Pro Draft Tops: Greg Cook Leads 1969 Quarterbacks
AP report profiles the top QBs in the 1969 pro draft led by Greg Cook of Cincinnati. It lists first ten selections, notes Cook Hanratty Jackson Harris as strong bets to break through, and describes each QB's team, round, and overall pick amid a crowded draft field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Landry
Detroit
Dewey Warren
Cincinnati
Dan Darragh
cBuffalo
Aps
Marlin Briscoe
Denver
Cook
Greg Cook
Marty Domres
Columbia
San Diego
Larry Good
Georgia Tech
Baltimore
Sonny Wade
Emory & Henry
Hanratty
Jackson
Harris
Domres
Hope
Ark
Patriots
Mike Taliaferro
Pro football draft faces strong quarterbacks and racial milestones
The report highlights Grambling star Harris and other Negro candidates like Dickey and Briscoe entering NFL competition. It notes Briscoe becoming the first Black regular in pro football with Denver, potential position shifts, and praise from scouts. It lists other top quarterbacks drafted or considered, including Namath’s Jets context and Ivy Leaguers sampled by teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Sherfan
Harris
Grambling
Jack Kemp
Injuiies
Darragh
Kay Stesphenson
Briscoe
Denver
Eldridge Dickey
Oakland Raiders
Jackson
Willie
Mays
Ronnie Louwld
Patriots
Harvey Johnson
Bills
Domres
Nixon asks Rockefeller to head Latin America mission
President Nixon asked New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to head a proposed Latin America mission as part of a broader review of U.S. policy. Rockefeller said he is considering the offer due to budgetary and state responsibilities. Diplomatic sources say Nixon wants a thorough reexamination amid regional shifts toward authoritarian regimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Latin America
White House
Rockefeller
Ronald J. Ziegler
4Fid
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paganx Cook
Mike Rathet
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Gary Beban
Terry Hanratty
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Bob Douglass
Kansas
Chicago
al Woodall
Dale
New York Jets
Chree Jackson
Alabama
A&m
Boston
Jimmy Harris
Buffalo
Sam Havrilak
Bucknell
Orset
Imperial
ARKLA
Collier Furniture & Appliances
West Second Street
Hope, Arkansas