The 1960 American Football League draft was held on November 22–23, 1959, in Minneapolis, shortly after the organization of the league, and lasted 33 rounds. An additional draft of 20 rounds was held by the AFL on December 2.
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. Before each position was selected, teams drew lots to determine the selection order. Though professional teams used dedicated offensive and defensive units, the league did not want to go 22 rounds before starting unrestricted drafting.
Territorial draft 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. AFL team Player Position CollegeNotes 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 Dale Hackbart Quarterback Wisconsin Did not sign. Source:
Regular draft First selections 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.
†= AFL All-Star = Pro Bowler = Hall of Famer
Boston Patriots
Player Position CollegeNotes 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
Player Position CollegeNotes 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
Player Position CollegeNotes 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
Player Position CollegeNotes 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
Player Position CollegeNotes 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
Player Position CollegeNotes 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
Player Position CollegeNotes 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. Clord 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. Carroll Dale 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
Player Position CollegeNotes 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 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.
Boston Patriots