Tom Nowatzke, left, a fullback from the University of Indiana, is shown with NFL commissioner P …

Tom Nowatzke, left, a fullback from the University of Indiana, is shown with NFL commissioner P ...

Tom Nowatzke, left, a fullback from the University of Indiana, is shown with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, center, and Detroit Lions assistant general manager Bud Erickson, right, after he was drafted and signed by the Detroit Lions in New York, Nov. 28, 1964. Nowatzke was the first round choice of the Lions in the NFL draft and one of two first round selections of the New York Jets in the American League. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)