Sam Burke

Detroit Lions 374th pick

DB · Georgia Tech · 1967

Sam Burke is a former defensive back out of Georgia Tech, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 374th overall pick (round 15) in the 1967 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 15

Pick

374th overall

Team

Position

College

Sam Burke was the 374th overall pick in the 1967 NFL Draft, selected by the Detroit Lions.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
371	Al Nicholas	RB	Atlanta Falcons	Sacramento State
372	Jake Ferro	LB	Miami Dolphins	Youngstown State
373	Don Smith	G	Denver Broncos	Florida A&M
375	Jimmy Shea	DB	Minnesota Vikings	Eastern New Mexico
376	Mike Love	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Abilene Christian
377	Terry Oakes	DE	Chicago Bears	San Francisco State

Other Detroit Lions picks in 1967 include Mel Farr (RB, round 1), Lem Barney (DB, round 2), Paul Naumoff (LB, round 3), Lew Kamanu (DE, round 4), Tim Jones (QB, round 6), John McCambridge (DE, round 6), Ted Tuinstra (OT, round 7), Mike Weger (DB, round 9), Jerry Hayhoe (G, round 10), Ray Shirley (OT, round 11), Eric Watts (DB, round 12), Lamar Wright (G, round 13).

Other Georgia Tech players drafted in 1967 include Lamar Wright.

No NFL career statistics are available for Sam Burke in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	7	Mel Farr	RB	UCLA
2	34	Lem Barney	DB	Jackson State
3	60	Paul Naumoff	LB	Tennessee
4	88	Lew Kamanu	DE	Weber State
6	141	Tim Jones	QB	Weber State
6	144	John McCambridge	DE	Northwestern
7	166	Ted Tuinstra	OT	Iowa State
9	218	Mike Weger	DB	Bowling Green
10	245	Jerry Hayhoe	G	USC
11	270	Ray Shirley	OT	Arizona State
12	297	Eric Watts	DB	San Jose State
13	322	Lamar Wright	G	Georgia Tech
14	349	Cleveland Robinson	DE	South Carolina State
16	401	Jerry Zawadzkas	TE	Columbia
17	426	Ken Ramsey	DT	Northwestern