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Representative Alexander Pirnie (R - NY) drawing the first number. The Vietnam war draft were two lotteries conducted by the Selective Service System of the United States on December 1, 1969, to determine the order of conscription to military service in the Vietnam War in 1970. It was the first time a lottery system had been used to select men ...
The draft took place January 28–29, 1969. [2][3][4] The draft began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson, the Heisman Trophy -winning running back from USC, by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills. It ended with the twenty-sixth pick in round 17, number 442 overall, of Fred Zirkie, defensive tackle from Duke University, by the AFL ...
The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, fourteen NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for ...
By 1969, the highest service number issued to a West Point graduate was slightly above 120 000. Enlisted service numbers during this post-Korea/pre-Vietnam era remained unchanged with the Regular Army continuing to cycle through the 10 - 19 million series while the draft force was assigned service numbers in the 50 to 59 million range.
The first draft lottery was held on December 1, 1969; it determined the order of call for induction during calendar year 1970, for registrants born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950. The highest lottery number called for possible induction was 195. [25] The second lottery, on July 1, 1970, pertained to men born in 1951.
1970 →. The 1969 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1969 MLB season. The draft featured future Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven (pick 55) and Dave Winfield (pick 882).
List of NFL drafts. The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", [1][2][3] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. [4] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks.
List of first overall picks. 1942 first overall pick Bill Dudley was the first named NFL MVP and inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 1945 first overall pick Charley Trippi retired as the leader in NFL offensive yards. 1949 first overall pick Chuck Bednarik was one of the last NFL players to play offense and defense.