Date(s) February 1–2, 1972 Fewest selections (10) Washington Redskins | Most selections (23) New Orleans Saints | |
Location Essex House
in New York City, NY First selection Walt Patulski, DE
Buffalo Bills Last selection Alphonso Cain, DT
Dallas Cowboys | ||
The 1972 National Football League draft was held February 1–2, 1972, at the Essex House in New York City, New York.
During round 17, after Falcons coach Norm Van Brocklin yelled to his staff "Do we want the roughest, toughest s.o.b. in the draft?!", the team drafted the actor John Wayne, "of Fort Apache State"; NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle disallowed the selection, however.
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1972 NFL Draft Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA