The 1943

1943 NFL season

The 1943 NFL season was the 24th regular season of the National Football League. As more players left to serve in World War II, three teams were affected by the depleted rosters. The Cleveland Rams were granted permission to suspend operations for this season. The Philadelphia Eagles and the...

 National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 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 April 8, 1943.
This draft is the first and oldest NFL Draft not to produce a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Round one

Pick #	|Player	|College
1	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...	Frank Sinkwich Frank Sinkwich Frank Francis Sinkwich Sr. won the 1942 Heisman Trophy as a player for the University of Georgia, making him the first recipient from the Southeastern Conference. In the course of a brief but celebrated career in professional football, Sinkwich was selected for the National Football League Most...	Running Back 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...	Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
2	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...	Joe Muha Joe Muha Joseph George "Joe" Muha was a professional American football fullback and linebacker in the National Football League. He played 5 seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and was their starting fullback four of those years. He was a two-time All-Pro selection.He served as a second lieutenant in the...	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...	VMI Virginia Military Institute The Virginia Military Institute , located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Unlike any other military college in the United States—and in keeping with its founding principles—all VMI students are...
3	Chicago Cardinals	Glenn Dobbs Glenn Dobbs Glenn Dobbs was an American Football player in the All-America Football Conference. He played college football at the University of Tulsa before playing in the All-America Football Conference's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946 and 1947, and the Los Angeles Dons from 1948 through 1949...	Tailback	Tulsa University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...
4	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...	Paul Governali Paul Governali Paul Vincent "Pitchin' Paul" Governali was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. An All-American at Columbia University, he was the 1942 recipient of the Maxwell Award for College Player of the Year and the first runner-up for the Heisman Trophy...	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...	Columbia Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
5	Cleveland Rams	Mike Holovak Mike Holovak Michael Joseph Holovak was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football at Boston College, where he was named an All-American at fullback in 1942. Holovak was selected in the first round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams...	Fullback	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...
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...	Steve Filipowicz Steve Filipowicz Stephen Charles "Flip" Filipowicz was a professional American football and baseball player.-Football:...	Fullback	Fordham Fordham University Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
7	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...	Bill Daley Bill Daley (American football) William Edward "Bullet" Daley was an All-American fullback who played for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1940–1942 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1943. The Gophers were National Champions in his freshman and sophomore years...	Fullback	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...
8	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...	Dick Wildung Dick Wildung Richard Kay "Dick" Wildung was an American football tackle in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. Wildung attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a two-time consensus All-American as a tackle following the 1941 and 1942 seasons...	Tackle	Minnesota
9	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...	Bob Steuber Bob Steuber Robert James "Bob" Steuber was an American football halfback in the National Football League and the All-America Football Conference. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.-External links:**...	Halfback	Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
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,...	Jack Jenkins	Fullback	Vanderbilt Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...

Round two

Pick #	|Player	|College
11	Detroit Lions	Dave Schreiner Dave Schreiner David Nathan "Dave" Schreiner was an American football player. He was a two-time All-American end at Wisconsin and a 1943 draft choice of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was killed in action as a Marine during the Battle of Okinawa. He was elected to the College Football Hall...	End	Wisconsin
12	Philadelphia Eagles	Lamar "Racehorse" Davis	Back	Georgia
13	Brooklyn Dodgers	J.T. "Blondy" Black J.T. "Blondy" Black John Thomas "Blondy" Black was a professional American football player.Black was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He attended Mississippi State University from 1939 to 1942, where he played football and ran track. He was the offensive cornerstone of MSU's only undefeated football team in 1940...	Back	Mississippi State
14	Chicago Cardinals	John Grigas John Grigas John Joseph Grigas was an American football player who played 5 seasons in the National Football League.-External links:*...	Back	Holy Cross
15	Cleveland Rams	Tom Farmer Tom Farmer (American football) Thomas Manduis Farmer was an American football halfback in the National Football League. He played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins . He played college football at the University of Iowa and was drafted in the second round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams....	Back	Iowa

Round three

Pick #	|Player	|College
16	Detroit Lions	Dick Ashcom	Tackle	Oregon
17	Philadelphia Eagles	Roy "Monk" Gafford	Back	Auburn
18	Chicago Cardinals	Don Currivan Don Currivan Donald F. "Don" Currivan was a professional American football end in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Chicago Cardinals , the Boston Yanks , and the Los Angeles Rams...	End	Boston College
19	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Ceithaml George Ceithaml George F. Ceithaml is a former American football quarterback and coach. He was the starting quarterback for Fritz Crisler's University of Michigan football teams in 1941 and 1942...	Back	Michigan
20	Cleveland Rams	Fred Naumetz Fred Naumetz Frederick Naumetz was a professional American football center and linebacker in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Los Angeles Rams.-External links:*...	Center	Boston College
21	New York Giants	Dewey Proctor	Back	Furman
22	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Russell	End	Baylor
23	Green Bay Packers	Irv Comp Irv Comp Irving Henry Comp, Jr. was an American football player. He played his entire seven year career with the Green Bay Packers and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1986....	Back	St. Benedictine Benedictine University Benedictine University is a private Catholic university located in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The institution has retained close relations with the Benedictine Order. Originally named St. Procopius College and located in the Pilsen community of Chicago, the school was founded in 1887 by...
24	Chicago Bears	Fred "Dippy" Evans	Back	Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
25	Washington Redskins	Bill Dutton Bill Dutton William Earl Dutton was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the third round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....	Back	Pittsburgh

Round four

Pick #	|Player	|College
26	Detroit Lions	Ralph Hamer	Back	Furman
27	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Kennedy	Back	Washington State
28	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Domnanovich Joe Domnanovich Joseph John Domnanovich was a professional American football Center in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Boston Yanks and the New York Bulldogs/Yanks . Prior to his professional career Domanovich played for Coach Frank Thomas at the University of Alabama from 1938-1942...	Center	Alabama
29	Chicago Cardinals	Al Hust	End	Tennessee
30	Cleveland Rams	Chuck Taylor	Guard	Stanford

Round five

Pick #	|Player	|College
31	Detroit Lions	Lloyd Wickett Lloyd Wickett Lloyd Meldrum Wickett is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League....	Tackle	Oregon State
32	Philadelphia Eagles	Al "Ox" Wistert Al Wistert Albert Alexander "Ox" Wistert is a former All-Pro American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played his entire nine-year NFL career for the Eagles and became their team captain. He was named to play in the NFL's first Pro Bowl as an Eagle...	Tackle	Michigan
33	Chicago Cardinals	George Hecht	Guard	Alabama
34	Brooklyn Dodgers	Marty Comer	End	Tulane
35	Cleveland Rams	Clyde Johnson	Tackle	Kentucky
36	New York Giants	Val Culwell	Guard	Oregon
37	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harry Connolly	Back	Boston College
38	Green Bay Packers	Roy McKay Roy McKay (American football) Roy Dale McKay was a player in the National Football League.-Career:McKay was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1943 NFL Draft and later played four seasons with the team. As such, he was a member of the 1944 NFL Champion Packers.He played at the collegiate level at the...	Back	Texas
39	Chicago Bears	Ed Stamm	Tackle	Stanford
40	Washington Redskins	Bob Dove Bob Dove Robert Leo Patrick "Grandpappy" Dove served as an All-America end at the University of Notre Dame and went on to play for eight seasons in the National Football League. Following his retirement as a professional player, Dove embarked on a 37-year coaching career at the professional and collegiate...	End	Notre Dame

Round six

Pick #	|Player	|College
41	Detroit Lions	Jim Jones	Back	Union (TN)
42	Philadelphia Eagles	Bruno Banducci Bruno Banducci Bruno Banducci was an Italian, American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers. He was selected to play in six Pro Bowls . Banducci played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the sixth round of the...	Guard	Stanford
43	Brooklyn Dodgers	Harvey "Stud" Johnson Harvey Johnson (coach) Harvey Paul Johnson was an American football coach. He served two separate stints as the head coach for the Buffalo Bills, first in the American Football League and then in the National Football League. He first took the reins in 1968, when Joe Collier was fired one game into the season...	Back	William & Mary William & Mary Tribe football The William & Mary Tribe are a college football team representing the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. William & Mary currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. As of 2010, Jimmye Laycock is in his 31st...
44	Chicago Cardinals	Al Klug Al Klug Alfred "Al" Klug was a professional American football offensive lineman in the All-America Football Conference. He played for the Buffalo Bisons and the Baltimore Colts as a tackle and guard. He played at the collegiate level at Marquette University.-References:...	Tackle	Marquette
45	Cleveland Rams	Les Horvath Les Horvath Leslie "Les" Horvath was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for the Ohio State University.- Early life :He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area....	Quarterback	Ohio State
46	New York Giants	Jim Reynolds	Back	Auburn
47	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lou Sossamon	Center	South Carolina
48	Green Bay Packers	Nick Susoeff Nick Susoeff Nick Susoeff Nick Susoeff Nick Susoeff (born Nicholas Peter Susoeff is a former professional American football player. He played four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference....	End	Washington State
49	Chicago Bears	Derrell Palmer Derrell Palmer Derrell Palmer was an American football offensive tackle and defensive tackle who played eight seasons in the All-America Football Conference and in the National Football League, mainly with the Cleveland Browns....	Tackle	Texas Christian
50	Washington Redskins	Wally Ziemba	Center	Notre Dame

Round seven

Pick #	|Player	|College
51	Detroit Lions	Paul Sizemore	End	Furman
52	Philadelphia Eagles	Walt Harrison	Center	Washington
53	Chicago Cardinals	Stan Mauldin Stan Mauldin Stanley Hubert Mauldin was a professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals. He died of a heart attack after a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1948. His number 77 is retired by the Cardinals.-External links:...	Tackle	Texas
54	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Matisi	Tackle	Duquesne
55	Cleveland Rams	Bill Henderson	End	Texas A&M
56	New York Giants	Lou Palazzi Lou Palazzi Louis Joseph Palazzi was an American football player who later officiated from 1952 through 1981 as an umpire in the National Football League...	Center	Penn State
57	Pittsburgh Steelers	Al Ratto	Center	St. Mary's (CA)
58	Green Bay Packers	Ken Snelling Ken Snelling Ken Snelling is a former fullback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1943 NFL Draft and later played with the team during the 1945 NFL season.-References:...	Back	UCLA
59	Chicago Bears	Milt Vucinich	Center	Stanford
60	Washington Redskins	Lou Rymkus Lou Rymkus Louis Joseph Rymkus was a football player and coach in the National Football League who was a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 and also served as the first head coach of the American Football League's Houston Oilers for 1960, winning the league's first championship, but being...	Tackle	Notre Dame

Round eight

Pick #	|Player	|College
61	Detroit Lions	George Poschner George Poschner George Poschner , was a former football end who played for the University of Georgia from 1939 to 1942. During his tenure with the Bulldogs, he participated in the 1941 Orange Bowl and the 1942 Rose Bowl.-Collegiate football career:...	End	Georgia
62	Philadelphia Eagles	Bruce Alford	End	Texas Christian
63	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Ferguson	End	California
64	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Godwin	Center	Georgia
65	Cleveland Rams	Bill Parker	End	Iowa
66	New York Giants	Larry Visnic	Guard	St. Benedictine
67	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray Curry	End	St. Mary's (CA)
68	Green Bay Packers	Lester Gatewood Lester Gatewood Lester Gatewood is a former center in the National Football League.-Career:Gatewood was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1943 NFL Draft and later played two seasons with the team. He played at the collegiate level at Baylor University and Tulane University.-References:...	Center	Baylor
69	Chicago Bears	Alyn Beals Alyn Beals Alyn Richard Beals was a professional American football end/defensive end in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers...	End	Santa Clara
70	Washington Redskins	Tony Leon	Guard	Alabama

Round nine

Pick #	|Player	|College
71	Detroit Lions	Jack Irish	Tackle	Arizona
72	Philadelphia Eagles	Rocco Canale Rocco Canale Rocco Peter Canale was a professional football player in the National Football League. During his pro career, he split time between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Boston Yanks...	Guard	Boston College
73	Chicago Cardinals	Moffatt Storer	Back	Duke
74	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ray Rason	Guard	Southern Methodist
75	Cleveland Rams	Al Solari	Back	UCLA
76	New York Giants	Doyle Caraway	Guard	Texas Tech
77	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Murphy	End	Holy Cross
78	Green Bay Packers	Norm Verry Norm Verry Norm Verry was a professional American football player. He was a member of the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference....	Tackle	USC
79	Chicago Bears	Jim Jurkovich	Back	California
80	Washington Redskins	Bob Motl Bob Motl Robert Joseph Motl was an American football end in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets. He played college football at Northwestern University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....	End	Northwestern

Round ten

Pick #	|Player	|College
81	Detroit Lions	Jack Fenton	Back	Michigan State
82	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Conoly	Tackle	Texas
83	Brooklyn Dodgers	Vic Schleich	Tackle	Nebraska
84	Chicago Cardinals	Fondren Mitchell	Back	Florida
85	Cleveland Rams	Homer Simmons	Tackle	Oklahoma
86	New York Giants	Bill Piccolo	Center	Canisius
87	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Dwelle	Back	Rice
88	Green Bay Packers	Solon "Bobo" Barnett Solon Barnett Solon Barnett is a former offensive tackle and guard in the National Football League.-Career:Barnett was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals and would later be a member of the Green Bay Packers for two seasons. He played at the collegiate level at Baylor...	Guard	Baylor
89	Chicago Bears	Walt "Dub" Lamb	End	Oklahoma
90	Washington Redskins	Walt McDonald Walt McDonald (American football) Walter Vincent McDonald is a former American football defensive back in the All-America Football Conference for the Miami Seahawks, Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Chicago Hornets. He played college football at Tulane University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Washington...	Back	Tulane

Round eleven

Pick #	|Player	|College
91	Detroit Lions	Dick Renfro	Back	Washington State
92	Philadelphia Eagles	John Billman	Guard	Minnesota
93	Chicago Cardinals	Emil Lussow	End	Dubuque
94	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Sabasteanski	Center	Fordham
95	Cleveland Rams	Tom Roblin	Back	Oregon
96	New York Giants	Glenn Knox	End	William & Mary
97	Pittsburgh Steelers	Al Wukits Al Wukits Albert Robert Wukits was a professional football player in both the National Football League and the All-America Football Conference...	Center	Duquesne
98	Green Bay Packers	Bob Forte Bob Forte Robert Dominic "Bob" Forte was an American football halfback/defensive back/linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers ....	Back	Arkansas
99	Chicago Bears	Ray "Duke" Hammett	Back	Stanford
100	Washington Redskins	George Perpich George Perpich George Rudolph Perpich was an American football Tackle in the All-America Football Conference for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Baltimore Colts. He played college football at Georgetown University and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....	Tackle	Georgetown (DC)

Round twelve

Pick #	|Player	|College
101	Detroit Lions	Bob Kolesar	Guard	Michigan
102	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Donaldson	Tackle	Pennsylvania
103	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lou Thomas	Back	Tulane
104	Chicago Cardinals	Paul Hirsbrunner	Tackle	Wisconsin
105	Cleveland Rams	Bill Vickroy	Center	Ohio State
106	New York Giants	Walt Domina	Back	Norwich
107	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Repko	Tackle	Boston College
108	Green Bay Packers	Van Davis Van Davis Van Davis was a professional American football defensive end. He was a member of the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference....	End	Georgia
109	Chicago Bears	Al Zikmund	Back	Nebraska
110	Washington Redskins	Dan Wood	Center	Mississippi

Round thirteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
111	Detroit Lions	Del Huntsinger	Back	Portland
112	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Erickson	Center	Georgetown (DC)
113	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Baumgartner	End	Minnesota
114	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bert Stiff	Back	Pennsylvania
115	Cleveland Rams	Tom Alberghini Tom Alberghini Thomas Joseph Alberghini is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League.-External links:*...	Guard	Holy Cross
116	New York Giants	Don McCafferty Don McCafferty Donald William McCafferty was an American football coach who, in his first year as head coach of the Baltimore Colts, led the team to a victory in Super Bowl V....	Tackle	Ohio State
117	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pete Boltrek	Tackle	North Carolina State
118	Green Bay Packers	Tom Brock	Center	Notre Dame
119	Chicago Bears	Clark Wood	Tackle	Kentucky
120	Washington Redskins	Harry Wright	Guard	Notre Dame

Round fourteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
121	Detroit Lions	Ellard Dernoncourt	End	St. Louis
122	Philadelphia Eagles	George Weeks	End	Alabama
123	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Fekete	Back	Ohio
124	Chicago Cardinals	Garrard "Buster" Ramsey Buster Ramsey Garrard Sliger "Buster" Ramsey was an American football player who starred at William and Mary and was the first head coach of the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in 1960...	Guard	William & Mary
125	Cleveland Rams	Sam Sharp	End	Alabama
126	New York Giants	Jay Stoves	Back	Washington State
127	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mort Shiekman	Guard	Pennsylvania
128	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Tate	Back	Oklahoma State
129	Chicago Bears	Loyd Arms	Tackle	Oklahoma State
130	Washington Redskins	Oscar Britt Oscar Britt Oscar Lee Britt was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted in the 14th round of the 1943 NFL Draft.-External links:...	Guard	Mississippi

Round fifteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
131	Detroit Lions	Dick Woodward	End	Colorado
132	Philadelphia Eagles	Russ Craft Russ Craft William Russell Craft was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1943 NFL Draft...	Back	Alabama
133	Chicago Cardinals	Earl Doloway	Back	Indiana
134	Brooklyn Dodgers	Floyd Rhea	Guard	Oregon
135	Cleveland Rams	Dick Kieppe	Back	Michigan State
136	New York Giants	Howard Currie	Tackle	Geneva
137	Pittsburgh Steelers	Milt Crain	Back	Baylor
138	Green Bay Packers	Don Carlson	Tackle	Denver
139	Chicago Bears	Lyle Sturdy	Back	Wichita State
140	Washington Redskins	Dick Weber	Guard	Syracuse

Round sixteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
141	Detroit Lions	Marvin Bass Marvin Bass Marvin Crosby Bass was the head coach of The College of William & Mary's football team in 1951 and 1952. He compiled an 11–8 overall record. He also coached the South Carolina Gamecocks football team for five seasons....	Tackle	William & Mary
142	Philadelphia Eagles	Paul Darling	Back	Iowa State
143	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Burkett	End	Iowa
144	Chicago Cardinals	Nick Burke	Guard	Northwestern
145	Cleveland Rams	Cullen Rogers	Back	Texas A&M
146	New York Giants	N. A. Keithley	Back	Tulsa
147	Pittsburgh Steelers	Max Kielbasa Max Kielbasa Maxmillan Kielbasa was a professional football player for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers in 1946. He was drafted by the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles" in the 16th round of the 1943 NFL Draft. Prior to joining the Steelers, Max played college football at Duquesne University...	Back	Duquesne
148	Green Bay Packers	Mike Welch	Back	Minnesota
149	Chicago Bears	Buddy Tomlinson	Tackle	Hardin-Simmons
150	Washington Redskins	Joe Day	Back	Oregon State

Round seventeen

Pick #	|Player	|College
151	Detroit Lions	Vic Peelish	Guard	West Virginia
152	Philadelphia Eagles	Walt Gorinski Walt Gorinski Walter A. Gorinski was a professional football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After attending Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Gorinski attended and played college football at Louisiana State University. Gorinski made his professional debut...	Back	Louisiana State
153	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Campbell	Back	Oklahoma
154	Brooklyn Dodgers	Al Onofrio Al Onofrio Albert Joseph "Al" Onofrio was the head football coach at the University of Missouri from 1971 to 1977. During his tenure he compiled a 38-41 record. He spent 12 years on the Missouri staff, as an assistant as well. He is notable for having pulled upsets, mainly on the road...	Back	Arizona State
155	Cleveland Rams	Walt Ruark	Guard	Georgia
156	New York Giants	Jack Lister	End	Missouri
157	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nick Skorich Nick Skorich Nicholas Leonard Skorich was an American football offensive lineman and coach.Skorich played guard at Bellaire High School and the University of Cincinnati before joining the Navy in 1943. After the end of World War II, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who had drafted him in 1943...	Guard	Cincinnati
158	Green Bay Packers	Ron Thomas	Guard	USC
159	Chicago Bears	Pat Preston	Tackle	Wake Forest
160	Washington Redskins	Frank Dornfield	Back	Georgetown (DC)

Round eighteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
161	Detroit Lions	Chet Maeda	Back	Colorado State
162	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Friedman	Tackle	Washington
163	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ken Schoonover	Tackle	Penn State
164	Chicago Cardinals	Clarence Booth Clarence Booth Clarence E. Booth is a former American football player in the National Football League.-Career:...	Tackle	Southern Methodist
165	Cleveland Rams	Bert Davis	Center	Utah
166	New York Giants	Dwight Holshouser	Back	Catawba
167	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jackie Field	Back	Texas
168	Green Bay Packers	Jim Powers	Tackle	St. Mary's (CA)
169	Chicago Bears	Hank Norberg	End	Stanford
170	Washington Redskins	John Baklarz	Tackle	Arizona State

Round nineteen

Pick #	|Player	|College
171	Detroit Lions	Bert Kuczynski Bert Kuczynski Bernard Carl "Bert" Kuczynski was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics of the MLB and an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended the University of Pennsylvania...	End	Pennsylvania
172	Philadelphia Eagles	Johnny Bezemes	Back	Holy Cross
173	Chicago Cardinals	Elvis "Boots" Simmons	End	Texas A&M
174	Brooklyn Dodgers	Quentin Barnette	Back	West Virginia
175	Cleveland Rams	Jay Fidler	Tackle	Brown
176	New York Giants	Jim Lushine	Tackle	Minnesota
177	Pittsburgh Steelers	Felix Bucek	Guard	Texas A&M
178	Green Bay Packers	Hal Prescott Hal Prescott Hal Prescott is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, and New York Yanks.-References:...	End	Hardin-Simmons
179	Chicago Bears	Pat Lyons	End	Wisconsin
180	Washington Redskins	Leo Mogus	End	Youngstown State

Round twenty

Pick #	|Player	|College
181	Detroit Lions	Al Scanland	Back	Oklahoma State
182	Philadelphia Eagles	Chet Mutryn Chet Mutryn Chester A. Mutryn was a professional American football halfback and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League....	Back	Xavier
183	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Bledsoe	End	USC
184	Chicago Cardinals	Roy Ericson	Guard	Villanova
185	Cleveland Rams	Carl Falk	Tackle	Washington
186	New York Giants	Veto Berllus	End	Idaho
187	Pittsburgh Steelers	Johnny Welsh	Back	Pennsylvania
188	Green Bay Packers	Eddie Forrest Eddie Forrest (American football) Eddie Forrest was a professional American football guard. He played two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the All-American Football Conference....	Center	Santa Clara
189	Chicago Bears	Marion Butler	Back	Clemson
190	Washington Redskins	Dick Secrest	Back	Rochester

Round twenty one

Pick #	|Player	|College
191	Detroit Lions	Royal "Ace" Lohry	Back	Iowa State
192	Philadelphia Eagles	Baptiste Manzini Baptiste Manzini Baptiste John "Bap" Manzini was a professional American football offensive lineman and high school football coach....	Center	St. Vincent's
193	Chicago Cardinals	George "Locomotive" Smith	Back	Villanova
194	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Coutchie	End	Arizona
195	Cleveland Rams	Tom Coll	End	St. Mary's (CA)
196	New York Giants	Fred Marshall	Guard	North Carolina
197	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tony Compagno	Back	St. Mary's (CA)
198	Green Bay Packers	Lloyd Wasserbach Lloyd Wasserbach Lloyd George Wasserbach was a player in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets in 1946 and 1947 as a tackle. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison...	Tackle	Wisconsin
199	Chicago Bears	Al Santucci	Center	Santa Clara
200	Washington Redskins	Don Nolander Don Nolander Donald Austin Nolander was an American football center in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the 32nd round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....	Center	Minnesota

Round twenty two

Pick #	|Player	|College
201	Detroit Lions	Percy Holland	Guard	Louisiana State
202	Philadelphia Eagles	Bernie Gillespie	End	Scranton
203	Brooklyn Dodgers	Don "Bull" Reece	Back	Missouri
204	Chicago Cardinals	George Sutch	Back	Temple
205	Cleveland Rams	Mark McCorkle	Back	Washington
206	New York Giants	John Korczowski	Back	William & Mary
207	Pittsburgh Steelers	Willie Zapalac Willie Zapalac Willie Frank Zapalac was the eighth head college football coach for the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks located in Arlington, Texas, and he held that position for the 1952 season. His career coaching record at UT Arlington was 8 wins, 1 losses, and 1 ties...	Back	Texas A&M
208	Green Bay Packers	Mark Hoskins	Back	Wisconsin
209	Chicago Bears	Orville Johnson	Guard	Southern Methodist
210	Washington Redskins	Johnny Barrett	Back	Georgetown (DC)

Round twenty three

Pick #	|Player	|College
211	Detroit Lions	Mike Fitzgerald	Guard	Missouri
212	Philadelphia Eagles	Jay "Mule" Lawhon	Tackle	Arkansas
213	Chicago Cardinals	Cliff Kimsey	Back	Georgia
214	Brooklyn Dodgers	W.J. Gibson	End	North Carolina State
215	Cleveland Rams	Ed Moshofsky	Tackle	Oregon
216	New York Giants	Gene Hoeman	End	Oklahoma State
217	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Bain	Tackle	Oregon State
218	Green Bay Packers	Earl "Jug" Bennett Earl Bennett (American football guard) Earl Bennett is a former guard in the National Football League.-Biography:Bennett was born Earl Clinton Bennett Jr. on February 27, 1920 in Skiatook, Oklahoma. He was given the nickname "Jug".-Career:...	Guard	Hardin-Simmons
219	Chicago Bears	Wally Boudreau	Back	Boston College
220	Washington Redskins	Tom Vohs	Tackle	Colgate

Round twenty four

Pick #	|Player	|College
221	Detroit Lions	Will Remington	Center	Washington State
222	Philadelphia Eagles	Vince Zachem	Center	Morehead State
223	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lou "Dude" Dent	Back	Colorado State
224	Chicago Cardinals	Weldon Humble	Guard	Rice
225	Cleveland Rams	Hal Adams	Back	Missouri
226	New York Giants	Keith Beebe	Back	Occidental
227	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harry Wynne	Tackle	Arkansas
228	Green Bay Packers	George Zellick	End	Oregon State
229	Chicago Bears	Bob Baumann	Tackle	Wisconsin
230	Washington Redskins	Charlie Yancey	Back	Mississippi State

Round twenty five

Pick #	|Player	|College
231	Detroit Lions	Huel Hamm	Back	Oklahoma
232	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Schwarting	End	Texas
233	Chicago Cardinals	Cal Purdin	Back	Tulsa
234	Brooklyn Dodgers	Gene Lee	Center	Florida
235	Cleveland Rams	Jim Shephard	End	Oregon
236	New York Giants	Dave Brown	Back	Alabama
237	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Cibulas Joe Cibulas Joseph James Cibulas was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1945 season. Cibulas was born near Norvelt, Pennsylvania, located between Greensburg and Latrobe. He attended Hurst High School located in Norvelt,...	Tackle	Duquesne
238	Green Bay Packers	Gene Bierhaus	End	Minnesota
239	Chicago Bears	Elwood Holtscher	Center	Shurtleff
240	Washington Redskins	Roman Bentz Roman Bentz Roman Walter Bentz was an American football offensive lineman in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Tulane University and was drafted in the 25th round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....	Tackle	Tulane

Round twenty six

Pick #	|Player	|College
241	Detroit Lions	Irv Konopka	Tackle	Idaho
242	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Neff	Tackle	Notre Dame
243	Brooklyn Dodgers	Harvey Hardy Harvey Hardy Harvey Boland Hardy was an American football player who played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team, was a consensus All-American, and was an MVP of the 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic....	Guard	Georgia Tech
244	Chicago Cardinals	Eddie McGovern	Back	Illinois
245	Cleveland Rams	Jack Stetler	Back	Pittsburgh
246	New York Giants	Maurice Hail	Guard	Tulsa
247	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Yambrick	Center	Western Michigan
248	Green Bay Packers	George Makris George Makris George Makris was the 18th head college football coachfor the Temple University Owls located in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaHe came to Temple after coaching the Bolling AFB team where he was highly successful...	Guard	Wisconsin
249	Chicago Bears	Ben Keller	Guard	Duquesne
250	Washington Redskins	Paul "Swifty" Berthold	End	Syracuse

Round twenty seven

Pick #	|Player	|College
251	Detroit Lions	Chuck Fears	Tackle	UCLA
252	Philadelphia Eagles	Art Macioszczyk Art Macioszczyk Arthur A. Macioszczyk was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Western Michigan University and was drafted in the 27th round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Steagles....	Back	Western Michigan
253	Chicago Cardinals	Al Drulis	Guard	Temple
254	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Green	Tackle	Arkansas
255	Cleveland Rams	Jeff Davis	Center	Missouri
256	New York Giants	Ed McNamara	Tackle	Holy Cross
257	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Freeman	Guard	Texas
258	Green Bay Packers	Pete Susick	Back	Washington
259	Chicago Bears	Charley Block	End	Shurtleff
260	Washington Redskins	Vince Pacewic Vince Pacewic Vincent C. Pacewic was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Loyola Marymount University and was drafted in the 27th round of the 1943 NFL Draft....	Back	Loyola (LA)

Round twenty eight

Pick #	|Player	|College
261	Detroit Lions	Bert Ekern	End	Missouri
262	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Arata	Tackle	Xavier
263	Brooklyn Dodgers	Steve Poleshuk	Guard	Colgate
264	Chicago Cardinals	Ken MacDonald	Center	Rutgers
265	Cleveland Rams	Steve Pritko Steve Pritko Stephen Pritko is a former American football end in the National Football League who played eight seasons. He was born in Northampton, Pennsylvania.-References:*...	End	Villanova
266	New York Giants	Dick Drake	Tackle	Ohio Wesleyan
267	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Goode	Back	Duquesne
268	Green Bay Packers	Bud Hasse	End	Northwestern
269	Chicago Bears	Ted Brannon	Tackle	Rice
270	Washington Redskins	Joe Riccardi	Tackle	Ohio

Round twenty nine

Pick #	|Player	|College
271	Detroit Lions	Virgil Wagner Virgil Wagner Virgil Wagner is a former Canadian football left halfback for the Montreal Alouettes. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980....	Back	Millikin
272	Philadelphia Eagles	Wally Scott	End	Texas
273	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Edwards	Guard	Louisiana State
274	Brooklyn Dodgers	Al Sabo	Back	Alabama
275	Cleveland Rams	Floyd Konetsky	Guard	Florida
276	New York Giants	Stan Ritinski	End	Fordham
277	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Durishan	Tackle	Pittsburgh
278	Green Bay Packers	Dick Thornally	Tackle	Wisconsin
279	Chicago Bears	Lou Wayne	End	Texas
280	Washington Redskins	Johnny Jaffurs	Guard	Penn State

Round thirty

Pick #	|Player	|College
281	Detroit Lions	Manny Kaplan	Back	Western Maryland
282	Philadelphia Eagles	Stan Jaworowski	Tackle	Georgetown (DC)
283	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Allshouse	Center	Pittsburgh
284	Chicago Cardinals	Pete Hecomovich	Back	Idaho
285	Cleveland Rams	Willie Miller	Guard	Louisiana State
286	New York Giants	Clark Mollenhoff Clark R. Mollenhoff Clark R. Mollenhoff was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, lawyer, and columnist for The Des Moines Register.-Life and career:...	Tackle	Drake
287	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fritz Lobpries	Guard	Texas
288	Green Bay Packers	Bob Ray	Back	Wisconsin
289	Chicago Bears	Dick Creevy	Back	Notre Dame
290	Washington Redskins	Frank Akins Frank Akins Frank Scott Akins was an American football running back who played for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the 30th round of the 1943 NFL Draft....	Back	Washington State

Round thirty one

Pick #	|Player	|College
291	New York Giants	Verlin Adams	Guard	Morris Harvey
292	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Jones	Back	Haverford
293	Green Bay Packers	Brunel Christensen	Tackle	California
294	Chicago Bears	Bill Buffington	Back	Purdue
295	Washington Redskins	Bill "Mother" Corry	Back	Florida

Round thirty two

Pick #	|Player	|College
296	New York Giants	Bob Brundage	Back	Pennsylvania
297	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Ruman	Back	Arizona
298	Green Bay Packers	Ken Roskie Ken Roskie Ken Roskie is a former player in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the thirty-second round of the 1943 NFL Draft. Later he went on to play for the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference before splitting the 1948 NFL season between the...	Back	USC
299	Chicago Bears	Woody Peterson	Back	Utah
300	Washington Redskins	Bo Bogovich	Guard	Delaware

Hall of famers

None of the players selected in the 1943 NFL draft have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

External links

• NFL.com - 1943 Draft
• databaseFootball.com - 1943 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame