1961 NFL draft

The 1961 National Football League draft took place at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 27–28, 1960. The league would later hold an expansion draft for the Minnesota Vikings expansion franchise, and the Vikings were also awarded the first selection position in this draft. This draft was also the first regular draft for the Dallas Cowboys as they had only participated in the 1960 NFL expansion draft that year. The Cowboys held the worst record in the NFL the previous season, but selected second in this draft because of the entry of the Vikings into the league.

Player selections

Round one

  • HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
  • Round two

    Round three

    Round four

    Round five

    Round six

    Round seven

    Round eight

    Round nine

    Round ten

    Round eleven

    Round twelve

    Round thirteen

    Round fourteen

    Round fifteen

    Round sixteen

    Round seventeen

    Round eighteen

    Round nineteen

    Round twenty

    Hall of Famers

  • Herb Adderley, running back from Michigan State taken 1st round 14th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
  • 1942 NFL draft

    The 1942 National Football League draft was held on December 22, 1941, at the Palmer House Hotel
    in Chicago, Illinois.

    Player selections

    Round one

    Round two

    Round three

    Round four

    Round five

    Round six

    Round seven

    Round eight

    Round nine

    Round ten

    Round eleven

    Round twelve

    Round thirteen

    Round fourteen

    Round fifteen

    Round sixteen

    Round seventeen

    Round eighteen

    Round nineteen

    Round twenty

    Round twenty-one

    Round twenty-two

    Hall of Famers

  • Bill Dudley, halfback from Virginia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • Notable undrafted players

    References

  • Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com (New York Giants). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  • "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  • "1941 Heisman Trophy: Bruce Smith". Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  • This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  • "Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bill Dudley profile". Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  • 1938 NFL draft

    The 1938 National Football League draft was held on December 12, 1937, at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago, Illinois. The draft consisted of 12 rounds and 110 player selections. It began with the Cleveland Rams, taking Corbett Davis.

    Player selections

    Round one

    Round two

    Round three

    Round four

    Round five

    Round six

    Round seven

    Round eight

    Round nine

    Round ten

    Round eleven

    Round twelve

    Hall of Famers

  • Alex Wojciechowicz, center from Fordham taken 1st round 6th overall by the Detroit Lions.
  • Frank Kinard, offensive tackle from Ole Miss taken 3rd round 18th overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
  • Notable undrafted players

    References

    External links

  • NFL.com – 1938 Draft
  • databaseFootball.com – 1938 Draft
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • 1966 NFL draft

    The 1966 National Football League draft was held at the Summit Hotel in New York City on Saturday, November 27, 1965.

    The expansion Atlanta Falcons were awarded the first pick in each round as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds. The first overall selection was Tommy Nobis, a linebacker from Texas. The league also provided the Falcons with an expansion draft six weeks later.

    This was the last draft in which the NFL and the AFL selected their players separate of one another. As a result, most players drafted by teams from both leagues chose to play for the more established NFL, but not all. Similar to 1965, the AFL draft was held on the same day. After the merger agreement in June 1966, a common draft was held in March 1967.

    Player selections

    Round one

  • HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
  • Round two

    Round three

    Round four

    Round five

    Round six

    Round seven

    Round eight

    Round nine

    Round ten

    Round eleven

    Round twelve

    Round thirteen

    Round fourteen

    Round fifteen

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