark Holden | Halfback | USC | Dallas Texans | |
| Stan Jones | Guard | Maryland State | Dallas Texans | |
| Larry Lancaster | Tackle | Georgia | Los Angeles Chargers | |
| Billy Lott | Halfback | Ole Miss | Houston Oilers | Played in the NFL in 1958. |
| Bob Nelson | Center | Wisconsin | Boston Patriots | |
| Ron Newhouse | Linebacker | Michigan | New York Titans | |
| Ray Peterson | Halfback | West Virginia | Buffalo Bills | |
| Gene Prebola | End | Boston University | Houston Oilers | |
| Mack Starnes | Defensive back | USC | Houston Oilers | |
| Jim Woodward | Guard | North Carolina College | Houston Oilers |
Source:[7]
Hall of Famers
[edit]- Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers offensive tackle Ron Mix, drafted as a first selection by the Boston Patriots, then he was traded to Los Angeles. He played 10 years for the Chargers franchise and one season with the Oakland Raiders. Inducted in 1979.
- Oakland Raiders center Jim Otto, signed as an undrafted free agent, he played fifteen seasons for the Raiders. Inducted in 1980.
- Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs safety Johnny Robinson, drafted as a first selection, he played his entire 12-year career with the Chiefs franchise. Inducted in 2019.
- Safety Larry Wilson, drafted as a first selection by the Buffalo Bills, Wilson instead signed with the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals, where he played his entire 13-year career. Inducted in 1978.
Notable undrafted players
[edit]| † | = All-Star | ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
See also
[edit]- List of American Football League players
- History of American Football League draft
- List of professional American football drafts
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c When the Minneapolis team withdrew from the league to join the NFL, their draft picks were assigned to the Oakland Raiders that replaced them. See § Allocation draft for more details.
- ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
- ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "New Grid Loop's Novel Draft Expected To Avoid Scramble". The Morning Call. November 20, 1959. p. 29. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "American Football League drafts 88 players". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. November 24, 1959. p. 13.
- ^ "AFL Sets Dallas Meeting for Dec 4–5". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. November 25, 1959. p. 14. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Carroll, Bob (1999). Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 1464–1466. ISBN 9780062701749. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "The AFL's first draft". profootballhof.com. October 28, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009). The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9781602396777. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Riffenburgh, Beau (1986). The Official NFL Encyclopedia. New American Library. pp. 482–483. ISBN 0453005241. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
External links
[edit]
| 1960 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Dates | November 22–23, 1959 & December 2, 1959 |
| Location | Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
The 1960 American Football League draft was held on November 22–23, 1959, in Minneapolis,[1][2] shortly after the organization of the league, and lasted 33 rounds.[3] An additional draft of 20 rounds was held by the AFL on December 2.[4]
Teams were required to fill the 11 squad positions by selecting four backs, two ends, two tackles, two guards, and a center with their first 11 picks.[1][2] Before each position was selected, teams drew lots to determine the selection order.[2] Though professional teams used dedicated offensive and defensive units, the league did not want to go 22 rounds before starting unrestricted drafting.[1]
Territorial draft
To begin the draft, each of the eight teams were awarded a territorial or "bonus" selection to guarantee a local flavor that would boost the financial prospects of each franchise. These regional picks did not follow a specific order. Rather, they were mutually agreed upon by the other teams.[5]
| AFL team | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Patriots | Gerhard Schwedes | Halfback | Syracuse | |
| Buffalo Bills | Richie Lucas | Quarterback | Penn State | 1959 Maxwell Award winner. |
| Dallas Texans | Don Meredith | Quarterback | SMU | Did not sign. |
| Denver Broncos | Roger LeClerc | Center | Trinity (CT) | Did not sign. |
| Houston Oilers | Billy Cannon | Halfback | LSU | 1959 Heisman Trophy winner. |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Monty Stickles | End | Notre Dame | Did not sign. |
| New York Titans | George Izo | Quarterback | Notre Dame | Did not sign. |
| Minneapolis team[a] | Dale Hackbart | Quarterback | Wisconsin | Did not sign. |
Source:[6]
Regular draft
First selections
After the territorial picks, a consensus was reached on the top eight players at each position—at the time, college players were typically categorized by their offensive positions only. The names for each position were then placed in a hat and randomly drawn by each team. This process repeated until each franchise had made 33 selections, or three full offensive units. Those selections were considered as the first round of the draft.[5]
| † | = AFL All-Star[b] | = Pro Bowler[c] | = Hall of Famer |
Boston Patriots
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Allen | Halfback | Utah State | Did not sign. |
| Ron Burton | Halfback | Northwestern | |
| Dale Chamberlain | Fullback | Miami (OH) | |
| Henry Christopher | End | SMU | |
| Dan Colchico | End | San Jose State | Did not sign. |
| Jack Cummings | Quarterback | NC State | |
| James Davis | Center | Oklahoma | |
| Foge Fazio | Center | Pittsburgh | Did not sign. |
| Max Fugler | Center | LSU | Did not sign. |
| Tim Gardner | Tackle | Duke | |
| James Goodyear | Tackle | Wake Forest | |
| Dave Harris | Halfback | Kansas | |
| Al Henderson | Tackle | Colorado State | |
| Jim Hickman | Tackle | Penn State | |
| Bob Kranz | Fullback | Penn State | |
| Joe Kulbacki | Halfback | Purdue | |
| Dee Mackey | End | East Texas State | Did not sign. |
| Leon Manley | Guard | West Texas State | |
| Cliff Manning | Tackle | Hardin–Simmons | |
| Pete Manning | End | Wake Forest | Did not sign. |
| Ed Mazurek | Tackle | Xavier | |
| Bill Meglen | Guard | Utah State | |
| Frank Mestnik | Fullback | Marquette | Did not sign. |
| Ron Mix | Tackle | USC | Rights traded to the Chargers. |
| Irv Nikolai | End | Stanford | |
| Jim Prestel | Tackle | Idaho | Did not sign. |
| Bob Salerno | Guard | Colorado | |
| Dick Soergel | Quarterback | Oklahoma State | |
| Larry Wagner | Tackle | Vanderbilt | |
| Harvey White | Quarterback | Clemson | |
| Tirey Wilemon | Halfback | SMU | |
| Gary Wisener | End | Baylor | Did not sign. |
Buffalo Bills
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birtho Arnold | Tackle | Ohio State | |
| Charlie Bivins | Halfback | Morris Brown | Did not sign. |
| Don Black | End | New Mexico | |
| Bill Burrell | Guard | Illinois | Did not sign. |
| Paul Choquette | Fullback | Brown | |
| Mike Connelly | Center | Utah State | Did not sign. |
| Jim Conroy | Fullback | USC | Did not sign. |
| Bob Coogan | Tackle | Utah | |
| Lou Cordileone | Tackle | Clemson | Did not sign. |
| Ted Dean | Fullback | Wichita | Did not sign. |
| Willie Evans | Halfback | Buffalo | |
| Ross Fichtner | Quarterback | Purdue | Did not sign. |
| Jon Gilliam | Center | East Texas State | |
| Al Goldstein | End | North Carolina | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Jim Houston | End | Ohio State | Did not sign. |
| Ray Jauch | Halfback | Iowa | Did not sign. |
| Robert Khayat | Tackle | Ole Miss | Did not sign. |
| Ken Kirk | Center | Ole Miss | Did not sign. |
| Jim Leo | End | Cincinnati | Did not sign. |
| Chuck McMurtry† | Tackle | Whittier | |
| Bubba Meyer | End | TCU | |
| Ron Miller | End | Vanderbilt | |
| Gale Oliver | Tackle | Texas A&M | |
| Harold Olson† | Tackle | Clemson | |
| Ray Peterson | Halfback | West Virginia | |
| Vince Promuto | Guard | Holy Cross | Did not sign. |
| Rene Ramirez | Halfback | Texas | |
| Len Rohde | Tackle | Utah State | Did not sign. |
| Joe Schaffer | Tackle | Tennessee | |
| Wayne Schneider | Halfback | Colorado State | |
| Ivan Toncic | Quarterback | Pittsburgh | |
| Larry Wilson | Halfback | Utah | Did not sign. |
Dallas Texans
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Atchason | End | Western Illinois | |
| George Boone | Tackle | Kentucky | |
| Chris Burford† | End | Stanford | |
| Earl Ray Butler | Tackle | North Carolina | |
| Gail Cogdill | End | Washington State | Did not sign. |
| Jim Crotty | Halfback | Notre Dame | Did not sign. |
| Gary Ferguson | Tackle | SMU | |
| Tom Glynn | Center | Boston College | |
| Gene Gossage | Tackle | Northwestern | Did not sign. |
| Jim Heineke | Tackle | Wisconsin | |
| William Jerry | Tackle | South Carolina | |
| John Kapele | Tackle | BYU | Did not sign. |
| Louis Kelley | Fullback | New Mexico State | |
| Gilmer Lewis | Tackle | Oklahoma | |
| John Malmberg | Tackle | Knox | |
| Arvie Martin | Center | TCU | |
| Tom Moore | Halfback | Vanderbilt | Did not sign. |
| Ola Lee Murchison | End | Pacific | |
| Bob Nelson | Center | Wisconsin | |
| Jim Norton† | End | Idaho | |
| Warren Rabb | Quarterback | LSU | Did not sign. |
| Howard Ringwood | Halfback | BYU | |
| Johnny Robinson | Halfback | LSU | |
| John Saunders | Fullback | South Carolina | |
| Glenn Shaw | Fullback | Kentucky | Did not sign. |
| Gordon Speer | Halfback | Rice | |
| Jack Stone | Guard | Oregon | |
| Marvin Terrell† | Guard | Ole Miss | |
| Emery Turner | Guard | Purdue | |
| Joe Vader | End | Kansas State | |
| Carroll Zaruba | Halfback | Nebraska |
Denver Broncos
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Ball | Tackle | Boston College | |
| Charley Britt | Quarterback | Georgia | Did not sign. |
| Dave Canary | End | Cincinnati | |
| Paul Candro | Halfback | Boston University | |
| Bill Carrico | Guard | North Texas State | |
| Larry Cundiff | Center | Michigan State | |
| Bernard Darre | Tackle | Tulane | |
| Roger Davis | Tackle | Syracuse | Did not sign. |
| Lonnie Dennis | Guard | BYU | Did not sign. |
| John Dingens | Tackle | Detroit | |
| Maurice Doke | Guard | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Mike Dowdle | Fullback | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Wayne Hawkins† | Tackle | Pacific | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Gary Huber | Center | Miami (OH) | |
| Dave Hudson | End | Florida | |
| Claude King | Halfback | Louisville | |
| Don Klochak | Fullback | North Carolina | |
| Dean Look | Quarterback | Michigan State | |
| Bill Mathis† | Halfback | Clemson | |
| Ken McNeece | Tackle | San Jose State | |
| James Monroe | Quarterback | Arkansas | |
| Ray Norton | Halfback | San Jose State | Did not sign. |
| Bob Rosbaugh | Halfback | Miami (FL) | |
| Mel Semenko | End | Colorado | Did not sign. |
| Lebron Shields | Tackle | Tennessee | Did not sign. |
| Jack Spikes | Fullback | TCU | |
| Howard Turley | End | Louisville | |
| Jim Walden | Quarterback | Wyoming | Did not sign. |
| Willie West† | Halfback | Oregon | Did not sign. |
| John Willener | Guard | Oregon | |
| Bob Yates | Tackle | Syracuse | |
| Ken Young | End | Valparaiso | |
| Bob Zimpfer | Tackle | Bowling Green |
Houston Oilers
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Arena | Guard | Northwestern | |
| Dick Bass | Halfback | Pacific | Did not sign. |
| Bill Bohler | End / Tackle | St. Ambrose | |
| Larry Cadwell | Guard | Louisville | |
| Doug Cline | Fullback | Clemson | |
| DeJustice Coleman | Halfback | Illinois | |
| Bob Crandall | Halfback | New Mexico | |
| Cleatus Drinnon | Center | Hardin–Simmons | |
| John Gremer | Guard | Illinois | |
| George Herring | Guard | North Texas State | |
| Don Hitt | Center | Oklahoma State | |
| Steve Johnson | Quarterback | Pepperdine | |
| John Lands | End | Montana | |
| Jacky Lee | Quarterback | Cincinnati | |
| Bruce Maher | Halfback | Detroit | Did not sign. |
| Don Mattson | Tackle | USC | |
| Mike McGee | Guard | Duke | Did not sign. |
| Hugh McInnis | End | Mississippi Southern | Did not sign. |
| Max Messner | Tackle | Cincinnati | Did not sign. |
| George Mulholland | End | New Mexico State | |
| Gary O'Steen | Halfback | Alabama | |
| Gene Prebola | End | Boston University | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Palmer Pyle | Tackle | Michigan State | Did not sign. |
| William Roach | Tackle | TCU | |
| Bob Simms | End | Rutgers | Did not sign. |
| Philip Snowden | Quarterback | Ole Miss | |
| Don Underwood | Guard | McNeese State | |
| Duane Whetstone | Fullback | George Washington | |
| Bob White | Fullback | Ohio State | |
| Maury Youmans | Tackle | Syracuse | Did not sign. |
Los Angeles Chargers
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Aucreman | End | Indiana | |
| Bob Bercich | Halfback | Michigan State | Did not sign. |
| Barney Berlinger | End | Penn | Did not sign. |
| Charley Boone | Center | Richmond | |
| Bobby Boyd | Quarterback | Oklahoma | Did not sign. |
| Byron Bradfute | Tackle | Mississippi Southern | Did not sign. |
| Rod Breedlove | Guard | Maryland | Did not sign. |
| Tom Budrewicz | Tackle | Brown | |
| Jim Cameron | Center | East Texas State | |
| Jake Crouthamel | Halfback | Dartmouth | Did not sign. |
| Pete Davidson | Tackle | The Citadel | |
| Floyd Faucette | Halfback | Georgia Tech | |
| Bobby Franklin | Quarterback | Ole Miss | Did not sign. |
| Charlie Flowers | Fullback | Ole Miss | |
| Don Horn | Fullback | Iowa | |
| Bob Jeter | Halfback | Iowa | Did not sign. |
| Bill Lindner | Tackle | Pittsburgh | |
| Billy Ray Locklin | Tackle | New Mexico State | |
| Bill Lopasky | Guard | West Virginia | |
| Paul Maguire† | End | The Citadel | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | End | Oklahoma | |
| Charlie Milstead | Quarterback | Texas A&M | |
| Ed Pitts | Tackle | South Carolina | |
| Ed Serieka | Fullback | Xavier | |
| Bob Scholtz | Center | Notre Dame | Did not sign. |
| Russ Sloan | End | Missouri | |
| Ron Stehouwer | Tackle | Colorado State | Did not sign. |
| Wayne Stewart | Guard | The Citadel | |
| John Stolte | Tackle | Kansas City | |
| Leonard Wilson | Halfback | Purdue | |
| Bob Zeman† | Halfback | Wisconsin |
Minneapolis team[a]
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Andreotti | Center | Northwestern | Signed with the CFL. |
| Maxie Baughan | Center | Georgia Tech | Signed with the NFL. |
| George Blanch | Halfback | Texas | Signed with the Oilers. |
| Cloyd Boyette | Tackle | Texas Southern | |
| Willie Boykin | Tackle | Michigan State | |
| Carmen Cavalli | End | Richmond | |
| Jim Chastain | Tackle | Michigan State | |
| Fran Curci | Quarterback | Miami (FL) | Signed with the Oilers. |
| Dale Carroll | End | Virginia Tech | |
| Purcell Daniels | Fullback | Pepperdine | Signed with the Oilers. |
| Don Deskins | Tackle | Michigan | Signed with the Chargers. |
| Leon Dombrowski | Tackle | Delaware | Signed with the Titans. |
| Ken Fitch | Tackle | Kansas | |
| Abner Haynes† | Halfback | North Texas State | Signed with the Texans. |
| Vin Hogan | Halfback | Boston College | |
| Bob Jarus | Halfback | Purdue | |
| Earl Kohlhaas | Guard | Penn State | |
| Bobby Lackey | Quarterback | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Neil MacLean | Fullback | Wake Forest | |
| Larry Muff | End | St. Benedict's | |
| Don Norton† | End | Iowa | Signed with the Chargers. |
| Jim O'Brien | Tackle | Boston College | |
| Chuck Pollard | End | Rice | |
| Billy Roland | Guard | Georgia | |
| Ray Smith | Fullback | UCLA | Signed with the CFL. |
| Wade Smith | Halfback | North Carolina | |
| Jerry Stalcup | Guard | Wisconsin | Signed with the NFL. |
| John Wilcox | Tackle | Oregon | Signed with the NFL. |
| Al Witcher | End | Baylor | Signed with the Oilers. |
| Silas Woods | Halfback | Marquette | |
| Mike Wright | Tackle | Minnesota |
New York Titans
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Akin | End | Vanderbilt | |
| Chuck Allen | Tackle | Alabama | |
| Bill Bucek | Halfback | Rice | |
| Jackie Burkett | Center | Auburn | Did not sign. |
| Angelo Coia | Halfback | USC | Did not sign. |
| Jim Eifrid | Center | Colorado State | |
| Don Ellersick | End | Washington State | Did not sign. |
| Prentice Gautt | Fullback | Oklahoma | Did not sign. |
| George Genyk | Guard | Michigan | |
| Larry Grantham† | End | Ole Miss | |
| Joe Graybeal | Center | Eastern Kentucky | |
| Jack Groner | Quarterback | Washington & Lee | |
| Ed Kaohelaulii | Tackle | Oregon State | |
| Ed Kovac | Halfback | Cincinnati | |
| Mike Magac | Tackle | Missouri | Did not sign. |
| Blanche Martin | Fullback | Michigan State | |
| Curt Merz | End | Iowa | |
| Ed Meyer | Tackle | West Texas State | Did not sign. |
| Gene Miller | Tackle | Rice | |
| Jim Mooty | Halfback | Arkansas | Did not sign. |
| Mike Morin | Halfback | Knox | |
| Nick Patella | Guard | Wake Forest | |
| Don Perkins | Halfback | New Mexico | Did not sign. |
| Dave Ross | End | Los Angeles State | |
| Roger Smith | Guard | Auburn | |
| Don Stallings | Tackle | North Carolina | Did not sign. |
| Larry Stephens | Tackle | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Jim St. Clair | Quarterback | UC Santa Barbara | |
| Jim Stinnette | Fullback | Oregon State | |
| David Wilemon | Tackle | SMU |
Second selections
The second selections took place two weeks later, on December 2. The process was the same as the first ones, but it consisted of maximum 20 picks in total for each team. This selections were considered as the second round.[5]
Boston Patriots
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Ames | Halfback | Richmond | |
| Jim Boeke | Tackle | Heidelberg | Did not sign. |
| Billy Brewer | Quarterback | Ole Miss | Did not sign. |
| Emanuel Congedo | Tackle | Villanova | |
| Pat Dye | Tackle | Georgia | Did not sign. |
| Bo Farrington | End | Prairie View A&M | Did not sign. |
| Rich Grecni | Center | Ohio | |
| Bud Jones | End | SMU | |
| Don Kacmarek | Tackle | North Dakota | |
| John Lawrence | Tackle | NC State | |
| Ron Maltony | Tackle | Purdue | |
| Bobby Pate | Halfback | Presbyterian | Did not sign. |
| Jack Rudolph | Linebacker | Georgia Tech | |
| Frank Sally | Tackle | California | |
| Bob Spada | End | Duke | |
| Pete Tunney | Halfback | Occidental | |
| Jim Brewster | Halfback | Marquette | |
| John Wilcox | Tackle | Oregon | Did not sign. |
Buffalo Bills
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bumgarner | End | Duke | |
| Tom Day† | Tackle | North Carolina A&T | Did not sign. |
| Babe Dreymala | Tackle | Texas | |
| Joe Gomes | Halfback | South Carolina | |
| Mike Graney | End | Notre Dame | |
| Pete Hall | Quarterback | Marquette | Did not sign. |
| Jim Hanna | End | USC | |
| Ernie Hanson | Center | Arizona State–Flagstaff | |
| Darrell Harper | Halfback | Michigan | |
| John Littlejohn | Halfback | Kansas State | |
| Marv Luster | End | UCLA | Did not sign. |
| Dwight Nichols | Halfback | Iowa State | Did not sign. |
| Merlin Priddy | Halfback | TCU | |
| Harry Rakowski | Halfback | The Citadel | |
| Dale Rems | Tackle | Purdue | |
| Carl Robison | Tackle | South Carolina State | |
| Bob Silva | Tackle | Stephen F. Austin | |
| James Sorey | Tackle | Texas Southern | |
| Jerry Thompson | Tackle | Oklahoma | |
| Royce Whittington | Tackle | Southeastern Louisiana |
Dallas Texans
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Alderman | Tackle | Detroit | Did not sign. |
| Herman Alexander | Tackle | Findlay | |
| Taz Anderson | Halfback | Georgia Tech | Did not sign. |
| Jim Beaver | Tackle | Florida | |
| Bill Beck | Tackle | Gustavus Adolphus | |
| Doug Pat Brown | Tackle | Fresno State | |
| Gary Campbell | Halfback | Whittier | Did not sign. |
| Vernon Cole | Quarterback | North Texas State | Did not sign. |
| Toby Deese | Tackle | Georgia Tech | |
| Carl Dumbald | Tackle | West Virginia | |
| Charley Flizey | Center | Mississippi Southern | |
| Tom Gates | Halfback | San Bernardino Valley | |
| Goose Gonsoulin† | Halfback | Baylor | |
| Clark Holden | Halfback | USC | |
| Dewitt Hoopes | Tackle | Northwestern | |
| Don Leebern | Tackle | Georgia | |
| Bill Thompson | Center | Georgia | |
| Billy Tranum | End | Arkansas | |
| Jim Vickers | End | Georgia | |
| Larry Ward | End | Lamar Tech | |
| Paul Winslow | Halfback | North Carolina College | Did not sign. |
Denver Broncos
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Branch† | Tackle | LSU | |
| Ronnie Cain | End | Kentucky | |
| Jack Campbell | End | Toledo | |
| Tom Chapman | End | Detroit | |
| LeVelle Coleman | Halfback | Western Michigan | |
| Jim Colvin | Tackle | Houston | Did not sign. |
| Teddy Foret | Tackle | Auburn | |
| Bobby Joe Green | Halfback | Florida | Did not sign. |
| George Hershberger | Tackle | Wichita | |
| Sam Horner | Halfback | VMI | Did not sign. |
| Bob Hudson | End | Lamar Tech | |
| Vic Jones | Halfback | Indiana | |
| Billy Luplow | Tackle | Arkansas | |
| George Phelps | Halfback | Cornell (IA) | |
| Tom Roberts | Tackle | Georgia Tech | |
| Sam Stenger | Center | Denver | |
| Olin Treadway | Quarterback | Iowa | |
| John Wilkins | Tackle | USC | |
| Emmet Wilson | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
Houston Oilers
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clair Branch | Halfback | Texas | Did not sign. |
| Dave Chamberlain | Halfback | Miami (OH) | |
| Don Cochran | Tackle | Alabama | |
| Stan Fanning | Tackle | Idaho | Did not sign. |
| Jim Glasgow | Tackle | Jackson State | |
| Dave Graham | End | Virginia | Did not sign. |
| Bob Haas | Halfback | Missouri | |
| Lowell Hughes | Quarterback | Kent State | |
| Dale Johannson | Tackle | Augustana (SD) | |
| Jim Marshall | Tackle | Ohio State | Did not sign. |
| Ron Morrison | Tackle | New Mexico | |
| Jerry Muennink | Center | Texas | |
| Paul Oglesby | Tackle | UCLA | |
| John Peppercorn | End | Kansas | |
| Bob Peterson | Center | Oregon | |
| Bob Talamini† | Tackle | Kentucky | |
| Bob Towns | End | Georgia | |
| Bob Wasden | End | Auburn | |
| Jim Welch | Halfback | SMU | Did not sign. |
| Jim Wolff | Halfback | Panhandle A&M |
Los Angeles Chargers
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Beabout | Tackle | Purdue | |
| George Blair† | Halfback | Ole Miss | |
| Frank Brixius | Tackle | Minnesota | |
| Joe Davis | Tackle | The Citadel | |
| Bob DeMarco | Guard | Dayton | Did not sign. |
| Bob Hain | Tackle | Iowa | |
| Chuck Janssen | Tackle | Tulsa | |
| Gorden Kelley | End | Georgia | Did not sign. |
| Larry Lancaster | Guard | Georgia | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Marv Lasater | Halfback | TCU | |
| Warren Lashua | End | Whitworth | |
| Perry McGriff | End | Florida | |
| Kirk Phares | Tackle | South Carolina | |
| Lamar Rawson | Halfback | Auburn | |
| Ronald Ray | Tackle | Howard Payne | |
| Ken Talkington | Quarterback | Texas Tech | |
| John Talley | Quarterback | Northwestern | |
| Bobby Waters | Halfback | Presbyterian | |
| Bob Wehking | Center | Florida | |
| Larry Womack | Halfback | Colorado State |
Minneapolis team[a]
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Alexander | Halfback | Southeastern Louisiana | |
| Pervis Atkins | Halfback | New Mexico State | Signed with the NFL. |
| Al Bansavage | Tackle | USC | Signed with the Chargers. |
| Walter Beach | Halfback | Central Michigan | Signed with the Patriots. |
| Johnny Brewer | End | Ole Miss | Signed with the NFL. |
| Don Edington | End | Florida | |
| Howard Evans | Center | Houston | |
| Fred Hageman | Center | Kansas | Signed with the NFL. |
| Bill Herron | End | Georgia | |
| Bob Hogue | Tackle | Shepherd | |
| Gerald Lambert | Tackle | Texas A&I | |
| Sam McCord | Quarterback | East Texas State | |
| Rich Mostardi | Halfback | Kent State | Signed with the NFL. |
| Bob Parker | Tackle | East Texas State | |
| Tony Polychronis | Tackle | Utah | |
| Dan Sheehan | Tackle | Chattanooga | |
| Howard Turley | End | Louisville | |
| Jim Williams | Tackle | North Carolina | |
| Jim Woodward | Tackle | Lamar Tech |
New York Titans
| Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Abadie | End | Tulane | |
| Ramon Armstrong | Tackle | TCU | Redrafted by the Raiders. |
| Dave Baker | End | Syracuse | |
| Richard Brooks | End | Purdue | |
| Roger Brown | Tackle | Maryland State | Did not sign. |
| Tom Budrewicz | Tackle | Brown | |
| Bob Colburn | Quarterback | Bowling Green | |
| Larry Essenmacker | Tackle | Alma | |
| Jim Gorman | Tackle | McMurry | |
| Bob Hall | Tackle | Kent State | |
| Marshall Harris | Halfback | TCU | |
| Garney Henley | Halfback | Huron | Did not sign. |
| Jim Hunt | Tackle | Purdue | |
| Gordon Leboeuf | Halfback | Texas A&M | |
| Jim Nemeth | Center | South Carolina | |
| Steve Rasso | Halfback | Cincinnati | |
| Royce Shelton | Halfback | Stephen F. Austin | |
| Gary Sknoeckni | End | Syracuse | |
| Andy Stynchula | Tackle | Penn State | Did not sign. |
| Frank Walton | Halfback | John Carroll |
| † | = AFL All-Star[b] | = Pro Bowler[c] | = Hall of Famer |
Source:[7]
Allocation draft
After the draft was completed, one of the original teams, Minneapolis (which did not have a nickname), was offered a franchise in the NFL and on January 27, 1960, they withdrew from the AFL, leaving the league with seven teams. Three days later, there were announced that the Oakland Raiders had been joined the AFL as the eighth franchise, and them inherited the draft picks of Minneapolis. The problem was that several of the players selected by Minneapolis were signed by NFL, CFL and AFL teams. To solve this issue the AFL held an allocation draft. Each of the other seven AFL teams froze 11 players on their rosters. The remaining players were then eligible for selection by Oakland, which then stockpiled a total of 24 players.[4] The number of players originally drafted for the eighth AFL franchise, but who were signed by other teams, combined with the process of the allocation draft, virtually guaranteed that the Raiders would have the worst team in the AFL in its first year. In spite of this, they managed to sign future stars center Jim Otto and guard Wayne Hawkins, two men who played the entire ten years of the American Football League.
| † | = All-Star |
| Player | Position | College | AFL team coming from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Armstrong | Tackle | TCU | New York Titans | |
| George Blanch | Halfback | Texas | Houston Oilers | |
| Joe Cannavino | Defensive back | Ohio State | Buffalo Bills | |
| Luther Carr | Tackle | Washington | Los Angeles Chargers | |
| Carmen Cavalli | Defensive end | Richmond | Buffalo Bills | |
| Donnis Churchwell | Guard | Ole Miss | Houston Oilers | Played in the NFL in 1959. |
| Fran Curci | Quarterback | Miami (FL) | Houston Oilers | Did not sign. |
| Purcell Daniels | Defensive back | Pepperdine | Houston Oilers | |
| Don Deskins | Guard | Michigan | Los Angeles Chargers | |
| Don Edington | End | Florida | Boston Patriots | |
| Jerry Epps | Guard | West Texas State | New York Titans | |
| Al Goldstein | End | North Carolina | Buffalo Bills | |
| Bob Harrison | Linebacker | Arizona State | Los Angeles Chargers | |
| Wayne Hawkins† | Guard | Pacific | Denver Broncos | |
| Clark Holden | Halfback | USC | Dallas Texans | |
| Stan Jones | Guard | Maryland State | Dallas Texans | |
| Larry Lancaster | Tackle | Georgia | Los Angeles Chargers | |
| Billy Lott | Halfback | Ole Miss | Houston Oilers | Played in the NFL in 1958. |
| Bob Nelson | Center | Wisconsin | Boston Patriots | |
| Ron Newhouse | Linebacker | Michigan | New York Titans | |
| Ray Peterson | Halfback | West Virginia | Buffalo Bills | |
| Gene Prebola | End | Boston University | Houston Oilers | |
| Mack Starnes | Defensive back | USC | Houston Oilers | |
| Jim Woodward | Guard | North Carolina College | Houston Oilers |
Source:[7]
Hall of Famers
- Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers offensive tackle Ron Mix, drafted as a first selection by the Boston Patriots, then he was traded to Los Angeles. He played 10 years for the Chargers franchise and one season with the Oakland Raiders. Inducted in 1979.
- Oakland Raiders center Jim Otto, signed as an undrafted free agent, he played fifteen seasons for the Raiders. Inducted in 1980.
- Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs safety Johnny Robinson, drafted as a first selection, he played his entire 12-year career with the Chiefs franchise. Inducted in 2019.
- Safety Larry Wilson, drafted as a first selection by the Buffalo Bills, Wilson instead signed with the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals, where he played his entire 13-year career. Inducted in 1978.
Notable undrafted players
| † | = All-Star | ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
See also
- List of American Football League players
- History of American Football League draft
- List of professional American football drafts
Notes
- ^ a b c When the Minneapolis team withdrew from the league to join the NFL, their draft picks were assigned to the Oakland Raiders that replaced them. See § Allocation draft for more details.
- ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
- ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
References
- ^ a b c "New Grid Loop's Novel Draft Expected To Avoid Scramble". The Morning Call. November 20, 1959. p. 29. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "American Football League drafts 88 players". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. November 24, 1959. p. 13.
- ^ "AFL Sets Dallas Meeting for Dec 4–5". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. November 25, 1959. p. 14. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Carroll, Bob (1999). Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 1464–1466. ISBN 9780062701749. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "The AFL's first draft". profootballhof.com. October 28, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009). The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9781602396777. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Riffenburgh, Beau (1986). The Official NFL Encyclopedia. New American Library. pp. 482–483. ISBN 0453005241. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- 1960 American Football League draft list – RememberTheAFL.com