1960 American Football League draft

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]

1960 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)	November 22–23, 1959 & December 2, 1959
Location	Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis
Overview
League	AFL
1961 →

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

The first territorial or "bonus" picks for each team were:

• Boston Patriots ~ Gerhard Schwedes, HB, Syracuse
• Buffalo Bills ~ Richie Lucas, QB, Penn State
• Dallas Texans ~ Don Meredith, QB, SMU
• Denver Broncos ~ Roger LeClerc, C, Trinity
• Houston Oilers ~ Billy Cannon, HB, LSU
• Los Angeles Chargers ~ Monty Stickles, E, Notre Dame
• New York Titans ~ George Izo, QB, Notre Dame
• Minneapolis AFL team ¹ ~ Dale Hackbart, QB, Wisconsin

Source:^[5]

Regular draft

Boston Patriots

Buffalo Bills

Buddy Allen, HB, Utah State Ron Burton, HB, Northwestern Dale Chamberlain, FB, Miami (Ohio) Henry Christopher, E, SMU Don Colchicco, E, San Jose State Jack Cummings, QB, N. C. State James Davis, C, Oklahoma Serafino 'Foge' Fazio, C, Pittsburgh Max Fugler, C, LSU Jim Gardner, T, Duke James Goodyear, G/T, Wake Forest William J. Lashua HB, Ashburnham, Massachusetts Dave Harris, HB, Kansas Al Henderson, T, Colorado State James Hickman, T/G, Penn State Robert Kranz, FB, Penn State Joe Kulbacki, HB, Purdue Dee Mackey, E, E. Texas State Leon Manley, G, W. Texas State Cliff Manning, G/T, Hardin-Simmons Pete Manning, E, Wake Forest Edward Mazurek, T, Xavier (Ohio) Bill Meglen, G, Utah State Frank Mestnik, FB, Marquette Ron Mix, T, USC Irvin Nikolal, E, Stanford Jim Prestel, T, Idaho Bob Salerno, G, Colorado Gerhard Schwedes, HB, Syracuse Richard Soergel, QB, Oklahoma State Larry Wagner, T, Vanderbilt Harvey White, QB, Clemson Tirey Wilemon, HB, SMU Gary Wisener, E, Baylor   Dave Ames, HB, Richmond James Boeke, T/G, Heidelberg Billy Brewer, QB, Ole Miss Emanuel Congedo, T/G, Villanova Pat Dye, T/G, Georgia John Farrington, E, Prairie View Rich Grecni, C, Ohio Bud Jones, E, SMU Don Kacmarek, G/T, North Dakota John Lawrence, G/T, N. C. State Ron Maltony, G/T, Purdue Bobby Pate, HB, Presbyterian Jack Rudolph, LB, Georgia Tech Frank Sally, T/G, California Bob Spada, E, Duke Pete Tunney, HB, Occidental Jim Webster, HB, Marquette John Wilcox, G/T, Oregon

Birtho Arnold, T/G, Ohio State Charles Bevins, HB, Morris Brown Don Black, E, New Mexico Bill Burrell, G, Illinois Paul Choquette, FB, Brown Mike Connelly, C, Utah State Jim Conroy, FB, USC Bob Coogan, T/G, Utah Louis Cordileone, G, Clemson Ted Dean, FB, Wichita Willie Evans, HB, Buffalo Ross Fichtner, QB, Purdue Jon Gilliam, C, E. Texas State Al Goldstein, E, North Carolina Jim Houston, E, Ohio State Ray Jauch, HB, Iowa Robert Khayat, T, Mississippi Ken Kirk, C, Mississippi Jim Leo, E, Cincinnati Richie Lucas, QB, Penn State Chuck McMurtry, T/G, Whittier Bubba Meyer, E, TCU Andrew Meyer, C, TCU Ron Miller, E, Vanderbilt Gale Oliver, T, Texas A&M Harold Olsen, T, Clemson Ray Peterson, HB, West Virginia Vince Promuto, G, Holy Cross Rene Ramirez, HB, Texas Len Rohde, T, Utah State Joe Schaffer, T, Tennessee Wayne Schneider, HB, Colorado State Ivan Toncic, QB, Pittsburgh Larry Wilson, HB, Utah   Dwight Baumgartner, E, Duke Tom Day, T/G, North Carolina A&T Babe Dreymala, T/G, Texas Joe Gomes, HB, South Carolina Mike Graney, E, Notre Dame Pete Hall, QB, Marquette Jim Hanna, E, USC Ernie Hanson, C, Arizona State John Littlejohn, HB, Kansas State Marvin Luster, E, UCLA Dwight Nichols, HB, Iowa State Merlin Priddy, HB, TCU Gary Ratkowski, HB, Citadel Dale Rems, T/G, Purdue Carl Robison, T/G, S. Carolina State Bob Sliva, T/G, Stephen F. Austin James Sorey, T/G, Texas Southern Jerry Thompson, T/G, Oklahoma Royce Whittington, T/G, Southwestern Darrell Harper, HB, Michigan

   

Dallas Texans

Denver Broncos

Jack Atcheson, E, Western Illinois George Boone, T, Kentucky Chris Burford, E, Stanford Earl Ray Butler, T, North Carolina Gail Cogdill, E, Washington State James Crotty, HB, Notre Dame Gary Ferguson, T, SMU Tom Glynn, C, Boston College Gene Gossage, T, Northwestern Jim Heineke, T, Wisconsin William Jerry, G/T, South Carolina John Kapele, T, BYU Louis Kelley, FB, New Mexico State Gilmer Lewis, T/G, Oklahoma John Malmberg, T/G, Knox College Arvle Martin, C, TCU Don Meredith, QB, SMU Tom Moore, HB, Vanderbilt Ola Murchison, E, COP Bob Nelson, C, Wisconsin Jim Norton, E, Idaho Warren Rabb, QB, LSU Howard Ringwood, HB, BYU Johnny Robinson, HB, LSU John Saunders, FB, South Carolina Glenn Shaw, FB, Kentucky Gordon Speer, HB, Rice Jack Stone, G, Oregon Marvin Terrell, G, Mississippi Emery Turner, G, Purdue Joe Vader, E, Kansas State Carroll Zaruba, HB, Nebraska   Grady Alderman, G/T, Detroit Herman Alexander, T/G, Findlay (OH) Taz Anderson, HB, Georgia Tech Jim Beaver, T/G, Florida Bill Beck, T/G, Gustavus Adolphus Gary Campbell, HB, Whittier Vernon Cole, QB, North Texas State Toby Deese, T/G, Georgia Tech Carl Dumbald, T/G, West Virginia Charles Elizey, C, Mississippi State Tom Gates, HB, San Bernardino Austin (Goose) Gonsoulin, HB, Baylor Clark Holden, HB, USC Dewitt Hoopes, T/G, Northwestern Don Leebern, T/G, Georgia Bill Thompson, C, Georgia Billy Tranum, E, Arkansas Jim Vickers, E, Georgia Larry Ward, E, Lamar Tech Paul Winslow, HB, North Carolina College Doug Pat Brown, T/G, Fresno State

Harry Ball, T, Boston College Charley Britt, QB, Georgia Dave Canary, E, Cincinnati Paul Candro, HB, Boston University Bill Carrico, G, North Texas State Larry Cundiff, C, Michigan State Bernard Darre, T, Tulane Roger Davis, T, Syracuse Lonnie Dennis, G, BYU John Dingens, T/G, Detroit Maurice Doke, G, Texas Mike Dowdie, FB, Texas Wayne Hawkins, T, COP Gary Huber, C, Miami (Ohio) Dave Hudson, E, Florida Claude King, HB, Houston Don Klochak, FB, North Carolina Roger LeClerc, C, Trinity Dean Look, QB, Michigan State Bill Mathis, HB, Clemson Ken McNeece, T/G, San Jose State James Monroe, QB, Arkansas Ray Norton, HB, San Jose State Robert Rosbaugh, HB, Miami (Florida) Mel Semenko, E, Colorado Lebron Shields, T, Tennessee Jack Spikes, FB, TCU Howard Turley, E, Louisville Jim Walden, QB, Wyoming Willie West, HB, Oregon John Willener, G, Oregon Bob Yates, G, Syracuse Ken Young, E, Valparaiso Bob Zimpfer, T/G, Bowling Green   Mel Branch, T/G, LSU Ronnie Cain, E, Kentucky Jack Campbell, E, Toledo Tom Chapman, E, Detroit LaVelle Coleman, HB, Western Michigan Jim Colvin, T/G, Houston Teddy Foret, T/G, Auburn Bobby Green, HB, Florida Jack Hanlon, HB, Pennsylvania George Hershberger, T/G, Wichita Sam Horner, HB, VMI Bob Hudson, E, Lamar Tech Vic Jones, HB, Indiana Billy Luplow, T/G, Arkansas George Phelps, H B, Cornell College (Iowa) Tom Roberts, T/G, Georgia Tech Sam Stenger, C, Denver Olin Treadway, QB, Iowa John Wilkins, T/G, USC Emmet Wilson, T/G, Georgia Tech

   

Houston Oilers

Los Angeles Chargers

Peter Arena, G, Northwestern Dick Bass, HB, College of Pacific William Bohler, E/T, St. Ambrose Larry Cadwell, T, Louisville Billy Cannon, HB, Louisiana State Doug Cline, LB, Clemson DeJustice Coleman, HB, Illinois Bob Crandall, HB, New Mexico Cleatus Drinnon, C, Hardin-Simmons John Gremer, G, Illinois George Herring, G/T, North Texas State Steve Johnson, QB, Pepperdine John Lands, E, Montana Jacky Lee, QB, Cincinnati Bruce Maher, HB, Detroit Don Mattson, T, Southern California Mike McGee G, Duke Hugh McInnis, E, Mississippi State Max Messner, T, Cincinnati George Mulholland, E, New Mexico State Gary O'Steen, HB, Alabama Gene Prebola, E, Boston University Palmer Pyle T, Michigan State William Roach, T, Texas Christian Robert Simms, E, Rutgers Phillip Snowden, QB, Missouri Don Underwood, G/T, McNeese State Duane Whetstone, FB, George Washington Bob White FB, Ohio State Maury Youmans, T, Syracuse   Clair Branch, RB, Texas Dave Chamberlain, HB, Miami (Ohio) Don Cochran, T/G, Alabama Stan Fanning, DE, Idaho Jim Glasgow, T/G, Jackson State Dave Graham, E, Virginia Bob Haas, HB, Missouri Lowell Hughes, QB, Kent State Dale Johannson, T/G, Augustana Jim Marshall, DT/G, Ohio State Ron Morrison, T/G, New Mexico Jerry Muennink, C, Texas Paul Oglesby, T, UCLA John Peppercorn, E, Kansas Bob Peterson, C, Oregon Bob Talamini, T/G, Kentucky Bob Towns, E, Georgia Bob Wasden, E, Auburn Jim Welch, HB, Southern Methodist Jim Wolff, HB, Panhandle A&M

Ted Aucreman, E, Indiana Bob Bercich, HB, Michigan State Barney Berlinger, E, Pennsylvania Charles Boone, C, Richmond Bobby Boyd, QB, Oklahoma Byron Bradfute, T, Southern Mississippi Rodney Breedlove, G, Maryland Tom Budrewicz, T, Brown James Cameron, C, East Texas State Jack Crouthamel, HB, Dartmouth Pete Davidson, T-G, The Citadel Floyd Faucette, HB, Georgia Tech Charles Flowers, FB, Mississippi Bobby Franklin, QB, Mississippi Bob Jeter, HB, Iowa Bill Linder, T, Pittsburgh Billy Locklin, T, New Mexico State William Lopasky, G, West Virginia Paul Maguire, E, The Citadel Ed "Wahoo" McDaniel, E, Oklahoma Charles Milstead, QB, Texas A&M Ed Pitts, T, South Carolina Bob Schlotz, C, Notre Dame Ed Serieka, FB, Xavier, Ohio Russ Sloan, E, Missouri John Stalte, T, Kansas State Ron Stehouwer, T, Colorado Wayne Stewart, G, The Citadel Monty Stickles, E, Notre Dame Leonard Wilson, HB, Purdue Bob Zeman, DB, Wisconsin   Gary Beabout, T-G, Purdue George Blair, DB, Mississippi Fran Brixius, T-G, Minnesota Joe Davis, T-G, The Citadel Robert DeMarco, T-G, Dayton Bob Hain, T-G, Iowa Chuck Janssen, T-G, Tulsa Gordon Kelley, E, Georgia Larry Lancaster, G-T, Georgia Marv Lasater, HB, Texas Christian Warren Lashua, E, Whitworth (Washington) Perry McGriff, E, Florida Kirk Phares, T-G, South Carolina Lamar Rawson, HB, Auburn Ronald Ray, T-G, Howard Payne Ken Talkington, QB, Texas Tech John Talley, QB, Northwestern Bob Waters, HB, Presbyterian Bob Wehking, C, Florida Larry Womack, HB, Colorado State

   

New York Titans

Minneapolis dropped out. Oakland Raiders assumed the draftees.

Lewis Akin, E, Vanderbilt Chuck Allen, T, Alabama Bill Bucek, HB, Rice Jackie Burkett, C, Auburn Angelo Coia, HB, USC Jim Eifrid, C, Colorado State Don Ellersick, E, Washington State Don Floyd, T, TCU Prentice Gautt, FB, Oklahoma George Genyk, G, Michigan Larry Grantham, E, Mississippi Joe Graybeal, C, East Kentucky State George Izo, QB, Notre Dame Ed Kaohelaulil, T, Oregon State Ed Kovac, HB, Cincinnati Mike Magac, T, Missouri Blanche Martin, FB, Michigan State Curt Merz, E, Iowa Eddie Meyer, T/G, West Texas State Gene Miller, T/G, Rice Jim Mooty, HB, Arkansas Mike Morin, HB, Knox Nick Patella, G, Wake Forest Don Perkins, HB, New Mexico David Ross, E, Los Angeles State Roger Smith, G, Auburn Don Stallings, T, North Carolina State Larry Stephens, T/G, Texas Jim Saint Clair, QB, Santa Barbara State Jim Stinnette, FB, Oregon State David Wilemon, T, SMU   Pete Abadie, E, Tulane Ramon Armstrong, T/G, TCU Dave Baker, E, Syracuse Richard Brooks, E, Purdue Roger Brown, T/G, Maryland State Tom Budrewicz, T/G, Brown Bob Colburn, QB, Bowling Green Larry Essenmacher, T/G, Alma Jim Gorman, T/G, McMurray Marshall Harris, HB, TCU Garney Henley, HB, Huron (South Dakota) Jim Hunt, T/G, Purdue Gordon Leboeuf, HB, Texas A&M James Nemeth, C, South Carolina Bob Paul, T/G, Kent State Steve Rasso, HB, Cincinnati Royce Shelton, HB, Stephen F. Austin Gary Sknoeckni, E, Syracuse Andy Stynchula, T/G, Penn State Frank Walton, HB, John Carroll

Jim Andreotti, C, Northwestern Maxie Baughan, C, Georgia Tech George Blanch, HB, Texas Cloyd Boyette, T/G, Texas Southern Willie Boykin, T, Michigan State Carmen Cavalli, E, Richmond Jim Chastain, T/G, Michigan State Fran Curci, QB, Miami (Florida) Carroll Dale, E, Virginia Tech Purcell Daniels, FB, Pepperdine Don Deskin, T, Michigan Leon Dombrowski, T/G, Delaware Ken Fitch, T, Kansas Dale Hackbart, QB, Wisconsin Abner Haynes, HB, North Texas State Vin Hogan, HB, Boston College Bob Jarus, HB, Purdue Earl Kohlhaas, G, Penn State Bobby Lackey, QB, Texas Neil MacLean, FB, Wake Forest Larry Muff, E, Benedictine Don Norton, E, Iowa Jim O'Brien, T, Boston College Jim Otto, C, Miami (Florida) Chuck Pollard, E, Rice Billy Roland, G, Georgia Ray Smith, FB, UCLA Wade Smith, HB, North Carolina Jerry Stalcup, G Wisconsin John Wilcox, T, Oregon Al Witcher, E Baylor Silas Woods, HB, Marquette Mike Wright, T, Minnesota   C. J. Alexander, HB, Southeastern Pervis Atkins, HB, New Mexico State Al Bansavage, T/G, USC Walter Beach, HB, Central Michigan Johnny Brewer, E Mississippi Don Edington, E, Florida Howard Evans, C, Houston Fred Hageman, C, Kansas Bill Herron, E, Georgia Bob Hogue, T/G, Shepherd Gerald Lambert, OL, Texas A&I Sam McCord, QB, East Texas State Rich Mostardo, HB, Kent State Bob Parker, T/G, East Texas State Tony Polychronis, T/G, Utah Dan Sheehan, T/G, Tennessee-Chattanooga Howard Turley, E, Louisville Jim Williams, OL, North Carolina Jim Woodward, OL, Lamar

Source:^[6]

Allocation draft

For the allocation draft, the other seven AFL teams each froze eleven players, and Oakland selected a total of 24 players from the ranks of the other teams' "unfrozen" lists.^[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 Jim Otto and Wayne Hawkins, two men who played the entire ten years of the American Football League.

Oakland Raiders (allocation draft)

Ramon Armstrong, T, TCU (from New York Titans) George Blanch, HB, Texas, (from Houston Oilers) Joe Cannavino, DB, Ohio State (from Buffalo Bills) Luther Carr, T, Washington (from Los Angeles Chargers) Don Churchwell, G, Mississippi (from Houston Oilers) Fran Curci, QB Miami (FL) (from Houston Oilers) Purcell Daniels, DB, Pepperdine (from Houston Oilers) Don Deskins, G, Michigan (from Los Angeles Chargers) Dan Edgington, E, Florida (from Boston Patriots) Jerry Epps, G, West Texas State (from New York Titans) Al Goldstein, E, North Carolina (from Buffalo Bills) Bob Harrison, LB, Arizona State (from Los Angeles Chargers) Wayne Hawkins, G, Pacific (from Denver Broncos) Clark Holden, HB, USC (from Dallas Texans) Stan Jones, G, Maryland Eastern Shore (from Dallas Texans) Larry Lancaster, G-T, Georgia (from Los Angeles Chargers) Billy Lott, HB, Mississippi (from Houston Oilers) Bob Nelson, C, Wisconsin (from Boston Patriots) Ron Newhouse, LB, Michigan (from New York Titans) Ray Peterson, HB, West Virginia (from Buffalo Bills) Gene Prebola, E, Boston University (from Houston Oilers) Mack Starnes, DB, USC (from Houston Oilers) Jim Woodard, G, North Carolina Central (from Houston Oilers)

Source:^[6]

Future Hall of Famers selected by AFL teams

• Jim Otto ¹, Center, Miami Hurricanes football – Taken as a "First Selections" by the AFL's Minnesota franchise and retained by the Oakland Raiders. Inducted in 1980.
• Ron Mix ¹, Offensive Tackle, USC – Taken as a "First Selections" by the AFL's Boston Patriots. Inducted in 1979.
• Johnny Robinson ¹, Defensive back – Dallas Texans, "First Selections", LSU

Other notable players selected by AFL teams

• Tom Day, Defensive End – Buffalo Bills, "Second Selection", North Carolina A&T
• Larry Grantham, Linebacker – New York Titans, "First Selections", Mississippi
• Abner Haynes ², Halfback – Dallas Texans, "First Selections", North Texas State
• ¹ Member of the American Football League All-Time Team.
• ² 1960 AFL Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player.

Notable undrafted players

^†	= All-Star

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Boston Patriots	Gino Cappelletti ^†	WR/K	Minnesota	Big Ten
Boston Patriots	Larry Garron ^†	FB	Western Illinois	IIAC
Boston Patriots	Chuck Leo ^†	OG	Indiana	Big Ten
Boston Patriots	Ross O'Hanley ^†	S	Boston College	Ind. (Univ.)
Boston Patriots	Butch Songin	QB	Boston College	Ind. (Univ.)
Buffalo Bills	Elbert Dubenion ^†	WR	Bluffton	MOL
Buffalo Bills	Wray Carlton ^†	RB	Duke	ACC
Dallas Texans	Walt Corey ^†	LB	Miami	Ind.
Dallas Texans	Clem Daniels ^†	RB/CB	Prairie View A&M	SWAC
Dallas Texans	Sherrill Headrick ^†	LB	TCU	SWC
Dallas Texans	Al Reynolds	OG	Tarkio	MCAU
Dallas Texans	Paul Rochester ^†	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten
Dallas Texans	Stewart Stover	LB	Louisiana–Monroe	Gulf States
Dallas Texans	Duane Wood ^†	CB	Oklahoma State	Ind.
Denver Broncos	Ken Adamson ^†	TE	Notre Dame	Ind.
Denver Broncos	Eldon Danenhauer ^†	OT	Pittsburg State	CIAC
Denver Broncos	Gene Mingo ^†	RB/K			He did not attend college
Houston Oilers	Tony Banfield ^†	S	Oklahoma State	Ind.
Houston Oilers	Bill Groman ^†	WR	Heidelberg	OAC
Houston Oilers	Charlie Hennigan ^†	WR	Northwestern State	Gulf States
Houston Oilers	Al Jamison ^†	OT	Colgate	Ind.
Houston Oilers	Mark Johnston ^†	CB	Northwestern	Big Ten
Houston Oilers	Rich Michael ^†	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten
Houston Oilers	Charlie Tolar ^†	RB	Northwestern State	Gulf States
Los Angeles Chargers	Dick Harris ^†	S	McNeese State	Gulf States
Los Angeles Chargers	Dave Kocourek ^†	TE	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Los Angeles Chargers	Charlie McNeil ^†	S	Compton Community College	N/A
Los Angeles Chargers	Ernie Wright ^†	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
New York Titans	Dick Felt ^†	S	Brigham Young	MSC
New York Titans	Bill Mathis ^†	RB	Clemson	ACC
Oakland Raiders	Nyle McFarlane	HB	Brigham Young	MSC

See also

• List of American Football League players
• History of American Football League draft
• List of professional American football drafts

References

1. "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.
2. "American Football League drafts 88 players". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. November 24, 1959. p. 13.
3. "AFL Sets Dallas Meeting for Dec 4–5". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. November 25, 1959. p. 14. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. 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.
5. Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009). The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9781602396777. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
6. 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