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Ohio State 1st Round Draft Picks Before 1971

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April 14, 2017 at 4:21pm
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Earlier today, BuckminsterFullback shared this post on Ohio State 1st round NFL Draft picks since 1971. That made me wonder how many Buckeyes were selected from the start of the NFL Draft until 1970?

Three Things NFL Draft Before 1971

  1. 14 Buckeyes were selected between 1936 and 1970
  2. Jim McDonald was the highest selected Ohio State player at 2nd.
  3. The Bears selected the most Buckeyes (3) in the first round during that time span.
Ohio State 1st Round NFL Draft Picks (1936-1970)
YEAR PLAYER POS PICK TEAM COACH
1938 JIM McDONALD DB 2 EAGLES FRANCIS SCHMIDT
1941 DON SCOTT QB 9 BEARS FRANCIS SCHMIDT
1950 FRED MORRISON FB 10 BEARS WES FESLER
1956 HOPALONG CASSADY RB 3 LIONS WOODY HAYES
1957 JIM PARKER OT 8 COLTS WOODY HAYES
1959 DON CLARK RB 7 BEARS WOODY HAYES
1959 DAN JAMES OT 8 49ers WOODY HAYES
1960 JIM HOUSTON LB 8 BROWNS WOODY HAYES
1961 TOM MATTE RB 7 COLTS WOODY HAYES
1962 BOB FERGUSON FB 5 STEELERS WOODY HAYES
1963 BOB VOGEL OT 5 COLTS WOODY HAYES
1963 DARYL SANDERS T 12 LIONS WOODY HAYES
1964 PAUL WARFIELD WR 11 BROWNS WOODY HAYES
1969 RUFUS MAYES OT 14 BEARS WOODY HAYES


For those wondering, the AFL Draft was between 1960-1969. The 1960 AFL Draft does not list 1st round picks.

Ohio State 1st Round AFL Draft Picks 1961-1969
YEAR PLAYER POS PICK TEAM COACH
1962 BOB FERGUSON FB 8 CHARGERS WOODY HAYES
1964 MATT SNELL RB 3 JETS WOODY HAYES
1965 JIM DAVIDSON T 8 BILLS WOODY HAYES
1969 DAVE FOLEY OT 26 JETS WOODY HAYES

 

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