1960 NFL Season (Jayverse)

The 1960 NFL season was the 41st regular season of the National Football League.

Before the season, 33-year-old Pete Rozelle, the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams, was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot.

During this season, the American Football League (AFL) was launched as a competitor to the NFL. The two leagues co-existed for the entire 1960s, agreed to a merger in 1966, and became one combined league in 1970.

Enter the AFL
In 1960, The American Football League has started with 10 Teams which consists of the Calgary Stampeders and the Vancouver Crusaders from the Former Western Interprovincial Football Union in Canada with 8 more being being based in the United States, The Alignment looked like this

AFL East: Atlanta Falcons, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Titans

AFL West: Calgary Stampeders, Kansas City Kings, Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Vancouver Lumberjacks

Rookie Draft Selections
The Washington Capitals took the First Pick in the Draft to Select QB Richie Lucas from Penn State, Atlanta Falcons got their Second Choice to draft Georgia Tech LB Maxie Baughan, Oakland Raiders went for Pick #3 to get Miami (FL) C Jim Otto, The Los Angeles Chargers got their pick to select TE Monty Stickles from Notre Dame, And the Philadelphia Eagles round out the First 5 to select RB Ron Burton from Northwestern

Other Selections in the Draft are as follows

Boston Patriots draft Gino Cappelletti (WR)

Green Bay Packers draft Tom Moore (RB)

Detroit Lions draft Johnny Robinson (FS)

Denver Broncos draft Roger LeClerc (LB)

Cleveland Browns draft Jim Houston (LB)

Chicago Bears draft Roger Davis (G)

Buffalo Bills draft Bill Burrell (LB)

Baltimore Colts draft Ron Mix (T)