The Chicago Bears chose Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers, back-to-back no less, in the 1965 NFL Draft and wound up with a pair of Hall of Famers. The Chargers chose LaDainian Tomlinson and Drew Brees in the 2001 draft. When the Saints’ QB is done, he will surely join LT in Canton. Here are some of the teams fortunate to choose multiple players in one draft since 1960 that went on to Hall-of-Fame careers.
Dallas Texans (AFL): 1963
Buck Buchanan was the first pick of the Dallas Texans from Grambling State in the AFL Draft. In the seventh round, the Texans, who became the Kansas City Chiefs chose LB Bobby Bell from Minnesota.
Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys: 1964
The Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins all struck for a pair of future Hall of Famers in the 1964 NFL Draft. Cleveland grabbed Ohio State WR Paul Warfield in the first and Morgan State RB Leroy Kelly in the eighth. The Cowboys meanwhile took DB Mel Renfro in the second round and WR Bob Hayes, the Olympic gold medalist from Florida A&M, in the seventh. Washington selected RB/WR Charley Taylor from Arizona State third overall and grabbed DB Paul Krause from Iowa with the 18th pick.
Oakland Raiders: 1968
A pair of legends landed in Oakland as Al Davis grabbed Alabama QB Ken Stabler in the second round, despite picking Tennesee State QB Eldridge Dickey in the first. The Raiders dipped into the offensive lineman pool in the third round and grabbed Art Shell.
Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970
Talk about great drafting. The first overall pick was Terry Bradshaw (first), and the Steelers followed two rounds later by picking DB legend Mel Blount.
Pittburgh Steelers: 1974
Pittsburgh’s version of the Fab Four came together in this draft. Imagine a quartet of players all winding up in Canton. That is what happened when Lynn Swann (first), Jack Lambert (second), John Stallworth (fourth), and Mike Webster (fifth) wound up in Pittsbugh uniforms
Buffalo Bills: 1985
The Bills got a pair of players whose busts would wind up in Canton. First, they chose Bruce Smith out of Virginia Tech and in the fourth round they selected WR Andre Reed.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1995
The Buccaneers drafted Hall of Famers Warren Sapp (No. 12 overall pick) and Derrick Brooks (No. 28 overall) with their two first-round picks. Together, they led the franchise to its lone Super Bowl in 2002.
Baltimore Ravens: 1996
A pair of powerhouses came to the Ravens in 1996. First, UCLA OL Jonathan Ogden was selected with the fourth overall pick and then Baltimore grabbed Miami LB Ray Lewis with the 26th pick.
