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The 1945 National Football League draft was held on April 8, 1945, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, NY.[1]
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
12 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jack Dugger |
End |
Ohio State
|
13 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Wayne Williams |
Back |
Minnesota
|
14 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Paul Collins |
Back |
Missouri
|
15 |
Boston Yanks |
Tom Dean |
Tackle |
Southern Methodist
|
16 |
Cleveland Rams |
Milan Lazetich |
Tackle |
Michigan
|
Round three
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
17 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Cecil Gray |
Center |
Oregon
|
18 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Walt Watt |
Back |
Miami (FL)
|
19 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bill Dellastatious |
Back |
Missouri
|
20 |
Boston Yanks |
Damon Tassos |
Guard |
Texas A&M
|
21 |
Cleveland Rams |
W.G. "Dub" Wooten |
End |
Oklahoma
|
22 |
Chicago Bears |
Charley Allen |
Back |
Southern Methodist
|
23 |
Washington Redskins |
John "Tree" Adams |
Tackle |
Notre Dame
|
24 |
Detroit Lions |
Stan Mohrbacher |
Guard |
Iowa
|
25 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Alvin Dark |
Back |
Louisiana State
|
26 |
New York Giants |
Gordon Appleby |
Center |
Ohio State
|
27 |
Green Bay Packers |
Clyde Goodnight |
End |
Tulsa
|
Round four
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
28 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Bob Dobelstein |
Guard |
Tennessee
|
29 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Roger Adams |
Center |
Florida
|
30 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Steve Enich |
Guard |
Marquette
|
31 |
Boston Yanks |
Don Deeks |
Tackle |
Washington
|
32 |
Cleveland Rams |
Jack Zilly |
End |
Notre Dame
|
Round five
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
33 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Chuck Mehelich |
End |
Duquesne
|
34 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Al Kowalski |
Quarterback |
Tulsa
|
35 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Zeke Chronister |
End |
Texas Christian
|
36 |
Boston Yanks |
Johnny "Strike" Strzykalski |
Back |
Marquette
|
37 |
Cleveland Rams |
Roger Harding |
Center |
California
|
38 |
Washington Redskins |
George Bujan |
Center |
Oregon
|
39 |
Detroit Lions |
Bob Wiese |
Back |
Michigan
|
40 |
Chicago Bears |
Forest Masterson |
Center |
Iowa
|
41 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Pete Pihos |
Wide receiver |
Indiana
|
42 |
New York Giants |
Ed Castleberry |
Back |
West Texas State
|
43 |
Green Bay Packers |
Joe Graham |
End |
Florida
|
Round six
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
44 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Dick Barwegan |
Guard |
Purdue
|
45 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Corwin Clatt |
Back |
Notre Dame
|
46 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Greg Browning |
End |
Denver
|
47 |
Boston Yanks |
Jim Mello |
Back |
Notre Dame
|
48 |
Cleveland Rams |
Jerry Cowhig |
Back |
Notre Dame
|
49 |
Detroit Lions |
Gene Fekete |
Back |
Ohio State
|
50 |
Chicago Bears |
Wayne Shaw |
Back |
Southern Methodist
|
51 |
Washington Redskins |
Johnny North |
End |
Vanderbilt
|
52 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Chuck Dellago |
Guard |
Minnesota
|
53 |
New York Giants |
Barney Poole |
End |
Mississippi/Army
|
54 |
Green Bay Packers |
Don Wells |
Tackle |
Georgia
|
Round seven
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
55 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ziggy Czarobski |
Tackle |
Notre Dame
|
56 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mike Wolak |
Back |
Duquesne
|
57 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Louie Futrell |
Back |
Fresno State
|
58 |
Boston Yanks |
Marty Silovich |
Center |
Marquette
|
59 |
Cleveland Rams |
Fred Negus |
Center |
Wisconsin
|
60 |
Chicago Bears |
Glen Burgeis |
Tackle |
Tulsa
|
61 |
Washington Redskins |
John Steber |
Guard |
Georgia Tech
|
62 |
Detroit Lions |
Mike Jarmoluk |
Tackle |
Temple
|
63 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Gonzalo Morales |
Back |
St. Mary's (CA)
|
64 |
New York Giants |
Jack Mead |
End |
Wisconsin
|
65 |
Green Bay Packers |
Casey Stephenson |
Back |
Tennessee
|
Round eight
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
66 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Tom Hughes |
Tackle |
Missouri
|
67 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
John Dodds |
Guard |
California
|
68 |
Chicago Cardinals |
John Harrington |
End |
Marquette
|
69 |
Boston Yanks |
Ellis Jones |
Guard |
Tulsa
|
70 |
Cleveland Rams |
Johnny August |
Back |
Alabama
|
71 |
Washington Redskins |
Art Porter |
End |
Tulane
|
72 |
Detroit Lions |
Jack Lowther |
Back |
Detroit
|
73 |
Chicago Bears |
Pat O'Brien |
Tackle |
Purdue
|
74 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Sam Robinson |
Back |
Washington
|
75 |
New York Giants |
Nick Vodick |
Back |
Northwestern
|
76 |
Green Bay Packers |
Toby Collins |
Tackle |
Tulsa
|
Round nine
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
77 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Elting Johnson |
Back |
Bucknell
|
78 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Gene Meeks |
Back |
Kentucky
|
79 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Leon Pense |
Back |
Arkansas
|
80 |
Boston Yanks |
Earl Lambert |
Back |
Manhattan
|
81 |
Cleveland Rams |
Dick Huffman |
Tackle |
Tennessee
|
82 |
Detroit Lions |
Les Joop |
Tackle |
Illinois
|
83 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Mayther |
Center |
Oregon
|
84 |
Washington Redskins |
Curt Kuykendall |
Back |
Auburn
|
85 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Forrest Hall |
Back |
San Francisco
|
86 |
New York Giants |
John Rudan |
Back |
Marquette
|
87 |
Green Bay Packers |
Lamar Dingler |
End |
Arkansas
|
Round ten
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
88 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Bill Huber |
End |
Notre Dame
|
89 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Art Brandau |
Center |
Tennessee
|
90 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Roy Cross |
End |
Tennessee
|
91 |
Boston Yanks |
Don Kasprzak |
Back |
Dartmouth
|
92 |
Cleveland Rams |
Vern Walters |
Back |
Alma
|
93 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Poe |
Back |
Clemson
|
94 |
Washington Redskins |
Frank Brogger |
End |
Michigan State
|
95 |
Detroit Lions |
Paul Walker |
End |
Yale
|
96 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Joe Sadonis |
Tackle |
Fordham
|
97 |
New York Giants |
Vic Smith |
Back |
UCLA
|
98 |
Green Bay Packers |
Hal Helscher |
Back |
Louisiana State
|
Round eleven
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
99 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ray Ball |
Back |
Holy Cross
|
100 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Earl Haury |
Tackle |
Kansas State
|
101 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Halley Heard |
Tackle |
Louisiana State
|
102 |
Boston Yanks |
Ben Jones |
End |
Arkansas
|
103 |
Cleveland Rams |
Tom Fears |
End |
UCLA
|
104 |
Washington Redskins |
Mack Creger |
Back |
Northwestern
|
105 |
Detroit Lions |
Howie Hansen |
Tackle |
Utah State
|
106 |
Chicago Bears |
Chuck Avery |
Back |
Minnesota
|
107 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Rudy Mobley |
Back |
Hardin-Simmons
|
108 |
New York Giants |
Jim Young |
Tackle |
Arkansas
|
109 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ralph Hammond |
Center |
Pittsburgh
|
Round twelve
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
110 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
John Martin |
Back |
East Tennessee State
|
111 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Bob Cowan |
Back |
Indiana
|
112 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Frank Basilone |
Back |
Duquesne
|
113 |
Boston Yanks |
Herb Coleman |
Center |
Notre Dame
|
114 |
Cleveland Rams |
Joe Winkler |
Center |
Purdue
|
115 |
Detroit Lions |
Mike Kasap |
Tackle |
Illinois
|
116 |
Chicago Bears |
Jack Boyd |
Back |
UCLA
|
117 |
Washington Redskins |
Paul McKee |
End |
Syracuse
|
118 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jim Newmeyer |
Tackle |
St. Vincent
|
119 |
New York Giants |
Billy Bevis |
Back |
Tennessee
|
120 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ed Podgorski |
Tackle |
Lafayette
|
Round thirteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
121 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Elmore "Buddy" Luper |
Back |
Duke
|
122 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Monahan |
End |
Dartmouth
|
123 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
George McDonald |
Tackle |
South Carolina
|
124 |
Boston Yanks |
Joe Pezelski |
Back |
Villanova
|
125 |
Cleveland Rams |
Jack Aland |
Tackle |
Alabama
|
126 |
Chicago Bears |
Ralph Ellsworth |
Back |
Texas
|
127 |
Washington Redskins |
Charlie Conerly |
Quarterback |
Mississippi
|
128 |
Detroit Lions |
Wally Hopp |
Back |
Nebraska
|
129 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Chambers |
Tackle |
UCLA
|
130 |
New York Giants |
Bob Boozer |
Tackle |
Arkansas
|
131 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bill Hackett |
Guard |
Ohio State
|
Round fourteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
132 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mel Odelli |
Back |
Duquesne
|
133 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Hal Self |
Back |
Alabama
|
134 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Solon "Bobo" Barnett |
Guard |
Baylor
|
135 |
Boston Yanks |
John DiGangi |
Tackle |
Holy Cross
|
136 |
Cleveland Rams |
Chuck Uknes |
Back |
Iowa
|
137 |
Washington Redskins |
John Putnik |
End |
Utah State
|
138 |
Detroit Lions |
Ben Trickey |
Back |
Iowa
|
139 |
Chicago Bears |
Frank Mattioli |
Guard |
Pittsburgh
|
140 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John Duda |
Back |
Virginia
|
141 |
New York Giants |
Stan Rhoades |
Back |
Mississippi State
|
142 |
Green Bay Packers |
Marv Lindsey |
Back |
Arkansas
|
Round fifteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
143 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Tom Reilly |
Guard |
Fordham
|
144 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Gordon Carver |
Back |
Duke
|
145 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
George Connor |
Tackle |
Notre Dame
|
146 |
Boston Yanks |
Chan Highsmith |
Center |
North Carolina
|
147 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bill Lund |
Back |
Case Western Reserve
|
148 |
Detroit Lions |
Windell Williams |
End |
Rice
|
149 |
Chicago Bears |
Merle Gibson |
End |
Texas Christian
|
150 |
Washington Redskins |
Eddie Saenz |
Back |
USC
|
151 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Montgomery |
Back |
Louisiana State
|
152 |
New York Giants |
Jack Wink |
Back |
Wisconsin
|
153 |
Green Bay Packers |
Robert "Buster" McClure |
Tackle |
Nevada-Reno
|
Round sixteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
154 |
Chicago Cardinals |
John Cannady |
Back |
Indiana
|
155 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Ungles |
Back |
Kansas State
|
156 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Skimp Harrison |
End |
South Carolina
|
157 |
Boston Yanks |
Mike Costello |
End |
Georgetown (DC)
|
158 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bob Barton |
End |
Holy Cross
|
159 |
Chicago Bears |
John Creevey |
Back |
Notre Dame
|
160 |
Washington Redskins |
Dom Fusci |
Tackle |
South Carolina
|
161 |
Detroit Lions |
Wayne Flanigan |
End |
Denver
|
162 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Howard Werner |
End |
Syracuse
|
163 |
New York Giants |
Jim Little |
Tackle |
Kentucky
|
164 |
Green Bay Packers |
Harry Pieper |
Center |
California
|
Round seventeen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
165 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Itzel |
Back |
Pittsburgh
|
166 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Arnie Weinmeister |
Defensive Tackle |
Washington
|
167 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ben Cittadino |
End |
Duke
|
168 |
Boston Yanks |
Paul Dromgoole |
End |
Manhattan
|
169 |
Cleveland Rams |
Dick Hoerner |
Back |
Iowa
|
170 |
Washington Redskins |
Bobby Tom Jenkins |
Back |
Alabama
|
171 |
Detroit Lions |
O.J. Key |
Back |
Tulane
|
172 |
Chicago Bears |
Nick Sacrinty |
Back |
Wake Forest
|
173 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jim Austin |
Back |
Missouri
|
174 |
New York Giants |
Bob Jabbusch |
Guard |
Ohio State
|
175 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bob Kula |
Back |
Minnesota
|
Round eighteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
176 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Virgil Eikenberg |
Back |
Rice
|
177 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ralph Strayhorn |
Guard |
North Carolina
|
178 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Alex Wizbicki |
Back |
Holy Cross
|
179 |
Boston Yanks |
Dolph Czekala |
Tackle |
Syracuse
|
180 |
Cleveland Rams |
Lee Kennon |
Tackle |
Oklahoma
|
181 |
Detroit Lions |
Jim McWhorter |
Back |
Alabama
|
182 |
Chicago Bears |
Jim Keane |
End |
Iowa
|
183 |
Washington Redskins |
Ed Stacco |
Tackle |
Colgate
|
184 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Quentin Klenk |
Tackle |
USC
|
185 |
New York Giants |
Bill Byrd |
Center |
Maryland
|
186 |
Green Bay Packers |
Frank Hazard |
Guard |
Nebraska
|
Round nineteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
187 |
Chicago Cardinals |
John Andretich |
Back |
Purdue
|
188 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Landrigan |
Tackle |
Dartmouth
|
189 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Al Kasulin |
Back |
Villanova
|
190 |
Boston Yanks |
Joe Drumm |
Tackle |
Georgetown (DC)
|
191 |
Cleveland Rams |
Eagle Matulich |
Back |
Mississippi State
|
192 |
Chicago Bears |
Bruno Niedziela |
Tackle |
Iowa
|
193 |
Washington Redskins |
Jim Bradshaw |
Center |
Auburn
|
194 |
Detroit Lions |
Clyde LeForce |
Back |
Tulsa
|
195 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Joe Spencer |
Tackle |
Oklahoma State
|
196 |
New York Giants |
Glenn Morries |
Tackle |
Texas
|
197 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ed Jeffers |
Tackle |
Oklahoma State
|
Round twenty
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
198 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bill Lilienthal |
Tackle |
Villanova
|
199 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Charley Lively |
Tackle |
Arkansas
|
200 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Jack Kramer |
Tackle |
Marquette
|
201 |
Boston Yanks |
Mario Giannelli |
Tackle |
Boston College
|
202 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bill Griffin |
Tackle |
Kentucky
|
203 |
Washington Redskins |
Bill Shipkey |
Back |
Stanford
|
204 |
Detroit Lions |
Mike Castronis |
Guard |
Georgia
|
205 |
Chicago Bears |
Broughton Williams |
End |
Florida
|
206 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Leo Pratt |
Tackle |
Oklahoma State
|
207 |
New York Giants |
Pete Davis |
Back |
Santa Clara
|
208 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bill Prentice |
Back |
Santa Clara
|
Round twenty-one
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
209 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Ted Curran |
Back |
Iowa
|
210 |
Chicago Cardinals |
J. D. "Red" Cheek |
Guard |
Baylor
|
211 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Art Price |
Back |
Rutgers
|
212 |
Boston Yanks |
Eric Jamison |
Tackle |
San Francisco
|
213 |
Cleveland Rams |
Leroy Erickson |
Back |
Oregon
|
214 |
Detroit Lions |
Ken Currier |
Guard |
Wisconsin
|
215 |
Chicago Bears |
Walt Stickel |
Tackle |
Pennsylvania
|
216 |
Washington Redskins |
Sid Halliday |
Tackle |
Southern Methodist
|
217 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Phil Teschner |
Tackle |
Brown
|
218 |
New York Giants |
Sam Vacanti |
Back |
Iowa
|
219 |
Green Bay Packers |
Warren Fuller |
End |
Fordham
|
Round twenty-two
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
220 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Fred Grant |
Back |
Wake Forest
|
221 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Don Malmberg |
Back |
UCLA
|
222 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Don Fabling |
Back |
Colorado
|
223 |
Boston Yanks |
Walt Kretz |
Back |
Cornell
|
224 |
Cleveland Rams |
Ray Evans |
Tackle |
Texas-El Paso
|
225 |
Chicago Bears |
Bob Livingstone |
Back |
Notre Dame
|
226 |
Washington Redskins |
Chick Davidson |
Tackle |
Cornell
|
227 |
Detroit Lions |
Jack Verutti |
Back |
St. Mary's (CA)
|
228 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John Magee |
Guard |
Rice
|
229 |
New York Giants |
Vern Oliver |
Center |
Washington State
|
230 |
Green Bay Packers |
Fred Neilsen |
Tackle |
St. Mary's (CA)
|
Round twenty-three
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
231 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Everett Hartwell |
End |
Auburn
|
232 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Wally Crittenden |
Back |
USC
|
233 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Johnny Cook |
Back |
Georgia
|
234 |
Boston Yanks |
Marty Grbovaz |
End |
San Francisco
|
235 |
Cleveland Rams |
Luke Higgins |
Tackle |
Notre Dame
|
236 |
Washington Redskins |
Gabby Martin |
End |
Southern Methodist
|
237 |
Detroit Lions |
Ray Olsen |
Back |
Tulane
|
238 |
Chicago Bears |
Mike Vargon |
End |
Kansas State
|
239 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Norm "Monk" Mosley |
Back |
Alabama
|
240 |
New York Giants |
Jim Chadwell |
Tackle |
Tennessee
|
241 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bob Gilmore |
Back |
Washington
|
Round twenty-four
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
242 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Jules Taddie |
Center |
Rochester
|
243 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ardie McClure |
Tackle |
Georgia
|
244 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ed Cain |
Back |
Rice
|
245 |
Boston Yanks |
Ziggy Gory |
Center |
Villanova
|
246 |
Cleveland Rams |
Stan Nowak |
End |
South Carolina
|
247 |
Detroit Lions |
Russ Morrow |
Center |
Tennessee
|
248 |
Chicago Bears |
Charley Wright |
Guard |
Iowa State
|
249 |
Washington Redskins |
James McCurdy |
Center |
Washington
|
250 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Blair Brown |
Guard |
Oklahoma State
|
251 |
New York Giants |
Vince Mroz |
End |
Michigan State
|
252 |
Green Bay Packers |
Lloyd Baxter |
Center |
Southern Methodist
|
Round twenty-five
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
253 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Hugo Norige |
Back |
Wooster
|
254 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Angelo Carlaccini |
Back |
Pittsburgh
|
255 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Jerry Whitney |
Back |
USC
|
256 |
Boston Yanks |
Bill Iancelli |
End |
William & Mary
|
257 |
Cleveland Rams |
Gene Konopka |
Guard |
Villanova
|
258 |
Chicago Bears |
Jack Green |
Guard |
Alabama
|
259 |
Washington Redskins |
Cecil "Cy" Souders |
End |
Ohio State
|
260 |
Detroit Lions |
Stan Green |
Tackle |
Oklahoma
|
261 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bob Hall |
End |
Stanford
|
262 |
New York Giants |
George Kita |
Back |
Drake
|
263 |
Green Bay Packers |
Nolan Luhn |
End |
Tulsa
|
Round twenty-six
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
264 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ed Burns |
Back |
Boston College
|
265 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Felix Trapani |
Guard |
Louisiana State
|
266 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Gene "Red" Knight |
Back |
Louisiana State
|
267 |
Boston Yanks |
Al Kull |
Tackle |
Fordham
|
268 |
Cleveland Rams |
Ray Florek |
Back |
Illinois
|
269 |
Washington Redskins |
Ben Wall |
Back |
Western Michigan
|
270 |
Detroit Lions |
Bob Ivory |
Guard |
Detroit
|
271 |
Chicago Bears |
Lu Gambino |
Back |
Maryland
|
272 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Dan Talcott |
Tackle |
Nevada-Reno
|
273 |
New York Giants |
Doug Graham |
Tackle |
Stanford
|
274 |
Green Bay Packers |
Nestor Blanco |
Guard |
Colorado Mines
|
Round twenty-seven
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
275 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Hal Finney |
Back |
USC
|
276 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Don Fambrough |
Back |
Texas
|
277 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Glen Stough |
Tackle |
Duke
|
278 |
Boston Yanks |
Bob Mangene |
Back |
Boston College
|
279 |
Cleveland Rams |
Russ Perry |
Back |
Wake Forest
|
280 |
Detroit Lions |
Dell Taylor |
Back |
Tulsa
|
281 |
Chicago Bears |
Ray Jones |
Back |
Texas
|
282 |
Washington Redskins |
George Hillery |
End |
Texas-El Paso
|
283 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Thompson |
Tackle |
New Mexico
|
284 |
New York Giants |
Jack Dillon |
End |
Texas Tech
|
285 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bill Chestnut |
Back |
Kansas
|
Round twenty-eight
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
286 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Garland "Bulldog" Williams |
Tackle |
Duke
|
287 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Marsh |
Tackle |
Oklahoma State
|
288 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Don Fauble |
Back |
Oklahoma
|
289 |
Boston Yanks |
John Morelli |
Guard |
Georgetown (DC)
|
290 |
Cleveland Rams |
Pat West |
Back |
USC
|
291 |
Chicago Bears |
Bob Hary |
Back |
Minnesota
|
292 |
Washington Redskins |
Milford Dreblow |
Back |
USC
|
293 |
Detroit Lions |
Len Ciesla |
Back |
Creighton
|
294 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Al Fleming |
Center |
Wichita State
|
295 |
New York Giants |
Charley J'Anthony |
Back |
Brown
|
296 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Thompson |
Back |
Washington State
|
Round twenty-nine
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
297 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ralph Grant |
Back |
Bucknell
|
298 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Nick Studen |
Back |
Denver
|
299 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ed Dusek |
Back |
Texas A&M
|
300 |
Boston Yanks |
John Fisher |
Center |
Harvard
|
301 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bill Davis |
Back |
Oregon
|
302 |
Washington Redskins |
Frank Irwin |
Tackle |
Duke
|
303 |
Detroit Lions |
Frank Lopp |
Tackle |
Wisconsin
|
304 |
Chicago Bears |
Nick Forkovitch |
Back |
William & Mary
|
305 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Leo Benjamin |
Center |
West Virginia
|
306 |
New York Giants |
Ray Pipkin |
Back |
Arkansas
|
307 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Evans |
End |
Idaho
|
Round thirty
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
308 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
LeMar Dykstra |
Back |
Colorado
|
309 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Otto Payne |
Back |
Texas A&M
|
310 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Kondrla |
Tackle |
St. Vincent
|
311 |
Boston Yanks |
Elmer Oberto |
Guard |
Georgetown (DC)
|
312 |
Cleveland Rams |
Charley Compton |
Tackle |
Alabama
|
313 |
Detroit Lions |
Paul Limont |
End |
Notre Dame
|
314 |
Chicago Bears |
Don Robinson |
Back |
Michigan
|
315 |
Washington Redskins |
Leon Diner |
End |
Denver
|
316 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jim Dougherty |
Back |
Miami (OH)
|
317 |
New York Giants |
Joe Wolf |
Center |
USC
|
318 |
Green Bay Packers |
Hamilton Nichols |
Guard |
Rice
|
Round thirty-one
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
319 |
Chicago Bears |
Wayne "Rusty" Johnston |
Back |
Marquette
|
320 |
Washington Redskins |
Bob Cummings |
Center |
Vanderbilt
|
321 |
Detroit Lions |
Ben Schadler |
Back |
Northwestern
|
322 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ken Reese |
Back |
Alabama
|
323 |
New York Giants |
Bill Broderick |
Tackle |
Utah
|
324 |
Green Bay Packers |
John Priday |
Back |
Ohio State
|
Round thirty-two
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
325 |
Washington Redskins |
Don Nolander |
Tackle |
Minnesota
|
326 |
Detroit Lions |
Tom Dorais |
Back |
Detroit
|
327 |
Chicago Bears |
George Groves |
Center |
Marquette
|
328 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Loren Braner |
Center |
Pittsburgh
|
329 |
New York Giants |
John Staples |
Guard |
Alabama
|
330 [2] |
Green Bay Packers |
Billy Joe Aldridge |
Back |
Oklahoma State
|
Hall of Famers
- Charley Trippi, halfback from Georgia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Chicago Cardinals.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[3]
- Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, wide receiver from Michigan taken 1st round 5th overall by the Cleveland Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[3]
- Pete Pihos, defensive end from Indiana University (Bloomington) taken 5th round 41st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.[4]
- Tom Fears, end from the University of California, Los Angeles taken 11th round 103rd overall by the Cleveland Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.[4]
- Arnie Weinmeister, defensive tackle from Washington taken 17th round 166th overall by the Brooklyn Tigers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.[5]
Notable undrafted players
References
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