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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...
and the 1965 AFL Draft both took place on Saturday, November 28, 1964. This was the day of the Army-Navy game that is normally the last game of the college season before the bowl games.
They were separate from each other and some players were drafted by both leagues. The AFL was going strong in wanting stars signed and would do what they could to please them if they signed with the AFL. Joe Namath would sign if he could play in New York, and he was given a salary of $427,000. As in earlier years some players had signed "AFL contracts" they signed with the league as soon as their last college game was over and when drafted by an AFL team the contract was transferred to them. To help fight this the NFL moved the draft up to near the end of the college season.
A new new kind of job was created, "baby sitter". Their job was to hang with the draft prospect, and keep him away from the other leagues representative. The Eagles draft pick, Otis Taylor was held in a motel and had to "escape" from the NFL baby sitter. He later signed with the AFL for money and a "Red Thunderbird Convertible" that the AFL baby sitter was driving. Taylor noticed how a lot of people stared at the car when they drove by, and he wanted one.
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. Louis 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 1968 season.
Player Selections
| = Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... er |
= AFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... |
| Rd | |PLAYER | |SCHOOL | |Rd | |Signed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Pick Traded to Green Bay Packers | |||||||
| 2 | 20 | Ray Rissmiller Ray Rissmiller Raymond Harold "Ray" Rissmiller is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New Orleans Saints. He also played in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Georgia.... |
Tackle | Georgia | Buffalo Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
8 | 64 | Eagles | |
| 3 | 35 | Al Nelson Al Nelson Albert "Al" Nelson is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and was drafted in the third round of the 1965 NFL Draft... |
Running back | Cincinnati | Buffalo | 9 | 78 | Eagles | |
| 4 | 48 | Fred Hill | Wide receiver | USC | Oakland Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
16 | 123 | Eagles | |
| 5 | 63 | John Henderson John Henderson (wide receiver) John William Henderson is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings . He started in Super Bowl IV for the Vikings and was the games leading receiver with 7 catches for 111 yards.... |
End | Michigan | Buffalo | 17 | 136 | Buffalo | |
| 6 | 76 | John Huarte John Huarte John Gregory Huarte is a former American football quarterback and the 1964 Heisman Trophy winner.-Early years:Huarte played for the University of Notre Dame after graduating from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. During his sophomore and junior years at Notre Dame, he played for... |
Quarterback | Notre Dame | New York New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
2 | 12 | Boston | |
| 6 | 77 | Gary Garrison Gary Garrison Gary Lynn Garrison is a former American football wide receiver who played professional football in the American Football League and the National Football League . He attended San Diego State University from 1964-1965... |
Wide receiver | San Diego State | |||||
| 7 | 91 | Erwin Will | Tackle | Dayton | |||||
| 8 | 104 | Al Piraino | Tackle | Wisconsin | Kansas City | 11 | 85 | ||
| 9 | 119 | Floyd Hudlow | Back | Arizona | Buffalo | 10 | 80 | ||
| 10 | 132 | Rick Redman Rick Redman Richard Clark Redman is a retired American Football linebacker who played professionally in the American Football League and the National Football League.-Amateur athletics:... |
Center | Washington | San Diego San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
5 | 38 | Eagles | |
| 11 | 147 | Louis James | Running back | Texas-El Paso | |||||
| 12 | 161 | John Kuznieski | Running back | Purdue | |||||
| 13 | 175 | John Fouse | End | Arizona | Buffalo | 17 | 129 | ||
| 14 | 188 | Tom Longo | Back | Notre Dame | |||||
| 15 | 203 | Otis Taylor Otis Taylor (American football) Otis Taylor was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs... |
Wide receiver | Prairie View A&M | Kansas City | 4 | 29 | Kansas City | |
| 16 | 216 | Jim Gray | Back | Toledo | New York | 11 | 84 | Jets | |
| 17 | 231 | Dave Austin | End | Georgia Tech | |||||
| 18 | 244 | Bill Marcordes | End | Bradley | |||||
| 19 | 259 | Charley Englehart | Tackle | John Carroll | |||||
| 20 | 272 | Bobby Shann | End | Boston College |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 19, 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 34–27 |
| 2 | September 26, 1965 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 16–14 |
| 3 | October 3, 1965 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 35–17 |
| 4 | October 10, 1965 | at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
W 35–24 |
| 5 | October 17, 1965 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 35–27 |
| 6 | October 24, 1965 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 20–14 |
| 7 | October 31, 1965 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 23–21 |
| 8 | November 7, 1965 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 38–34 |
| 9 | November 14, 1965 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 21–14 |
| 10 | November 21, 1965 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 34–24 |
| 11 | November 28, 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 28–24 |
| 12 | December 5, 1965 | Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
L 21–19 |
| 13 | December 12, 1965 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 47–13 |
| 14 | December 19, 1965 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 35–28 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns 1965 Cleveland Browns season The 1965 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 16th season with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Exhibition schedule:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:... |
11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 363 | 325 | W-1 |
| New York Giants 1965 New York Giants season The 1965 New York Giants season was the 41st season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished with a 7–7 record, which placed them in a tie for second in the Eastern Conference with the Dallas Cowboys, four games behind the Cleveland Browns.-Offseason:*January 22, 1965: Y.A... |
7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 270 | 338 | L-1 |
| Dallas Cowboys 1965 Dallas Cowboys season The 1965 Dallas Cowboys season was their sixth in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning seven games. They qualifyed for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Roster:... |
7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 325 | 280 | W-3 |
| Washington Redskins 1965 Washington Redskins season The 1965 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-8 record from 1964.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 257 | 301 | W-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 363 | 359 | L-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 46th year with the National Football League and the 6th season in St. Louis. It was also their final season at Busch Stadium, before moving to Busch Memorial Stadium the following season.-Schedule:... |
5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 296 | 309 | L-6 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers season - Schedule :- Week 1 : Green Bay Packers :at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 38,383* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |
2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 202 | 397 | L-7 |
1965 Roster
| = 1965 Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... |
= Hall of Famer Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... |
| NO. | |AGE | |GP | |WT | |YRS | Joe Kuharich | COACH | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | K-FB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6–2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 55 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | LB | 12 | 12 | 227 | 6–2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6–1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 76 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 280 | 6–4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | RB | 13 | 0 | 198 | 5–11 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | QB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6–3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | DB-WR | 10 | 0 | 192 | 6–1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 87 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | TE | 2 | 0 | 231 | 6–5 | Rookie | |||||||||||||
| 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6–2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | WR-HB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6–1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 49 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | DB-WR | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6–1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 81 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | FL-SE-WR | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5–11 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 78 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6–3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 34 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | FB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6–3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 43 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6–1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 86 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | TE-SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | QB | 7 | 5 | 212 | 6–3 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | T-DT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6–5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6–4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 83 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6–3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 84 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | TE | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 73 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | DT-DE-T | 14 | 5 | 240 | 6–3 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6–1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 52 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | LB-C | 13 | 13 | 247 | 6–3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | RB-FL | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6–2 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | DT | 14 | 14 | 276 | 6–6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 89 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6–4 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 186 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 177 | 5–10 | Rookie | |||||||||||||
| 72 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | DT | 9 | 9 | 254 | 6–4 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 35 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | TE-SE-FL-WR | 13 | 0 | 208 | 6–4 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6–1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 51 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||||
| 44 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | E-HB-TE | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||||
| 68 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 12 | 245 | 6–2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 54 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | C | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6–1 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5–10 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 189 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||||
| 70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6–3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | QB | 11 | 9 | 215 | 6–4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 82 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | DE-LB-C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6–4 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 53 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||||
| 67 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | DT | 5 | 0 | 275 | 6–5 | Rookie | |||||||||||||
| 37 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6–0 | 2 | |||||||||||||