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The 1945 National Football League Draft was held on April 8, 1945.
[edit] Player selections
[edit] Round one
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 Erich |
Guard |
Marquette |
| 31 |
Boston Yanks |
Don Deeks |
Tackle |
Washington |
| 32 |
Cleveland Rams |
Jack Zilly |
End |
Notre Dame |
[edit] 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 |
Georege 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 |
[edit] Round six
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 44 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Dick Barwegen |
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 |
[edit] 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 Jamoluk |
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 |
[edit] 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 |
Russ 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
John Kramer |
Tackle |
Marquette |
| 201 |
Boston Yanks |
Mario Gianelli |
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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 Livingston |
Back |
Notre Dame |
| 226 |
Washington Redskins |
Chick Davidson |
Tackle |
Cornell |
| 227 |
Detroit Lions |
Jack Verutti |
Back |
St. Mary's (CA) |
| 228 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Johnny Magee |
Guard |
Rice |
| 229 |
New York Giants |
Vern Oliver |
Center |
Washington State |
| 230 |
Green Bay Packers |
Fred Neilsen |
Tackle |
St. Mary's (CA) |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
Jim McMurdy |
Center |
Stanford |
| 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
Don Talcott |
Tackle |
Nevada-Reno |
| 273 |
New York Giants |
Doug Graham |
Tackle |
Stanford |
| 274 |
Green Bay Packers |
Nestor Blanco |
Guard |
Colorado Mines |
[edit] 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 |
Goerge 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 Chestnutn |
Back |
Kansas |
[edit] 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 Anthony |
Back |
Brown |
| 296 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Thompson |
Back |
Washington State |
[edit] 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 Forkovich |
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 |
[edit] 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 Kondria |
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 |
Ham Nichols |
Guard |
Rice |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
Green Bay Packers |
Billy Joe Aldridge |
Back |
Oklahoma State |
[edit] 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Arnie Weinmeister, Defensive Tackle from Washington taken 17th round 166th overall by the Brooklyn Tigers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1984.
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