Joe Kuharich was hired as head coach of the Eagles after leaving the University of Notre Dame.
Owner Jerry Wolman gave Kuharich a fourteen-year, $1 million contract, and then traded future Hall of Famers Sonny Jurgensen and Tommy McDonald to the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.
The Eagles sent Lee Roy Caffey and their 1965 first round draft pick to the Packers.
The Eagles choose future Hall of Fame member Bob Brown, an offensive tackle from Nebraska.
The Dallas Cowboys had two, selecting Bob Hayes in the seventh round and Roger Staubach in the tenth round; however, Staubach was required to serve a four-year military obligation in the United States Navy before he could play NFL football because he was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy.