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)

  

Ray Ogden - TE

Ray Ogden played tight end for 4 teams from 1965-1971.

Ogden was the Cardinals' 3rd-round pick in 1965. He played 17 games (no starts) in his 2 seasons with St. Louis. 

 

Taken by the Saints in the expansion draft, he played 2 games for them in 1967, then was traded to the Falcons for Ernie Wheelwright.  Ogden started 7 of his 11 games in 1967, and started every game in 1968. 

 

In 1969, Ray was replaced at tight end by rookie Jim Mitchell (who went on to start all but 3 games over the next 11 seasons). Ogden was traded to the Bears, where he played his final 3 seasons, making only 1 start during that time. 

 

Released by the Bears during training camp in 1972, he was picked up by the Dolphins, but cut before playing any games.

 

 

Teams: Cardinals (1965-66), Saints (1967), Falcons (1967-68), Bears (1969-71)

    

Billy Gambrell - SE

Billy Gambrell was a split end for the Cardinals and Lions from 1963-68.

Drafted by the Boston Patriots in 1963, he signed with the Cardinals as a free agent. 

 

He played split end for the Cardinals from 1963-67, with most of his starts coming in '64 and '67. For years he played behind Bobby Joe Conrad and Sonny Randle, finally breaking into the starting lineup in 1967, after Randle's trade to the 49ers.

 

In 1968, he was the Lions' starting flanker, starting 11 of his 14 games. That was his final season.

 

 

Teams: Cardinals (1963-67), Lions (1968)