The 1967 National Football League Expansion Draft was a National Football League (NFL) draft in which a new expansion team, named the New Orleans Saints, selected its first players. On November 1, 1966, (All Saints Day), NFL owners awarded its 16th team franchise to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] The expansion draft included future Hall of Famer running back Paul Hornung, who set an NFL record by scoring 176 points in only 12 games in 1960 for the Green Bay Packers, but did not play in Super Bowl I. Hornung never played a down for the Saints and retired in the preseason due to a neck injury.
Following the expansion draft, the Saints signed Hornung's backfield mate with the Packers, Jim Taylor to a 10-year, $400,000 contract. Taylor played just one season in his home state (Taylor was a native of Baton Rouge and was an All-American at LSU) and retired in September 1968.
Player selections[]
| Player | Position | College Team | Original NFL Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barrington | Fullback | Ohio State | Washington Redskins |
| Jim Battles | Offensive Tackle | Cleveland Browns | |
| Charlie Bradshaw | Offensive Tackle | Baylor | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jackie Burkett | Linebacker | Auburn | Baltimore Colts |
| Dave Cahill | Defensive Tackle | Northern Arizona | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Bill Cody | Linebacker | Auburn | Detroit Lions |
| Don Croftcheck | Offensive Guard | Indiana | Washington Redskins |
| Bill Curry | Center | Georgia Tech | Green Bay Packers |
| Ted Davis | Linebacker | Georgia Tech | Baltimore Colts |
| Jim Garcia | Defensive End | Purdue | New York Giants |
| Tom Hall | Wide Receiver | Minnesota | Minnesota Vikings |
| Steve Heckard | Wide Receiver | Davidson, USC | Los Angeles Rams |
| Jimmy Heidel | Defensive Back | St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Paul Hornung | Running back | Notre Dame | Green Bay Packers |
| Billy Kilmer | Quarterback | UCLA | San Francisco 49ers |
| Elbert Kimbrough | Defensive Back | Northwestern | San Francisco 49ers |
| Kent Kramer | Tight End | Minnesota | San Francisco 49ers |
| Jake Kupp | Offensive Guard | Washington | Washington Redskins |
| Earl Leggett | Defensive Tackle | Louisiana State | Los Angeles Rams |
| Obert Logan | Defensive Back | Trinity | Dallas Cowboys |
| Riley Mattson | Offensive Tackle | Oregon | Chicago Bears |
| John Morrow | Center | Michigan | Cleveland Browns |
| Ray Ogden | Tight End | Alabama | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Ray Rissmiller | Offensive Tackle | Georgia | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Walt Roberts | Wide Receiver | San José State | Cleveland Browns |
| George Rose | Defensive Back | Auburn | Minnesota Vikings |
| Bill Sandeman | Offensive Tackle | Pacific | Dallas Cowboys |
| Bob Scholtz | Offensive Tackle | Notre Dame | New York Giants |
| Brian Schweda | Defensive End | Kansas | Chicago Bears |
| Dave Simmons | Linebacker | Georgia Tech | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Jerry Simmons | Wide Receiver | Bethune-Cookman | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Bobby Smith | Defensive Back | UCLA | Detroit Lions |
| Bobby Smith | Running back | North Texas | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Larry Stephens | Defensive Tackle | Texas | Dallas Cowboys |
| Steve Stonebreaker | Linebacker | Detroit | Baltimore Colts |
| Mike Tilleman | Defensive Tackle | Montana | Minnesota Vikings |
| Phil Vandersea | Linebacker | Massachusetts | Green Bay Packers |
| Willie Walker | Wide Receiver | Tennessee State | Detroit Lions |
| Joe Wendryhoski | Offensive Guard | Illinois | Los Angeles Rams |
| Dave Whitsell | Defensive Back | Indiana | Chicago Bears |
| Fred Whittingham | Linebacker | Cal Poly, BYU | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Gary Wood | Quarterback | Cornell | New York Giants |
References[]
- ↑ "Team History: New Orleans Saints". Pro Football Hall of Fame website. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=20. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
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