1962 American Football League draft

1962 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)December 2, 1961
Overview
272 total selections in 34 rounds
LeagueAFL
First selectionRoman Gabriel, QB
Oakland Raiders
Mr. IrrelevantPhil Lohman, C
San Diego Chargers
Hall of Famers3

The 1962 American Football League draft was held on December 2, 1961. With the first overall pick, the Oakland Raiders selected quarterback Roman Gabriel.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler[a] = AFL All-Star[b] = Hall of Famer

Round 1

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
1 Oakland Raiders Roman Gabriel QB NC State
2 Denver Broncos Merlin Olsen DT Utah State
3 Dallas Texans Ronnie Bull RB Baylor
4 Buffalo Bills Ernie Davis HB Syracuse
5 New York Titans Sandy Stephens QB Minnesota
6 Boston Patriots Gary Collins FL Maryland
7 Houston Oilers Ray Jacobs DT Howard Payne
8 San Diego Chargers Bob Ferguson FB Ohio State

Round 2

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
9 Oakland Raiders Lance Alworth FL Arkansas
10 Denver Broncos Jerry Hillebrand LB Colorado
11 Dallas Texans Bill Miller SE Miami (FL)
12 Buffalo Bills Glenn Glass DB Tennessee
13 New York Titans Alex Kroll OT Rutgers
14 Boston Patriots Leroy Jackson HB Western Illinois
15 Houston Oilers Earl Gros FB LSU
16 San Diego Chargers Dick Hudson OT Memphis State

Round 3

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
17 Oakland Raiders Ed Pine LB Utah
18 Denver Broncos Charles Holmes FB Maryland State
19 Dallas Texans Eddie Wilson QB Arizona
20 Buffalo Bills Jack Elwell WR Purdue
21 New York Titans Fate Echols OT Northwestern
22 Boston Patriots Sherwyn Thorson G Iowa
23 Houston Oilers Pete Case G Georgia
24 San Diego Chargers John Hadl QB Kansas

Round 4

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
25 Oakland Raiders John Meyers DT Washington
26 Denver Broncos John Furman QB Texas Western
27 Dallas Texans Chuck Hinton DT North Carolina Central
28 Dallas Texans Irv Goode G Kentucky
29 New York Titans Ed Blaine G Missouri
30 Houston Oilers Gary Cutsinger DE Oklahoma State
31 San Diego Chargers Bob Bill OT Notre Dame
32 San Diego Chargers Mack Burton HB San José State

Round 5

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
33 Oakland Raiders Joe Hernandez WR Arizona
34 San Diego Chargers Robert Mitinger LB Penn State
35 Dallas Texans Bobby Plummer OT TCU
36 Buffalo Bills Tom Dellinger HB NC State
37 New York Titans Bobby Ply DB Baylor
38 Boston Patriots Bill Hull DE Wake Forest
39 Houston Oilers Bill Rice E Alabama
40 San Diego Chargers John Cornett OT Rice

Round 6

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
41 Oakland Raiders Dan Birdwell DT Houston
42 San Diego Chargers Roy Winston LB LSU
43 Dallas Texans Al Hinton E Iowa
44 Buffalo Bills Dave Viti E Boston University
45 New York Titans Mel Melin QB Washington State
46 Boston Patriots Billy Neighbors G Alabama
47 Houston Oilers Ray Pinion G TCU
48 San Diego Chargers Frank Buncom LB USC

Round 7

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
49 Oakland Raiders Jim Norris DT Houston
50 Denver Broncos John McGeever CB Auburn
51 San Diego Chargers Wendell Harris CB LSU
52 Buffalo Bills Jim LeCompte G North Carolina
53 New York Titans George Mans E Michigan
54 Boston Patriots John Schopf OT Michigan
55 Houston Oilers Gus Gonzales G Tulane
56 San Diego Chargers Bob Jackson FB New Mexico State

Round 8

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
57 Oakland Raiders Ferrell Yarborough E Northwestern State
58 Denver Broncos Elbert Harris HB Southeastern Louisiana
59 Dallas Texans Larry Bowie G Purdue
60 Buffalo Bills Paul White HB Florida
61 New York Titans John Lomakowski OT Western Michigan
62 Boston Patriots Bennie McRae CB Michigan
63 Houston Oilers Clyde Brock OT Utah State
64 San Diego Chargers Jerry Robinson FL Grambling

Round 9

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
65 Oakland Raiders Jim Dillard HB Oklahoma State
66 Denver Broncos Larry Jepson C Furman
67 Dallas Texans Marshall Shirk OT UCLA
68 Buffalo Bills Bill Saul LB Penn State
69 New York Titans Gary Barnes WR Clemson
70 Boston Patriots Bill Triplett RB Miami (OH)
71 Houston Oilers Larry Onesti LB Northwestern
72 San Diego Chargers Tom Minter DB Baylor

Round 10

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
73 Oakland Raiders Hank Rivera DB Oregon State
74 Denver Broncos Gale Weidner QB Colorado
75 Dallas Texans Jimmy Saxton HB Texas
76 Buffalo Bills Amos Bullocks HB Southern Illinois
77 New York Titans Ted Stute OT Ohio
78 Boston Patriots John Knight HB Valparaiso
79 Houston Oilers Bob Moses E Texas
80 San Diego Chargers Dan Sullivan G Boston College

Round 11

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
81 Dallas Texans Bobby Hunt S Auburn
82 Denver Broncos Mike Kline G Oregon State
83 Dallas Texans Guy Reese DT SMU
84 Buffalo Bills Jerry Croft G Bowling Green
85 New York Titans Curtis Miranda C Florida A&M
86 Buffalo Bills Tom Pennington E / K Georgia
87 Houston Oilers John Thomas G McMurry
88 San Diego Chargers Sonny Bishop G Fresno State

Round 12

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
89 Oakland Raiders Jim Skaggs G Washington
90 New York Titans Bill Winter OT West Virginia
91 Dallas Texans Bobby Thompson DB Arizona
92 Oakland Raiders Gary Schwertfeger LB Montana
93 San Diego Chargers Ralph Smith TE Ole Miss
94 Oakland Raiders Oscar Donahue WR San José State
95 Houston Oilers Jack Collins HB Texas
96 San Diego Chargers George Andrie DE Marquette[c]

Round 13

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
97 Oakland Raiders George Pierovich FB California
98 Denver Broncos Bob Cegelski C Montana State
99 Buffalo Bills Ron Gassert DT Virginia
100 Buffalo Bills Mike Stratton LB Tennessee
101 New York Titans Wilburn Hollis QB Iowa
102 Boston Patriots Nick Buoniconti LB Notre Dame
103 Houston Oilers Royce Cassell E New Mexico State
104 San Diego Chargers Chuck Bryant E Ohio State

Round 14

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
105 Oakland Raiders Bert Coan HB Kansas
106 Denver Broncos Sonny Gibbs QB TCU
107 Dallas Texans Bookie Bolin G Ole Miss
108 Buffalo Bills Ron Skufca OT Purdue
109 New York Titans Bert Wilder DE NC State
110 Boston Patriots Chuck Sieminski DT Penn State
111 Houston Oilers Glynn Griffing QB Ole Miss
112 San Diego Chargers Jim Bates HB USC

Round 15

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
113 Oakland Raiders Floyd Dean LB Florida
114 Denver Broncos Bill Louden G St. Benedict's (KS)
115 Dallas Texans Dave Graham OT Virginia
116 Buffalo Bills Roger Kochman HB Penn State
117 New York Titans Sam Mudie HB Rutgers
118 Boston Patriots Gerry Goerlitz C Northern Michigan
119 Houston Oilers Ken Shaffer OT Marquette[c]
120 San Diego Chargers Fred Moore DT Memphis State

Round 16

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
121 Oakland Raiders Pat Russ DT Purdue
122 Denver Broncos Gary Ballman FL Michigan State
123 Dallas Texans Pettis Norman TE Johnson C. Smith
124 Buffalo Bills Frank Imperiale OT Southern Illinois
125 New York Titans Jim Smith OT Penn State
126 Boston Patriots Ken Byers G Cincinnati
127 Houston Oilers Billy Ray Adams FB Ole Miss

Round 17

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
129 Oakland Raiders Larry Ferguson HB Iowa
130 Denver Broncos Jerry Tarr WR Oregon
131 Dallas Texans Tommy Brooker E Alabama
132 Buffalo Bills Tom Sestak DT McNeese State
133 New York Titans Allen Miller LB Ohio
134 Boston Patriots Scott Maentz E Michigan
135 Houston Oilers Bill Miller DT New Mexico Highlands
136 San Diego Chargers Frank Gardner OT North Carolina Central

Round 18

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
137 Oakland Raiders Jim Vollenweider HB Miami (FL)
138 Denver Broncos Pete Schenck E Washington State
139 Dallas Texans Joe Carollo OT Notre Dame
140 Buffalo Bills Joe Kehoe E Virginia
141 New York Titans Buddy Iles E TCU
142 Boston Patriots Tom Chandler OT Florida A&M
143 Houston Oilers Art Perkins FB North Texas State
144 San Diego Chargers Dennis Biodrowski G Memphis State

Round 19

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
145 Oakland Raiders Dennis Spurlock QB Whitworth
146 Oakland Raiders Kent Horne OT BYU
147 Dallas Texans Lee Welch HB Mississippi State
148 Buffalo Bills Bill Johnson LB Southeastern Louisiana
149 New York Titans Reed Bohovich G Lehigh
150 Boston Patriots Ron Meyers E Villanova
151 Houston Oilers Bobby Jancik CB Lamar Tech

Round 20

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
153 Oakland Raiders John Sutro OT San José State
154 Denver Broncos Mike Martin E Washington State
155 Dallas Texans Mike Semcheski G Lehigh
156 Buffalo Bills Sam Tidmore LB Ohio State
157 New York Titans Judge Dickson FB Minnesota
158 Boston Patriots Tommy Neck DB LSU
159 Houston Oilers Joe Isbell G Houston
160 San Diego Chargers Ron Herman QB Bradley

Round 21

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
161 Oakland Raiders Bill Tunnicliff FB Michigan
162 Denver Broncos Jim Perkins OT Colorado
163 Dallas Texans Kent Martin OT Wake Forest
164 Buffalo Bills Carey Henley HB Chattanooga
165 New York Titans Ron Hatcher FB Michigan State
166 Boston Patriots John Traynham HB VMI
167 Houston Oilers Roland Jackson FB Rice
168 San Diego Chargers Jesse Williams C Fresno State

Round 22

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
169 Oakland Raiders Jim Cadile G San José State
170 Denver Broncos Don Kasso HB Oregon State
171 Dallas Texans Jim Bernhardt OT Linfield
172 Buffalo Bills Tom Hall WR Minnesota
173 New York Titans Tom Nolan OT Pennsylvania Military
174 Boston Patriots Bob Asack OT Columbia
175 Houston Oilers Kenny Bolin HB Houston
176 San Diego Chargers Jim Thibert LB Toledo

Round 23

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
177 Oakland Raiders Elvin Basham G Kansas
178 Denver Broncos Ken Tureaud HB Michigan
179 Dallas Texans Russ Foret OT Georgia Tech
180 Buffalo Bills Ray Abruzzese S Alabama
181 New York Titans John Kuprok E Pittsburgh
182 Boston Patriots Walt Crate HB Pennsylvania Military
183 Houston Oilers Bill Van Buren C Iowa
184 San Diego Chargers Dick Farris G North Texas State

Round 24

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
185 Oakland Raiders Mickey Bruce HB Oregon
186 Denver Broncos Neil Thomas G Hillsdale
187 Dallas Texans Pat Trammell QB Alabama
188 Buffalo Bills Stan Sczurek LB Purdue
189 New York Titans Johnny Counts HB Illinois
190 Boston Patriots Don Christman C Richmond
191 Houston Oilers Boyd Melvin OT Northwestern
192 San Diego Chargers Homer Jones HB Texas Southern

Round 25

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
193 Oakland Raiders Tom Cagaanan HB Utah State
194 Denver Broncos Dave Edwards LB Auburn
195 Dallas Texans John Burrell WR Rice
196 Buffalo Bills Dave Gash E Kentucky
197 New York Titans Russ Warren HB Columbia
198 Boston Patriots Bob Stem C Syracuse
199 Houston Oilers Bob Johnson OT Rice
200 San Diego Chargers Sam Gruneisen C Villanova

Round 26

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
201 Oakland Raiders Fred Miller DT LSU
202 Denver Broncos Jim Roberts OT Ole Miss
203 Dallas Texans Walt Rappold QB Duke
204 Buffalo Bills Ed Reynolds OT Tulane
205 New York Titans Chuck Morris HB Ole Miss
206 Boston Patriots Jimmy Field QB LSU
207 Houston Oilers Harold Hays LB Mississippi Southern
208 San Diego Chargers Mike Woulfe LB Colorado

Round 27

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
209 Oakland Raiders Keith Luhnow FB Santa Ana
210 Denver Broncos Andy Von Sonn LB UCLA
211 Dallas Texans Scott Tyler HB Miami (OH)
212 Buffalo Bills Claude Crabb CB Colorado
213 New York Titans Jerry Archer C Pittsburg State
214 Boston Patriots Albert Gursky LB Penn State
215 Houston Oilers Roger McFarland HB Kansas
216 San Diego Chargers Mel Rideout QB Richmond

Round 28

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
217 Oakland Raiders Marv Marinovich G USC
218 Denver Broncos Paul Holmes OT Georgia
219 Dallas Texans Jim Thrush OT Xavier
220 Buffalo Bills Roy Walker FB Purdue
221 New York Titans Walter Nikirk OT Houston
222 Boston Patriots Charlie Dickerson OT Illinois
223 Houston Oilers Gary Henson E Colorado
224 San Diego Chargers Ben Wilson FB USC

Round 29

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
225 Oakland Raiders Leon Donohue G San José State
226 Denver Broncos Lynn Hoyem G Long Beach State
227 Dallas Texans Ed Ryan HB Michigan State
228 Buffalo Bills Jim Beaver DT Florida
229 New York Titans Frank Parker DT Oklahoma State
230 Boston Patriots Julius Fincke OT McNeese State
231 Houston Oilers Ron Osborne OT Clemson
232 San Diego Chargers Paul Dudley HB Arkansas

Round 30

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
233 Oakland Raiders Pete Nicklas OT Baylor
234 Denver Broncos Walt Mince HB Arizona
235 Dallas Texans Don Goodman HB Florida
236 Buffalo Bills Cody Binkley C Vanderbilt
237 New York Titans Mike McClellan DB Oklahoma
238 Boston Patriots John Finn OT Louisville
239 Houston Oilers Bob Clemens FB Pittsburgh
240 San Diego Chargers John Denvir G Colorado

Round 31

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
241 Oakland Raiders Bob Elliott FB North Carolina
242 Denver Broncos Bill Williamson OT Bakersfield
243 Dallas Texans Everisto Nino OT East Texas State
244 Buffalo Bills Jim Collier TE Arkansas
245 New York Titans L. E. Hicks OT Florida
246 Boston Patriots Mike Ingram G Ohio State
247 Houston Oilers Al Kimbrough HB Northwestern
248 San Diego Chargers Doug Elmore P / QB Ole Miss

Round 32

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
249 Oakland Raiders Bobby Richards DE LSU
250 Denver Broncos Vester Flanagan OT Humboldt State
251 Dallas Texans Joel Arrington HB Duke
252 Buffalo Bills Ken Ericson E Syracuse
253 New York Titans Don Jonas HB Penn State
254 Boston Patriots Charley Taylor HB Ole Miss
255 Houston Oilers Bernard Wyatt HB Iowa
256 San Diego Chargers Wayne Frazier C Auburn

Round 33

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
257 Oakland Raiders Gene White HB Florida A&M
258 Denver Broncos Duane Allen TE Mt. San Antonio
259 Dallas Texans Jack Wilson HB Duke
260 Buffalo Bills Tony Parrilli G Illinois
261 New York Titans Nick Maravich OT NC State
262 Boston Patriots Steve Jastrzembski E Pittsburgh
263 Houston Oilers Al Lerderle E Georgia Tech
264 San Diego Chargers Jacque MacKinnon TE Colgate

Round 34

Pick # AFL team Player Position College
265 Oakland Raiders Bill Worrell OT Georgia
266 Denver Broncos Steve Stonebreaker LB Detroit
267 Dallas Texans Roger Shoals OT Maryland
268 Buffalo Bills Ben Charles QB USC
269 New York Titans Dick Wilson C Penn State
270 Boston Patriots Ray Lardani OT Miami (FL)
271 Houston Oilers Don Talbert OT Texas
272 San Diego Chargers Phil Lohman C Oklahoma

Source:[1]

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Buffalo Bills Booker Edgerson † CB Western Illinois IIAC
Denver Broncos Tom Erlandson † CB Washington State Ind.
Houston Oilers Charley Frazier † WR Texas Southern SWAC
Oakland Raiders Charlie Rieves  LB Houston Ind.
San Diego Chargers Gerry McDougall  RB UCLA AAWU
Former CFL All-Star

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. ^ Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  3. ^ a b The Warriors discounted football after 1960, however he stayed at the university and was selected out of Marquette.

References

  1. ^ "1962 AFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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