1947 NFL Draft

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The 1947 National Football League Draft was held on December 16, 1946.

The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery. This process was ended in 1958.

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[edit] Player selections

= Hall of Famer

[edit] Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Chicago Bears ^{(Lottery bonus pick)}	Bob Fenimore	Back	Oklahoma A&M
2	Detroit Lions	Glenn Davis	Halfback	Army
3	Boston Yanks	Fritz Barzilauskas	Guard	Yale
4	Washington Redskins	Cal Rossi ¹	Back	UCLA
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	Hub Bechtol	End	Texas
6	Green Bay Packers	Ernie Case	Back	UCLA
7	Chicago Cardinals	DeWitt "Tex" Coulter	Tackle	Army
8	Philadelphia Eagles	Neill Armstrong	End	Oklahoma A&M
9	Los Angeles Rams	Herman Wedemeyer	Halfback	St. Mary's
10	New York Giants	Vic Schwall	Halfback	Northwestern
11	Chicago Bears	Don Kindt	Back	Wisconsin

¹ Cal Rossi was also picked in the first round of the 1946 Draft by the Redskins as a junior and not eligible, drafted twice he never played professionally.

[edit] Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
12	Detroit Lions	Russ Thomas	Tackle	Ohio State
13	Boston Yanks	Walt Heap	Back	Texas

[edit] Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
14	Detroit Lions	Jim Kekeris	Tackle	Missouri
15	Boston Yanks	John Repacz	Center	Oklahoma
16	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Mastrangelo	Guard	Notre Dame
17	Washington Redskins	Gene (Red) Knight	Back	Louisiana State
18	Chicago Cardinals	Ermal Allen	Back	Kentucky
19	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Mackrides	Back	Nevada-Reno
20	Green Bay Packers	Burr Baldwin	End	UCLA
21	Los Angeles Rams	Don Paul	Center	UCLA
22	New York Giants	John Cannady	Center	Indiana
23	Chicago Bears	Frank Minini	Back	San Jose State

[edit] Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
24	Detroit Lions	Charley Hoover	Center	Vanderbilt
25	Boston Yanks	Alton Baldwin	End	Arkansas

[edit] Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
26	Detroit Lions	Bob Chappius	Back	Michigan
27	Boston Yanks	Carroll Vogelaar	Tackle	San Francisco
28	Washington Redskins	Hank Foldberg	End	Army
29	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Wydo	Tackle	Cornell
30	Philadelphia Eagles	George Savitsky	Tackle	Pennsylvania
31	Green Bay Packers	Paul (Buddy) Burns	Guard	Oklahoma
32	Chicago Bears	Lloyd Merriman	Back	Stanford
33	Los Angeles Rams	Gordon Gray	Back	USC
34	New York Giants	Nelson Grene	Tackle	Tulsa
35	Chicago Bears	Jim Canady	Back	Texas

[edit] Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
36	Detroit Lions	Bernie Gallagher	Tackle	Pennsylvania
37	Boston Yanks	George Sullivan	Tackle	Notre Dame
38	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Aschenbrenner	Back	Northwestern
39	Washington Redskins	Mike Grzoni	Guard	USC
40	Green Bay Packers	Gene Wilson	End	Southern Methodist
41	Chicago Cardinals	Ben Raimondi	Back	Indiana
42	Chicago Bears	Roger Stephens	Back	Cincinnati
43	Los Angeles Rams	Paul Evenson	Tackle	Oregon State
44	New York Giants	Bob Davis	Tackle	Georgia Tech
45	Chicago Bears	Harlan Wetz	Tackle	Texas

[edit] Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
46	Detroit Lions	Ed Grain	Guard	Pennsylvania
47	Boston Yanks	Joe Watt	Back	Syracuse
48	Washington Redskins	Bill Gray	Center	Oregon State
49	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bryant (Meatball) Meeks	Center	South Carolina
50	Chicago Cardinals	Howard Turner	Back	North Carolina State
51	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Yovicsin	End	Miami (FL)
52	Green Bay Packers	Dick Connors	Back	Northwestern
53	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Smyth	Tackle	Cincinnati
54	New York Giants	Chris (Duke) Iversen	Back	Oregon
55	Chicago Bears	Reid Moseley	End	Georgia

[edit] Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
56	Detroit Lions	Harvey James	Center	Miami (FL)
57	Boston Yanks	Bill Chipley	End	Washington & Lee
58	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Shipkey	Back	UCLA
59	Washington Redskins	Hank Harris	Tackle	Texas
60	Chicago Cardinals	George Maddock	Tackle	Northwestern
61	Philadelphia Eagles	Alf Satterfield	Tackle	Vanderbilt
62	Green Bay Packers	Monte Moncrief	Tackle	Texas A&M
63	Los Angeles Rams	Bill McGovern	Center	Washington
64	New York Giants	Frank Muelheuser	Back	Colgate
65	Chicago Bears	Houston Allen Smith	End	Mississippi

[edit] Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
66	Detroit Lions	Kale Alexander	Tackle	South Carolina
67	Boston Yanks	Gene Malinowski	Center	Detroit
68	Washington Redskins	Roy Karrasch	End	UCLA
69	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bert Vander Clute	Guard	Wesleyan
70	Chicago Cardinals	Art Dufelmeier	Back	Illinois
71	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Leonetti	Guard	Wake Forest
72	Green Bay Packers	Bob McDougal	Back	Miami (FL)
73	Los Angeles Rams	Max Partin	Back	Tennessee
74	New York Giants	John Novitsky	Tackle	Oklahoma City
75	Chicago Bears	Dwight (Dike) Eddleman	Back	Illinois

[edit] Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
76	Detroit Lions	Chalmers (Bump) Elliott	Back	Michigan
77	Boston Yanks	Bob Hazelhurst	Back	Denver
78	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Gibson	End	North Carolina State
79	Washington Redskins	Ernie Williamson	Tackle	North Carolina
80	Philadelphia Eagles	Ulysses Cornogg	Tackle	Wake Forest
81	Green Bay Packers	Bob Kelly	Back	Notre Dame
82	Chicago Cardinals	Ray Ramsey	Back	Bradley
83	Los Angeles Rams	Carl Samuelson	Tackle	Nebraska
84	New York Giants	Fred Mullis	Back	Tennessee-Chattanooga
85	Chicago Bears	Arnold Tucker	Back	Army
103	Los Angeles Rams	Dante Lavelli	Wide receiver	Ohio State

[edit] Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
86	Detroit Lions	Pete Sullivan	Tackle	Detroit
87	Boston Yanks	Al Sidorik	Tackle	Mississippi State
88	Washington Redskins	L.G. Carmody	Back	Central Washington
89	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Medd	Center	Wesleyan
90	Chicago Cardinals	Dave Wallace	Back	Oklahoma
91	Philadelphia Eagles	Alex Sarkisian	Center	Northwestern
92	Green Bay Packers	Tom Moulton	Center	Oklahoma State
93	Los Angeles Rams	Russ Steger	Back	Illinois
94	New York Giants	Bob (Hunchy) Hoernschemeyer	Back	Indiana
95	Chicago Bears	Larry Hatch	Back	Washington

[edit] Round twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
96	Detroit Lions	LaVerne Camaratta	Back	Iowa State
97	Boston Yanks	Wally Roberts	End	Holy Cross
98	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Fitch	Back	North Carolina
99	Washington Redskins	U.S. Savage	End	Richmond
100	Green Bay Packers	George Hills	Guard	Georgia Tech
101	Chicago Cardinals	Charley Sarratt	Back	Oklahoma
102	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerry D'Arcy	Center	Tulsa
103	Los Angeles Rams	Dante Lavelli	End	Ohio State
104	New York Giants	Hardy (Thumper) Brown	Back	Tulsa
105	Chicago Bears	Tony Adamle	Center	Ohio State

[edit] Round thirteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
106	Detroit Lions	Walt Vezmar	Guard	Michigan State
107	Boston Yanks	Bob Sullivan	Back	Iowa
108	Washington Redskins	Bob Steckroth	End	William & Mary
109	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ara Parseghian	Back	Miami (OH)
110	Philadelphia Eagles	John Hamberger	Tackle	Southern Methodist
111	Green Bay Packers	Bob Skoglund	End	Notre Dame
112	Chicago Cardinals	Hardin Cooper	Tackle	Tulsa
113	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Dimitro	Guard	UCLA
114	New York Giants	Bill Hachten	Guard	Stanford
115	Chicago Bears	Emil Fritz	Guard	Maryland

[edit] Round fourteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
116	Detroit Lions	Dick Hagen	End	Washington
117	Boston Yanks	Leo Long	Back	Duke
118	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill (Red) Moore	Tackle	Penn State
119	Washington Redskins	Weldon Edwards	Tackle	Texas Christian
120	Chicago Cardinals	Carl Russ	Back	Rice
121	Philadelphia Eagles	Alvin Johnson	Back	Hardin-Simmons
122	Green Bay Packers	Jack Mitchell	Back	Oklahoma
123	Los Angeles Rams	John Kissell	Tackle	Boston College
124	New York Giants	Herschel (Ug) Fuson	Back	Army
125	Chicago Bears	Jim Turner	Tackle	California

[edit] Round fifteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
126	Detroit Lions	J.W. Meeks	Back	East Texas State
127	Boston Yanks	Frank Parker	Tackle	Holy Cross
128	Washington Redskins	Earl Wheeler	Center	Arkansas
129	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Bruno	Back	Geneva
130	Green Bay Packers	Denver Crawford	Tackle	Tennessee
131	Chicago Cardinals	Buddy Mulligan	Back	Duke
132	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Cook	Back	Hardin-Simmons
133	Los Angeles Rams	George Fuchs	Back	Wisconsin
134	New York Giants	John Fallon	Tackle	Notre Dame
135	Chicago Bears	Wayne Goodall	End	Oklahoma City

[edit] Round sixteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
136	Detroit Lions	Reed Nilsen	Center	Brigham Young
137	Boston Yanks	Hugo Marcolini	Back	St. Bonaventure
138	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ralph Jenkins	Center	Clemson
139	Washington Redskins	Billy Gold	Back	Tennessee
140	Philadelphia Eagles	Jeff Durkota	Back	Penn State
141	Green Bay Packers	Jim Callanan	End	USC
142	Chicago Cardinals	Charlie Smith	Back	Georgia
143	Los Angeles Rams	Ralph Chubb	Back	Michigan
144	New York Giants	Bob Orlando	Guard	Colgate
145	Chicago Bears	Verne Gagne	End	Minnesota

[edit] Round seventeen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
146	Detroit Lions	Tommy James	Back	Ohio State
147	Boston Yanks	Marion Shirley	Tackle	Oklahoma City
148	Washington Redskins	Jack Hart	Tackle	Detroit
149	Pittsburgh Steelers	Elbie Mickel	End	Cincinnati
150	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Ravensburg	End	Indiana
151	Green Bay Packers	Ted Scalissi	Back	Ripon
152	Philadelphia Eagles	Hubert Shurtz	Tackle	Louisiana State
153	Los Angeles Rams	Don Hardy	End	USC
154	New York Giants	Frank Pullatie	Back	Southern Methodist
155	Chicago Bears	Wally Dreyer	Back	Wisconsin

[edit] Round eighteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
156	Detroit Lions	Ralph Maugham	End	Utah State
157	Boston Yanks	Roland Nabors	Center	Texas Tech
158	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Cregar	Center	Holy Cross
159	Washington Redskins	Tom Nichols	Back	Richmond
160	Green Bay Packers	Jim Goodman	Tackle	Indiana
161	Philadelphia Eagles	Hal Bell	Back	Muhlenberg
162	Chicago Cardinals	Barney Barnett	End	Northeastern Oklahoma
163	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Champagne	Tackle	Louisiana State
164	New York Giants	Dick Brnkley	Back	Wake Forest
165	Chicago Bears	Walt Pupa	Back	North Carolina

[edit] Round nineteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
166	Detroit Lions	Buryl Baty	Back	Texas A&M
167	Boston Yanks	Pat Kennelly	End	Southeastern Louisiana
168	Washington Redskins	Harry Dowda	Back	Wake Forest
169	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Mulready	Back	North Dakota State
170	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Campion	Tackle	Southeastern Louisiana
171	Chicago Cardinals	Scotty Deeds	Back	Brigham Young
172	Green Bay Packers	Dick Miller	Guard	Lawrence
173	Los Angeles Rams	Jimmy Dewar	Back	Indiana
174	New York Giants	Frank Guess	Back	Texas
175	Chicago Bears	John McLellan	Tackle	Montana State

[edit] Round twenty

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
176	Detroit Lions	Elmer Madar	End	Michigan
177	Boston Yanks	Darrell Waller	Back	Washington State
178	Pittsburgh Steelers	Warren Smith	Tackle	Kansas Wesleyan
179	Washington Redskins	Charlie Webb	End	Louisiana State
180	Chicago Cardinals	Clarence Esser	Tackle	Wisconsin
181	Green Bay Packers	Brad (Whitey) Ecklund	Center	Oregon
182	Philadelphia Eagles	Fred Hall	Guard	Louisiana State
183	Los Angeles Rams	Bernie Reiges	Back	UCLA
184	New York Giants	Tom Landry	Defensive back	Texas
185	Chicago Bears	Bill Cromer	Back	Texas

[edit] Round twenty one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
186	Detroit Lions	J.T. Wite	End	Michigan
187	Boston Yanks	Paul Hart	Back	Delaware
188	Washington Redskins	Elmo Bond	Tackle	Washington State
189	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Hamilton	Tackle	Vanderbilt
190	Green Bay Packers	Bob West	Back	Colorado
191	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Clayton	Tackle	Wyoming
192	Chicago Cardinals	Shelton Ballard	Center	Louisiana State
193	Los Angeles Rams	Leon McLaughlin	Center	UCLA
194	New York Giants	Joe Ponsetto	Back	Michigan
195	Chicago Bears	Russ Reader	Back	Michigan State

[edit] Round twenty two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
196	Detroit Lions	Carl Schuette	Back	Marquette
197	Boston Yanks	Gene Lamoure	Guard	Fresno State
198	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Taylor	End	Texas Christian
199	Washington Redskins	Jim Hefti	Back	St. Lawrence
200	Philadelphia Eagles	George Blomquist	End	North Carolina State
201	Chicago Cardinals	Wade Walker	Tackle	Oklahoma
202	Green Bay Packers	Maurice (Tex) Reilly	Back	Colorado
203	Los Angeles Rams	Chuck Elliott	Tackle	Oregon
204	New York Giants	Art Donovan	Defensive tackle	Boston College
205	Chicago Bears	Jim Batchelor	Back	East Texas State

[edit] Round twenty three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
206	Detroit Lions	Steve Cipot	Tackle	St. Bonaventure
207	Boston Yanks	Hank Kolaskinski	Back	Wyoming
208	Washington Redskins	Tom Dudley	End	Virginia
209	Pittsburgh Steelers	Binks Bushmaier	Back	Vanderbilt
210	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Carroll	Tackle	Minnesota
211	Green Bay Packers	Ron Sockolov	Tackle	California
212	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Haynes	Guard	Tulsa
213	Los Angeles Rams	Lou Levanti	Center	Illinois
214	New York Giants	Hal Shoener	End	Iowa
215	Chicago Bears	Allen Lawler	Back	Texas

[edit] Round twenty four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
216	Detroit Lions	Bill Capenhead	Back	Alabama
217	Boston Yanks	Ed Heap	Tackle	Texas
218	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Davis	Back	Otterbein
219	Washington Redskins	Jim Smith	Back	Iowa
220	Green Bay Packers	Herb St. John	Guard	Georgia
221	Philadelphia Eagles	Stanton Hense	End	Xavier
222	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Dorsey	Back	Brown
223	Los Angeles Rams	J.D. Cheek	Tackle	Oklahoma State
224	New York Giants	Bill Moll	Back	Connecticut
225	Chicago Bears	Gordon Berlin	Center	Washington

[edit] Round twenty five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
226	Detroit Lions	Jim Cody	Tackle	East Texas State
227	Boston Yanks	John Polzin	Guard	Texas Christian
228	Washington Redskins	Hal Mullins	Tackle	Duke
229	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tommy Kalmanir	Back	Nevada-Reno
230	Philadelphia Eagles	Johnny Kelly	Back	Rice
231	Chicago Cardinals	Otto Schnellbacher	End	Kansas
232	Green Bay Packers	Fred Redeker	Back	Cincinnati
233	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Dal Porto	Back	California
234	New York Giants	Dick Thomas	Guard	Southern Mississippi
235	Chicago Bears	John Cunningham	End	California

[edit] Round twenty six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
236	Detroit Lions	Earl Maves	Back	Wisconsin
237	Boston Yanks	Dave Bloxom	Back	Texas Christian
238	Pittsburgh Steelers	Don Mohr	End	Baldwin-Wallace
239	Washington Redskins	Francis Bocoka	End	Washington State
240	Chicago Cardinals	Larry Joe	Back	Penn State
241	Green Bay Packers	Herm Lubker	End	Arkansas
242	Philadelphia Eagles	H.J. Roberts	Guard	Rice
243	Los Angeles Rams	Gene Standefer	Back	Texas Tech
244	New York Giants	Ralph Stewart	Center	Notre Dame
245	Chicago Bears	Max Morris	Back	Northwestern

[edit] Round twenty seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
246	Detroit Lions	Bill Hillman	Back	Tennessee
247	Boston Yanks	Odell Stautzenberger	Guard	Texas A&M
248	Washington Redskins	Otis Sacrinty	Back	Wake Forest
249	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Young	Guard	Dartmouth
250	Green Bay Packers	Bob Palladino	Back	Notre Dame
251	Philadelphia Eagles	Phil Cutchin	Back	Kentucky
252	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Abrams	Back	Washington State
253	Los Angeles Rams	Bob David	Back	Villanova
254	New York Giants	George Bibighaus	End	Muhlenberg
255	Chicago Bears	Bill Morris	End	Oklahoma

[edit] Round twenty eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
256	Detroit Lions	Arch Kelly	End	Detroit
257	Boston Yanks	Dick Chatterton	Back	Brigham Young
258	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ralph Sazio	Tackle	William & Mary
259	Washington Redskins	Milt Dropo	Center	Connecticut
260	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Smith	End	Texas Tech
261	Philadelphia Eagles	Charley Wakefield	Tackle	Stanford
262	Green Bay Packers	Jerrell Baxter	Tackle	North Carolina
263	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Hunnicutt	Back	South Carolina
264	New York Giants	Jim Carrington	Guard	Navy
265	Chicago Bears	Joe Bill Baumgardner	Back	Texas

[edit] Round twenty nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
266	Detroit Lions	Bob Tulis	Tackle	Texas A&M
267	Boston Yanks	Tom Rodgers	Tackle	Bucknell
268	Washington Redskins	Lynn Brownson	Back	Stanford
269	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Pitzer	End	Army
270	Chicago Cardinals	Tony Rotunno	Back	St. Ambrose
271	Green Bay Packers	Ray Sellers	End	Georgia
272	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Lagenbeck	Tackle	Cincinnati
273	Los Angeles Rams	John Comer	Back	Holy Cross
274	New York Giants	Claude Harrison	Back	South Carolina
275	Chicago Bears	Jerry McCarthy	End	Pennsylvania

[edit] Round thirty

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
276	Detroit Lions	Howard McAfee	Tackle	Tulane
277	Boston Yanks	John Prchlik	Guard	Yale
278	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Stalloni	Tackle	Delaware
279	Washington Redskins	Joe Colone	Back	Penn State
280	Green Bay Packers	Jerry Carle	Back	Northwestern
281	Philadelphia Eagles	Bernie Winkler	Tackle	Texas Tech
282	Chicago Cardinals	Clyde Lindsey	End	Louisiana State
283	Los Angeles Rams	Hal Dean	Guard	Ohio State
284	New York Giants	John Wrght	Back	Maryland
285	Chicago Bears	Jack Pierce	Back	Illinois

[edit] Round thirty one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
286	Washington Redskins	Herb Shoener	End	Iowa
287	Pittsburgh Steelers	Vince DiFrancesca	Guard	Northwestern
288	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Stephens	Tackle	Baylor
289	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Callahan	Center	Michigan
290	Green Bay Packers	Bill Hogan	Back	Kansas
291	Los Angeles Rams	James Atwell	Back	South Carolina
292	New York Giants	Bill Shuler	End	Yale
293	Chicago Bears	Ed Ehlers	Back	Purdue

[edit] Round thirty two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
294	Pittsburgh Steelers	Warren Lahr	Back	Case Western Reserve
295	Washington Redskins	Bob Plevo	Tackle	Purdue
296	Chicago Cardinals	John Karamigios	Back	Denver
297	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Olsen	End	Utah
298	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Kalash	End	Wisconsin-La Crosse
299	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Prymuski	Guard	Illinois
300	New York Giants	Don Clayton	Back	North Carolina