ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁a ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁Off season ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁D raft ▁▁ ▁The ▁Vik ings ▁trad ed ▁their ▁sixth - round ▁selection ▁( 7 2 nd ▁overall ) ▁to ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁C B ▁Tom ▁Fran ck haus er , ▁O T ▁Er rol ▁L inden , ▁TE ▁Char ley ▁Fer g us on ▁and ▁K ▁Fred ▁C ox . ▁ ▁The ▁Vik ings ▁trad ed ▁their ▁sevent h - round ▁selection ▁( 8 7 th ▁overall ) ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁for ▁DE / L B ▁Jim ▁Leo . ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁Stand ings ▁ ▁Post season ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁had ▁star ters ▁in ▁the ▁East – West ▁Pro ▁Bowl , ▁played ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Memorial ▁Col ise um ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁West ▁squad . ▁Half back ▁Tommy ▁Mason , ▁line back er ▁R ip ▁Haw kins ▁and ▁tack le ▁Gr ady ▁Ald erman ▁each ▁were ▁voted ▁to ▁start ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁team ▁co ached ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears ' ▁George ▁Hal as . ▁ ▁W ide ▁receiver ▁Paul ▁Fl at ley , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁receiving ▁yards ▁and ▁receiving ▁touch down s , ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the