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december-2-1961

December 2, 1961

News

• The AFL conducted the authorized version of its college draft today

• The Raiders, with the worst record in the league at 2-9, had the first overall pick and chose North Carolina State quarterback Roman Gabriel

• Gabriel said he had no preference between the NFL and the AFL and would pick the team that gave him the best deal

• With their second round pick, the Raiders chose Arkansas halfback Lance Alworth who had been selected by the Chargers in the clandestine draft in mid-November

AFL Standings

Eastern Division
Houston 7 3 1
Boston 6 4 1
New York 6 5 0
Buffalo 5 7 0
Western Division
San Diego 11 0 0
Dallas 4 7 0
Denver 3 9 0
Oakland 2 9 0

Coaching Staff

Marty FeldmanHead coach
George DicksonDefensive backfield
Tommy KalmanirOffensive backfield
Bob MaddockOffensive line

Roster

Name Pos Ht Wt School
Doug Asad TE 6'3“ 200 Northwestern
Al Bansavage LB 6'2” 230 USC
Alex Bravo DB 6'1“ 190 Cal Poly-SLO
Jim Brewington DT 6'6” 280 North Carolina-Central
Jerry Burch WR 6'1“ 190 Georgia Tech
Joe Cannavino CB 5'11” 185 Ohio State
Bob Coolbaugh WR 6'3“ 200 Richmond
Wayne Crow FB 6'0” 205 California
Clem Daniels HB 6'1“ 215 North Texas State
Bob Dougherty LB 6'1” 235 Kentucky
Gary Finneran DE 6'3“ 235 USC
George Fleming WR 5'11” 185 Washington
Tom Flores QB 6'1“ 190 Pacific
Charley Fuller HB 5'11” 175 San Francisco State
Bob Garner CB 5'10“ 180 Fresno State
Glen Hakes G 6'2” 235 New Mexico
Charlie Hardy WR 6'0“ 180 San Jose State
John Harris DB 6'1” 195 Santa Monica CC
Wayne Hawkins G 5'11“ 235 Pacific
Harry Jagielski DT 6'0” 260 Indiana
Jon Jelacic DE 6'3“ 245 Minnesota
Tom Louderback LB 6'2” 235 San Jose State
Alan Miller FB 6'0“ 195 Boston College
Riley Morris LB 6'2” 220 Florida A&M
Jim Otto C 6'2“ 225 Miami (FL)
Nick Papac QB 5'11” 190 Fresno State
Volney Peters DT 6'4“ 240 USC
Charley Powell DE 6'2” 225 San Diego HS
Harrison Rece C 6'3“ 235 Trinity
Cliff Roberts T 6'3” 260 Illinois
Herb Roedel G 6'3“ 230 Marquette
Ron Sabal T 6'3” 200 Purdue
Hal Smith DT 6'5“ 250 UCLA
Willie Smith G 6'2” 265 Michigan
Jack Stone T 6'2“ 245 Oregon
Tony Teresa HB 5'10” 185 San Jose State
Herm Urenda WR 5'10“ 180 Pacific
Bob Voight DT 6'5” 265 Los Angeles State
Fred Williamson CB 6'3“ 210 Northwestern

1962 Draft Picks

Round # Player Pos School NFL 1st Signing
11Roman GabrielQBNorth CarolinaRams 1stRams Dec 13, 1961
29Lance AlworthHBArkansas49ers 1stChargers Jan 1, 1962
317Ed PineCUtah49ers 2nd49ers Dec 12, 1961
425John MeyersTWashingtonRams 3rdRams Dec 22, 1961
533Joe HernandezHBArizonaRedskins 2ndToronto May 28, 1962
641Dan BirdwellCHoustonLions 5thRaiders Dec 7, 1961
749Jim NorrisTHoustonRams 10thRaiders Dec 7, 1961
857Ferrell YarbroughENorthwest LouisianaSteelers 18thRaiders Dec 11, 1961
965Jim DillardHBOklahoma StateColts 4thCalgary Dec 12, 1961
1073Hank RiveraHBOregon StateBrowns 5thRaiders Jan 26, 1962
1181to Dallas
1289Jim SkaggsGWashingtonEagles 10thEagles Dec 17, 1961
1292Gary Schwertfeger1LBMontana British Columbia Apr 12, 1962
1294Oscar Donahue2ESan Jose StatePackers 6thPackers Jun 13, 1962
1397George PierovichHBCalifornia49ers 13th49ers January 3, 1962
14105Bert Coan3HBKansasRedskins 7thChargers Mar 1, 1962
15113Floyd Dean3EFlorida49ers 4th49ers Dec 29, 1962
16121Pat RussTPurdueVikings 14thVikings Jan 1, 1962
17129Larry Ferguson3HBIowaLions 4thLions Dec 3, 1962
18137Jim VollenweiderFBMiami FL49ers 8th49ers Dec 20, 1961
19145Dennis SpurlockQBWhitworth Saskatchewan Dec 29, 1961
19146Kent HorneTBrigham Young Eagles Jan 13, 1962
20153John SutroGSan Jose StatePackers 6thPackers Jun 13, 1962
21161Bill TunnicliffFB MichiganBears 5thBears Jan 16, 1962
22169Jim CadileESan Jose StateBears 4thBears Jan 31, 1962
23177Elvin BashamGKansas Raiders Dec 19, 1961
24185Mickey BruceHBOregon State Raiders Dec 23, 1961
25193Terry Cagaanan3HBUtah StateVikings 20thVikings Jun 22, 1963

1. from Buffalo
2. from Boston
3. redshirt pick


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