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1969 NFL draft

1969 NFL/AFL draft
General Information
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.


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