Gene Howard - CB

Gene Howard was a starting right cornerback for the Saints and Rams from 1968 to 1972.

The Saints' 7th-round pick in 1968, he played every game during his first 2 seasons, starting all but 5 games. In 1970, he started 6 of his 8 games. 

 

Howard played for the Rams from 1971-72, starting 27 of the Rams' 28 games over that time. 

 

He was traded to the Lions just before the 1973 season, but did not play for them. 

 

In 1974 he played for the WFL's Southern California Sun. 

 

 

Teams: Saints (1968-70), Rams (1971-72), Sun (1974). 

   

Jim Simon - G

Jim Simon was the Lions' 15th-round pick in 1963. He played defensive end in his rookie season.

Simon played every game for the Lions from 1964-65, starting 10 games at right offensive tackle. 

 

He was selected by the Falcons in the 1966 expansion draft, and played in all but 1 game for the next 3 seasons. After playing as a backup tackle in 1966, he was a starting guard in his final 2 seasons. 

 

Teams: Lions (1963-65), Falcons (1966-68) 

 

Ben Davis - CB

Ben Davis was the Browns' 17th-round pick in 1967.

He played for Cleveland from 1967-1973, and was their starting right cornerback n 1968 and again from 1971-73. 

 

In 1968 he had 8 interceptions, for a league-leading 162 yards. 

 

Davis played for the Lions from 1974-1976. 

 

 

Teams: Browns (1967-73), Lions (1974-76)

   

Goldie Sellers - CB

Goldie Sellers was a defensive back for the Broncos and Chiefs from 1966-1969.

He was the Broncos' 8th-round pick in 1966, and started 7 of his 14 games at strong safety. In 1967 he started 8 games at left cornerback. 

 

Sellers played every game for the Chiefs from 1968-1969, making 6 starts at left cornerback in '68, but no starts in '69. He was injured during training camp in 1970 and spent that season on the injured-reserve list. 

 

He was later with the Oilers and Patriots, but did not play in any games. 

 

 

Teams: Broncos (1966-67), Chiefs (1968-69).

  

Tom Vaughn - FS

Tom Vaughn was the Lions' 5th-round pick in 1965.

He was their starting free safety in 1965, and again from 1967-1971. He played 13 games in 1966, but only started once. 

 

He played 88 games in 7 seasons for the Lions, with 9 interceptions.

 

 

Teams: Lions (1965-71)

   

Ken Kortas - DT

Ken Kortas was the Cardinals' #1 pick in 1964, and started 5 games as a rookie.

He was traded to the Steelers after the season for QB Terry Nofsinger. Kortas played for the Steelers for four seasons, and was a starting defensive tackle in '65, '67, and '68. 

 

In 1967 he scored a touchdown on a recovered fumble. Although starting 38 games in his 4 seasons in the Steel City, Pittsburgh drafted DT Joe Greene in the first round of the 1969 draft, replacing Kortas. 

 

In early September he was traded to the Saints for running back Don McCall, but was released a week later without playing a game. 

 

The Bears picked him up, and he saw action in 3 games in his last season. 

 

 

Teams: Cardinals (1964), Steelers (1965-68), Bears (1969)

  

Rosey Taylor - FS

Roosevelt Taylor was a free safety for the Bears and others from 1961 to 1972.

Taylor played for the Bears for 8 1/2 seasons. After starting 5 games in his rookie season, he started all but 10 games over the next 11 seasons. 

 

In 1963, he led the NFL with 9 interceptions, and was named First-Team All-Pro. He played in the 1963 and 1968 Pro Bowls. 

 

Midway through the 1969 season, he was traded to the 49ers for guard Howard Mudd. He was their starting free safety through the end of the 1971 season. 

 

Taylor finished his career with the Redskins, starting every game. 

 

 

Teams: Bears (1961-69), 49ers (1969-71), Redskins (1972)