WRAY CARLTON
Halfback
No. 30
Duke
"Sidelined by injuries virtually all of last season, Wray Carlton hopes to regain his running stride this year. He carried the ball only 29 times for 125 yards. His absence put pressure on Gilchrist, when Cookie was healthy, and put extra pressure on the passing attack since opposing teams could stack their defenses. Out of Duke, he's going into his fifth AFL season.
With Gilchrist (240) and Carlton (230), the Bills own the biggest pair of running backs in all of pro football."
-Dave Anderson, Pro Football Handbook 1964
LEROY JACKSON
Halfback
No. 22
Western Illinois
"Obtained in the off-season, halfback Leroy Jackson looms as a possible running threat to compliment inside blaster Cookie Gilchrist.
He's out of Western Illinois, where he played for Lou Saban. This was the reason Saban was so anxious to obtain him following his release by the Washington Redskins. Jackson was originally drafted by the NFL Browns but was traded, along with Bobby Mitchell, to the 'Skins in the deal for the late Ernie Davis.
Big and fast, he could be a big star."
-Dave Anderson, Pro Football Handbook 1964
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