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1979 NFL Draft

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1979 NFL Draft! #shorts

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Lawrence Taylor sacks John Wangler (1979 Gator Bowl)

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Every Eddie Hill Touchdown | Eddie Hill Highlights

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Recreating 'The Catch' w/ Joe Montana

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Gil Brandt on the Delay of the NFL Draft - January 1976

The 1979 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1979, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.