1949 NFL Draft
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The 1949
1949 NFL season
The 1949 NFL season was the 30th regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins asked the league to fold his team due to financial woes, and give him a new one in New York City...

 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 December 21, 1948.

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...

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Round one

Pick # |Player |College
1 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...

 (Lottery bonus pick)
Chuck Bednarik
Chuck Bednarik
Charles Philip Bednarik is a former professional American football player, known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football and the last two-way player in the National Football League...

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...

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...

2 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...

Johnny Rauch
John Rauch
John "Johnny" Rauch was an American football player and coach. He was head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the team's loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II in 1968.-Early life:...

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...

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...

3 Boston Yanks
Boston Yanks
The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...

Doak Walker
Doak Walker
Ewell Doak Walker, Jr. was an American football player who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a teammate of Bobby Layne in high school and the NFL.-Early life:...

 
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...

Southern Methodist
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...

4 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...

Paul Page Halfback Southern Methodist
5 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...

Stan Heath Quarterback Nevada-Reno
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...

6 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...

Bobby Gage
Bobby Gage
Robert "Bobby" Gage II was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early life:Gage was born in Chester, South Carolina...

Back Clemson
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....

7 Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

Bobby Thomason
Bobby Thomason
Robert Lee "Bobby" Thomason is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected to three Pro Bowls. Thomason played college football at Virginia Military Institute and was drafted in...

Quarterback Virginia Military Institute
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...

8 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,...

Rob Goode
Rob Goode
Robert Leslie Goode was an American football running back for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at Texas A&M University and was drafted in the first round of the 1949 NFL Draft.-External links:...

Back 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...

9 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Tripucka
Frank Tripucka
Francis Joseph Tripucka is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback, at Notre Dame, in the National Football League, in the Canadian Football League, and in the early American Football League.-Notre Dame Fighting Irish:Tripucka was backup quarterback to Heisman Trophy...

Quarterback 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...

10 Chicago Cardinals Bill Fischer Guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....

Notre Dame
11 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...

Dick Harris Center Texas
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...


Round two

Pick # |Player |College
12 Detroit Lions John "Pep" Panelli Back Notre Dame
13 New York Bulldogs
New York Yanks
The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City...

Bob DeMoss
Bob DeMoss
Robert Alonzo "Bob" DeMoss is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1970 to 1972, compiling a career college football record of 13–18. DeMoss played football as a quarterback at Purdue...

Back Purdue
14 New York Giants Al DeRogatis
Al DeRogatis
Albert John "Al" DeRogatis was an American football player and television and radio sportscaster.-Biography:...

Tackle Duke
15 Green Bay Packers Dan Dworsky
Dan Dworsky
Daniel Leonard Dworsky has been a leading Southern California architect since the early 1950s. He is a longstanding member of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. Among other works, Dworsky designed Crisler Arena, the basketball arena at the University of Michigan named for...

Center Michigan
16 Pittsburgh Steelers Harper Davis
Harper Davis
Julius Harper Davis, Jr. is a former American football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the NFL...

Back Mississippi State
17 Los Angeles Rams George Sims Back Baylor
18 Washington Redskins Laurie Niemi
Laurie Niemi
Laurie Jack Niemi was an American football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Washington State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1949 NFL Draft....

Tackle Washington State
19 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Burns Back Rutgers
20 Chicago Bears Billy Grimes
Billy Grimes
Billy Grimes is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons in the National Football League. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1950 and 1951 seasons.-External links:*...

Back Oklahoma State
21 Chicago Cardinals Dick McKissack Back Southern Methodist

Round three

Pick # |Player |College
22 Detroit Lions Lou Kusserow Back Columbia
23 New York Bulldogs Phil Colella Back St. Bonaventure
24 New York Giants Bill Olson Back Columbia
25 Green Bay Packers Lou Ferry
Lou Ferry
-References:...

Tackle Villanova
26 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh (American football player)
Bill Walsh was a center who played six seasons in the National Football League. Walsh attended the University of Notre Dame.-References:...

Center Notre Dame
27 Los Angeles Rams Jim Winkler Tackle Texas A&M
28 Washington Redskins Len Szafaryn
Len Szafaryn
Leonard Adolph Szafaryn was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of North Carolina and was drafted in the third round of the 1949 NFL Draft....

Tackle North Carolina
29 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Ziegler
Frank Ziegler
Francis Richard Ziegler was an American football running back in the NFL who played for five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles....

Back Georgia Tech
30 New York Bulldogs Lynn Chewning Back Hampden-Sydney
31 Chicago Bears Johnny "Red" O'Quinn End Wake Forest

Round four

Pick # |Player |College
32 Detroit Lions Joe Sullivan Back Dartmouth
33 New York Bulldogs Huey Keeney Back Rice
34 Green Bay Packers Bob Summerhays
Bob Summerhays
Robert William Summerhays is a former American football linebacker and fullback in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Summerhays played collegiate ball for Army and the University of Utah before being drafted by Green Bay Packers in the 4th round of the 1949 NFL...

Back Utah
35 New York Giants Bill Kay Tackle Iowa
36 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Geri
Joe Geri
Joe Geri was a former American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pro Bowler in 1950 and 1951...

Back Georgia
37 Los Angeles Rams Norm Van Brocklin
Norm Van Brocklin
Norman Mack "Norm" Van Brocklin , nicknamed "The Dutchman", was an American football player and coach. He was also a first rate punter in college and in the NFL...

Quarterback Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...

38 Washington Redskins Mike DeNoia Back University of Scranton
University of Scranton
The University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Catholic and Jesuit university, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the northeast region of the state. The school was founded in 1888 by Most Rev. William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. It was elevated to a...

39 Chicago Bears Ben Bendrick Back Wisconsin
40 Chicago Cardinals John Goldsberry Tackle Indiana
41 Philadelphia Eagles Don Panciera
Don Panciera
Donald Matthew Panciera is a former American football quarterback, halfback, and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played for the New York Yankees , the Detroit Lions, and the Chicago Cardinals...

Back University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...


Round five

Pick # |Player |College
42 Detroit Lions George Brodnax End Georgia Tech
43 Green Bay Packers Glenn Lewis Back Texas Tech
44 New York Bulldogs Mike Boyda Back Washington & Lee
45 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Long End Oklahoma State
46 New York Giants J.D. Cheek Guard Oklahoma State
47 Los Angeles Rams Earl "Dixie" Howell Back Mississippi
48 Washington Redskins Eddie Berrang End Villanova
49 Chicago Bears John Hoffman Back Arkansas
50 Chicago Cardinals Tom Wham End Furman
51 Philadelphia Eagles Terry Brennan
Terry Brennan
Terence Patrick Brennan is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1954 to 1958, compiling a record of 32–18.-Early life and playing career:...

Back Notre Dame

Round six

Pick # |Player |College
52 Detroit Lions Bob Meinert Back Oklahoma State
53 New York Bulldogs Albin "Rip" Collins
Albin "Rip" Collins
Albin Harrell "Rip" Collins was a professional American football halfback and a punter in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Hornets , Baltimore Colts , and the Green Bay Packers...

Back Louisiana State
54 Green Bay Packers Joe Ethridge
Joe Ethridge
-Career:Ethridge was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1949 NFL Draft and played that season with the team. He played at the collegiate level at Southern Methodist University.-References:...

Tackle Southern Methodist
55 New York Giants Abe Gibron
Abe Gibron
Abraham Gibron was an American football coach and player. He is best remembered for his tenure as head coach of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played in the NFL as an offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Bears...

Guard Purdue
56 Pittsburgh Steelers Doug Brightwell Center Texas Christian
57 Los Angeles Rams Charles Reynolds Back Texas Tech
58 Philadelphia Eagles Warren Huey End Michigan State
59 Chicago Bears Jerry Krall Back Ohio State
60 Chicago Cardinals Bernie Hanula Tackle Wake Forest
61 New York Bulldogs Sam Tamburo End Penn State

Round seven

Pick # |Player |College
62 Chicago Cardinals Myrl Greathouse Back Oklahoma
63 Los Angeles Rams Jerry Williams Back Washington State
64 New York Bulldogs Pete Wissman Center St. Louis
65 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Talarico Back Pennsylvania
66 New York Giants Frank LoVuolo End St. Bonaventure
67 Los Angeles Rams Jon Baker Guard California
68 Washington Redskins Chet Fritz Guard Missouri
69 Chicago Bears Wally "Wah-Wah" Jones End Kentucky
70 Chicago Cardinals Jim Cain End Alabama
71 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Gillespie Guard Clemson

Round eight

Pick # |Player |College
72 Chicago Bears Gerry "Bones" Weatherly Center Rice
73 New York Bulldogs Mike Rubish End North Carolina
74 Green Bay Packers Dan Orlich
Dan Orlich
Dan Orlich is a former defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1949 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the team.-References:...

End Nevada-Reno
75 New York Giants John Salscheider Back St. Thomas (MN)
76 Pittsburgh Steelers George Brown Guard Texas Christian
77 Los Angeles Rams John Waldrum Guard Sul Ross
78 Washington Redskins Bob Kennedy
Bob Kennedy (American football)
Robert Michael Kennedy was a professional American football defensive back and halfback in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at the University of North Carolina and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Washington...

Back North Carolina
79 Chicago Bears Bill Wightkin
Bill Wightkin
William J. "Bill" Wightkin was an American Football player who played tackle for eight seasons between 1950 and 1957 for the Chicago Bears.-External links:...

End Notre Dame
80 Chicago Cardinals Joe E. Brown Back Georgia Tech
81 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Dean Back Cornell

Round nine

Pick # |Player |College
82 Detroit Lions Chuck Drazenovich
Chuck Drazenovich
Charles Mark Drazenovich was an American football linebacker who played his entire ten year career with the Washington Redskins from 1950 to 1959 in the National Football League. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1949 NFL Draft....

Back Penn State
83 Green Bay Packers Everett Faunce Back Minnesota
84 New York Bulldogs Bernie Craig Tackle Denver
85 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Brennan Tackle Boston College
86 New York Giants Joe Soboleski
Joe Soboleski
Joseph Robert Soboleski, Jr. is a former American football guard.Soboleski began his football career playing for Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Soboleski spent 18 months in the United States Navy, including eight months in the Pacific...

Guard Michigan
87 Los Angeles Rams Johnny Smith End Arizona
88 Washington Redskins Ed McNeil End Michigan
89 Chicago Bears Dolph Tokarczyk Guard Pennsylvania
90 Chicago Cardinals Hal Herring
Hal Herring
Hal M. Herring is a former American football Center and coach. He played college football at Auburn University and professionally for the Buffalo Bills in the All-America Football Conference and the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League.-College career:Herring graduated from Auburn...

Center Auburn
91 Philadelphia Eagles Jonathan Jenkins Tackle Dartmouth

Round ten

Pick # |Player |College
92 Detroit Lions Bill Davis Guard Duke
93 New York Bulldogs John Geary Tackle Wesleyan
94 Los Angeles Rams George Buksar
George Buksar
George Benjamin Buksar is a former American football fullback and linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Colts. He also played for the Chicago Hornets of the All America Football Conference...

Back Purdue
95 New York Giants Gene Rossides Back Columbia
96 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Hood End Alabama
97 Los Angeles Rams Max Minnich Back Bowling Green
98 Washington Redskins Vic Vasicek
Vic Vasicek
Victor Frederick Vasicek was American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Buffalo Bills. Vasicek played college football at the University of Texas and was drafted in the...

Guard Texas
99 Chicago Bears Lee Malley Back Vanderbilt
100 Chicago Cardinals Bob Hecker Back Baldwin-Wallace
101 Philadelphia Eagles Roy Lester End West Virginia

Round eleven

Pick # |Player |College
102 Detroit Lions Ernie Settembre Tackle Miami (FL)
103 Green Bay Packers Harry Larche Tackle Arkansas State
104 New York Bulldogs Edo Mencotti Back Detroit
105 Pittsburgh Steelers Al Sanders Center Southern Mississippi
106 New York Giants Dick Hensley End Kentucky
107 Los Angeles Rams Jim Cozad Tackle Iowa
108 Washington Redskins Homer Hobbs
Homer Hobbs
Homer Brown Hobbs was an American football guard for the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference and National Football League...

Guard Georgia
109 Chicago Bears Jerry Tiblier Back Mississippi
110 Chicago Cardinals Stan Flowers End Redlands
111 Philadelphia Eagles Bobby Wilson Back Mississippi

Round twelve

Pick # |Player |College
112 Detroit Lions Virgil Boteler Center New Mexico
113 New York Bulldogs Mornane Maenhout End St. John's (MN)
114 Green Bay Packers Rebel Roy Steiner
Rebel Steiner
Rebel Steiner is a former defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the twelfth round of the 1949 NFL Draft and later played two seasons with the team.-References:...

End Alabama
115 New York Giants George Sundheim Back Northwestern
116 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Finks
Jim Finks
James Edward Finks was an American sports executive, primarily for American Professional Football.-Biography:...

Quarterback Tulsa
117 Los Angeles Rams Bill Renna
Bill Renna
William Beneditto Renna is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the and seasons. Nicknamed "Big Bill," he was listed at and , and batted and threw right-handed...

Center Santa Clara
118 Washington Redskins Harry Varner Tackle Arizona
119 Chicago Bears George Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...

Quarterback Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

120 Chicago Cardinals Billy Stone
Billy Stone
William John Stone was a professional American football halfback and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He attended Bradley University....

Back Bradley
121 Philadelphia Eagles Dale Armstrong End Dartmouth

Round thirteen

Pick # |Player |College
122 Detroit Lions Al Russas End Tennessee
123 Green Bay Packers Al Mastrangeli Center Illinois
124 New York Bulldogs Jim Dieckelman End Holy Cross
125 Pittsburgh Steelers R. R. Walston Guard North Texas State
126 New York Giants Bill Austin
Bill Austin
William Lee Austin is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League, having played for the New York Giants for seven seasons and served as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1966 to 1968.Bill played for Oregon State University in college, earning All-Coast...

Tackle Oregon State
127 Los Angeles Rams Paul Barry Back Tulsa
128 Washington Redskins Ed Henke
Ed Henke
Edgar Edwin Henke is a former American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons...

Tackle USC
129 Chicago Bears George Taliaferro
George Taliaferro
George Taliaferro is a former professional American football player. He was the first African American drafted by a National Football League team....

Back Indiana
130 Chicago Cardinals Bob Todd Tackle Louisville
131 Philadelphia Eagles Lyle Button Tackle Illinois

Round fourteen

Pick # |Player |College
132 Detroit Lions Dale Panter Tackle Utah State
133 New York Bulldogs Ed Toscani Back Dayton
134 Green Bay Packers Bobby Williams Center Texas Tech
135 New York Giants Norb Adams Back Purdue
136 Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Moon Back Southern Methodist
137 Los Angeles Rams Ed Carmichael Tackle Oregon State
138 Washington Redskins Pat Haggerty End William & Mary
139 Chicago Bears Ernie Kelly Guard Texas-El Paso
140 Chicago Cardinals Tony Klimek End Illinois
141 Philadelphia Eagles Bobby Lund Back Tennessee

Round fifteen

Pick # |Player |College
142 Detroit Lions Bob Pifferini Center San Jose State
143 Green Bay Packers Ken Cooper
Ken Cooper (American football, born 1923)
Ken Cooper is a former professional American football guard. He played two seasons for the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference....

Guard Vanderbilt
144 New York Bulldogs George Ramacorti Guard Boston University
145 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Sobczak End Michigan
146 New York Giants Ralph Pickelsimer Center Otterbein
147 Los Angeles Rams J. C. Dodd Back Sul Ross
148 Washington Redskins Gene Frassetto Tackle California
149 Chicago Bears Hal Faverty
Hal Faverty
-Career:Faverty was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and would later play with the Green Bay Packers during the 1952 NFL season. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a member of the All-America team and is an...

Guard Wisconsin
150 Chicago Cardinals Bob McQuade Back Xavier
151 Philadelphia Eagles Carl Copp Tackle Vanderbilt

Round sixteen

Pick # |Player |College
152 Detroit Lions Kimball Merrill Tackle Brigham Young
153 New York Bulldogs Jack Bruce Back William & Mary
154 Green Bay Packers Gene Remenar Tackle West Virginia
155 New York Giants Jerry Morrical Tackle Indiana
156 Pittsburgh Steelers Denvard Snell Tackle Auburn
157 Los Angeles Rams Joe Morgan Guard Southern Mississippi
158 Washington Redskins Dick Flowers Tackle Alabama
159 Chicago Bears Al Wahl Tackle Michigan
160 Chicago Cardinals Tom Murdock Back Appalachian State
161 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Reno End West Virginia

Round seventeen

Pick # |Player |College
162 Detroit Lions Zealand Thigpen Back Vanderbilt
163 Green Bay Packers Paul Devine Back Heidelberg
164 New York Bulldogs Warren Beson Center Minnesota
165 Pittsburgh Steelers Veto Kissell Back Holy Cross
166 New York Giants Wally Teninga Back Michigan
167 Los Angeles Rams Dick Sheffield End Tulane
168 Washington Redskins Ross Pritchard Back Arkansas
169 Chicago Bears John Corbisiero Back Middlebury
170 Chicago Cardinals Eddie Rupp Back Denison
171 Philadelphia Eagles Leo Skladany
Leo Skladany
Leo Bernard Skladany was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh....

End Pittsburgh

Round eighteen

Pick # |Player |College
172 Detroit Lions Bill Wehr Center Denison
173 New York Bulldogs Albie Gould End Boston College
174 Green Bay Packers Floyd Lewis Guard Southern Methodist
175 New York Giants Dick Nutt Back North Texas State
176 Pittsburgh Steelers Clint Shipman Tackle East Texas State
177 Los Angeles Rams Hillary Chollet Back Cornell
178 Washington Redskins Herb Siegert
Herb Siegert
Herbert Frank Siegert was an American football guard and linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.-College career:...

Guard Illinois
179 Chicago Bears Jim Moran Back John Carroll
180 Chicago Cardinals Webb Halbert Back Iowa
181 Philadelphia Eagles Russ Strait Back Muhlenberg

Round nineteen

Pick # |Player |College
182 Detroit Lions Wally Triplett
Wallace Triplett
Wallace Triplett is a former professional American football player, the first African-American to be drafted by and play for a National Football League team...

Back Penn State
183 Green Bay Packers Bobby Folsom End Southern Methodist
184 New York Bulldogs Bob Reich Tackle Colgate
185 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack McBride End Rice
186 New York Giants Ken McCall Back Georgia
187 Los Angeles Rams Joe Leonard Tackle Virginia
188 Washington Redskins Bob Hainlen Back Colorado State
189 Chicago Bears Bob Mitten Guard North Carolina
190 Chicago Cardinals Dean Laun End Iowa State
191 Philadelphia Eagles Paul Odom Guard Rollins

Round twenty

Pick # |Player |College
192 Detroit Lions Joe Romano Tackle North Carolina
193 New York Bulldogs Frank Gaul Tackle Notre Dame
194 Green Bay Packers Larry Cooney Back Penn State
195 New York Giants Pat O'Sullivan Center Alabama
196 Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Mann Guard Mississippi
197 Los Angeles Rams Lloyd Eisenberg Tackle Duke
198 Washington Redskins Ollie Fletcher
Oliver Fletcher
Oliver C. Fletcher was an American football guard in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the 20th round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....

End USC
199 Chicago Bears Bob Heck Back Pacific
200 Chicago Cardinals Earl Rowan Tackle Hardin-Simmons
201 Philadelphia Eagles Lloyd Brinkman Back Missouri

Round twenty one

Pick # |Player |College
202 Detroit Lions Jack Lininger Center Ohio State
203 Green Bay Packers Ken Kranz
Ken Kranz
Kenneth Andrew Kranz is a former NFL football player.Kranz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from Custer High School. He went on to play football for four years at the Milwaukee State Teachers College, currently known as the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The Green Bay Packers...

Back Wisconsin–Milwaukee
204 New York Bulldogs Sammy Pierce Back Baylor
205 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Jackura Center Georgia
206 New York Giants A. D. Cate Guard North Texas State
207 Los Angeles Rams George Teufel Back Lock Haven
208 Washington Redskins Tommy Hughes Back Duke
209 Chicago Bears Jim Duncan End Duke
210 Chicago Cardinals Leon Joslin Back Texas Christian
211 Philadelphia Eagles Lou Futrell Back USC

Round twenty two

Pick # |Player |College
212 Detroit Lions Gil Tobler Back Utah
213 New York Bulldogs Jim Lail Back Wake Forest
214 Green Bay Packers John Kordick Back USC
215 New York Giants Tom Fetzer Back Wake Forest
216 Pittsburgh Steelers Lloyd Johnson Back West Texas State
217 Los Angeles Rams Ed Hamilton End Arkansas
218 Washington Redskins Bill Clements End UCLA
219 Chicago Bears Dick Bertuzzi Back Kansas
220 Chicago Cardinals Bill Sprang Center Purdue
221 Philadelphia Eagles Harvey Kingry Back Colorado Mines

Round twenty three

Pick # |Player |College
222 Detroit Lions R.B. Patterson Guard Mississippi State
223 Green Bay Packers Bill Kelley
Bill Kelley (American football)
Billie Rex Kelley is a former American football tight end in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Kelley played collegiate ball for Texas Technological College before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 23rd round of the 1949 NFL Draft...

End Texas Tech
224 New York Bulldogs Nick Lanza Back Rice
225 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Owens
Jim Owens
-External links:...

End Oklahoma
226 New York Giants Cletus Fischer Back Nebraska
227 Los Angeles Rams Walt Kersulis End Illinois
228 Washington Redskins Frank Pattee Back Kansas
229 Chicago Bears Harry Kane Center Pacific
230 Chicago Cardinals Bob Cox End North Carolina
231 Philadelphia Eagles Hank Kalver Tackle Oklahoma City

Round twenty four

Pick # |Player |College
232 Detroit Lions Oswald Clark End Michigan
233 New York Bulldogs Joe Ponsalle Tackle Trinity (CT)
234 Green Bay Packers Jimmy Ford Back Tulsa
235 New York Giants Don McAuliffe Back Notre Dame
236 Pittsburgh Steelers Ivan Snowden Tackle Texas A&I
237 Los Angeles Rams Fred Klemenok Back San Francisco
238 Washington Redskins Jim Cullom
Jim Cullom
James Henry Cullom was an American football guard in the National Football League for the New York Yanks. He played college football at the University of California and was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1950 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....

Guard California
239 Chicago Bears Bernie Smith Tackle Texas-El Paso
240 Chicago Cardinals Stan Szymakowski Back Lehigh
241 Philadelphia Eagles Fred Leon Tackle Nevada-Reno

Round twenty five

Pick # |Player |College
242 Detroit Lions Les Cowan End McMurry
243 Green Bay Packers Frank Lambright Guard Arkansas
244 New York Bulldogs Paul Girolamo Back Cornell
245 Pittsburgh Steelers Bobby Gaff Back Texas A&M
246 New York Giants Gene Degyanski End Baldwin-Wallace
247 Los Angeles Rams Clay Matthews
Clay Matthews, Sr.
William Clay Matthews, Sr. is a former American football Offensive tackle for four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. His career was interrupted by the Korean War, and Matthews became a paratrooper for the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division...

Tackle Georgia Tech
248 Washington Redskins Nick Sebek
Nick Sebek
Nicholas Sebek was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Indiana University and was drafted in the 25th round of the 1949 NFL Draft....

Back Indiana
249 Chicago Bears Stan Marczyk Tackle North Carolina
250 New York Giants Ralph Doran Back Iowa
251 Philadelphia Eagles John "Bull" Schweder Guard Pennsylvania
= Hall of Famer

Hall of famers

  • Chuck Bednarik, center from the University of Pennsylvania taken 1st round 1st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1967.
  • Norm Van Brocklin, quarterback from the University of Oregon taken 4th round 37th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1971.
  • George Blanda, quarterback from the University of Kentucky taken 12th round 119th overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1981.
  • Doak Walker, halfback from Southern Methodist University taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Boston Yanks.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1986.
  • Although not an inductee, Wallace Triplett
    Wallace Triplett
    Wallace Triplett is a former professional American football player, the first African-American to be drafted by and play for a National Football League team...

    's photograph hangs in the Hall of Fame in recognition of his being the first African-American to be drafted by and play for a 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...

    team.http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/african-americans.jsp

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