General Information | |
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Date(s) | January 28–29, 1969 |
Location | Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, NY |
Overview | |
442 total selections in 17 rounds | |
First selection |
O. J. Simpson, RB Buffalo Bills |
Last selection | Fred Zirkle, DT New York Jets |
Most selections (20) |
Baltimore Colts, Houston Oilers |
Fewest selections (14) |
Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Washington Redskins |
Hall of Famers | 5 |
The 1969 National Football League draft was part of the common draft, the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League (AFC) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place January 28–29, 1969.
The draft began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson, the Heisman Trophy-winning running back from USC, by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills; ending with, the twenty-sixth pick in Round 17, number 442 overall, of Fred Zirkie Defensive Tackle from Duke University by the AFL's NY Jets.