General Information | |
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Date(s) | December 2, 1963 |
Location | Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Chicago, IL |
Overview | |
280 total selections in 20 rounds | |
First selection |
Dave Parks, End San Francisco 49ers |
Last selection | Mike Riley, RB Chicago Bears |
Most selections (23) | Green Bay Packers |
Fewest selections (17) | Washington Redskins |
Hall of Famers | 11 |
The 1964 National Football League draft was held in Chicago, Illinois, at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers on Monday, December 2, 1963.
The first overall pick was Dave Parks, an end from Texas Tech, selected by the San Francisco 49ers.
The AFL draft was two days earlier, on Saturday, November 30. 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 class has more Hall of Famers than any other class, with 11.