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

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

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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

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First selections

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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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

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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

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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]

Future Hall of Famers selected by AFL teams

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Other notable players selected by AFL teams

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Notable undrafted players

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= 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  G 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 (FL) Ind.
Dallas Texans Clem Daniels  RB/CB Prairie View A&M SWAC
Dallas Texans Sherrill Headrick  LB TCU SWC
Dallas Texans Al Reynolds  G Tarkio MCAU
Dallas Texans Paul Rochester  DT Michigan State Big Ten
Dallas Texans Stewart Stover  LB Northeast Louisiana State 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 N/A
Los Angeles Chargers Ernie Wright  S Ohio State Big Ten
New York Titans Dick Felt  S BYU MSC
New York Titans Bill Mathis  RB Clemson ACC
Oakland Raiders Nyle McFarlane  HB BYU MSC

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
  3. ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "The AFL's first draft". profootballhof.com. October 28, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009). The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9781602396777. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Riffenburgh, Beau (1986). The Official NFL Encyclopedia. New American Library. pp. 482–483. ISBN 0453005241. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
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