As an NFL rookie in 1959 for the Chicago Bears, Lionel Taylor saw limited action, but his bench-warming days were behind him as he signed with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League.

Taylor would lead the AFL in Receptions in each of the league’s first four seasons and again in 1965.  He would make history by becoming the first player to have a 100 Reception Season (1961), and while he never led the AFL in Receiving Yards, he was in the top three on five occasions.  What hurts Taylor is that his Yards per Reception and Touchdown production weren’t strong, but he was, without a doubt, the Broncos’ first real offensive weapon.  We think that means something!

Pat Fischer was not a tall man, standing at only 5' 9", which was likely why the multi-talented star at Nebraska fell to the 17^th Round.  The St. Louis Cardinals chose him, and after initially using him as a Returner, he forced his way into a starting Cornerback Role and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1964 and 1965.  The certified ballhawk would later sign with the Washington Redskins and brought a veteran presence to their secondary and was a large part of their appearance in Super Bowl VII.  Fischer played until 1977 and accumulated 56 Interceptions.

At the time of his retirement, Fischer’s 213 Games Played were a record for a Cornerback.

Rick Casares was drafted in the 2^nd Round by George Halas' Chicago Bears in 1954, and after he served a year in the military, he became one of the elite Fullbacks of the National Football League.  Casares was a straightforward rusher who finished in the top ten in Rushing Yards in his first six seasons (1955-60), the first five of which would garner him a Pro Bowl Selection.  Casares' best season by far was in 1956, when he led the league in Rushing Yards (1,126) and Rushing Touchdowns (12) and took the team to the NFL Championship Game, though they were destroyed by the New York Giants.

Casares would win that title in 1963, though he was not a star player at the time.  He would finish his career with a season each in Washington and Miami.

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Gale Gillingham was drafted from the University of Minnesota to the already loaded Packers team in 1966.  A member of the Super Bowl I winning team, he would play a more significant role in the Super Bowl II winning team as he was now the starting Left Guard.  That would be the end of his championships (though what a way to have your first two years!), but not the end of his memory-making moments in the NFL.  In the next six seasons, Gillingham would be a Pro Bowl Selection in five of those years, with two of them being named a First Team All-Pro.  He would be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1982.