Commissioner
Pete Rozelle
Union Director
Ed Garvey
Players' President
John Gordy
1971 NFL Draft
Pick
Player
Team
1
Jim Plunkett QB
Patriots
2
Archie Manning QB
Saints
3
Dan Pastorini QB
Oilers
4
J.D. Hill WR
Bills
5
Richard Harris DE
Eagles
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.