General Information | |
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Date(s) | December 1, 1962 |
Location | Dallas, TX |
Overview | |
232 total selections in 29 rounds | |
First selection |
Buck Buchanan, DT Kansas City Chiefs |
Last selection |
John Sisk, Jr., DB Kansas City Chiefs |
Hall of Famers | 4 |
The 1963 American Football League draft was held in Dallas on Saturday, December 1, 1962.
The Kansas City Chiefs drafted as the Dallas Texans, as their relocation would take place a few months later. With the first overall selection, they took Buck Buchanan, a defensive tackle from Grambling in Louisiana. The NFL draft was held two days later in Chicago.