1970 NFL Draft

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The 1970 NFL Draft was held on January 27-28, 1970.

1 Round One
2 Hall of Famers
3 Other notable players drafted
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	Terry Bradshaw	Quarterback	Louisiana Tech
2	Green Bay Packers ¹	Mike McCoy	Defensive Tackle	Notre Dame
3	Cleveland Browns ²	Mike Phipps	Quarterback	Purdue
4	Boston Patriots	Phil Olsen	Defensive Tackle	Utah State
5	Buffalo Bills	Al Cowlings	Defensive End	USC
6	Philadelphia Eagles	Steve Zabel	Tight End	Oklahoma
7	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Reid	Defensive Tackle	Penn State
8	St. Louis Cardinals	Larry Stegent	Running Back	Texas A&M
9	San Francisco 49ers	Cedric Hardman	Defensive End	North Texas State
10	New Orleans Saints	Ken Burrough	Wide Receiver	Texas Southern
11	Denver Broncos	Bobby Anderson	Running Back	Colorado
12	Atlanta Falcons	John Small	Linebacker	The Citadel
13	New York Giants	Jim Files	Linebacker	Oklahoma
14	Houston Oilers	Doug Wilkerson	Guard	North Carolina Central
15	San Diego Chargers	Walker Gillette	Wide Receiver	Richmond
16	Green Bay Packers	Rich McGeorge	Tight End	Elon
17	San Francisco 49ers ³	Bruce Taylor	Defensive Back	Boston University
18	Baltimore Colts	Norm Bulaich	Running Back	TCU
19	Detroit Lions	Steve Owens	Running Back	Oklahoma
20	New York Jets	Steve Tannen	Defensive Back	Florida
21	Cleveland Browns	Bob McKay	Offensive Tackle	Texas
22	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Reynolds	Linebacker	Tennessee
23	Dallas Cowboys	Duane Thomas	Running Back	West Texas State
24	Oakland Raiders	Raymond Chester	Tight End	Morgan State
25	Minnesota Vikings	John Ward	Offensive Tackle	Oklahoma State
26	Kansas City Chiefs	Sid Smith	Offensive Tackle	USC

[edit] Hall of Famers

Terry Bradshaw, QB, Louisiana Tech - taken 1st round, 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1989.
Mel Blount, CB, Southern - taken 3rd round, 53rd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1989.

[edit] Other notable players drafted

Bill Brundige, DE, Colorado - taken 2nd round, 43d overall by the Washington Redskins.
Mike Holmgren, QB, USC - taken 8th round, 201st overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Jess Lewis, LB, Oregon State - taken 13th round, 326th overall by the Houston Oilers.
Mark Moseley, K, Stephen F. Austin - taken 14th round, 346th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Jim Otis, RB, Ohio State - taken 9th round, 218th overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Lemar Parrish, CB-KR, Lincoln - taken 7th round, 163th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Jake Scott, DB, Georgia - taken 7th round, 159th overall by the Miami Dolphins.
Charlie Waters, DB, Clemson - taken 3rd round, 66th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.

[edit] See also

List of professional football drafts

[edit] External links

Preceded by 1969 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1970	Succeeded by 1971 NFL Draft

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