1958 Green Bay Packers season
Offseason -- NFL Draft
Table:
Round

Pick

Player

Position

School

1
3
Dan Currie
Linebacker
Michigan State

2
15
Jim Taylor
Fullback
LSU

3
27
Dick Christy
Back
North Carolina State

3
36
Ray Nitschke
Linebacker
Illinois

4
39
Jerry Kramer
Guard
Idaho

5
51
Joe Francis
Quarterback
Oregon State

6
62
Ken Gray
Tackle
Howard Payne

7
75
Doug Maison
Back
Hillsdale

8
86
Mike Bill
Center
Syracuse

9
99
Norm Jarock
Back
St. Norbert

10
110
Carl Johnson
Tackle
Illinois

11
123
Harry Horton
End
Wichita State

12
134
Wayne Miller
End
Baylor

13
147
Gene Cook
End
Toledo

13
153
Don Herndon
Back
Tampa

14
158
Harry Hauffe
Tackle
South Dakota

15
171
Tom Newell
Back
Drake

16
182
Arley Finley
Tackle
Georgia Tech

17
195
Joe Reese
End
Arkansas Tech

18
206
Chuck Strid
Guard
Syracuse

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Daniel George Currie ( June 27 , 1935 - September 11 , 2017 ) was an American football player , a linebacker in the National Football League ( NFL ) for nine seasons , with the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams .
A linebacker ( LB or backer ) is a playing position in gridiron football . Linebackers are members of the defensive team , and line up approximately three to five yards ( 4 m ) behind the line of scrimmage , behind the defensive linemen , and therefore back up the line . Linebackers generally align themselves before the ball is snapped by standing upright in a two-point stance ( as opposed to the defensive linemen , who put one or two hands on the ground for a three-point stance or four-point stance before the ball is snapped ) . The goal of the linebacker is to provide either extra run defense or extra pass defense based on the particular defensive play being executed . Another key play of the linebacker position is blitzing . A blitz occurs when a linebacker acts as an extra pass rusher running into any exposed gap . When a blitz is called by the defense , it is mainly to sack or hurry the opposing offense 's quarterback . Linebackers are often regarded as the most important position in defense , due to their versatility in providing hard hits on running plays or an additional layer of pass defense , when required . Similar to the free safety position , linebackers are required to use their judgment on every snap , to determine their role during that particular play .
The 1957 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season . In their fourth season under head coach Duffy Daugherty , the Spartans compiled an 8-1 overall record ( 5-1 against Big Ten opponents ) , finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference , and were ranked # 3 in both the final AP Poll and the final Coaches Poll . Michigan State was named national champion by Dunkel System , an NCAA-designated major selector . Six Spartans were selected as first-team players on the 1957 All-Big Ten Conference football team : quarterback Jim Ninowski ( AP-1 , UP-1 ) ; fullback Walt Kowalczyk ( AP-1 , UP-1 ) ; center Dan Currie ( AP-1 , UP-1 ) ; tackle Pat Burke ( AP-1 , UP-1 ) ; end Sam Williams ( UP-1 ) ; and guard Ellison Kelly ( UP-1 ) . The 1957 Spartans won all three of their annual rivalry games . In the annual Indiana-Michigan State football rivalry game , the Spartans defeated the Hoosiers by a 54 to 0 score . In the Notre Dame rivalry game , the Spartans defeated the Fighting Irish by a 34 to 6 score . And , in the annual Michigan-Michigan State football rivalry game , the Spartans defeated the Wolverines by a 35 to 6 score . In non-conference play , the Spartans also defeated California , 19-0 , and Kansas State , 27-9 .
James Charles Taylor ( September 20 , 1935 - October 13 , 2018 ) was an American football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League ( NFL ) for ten seasons , with the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1966 and with the expansion New Orleans Saints in 1967 . With the Packers , Taylor was invited to five straight Pro Bowls and won four NFL championships , as well as a victory in the first Super Bowl . He was recognized as the NFL Most Valuable Player after winning the rushing title in 1962 , beating out Jim Brown . An aggressive player and fluent trash talker , Taylor developed several personal rivalries throughout his career , most notably with New York Giants linebacker Sam Huff . This confrontational attitude , combined with his tenacious running style , a penchant for contact , and ability to both withstand and deliver blows , earned him a reputation as one of the league 's toughest players . Playing college football for Louisiana State University ( LSU ) , Taylor led the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) in scoring in 1956 and 1957 and earned first-team All-America honors as a senior . He was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 1958 NFL Draft and was used sparingly as a rookie , but with the arrival of coach Vince Lombardi in 1959 Taylor soon became the team 's all-purpose back , especially when only a few yards were needed . In this role , his spirited performance against the Giants in the 1962 NFL Championship Game came to define his mental and physical toughness . Taylor finished his career after carrying 1,941 times for 8,597 yards and 83 touchdowns . He was the first player to record five straight seasons of at least 1,000 rushing yards . His 81 rushing touchdowns for the Packers remains a franchise record by a wide margin , and his 8,207 rushing yards with the team has been surpassed only once . Taylor was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976 .
A fullback ( FB ) is a position known as the best position in the game of football , in the offensive backfield in gridiron football , and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback . Typically , fullbacks are larger than halfback and in most offensive schemes their duties are split between power running , pass catching , and blocking for both the quarterback and the other running back . Many great runners in the history of American football have been fullbacks , including Jim Brown , Marion Motley , Jim Taylor , Franco Harris , Larry Csonka , John Riggins , Christian Okoye , and Levi Jackson . However , many of these runners would retroactively be labeled as halfbacks , due to their position as the primary ball carrier ; they were primarily listed as fullbacks due to their size and did not often perform the run-blocking duties expected of modern fullbacks . Examples of players who have excelled at the hybrid running-blocking-pass catching role include Mike Alstott , Daryl Johnston , and Lorenzo Neal .
The 1957 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season . Under head coach Paul Dietzel , the Tigers had a record of 5-5 with an SEC record of 4-4 . It was Dietzel 's third season as head coach at LSU .
Richard Joseph Dick Christy ( November 24 , 1935 - July 8 , 1966 ) was a collegiate and professional football player . At St. James High School , Christy was twice named 1st Team All-Scholastic by the Philadelphia Bulletin ( 1952 & 1953 ) . He also led St. James to the Philadelphia City Football Championship in 1953 . The 5 ft 11 in ( 1.80 m ) 191 lb ( 87 kg ) Christy was a star halfback at North Carolina State University ( NC State ) from 1955 to 1957 , leading them to the 1957 Atlantic Coast Conference championship in his senior year . With the league title on the line in the season 's final game , Dick Christy scored all 29 points in a 29-26 win over the University of South Carolina to clinch the championship for his Wolfpack . Christy scored the dramatic winning points on a field goal on the last play of the game . At the conclusion of the 1957 season , Christy was 1st team All-ACC and was an AP and UP 1st team All-American . He was also honored as the 1957 ACC Player of the Year in football and as the 1957-58 ACC Athlete of the Year for all sports . His number 40 jersey was retired in 1997 by NC State . Christy was selected in the third round of the 1958 NFL Draft ( 27th overall ) by the Green Bay Packers . Hobbled in the College All-Star game in mid-August , he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers before the start of the season . He later played in the new American Football League .
The 1957 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season . The Wolfpack were led by fourth-year head coach Earle Edwards and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh , North Carolina . The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference , winning the conference title with an undefeated 5-0-1 record . This was NC State 's first conference title in the ACC , and the school 's first title since 1927 , when they were members of the Southern Conference .
Raymond Ernest Nitschke ( December 29 , 1936 - March 8 , 1998 ) was a professional American football middle linebacker who spent his entire 15-year National Football League ( NFL ) career with the Green Bay Packers . Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978 , he was the anchor of the defense for head coach Vince Lombardi in the 1960s , leading the Packers to five NFL championships and victories in the first two Super Bowls .
The 1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season . In their 16th year under head coach Ray Eliot , the Illini compiled a 4-5 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference . End Ron Hanson was selected as the team 's most valuable player .
Gerald Louis Kramer ( born January 23 , 1936 ) is a former professional American football player , author and sports commentator , best remembered for his 11-year National Football League ( NFL ) career with the Green Bay Packers as an offensive lineman . As a 6 ft 3 in ( 1.91 m ) , 245-pound ( 111 kg ) right guard , Kramer was an integral part of the famous Packers sweep , a signature play in which both guards rapidly pull out from their normal positions and lead block for the running back going around the end . Kramer was an All-Pro five times , and a member of the NFL 's 50th anniversary team in 1969 . Before his election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018 at age 82 , Kramer was noted for being a finalist for the Hall ten times without being voted in . In 2008 , he was rated No . 1 in NFL Network 's Top 10 list of players not in the Hall . Kramer was inducted into the Hall of Fame on August 4 , 2018 . At his induction speech , he quoted something his high school coach had often told him : You can if you will .
In gridiron football , a guard ( G ) is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage used primarily for blocking . Right guards ( RG ) is the term for the guards on the right of the offensive line , while left guards ( LG ) are on the left side . Guards are to the right or left of the center . The guard 's job is to protect the quarterback from the incoming linemen during pass plays , as well as creating openings ( holes ) for the running backs to head through . Guards are automatically considered ineligible receivers , so they can not intentionally touch a forward pass , unless it is to recover a fumble or is first touched by a defender or eligible receiver .
The 1957 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season . The Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Skip Stahley and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference . Home games were played on campus at Neale Stadium in Moscow , with one home game in Boise at old Bronco Stadium at Boise Junior College . Led on the field by quarterbacks Howard Willis and Gary Kenworthy , Idaho compiled a 4-4-1 overall record and were 0-3 in the PCC . The Vandals suffered a third straight loss in the Battle of the Palouse with neighbor Washington State , falling 21-13 at Rogers Field in Pullman on November 16 . The loss prevented the first winning season for Idaho football since 1938 . In the rivalry game with Montana , the Vandals ran their winning streak over the Grizzlies to six and retained the Little Brown Stein .
Joseph Charles Naekauna Francis Jr. ( April 21 , 1936 - April 15 , 2013 ) was an American football halfback and quarterback in the National Football League ( NFL ) and the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . Following his playing career , he was a high school football head coach in his native Hawaii .
The quarterback ( commonly abbreviated QB ) , colloquially known as the signal caller , is a position in gridiron football . Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line . In modern American football , the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offensive team , and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle . The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play , and is the offensive player that almost always throws forward passes . When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage , it is called a sack .
The 1957 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season . The Beavers ended this season with a record of 8-2 . The team captains were Ted Searle . The Beavers scored 203 points and allowed 129 points . Led by head coach Tommy Prothro , Oregon State won their second consecutive Pacific Coast Conference championship , the only time the Beavers have won consecutive conference championships . However , Oregon State became the last Pacific Coast Conference team to fall victim to the conference 's no-repeat rule and was unable to represent the conference in the Rose Bowl . Rival Oregon , which had lost to the Beavers , went to the Rose Bowl instead .
Kenneth Don Gray ( March 10 , 1936 - November 25 , 2017 ) was an offensive guard who played 13 seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals/St . Louis Cardinals and the Houston Oilers . Born in San Saba , Texas , Gray attended and played football for four seasons at Howard Payne University . His first NFL contract , in 1958 , paid him $ 6,000 . In those days the league was composed of 12 teams , split into two divisions . After retiring as a player , earning six All-Pro awards , he served for three years as head coach at his high school alma mater , Llano High and offensive line coach for the 1977 AFC Champion Denver Bronco team that earned its way to Super Bowl XII , to play against the Dallas Cowboys . In 2016 , he was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame along with former University of Texas head football coach Fred Akers , former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Larry Allen and former Major League Baseball pitcher Andy Pettitte . He earned a spot on the St. Louis Cardinals All-Time Team and the NFL All-1960s Team . A Christian , Gray first and foremost considered himself blessed with his lovely and gracious wife , Shirley , who has stood by him through all the years of risking injury in high school , college and league play , and the unique challenges of his coaching years to the present . They met and were wed back in their high school days at Llano High School . Their union produced two sons , Shane and Boyd and a grandson , Garret . Gray died in Llano , Texas where he lived on November 25 , 2017 , at the age of 81 .
Howard Payne University is a private Baptist university in Brownwood , Texas . The university is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas . It is named after Edward Howard Payne , a Missouri resident whose brother-in-law gave the lead monetary gift to start the university . Athletic programs include NCAA Division III football , baseball , softball , women 's volleyball , men and women 's soccer , basketball and tennis . The HPU mascot is a yellow jacket named Buzzsaw . The university also has extension centers located in New Braunfels , Texas and in El Paso , Texas .
Hillsdale College is a private conservative college in Hillsdale , Michigan . Founded in 1844 by abolitionists known as Free Will Baptists , it has a liberal arts curriculum that is based on the Western heritage as a product of both the Greco-Roman culture and the Judeo-Christian tradition . Hillsdale requires every student , regardless of concentration of studies , to complete a core curriculum that includes courses on the Great Books , the U.S. Constitution , biology , chemistry , and physics . Since the late 20th century , the college has been one of several in the United States which decline governmental financial support , instead depending entirely on private donations to supplement students ' payments for tuition .
Center ( C ) is a position in gridiron football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team 's offense . The center is also the player who passes ( or snaps ) the ball between his legs to the quarterback at the start of each play . In recent years , the importance of centers for a football team has increased , due to the re-emergence of 3-4 defenses . According to Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome , you need to have somebody who can neutralize that nose tackle . If you do n't , everything can get screwed up . Your running game wo n't be effective and you 'll also have somebody in your quarterback 's face on every play .
The Syracuse Orange represent Syracuse University in the sport of American football . The Orange compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . Formed in 1889 , the program has over 700 wins and has achieved 1 consensus Division I Football National Championship , winning the championship game over the Texas Longhorns in the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic , for the 1959 season . Syracuse has had 2 undefeated seasons , 5 conference championships since 1991 , and has produced a Heisman Trophy winner , over 60 first team All-Americans , 18 Academic All-Americans including Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductee Tim Green , and over 240 NFL players . Syracuse has had 18 members inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame , 2nd-most in the ACC , including former players Ernie Davis , Tim Green , Don McPherson , Art Monk and former coaches Vic Hanson , Ben Schwartzwalder , and Dick MacPherson . The Orange boast 8 inductees in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame , tied for the 4th-most of any school , including Jim Brown , Marvin Harrison , Larry Csonka , and Floyd Little . The Orange have 26 bowl appearances , 10 of which are among the New Year 's Six Bowls . Syracuse has finished in the Final Top 25 rankings 21 times in the national polls , and finished in either the AP or Coaches Polls a combined 35 times since 1952 . Syracuse has appeared in over 200 AP Polls including 7 weeks at AP number one . The Orange play their home games in the Carrier Dome on the university 's campus . The stadium is also known as The Loud House , as when it opened in September 1980 , it was made clear just how loud it was inside ; and so the soon famous nickname was coined .
The St. Norbert Green Knights football program is the intercollegiate American football team for St. Norbert College , located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . The team competes in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Midwest Conference . St. Norbert 's first football team was fielded in 1931 . The team plays its home games at the 2,454-seat Schneider Stadium in De Pere , Wisconsin . The Green Knights are coached by Dan McCarty since 2015 . He was the Defensive Coordinator when the previous Green Knights coach elected to resign from his position . McCarty previously coached the defense at UW-Stout . [ citation needed ]
The Wichita State Shockers football team was the NCAA Division I football program of Wichita State University in Wichita , Kansas . The Shockers fielded a team from 1897 to 1986 . They played their home games at Cessna Stadium and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference until the program was discontinued . The team was known as Fairmount from its first season in 1897 to 1925 and Wichita from 1926 through 1963 .
The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football . They are a member of the Big 12 Conference . After 64 seasons at the off-campus Baylor Stadium , renamed Floyd Casey Stadium in 1989 , the Bears opened the new on-campus McLane Stadium known as The House That RG3 Built , for the 2014 season .
Gene Cook ( January 11 , 1932 [ note 1 ] - February 14 , 2002 ) was a player in the National Football League , an honored executive in minor league baseball , and a long-time elected official in Toledo , Ohio . Cook is a member of the International League Hall of Fame .
The Toledo Rockets football team is a college football program in Division I FBS , representing the University of Toledo . The Rockets compete in the Mid-American Conference . Toledo began playing football in 1917 , although it did not field teams in 1931 , and 1943-1945 . Since the inception of the AP Poll in 1936 Toledo has finished in the Top 25 four times . Its highest finish came in 1970 when it ranked # 12 after finishing 12-0-0 . The University of Toledo has a 10-7 record in bowl games . The Rockets were the 2017 MAC champions . The team 's current head coach is Jason Candle .
Donald Eugene Herndon ( June 4 , 1936 - January 10 , 2009 ) was a professional American football halfback . He played with the New York Titans of the American Football League during the 1960 AFL season .
The Tampa Spartans football program was an intercollegiate American football team for the University of Tampa ( UT ) located in Tampa , Florida that began play in 1933 . The program competed against other small college programs in the forerunner of today 's NCAA Division II for almost forty years before moving to the top level of NCAA Division I as an independent in 1971 . Successfully competing against top college programs as a much smaller school put an enormous strain on the university 's finances , and the school decided to discontinue football after the 1974 season .
The South Dakota Coyotes football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of South Dakota located in the U.S. state of South Dakota . The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference . South Dakota 's first football team was fielded in 1889 . The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat DakotaDome in Vermillion , South Dakota .
The Drake Bulldogs are an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision non-scholarship college football program representing Drake University . They currently compete in the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League and have been charter members of the conference since 1991 . Drake began playing intercollegiate football in 1893 .
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in the sport of American football . The Yellow Jackets team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . Georgia Tech has fielded a football team since 1892 and , as of 2017 , has an all-time record of 735-502-43 ( a .591 winning percentage ) . The Yellow Jackets play in Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field in Atlanta , which has a capacity of 55,000 . One of the most successful college football programs over a long history , the Yellow Jackets have won four national championships across four different decades ( 1917 , 1928 , 1952 , 1990 ) as well as sixteen conference titles . Among the team 's former coaches are John Heisman , for whom the Heisman Trophy is named , and Bobby Dodd , for whom the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award and the school 's stadium are named . Heisman led the team to the most lopsided game in football history , 222-0 , and both Heisman and Dodd led Tech 's football team to national championships . Dodd also led the Jackets on their longest winning streak - 8 straight games - against the University of Georgia in Tech 's most time-endured rivalry , called Clean , Old-Fashioned Hate . For his part , Heisman led Georgia Tech to an undefeated 12-0-1 record in the Georgia Tech-Clemson football rivalry and what made it sting even more was that Heisman had previously coached Clemson . A number of successful collegiate and professional football players have also played for Tech . The program has 48 first-team All-Americans and over 150 alumni who have played in the NFL . Among the most lauded and most notable players the school has produced are Maxie Baughan , Calvin Johnson , Demaryius Thomas , Keith Brooking , Joe Hamilton , Joe Guyon , Pat Swilling and Billy Shaw .
The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys and Golden Suns are the athletic teams that represent Arkansas Tech University in Russellville , Arkansas . They are a charter member of the Great American Conference of the NCAA Division II .