The 1962
American Football League draft
The American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969) stocked its teams in two ways:
# Signing free agents (players whose contracts in other professional football leagues had expired, or who had no professional experience).
# Signing players from t ...
was held on December 2, 1961. With the first overall pick, the
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Ra ...
selected quarterback
Roman Gabriel
Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. (born August 5, 1940) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was the second overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft and played for the Los Angeles Rams for eleven seaso ...
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Order
Boston Patriots draft picks (selected sixth)
Buffalo Bills draft picks (selected fourth)
Dallas Texans draft picks (selected third)
Denver Broncos draft picks (selected second)
Houston Oilers draft picks (selected seventh)
New York Titans draft picks
San Diego Chargers draft picks (selected eighth)
* This pick was considered a "Future" selection.
Oakland Raiders draft picks
Notable undrafted players
See also
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List of American Football League players
The following is a list of men who played for the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969).
Players
A
B
C
D
Elbert Dubenion
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
Notes
Player notes
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History of American Football League draft
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List of professional American football drafts The National Football League Draft, also called the NFL Draft or (officially) the Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. It is the largest of several such arrangements for ...
References
External links
1962 American Football League Draft list on Robert Phillips' site
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1962
Events January
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* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
Draft
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