1941 NFL Draft
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The 1941
National Football League
Draft
was held on December 10, 1940.
Despite having three picks in the first round, only Norm Standlee ever played for the Chicago Bears.
1941 NFL season
The 1941 NFL season was the 22nd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Elmer Layden was named the first Commissioner of the NFL, while Carl Storck resigned as league president....
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Draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
was held on December 10, 1940.
Despite having three picks in the first round, only Norm Standlee ever played for the Chicago Bears.
Player selections
| = Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... r |
Round one
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... (From Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... ) |
Tom Harmon Tom Harmon Thomas Dudley Harmon was a star player in American college football, a sports broadcaster, and patriarch of a family of American actors... |
Halfback Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... |
Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
| 2 | Chicago Cardinals | John Kimbrough John Kimbrough John Kimbrough was a college athlete, a member of the Texas Legislature, the star of two western movies and a rancher. His older brother Frank Kimbrough served as head football coach at Baylor and West Texas A&M.-Football:... |
Fullback Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback... |
Texas A&M Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... |
| 3 | Chicago Bears (From Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... ) |
Norm Standlee Norm Standlee Norman S. "Norm" Standlee was an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He was drafted out of Stanford University by the Chicago Bears in 1941... |
Fullback | Stanford Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
| 4 | Cleveland Rams | Rudy Mucha Rudy Mucha Rudolph "Rudy" Mucha was an American football guard for the Cleveland Rams and the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was also a consensus All-American collegiate center for the University of Washington in 1940.-References:*... |
Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University... |
| 5 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
Jim Thomason Jim Thomason James Neal “Jim” Thomason is a former American football halfback. The Brownwood, Texas native was part of the 1939 national championship team of Texas A&M University. He was selected 5th overall by the Detroit Lions in the 1941 NFL Draft.- External links :... |
Halfback | Texas A&M |
| 6 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
George Franck George Franck George Henning "Sonny" Franck was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was born in Davenport, Iowa and lived in Rock Island, Illinois. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the first round of the 1941 NFL... |
Halfback | Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
George Paskvan George Paskvan George O. Paskvan was a former fullback/defensive back in the National Football League who only played 7 games for the Green Bay Packers. In 1941, the Green Bay Packers used the 7th pick in the 1st round of the 1941 NFL Draft to sign Paskvan out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison... |
Center | Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866... |
| 8 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
Dean McAdams | Halfback | Washington |
| 9 | Chicago Bears | Don Scott Don Scott (American football) Donald E. Scott was a star of American football. He was a two-time All-America quarterback at the Ohio State University. He died on October 1, 1943 when his bomber crashed while he was training as a pilot in England during World War II.-High school star:... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
Ohio State Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... |
| 10 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
Forest Evashevski Forest Evashevski Forest "Evy" Evashevski was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1938 to 1940 and with the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks in 1942... |
Quarterback | Michigan |
Round two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | Art Jones Art Jones (American football) Arthur Edward "Art" Jones, Jr. was a professional American football defensive back in the National Football League. He played two seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers .-References:... |
Back | Richmond |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chet Gladchuk Chet Gladchuk Chester Stephen Gladchuk, Sr. was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He played college football at Boston College and was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press in 1940. He was drafted in the second round of the... |
Center | Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
| 13 | Chicago Cardinals | Paul Christman Paul Christman Paul Joseph Christman was an American football player and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He played college football for the University of Missouri and professionally for the Chicago Cardinals and Green Bay Packers.-Collegiate career:A St... |
Quarterback | Missouri |
| 14 | Cleveland Rams | Marshall "Abe" Shires | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 15 | Detroit Lions | Gene Goodreault Gene Goodreault Gene Goodreault was an American football player. He attended Boston College, where he played end. In 1940, he was named a consensus All-American. The Detroit Lions selected him 15th overall in the 1941 NFL Draft... |
End | Boston College |
Round three
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marion Pugh | Back | Texas A&M |
| 17 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Foxx | Back | Tennessee |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Johnny Knolla | Back | Creighton |
| 19 | Cleveland Rams | Jay MacDowell | End | Washington |
| 20 | Detroit Lions | Harry Hopp Harry Hopp Harry Hopp was a professional American football fullback who played in the National Football League and the All-America Football Conference . He played for the NFL's Detroit Lions and the AAFC's Buffalo Bisons , Miami Seahawks , and Los Angeles Dons .... |
Back | Nebraska |
| 21 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Paffrath Bob Paffrath Robert William Paffrath is a former professional American football halfback. He played for the Miami Seahawks and the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference and in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Edmonton Eskimos... |
Back | Minnesota |
| 22 | New York Giants | Frank Reagan Frank Reagan Francis Xavier "Frank" Reagan Reagan was an outstanding two-way football player who played for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles in his seven-year National Football League career from 1941 through 1951... |
Back | Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution... |
| 23 | Chicago Bears | Hugh Gallarneau Hugh Gallarneau Hugh H. "Duke" Gallarneau was an NFL halfback from 1941–1942 and 1945–1947 for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Stanford, where he was an All-American.-College career:... |
Back | Stanford |
| 24 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Leo Stasica Leo Stasica Leo Walter Stasica was an American football running back and quarterback in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Washington Redskins, and the Boston Yanks. He attended the University of Illinois and the University of Colorado. Stasica was drafted in the third round of the... |
Back | Colorado |
| 25 | Washington Redskins | Fred Davis | Tackle | Alabama |
Round four
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Ghesquiere | Back | Detroit |
| 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Ringgold | Back | Wake Forest |
| 28 | Chicago Cardinals | Johnny Clement Johnny Clement John Louis "Johnny" Clement was an American football player. As of 2008, he is the only Pittsburgh Steelers player to wear 00. He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.-External links:... |
Back | Southern Methodist |
| 29 | Cleveland Rams | Walt "Butch" Luther | Back | Nebraska |
| 30 | Detroit Lions | Augie Lio Augie Lio Agostine "Augie" Salvatore Lio was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Boston Yanks, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Baltimore Colts... |
Guard | Georgetown (DC) |
Round five
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Philadelphia Eagles | Royal Kahler Royal Kahler Royal James Kahler was a player in the National Football League.-Career:Kahler was drafted in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and played that season with the Pittsburgh Steelers... |
Tackle | Nebraska |
| 32 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Apolskis Ray Apolskis Raymond Edward Apolskis was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Chicago Cardinals.-External links:**... |
Center | Marquette |
| 33 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vic Sears Vic Sears Victor Wilson Sears was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Oregon State University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sears is a member of the NFL's... |
Tackle | Oregon State |
| 34 | Cleveland Rams | Chet Haliska | Back | Oregon |
| 35 | Detroit Lions | Bob Nelson | Center | Baylor |
| 36 | New York Giants | Len Eshmont Len Eshmont Leonard Charles Eshmont was an American football running back and defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted out of Fordham University by the New York Giants in the 1941 NFL Draft.He served as an assistant football coach at Virginia.Eshmont died in... |
Back | Fordham |
| 37 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Frutig Ed Frutig Edward C. Frutig was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1938-1940. He was selected as a first-team All-American in 1940 by William Randolph Hearst's International News Service. A teammate of Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon for three years at... |
End | Michigan |
| 38 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ray Frick | Center | Pennsylvania |
| 39 | Chicago Bears | Charlie O'Rourke Charlie O'Rourke Charles C. O'Rourke also known as Chuckin' Charlie is a former quarterback and defensive back for the Boston College Eagles, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Dons, and Baltimore Colts. He quarterbacked the BC football team to one of its most famous wins... |
Back | Boston College |
| 40 | Washington Redskins | Jim Stuart Jim Stuart James Robert Stuart was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oregon and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL Draft.-External links:... |
Tackle | Oregon |
Round six
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Philadelphia Eagles | Howard "Red" Hickey Red Hickey Howard Wayne "Red" Hickey was an American football player and coach who played for two teams and served as head coach for the San Francisco 49ers, where he was most famous for creating the shotgun formation in 1960.... |
End | Arkansas |
| 42 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Suffridge Bob Suffridge Robert Lee "Bob" Suffridge was an American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, where he was later inducted into the school's hall of fame and the College Football Hall of Fame... |
Guard | Tennessee |
| 43 | Chicago Cardinals | Marshall Robnett Marshall Robnett Marshall Foch Robnett was a professional football player in the National Football League. He played professionally from 1943 until 1945 for the Chicago Cardinals and was included on their merged team with the Pittsburgh Steelers, known as "Card-Pitt", in 1944.... |
Guard | Texas A&M |
| 44 | Cleveland Rams | Jim Kisselburgh | Back | Oregon State |
| 45 | Detroit Lions | John Tripson John Tripson John Robert Tripson was a professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played one season for the Detroit Lions .... |
Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 46 | Green Bay Packers | Herm Rohrig Herm Rohrig Herm Rohrig was a former player in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1941 NFL Draft and would play three seasons with the team. Following his retirement as a player, he worked as an official and a scout in the NFL and would serve as an... |
Back | Nebraska |
| 47 | New York Giants | Lou DeFilippo | Center | Fordham |
| 48 | Chicago Bears | Tom O'Boyle | Guard | Tulane Tulane Green Wave Green Wave, the nickname of the sports teams of Tulane University, was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled The Rolling Green Wave was published in Tulane's student newspaper in 1920. From 1893 to 1919, the athletic teams of Tulane were known as the Olive and Blue for the official... |
| 49 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Eddie Rucinski Eddie Rucinski Edward Anthony Rucinski was a professional American football player who played end for six seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cardinals and "Card-Pitt" of the National Football League.... |
End | Indiana |
| 50 | Washington Redskins | Ed Cifers Ed Cifers Edward Clifton Cifers was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1941 NFL Draft.-External links:*... |
End | Tennessee |
Round seven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Julius "Mush" Battista | Guard | Florida |
| 52 | Chicago Cardinals | John Kuzman | Tackle | Fordham |
| 53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Roberts | Center | Marshall |
| 54 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Prochaska Ray Prochaska Raymond Edward Prochaska was an American football player and coach born in Ulysses, Nebraska. He attended the University of Nebraska and played one season in the National Football League.... |
End | Nebraska |
| 55 | Detroit Lions | John Jett | End | Wake Forest |
| 56 | New York Giants | Don Vosberg Don Vosberg Don Vosberg is a former player in the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and played that season with the team.-References:... |
End | Marquette |
| 57 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Telesmanic | End | San Francisco |
| 58 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Hal Newman | End | Alabama |
| 59 | Chicago Bears | John Federovich | Tackle | Davis & Elkins |
| 60 | Washington Redskins | Al Krueger Al Krueger Alvin John Krueger was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at the University of Southern California... |
End | USC |
Round eight
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Chicago Bears | Fred Hartman | Tackle | Rice |
| 62 | Chicago Bears | Dave Rankin | End | Purdue |
| 63 | Chicago Cardinals | George Kracum | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 64 | Cleveland Rams | Tony Gallovich | Back | Wake Forest |
| 65 | Detroit Lions | Joe Manzo | Tackle | Boston College |
| 66 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Kuusisto Bill Kuusisto William E. Kuusisto was an offensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Kuusisto played collegiate ball for the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 8th round of the 1941 NFL Draft. ... |
Guard | Minnesota |
| 67 | New York Giants | Len Younce Len Younce Leonard Alonzo Younce was an American football player and coach.-Playing career:Born in Dayton, Oregon, Younce attended Roosevelt High School in Portland and then played college football at Oregon State University... |
Guard | Oregon State |
| 68 | Chicago Bears | Al Matuza Al Matuza Albert Charles "Al" Matuza was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Chicago Bears .... |
Center | Georgetown (DC) |
| 69 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Glenn Jackson | Center | Texas |
| 70 | Washington Redskins | Henry Wilder | Back | Iowa State |
Round nine
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | P. K. Rogers | Back | East Texas State |
| 72 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Vargo | End | Penn State Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service... |
| 73 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ervin "Buddy" Elrod | End | Mississippi State |
| 74 | Cleveland Rams | Milt Simington Milt Simington Milton Richard Simington was an American football guard who played two seasons in the National Football League for the Cleveland Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. He was also elected to the Pro Bowl in 1942. Simington played college football at the University of Arkansas before being drafted into the... |
Guard | Arkansas |
| 75 | Detroit Lions | Jasper Davis | Back | Duke |
| 76 | New York Giants | Ben Sohn | Guard | USC |
| 77 | Green Bay Packers | Tony Canadeo Tony Canadeo Anthony Robert "Tony" Canadeo was a professional football player, a halfback and quarterback for the NFL's Green Bay Packers from 1941 to 1944 and 1946 to 1952, having missed the 1945 season while serving in the United States Army during World War II.Born and raised in Chicago, Tony Canadeo... |
Running back | Gonzaga Gonzaga University Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga... |
| 78 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Henry Toczylowski | Back | Boston College |
| 79 | Chicago Bears | Hal Lahar Hal Lahar -External links:... |
Guard | Oklahoma |
| 80 | Washington Redskins | Bill Grimmett | End | Tulsa |
Round ten
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Williams | Tackle | Texas |
| 82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Fritz Ralph Fritz Ralph C. Fritz was an American football player and coach. A native of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, Fritz attended Kiski Preparatory School before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played guard for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1939 to 1940. Fritz later played... |
Guard | Michigan |
| 83 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Mallouf Ray Mallouf Raymond Lucian Mallouf was an American football quarterback and punter. He was a part of the Chicago Cardinals NFL championship team in 1947.-External links:... |
Back | Southern Methodist |
| 84 | Cleveland Rams | John Pendergast | Center | Wake Forest |
| 85 | Detroit Lions | Ted Pavelec | Tackle | Detroit |
| 86 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Byelene | Back | Purdue |
| 87 | New York Giants | Walt Matuszczak | Back | Cornell |
| 88 | Chicago Bears | Jim "Sweet" LaLanne | Back | North Carolina |
| 89 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jim Langhurst | Back | Ohio State |
| 90 | Washington Redskins | Ed Hickerson | Guard | Alabama |
Round eleven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marshall Stenstrom | Back | Oregon |
| 92 | Chicago Cardinals | Jack Sommers John Sommers Jack William Sommers was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals.... |
Center | UCLA |
| 93 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Emil Uremovich | Tackle | Indiana |
| 94 | Cleveland Rams | Nick Drahos Nick Drahos Nick Drahos is a former American football end. He played college football at Cornell University and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.-References:**... |
Tackle | Cornell |
| 95 | Detroit Lions | Milt Piepul | Back | Notre Dame |
| 96 | New York Giants | Bobby Peoples | Back | USC |
| 97 | Green Bay Packers | Paul Heimenz | Center | Northwestern |
| 98 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bernie Weiner | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 99 | Chicago Bears | Jim Hardin | End | Kentucky |
| 100 | Washington Redskins | Joe Aguirre Joe Aguirre Joseph A. Aguirre was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, as well as for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference . He also spent time in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Edmonton Eskimos, and... |
End | St. Mary's (CA) Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church... |
Round twelve
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Patrick | Back | Penn State |
| 102 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Severin | End | North Carolina |
| 103 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Armstrong | Back | Mississippi College |
| 104 | Cleveland Rams | Harold Punches | Guard | Colorado |
| 105 | Detroit Lions | Billy Jefferson | Back | Mississippi State |
| 106 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Enich | Tackle | Iowa |
| 107 | New York Giants | Andy Marefos | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 108 | Chicago Bears | Bob Morrow Bob Morrow (American football) Bob Morrow is a former fullback in the National Football League. Morrow was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and would play that season with the Chicago Cardinals. He played two more seasons with the team before spending a year away from the NFL. During the... |
Back | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 109 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Harvey Johnson | Back | Mississippi State |
| 110 | Washington Redskins | Herbert "Jack" Banta | Back | USC |
Round thirteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Hoague Joe Hoague Joseph Daniell Hoague was a professional American football player in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and later the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Steagles, and the Boston Yanks... |
Back | Colgate |
| 112 | Chicago Cardinals | Wayne Pitts | Back | Arizona State |
| 113 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Russ Cotton | Back | Texas-El Paso |
| 114 | Cleveland Rams | Bill McMurray | End | Murray State |
| 115 | Detroit Lions | Maurice Britt Maurice Britt Maurice Lee "Footsie" Britt, Jr. , was an American professional football player, World War II hero received the Medal of Honor, businessman, and Republican politician from Arkansas... |
End | Arkansas |
| 116 | New York Giants | Cass Brovarney | Guard | Detroit |
| 117 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Heffernan | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 118 | Brooklyn Dodgers | George Kinard | Guard | Mississippi |
| 119 | Chicago Bears | Jim Johnson | Back | Santa Clara Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose... |
| 120 | Washington Redskins | Roy Conn | Tackle | Arizona |
Round fourteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Philadelphia Eagles | Les Dodson | Back | Mississippi |
| 122 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J. W. Goree | Guard | Louisiana State |
| 123 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Lokanc | Guard | Northwestern |
| 124 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Elmore | Back | California |
| 125 | Detroit Lions | Alex Schibanoff | Tackle | Franklin & Marshall |
| 126 | Green Bay Packers | Del Lyman Del Lyman Marion Dell Lyman was a player in the National Football League.-Career:Lyman was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourteenth round of the 1941 NFL Draft and split that season between the Packers and the Cleveland Rams... |
Tackle | UCLA |
| 127 | New York Giants | Arnie Moore | End | Mississippi State |
| 128 | Chicago Bears | Johnny Martin Johnny Martin (American football) John Jay Martin was a professional football player in the He played in the league from 1941-1945. Martin played for the Chicago Cardinals, Boston Yanks and "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The teams merger was... |
Back | Oklahoma |
| 129 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lloyd Cheatham | Back | Auburn |
| 130 | Washington Redskins | Deward Tornell | Back | San Jose State |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alex Lukachick | End | Boston College |
| 132 | Chicago Cardinals | Claude White | Center | Ohio State |
| 133 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Eibner | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 134 | Cleveland Rams | Warren Desmore | Center | Toledo |
| 135 | Detroit Lions | Perry Scott | End | Muhlenberg |
| 136 | New York Giants | Johnny Black | Back | Arizona |
| 137 | Green Bay Packers | Johnny Frieberger | End | Arkansas |
| 138 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Mike Jurich | Tackle | Denver |
| 139 | Chicago Bears | Jack Mulkey | End | Fresno State |
| 140 | Washington Redskins | Morris Buckingham | Center | San Jose State |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Conatser | Back | Texas A&M |
| 142 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wes McAfee | Back | Duke |
| 143 | Chicago Cardinals | Gates Kimball | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 144 | Cleveland Rams | Gordon Wilson | Guard | Texas-El Paso |
| 145 | Detroit Lions | George Sarres | Center | Providence |
| 146 | Green Bay Packers | Ernie Pannell Ernie Pannell Ernie Pannell was a player in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixteenth round of the 1941 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the team.-References:... |
Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 147 | New York Giants | Wilson Lucas | End | Baylor |
| 148 | Chicago Bears | Bob Osterman | Center | Notre Dame |
| 149 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Warren Alfson Warren Alfson Warren Alfson was an American football guard and linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, as well as the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League.-Early years:He was born and raised in Wisner, Nebraska... |
Guard | Nebraska |
| 150 | Washington Redskins | Ken Dow Ken Dow Kenneth William Dow was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Oregon State University and was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1941 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Oregon State |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Yauckoes | Tackle | Boston College |
| 152 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Schultz | Guard | Missouri |
| 153 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Fox | Back | Miami (FL) |
| 154 | Cleveland Rams | Kirk Hershey Kirk Hershey Kirk Hershey was a player in the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and would split that season between the Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles.-References:... |
End | Cornell |
| 155 | Detroit Lions | Fred Gage | Back | Wisconsin |
| 156 | New York Giants | Jack Anderson | Tackle | Baylor |
| 157 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Saggau | Back | Notre Dame |
| 158 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dick McGowen | Back | Auburn |
| 159 | Chicago Bears | Bill Glenn | Back | East Illinois Teachers |
| 160 | Washington Redskins | Stan McRae Stan McRae Stanley P. McRae was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the 17th round of the 1941 NFL Draft.... |
End | Michigan State |
Round eighteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe McFadden | Back | Georgetown (DC) |
| 162 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Cornwall | Tackle | Furman |
| 163 | Chicago Cardinals | Fred Harris | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 164 | Cleveland Rams | Cobbie Lee | Back | Murray State |
| 165 | Detroit Lions | Charlie Ishmael | Back | Kentucky |
| 166 | Green Bay Packers | Heige Pukema | Guard | Minnesota |
| 167 | New York Giants | Dave Allerdice | Back | Princeton |
| 168 | Chicago Bears | Ollie Hahnenstein | Back | Northwestern |
| 169 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lonnie McCurry | Guard | Texas Tech |
| 170 | Washington Redskins | Joe Osmanski Joe Osmanski Joseph Charles Osmanski was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and New York Bulldogs. He played college football at the College of the Holy Cross and was drafted in the eighteenth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.-External... |
Back | Holy Cross |
Round nineteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Shonk | End | West Virginia |
| 172 | Chicago Cardinals | Mel Aussieker | Back | St. Louis |
| 173 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Kerr | Guard | Boston College |
| 174 | Cleveland Rams | Harold Hursh | Back | Indiana |
| 175 | Detroit Lions | Len Isberg | Back | Oregon |
| 176 | New York Giants | Chuck Peters | Back | Penn State |
| 177 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Hayes | End | Toledo |
| 178 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dave Parker | End | Hardin-Simmons |
| 179 | Chicago Bears | Alex Winterson | Tackle | Duke |
| 180 | Washington Redskins | Earl Fullilove | Tackle | Georgetown (DC) |
Round twenty
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | Philadelphia Eagles | L. B. Russell | Back | Hardin-Simmons |
| 182 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Bjorcklund | End | Minnesota |
| 183 | Chicago Cardinals | Frank Platt | Tackle | Penn State |
| 184 | Cleveland Rams | Leo Barnes | Tackle | Louisiana State |
| 185 | Detroit Lions | Paul Friedlander | Back | Carnegie-Mellon |
| 186 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Strasbaugh | Back | Ohio State |
| 187 | New York Giants | Earl Stone | Center | Washington State |
| 188 | Chicago Bears | Jack Odle | Quarterback | Texas Christian |
| 189 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Ungerer Joe Ungerer Joseph C. Ungerer was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Fordham University and was drafted in the 20th round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers.... |
Tackle | Fordham |
| 190 | Washington Redskins | Ed Hiestand | End | Vanderbilt |
Round twenty one
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | New York Giants | Jack Dungan | Tackle | Arizona |
| 192 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Bailey | Center | Kentucky |
| 193 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jules Koshlap | Back | Georgetown (DC) |
| 194 | Chicago Bears | Hunter Corbern | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 195 | Washington Redskins | Tom Riggs | Tackle | Illinois |
| 201 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charley Henke | Guard | Texas A&M |
| 202 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Castiglia Jim Castiglia James Vincent Castiglia was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played for the Baltimore Colts of the All America Football Conference... |
Back | Georgetown (DC) |
Round twenty two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | Green Bay Packers | Bruno Malinowski | Back | Holy Cross |
| 197 | New York Giants | Ted Fisher | End | Carnegie-Mellon |
| 198 | Chicago Bears | Dave Buck | Tackle | Colgate |
| 199 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ken Whitlow | Center | Rice |
| 200 | Washington Redskins | Lee Gentry Lee Gentry Elmer Lee Gentry was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1941 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Tulsa |
| 203 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Fernella | Tackle | Akron |
| 204 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mort Landsberg | Back | Cornell |
| = Hall of Famer |
Hall of famers
- Tony Canadeo, Halfback from Gonzaga University taken 9th round 77th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1974.