Caught In the Draft:1965
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Who were the other 4 ?
Strange thing is, Namath is listed on the NFL site as having been drafted in the 18th round of the 1965 draft.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?type=position
The round numbering must be a consequence of some decision on how to handle AFL draft results after the merger. But hey, everyone thinks it's amazing that Brady went in the 6th round. How amazing is it that Namath went in the 18th round?!
http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?type=position
The round numbering must be a consequence of some decision on how to handle AFL draft results after the merger. But hey, everyone thinks it's amazing that Brady went in the 6th round. How amazing is it that Namath went in the 18th round?!
Hall of Famers Taken in 1965 NFL Draft
Dick Butkus, LB, Chicago Bears - 1st ound (3rd overall)
Gale Sayers, HB, Chicago Bears - 1st round (4th overall)
Chris Hanburger, LB, Washington Redskins - 18th round (245th overall)
Hall of Famers Taken in the 1965 AFL Draft
Joe Namath, QB, New York Jets - 1st round (n/a)
Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland Raiders - 2nd round (n/a)
Dick Butkus, LB, Chicago Bears - 1st ound (3rd overall)
Gale Sayers, HB, Chicago Bears - 1st round (4th overall)
Chris Hanburger, LB, Washington Redskins - 18th round (245th overall)
Hall of Famers Taken in the 1965 AFL Draft
Joe Namath, QB, New York Jets - 1st round (n/a)
Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland Raiders - 2nd round (n/a)
That link is wrong he was 1st in the AFL draft and 12th pick in the 1st rd by the Cards in 1965 NFL draft..
http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1965.aspx
Interesting. The link is from the NFL.com website. Are you sure there wasn't a decision made post-merger that relegates all AFL draft picks to very high rounds? I would think the Cardinals' pick wouldn't count since he did not join the squad. But the NFL did have the problem of deciding how to incorporate the AFL drafts once it was decided that all the old records would become part of the NFL. I would prefer that they show the two #1 draft picks side by side on their website, rather than relegating the AFL picks to the trash bin rounds. But that's what's there.
Wasn't Namath the pick #2 in the first round?
Broncos had #1 and traded that to the Oilers for Jacky Lee (remember him?) before the '64 season and then Oilers picked Larry Elkins, a WR who signed but didn't contribute much
Then the Oilers, who had the #2 pick, traded it to the Jets for the rights to QB Jerry Rhome, who in turn picked Namath
The Jets kept the 4th pick in the 1st round and drafted Tom Nowatzke who signed with the Lions instead
Pro-football reference shows Namath ahead of Elkins as #1 overall, but I specifically remembered Elkins as ahead of him. Out of curiosity, I called an old friend who remembered it the same way as we followed Elkins' short career for that reason
The whole thing was done in secrecy in those so it's hard to know exactly what he truth was but forgotten in the Namath story was that we did trade the Rhome rights for the pick and picked Nowatzke in the original position that year
Broncos had #1 and traded that to the Oilers for Jacky Lee (remember him?) before the '64 season and then Oilers picked Larry Elkins, a WR who signed but didn't contribute much
Then the Oilers, who had the #2 pick, traded it to the Jets for the rights to QB Jerry Rhome, who in turn picked Namath
The Jets kept the 4th pick in the 1st round and drafted Tom Nowatzke who signed with the Lions instead
Pro-football reference shows Namath ahead of Elkins as #1 overall, but I specifically remembered Elkins as ahead of him. Out of curiosity, I called an old friend who remembered it the same way as we followed Elkins' short career for that reason
The whole thing was done in secrecy in those so it's hard to know exactly what he truth was but forgotten in the Namath story was that we did trade the Rhome rights for the pick and picked Nowatzke in the original position that year
Thanks I never would have gotten ... Chris Hanburger