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...Giants (1-12-1) were supposed to be No. 2 in line. But the Giants had already traded their position-plus a lot more-to the Minnesota Vikings for Quarterback Fran Tarkenton (TIME, March 17), and the Vikings lost no time hauling in Bubba's All-America teammate, Halfback Clint Jones. The Atlanta Falcons were slated for No. 3, but they passed that privilege on to the San Francisco 49ers in return for three veterans. San Francisco, in turn, chose Florida's Heisman Trophy-winning Quarterback Steve Spurrier, who had been earmarked for the Giants...
Crazy? Maybe. Before all the prime beef was gone, the A.F.L.'s Miami Dolphins grabbed Purdue's Star Quarterback Bob Griese; the Denver Broncos took Syracuse Halfback Floyd Little; and the Detroit Lions snapped up U.C.L.A. Halfback Mel Farr. After that, the pros were mostly going through the motions and hoping for a sleeper...
...three-month affair between the Crimson halfback and the pro football leagues began two days after the Yale game when a general scout representing the NFL Giants, Vikings, Eagles, Bears, and Cardinals informally chattered to a large group, including Leo. In the middle of the next week came a more serious relationship. Coach John Yovicsin telephoned Leo that a scout from the San Francisco 49'ers was in the IAB projection room, watching films of him, Steve Diamond, and Dave Davis...
Coach John Yovicsin predicted success for both of his former stars. He said that Leo is the exact type of flanker which the pros are looking for now: a converted halfback who can run well with the ball after catching it. He characterized Davis as "the fastest defensive end the Patriots could...
...Greenlee, Yale's captain and star defensive tackle, was drafted by the Miami Dolphins. Other Ivy Leaguers chosen included halfback Pete Larson of Cornell and Brown's punter Joe Randall...