NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Lloyd Voss 71 T 6- 4 260 Nebraska 1 1 22 14 1964 Draft - 1st round
Jesse Whittenton 47 DB 6- 0 195 Texas-El Paso 7 9 30 14 1958 FA - Chicago Bears
Willie Wood 24 DB 5-10 190 USC 5 5 27 14 1960 FA
Steve Wright 72 T 6- 6 250 Alabama 1 1 22 14 1964 Draft - 5th round
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1964 PACKERS DRAFT (December 2, 1963)
RND-PICK NAME POS COLLEGE
1 - 13 Lloyd Voss T Nebraska
2 - 27 Jon Morris C Holy Cross
3a - 36 Ode Burrell (A) HB Mississippi State
3b - 40 Joe O'Donnell (B) G Michigan
3c - 41 Tommy Joe Crutcher LB/FB Texas Christian
4a - 44 Bob Long (C) WR Wichita
4b - 55 *-Paul Costa HB Notre Dame
5a - 60 Duke Carlisle (D) HB Texas
5b - 69 Steve Wright T Alabama
6 - 81 to Dallas Cowboys for Jerry Norton
7 - 97 *-Dick Herzing T Drake
8 - 111 Ken Bowman C Wisconsin
9 - 125 John McDowell T St. John's-MN
10 - 139 *-Allen Jacobs HB Utah
11 - 153 Jack Peterson T Nebraska-Omaha
12 - 167 Dwaine Bean HB N. Texas State
13 - 181 Jack Mauro T N. Michigan
14 - 195 Tom O'Grady WR Northwestern
15 - 209 *-Alex Zenko T Kent State
16 - 223 *-Andrew Ireland HB Utah
17 - 237 Leonard St. Jean E N. Michigan
18 - 251 Mike Hicks G Marshall
19 - 265 John Baker E Virginia Union
20 - 279 *-Bill Curry C Georgia Tech
A - from Baltimore Colts - B - from New York Giants as part of Bill Quinlan, John Symank trade - C - from Philadelphia Eagles for Ed Blaine D - from Dallas Cowboys for Gary Barnes * - Juniors
Bold - Played for the Green Bay Packers
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Herb Adderley 26 CB 6- 1 210 Michigan State 4 4 25 13 1961 Draft - 1st round
Lionel Aldridge 62 DE 6- 4 245 Utah State 2 2 23 14 1963 Draft - 4th round
Ken Bowman 57 C 6- 3 230 Wisconsin 1 1 21 14 1964 Draft - 8th round
Zeke Bratkowski 12 QB 6- 3 200 Georgia 2 9 31 5 1963 FA - Los Angeles
Gene Breen 61 LB 6- 2 230 Virginia Tech 1 1 23 6 1963 Draft - 15th round
Tom Brown 40 DB 6- 1 190 Maryland 1 1 23 14 1963 Draft - 2nd round
Lee Roy Caffey 60 LB 6- 3 250 Texas A&M 1 2 23 14 1964 Trade - Phil
Tommy Crutcher 37 LB 6- 3 230 TCU 1 1 23 14 1964 Draft - 3rd round
Dan Currie 58 LB 6- 3 240 Michigan State 7 7 29 14 1958 Draft - 1st round
Willie Davis 87 DE 6- 3 245 Grambling 5 7 30 14 1960 Trade - Cleveland
Boyd Dowler 86 WR 6- 5 225 Colorado 6 6 26 14 1959 Draft - 3rd round
Marv Fleming 81 TE 6- 4 235 Utah 2 2 22 14 1963 Draft - 11th round
Forrest Gregg 75 G 6- 4 250 SMU 8 8 30 14 1956 Draft - 2nd round
Hank Gremminger 46 DB 6- 1 200 Baylor 9 9 31 13 1956 Draft - 7th round
Dan Grimm 67 G 6- 3 245 Colorado 2 2 23 14 1963 Draft - 5th round
Dave Hanner 79 DT 6- 2 260 Arkansas 13 13 34 11 1952 Draft - 5th round
Doug Hart 43 DB 6- 0 190 Arlington State 1 1 25 14 1964 FA - St. Louis
Paul Hornung 5 HB 6- 2 215 Notre Dame 7 7 28 14 1957 Draft - Bonus
Bob Jeter 21 WR 6- 1 205 Iowa 2 2 27 13 1960 Draft - 2nd round
Henry Jordan 74 DT 6- 3 250 Virginia 6 8 29 12 1959 Trade - Cleveland
Ron Kostelnik 77 DT 6- 4 250 Cincinnati 4 4 24 14 1961 Draft - 2nd round
Jerry Kramer 64 G 6- 3 245 Idaho 7 7 28 2 1958 Draft - 4th round
Ron Kramer 88 E 6- 3 240 Michigan 7 7 29 14 1957 Draft - 1st round
Bob Long 80 WR 6- 3 190 Wichita 1 1 22 7 1964 Draft - 4th round
Norm Masters 78 T 6- 2 250 Michigan State 8 8 31 14 1957 Trade - Detroit
John McDowell 73 G-T 6- 3 260 St. John's (MN) 1 1 22 12 1964 Draft - 9th round
Max McGee 85 E 6- 3 205 Tulane 9 9 32 13 1954 Draft - 5th round
Tom Moore 25 HB 6- 2 210 Vanderbilt 5 5 26 14 1960 Draft - 1st round
Ray Nitschke 66 LB 6- 3 240 Illinois 7 7 27 14 1958 Draft - 3rd round
Jerry Norton 23 P 5-11 195 SMU 2 11 33 14 1963 Trade - Dallas
Elijah Pitts 22 HB 6- 1 205 Philander Smith 4 4 25 14 1961 Draft - 13th round
Dave Robinson 89 LB 6- 3 250 Penn State 2 2 23 11 1963 Draft - 1st round
Bob Skoronski 76 T 6- 3 250 Indiana 7 7 30 14 1956 Draft - 5th round
Bart Starr 15 QB 6- 1 200 Alabama 9 9 30 14 1956 Draft - 17th round
Jim Taylor 31 FB 6- 0 215 LSU 7 7 29 13 1958 Draft - 2nd round
Fuzzy Thurston 63 G 6- 1 245 Valparaiso 6 7 29 11 1959 Trade - Baltimore
1964 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
APR - C Jon Morris (2nd round) signed with BOSTON (AFL). OG Joe O'Donnell (3rd round) signed with BUFFALO (AFL). HB Ode Burrell (3rd round) signed with HOUSTON (AFL). E Leonard St. Jean (17th round) signed with NEW YORK (AFL).
MAY 5 - Acquired LB Lee Roy Caffey and 1965 1st-round draft choice from PHILADELPHIA for C Jim Ringo and FB Earl Gros
JUL 20 - Released OG Mike Hicks (18th round) (55 players)
AUG 3 - Released QB Merv Holland, LB Ron Beguski, OT Jack Peterson (11th round) and OG Jack Mauro (13th round) (54 players)
AUG 20 - Traded LB Turnley Todd to NEW YORK for 1965 7th round draft choice
AUG 24 - Traded DT Urban Henry to PITTSBURGH for undisclosed terms. Released WR Tom O' Grady (14th round) and E John Baker (19th round) (44 players)
SEPT 1 - Traded rights to QB John Roach (retired list) to DALLAS for undisclosed draft choice
SEPT 2 - Released HB Dwaine Bean (12th round) and LB Gene Breen. HB Duke Carlisle (5th round) claimed on waivers by DALLAS (41 players)
1964 IN REVIEW
The Green Bay Packers had become a mediocre team. Two losses by a single point, nagging injuries, the loss of offensive lineman Jerry Kramer and Paul Hornung's struggles as kicker following a one-year layoff left the Packers at 3-4 at the midway point of the season. After a loss to the Rams in Week 7, Vince Lombardi held a closed-door meeting with his players in the lockerroom. Green Bay turned their season around with a 5-1-1 finish to end up tied for second in the Western Conference with the surprising Minnesota Vikings. Green Bay's defense, the best in the NFL, recovered a league-high 25 of the 34 fumbles they forced. Meanwhile, the Packer running game remained tops in the NFL, and Bart Starr did not throw an interception in the final eleven games. Added all together, the Green Bay Packers were a better team than their 8-5-1 record indicated, and their fling with mediocrity would be brief.
THE AFL RAIDS THE PACKERS
The war between the AFL and the NFL hit the Packers for the first time in 1964. Three of the first four draft choices by Green Bay decided to sign contracts with the rival league, which may have led to Vince Lombardi's decision later to sign Jim Grabowski and Donny Anderson to the richest contracts in franchise history. 2nd-round selection Jon Morris, a center from Holy Cross, signed with Boston, while two of their three 3rd-round choices also defected. Ode Burrell, a halfback from Mississippi State, signed with the Oilers, where he would contribute for the rest of the decade, and Joe O'Donnell, a guard from Michigan, inked with Buffalo. In 1965, the AFL would make another raid on Green Bay, when the Oilers signed Larry Elkins, who was a consensus All-American his junior and senior years at Baylor. He was MVP of the 1965 Hula Bowl and set a school record with 12 receptions in one game. Elkins was actually the second of the Packers’ two first round picks, with the tenth pick of the draft. Donnie Anderson was picked seventh, thanks to a 1964 trade with the Eagles. Anderson would not join the Packers until 1966. Elkins never started a game with the Oilers and injured his knee his rookie season. He broke his collarbone his second season and decided to retire. 1966 saw the war between Green Bay and the AFL fully erupt. Looking for a replacement for his aging combination of Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung, Lombardi drafted Jim Grabowski in the first round. The Illinois standout was also the top choice in the AFL draft, by the expansion Miami Dolphins. They gave the Jets permission to negotiate with Grabowski, after it became apparent he would not sign with an expansion team. Green Bay signed Grabowski in December 1965 to a three-year deal, worth anywhere from $250,000 to nearly $400,000, depending on the media source. Peace with the AFL came six months later.
1964 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-2)
AUGUST (3-1) RESULT RECORD ATT STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
8 St. Louis Cardinals at New Orleans L 7-20 0- 1-0 63,000 Bart Starr
15 G-NEW YORK GIANTS W 34-10 1- 1-0 42,327 Bart Starr Frank Mestnick (78)
22 M-CHICAGO BEARS W 21- 7 2- 1-0 46,920 Bart Starr Paul Hornung (56)
29 at Dallas Cowboys W 35- 3 3- 1-0 60,057 Bart Starr
SEPTEMBER (0-1)
5 at Cleveland Browns L 17-20 3- 2-0 83,736 Bart Starr
1964 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (8-5-1)
SEPTEMBER (2-1)
13 G-CHICAGO BEARS (0-0) W 23-12 1- 0-0 42,327 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (79) Bart Starr (127) Ron Kramer (3-48)
20 G-BALTIMORE COLTS (0-1) L 20-21 1- 1-0 42,327 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (98) Bart Starr (175) Boyd Dowler (7-66)
28 at Detroit Lions (1-0-1) W 14-10 2- 1-0 59,203 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (50) Bart Starr (160) Ron Kramer (6-77)
OCTOBER (1-3)
4 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-2) L 23-24 2- 2-0 42,327 Bart Starr Tom Moore (68) Bart Starr (216) Boyd Dowler (6-128)
11 M-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-2) W 24-14 3- 2-0 47,380 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (133) Bart Starr (144) Ron Kramer (3-47)
18 at Baltimore Colts (4-1) L 21-24 3- 3-0 60,213 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (82) Bart Starr (286) Tom Moore (5-22)
25 M-LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-2-1) L 17-27 3- 4-0 47,617 Bart Starr Paul Hornung (61) Bart Starr (111) Boyd Dowler (3-34)
NOVEMBER (4-1)
1 at Minnesota Vikings (4-3) W 42-13 4- 4-0 44,278 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (108) Bart Starr (186) Max McGee (6-96)
8 G-DETROIT LIONS (5-2-1) W 30- 7 5- 4-0 42,327 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (145) Bart Starr (190) Ron Kramer (4-79)
15 at San Francisco 49ers (2-7) L 14-24 5- 5-0 38,483 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (44) Zeke Bratkowski (228) Max McGee (6-139)
22 M-CLEVELAND BROWNS (8-1-1) W 28-21 6- 5-0 48,065 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (63) Bart Starr (131) Max McGee (4-81)
29 at Dallas Cowboys (4-6-1) W 45-21 7- 5-0 44,975 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (82) Bart Starr (105) Boyd Dowler (3-43)
DECEMBER (1-0-1)
5 at Chicago Bears (5-7) W 17- 3 8- 5-0 43,636 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (89) Bart Starr (75) Jim Taylor (4-14)
13 at Los Angeles Rams (5-7-1) T 24-24 8- 5-1 40,735 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (165) Bart Starr (194) Jim Taylor (4-56)
1964 POST-SEASON RESULTS (0-1)
JANUARY (0-1) - 1964 NFL PLAYOFF BOWL AT MIAMI
3 St. Louis Cardinals (9-3-2) L 17-24 56,218 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (30) Bart Starr (129) Jim Taylor (4-50)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
The Packer Preview in the Dell Sports Football 1964 magazine (Credit - Packerville, USA)
The 1964 Pro Football Almanac had a two-page photo feature on Green Bay running back Paul Hornung, who was returning to the game after serving a one-year suspension for his involvement in gambling. (Credit - Packerville, USA)
The 1964 Green Bay Packers - 8-5-1 (2nd-Western Conference)
Head Coach: Vince Lombardi
