Evening star., 1961-12-03
AFL DRAFT SELECTIONS

First Round
Oakland. Roman Gabriel. North
Carolina State. quarterback Denver
Merlin Olsen, Utah State, tackle; Dal-
las, Ron Bull. BAYLOR, halfback, Bui-
New York, Sandy Stephens, Minnesota
quarterback: Boston, Gary Collins
Maryland, end: Houston, Ray Jacobs
Howard PAYNE, tackle; San Diego, Bob
FerGuson, Ohio State, fullback.
Second Round
Oakland. Lance Alworth, Arkansas
Colorado. end; Dallas, Bill Miller
Tennessee, halfback; New York, AleH
kroll Rutgers. center: Boston. Leroy
Jackson Western Illinois, taltback;
tullback; San Dieso. Dick Hudson
Memphis State.
Third Round
Oakland Ed Pine, Utah, center
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Purdue. end; New York, Fate Echois
Northwestern. tackle; Boston, sher
Nyn Thorson. Iowa, guard: Houston
Ronald Case. Georgia. tackle; Sar
Diego John Hadl' Kansas quarter
Fourth Round
Oakland. John Meyers. Washington
tackle; Denver. John Furman. Texa!
western. auarterback; Dallas. Charlie!
ButfSlo' choice traded to Dallas pre-.
lucky, center: New York, Ed Blaine
Missouri, guard; Boston, choice TRADED
previously to Houston, who chose Gary
GO,stnI GGousinger' onC,S Oklahoma State. tackle
San Diego, who chose Bob Bill, Notrt
Dame. tackle; San Diego, Mack Bur.
ton. San Jose State, halfback.
fifth Round
0aKland; Joe Hernandez, Arizona
yiously to San Diego, who chose Bol
Mitinger, Penn State. end: Dallas
BOBBY Plummer. Texas Christian
tackle: Buffalo, Tom Bellinger. Nortf
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Houston; Bill Rice, Alabama end: sar M
Diego John Cornett, Rice, tackle
o., SIXTH ROUND
OaKland. Danny Birdwell. Houston
Dbiego Dallas, Al Hinton, Iowa. end
end New York, Mel Melin, washing
son state quarterback; Boston, Bill,
RReighPGri; Rev Pirior AiaSama' nn' tackle: Houston
San Diego, Frank Buncom' so1ther,
California, linebacker ION choice iron
Pehver E.a;S took Roy Winston, LOuisiani
o.,., SEVENTH ROUND
Auburn, halfbaek: Dallas, trade choic,
to San Diego; Buffalo. James Le
Tomte' yor North Carolina, guard; New
Houston. Gus Gonzales, Tulane, guard
San Diego. Bob jackson, New Mexico
state, fullback ION choice from Dalla!
so9k Wendell Harris, Louisiana Stat
EIGHTH ROUND
Oakland. Ferrell Yarborough, North
western Louisiana, end Denver
Ebert Harris, Southeastern Louisiana
halfback: Dallas, Larry Bowie. Purdue
tackle: Buffalo, Paul White, Florida
WNaitnSSk' Wntisrn %sUhI New York John Lomskoski
Benny McRae, Mtchigan. halfback
Houston, Clyde Brock, Utah State
tackle. San, Diego, Jerry Robinson
Gramhling. halfback.
Oakland. Jim Billiard. Oklahoma
State, halfback; Denver, Larry Jepson
Furman, center: Dallas, Marshall HirE
UCLA. tackle; Buffalo, Bill Saul. Penr
State, center: New York, Gary Barnes
Clemson; end. Boston, Bill Tripplett
Diego. Tom Minter, Baylor, halfback
10th ROUND
Oakland; Henry Rivera. Oregon
State, halfback; Denver, Gale Weidner
ssxtons Texas; hslfOaeE: Buffalo
back; New York, Ted Stute, Ohit
University. tackle. Boston. Johr
Knight. Valparaiso. halfback: Houston
Dan Sullivan, Boston College, tackle
nth Round
Oakland, choice traded to Dallas
Denver, Mike Kline, OREGON State
guard; Dallas, choice from Oakland
Dallas. on own choice. Guy Reese
Southern Methodist, tackle; Buffalo
Jerry Croft. Bowling Green, guard
Buffalo. choice from Boston, Ton
PENNINGTON. Georgia, end: New York
Curtis Miranda. Florida A&M;, center
John Thomas. McMurry guard Sar
Diego. Sonny Bishop, Fresno State
guard.
I"th Round
Oakland, Jim Skaggs, washington
guard: choice from Buffalo, Gary
Schwertfeger, Montana, linebacker
choice from Boston, Oscar Donohue
San Jose State. end; Denver. choice Il
New York. Dallas, Bobby Thompson
Arizona, halfbacK;, Buffalo, choice tc
Oakland: New York. choice from Den.
YER Bill Winter, West Virginia, tackle
New York traded own choice to Sar
Diego; Boston, choice traded to Oak.
land; Houston. Jack Collins. Texas
halfback; San Diego, choice from New
York. Ralph Smith, Mississippi end
own choice. George Andrie, Marquette
end.
18th Round
Oakland, George Pierovich, fullback
California Denver. Bob Cegelski, cen
ter. Montana State; Dallas, choice tc
Buffalo; Buffalo. choice from Dallas
Ron Gassert, tackle, Virginia; Buffalo
for own choice, Mike Stratton, end
Tennessee: New York. Wilburn Hollis
quarterback. Iowa; Boston, Nick Buoni
CONT, guard, Notre Dame; Houe+on
Royce Cassell, end New Mexico State
San Diego, Charles Bryant, end, Ohit
State.
Oakland Bert Coan, Kansas, half,
back: Denver, Sonny Gibbs, Tsxa'
Christian. quarterback; Dallas, B1nkit