The 1964 NFL draft was held in Chicago , Illinois , at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers on Monday, December 2, 1963.[ 1] [ 2]
The first overall pick was Dave Parks , an end from Texas Tech , selected by the San Francisco 49ers .[ 3]
The AFL draft was two days earlier, on Saturday, November 30.[ 4] In the next two years, the drafts were held on the same day; following the merger agreement in June 1966, a common draft was instituted for 1967 .
The 1964 NFL Draft is notable for the highest number of people enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame with 11 total, 1 player selected was inducted as a coach, Bill Parcells .[ 5]
HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
29
San Francisco 49ers
Dave Wilcox HOF
Defensive end
Oregon
30
Detroit Lions
Pat Batten
Halfback
Hardin–Simmons
31
Los Angeles Rams
John Mims
Tackle
Rice
32
Los Angeles Rams
Willie Brown
Defensive back
USC
33
Detroit Lions
Gerry Philbin
Tackle
Buffalo
34
Minnesota Vikings
George Rose
Halfback
Auburn
35
Los Angeles Rams
Jerry Richardson
Back
West Texas State
36
Green Bay Packers
Ode Burrell
Back
Mississippi State
37
St. Louis Cardinals
Remi Prudhomme
Tackle
Louisiana State
38
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ralph Baker
Linebacker
Penn State
39
Los Angeles Rams
Roger Pillath
Tackle
Wisconsin
40
Green Bay Packers
Joe O'Donnell
Guard
Michigan
41
Green Bay Packers
Tommy Crutcher
Back
Texas Christian
42
Chicago Bears
Sid Blanks
Running back
Texas A&I
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
43
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Wilson
Guard
Georgia
44
Green Bay Packers
Bob Long
End
Wichita State
45
Dallas Cowboys
Perry Lee Dunn
Running back
Mississippi
46
Philadelphia Eagles
Ray Kubala
Center
Texas A&M
47
Chicago Bears
Mike Reilly
Linebacker
Iowa
48
Detroit Lions
Wally Hilgenberg
Guard
Iowa
49
New York Giants
Matt Snell 3
Running back
Ohio State
50
Baltimore Colts
Ted Davis
End
Georgia Tech
51
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ben McGee
Tackle
Jackson State
52
New York Giants
George Seals
Defensive end
Missouri
53
Minnesota Vikings
Tom Keating
Defensive tackle
Michigan
54
Cleveland Browns
Don Shackelford
Tackle
Pacific
55
Green Bay Packers
Paul Costa
Tackle
Notre Dame
56
Chicago Bears
Frank Budka
Running back
Notre Dame
3 Signed as a 1st round pick with the New York Jets of the American Football League.
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
57
San Francisco 49ers
Rudy Johnson
Back
Nebraska
58
Philadelphia Eagles
Mickey Babb
End
Georgia
59
Washington Redskins
Jim Snowden
Running back
Notre Dame
60
Green Bay Packers
Duke Carlisle
Back
Texas
61
Detroit Lions
Benny Nelson
Halfback
Alabama
62
Minnesota Vikings
John Kirby
Linebacker
Nebraska
63
Los Angeles Rams
Ken Henson
Center
Texas Christian
64
Baltimore Colts
Ed Lothamer
Tackle
Michigan State
65
St. Louis Cardinals
Charley Brooks
End
Memphis State
66
Pittsburgh Steelers
T. W. Alley
Tackle
William & Mary
67
Cleveland Browns
Dick Klein
Tackle
Wichita State
68
New York Giants
Tony DiMidio
Tackle
West Chester
69
Green Bay Packers
Steve Wright
Tackle
Alabama
70
Chicago Bears
Dan Conners
Tackle
Miami (FL)
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
71
San Francisco 49ers
Gary Lewis
Back
Arizona State
72
Philadelphia Eagles
Al Denson
End
Florida A&M
73
Dallas Cowboys
Billy Lothridge
Quarterback
Georgia Tech
74
Washington Redskins
Russ Brown
End
Florida
75
Minnesota Vikings
Bob Lacey
End
North Carolina
76
Detroit Lions
John Hilton
End
Richmond
77
Los Angeles Rams
Herman Johnson
Halfback
Michigan State
78
Baltimore Colts
Jim Majurek
Tackle
Syracuse
79
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Gibson
Guard
South Carolina
80
St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Bowman
End
Syracuse
81
New York Giants
Henry Schichtle
Quarterback
Wichita State
82
Dallas Cowboys
Jim Curry
End
Cincinnati
83
Dallas Cowboys
Jim Evans
End
Texas-El Paso
84
Chicago Bears
Jimmy Jones
End
Wisconsin
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
85
San Francisco 49ers
Hagood Clarke
Back
Florida
86
Philadelphia Eagles
Pete Goimarac
Center
West Virginia
87
Washington Redskins
Dick Shiner
Quarterback
Maryland
88
Dallas Cowboys
Bob Hayes HOF
Wide receiver
Florida A&M
89
Detroit Lions
Bill Parcells HOF
Tackle
Wichita State
90
Minnesota Vikings
Wes Bryant
Tackle
Arkansas
91
Los Angeles Rams
John Varnell
Tackle
West Texas State
92
Baltimore Colts
Ken Sugarman
Tackle
Whitworth
93
St. Louis Cardinals
Jerry Lamb
End
Arkansas
94
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bobby Smith
Halfback
North Texas State
95
Cleveland Browns
Sammy Odom
Linebacker
Northwestern State (LA)
96
New York Giants
Roger Anderson
Tackle
Virginia Union
97
Green Bay Packers
Dick Herzing
Tackle
Drake
98
Chicago Bears
Chuck Logan
End
Northwestern
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
99
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Daugherty
Back
Tulsa
100
New York Giants
Ray Popp
Guard
Pittsburgh
101
Dallas Cowboys
Al Geverink
Halfback
UCLA
102
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Poole
End
Clemson
103
Minnesota Vikings
Bill McWatters
Running back
North Texas State
104
St. Louis Cardinals
George Bednar
Guard
Notre Dame
105
Los Angeles Rams
Bucky Pope
Wide receiver
Catawba
106
Baltimore Colts
John Williamson
Linebacker
Louisiana Tech
107
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bobby Currington
Halfback
North Carolina Central
108
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Johnson
End
Wisconsin
109
New York Giants
Gary Wood
Quarterback
Cornell
110
Cleveland Browns
Leroy Kelly HOF
Running back
Morgan State
111
Green Bay Packers
Ken Bowman
Center
Wisconsin
112
Chicago Bears
Larry Rakestraw
Quarterback
Georgia
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
113
San Francisco 49ers
Howard Mudd
Guard
Hillsdale
114
Philadelphia Eagles
Larry Smith
Back
Mississippi
115
Washington Redskins
Len Hauss
Center
Georgia
116
Dallas Cowboys
Jake Kupp
End
Washington
117
Detroit Lions
Wayne Rasmussen
Halfback
South Dakota State
118
Minnesota Vikings
Darrell Lester
Running back
McNeese State
119
Los Angeles Rams
Jerry Burton
Back
Northwestern State (LA)
120
Baltimore Colts
Vince Turner
Back
Missouri
121
St. Louis Cardinals
Willie Ross
Back
Nebraska
122
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Nichols
Tackle
Stanford
123
Cleveland Browns
John Briscoe
Linebacker
Arizona
124
New York Giants
Mickey Bitsko
Linebacker
Dayton
125
Green Bay Packers
John McDowell
Tackle
St. John's (MN)
126
Chicago Bears
Jay Wilkinson
Running back
Duke
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
127
San Francisco 49ers
Fred Polser
Tackle
East Texas State
128
Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Boris
Back
Purdue
129
Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach HOF [ 10]
Quarterback
Navy
130
Washington Redskins
Rick Leeson
Back
Pittsburgh
131
Los Angeles Rams
Ron Smith
Quarterback
Richmond
132
Detroit Lions
Larry Hand
Defensive tackle
Appalachian State
133
Los Angeles Rams
Gary Larsen
Tackle
Concordia (Moorhead)
134
Detroit Lions
Glenn Holton
Halfback
West Virginia
135
Cleveland Browns
Bobby Robinson
Guard
Mississippi
136
St. Louis Cardinals
Tony Lawrence
Tackle
Bowling Green
137
New York Giants
Jim Moran
Tackle
Idaho
138
Cleveland Browns
Dick Van Raaphorst
Kicker
Ohio State
139
Green Bay Packers
Allen Jacobs
Back
Utah
140
Chicago Bears
Mike Brown
Back
Delaware
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
141
San Francisco 49ers
Dennis Almquist
Guard
Idaho
142
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Berry
Quarterback
Oregon
143
Washington Redskins
Gene Donaldson
Linebacker
Purdue
144
Dallas Cowboys
Bob Crenshaw
Guard
Baylor
145
Detroit Lions
Don Hyne
Tackle
Baldwin–Wallace
146
Minnesota Vikings
H.O. Estes
Guard
East Central (OK)
147
Los Angeles Rams
John Farris
Tackle
San Diego State
148
Baltimore Colts
John Paglio
Tackle
Syracuse
149
St. Louis Cardinals
Richard Hard
Tackle
Wenatchee Valley J.C.
150
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Soleau
Guard
William & Mary
151
Cleveland Browns
Eddie Versprille
Running back
Alabama
152
New York Giants
Glen Condren
Tackle
Oklahoma
153
Green Bay Packers
Jack Petersen
Tackle
Nebraska-Omaha
154
Chicago Bears
Dick Leeuwenberg
Tackle
Stanford
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
155
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Long
Back
Fresno State
156
Philadelphia Eagles
John Sapinsky
Tackle
William & Mary
157
Dallas Cowboys
Johnny Norman
End
Northwestern State (LA)
158
Washington Redskins
Bob Zvolerin
Tackle
Tennessee
159
Minnesota Vikings
Sandy Sands
End
Texas
160
Detroit Lions
Warren Wells
End
Texas Southern
161
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Dawson
End
Florida State
162
Baltimore Colts
Kenny Graham
Safety
Washington State
163
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Sherman
Halfback
Iowa
164
St. Louis Cardinals
Rick Sortun
Guard
Washington
165
New York Giants
Jim McNaughton
End
Utah State
166
Cleveland Browns
Ed Mitchell
Tackle
Southern
167
Green Bay Packers
Dwain Bean
Back
North Texas State
168
Chicago Bears
Bob Horton
Running back
Boston University
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
169
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Brown
Tackle
Arkansas A&M
170
Philadelphia Eagles
Howard Kindig
Center
Cal State-Los Angeles
171
Washington Redskins
Tom MacDonald
Back
Notre Dame
172
Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Rhome
Quarterback
Tulsa
173
Detroit Lions
John Miller
Tackle
Idaho State
174
Minnesota Vikings
Russ Vollmer
Halfback
Memphis State
175
Los Angeles Rams
Marvin Harris
Center
Stanford
176
Baltimore Colts
Charlie Parker
Tackle
Southern Mississippi
177
St. Louis Cardinals
Jake Adams
End
Virginia Tech
178
Pittsburgh Steelers
Glenn Baker
Tackle
Washington State
179
Cleveland Browns
Bob Meehan
Guard
Syracuse
180
New York Giants
John Delbert
Tackle
Penn State
181
Green Bay Packers
Jack Mauro
Tackle
Northern Michigan
182
Chicago Bears
Cloyd Webb
End
Iowa
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
183
San Francisco 49ers
Ed Beard
Tackle
Tennessee
184
Philadelphia Eagles
Ernie Arizzi
Back
Maryland
185
Dallas Cowboys
Jim Worden
Linebacker
Wittenberg
186
Washington Redskins
Tom Urbank
Back
Penn State
187
Minnesota Vikings
Tom Michel
Halfback
East Carolina
188
Detroit Lions
Doug Bickle
End
Hillsdale
189
Los Angeles Rams
John Garrett
Linebacker
Oklahoma
190
Baltimore Colts
John Case
End
Clemson
191
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Jenkins
Guard
Ohio State
192
St. Louis Cardinals
Len Slaby
Center
Syracuse
193
New York Giants
Bill Harris
Halfback
Colorado
194
Cleveland Browns
Terry Sieg
Halfback
Virginia
195
Green Bay Packers
Tom O'Grady
End
Northwestern
196
Chicago Bears
Kent Francisco
Tackle
UCLA
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
197
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Griffin
End
Grambling
198
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Burrows
Tackle
East Texas State
199
Washington Redskins
Dick Evers
Tackle
Colorado State
200
Dallas Cowboys
Bill Van Burkleo
Back
Tulsa
201
Detroit Lions
Roger LaLonde
Tackle
Muskingum
202
Minnesota Vikings
Monte Kiffin
Tackle
Nebraska
203
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Mayne
End
Idaho
204
Baltimore Colts
Larry Kramer
Tackle
Nebraska
205
St. Louis Cardinals
Cliff Stallings
Back
New Mexico
206
Pittsburgh Steelers
Barry Brown
End
Florida
207
Cleveland Browns
John Houtman
Tackle
Michigan
208
New York Giants
Chuck Hinton
Guard
Mississippi
209
Green Bay Packers
Alex Zerko
Tackle
Kent State
210
Chicago Bears
George Burman
Tackle
Northwestern
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
211
San Francisco 49ers
Cornell Gordon
Back
North Carolina A&T
212
Philadelphia Eagles
Will Radosevich
Tackle
Wyoming
213
Dallas Cowboys
Paul Cercel
Center
Pittsburgh
214
Washington Redskins
Tom Walters
Back
Southern Mississippi
215
Minnesota Vikings
Carleton Oats
Defensive end
Florida A&M
216
Detroit Lions
Allan Robinson
Halfback
Brigham Young
217
Los Angeles Rams
Phil Zera
Back
St. Joseph's (IN)
218
Baltimore Colts
Roger Lopes
Running back
Michigan State
219
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Kesler
Running back
North Carolina
220
St. Louis Cardinals
Jack Ankerson
Quarterback
Ripon
221
New York Giants
Wynn Lembright
Tackle
Toledo
222
Cleveland Browns
Sid Williams
Linebacker
Southern
223
Green Bay Packers
Andrew Ireland
Back
Utah
224
Chicago Bears
Roderick Butler
Running back
Eastern Illinois
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
225
San Francisco 49ers
Ken Brusven
Tackle
Oregon State
226
Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Morgan
End
Louisiana State
227
Washington Redskins
Ozzie Clay
Back
Iowa State
228
Dallas Cowboys
Bud Abell
End
Missouri
229
Detroit Lions
Joe Provenzano
Tackle
Kansas State
230
Minnesota Vikings
Jerry McClurg
End
Colorado
231
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Galmin
End
Tampa
232
Baltimore Colts
Don Green
Halfback
Susquehanna
233
St. Louis Cardinals
John Evans
Tackle
Memphis
234
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dennis Shaw
Center
Detroit
235
Cleveland Browns
Larry Bartolameolli
Tackle
Western Michigan
236
New York Giants
Dave Humenik
Tackle
Notre Dame
237
Green Bay Packers
Len St. Jean
End
Northern Michigan
238
Chicago Bears
Constantinos Kasapis
Tackle
Iowa
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
239
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Cole
End
Southwest Texas State
240
Philadelphia Eagles
Izzy Lang
Running back
Tennessee State
241
Dallas Cowboys
Theo Viltz
Defensive back
USC
242
Washington Redskins
Bob Jones
Guard
Nebraska
243
Minnesota Vikings
Carl Robinson
Tackle
Prairie View A&M
244
Detroit Lions
Willis Langley
Tackle
Louisiana State
245
Los Angeles Rams
Tom Smith
Guard
Villanova
246
Baltimore Colts
Alvin Haymond
Running back
Southern
247
Pittsburgh Steelers
Oliver Dobbins
Halfback
Morgan State
248
St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Hoover
Back
Iowa State
249
New York Giants
Jim Garrett
Halfback
Grambling
250
Cleveland Browns
Sherman Lewis
Running back
Michigan State
251
Green Bay Packers
Mike Hicks
Guard
Marshall
252
Chicago Bears
Bob Batts
Running back
Texas Southern
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
253
San Francisco 49ers
Larry Rawson
Back
Auburn
254
Philadelphia Eagles
Dick Bowe
Tackle
Rice
255
Washington Redskins
John Seedborg
Guard
Arizona State
256
Dallas Cowboys
H.D. Murphy
Back
Oregon
257
Detroit Lions
Bruce Zellmer
Halfback
Winona State
258
Minnesota Vikings
Dick Schott
End
Louisville
259
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Cherry
End
Wittenberg
260
Baltimore Colts
Owen Dejanovich
Tackle
Northern Arizona
261
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Young
Tackle
Howard Payne
262
Pittsburgh Steelers
Don Marshall
Tackle
Lehigh
263
Cleveland Browns
Jim Higgins
Guard
Xavier
264
New York Giants
Frank Kinard
Halfback
Mississippi
265
Green Bay Packers
John Baker
End
Norfolk State
266
Chicago Bears
Jim Whitehead
Tackle
Georgia
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
267
San Francisco 49ers
Gene Baker
Guard
Whitworth
268
Philadelphia Eagles
Tommy Lucas
Guard
Mississippi
269
Dallas Cowboys
John Hughes
Linebacker
Southern Methodist
270
Washington Redskins
Gordon Guest
Back
Arkansas
271
Minnesota Vikings
Milt Sunde
Tackle
Minnesota
272
Detroit Lions
Steve Barilla
Tackle
Wichita State
273
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Hohn
Halfback
Nebraska
274
Baltimore Colts
John Butler
Running back
San Diego State
275
Pittsburgh Steelers
Brian Generalovich
End
Pittsburgh
276
St. Louis Cardinals
Ralph Kubinski
Guard
Missouri
277
New York Giants
Tony Gibbons
Tackle
John Carroll
278
Cleveland Browns
Dave Archer
Tackle
Syracuse
279
Green Bay Packers
Bill Curry
Center
Georgia Tech
280 [ 11]
Chicago Bears
Dick Niglio
Running back
Yale
= Pro Bowler [ 6]
= AFL All-Star [ 7]
= Hall of Famer
The 1964 NFL draft class has more Hall of Famers than any other class, with 11.
Paul Warfield , halfback from Ohio State University Taken 1st round 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1983.[ 12]
Charley Taylor , halfback from Arizona State University taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Washington Redskins.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.[ 12]
Roger Staubach , quarterback from Navy taken 10th round 129th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985.[ 12]
Leroy Kelly , running back from Morgan State taken 8th round 110th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994.[ 13]
Mel Renfro , cornerback from Oregon taken 2nd round 17th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[ 13]
Paul Krause , safety from Iowa taken 2nd round 18th overall by the Washington Redskins.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1998.[ 13]
Dave Wilcox , linebacker from Oregon taken 3rd round 29th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2000.[ 14]
Bob Brown , offensive tackle from University of Nebraska–Lincoln taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004.[ 14]
Carl Eller , defensive end from University of Minnesota taken 1st round 6th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004.[ 14]
Bob Hayes , wide receiver from Florida A&M taken 7th round 88th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009.[ 14]
Bill Parcells , offensive tackle from Wichita State University taken 7th round 89th overall by the Detroit Lions
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013 as a Head Coach.
Notable undrafted players
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^ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ "49er club tabs end for 1st draft choice" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Associated Press. December 2, 1963. p. 20.
^ "Boston picks QB to begin draft" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Associated Press. November 30, 1963. p. 8.
^ " "1964 draft was one to remember" " .
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.
^ Scott Appleton signed with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League
^ Pete Beathard signed with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League
^ Roger Staubach, 1963 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ a b c List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
^ a b c List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
^ a b c d List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved October 25, 2011 .