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These AFL Draft pages were salvaged from the defunct site aflfootball.tripod.com, which inspired my AFL pages.
They are dedicated to that site's creator, Robert Phillips.

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American Football League AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DRAFT - 1962 		American Football League

Here is the complete team-by-team listing of the 1962 AFL draft. The draft took 34 rounds to complete.

1962 AFL DRAFT SELECTIONS BY TEAM
BOSTON PATRIOTS BUFFALO BILLS
  1. Gary Collins, E, Maryland
  2. LeRoy Jackson, HB, Western Illinois
  3. Sherwyn Thorson, G, Iowa
  4. CHOICE TRADED TO HOUSTON
  5. CHOICE TRADED TO DALLAS
  6. Bill Neighbors, T, Alabama
  7. John Schopf, T, Michigan
  8. Benny McRae, HB, Michigan
  9. Bill Triplett, FB, Miami (Ohio)
  10. John Knight, HB, Valparaiso
  11. CHOICE TRADED TO BUFFALO
  12. CHOICE TRADED TO OAKLAND
  13. Nick Buoniconti, G, Notre Dame
  14. Charles Sieminski, T, Penn State
  15. Gerry Goerlitz, G, Northern Michigan
  16. Ken Byers, G, Cincinnati
  17. Scott Maentz, E, Michigan
  18. Tom Chandler, T, Florida A&M
  19. Ron Meyers, E, Villanova
  20. Tom Neck, HB, LSU
  21. John Traynham, HB, VMI
  22. Bob Asack, T, Columbia
  23. Walt Crate, HB, Penn Military
  24. Don Christman, C, Richmond
  25. Bob Stern, C, Richmond
  26. *Jim Field, QB, LSU
  27. *Al Gursky, HB, Penn State
  28. *Charles Dickerson, T, Illinois
  29. *Julius Fincke, T, McNeese State
  30. *John L. Finn, T, Louisville
  31. *Mike Ingram, G, Ohio State
  32. *Charles Taylor, HB, Mississippi
  33. *Steve Jastrzembski, E, Pittsburgh
  34. *Ray Lardani, T, Miami (Ohio)
  1. Ernie Davis, HB, Syracuse
  2. Glenn Glass, HB, Tennessee
  3. John Elwell, E, Purdue
  4. CHOICE TRADED TO DALLAS
  5. Tom Dellinger, HB, North Carolina State
  6. Dave Viti, E, Boston University
  7. Jim LeCompte, G, North Carolina
  8. Paul White, HB, Florida
  9. Bill Saul, C, Penn State
  10. Amos Bullocks, HB, Southern Illinois
  11. Jerry Croft, G, Bowling Green
    Tom Pennington, E, Georgia (from Boston)
  12. CHOICE TRADED TO OAKLAND
  13. Ron Gassert, T, Virginia (from Dallas)
    Mike Stratton, E, Tennessee
  14. *Ron Scufca, T, Purdue
  15. *Roger Kochman, HB, Penn State
  16. Frank Imperiale, T, Southern Illinois
  17. Tom Sestak, E, McNeese State
  18. Joe Kehoe, E, Virginia (VOIDED)
  19. Bill Johnson, LB, Southeast Louisiana
  20. Sam Tidmore, E, Ohio State
  21. Carey Henley, HB, Chattanooga
  22. Tom Hall, E, Minnesota
  23. Ray Abruzzese, HB, Alabama
  24. Stan Sczurek, G, Purdue
  25. *Dave Gash, E, Kentucky
  26. *Ed Reynolds, T, Tulane
  27. *Claude Crabb, HB, Colorado
  28. *Roy Walker, FB, Purdue
  29. *Jim Beaver, G, Florida
  30. *Cody Binkley, C, Vanderbilt
  31. *Jim Collier, E, Arkansas
  32. *Ken Erickson, E, Syracuse
  33. *Tony Parilli, G, Illinois
  34. *Ben Charles, QB, USC
DALLAS TEXANS DENVER BRONCOS
  1. Ronnie Bull, HB, Baylor
  2. Bill Miller, E, Miami (Florida)
  3. Eddie Wilson, QB, Arizona
  4. Charles Hinton, T, North Carolina College
    Irv Goode, C, Kentucky (from Buffalo)
  5. Bobby Plummer, T, TCU
    Bobby Ply, QB, Baylor (from New York)
    Bill Hull, E, Wake Forest (from Boston)
  6. Al Hinton, E, Iowa
  7. CHOICE TRADED TO SAN DIEGO
  8. Larry Bowie, T, Purdue
  9. Marshall Shirk, T, UCLA
  10. Jim Saxton, HB, Texas
  11. Bob Hunt, QB, Auburn (from Oakland)
    Guy Reese, T, SMU
  12. Bobby Thompson, HB, Arizona
  13. CHOICE TRADED TO BUFFALO
  14. *Bookie Bolin, G, Mississippi
  15. *Dave Graham, T, Virginia
  16. Pettis Norman, E, John Smith
  17. Tom Brooker, E, Alabama
  18. Joe Carollo, T, Notre Dame
  19. Lee Welch, HB, Mississippi State
  20. Mike Semcheski, G, Lehigh
  21. *Kent Martin, T, Wake Forest
  22. Jim Bernhardt, T, Linfield
  23. Russ Foret, T, Georgia Tech
  24. Pat Trammell, QB, Alabama
  25. John Burrell, E, Rice
  26. *Walt Rappold, QB, Duke
  27. *Scott Tyler, HB, Miami (Ohio)
  28. *Jim Thrush, T, Xavier
  29. *Ed Ryan, HB, Michigan State
  30. *Don Goodman, HB, Florida
  31. *Everisto Nino, T, East Texas State
  32. *Joel Arrington, HB, Duke
  33. *Jack Wilson, HB, Duke
  34. *Rodger Shoals, C, Maryland
  1. Merlin Olsen, T, Utah State
  2. Jerry Hillebrand, E, Colorado
  3. Charles Holmes, FB, Maryland State
  4. John Furman, QB, Texas Western
  5. CHOICE TRADED TO SAN DIEGO
  6. CHOICE TRADED TO SAN DIEGO
  7. John McGeever, HB, Auburn
  8. Elbert Harris, HB, Southeast Louisiana
  9. Larry Jepson, C, Furman
  10. Gale Weidner, QB, Colorado
  11. Mike Cline, G, Oregon State
  12. CHOICE TRADED TO NEW YORK
  13. Bob Cegelski, C, Montana State
  14. *Sonny Gibbs, QB, TCU
  15. Bill Louden, G, Benedict College
  16. Gary Ballman, HB, Michigan State
  17. Jerry Tarr, E, Oregon
  18. Pete Schenk, E, Washington State
  19. CHOICE TRADED TO OAKLAND
  20. Mike Martin, E, Washington State
  21. Jim Perkins, T, Colorado
  22. Don Kasso, HB, Oregon State
  23. Ken Tureaud, HB, Michigan
  24. Neil Thomas, G, Hillsdale
  25. Dave Edwards, E, Auburn
  26. *Jim Roberts, T, Mississippi
  27. *Andrew Von Sonn, C, UCLA
  28. *Paul Holmes, T, Georgia
  29. *Lynn Hoyem, C, Long Beach State
  30. *Walter Mince, HB, Arizona
  31. *Bill Williamson, T, Bakersfield JC
  32. *Vester Flanagan, T, Humboldt State
  33. *Duane Allen, E, Mount St. Andrew's College
  34. *Steve Stonebreaker, E, Detroit
HOUSTON OILERS NEW YORK TITANS
  1. Ray Jacobs, DT, Howard Payne
  2. Earl Gros, FB, Louisiana State
  3. Pete Case, T, Georgia
  4. Gary Cutsinger, DE, Oklahoma State (from Boston)
    CHOICE TRADED TO SAN DIEGO
  5. Bill Rice, E, Alabama
  6. Ray Pinion, G, Texas Christian
  7. Gus Gonzales, G, Tulane
  8. Clyde Brock, DT, Utah State
  9. Larry Onesti, LB, Northwestern
  10. Bob Moses, E, Texas-Austin
  11. John Thomas, G, McMurry
  12. Jack Collins, HB, Texas-Austin
  13. Royce Cassell, E, New Mexico State
  14. *Glynn Griffing, QB, Mississippi
  15. Ken Shaffer, T, Marquette
  16. Billy Ray Adams, FB, Mississippi
  17. Bill Miller, DT, New Mexico Highlands
  18. Art Perkins, HB, North Texas State
  19. Bobby Jancik, DB, Lamar Tech
  20. Joe Bob Isbell, G, Houston
  21. Roland Jackson, FB, Rice
  22. Ken Bolin, HB, Houston
  23. Bill Van Buren, C, Iowa
  24. Boyd Melvin, T, Northwestern
  25. Bob Johnson, T, Rice
  26. *Harold Hays, G, Mississippi Southern
  27. *Roger McFarland, HB, Kansas
  28. *Gary Henson, E, Colorado
  29. *Ron Osborne, T, Clemson
  30. *Bob Clemens, HB, Pittsburgh
  31. *Al Kimbrough, HB, Northwestern
  32. *Al Lerderle, E, Georgia Tech
  33. *Don Talbert, T, Texas
  1. Sandy Stephens, QB, North Carolina State
  2. Alex Kroll, C, Rutgers
  3. Fate Echols, T, Northwestern
  4. Ed Blaine, G, Missouri
  5. CHOICE TRADED TO DALLAS
  6. Mel Mellin, QB, Washington State
  7. George Mans, E, Michigan
  8. John Lomakoski, T, Western Michigan
  9. Gary Barnes, E, Clemson
  10. Ted Stute, LB, Ohio University
  11. Curtis Miranda, C, Florida A&M
  12. Bill Winter, T, West Virginia (from Denver)
    CHOICE TRADED TO SAN DIEGO
  13. Wilburn Hollis, QB, Iowa
  14. *Bert Wilder, T, North Carolina State
  15. Sam Madie, HB, Rutgers
  16. Jim Smith, T, Penn State
  17. Allen Miller, G, Ohio University
  18. Buddy Iles, E, TCU
  19. Reed Bohovich, T, Lehigh
  20. Judge Dickson, FB, Minnesota
  21. Ron Hatcher, FB, Michigan State
  22. Tom Nolan, T, Penn Military
  23. John Kuprok, E, Pittsburgh
  24. John Counts, HB, Illinois
  25. Russ Warren, HB, Columbia
  26. *Chuck Morris, HB, Mississippi
  27. *Jerry Archer, C, Pittsburgh State
  28. *Walter Nikirk, T, Houston
  29. *Frank Parker, T, Oklahoma State
  30. *Mike McClellan, HB, Oklahoma
  31. *L. E. Hicks, T, Florida
  32. *Don Jonas, HB, Penn State
  33. *Nick Maravich, T, North Carolina State
  34. *Dick Wilson, C, Penn State
OAKLAND RAIDERS SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
  1. Roman Gabriel, QB, North Carolina State
  2. CHOICE TRAEDED TO SAN DIEGO
  3. Ed Pine, C, Utah
  4. John Meyers, T, Washington
  5. Joe Hernandez, HB, Arizona
  6. Danny Birdwell, C, Houston
  7. Jim Norris, T, Houston
  8. Ferrell Yarborough, E, Northwest Louisiana
  9. Jim Dillard, HB, Oklahoma State
  10. Henry Rivera, HB, Oregon State
  11. CHOICE TRADED TO DALLAS
  12. Jim Skaggs, G, Washington
    Gary Schwertfeger, LB, Montana (from Buffalo)
    Oscar Donahue, E, San Jose State
  13. George Pierovich, FB, California
  14. CHOICE TRADED TO SAN DIEGO
  15. *Floyd Dean, E, Florida
  16. Pat Russ, T, Purdue
  17. *Larry Ferguson, HB, Iowa
  18. Jim Vollenweider, FB, Miami (Florida)
  19. Dennis Spurlock, QB, Whitworth
    Kent Horne, T, BYU (from Denver)
  20. John Sutro, G, San Jose State
  21. Bill Tunnicliff, FB, Michigan
  22. Jim Cadile, E, San Jose State
  23. Alvin Basham, G, Kansas
  24. Mickey Brunce, HB, Oregon
  25. *Tom Cagaanan, HB, Utah State
  26. *Fred Miller, T, LSU
  27. Keith Luhnow, FB, Santa Ana JC
  28. *Marv Marinovich, T, USC
  29. *Leon Donahue, E, San Jose State
  30. *Pete Nicklas, T, Baylor
  31. *Bob Elliott, FB, North Carolina
  32. *Bob Richards, T, LSU
  33. *Eugene White, HB, Florida A&M
  34. *Bill Worrell, T, Georgia
  1. Bob Ferguson, FB, Ohio State
  2. Lance Alworth, HB, Arkansas (from Oakland)
    Dick Hudson, T, Memphis State
  3. John Hadl, QB, Kansas
  4. Bob Hill, T, Notre Dame (from Houston)
    Mack Burton, HB, San Jose State
  5. Bob Mitinger, DE, Penn State (from Denver)
    John Cornett, T, Rice
  6. Roy Winston, G, LSU (from Denver)
    Frank Buncom, LB, USC
  7. Wendell Harris, HB, LSU (from Dallas)
    Bob Jackson, FB, New Mexico State
  8. Jerry Robinson, HB, Grambling
  9. Tommy Minter, HB, Baylor
  10. Dan Sullivan, T, Boston College
  11. Irv Bishop, G, Fresno State
  12. Ralph Smith, E, Mississippi (from New York)
    George Andrie, E, Marquette
  13. Charles Bryant, E, Ohio State
  14. *Bert Coan, HB, Kansas (from Oakland)
    *James Bates, HB, USC
  15. *Fred Moore, T, Memphis State
  16. *George Gross, T, Auburn
  17. Frank Gardner, T, North Carolina College
  18. *Dennis Biodrowski, E, Memphis State
  19. *Mike Lind, FB, Notre Dame
  20. Ron Hermann, QB, Bradley
  21. *Jesse Williams, E, Fresno State
  22. *Jim Thibert, E, Toledo
  23. *Dick Farris, G, North Texas State
  24. Homer Jones, HB, Texas Southern (VOIDED)
  25. Sam Gruneisen, E, Villanova
  26. *Mike Woufle, G, Colorado
  27. *Mel Rideout, QB, Richmond
  28. *Ben Wilson, FB, USC
  29. *Paul Dudley, HB, Arkansas
  30. *John Denvir, T, Colorado
  31. *Doug Elmore, HB, Mississippi
  32. *Wayne Frazier, C, Auburn
  33. *Jacque MacKinnon, HB, Colgate
  34. *Phil Lohman, C, Oklahoma
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