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The 1945
1945 NFL season
The 1945 NFL season was the 26th regular season of the National Football League. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals resumed their traditional operations....

National Football League
National Football League
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Draft
NFL Draft
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was held on April 8, 1945. It was the last draft held in Chicago; later in the year the league moved its offices to Philadelphia.

Player selections

= Hall of Fame

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Round one

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
1	Chicago Cardinals	Charley Trippi Charley Trippi Charles Louis Trippi is a former professional American football player for the Chicago Cardinals. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.Mr. Trippi currently resides in Athens, Georgia...	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...	Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
2	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...	Paul Duhart Paul Duhart Paul Albert Duhart was an American college and professional football player who was a quarterback, running back and defensive back in the National Football League for two seasons in the mid-1940s...	Halfback	Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
3	Brooklyn Tigers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...	Joe Renfroe	Back	Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
4	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...	Eddie Prokop	Back	Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
5	Cleveland Rams	Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Elroy Hirsch Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch was an American football running back and receiver for the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Rockets, nicknamed for his unusual running style.-Early life:...	Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...	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...
6	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	Frank Szymanski Frank Szymanski Frank Szymanski was an American football player and probate judge in Wayne County, MI. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and played for three teams in the National Football League, winning an NFL Championship with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1948.-High School:While living...	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 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...
7	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...	Don Lund Don Lund Donald Andrew Lund is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers , St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers . He batted and threw right-handed....	Back	Michigan
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,...	Jim Hardy Jim Hardy James Fred Hardy is a retired American football quarterback.-High school career:Hardy attended and played high school football at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles.-Professional career:...	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...	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...
9	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...	John Yonakor John Yonakor John Joseph Yonakor was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, New York Yanks, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the first round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the...	Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...	Notre Dame
10	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...	Elmer Barbour	Quarterback	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...
11	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...	Walt Schlinkman Walt Schlinkman Walter Gaye Schlinkman is a former fullback in the NFL who played 46 games for the Green Bay Packers. In 1945, the Green Bay Packers used the 11th pick in the 1st round of the 1945 NFL Draft to sign Schlinkman out of Texas Technological College . Schlinkman went on to play for four seasons with...	Fullback Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...	Texas Tech Texas Tech Red Raiders The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University . The women's basketball team uses the name Lady Raiders; however, the school's other women's teams use the "Red Raiders" name. The university's athletic program fields teams in 15 varsity sports and 30 club sports...

Round two

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
12	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Dugger	End	Ohio State
13	Brooklyn Tigers	Wayne Williams	Back	Minnesota
14	Chicago Cardinals	Paul Collins	Back	Missouri
15	Boston Yanks	Tom Dean	Tackle	Southern Methodist
16	Cleveland Rams	Milan Lazetich Milan Lazetich Milan "Sheriff" Lazetich was an American football player in the 1940s. He played college football for the University of Montana and University of Michigan. He was a first-team All-Big Ten tackle and second-team All-American in 1944 for the Michigan Wolverines. He later played professional...	Tackle	Michigan

Round three

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
17	Brooklyn Tigers	Cecil Gray	Center	Oregon
18	Chicago Cardinals	Walt Watt	Back	Miami (FL)
19	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Dellastatious	Back	Missouri
20	Boston Yanks	Damon Tassos Damon Tassos Damon Tassos is a former guard in the National Football League. He was drafted in the third round of the 1945 NFL Draft by The Yanks and played with the Detroit Lions that season. After another season with the Lions he went on to play three more with the Green Bay Packers.-References:...	Guard	Texas A&M
21	Cleveland Rams	W.G. "Dub" Wooten	End	Oklahoma
22	Chicago Bears	Charley Allen	Back	Southern Methodist
23	Washington Redskins	John "Tree" Adams	Tackle	Notre Dame
24	Detroit Lions	Stan Mohrbacher	Guard	Iowa
25	Philadelphia Eagles	Alvin Dark Alvin Dark Alvin Ralph Dark , nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox", is a former shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball who played for five National League teams from 1946 to 1960. Named the major leagues' Rookie of the Year with the Boston Braves when he batted .322...	Back	Louisiana State
26	New York Giants	Gordon Appleby Gordon Appleby Gordon Appleby was an American football center. A native of Massillon, Ohio, he played for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was named the Buckeyes team MVP in 1943, and was a selection to the 1944 College Football All-America Team...	Center	Ohio State
27	Green Bay Packers	Clyde Goodnight Clyde Goodnight Clyde Davis Goodnight was an American football end in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the third round of the 1945 NFL Draft.-External links:...	End	Tulsa

Round four

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
28	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Dobelstein	Guard	Tennessee
29	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roger Adams	Center	Florida
30	Brooklyn Tigers	Steve Enich Steve Enich Steve Enich is a former guard in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by The Yanks and played that season with the Chicago Cardinals.-References:...	Guard	Marquette
31	Boston Yanks	Don Deeks Don Deeks Donald Philip Deeks was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston Yanks, the Washington Redskins, and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1945 NFL Draft....	Tackle	Washington
32	Cleveland Rams	Jack Zilly Jack Zilly John Lynus "Jack" Zilly was a former professional American football player who played end for six seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles....	End	Notre Dame

Round five

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
33	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chuck Mehelich	End	Duquesne
34	Brooklyn Tigers	Al Kowalski	Quarterback	Tulsa
35	Chicago Cardinals	Zeke Chronister	End	Texas Christian
36	Boston Yanks	Johnny "Strike" Strzykalski Johnny Strzykalski John Raymond Strzykalski was an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He was drafted out of Marquette University by the Green Bay Packers in the 1946 NFL Draft.-External links:...	Back	Marquette
37	Cleveland Rams	Roger Harding Roger Harding Roger Harding is a former center in the National Football League.-Career:Harding was drafted in the fifth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and played with the team for two seasons, including during the franchise's move to Los Angeles, California...	Center	California
38	Washington Redskins	George Bujan	Center	Oregon
39	Detroit Lions	Bob Wiese Bob Wiese Robert Lee Wiese was an American football player. He played college football for Fritz Crisler's University of Michigan Wolverines football teams in 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1946—missing the 1945 season due to military service...	Back	Michigan
40	Chicago Bears	Forest Masterson	Center	Iowa
41	Philadelphia Eagles	Pete Pihos Pete Pihos Peter Louis Pihos was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a high school junior when his mother moved the family to Chicago. His father was a murder victim, and when a suspect was acquitted, Pete decided to become a lawyer...	Wide receiver	Indiana
42	New York Giants	Ed Castleberry	Back	West Texas State
43	Green Bay Packers	Joe Graham	End	Florida

Round six

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
44	Brooklyn Tigers	Dick Barwegan Dick Barwegan Richard J. Barwegan was an offensive lineman who played five seasons in the NFL. He was selected to four Pro Bowls an into the NFL 1950s All-Decade Team....	Guard	Purdue
45	Chicago Cardinals	Corwin Clatt	Back	Notre Dame
46	Pittsburgh Steelers	Greg Browning	End	Denver
47	Boston Yanks	Jim Mello	Back	Notre Dame
48	Cleveland Rams	Jerry Cowhig	Back	Notre Dame
49	Detroit Lions	Gene Fekete Gene Fekete Eugene H. "Gene" Fekete is a former American football fullback and linebacker that played professionally in the National Football League.-College team career:...	Back	Ohio State
50	Chicago Bears	Wayne Shaw	Back	Southern Methodist
51	Washington Redskins	Johnny North	End	Vanderbilt
52	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Dellago	Guard	Minnesota
53	New York Giants	Barney Poole Barney Poole George Barney Poole was an American football end in the National Football League for the New York Yanks, the Dallas Texans, the Baltimore Colts, and the New York Giants. Poole also played football in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees...	End	Mississippi/Army
54	Green Bay Packers	Don Wells Don Wells Don Wells is a former defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1945 NFL Draft and would later play four season with the team.-References:...	Tackle	Georgia

Round seven

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
55	Chicago Cardinals	Ziggy Czarobski Zygmont Czarobski Zygmont "Ziggy" Peter Czarobski was an American football defensive tackle. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.-External links:*...	Tackle	Notre Dame
56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Wolak	Back	Duquesne
57	Brooklyn Tigers	Louie Futrell	Back	Fresno State
58	Boston Yanks	Marty Silovich	Center	Marquette
59	Cleveland Rams	Fred Negus Fred Negus Frederick Wilson Negus was an American football player. He played college football for Wisconsin and Michigan and professional football in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League....	Center	Wisconsin
60	Chicago Bears	Glen Burgeis	Tackle	Tulsa
61	Washington Redskins	John Steber John Steber John Warren Steber, III was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1945 NFL Draft.-External links:...	Guard	Georgia Tech
62	Detroit Lions	Mike Jarmoluk Mike Jarmoluk Michael M. Jarmoluk, Jr. was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, Boston Yanks, New York Bulldogs, and the Philadelphia Eagles...	Tackle	Temple
63	Philadelphia Eagles	Gonzalo Morales	Back	St. Mary's (CA)
64	New York Giants	Jack Mead Jack Mead Jack Mead is a former player in the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and would later play two seasons with the team.-References:...	End	Wisconsin
65	Green Bay Packers	Casey Stephenson	Back	Tennessee

Round eight

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
66	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Hughes	Tackle	Missouri
67	Brooklyn Tigers	John Dodds	Guard	California
68	Chicago Cardinals	John Harrington John Harrington (American football) John Harrington is a former professional American football player.-Biography:Harrington was born John Patrick Harrington on April 15, 1921 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.-Career:...	End	Marquette
69	Boston Yanks	Ellis Jones	Guard	Tulsa
70	Cleveland Rams	Johnny August	Back	Alabama
71	Washington Redskins	Art Porter	End	Tulane
72	Detroit Lions	Jack Lowther	Back	Detroit
73	Chicago Bears	Pat O'Brien	Tackle	Purdue
74	Philadelphia Eagles	Sam Robinson	Back	Washington
75	New York Giants	Nick Vodick	Back	Northwestern
76	Green Bay Packers	Toby Collins	Tackle	Tulsa

Round nine

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
77	Brooklyn Tigers	Elting Johnson	Back	Bucknell
78	Chicago Cardinals	Gene Meeks	Back	Kentucky
79	Pittsburgh Steelers	Leon Pense	Back	Arkansas
80	Boston Yanks	Earl Lambert	Back	Manhattan
81	Cleveland Rams	Dick Huffman Dick Huffman Richard Huffman was an American gridiron football offensive tackle/defensive tackle in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League . A 9th round selection of the 1945 NFL Draft, Huffman played four seasons for the Los Angeles Rams...	Tackle	Tennessee
82	Detroit Lions	Les Joop	Tackle	Illinois
83	Chicago Bears	Bill Mayther	Center	Oregon
84	Washington Redskins	Curt Kuykendall	Back	Auburn
85	Philadelphia Eagles	Forrest Hall	Back	San Francisco
86	New York Giants	John Rudan	Back	Marquette
87	Green Bay Packers	Lamar Dingler	End	Arkansas

Round ten

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
88	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Huber	End	Notre Dame
89	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Brandau	Center	Tennessee
90	Brooklyn Tigers	Roy Cross	End	Tennessee
91	Boston Yanks	Don Kasprzak	Back	Dartmouth
92	Cleveland Rams	Vern Walters	Back	Alma
93	Chicago Bears	Bill Poe	Back	Clemson
94	Washington Redskins	Frank Brogger	End	Michigan State
95	Detroit Lions	Paul Walker	End	Yale
96	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Sadonis	Tackle	Fordham
97	New York Giants	Vic Smith	Back	UCLA University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
98	Green Bay Packers	Hal Helscher	Back	Louisiana State

Round eleven

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
99	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray Ball	Back	Holy Cross
100	Brooklyn Tigers	Earl Haury	Tackle	Kansas State
101	Chicago Cardinals	Halley Heard	Tackle	Louisiana State
102	Boston Yanks	Ben Jones	End	Arkansas
103	Cleveland Rams	Tom Fears Tom Fears Thomas Jesse Fears was a Mexican-American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League, playing nine seasons from 1948 to 1956.-Early life:...	End	UCLA
104	Washington Redskins	Mack Creger	Back	Northwestern
105	Detroit Lions	Howie Hansen	Tackle	Utah State
106	Chicago Bears	Chuck Avery	Back	Minnesota
107	Philadelphia Eagles	Rudy Mobley	Back	Hardin-Simmons
108	New York Giants	Jim Young	Tackle	Arkansas
109	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Hammond	Center	Pittsburgh

Round twelve

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
110	Brooklyn Tigers	John Martin	Back	East Tennessee State
111	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Cowan	Back	Indiana
112	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Basilone	Back	Duquesne
113	Boston Yanks	Herb Coleman	Center	Notre Dame
114	Cleveland Rams	Joe Winkler	Center	Purdue
115	Detroit Lions	Mike Kasap	Tackle	Illinois
116	Chicago Bears	Jack Boyd	Back	UCLA
117	Washington Redskins	Paul McKee	End	Syracuse
118	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Newmeyer	Tackle	St. Vincent
119	New York Giants	Billy Bevis	Back	Tennessee
120	Green Bay Packers	Ed Podgorski	Tackle	Lafayette

Round thirteen

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
121	Chicago Cardinals	Elmore "Buddy" Luper	Back	Duke
122	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Monahan	End	Dartmouth
123	Brooklyn Tigers	George McDonald	Tackle	South Carolina
124	Boston Yanks	Joe Pezelski	Back	Villanova
125	Cleveland Rams	Jack Aland	Tackle	Alabama
126	Chicago Bears	Ralph Ellsworth	Back	Texas
127	Washington Redskins	Charlie Conerly Charlie Conerly Charles Albert Conerly, Jr. was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-College career:Conerly attended and played college football at the University of...	Quarterback	Mississippi
128	Detroit Lions	Wally Hopp	Back	Nebraska
129	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Chambers Bill Chambers William Joseph "Bill" Chambers was an American football offensive lineman in the All-America Football Conference. He played two seasons for the New York Yankees . He played collegiately for Alabama, Georgia Tech and UCLA....	Tackle	UCLA
130	New York Giants	Bob Boozer	Tackle	Arkansas
131	Green Bay Packers	Bill Hackett	Guard	Ohio State

Round fourteen

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
132	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mel Odelli	Back	Duquesne
133	Brooklyn Tigers	Hal Self	Back	Alabama
134	Chicago Cardinals	Solon "Bobo" Barnett Solon Barnett Solon Barnett is a former offensive tackle and guard in the National Football League.-Career:Barnett was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals and would later be a member of the Green Bay Packers for two seasons. He played at the collegiate level at Baylor...	Guard	Baylor
135	Boston Yanks	John DiGangi	Tackle	Holy Cross
136	Cleveland Rams	Chuck Uknes	Back	Iowa
137	Washington Redskins	John Putnik	End	Utah State
138	Detroit Lions	Ben Trickey	Back	Iowa
139	Chicago Bears	Frank Mattioli	Guard	Pittsburgh
140	Philadelphia Eagles	John Duda	Back	Virginia
141	New York Giants	Stan Rhoades	Back	Mississippi State
142	Green Bay Packers	Marv Lindsey	Back	Arkansas

Round fifteen

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
143	Brooklyn Tigers	Tom Reilly	Guard	Fordham
144	Chicago Cardinals	Gordon Carver	Back	Duke
145	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Connor George Connor (American football) George Leo Connor was an American football offensive tackle/linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1948 to 1955. He was originally a number one draft pick by the New York Giants in 1946. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and of the College Football Hall of Fame. He attended the...	Tackle	Notre Dame
146	Boston Yanks	Chan Highsmith	Center	North Carolina
147	Cleveland Rams	Bill Lund	Back	Case Western Reserve
148	Detroit Lions	Windell Williams	End	Rice
149	Chicago Bears	Merle Gibson	End	Texas Christian
150	Washington Redskins	Eddie Saenz Eddie Saenz Edwin Matthew Saenz was an American football running back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the 15th round of the 1945 NFL Draft...	Back	USC
151	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Montgomery	Back	Louisiana State
152	New York Giants	Jack Wink	Back	Wisconsin
153	Green Bay Packers	Robert "Buster" McClure	Tackle	Nevada-Reno

Round sixteen

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
154	Chicago Cardinals	John Cannady John Cannady John Hanley Cannady was an American football linebacker in the National Football League for the New York Giants...	Back	Indiana
155	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Ungles	Back	Kansas State
156	Brooklyn Tigers	Skimp Harrison	End	South Carolina
157	Boston Yanks	Mike Costello	End	Georgetown (DC)
158	Cleveland Rams	Bob Barton	End	Holy Cross
159	Chicago Bears	John Creevey	Back	Notre Dame
160	Washington Redskins	Dom Fusci	Tackle	South Carolina
161	Detroit Lions	Wayne Flanigan	End	Denver
162	Philadelphia Eagles	Howard Werner	End	Syracuse
163	New York Giants	Jim Little	Tackle	Kentucky
164	Green Bay Packers	Harry Pieper	Center	California

Round seventeen

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
165	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Itzel	Back	Pittsburgh
166	Brooklyn Tigers	Arnie Weinmeister Arnie Weinmeister Arnold George Weinmeister was an American football defensive tackle. He went to four Pro Bowls, but with only a six-year tenure in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League combined, his career is one of the shortest of any Pro Football Hall of Fame member...	Defensive Tackle	Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
167	Chicago Cardinals	Ben Cittadino	End	Duke
168	Boston Yanks	Paul Dromgoole	End	Manhattan
169	Cleveland Rams	Dick Hoerner Dick Hoerner Lester Junior "Dick" Hoerner was an American football player. He played fullback for the University of Iowa in 1942 and 1946 and for the Los Angeles Rams from 1947 to 1951...	Back	Iowa
170	Washington Redskins	Bobby Tom Jenkins	Back	Alabama
171	Detroit Lions	O.J. Key	Back	Tulane
172	Chicago Bears	Nick Sacrinty	Back	Wake Forest
173	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Austin	Back	Missouri
174	New York Giants	Bob Jabbusch	Guard	Ohio State
175	Green Bay Packers	Bob Kula	Back	Minnesota

Round eighteen

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
176	Brooklyn Tigers	Virgil Eikenberg	Back	Rice
177	Chicago Cardinals	Ralph Strayhorn	Guard	North Carolina
178	Pittsburgh Steelers	Alex Wizbicki Alex Wizbicki Alexander John Wizbicki is a former American football defensive back and halfback in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League . Born in Brooklyn, New York, he played for the AAFC'sBuffalo Bills and the NFL's Green Bay Packers...	Back	Holy Cross
179	Boston Yanks	Dolph Czekala	Tackle	Syracuse
180	Cleveland Rams	Lee Kennon	Tackle	Oklahoma
181	Detroit Lions	Jim McWhorter	Back	Alabama
182	Chicago Bears	Jim Keane Jim Keane James Patrick "Jim" Keane was a professional American football end in the National Football League. He played seven seasons for the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers ....	End	Iowa
183	Washington Redskins	Ed Stacco Ed Stacco Edward Adams Stacco was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Colgate University and was drafted in the 25th round of the 1946 NFL Draft....	Tackle	Colgate
184	Philadelphia Eagles	Quentin Klenk	Tackle	USC
185	New York Giants	Bill Byrd	Center	Maryland
186	Green Bay Packers	Frank Hazard	Guard	Nebraska

Round nineteen

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
187	Chicago Cardinals	John Andretich	Back	Purdue
188	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Landrigan	Tackle	Dartmouth
189	Brooklyn Tigers	Al Kasulin	Back	Villanova
190	Boston Yanks	Joe Drumm	Tackle	Georgetown (DC)
191	Cleveland Rams	Eagle Matulich	Back	Mississippi State
192	Chicago Bears	Bruno Niedziela	Tackle	Iowa
193	Washington Redskins	Jim Bradshaw	Center	Auburn
194	Detroit Lions	Clyde LeForce Clyde LeForce Clyde J. LeForce, Jr. was an American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Tulsa.-College career:...	Back	Tulsa
195	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Spencer Joe Spencer (American football) Joe Spencer is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was originally drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Later he was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1948 NFL season and the Cleveland Browns during the 1949 NFL season...	Tackle	Oklahoma State
196	New York Giants	Glenn Morries	Tackle	Texas
197	Green Bay Packers	Ed Jeffers Ed Jeffers Ed Jeffers was a professional American football guard. He was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.He served his country in the United States Army during World War II in the Pacific....	Tackle	Oklahoma State

Round twenty

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
198	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Lilienthal	Tackle	Villanova
199	Brooklyn Tigers	Charley Lively	Tackle	Arkansas
200	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Kramer Jack Kramer (American football) Jack Kramer was a professional American football player.-Career:Kramer played with the Buffalo Bisons of the All-America Football Conference in 1946. Previously, he had been drafted in the twentieth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals....	Tackle	Marquette
201	Boston Yanks	Mario Giannelli Mario Giannelli Mario M. Giannelli , nicknamed "Yo-Yo", was an American football guard in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles for four seasons from 1948–1951. He was drafted by the Boston Yanks in the twentieth round of the 1945 NFL Draft, but did not play for them...	Tackle	Boston College
202	Cleveland Rams	Bill Griffin	Tackle	Kentucky
203	Washington Redskins	Bill Shipkey	Back	Stanford
204	Detroit Lions	Mike Castronis	Guard	Georgia
205	Chicago Bears	Broughton Williams	End	Florida
206	Philadelphia Eagles	Leo Pratt	Tackle	Oklahoma State
207	New York Giants	Pete Davis	Back	Santa Clara
208	Green Bay Packers	Bill Prentice	Back	Santa Clara

Round twenty one

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
209	Brooklyn Tigers	Ted Curran	Back	Iowa
210	Chicago Cardinals	J. D. "Red" Cheek	Guard	Baylor
211	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Price	Back	Rutgers
212	Boston Yanks	Eric Jamison	Tackle	San Francisco
213	Cleveland Rams	Leroy Erickson	Back	Oregon
214	Detroit Lions	Ken Currier	Guard	Wisconsin
215	Chicago Bears	Walt Stickel	Tackle	Pennsylvania
216	Washington Redskins	Sid Halliday	Tackle	Southern Methodist
217	Philadelphia Eagles	Phil Teschner	Tackle	Brown
218	New York Giants	Sam Vacanti	Back	Iowa
219	Green Bay Packers	Warren Fuller	End	Fordham

Round twenty two

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
220	Chicago Cardinals	Fred Grant	Back	Wake Forest
221	Pittsburgh Steelers	Don Malmberg	Back	UCLA
222	Brooklyn Tigers	Don Fabling	Back	Colorado
223	Boston Yanks	Walt Kretz	Back	Cornell
224	Cleveland Rams	Ray Evans	Tackle	Texas-El Paso
225	Chicago Bears	Bob Livingstone	Back	Notre Dame
226	Washington Redskins	Chick Davidson	Tackle	Cornell
227	Detroit Lions	Jack Verutti	Back	St. Mary's (CA)
228	Philadelphia Eagles	John Magee John Magee (American football) John Wesley Magee was an American football guard in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles . He played college football at Southwestern Louisiana University and Rice University.-References:...	Guard	Rice
229	New York Giants	Vern Oliver	Center	Washington State
230	Green Bay Packers	Fred Neilsen	Tackle	St. Mary's (CA)

Round twenty three

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
231	Pittsburgh Steelers	Everett Hartwell	End	Auburn
232	Brooklyn Tigers	Wally Crittenden	Back	USC
233	Chicago Cardinals	Johnny Cook	Back	Georgia
234	Boston Yanks	Marty Grbovaz	End	San Francisco
235	Cleveland Rams	Luke Higgins	Tackle	Notre Dame
236	Washington Redskins	Gabby Martin	End	Southern Methodist
237	Detroit Lions	Ray Olsen	Back	Tulane
238	Chicago Bears	Mike Vargon	End	Kansas State
239	Philadelphia Eagles	Norm "Monk" Mosley	Back	Alabama
240	New York Giants	Jim Chadwell	Tackle	Tennessee
241	Green Bay Packers	Bob Gilmore	Back	Washington

Round twenty four

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
242	Brooklyn Tigers	Jules Taddie	Center	Rochester
243	Chicago Cardinals	Ardie McClure	Tackle	Georgia
244	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Cain	Back	Rice
245	Boston Yanks	Ziggy Gory	Center	Villanova
246	Cleveland Rams	Stan Nowak	End	South Carolina
247	Detroit Lions	Russ Morrow	Center	Tennessee
248	Chicago Bears	Charley Wright	Guard	Iowa State
249	Washington Redskins	Jim McCurdy	Center	Stanford
250	Philadelphia Eagles	Blair Brown	Guard	Oklahoma State
251	New York Giants	Vince Mroz	End	Michigan State
252	Green Bay Packers	Lloyd Baxter Lloyd Baxter Lloyd Thomas Baxter was a center in the National Football League.-Career:Baxter was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the twenty-fourth round of the 1945 NFL Draft and would later play with the team during the 1948 NFL season...	Center	Southern Methodist

Round twenty five

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
253	Chicago Cardinals	Hugo Norige	Back	Wooster
254	Pittsburgh Steelers	Angelo Carlaccini	Back	Pittsburgh
255	Brooklyn Tigers	Jerry Whitney	Back	USC
256	Boston Yanks	Bill Iancelli	End	William & Mary
257	Cleveland Rams	Gene Konopka	Guard	Villanova
258	Chicago Bears	Jack Green	Guard	Alabama
259	Washington Redskins	Cecil "Cy" Souders Cecil Souders Cecil B. Souders is a former American football player in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions. He was born in Bucyrus, Ohio. He played college football at Ohio State University where he was a three time All-American. He also played in two East - West games and one All Star game...	End	Ohio State
260	Detroit Lions	Stan Green	Tackle	Oklahoma
261	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Hall	End	Stanford
262	New York Giants	George Kita	Back	Drake
263	Green Bay Packers	Nolan Luhn Nolan Luhn Nolan Harry Luhn was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was born in Kenney, Texas.-References:**...	End	Tulsa

Round twenty six

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
264	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Burns	Back	Boston College
265	Brooklyn Tigers	Felix Trapani	Guard	Louisiana State
266	Chicago Cardinals	Gene "Red" Knight	Back	Louisiana State
267	Boston Yanks	Al Kull	Tackle	Fordham
268	Cleveland Rams	Ray Florek	Back	Illinois
269	Washington Redskins	Ben Wall	Back	Western Michigan
270	Detroit Lions	Bob Ivory	Guard	Detroit
271	Chicago Bears	Lu Gambino Lu Gambino Lucien Anthony "Lu" Gambino was an American football running back. He played college football for Indiana University, and after military service in the Second World War, the University of Maryland...	Back	Maryland
272	Philadelphia Eagles	Dan Talcott	Tackle	Nevada-Reno
273	New York Giants	Doug Graham	Tackle	Stanford
274	Green Bay Packers	Nestor Blanco	Guard	Colorado Mines

Round twenty seven

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
275	Brooklyn Tigers	Hal Finney	Back	USC
276	Chicago Cardinals	Don Fambrough Don Fambrough -External links:...	Back	Texas
277	Pittsburgh Steelers	Glen Stough	Tackle	Duke
278	Boston Yanks	Bob Mangene	Back	Boston College
279	Cleveland Rams	Russ Perry	Back	Wake Forest
280	Detroit Lions	Dell Taylor	Back	Tulsa
281	Chicago Bears	Ray Jones	Back	Texas
282	Washington Redskins	George Hillery	End	Texas-El Paso
283	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Thompson	Tackle	New Mexico
284	New York Giants	Jack Dillon	End	Texas Tech
285	Green Bay Packers	Bill Chestnut	Back	Kansas

Round twenty eight

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
286	Chicago Cardinals	Garland "Bulldog" Williams	Tackle	Duke
287	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Marsh	Tackle	Oklahoma State
288	Brooklyn Tigers	Don Fauble	Back	Oklahoma
289	Boston Yanks	John Morelli	Guard	Georgetown (DC)
290	Cleveland Rams	Pat West Pat West Pat West is a former fullback in the National Football League. He was drafted in the twenty-eighth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and would play with the team for three seasons and part of another, including during the franchise's move to Los Angeles, California, before playing...	Back	USC
291	Chicago Bears	Bob Hary	Back	Minnesota
292	Washington Redskins	Milford Dreblow	Back	USC
293	Detroit Lions	Len Ciesla	Back	Creighton
294	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Fleming	Center	Wichita State
295	New York Giants	Charley J'Anthony	Back	Brown
296	Green Bay Packers	Jim Thompson	Back	Washington State

Round twenty nine

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
297	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ralph Grant	Back	Bucknell
298	Brooklyn Tigers	Nick Studen	Back	Denver
299	Chicago Cardinals	Ed Dusek	Back	Texas A&M
300	Boston Yanks	John Fisher	Center	Harvard
301	Cleveland Rams	Bill Davis	Back	Oregon
302	Washington Redskins	Frank Irwin	Tackle	Duke
303	Detroit Lions	Frank Lopp	Tackle	Wisconsin
304	Chicago Bears	Nick Forkovich	Back	William & Mary
305	Philadelphia Eagles	Leo Benjamin	Center	West Virginia
306	New York Giants	Ray Pipkin	Back	Arkansas
307	Green Bay Packers	Jim Evans	End	Idaho

Round thirty

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
308	Brooklyn Tigers	LeMar Dykstra	Back	Colorado
309	Chicago Cardinals	Otto Payne	Back	Texas A&M
310	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Kondrla	Tackle	St. Vincent
311	Boston Yanks	Elmer Oberto	Guard	Georgetown (DC)
312	Cleveland Rams	Charley Compton	Tackle	Alabama
313	Detroit Lions	Paul Limont	End	Notre Dame
314	Chicago Bears	Don Robinson	Back	Michigan
315	Washington Redskins	Leon Diner	End	Denver
316	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Dougherty	Back	Miami (OH)
317	New York Giants	Joe Wolf	Center	USC
318	Green Bay Packers	Hamilton Nichols Hamilton Nichols Hamilton Nichols is a former guard in the National Football League. He played his first three seasons with the Chicago Cardinals. After a season away from the NFL, he played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1951 NFL season.-References:...	Guard	Rice

Round thirty one

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
319	Chicago Bears	Wayne "Rusty" Johnston	Back	Marquette
320	Washington Redskins	Bob Cummings	Center	Vanderbilt
321	Detroit Lions	Ben Schadler	Back	Northwestern
322	Philadelphia Eagles	Ken Reese	Back	Alabama
323	New York Giants	Bill Broderick	Tackle	Utah
324	Green Bay Packers	John Priday	Back	Ohio State

Round thirty two

Pick #	\|Player	\|College
325	Washington Redskins	Don Nolander Don Nolander Donald Austin Nolander was an American football center in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at the University of Minnesota and was drafted in the 32nd round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....	Tackle	Minnesota
326	Detroit Lions	Tom Dorais	Back	Detroit
327	Chicago Bears	George Groves George Groves (American football) George Groves is a former professional American football guard.-Career:Groves played professionally with the Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference in 1947 and 1948. Previously, he had been drafted in the thirty-second round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Chicago...	Center	Marquette
328	Philadelphia Eagles	Loren Braner	Center	Pittsburgh
329	New York Giants	John Staples	Guard	Alabama
330	Green Bay Packers	Billy Joe Aldridge	Back	Oklahoma State

= Hall of Famer

Hall of famers

Charley Trippi, Halfback from Georgia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Chicago Cardinals.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1968.

Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, Wide Receiver from Michigan taken 1st round 5th overall by the Cleveland Rams.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1968.

Pete Pihos, Defensive End from Indiana University (Bloomington) taken 5th round 41st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1970.

Tom Fears, End from the University of California, Los Angeles taken 11th round 103rd overall by the Cleveland Rams.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1970.

Arnie Weinmeister, Defensive Tackle from Washington taken 17th round 166th overall by the Brooklyn Tigers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1984.

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