1965 NFL DRAFT

The '1965 National Football League Draft' took place on November 28, 1964. The first player selected was Tucker Frederickson, Back from Auburn, by the New York Giants. The draft was marked by the failure of the St. Lous Cardinals to sign Joe Namath, who signed with the American Football League's New York Jets, and went on to defeat the NFL's Colts for the World Championship after the 1967 season.

Contents

Player selections

Round one

Other draft choices

External links

Player selections

	= AFL All-Star
	= Pro Bowler

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	New York Giants	Tucker Frederickson	Back	Auburn
2	San Francisco 49ers	Ken Willard	Fullback	North Carolina
3	Chicago Bears ''Pick acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers''	Dick Butkus	Linebacker	Illinois
4	Chicago Bears	Gale Sayers	Halfback	Kansas
5	Dallas Cowboys	Craig Morton	Quarterback	California
6	Chicago Bears ''Pick acquired from the Washington Redskins''	Steve DeLong 1	Tackle	Tennessee
7	Green Bay Packers ''Pick acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles''	Donny Anderson	Halfback	Texas Tech
8	Minnesota Vikings	Jack Snow	End	Notre Dame
9	Los Angeles Rams	Clancy Williams	Halfback	Washington State
10	Green Bay Packers	Lawrence Elkins	End	Baylor
11	Detroit Lions	Tom Nowatzke	Fullback	Indiana
12	St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Namath 2	Quarterback	Alabama
13	San Francisco 49ers ''Pick acquired from the Cleveland Browns''	George Donnelly	Back	Illinois
14	Baltimore Colts	Mike Curtis	Linebacker	Duke

★ ¹Signed with the San Diego Chargers of the AFL.

★ ²Signed with the New York Jets of the AFL.

	= AFL All-Star
	= Pro Bowler

==Hall of Famers==
Four members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were taken in the 1965 NFL draft:

★ Dick Butkus

★ Gale Sayers

★ Joe Namath (Signed with the New York Jets of the AFL.)

★ Fred Biletnikoff (Signed with the Oakland Raiders of the AFL.)

Other draft choices

★ Ralph Neely, Baltimore Colts, second round, 28th overall

★ Fred Biletnikoff, Detroit Lions, third round, 39th overall, but signed with the Oakland Raiders of the AFL.

★ Jim Nance, Chicago Bears, fourth round, 45th overall, but signed with the Boston Patriots of the AFL.

★ Fred Hill, Philadelphia Eagles, fourth round, 48th overall

★ Marty Schottenheimer, Baltimore Colts, fourth round, 49th overall, but signed with the Buffalo Bills of the AFL.

★ Bob Svihus, Dallas Cowboys, fourth round, 53rd overall, but signed with the Oakland Raiders of the AFL.

★ John Huarte, Philadelphia Eagles, sixth round, 76th overall, but signed with the Boston Patriots of the AFL.

★ Otis Taylor, Philadelphia Eagles, 15th round, 203rd overall, but signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL

★ Rich Kotite, Minnesota Vikings, 18th round, 247th overall

External links

★ 1965 NFL draft

★ Details on all rounds