Cliff Christl started gathering oral histories with former Packers and others associated with the team in 2000 and will continue to gather them as Packers historian. Excerpts from those interviews will be periodically posted at www.packers.com.
The Packers selected halfback Donny Anderson in the first round of the 1965 NFL Draft. He was the seventh overall pick despite having a year of college eligibility remaining. At the time, Anderson was classified as a future and couldn’t sign until after his senior season at Texas Tech. He also had a choice between signing with the Packers or the Houston Oilers of the American Football League.