1951 NFL Draft
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The 1951
National Football League
Draft
was held on January 18–January 19, 1951. The Baltimore Colts
folded after the 1950 season. The NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL draft.
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1951 NFL season
The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Baltimore Colts owner Abraham Watner faced financial difficulties, and thus gave his team and its player contracts back to the league for $50,000. However, many Baltimore fans started to protest...
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was held on January 18–January 19, 1951. The Baltimore Colts
Baltimore Colts (1947-50)
The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The first team to bear the name Baltimore Colts, they were members of the All-America Football Conference from 1947–1949, and then joined the National Football League for one season before folding...
folded after the 1950 season. The NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL draft.
Player selections
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Round one
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... (Lottery bonus pick) |
Kyle Rote Kyle Rote William Kyle Rote, Sr. was an American football player and sports announcer.-Early life:Rote attended Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, Texas, where he was an all-state basketball and football player.... |
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 University 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... |
| 2 | 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 Baltimore Colts Baltimore Colts (1947-50) The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The first team to bear the name Baltimore Colts, they were members of the All-America Football Conference from 1947–1949, and then joined the National Football League for one season before folding... ) |
Bob Williams Bob Williams (quarterback) Robert "Bob" Allen Williams is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League.-Early years:After graduating from Loyola Blakefield High School in Towson, Maryland, Williams attended Notre Dame, where, as a nineteen year-old junior quarterback, he won the National... |
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... |
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... |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
Y. A. Tittle Y. A. Tittle Yelberton Abraham Tittle , better known as Y. A. Tittle, is a former football quarterback in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference who played for the Baltimore Colts, San Francisco 49ers, and the New York Giants... |
Quarterback | LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name... |
| 4 | 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,... |
Leon Heath Leon Heath Herman Leon Heath was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the first round of the 1951 NFL Draft.-External links:... |
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... |
Oklahoma University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... |
| 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... |
Bob Gain Bob Gain Robert Gain is a former American football player who played 13 seasons for the Cleveland Browns, and also played in the Canadian Football League. For his NFL career the Pro Football Researchers Association voted Gain in the NFL "Hall of the Very Good in the Class of 2010"... |
Tackle | 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... |
| 6 | Chicago Cardinals | Jerry Groom Jerry Groom Jerome Paul "Boomer" Groom was a professional American football defensive tackle/linebacker/center in the National Football League. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines. He went to one Pro Bowl during his 5-year career with the Chicago Cardinals... |
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... |
Notre Dame |
| 7 | 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... |
Ebert Van Buren Ebert Van Buren Harry Ebert Van Buren is a former American football fullback/halfback who played for the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1951 and played in the 1951-1953 seasons. He went to Louisiana State University.-External links:* NFL.com profile* at databaseFootball.com... |
Back | LSU |
| 8 | Philadelphia Eagles (From 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... ) |
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 Xavier University (Cincinnati) Xavier University is a co-educational Jesuit university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,000 students and graduate enrollment of 2,600 students. Xavier is primarily... |
| 9 | 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... |
Clarence "Butch" Avinger Butch Avinger Clarence "Butch" Edmund Avinger was a professional American football fullback and punter in the National Football League. At 6'1", 215 lb, Avinger was a 1st round selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1951 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama where he had played quarterback... |
Fullback | Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
| 10 | Chicago Bears (From New York Yanks 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... ) |
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.... |
Halfback | Bradley Bradley University Bradley University, founded in 1897, is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. It is a small institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and postgraduate students and a full-time faculty of approximately 350.... |
| 11 | 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,... |
Bud McFadin Bud McFadin Lewis Pate "Bud" McFadin was an American college and professional football player. He played college football at the University of Texas, and played professionally for the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams, and in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos from 1960 through... |
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.... |
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... |
| 12 | Chicago Bears | Gene Schroeder Gene Schroeder Gene Schroeder was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears.... |
End | Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
| 13 | New York Giants | Jim Spavital Jim Spavital James J. Spavital was a gridiron football fullback, coach and general manager in six different professional football leagues.- Playing career :... |
Fullback | Oklahoma A&M Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma State University–Stillwater is a land-grant, sun-grant, coeducational public research university located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. OSU was founded in 1890 under the Morrill Act... |
| 14 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Ken Konz | Back | LSU |
- HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
Round two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Washington Redskins | Ed Salem Ed Salem Edward Joseph Salem was an American football quarterback and defensive back. He was a 1950 College Football All-America Team selection from the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and played one season for the National Football League's Washington Redskins and one season for the Canadian Football... |
Back | Alabama |
| 16 | Green Bay Packers | 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 |
| 17 | San Francisco 49ers | Pete Schabarum | Back | California |
| 18 | Chicago Cardinals | Don Joyce | Tackle | Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States... |
| 19 | Detroit Lions | Dick Stanfel Dick Stanfel Richard Anthony "Dick" Stanfel is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of San Francisco and was drafted in the second round of the 1951 NFL Draft... |
Guard | San Francisco |
| 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chuck Ortmann Chuck Ortmann Charles H. Ortmann is a former American football player who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1948 to 1950 and in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1951 and the Dallas Texans in 1952.... |
Running back | 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... |
| 21 | Washington Redskins | Jim Staton Jim Staton James Brooks Staton, Jr. was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins... |
Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 22 | New York Yanks 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... |
Ken Jackson Ken Jackson (American football) Kenneth Gene Jackson was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. A native of Austin, Texas, Jackson played for six seasons for the Dallas Texans and the Baltimore Colts.... |
Tackle | Texas |
| 23 | Chicago Bears | Bill George Bill George William J. George was a professional football player, playing linebacker, for the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams.... |
Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Wake Forest Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is... |
| 24 | Los Angeles Rams | Herb Rich Herb Rich Richard Herbert Rich was an American football safety in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants.... |
Back | Vanderbilt |
| 25 | New York Giants | Ray Krouse Ray Krouse Raymond Francis Krouse was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants , the Detroit Lions , Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins .He attended Western High School before going on to the University of Maryland .He... |
Tackle | Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
| 26 | Cleveland Browns | Bucky Curtis | End | Vanderbilt |
Round three
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Cone | Running Back | Clemson Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... |
| 28 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Mixon | Back | Georgia |
| 29 | Washington Redskins | Walt Yowarsky Walt Yowarsky Walter Robert Yowarsky is a former American football defensive end and offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the third... |
Tackle | Kentucky |
| 30 | Chicago Cardinals | Don Stonesifer Don Stonesifer Donald Humphrey Stonesifer is a former American football wide receiver who played six seasons in the National Football League.... |
End | Northwestern |
| 31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Sulima | End | Boston University |
| 32 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Bruno Al Bruno Albert P. "Al" Bruno is a retired gridiron football player, administrator, and coach who served as the head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1983–1990.-Early life:... |
End | Kentucky |
| 33 | Detroit Lions | Dorne Dibble Dorne Dibble Dorne Allen Dibble is a former American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions . He attended Michigan State.... |
End | Michigan State Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,... |
| 34 | New York Yanks | Mike McCormack | Offensive Tackle | Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The... |
| 35 | Los Angeles Rams | Charley Toogood | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 36 | Chicago Bears | Wilford "Whizzer" White | Back | Arizona State |
| 38 | Cleveland Browns | Jerry Helluin Jerry Helluin Francis Jerome Helluin is a former professional American football player who played defensive tackle for seven seasons for the Cleveland Browns, the Green Bay Packers, and the Houston Oilers.... |
Tackle | Tulane |
Round four
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Oristaglio | End | Pennsylvania |
| 40 | Washington Redskins | Paul Giroski | Tackle | Rice |
| 41 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Smith | Back | Texas A&M |
| 42 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Doyne | Back | Lehigh |
| 43 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fran Nagle Fran Nagle -Playing career:Nagle graduated from high school in West Lynn, Massachusetts before playing at the University of Nebraska. As a quarterback at Nebraska, Nagle was the statistical leader for passing yards from 1949 and 1950. He holds a career Nebraska top 25 passing record at 1,289 yards in 190... |
Back | Nebraska |
| 44 | Detroit Lions | Pete D'Alonzo | Back | Villanova |
| 45 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Barry "Bear" French | Tackle | Purdue |
| 46 | New York Yanks | Elmer Wingate Elmer Wingate Elmer Horsey Wingate is a former American football player. Wingate was drafted by the New York Yanks in the fourth round of the 1951 NFL Draft and played for one season with the Baltimore Colts.-Early life and college career:... |
End | Maryland |
| 47 | Chicago Bears | Bob Moser | Center | Pacific |
| 48 | Los Angeles Rams | George Kinek | Back | Tulane |
| 49 | Chicago Bears | Tom Jelley | End | Miami (FL) |
| 50 | Cleveland Browns | Art Donovan Art Donovan Arthur Donovan, Jr. is a former American football defensive tackle, better known as Art 'How much does dat guy weigh?' Donovan, who played for three National Football League teams, most notably the Baltimore Colts... |
Tackle | Boston College |
Round five
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Lynn Lynch | Guard | Illinois |
| 52 | Green Bay Packers | Wade Stinson | Back | Kansas |
| 53 | San Francisco 49ers | Dick Steere | Tackle | Drake |
| 54 | San Francisco 49ers | Al Carapella Al Carapella Al Carapella is a former American Football defensive tackle who played for the San Francisco 49ers.... |
Tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 55 | Detroit Lions | Jim Doran Jim Doran James Robert Doran is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at Iowa State University. He was a two-way player, playing both on offense and defense... |
End | Iowa State Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of... |
| 56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Floyd Sampson | Back | McMurry |
| 57 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Dwyer Jack Dwyer John Joseph Dwyer was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at Loyola Marymount University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.... |
Back | Loyola (CA) |
| 58 | Detroit Lions | LaVern Torgeson LaVern Torgeson LaVern Earl Torgeson is a former American football linebacker who played for seven seasons with the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins from 1951 to 1957 in the National Football League. He attended Washington State University.Torgerson was later an assistant coach for George Allen and the... |
Center | Washington State Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... |
| 59 | Los Angeles Rams | Tony Momsen Tony Momsen Anton Henry "Tony" Momsen, Jr. was an American football center in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins... |
Center | Michigan |
| 60 | Chicago Bears | Brad Rowland Brad Rowland Andrew Bradford "Brad" Rowland is a former football player. He was twice an All-American at McMurry University. Rowland played one season with the Chicago Bears. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.... |
Back | McMurry |
| 61 | New York Giants | Jack Stroud Jack Stroud Jack Chester Stroud was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1951 NFL Draft.-References:... |
Tackle | Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States... |
| 62 | Cleveland Browns | Ace Loomis Ace Loomis Ace Darl Loomis was a professional American football defensive back and a halfback in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Loomis was drafted in the fifth round of the 1951 NFL Draft out of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse by the Cleveland Browns... |
Back | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
Round six
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Green Bay Packers | Sig Holowenko | Tackle | John Carroll |
| 64 | San Francisco 49ers | Bishop Strickland | Back | South Carolina |
| 65 | Washington Redskins | John Martinkovic John Martinkovic John George Martinkovic is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. He played college football and basketball at Xavier University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington... |
End | Xavier |
| 66 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Jasonek | Back | Furman |
| 67 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dale Dodrill Dale Dodrill Dale Dodrill is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He attended Colorado State University.... |
Guard | Colorado State Colorado State University Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and... |
| 68 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Farragut Ken Farragut Kenneth David Farragut, Jr. is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Philadelphia Eagles.-College career:... |
Center | Mississippi |
| 69 | Detroit Lions | Jack Christiansen Jack Christiansen -External links:*Pro Football Hall of Fame: *... |
Defensive Back Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
Colorado State |
| 70 | New York Yanks | George Musacco | Back | Loyola (CA) |
| 71 | Chicago Bears | Herb Falkenberg | Back | Trinity (TX) |
| 72 | Los Angeles Rams | Norb Hecker Norb Hecker Norbert Earl Hecker was an American football player and coach who was part of eight National Football League championship teams, but may be best remembered as the first head coach of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.... |
End | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 73 | New York Giants | Herb Hannah | Tackle | Alabama |
| 74 | Cleveland Browns | Dan Rogas | Guard | Tulane |
Round seven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | San Francisco 49ers | Dick Forbes | End | St. Ambrose |
| 76 | Washington Redskins | Johnny Papit | Back | Virginia |
| 77 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Sutherland | End | St. Vincent |
| 78 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Punches | Tackle | Colorado |
| 79 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Boydston | Back | Baylor |
| 80 | Detroit Lions | Bob Momsen | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 81 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Mathews Ray Mathews Raymond Dyral Mathews was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons. Mathews went to school at Clemson University and played baseball and football there... |
Back | Clemson |
| 82 | Cleveland Browns | Irv Holdash | Center | North Carolina |
| 83 | Los Angeles Rams | Alan Egler | Back | Colgate |
| 84 | Chicago Bears | Paul Lea Paul Lea Paul Lea was an American football player and physician.Lea played college football at Tulane University, where he was an offensive and defensive tackle... |
Tackle | Tulane |
| 85 | New York Giants | Joel Williams Joel Williams (offensive lineman) Joel Herschel Williams was an American football center in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the San Francisco 49ers. Williams played college football at the University of Texas and was drafted in the 22nd round of the... |
Center | Texas |
| 86 | Cleveland Browns | Walt Michaels Walt Michaels Walt Michaels was a former professional football player and coach who is best remembered for his six-year tenure as head coach of the NFL's New York Jets from 1977-1982.-Collegiate and early NFL career:... |
Back | Washington & Lee |
Round eight
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Washington Redskins | Billy Cox Bill Cox (American football) John William Cox is a former American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Duke University and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1951 NFL Draft.Cox was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1978.-References:... |
Back | Duke |
| 88 | Cleveland Browns | Art Spinney Art Spinney Arthur F. Spinney Jr. was a guard who played nine seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League. Spinney attended Boston College... |
End | Boston College |
| 89 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Arenas Joe Arenas Guadalupe Joseph Arenas , also known as "Lupe Joe" Arenas and "Little Joe" Arenas, is a former American football player. He was a halfback and defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers from the 1951 to 1957. He was best known as a kickoff and punt returner... |
Back | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 90 | Chicago Cardinals | Leo Sanford Leo Sanford Leo Sanford is a former professional American Football player for the Chicago Cardinals.... |
Center | Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings... |
| 91 | Detroit Lions | Dick Raklovits | Back | Illinois |
| 92 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hank Minarik | End | Michigan State |
| 93 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Richards | End | Arkansas |
| 94 | New York Yanks | Larry Lauer Larry Lauer Larry Lauer is a former center in the National Football League.-Career:Lauer was drafted in the eighth round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the New York Yanks and later played two seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Alabama.-References:... |
Center | Alabama |
| 95 | Chicago Bears | Clair Mayes | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 96 | Los Angeles Rams | Hugo Primiani | Tackle | Boston University |
| 97 | New York Giants | Fred Benners Fred Benners Frederick Hagamann Benners is a former American football player. He played the 1952 NFL season for the New York Giants. Benners also played at Southern Methodist University and is considered one of the greatest Mustang players of all time.... |
Back | Southern Methodist |
| 98 | Cleveland Browns | Max Clark | Back | Houston |
Round nine
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Green Bay Packers | Dick McWilliams | Tackle | Michigan |
| 100 | San Francisco 49ers | Bruce Van Alstyne | End | Stanford |
| 101 | Washington Redskins | Jake Rowden | Center | Maryland |
| 102 | Chicago Cardinals | Neil Schmidt | Back | Purdue |
| 103 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John "Bull" Schweder | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| 104 | Philadelphia Eagles | Denny Doyle | Guard | Tulane |
| 105 | Cleveland Browns | Burl Toler Burl Toler Burl Abron Toler, Sr. was an American football official in the National Football League for 24 seasons from 1965 to 1989. He served as a field judge and head linesman throughout his career and is most notable for being the first African-American official in the NFL... |
Guard | San Francisco |
| 106 | New York Yanks | Don Colo Don Colo Don Colo is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the National Football League.... |
Tackle | Brown |
| 107 | Los Angeles Rams | Nolan Lang | Back | Oklahoma |
| 108 | Chicago Bears | Bill Gregus | Back | Wake Forest |
| 109 | New York Giants | Holland Donan Hollie Donan ' was an American football defensive tackle. He played college football for Princeton University. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984.... |
Tackle | Princeton |
| 110 | Cleveland Browns | Don Shula Don Shula Donald Francis "Don" Shula is a former American football cornerback and coach.He is best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the National Football League's only perfect season. Shula was named 1993 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated.... |
Back | John Carroll John Carroll University John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus as Saint Ignatius College.The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus, as... |
Round ten
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Washington Redskins | James Janosek | Tackle | Purdue |
| 112 | San Francisco 49ers | Nick Feher | Guard | Georgia |
| 113 | Washington Redskins | Bob Jensen | End | Iowa State |
| 114 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Noppinger | Tackle | Georgetown (DC) |
| 115 | Chicago Cardinals | Ken Cooper | Guard | Vanderbilt |
| 116 | Philadelphia Eagles | Louis Schaufele | Back | Arkansas |
| 117 | Detroit Lions | Jim Shoaf | Guard | Louisiana State |
| 118 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Salata Paul Salata Paul Thomas Salata is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League and the All-America Football Conference . He played for the AAFC/NFL's San Francisco 49ers and the AAFC's Baltimore Colts... |
End | USC |
| 119 | New York Yanks | Jesse Thomas | Back | Michigan State |
| 120 | Chicago Bears | J. W. Sherrill | Back | Tennessee |
| 121 | Los Angeles Rams | Roland Kirkby | Back | Washington |
| 122 | New York Giants | Earl Murray | Guard | Purdue |
| 123 | Cleveland Browns | Chet Gierula Chester Gierula Chester Gierula was an American football player. He was selected in the tenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft.Gierula was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and attended William Allen High School.... |
Guard | Maryland |
Round eleven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Washington Redskins | Bill DeChard | Back | Holy Cross |
| 125 | Green Bay Packers | George Rooks | Back | Morgan State |
| 126 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Jessup | End | USC |
| 127 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Bienemann Tom Bienemann Tom Bienemann was a defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals and played six seasons with the team. Previously, he had been drafted in the 1950 NFL Draft by the Cardinals, but remained in college.-References:... |
End | Drake |
| 128 | Detroit Lions | Frankie Anderson | End | Oklahoma |
| 129 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe McCutcheon | Center | Washington & Lee |
| 130 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Pope | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 131 | New York Yanks | Steve Wyndham | Back | Clemson |
| 132 | Los Angeles Rams | John Natyshak | Back | Tampa |
| 133 | Chicago Bears | Tom Hardiman | Back | Georgetown (DC) |
| 134 | New York Giants | Reds Bagnell Reds Bagnell Francis "Reds" Bagnell was an American football halfback in college. He was an All-American tailback for the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1951. He won the Maxwell Award, was runner-up for Heisman Trophy, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.-External links:... |
Back | Pennsylvania |
| 135 | Cleveland Browns | Bernie Custis | Back | Syracuse |
Round twelve
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Green Bay Packers | Carl Kreager | Center | Michigan |
| 137 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Monachino Jim Monachino James Monachino is a former American football halfback in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley and was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1951 NFL Draft. He now resides in Des... |
Back | California |
| 138 | Washington Redskins | Al Applegate | Guard | Scranton |
| 139 | Chicago Cardinals | Jack Landry | Back | Notre Dame |
| 140 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim "Popcorn" Brandt | Back | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 141 | Philadelphia Eagles | Henry Rich | Back | Arizona State |
| 142 | Cleveland Browns | Milan Sellers | Back | Florida State |
| 143 | New York Yanks | Al Lary Al Lary Alfred Allen Lary was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He had an outstanding college football career at the University of Alabama, but signed with the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent before the 1951 season... |
End | Alabama |
| 144 | Chicago Bears | Lawrence "Punjab" Hairston | Tackle | Nevada-Reno |
| 145 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Hardey | Back | Pacific |
| 146 | New York Giants | Bob Hudson | End | Clemson |
| 147 | Cleveland Browns | Stew Kirtley | End | Morehead State |
Round thirteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | San Francisco 49ers | Dick Harvin | End | Georgia Tech |
| 149 | Washington Redskins | Dick Campbell | Back | Wyoming |
| 150 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Stephens | Back | Missouri |
| 151 | Chicago Cardinals | Volney Peters Volney Peters Volney Monroe Peters is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and the American Football League.-Early life:Peters graduated from San Diego's Hoover High in 1947.... |
Tackle | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
| 152 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pete Mastellone | Center | Miami (FL) |
| 153 | Detroit Lions | Wayne Siegert | Tackle | Illinois |
| 154 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Szabo | Tackle | Bucknell |
| 155 | New York Yanks | John Thomas | End | Oregon State |
| 156 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Reid | Center | Louisiana State |
| 157 | Chicago Bears | Charley Wright | Back | West Texas State |
| 158 | New York Giants | Paul Douglass | Back | Illinois |
| 159 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Voskuhl | Center | Georgetown (KY) |
Round fourteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | Washington Redskins | Adrian Burk Adrian Burk Adrian Matthew Burk was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Baylor University and was drafted in the first round of the 1950 NFL Draft... |
Quarterback | Baylor |
| 161 | Green Bay Packers | Ray Bauer | End | Montana |
| 162 | San Francisco 49ers | Rex Berry Rex Berry Charles Rex Berry was a professional American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers . He was a star athlete at Carbon High School in Price, Utah and played on several American Legion baseball teams... |
Back | Brigham Young |
| 163 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Leskovar | Back | Kentucky |
| 164 | Detroit Lions | Lee Wittmer | Tackle | Detroit |
| 165 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Mizerany | Guard | Alabama |
| 166 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Walston Bobby Walston Robert Harold Walston was an American football wide receiver and placekicker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the 14th round of the 1951 NFL Draft.Coached Receivers, Kicking from 1966-67 for the... |
End | 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... |
| 167 | New York Yanks | Charley Rapp | Back | Duquesne |
| 168 | Chicago Bears | Bailey Woods | Back | Abilene Christian |
| 169 | Los Angeles Rams | Rob McCoy | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 170 | New York Giants | Pat Flanagan | Tackle | Marquette |
| 171 | Cleveland Browns | Rudy Cernoch | Tackle | Northwestern |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Ernst | Back | Tulane |
| 173 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Sparks Dave Sparks David Walter Sparks was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins... |
Guard | South Carolina |
| 174 | Washington Redskins | Vic Thomas | Tackle | Colorado |
| 175 | Chicago Cardinals | John Simcic | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 176 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clay Webb | Back | Kentucky |
| 177 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby North | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 178 | Detroit Lions | Jimmie Hill | Back | Tennessee |
| 179 | New York Yanks | Bill Wanamaker | Guard | Kentucky |
| 180 | Los Angeles Rams | Obie Posey | Back | Southern |
| 181 | Chicago Bears | Sid Hall | Center | Pacific |
| 182 | New York Giants | Gene Vykukal | Tackle | Texas |
| 183 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Skibinski Joe Skibinski Joe Skibinski is a former guard in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns and later played with the team during the 1952 NFL season. After two years away from the NFL, he played with the Green Bay Packers for two... |
Guard | Purdue |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob White | Back | Stanford |
| 185 | Washington Redskins | Bob Bates | Center | Texas A&M |
| 186 | Green Bay Packers | Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis William Afflis William Fritz Afflis , best known as Dick the Bruiser, was an American football player and professional wrestler.-Early life:... |
Tackle | Nevada-Reno |
| 187 | Chicago Cardinals | Gene Miller | Back | Northwestern |
| 188 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hal Hatfield | End | USC |
| 189 | Detroit Lions | Ted Geremsky | End | Pittsburgh |
| 190 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lambert Oberg | Center | Trinity (CT) |
| 191 | New York Yanks | Bill Fray | Tackle | Idaho |
| 192 | Chicago Bears | Frank Volm | End | Marquette |
| 193 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Robertson | End | Memphis State |
| 194 | New York Giants | Alan Pfeifer | End | Fordham |
| 195 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Pasky | Back | South Carolina |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | Washington Redskins | Gene Brito Gene Brito Gene Herman Brito was an American football Defensive end in the National Football League who played nine seasons for the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Rams from 1951 to 1960.-Early career:... |
End | Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States... |
| 197 | Green Bay Packers | Ray Pelfrey Ray Pelfrey Ray Pelfrey is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for three seasons for the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Cardinals, Dallas Texans, and New York Giants.-References:... |
Back | Eastern Kentucky |
| 198 | San Francisco 49ers | Art Michalik Art Michalik Arthur Michalik was a linebacker in the NFL.... |
Guard | St. Ambrose |
| 199 | Chicago Cardinals | Henry May | Center | Southwest Missouri State |
| 200 | Detroit Lions | Darrell Meisenheimer | Back | Oklahoma State |
| 201 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ted Gehlmann | Tackle | William & Mary |
| 202 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hal Waggoner | Back | Tulane |
| 203 | New York Yanks | Dick Rowan | Center | Texas |
| 204 | Los Angeles Rams | Hal Riley | End | Baylor |
| 205 | Chicago Bears | Don Dufek Don Dufek, Sr. Don Dufek, Sr. is a former American football player and athletic director at Grand Valley State University and Kent State University. He is the father of All-American football players Don, and Bill as well as Joe who all played in the National Football League.... |
Back | Michigan |
| 206 | New York Giants | Bud Sherrod Bud Sherrod Horace Monroe "Bud" Sherrod, Jr. was a professional American football end in the National Football League for the New York Giants in 1952. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.... |
End | Tennessee |
| 207 | Cleveland Browns | Leroy Ka-Ne | Back | Dayton |
Round eighteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Petela | Back | Boston College |
| 209 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Murphy | Tackle | Xavier |
| 210 | Washington Redskins | Dom Fucci Dom Fucci Dominic A. Fucci was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the eighteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.... |
Back | Kentucky |
| 211 | Chicago Cardinals | Russ Pomeroy | Tackle | Stanford |
| 212 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pat Field | Back | Georgia |
| 213 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Weeks Bill Weeks -External links:... |
Back | Iowa State |
| 214 | Detroit Lions | Eddie Wolgast | Back | Arizona |
| 215 | New York Yanks | Bob Watson | End | UCLA |
| 216 | Chicago Bears | Chuck Brown | Guard | Illinois |
| 217 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Daugherty Dick Daugherty Richard Lee Daugherty was an offensive lineman and linebacker who played six seasons in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams.-External links:... |
Guard | Oregon |
| 218 | New York Giants | Frank Smith | Back | Miami (FL) |
| 219 | Cleveland Browns | Rube DeRoin | Center | Oklahoma State |
Round nineteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | San Francisco 49ers | John Phillips | Back | Southern Mississippi |
| 221 | Washington Redskins | Buddy Brown Buddy Brown William Brightie Brown was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft.... |
Guard | Arkansas |
| 222 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Liber | Back | Xavier |
| 223 | Chicago Cardinals | Gene Ackerman | End | Missouri |
| 224 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Bove | Tackle | West Virginia |
| 225 | Detroit Lions | Gordy Hanson | Tackle | Washington State |
| 226 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Pavlikowski | Back | Boston University |
| 227 | New York Yanks | Ralph Longmore | Back | Duquesne |
| 228 | Los Angeles Rams | Andy Robustelli Andy Robustelli Andrew Richard "Andy" Robustelli was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants. He played college football at Arnold College and was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft... |
Defensive End | Arnold College(see University of Bridgeport University of Bridgeport The University of Bridgeport is a private, independent, non-sectarian, coeducational university located on the Long Island Sound in the South End neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The University is fully Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges... ) |
| 229 | Chicago Bears | Ed Lisak | Back | Oklahoma |
| 230 | New York Giants | Billy Conn | Back | Auburn |
| 231 | Cleveland Browns | Ray Solari | Guard | California |
Round twenty
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | Washington Redskins | John Kerestes | Back | Purdue |
| 233 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Johnson | Tackle | Virginia |
| 234 | San Francisco 49ers | Al Tate | Tackle | Illinois |
| 235 | Chicago Cardinals | Fred Wallner Fred Wallner Frederick William "Fred" Wallner was an American football guard who played five seasons in the National Football League and one season with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League. He was a member of the Oilers' first AFL Championship team.-See also:*Other American Football League... |
Guard | Notre Dame |
| 236 | Detroit Lions | Harry Gibbons | Back | South Dakota State |
| 237 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom "Tex" Donnelly | Tackle | Holy Cross |
| 238 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Glorioso | Back | Missouri |
| 239 | New York Yanks | Jerrell Price | Tackle | Texas Tech |
| 240 | Chicago Bears | Larry Smith | Center | South Carolina |
| 241 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Nutter | Back | Wichita State |
| 242 | New York Giants | Bill Albright Bill Albright William Charles Albright is a former all-star lineman who played in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League.... |
Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 243 | Cleveland Browns | Jack Crocher | Back | Tulsa |
Round twenty one
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 | Green Bay Packers | Art Edling | End | Minnesota |
| 245 | San Francisco 49ers | Hardy Brown Hardy Brown Hardy Brown was an American football linebacker in the National Football League, All-America Football Conference, and the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and then professionally for the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and the Denver Broncos... |
Back | Tulsa |
| 246 | Washington Redskins | Clarence Marable | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 247 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Bunting | End | Drake |
| 248 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ernie Cheatham | Tackle | Loyola (CA) |
| 249 | Philadelphia Eagles | Neal Franklin | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 250 | Detroit Lions | King Block King Block (American football) -External links:... |
Back | Idaho |
| 251 | New York Yanks | Al Pollard Al Pollard Alfred Lee Pollard was a professional football fullback and halfback. After a brief stint at Loyola University, he decided to transfer to the United States Military Academy in the spring of 1949 where he played under the renowned Vince Lombardi as his backfield coach... |
Back | Army |
| 252 | Los Angeles Rams | Earl Stelle | Back | Oregon |
| 253 | Chicago Bears | Larry Higgins | Back | Fordham |
| 254 | New York Giants | Bernie Lemonick | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| 255 | Cleveland Browns | Ray Stone | End | Texas |
Round twenty two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | San Francisco 49ers | Dwight Winslow | Back | Boise J.C. |
| 257 | Washington Redskins | Elliot Speed | Center | Alabama |
| 258 | Green Bay Packers | Art Felker | End | Marquette |
| 259 | Chicago Cardinals | S. J. Whitman S. J. Whitman S. J. Laverne Whitman is a former American professional football player who played four seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals and the Chicago Bears.... |
Back | Tulsa |
| 260 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Rucker | Back | Mississippi State |
| 261 | Detroit Lions | Dan Foldberg Dan Foldberg John Daniel Foldberg was an American military officer and football player. He played as an end for the Army Cadets at the United States Military Academy. Army head coach Earl Blaik rated him the best end he had ever coached. He was selected in the 1951 NFL Draft, but pursued a 27-year military career... |
End | Army |
| 262 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Hendley | Back | Clemson |
| 263 | New York Yanks | Eddie King | Center | Boston College |
| 264 | Chicago Bears | Bob Hanson | Guard | Montana |
| 265 | Los Angeles Rams | Billy Baggett Billy Baggett William Boyce Baggett was a professional football player who played in the National Football League in 1952 for the Dallas Texans. Prior to playing professionally, Baggett played college football at Louisiana State University. In 1951 he played in the Blue-Gray Football Classic. During the 1951 NFL... |
Back | Louisiana State |
| 266 | New York Giants | Waldo Binkley | Tackle | Austin Peay |
| 267 | Cleveland Browns | Carl Taseff Carl Taseff Carl N. Taseff was an American football player and assistant coach.-College:Taseff played college football at John Carroll University and was the roommate of Don Shula's. Taseff was the roommate of Don Shula at John Carroll University and they were teammates with the Browns and Colts... |
Cornerback Cornerback A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position... |
John Carroll |
Round twenty three
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268 | Washington Redskins | Cecil Martin | Back | North Texas State |
| 269 | Green Bay Packers | Tubba Chamberlain | Guard | Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 270 | San Francisco 49ers | Wally Brunswald | Back | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 271 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Owens Jim Owens -External links:... |
End | Oklahoma |
| 272 | Detroit Lions | Dick Gabriel | Back | Lehigh |
| 273 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Minor | End | John Carroll |
| 274 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Bighead | End | Pepperdine |
| 275 | New York Yanks | Dave Cunningham | Back | Utah |
| 276 | Los Angeles Rams | Dean Thomas | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 277 | Chicago Bears | Rene Hlavac | Tackle | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 278 | New York Giants | Dick Yelvington | Tackle | Georgia |
| 279 | Cleveland Browns | Johnny Champion | Back | Southern Methodist |
Round twenty four
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Christie | Back | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 281 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Kingsford | Back | Montana |
| 282 | Washington Redskins | Tom Powers | Back | Duke |
| 283 | Chicago Cardinals | Billy Cross Billy Cross William Jarrel Cross is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons for the Chicago Cardinals.... |
Back | West Texas State |
| 284 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Alois | Center | San Francisco |
| 285 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tony Kotowski | End | Mississippi State |
| 286 | Detroit Lions | 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 |
| 287 | New York Yanks | Breck Stroschein | End | UCLA |
| 288 | Chicago Bears | Pete Dokas | End | Mansfield |
| 289 | Los Angeles Rams | Harry Abeltin | Tackle | Colgate |
| 290 | New York Giants | Dick Kuh | Guard | Michigan State |
| 291 | Cleveland Browns | Wayne Benner | Back | Florida State |
Round twenty five
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Peterson | End | Denver |
| 293 | Washington Redskins | Bob Chubb | End | Shippensburg |
| 294 | Green Bay Packers | Monte Charles | Back | Hillsdale |
| 295 | Chicago Cardinals | Vernon Quick | Guard | Wofford |
| 296 | Philadelphia Eagles | Glenn Drahn | Back | Iowa |
| 297 | Detroit Lions | Dick Harris | Center | Texas |
| 298 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Calvin Tom Calvin Thomas "Tom" Marvin Calvin is a former American football halfback in the National Football League. Calvin played college football for the University of Alabama. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 25th round of the 1951 NFL Draft. He played for the Steelers for 4 seasons .-References:*... |
Back | Alabama |
| 299 | New York Yanks | Roy Boudreaux | Tackle | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 300 | Los Angeles Rams | Jackie Calvert | Tackle | Clemson |
| 301 | Chicago Bears | Johnny Miller | Back | Northwestern |
| 302 | New York Giants | Chet Lagod | Tackle | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 303 | Cleveland Browns | John Knispel | Tackle | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
Round twenty six
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304 | Washington Redskins | Johnny Williams Johnny Williams (American football) John Elliott Williams was an American football defensive back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the 26th round of the 1951 NFL Draft.... |
Back | USC |
| 305 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Miller | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 306 | San Francisco 49ers | Keith Carpenter | Tackle | San Jose State |
| 307 | Chicago Cardinals | Jeff Fleischmann | Back | Cornell |
| 308 | Detroit Lions | Frank Kazmierski | Center | West Virginia |
| 309 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill "Pug" Pearman | Guard | Tennessee |
| 310 | Philadelphia Eagles | Billy Stewart | Back | Mississippi State |
| 311 | New York Yanks | Will Sherman Will Sherman Will Sherman was an American football defensive back who played with the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams from 1954 to 1960.... |
Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 312 | Chicago Bears | Buddy Rogers | Back | Arkansas |
| 313 | Los Angeles Rams | Howie Ruetz Howie Ruetz Howard "Howie" Peter Ruetz was a professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers . He played at the collegiate level at Loras College.-References:... |
Tackle | Loras |
| 314 | New York Giants | Quincy Armstrong | Center | North Texas State |
| 315 | Cleveland Browns | Fred Williams | Tackle | Arkansas |
Round twenty seven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Bossons | Center | Georgia Tech |
| 317 | San Francisco 49ers | Ray Lung | Guard | Oregon |
| 318 | Washington Redskins | Bill Johnson | Back | Stetson |
| 319 | Chicago Cardinals | Ken Huxhold Ken Huxhold Ken Huxhold was a player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1954 to 1958 as a guard. Huxhold was previously drafted in the twenty-seventh round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals. He played at the collegiate level at the University of... |
Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 320 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Radcliffe | Back | Wisconsin |
| 321 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Winship | Tackle | Rice |
| 322 | Detroit Lions | Harry Allis | End | Michigan |
| 323 | New York Yanks | Ed Price | Back | Texas Tech |
| 324 | Los Angeles Rams | Al Brosky Al Brosky Alfred E. Brosky was a former American football player, and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.... |
Back | Illinois |
| 325 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Taylor | Center | Wyoming |
| 326 | New York Giants | Charley Hubbard | End | Morris Harvey |
| 327 | Cleveland Browns | Jack Jones | Back | Livingston |
Round twenty eight
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Rohan | Back | Loras |
| 329 | Washington Redskins | John Kadlec | Guard | Missouri |
| 330 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Ayre | Back | Abilene Christian |
| 331 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Martin | Back | Kentucky |
| 332 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marv Stendel | End | Arkansas |
| 333 | Detroit Lions | Dick Peot | Tackle | South Dakota State |
| 334 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Howie Hansen | Back | UCLA |
| 335 | New York Yanks | Jim Chadband | Back | Idaho |
| 336 | Chicago Bears | Leon "Muscles" Campbell Leon Campbell (American football) Leon L. Campbell was an American football fullback who played five seasons in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, the Chicago Bears, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Campbell played college football at the University of Arkansas before being a 2nd round selection in the 1950 NFL... |
Back | Arkansas |
| 337 | Los Angeles Rams | Sterling Wingo | Back | Virginia Tech |
| 338 | New York Giants | Hal Quinn | Guard | Southern Methodist |
| 339 | Cleveland Browns | Roger Thrift | Back | East Carolina |
Round twenty nine
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340 | Washington Redskins | Art Stewart | Back | Southeastern Oklahoma |
| 341 | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Fieler | End | Miami (FL) |
| 342 | San Francisco 49ers | S.P. Garnett | Tackle | Kansas |
| 343 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Livingston | Back | Notre Dame |
| 344 | Detroit Lions | Bruce Womack | Tackle | West Texas State |
| 345 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Smith | End | Tulsa |
| 346 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roscoe Hansen | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 347 | New York Yanks | Veto Kissell | Back | Holy Cross |
| 348 | Los Angeles Rams | Earl Jackson | Back | Texas Tech |
| 349 | Chicago Bears | John Justice | Guard | Santa Clara |
| 350 | New York Giants | John Considine | Tackle | Purdue |
| 351 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Driver | Back | Florida State |
Round thirty
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Withers | Back | Wisconsin |
| 353 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Faske | Back | Iowa |
| 354 | Washington Redskins | Nick Bolkovac Nick Bolkovac Nicholas Frank Bolkovac is a former American football offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the 30th round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.... |
Tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 355 | Chicago Cardinals | Leon Root | Back | Rutgers |
| 356 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Gruble | End | Tennessee |
| 357 | Philadelphia Eagles | John "Model-T" Ford | Quarterback | Hardin-Simmons |
| 358 | Detroit Lions | Ron Horwath | Back | Detroit |
| 359 | New York Yanks | Joe Shinn | End | Tulane |
| 360 | Chicago Bears | Charley Butler | End | George Washington |
| 361 | Los Angeles Rams | Alvin Hanley | Back | Kentucky State |
| 362 | Cleveland Browns | Sisto Averno Sisto Averno Sisto Joseph Averno is a former American football guard and linebacker who played in the National Football League for the original Baltimore Colts , the New York Yanks , Dallas Texans and the Baltimore Colts . He was the final pick of the 1951 NFL Draft, serving as that draft's Mr. Irrelevant... |
Guard | Muhlenberg |
| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
Colts players who were drafted
- Rd Number Name Pos college team
- 1. 3. Y. A. Tittle, QB, LSU [Baltimore], 49ers
- 1.8 Chet Mutryn, B, Xavier [Baltimore], Eagles (from Det)
- 1.10 Billy Stone, B, Bradley [Baltimore], Bears (from NY Yanks)
- 1. 13 Jim Spavital, B, Oklahoma State [Baltimore], Giants
- 2.16 Albin Collins, B, LSU [Baltimore], Packers
- 2. 24 Herb Rich, B, Vanderbilt [Baltimore], Rams
- 4. 39 Bob Oristaglio, E, Penn [Baltimore], Browns (from SF)
- 4. 45 Barry French, T, Purdue [Baltimore], Steelers
- 4. 50 Art Donovan, T, Boston College [Baltimore], Browns
- 7. 85 Joel Williams, C, Texas [Baltimore], Giants
- 8. 88 Art Spinney, E, Boston College [Baltimore], Browns (from GB)
- 9. 103 John Schweder, G, Penn [Baltimore], Steelers
- 9. 106 Don Colo, T, Brown [Baltimore], Yanks
- 10. 113 Bob Jensen, E, Iowa State [Baltimore], Redskins
- 10. 115 Ken Cooper, G, Vanderbilt [Baltimore], Cardinals
- 10. 118 Paul Salata, E, USC [Baltimore], Steelers
- 10. 122 Earl Murray, G, Purdue [Baltimore], Giants
- 14. 160 Adrian Burk, QB, Baylor [Baltimore], Redskins
- 21. 245 Hardy Brown, B, Tulsa [Baltimore], 49ers
- 22. 263 Eddie King, C, Boston College [Baltimore], Yanks
- 23. 271 Jim Owens, E, Oklahoma [Baltimore], Cardinals
- 24. 286 George Buksar, B, Purdue [Baltimore], Lions
- 25. 297 Dick Harris, C, Texas [Baltimore], Lions
- 28. 336 Leon Campbell, B, Arkansas [Baltimore], Bears
- 29. 343 Bob Livingston, B, Notre Dame [Baltimore], Cardinals
- 29. 347 Veto Kissell, B, Holy Cross [Baltimore], Yanks
- 30. 362 Sisto Averno, G, Muhlenberg [Baltimore], Browns
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Hall of famers
- Jack Christiansen, Defensive back from Colorado State University taken 6th round 69th pick by the Detroit Lions.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1970.
- Y. A. Tittle, Quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 3rd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1971.
- Andy Robustelli, Defensive End from the University of Bridgeport Taken in the 19th round 228th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1971.
- Bill George, Linebacker from Wake Forest University taken 2nd round 23rd overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1974.
- Mike McCormack, Offensive Tackle from the University of Kansas taken 3rd round 34th overall by the New York Yanks.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1984.
- Don Shula, Back from John Carroll University taken 9th round 110th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1997 as a coach, not a player.