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Prior to their first season of play in the NFL, the New Orleans Saints needed to quickly assemble a team and stock their initial roster. They did so by selecting 42 players in the NFL expansion draft on February 9th, 1967.
Below is a list of those 42 players, taken from Wikipedia. I have not been able to find a second source confirming this information so it's accuracy is not known.
Obviously, most or all of the players made available to the Saints in the expansion draft were old, injured, or simply undesirable by the other NFL teams. But included in that expansion draft class for the Saints were players like Billy Kilmer, Dave Whitsell, Jake Kupp, and hall of fame running back Paul Hornung, who ended up retiring with a neck injury during preseason before ever playing a down for the team.
| Player | Position | College Team | Original NFL Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barrington | Fullback | Ohio State | Washington Redskins |
| Jim Battles | Offensive Tackle | Cleveland Browns | |
| Charlie Bradshaw | Offensive Tackle | Baylor | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jackie Burkett | Linebacker | Auburn | Baltimore Colts |
| Dave Cahill | Defensive Tackle | Northern Arizona | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Bill Cody | Linebacker | Auburn | Detroit Lions |
| Don Croftcheck | Offensive Guard | Indiana | Washington Redskins |
| Bill Curry | Center | Georgia Tech | Green Bay Packers |
| Ted Davis | Linebacker | Georgia Tech | Baltimore Colts |
| Jim Garcia | Defensive End | Purdue | New York Giants |
| Tom Hall | Wide Receiver | Minnesota | Minnesota Vikings |
| Steve Heckard | Wide Receiver | Davidson, USC | Los Angeles Rams |
| Jimmy Heidel | Defensive Back | St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Paul Hornung | Running back | Notre Dame | Green Bay Packers |
| Billy Kilmer | Quarterback | UCLA | San Francisco 49ers |
| Elbert Kimbrough | Defensive Back | Northwestern | San Francisco 49ers |
| Kent Kramer | Tight End | Minnesota | San Francisco 49ers |
| Jake Kupp | Offensive Guard | Washington | Washington Redskins |
| Earl Leggett | Defensive Tackle | Louisiana State | Los Angeles Rams |
| Obert Logan | Defensive Back | Trinity | Dallas Cowboys |
| Riley Mattson | Offensive Tackle | Oregon | Chicago Bears |
| John Morrow | Center | Michigan | Cleveland Browns |
| Ray Ogden | Tight End | Alabama | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Ray Rissmiller | Offensive Tackle | Georgia | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Walt Roberts | Wide Receiver | San José State | Cleveland Browns |
| George Rose | Defensive Back | Auburn | Minnesota Vikings |
| Bill Sandeman | Offensive Tackle | Pacific | Dallas Cowboys |
| Bob Scholtz | Offensive Tackle | Notre Dame | New York Giants |
| Brian Schweda | Defensive End | Kansas | Chicago Bears |
| Dave Simmons | Linebacker | Georgia Tech | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Jerry Simmons | Wide Receiver | Bethune-Cookman | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Bobby Smith | Defensive Back | UCLA | Detroit Lions |
| Bobby Smith | Running back | North Texas | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Larry Stephens | Defensive Tackle | Texas | Dallas Cowboys |
| Steve Stonebreaker | Linebacker | Detroit | Baltimore Colts |
| Mike Tilleman | Defensive Tackle | Montana | Minnesota Vikings |
| Phil Vandersea | Linebacker | Massachusetts | Green Bay Packers |
| Willie Walker | Wide Receiver | Tennessee State | Detroit Lions |
| Joe Wendryhoski | Offensive Guard | Illinois | Los Angeles Rams |
| Dave Whitsell | Defensive Back | Indiana | Chicago Bears |
| Fred Whittingham | Linebacker | Cal Poly, BYU | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Gary Wood | Quarterback | Cornell | New York Giants |
