National Football League draft
1949 NFL draft |
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General information |
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Date(s) | December 21, 1948 |
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Location | The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Overview |
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251 total selections in 25 rounds |
League | NFL |
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First selection | Chuck Bednarik, C Philadelphia Eagles |
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Most selections (27) | Los Angeles Rams New York Bulldogs |
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Fewest selections (23) | Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers |
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Hall of Famers | - LB/C Chuck Bednarik
- RB Doak Walker
- QB Norm Van Brocklin
- QB Jim Finks
- QB George Blanda
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The 1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[1] The draft was preceded by a secret draft meeting held November 15, 1948, at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh.[2]
This was the third year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous two winners (Chicago Bears in 1947 and Washington Redskins in 1948) ineligible from the draw;[3] it was won by the Philadelphia Eagles, who selected center/linebacker Chuck Bednarik.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
42 | Detroit Lions | George Brodnax | End | Georgia Tech |
43 | Green Bay Packers | Glenn Lewis | Back | Texas Tech |
44 | New York Bulldogs | Mike Boyda | Back | Washington & Lee |
45 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Long | End | Oklahoma A&M |
46 | New York Giants | J. D. Cheek | Guard | Oklahoma A&M |
47 | Los Angeles Rams | Dixie Howell | Back | Ole Miss |
48 | Washington Redskins | Eddie Berrang | End | Villanova |
49 | Chicago Bears | John Hoffman | Back | Arkansas |
50 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Wham | End | Furman |
51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Terry Brennan | Back | Notre Dame |
Round six
Round seven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
62 | Chicago Cardinals | Myrl Greathouse | Back | Oklahoma |
63 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerry Williams | Back | Washington State |
64 | New York Bulldogs | Pete Wismann | Center | St. Louis |
65 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Talarico | Back | Penn |
66 | New York Giants | Frank LoVuolo | End | St. Bonaventure |
67 | Los Angeles Rams | Jon Baker | Guard | California |
68 | Washington Redskins | Chet Fritz | Guard | Missouri |
69 | Chicago Bears | Wallace Jones | End | Kentucky |
70 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Cain | End | Alabama |
71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Gillespie | Guard | Clemson |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
72 | Chicago Bears | Bones Weatherly | Center | Rice |
73 | New York Bulldogs | Mike Rubish | End | North Carolina |
74 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Orlich | End | Nevada |
75 | New York Giants | John Salscheider | Back | St. Thomas (MN) |
76 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Brown | Guard | TCU |
77 | Los Angeles Rams | John Waldrum | Guard | Sul Ross |
78 | Washington Redskins | Bob Kennedy | Back | North Carolina |
79 | Chicago Bears | Bill Wightkin | End | Notre Dame |
80 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe E. Brown | Back | Georgia Tech |
81 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Dean | Back | Cornell |
Round nine
Round ten
Round eleven
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
112 | Detroit Lions | Virgil Boteler | Center | New Mexico |
113 | New York Bulldogs | Mornane Maenhout | End | St. John's (MN) |
114 | Green Bay Packers | Rebel Roy Steiner | End | Alabama |
115 | New York Giants | George Sundheim | Back | Northwestern |
116 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Finks | Quarterback | Tulsa |
117 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Renna | Center | Santa Clara |
118 | Washington Redskins | Harry Varner | Tackle | Arizona |
119 | Chicago Bears | George Blanda | Quarterback | Kentucky |
120 | Chicago Cardinals | Billy Stone | Back | Bradley |
121 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dale Armstrong | End | Dartmouth |
Round thirteen
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
132 | Detroit Lions | Dale Panter | Tackle | Utah State |
133 | New York Bulldogs | Ed Toscani | Back | Dayton |
134 | Green Bay Packers | Bobby Williams | Center | Texas Tech |
135 | New York Giants | Norb Adams | Back | Purdue |
136 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Moon | Back | SMU |
137 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Carmichael | Tackle | Oregon State |
138 | Washington Redskins | Pat Haggerty | End | William & Mary |
139 | Chicago Bears | Ernie Kelly | Guard | Texas Mines |
140 | Chicago Cardinals | Tony Klimek | End | Illinois |
141 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Lund | Back | Tennessee |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
142 | Detroit Lions | Bob Pifferini | Center | San Jose State |
143 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Cooper | Guard | Vanderbilt |
144 | New York Bulldogs | George Ramacorti | Guard | Boston University |
145 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Sobczak | End | Michigan |
146 | New York Giants | Ralph Pickelsimer | Center | Otterbein |
147 | Los Angeles Rams | J. C. Dodd | Back | Sul Ross |
148 | Washington Redskins | Gene Frassetto | Tackle | California |
149 | Chicago Bears | Hal Faverty | Guard | Wisconsin |
150 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob McQuade | Back | Xavier |
151 | Philadelphia Eagles | Carl Copp | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
152 | Detroit Lions | Kimball Merrill | Tackle | BYU |
153 | New York Bulldogs | Jack Bruce | Back | William & Mary |
154 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Remenar | Tackle | West Virginia |
155 | New York Giants | Jerry Morrical | Tackle | Indiana |
156 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Denvard Snell | Tackle | Auburn |
157 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Morgan | Guard | Mississippi Southern |
158 | Washington Redskins | Dick Flowers | Tackle | Alabama |
159 | Chicago Bears | Al Wahl | Tackle | Michigan |
160 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Murdock | Back | Appalachian State |
161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Reno | End | West Virginia |
Round seventeen
Round eighteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
172 | Detroit Lions | Bill Wehr | Center | Denison |
173 | New York Bulldogs | Albie Gould | End | Boston College |
174 | Green Bay Packers | Floyd Lewis | Guard | SMU |
175 | New York Giants | Dick Nutt | Back | North Texas State Teachers |
176 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clint Shipman | Tackle | East Texas State |
177 | Los Angeles Rams | Hillary Chollet | Back | Cornell |
178 | Washington Redskins | Herb Siegert | Guard | Illinois |
179 | Chicago Bears | Jim Moran | Back | John Carroll |
180 | Chicago Cardinals | Webb Halbert | Back | Iowa |
181 | Philadelphia Eagles | Russ Strait | Back | Muhlenberg |
Round nineteen
Round twenty
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
192 | Detroit Lions | Joe Romano | Tackle | North Carolina |
193 | New York Bulldogs | Frank Gaul | Tackle | Notre Dame |
194 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Cooney | Back | Penn State |
195 | New York Giants | Pat O'Sullivan | Center | Alabama |
196 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ben Mann | Guard | Ole Miss |
197 | Los Angeles Rams | Lloyd Eisenberg | Tackle | Duke |
198 | Washington Redskins | Oliver Fletcher | End | USC |
199 | Chicago Bears | Bob Heck | Back | Pacific |
200 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Rowan | Tackle | Hardin–Simmons |
201 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lloyd Brinkman | Back | Missouri |
Round twenty-one
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
202 | Detroit Lions | Jack Lininger | Center | Ohio State |
203 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Kranz | Back | UW–Milwaukee |
204 | New York Bulldogs | Sammy Pierce | Back | Baylor |
205 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Jackura | Center | Georgia |
206 | New York Giants | A. D. Cate | Guard | North Texas State Teachers |
207 | Los Angeles Rams | George Teufel | Back | Lock Haven |
208 | Washington Redskins | Tommy Hughes | Back | Duke |
209 | Chicago Bears | Jim Duncan | End | Duke |
210 | Chicago Cardinals | Leon Joslin | Back | TCU |
211 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lou Futrell | Back | USC |
Round twenty-two
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
212 | Detroit Lions | Gil Tobler | Back | Utah |
213 | New York Bulldogs | Jim Lail | Back | Wake Forest |
214 | Green Bay Packers | Jay Kordich | Back | USC |
215 | New York Giants | Tom Fetzer | Back | Wake Forest |
216 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lloyd Johnson | Back | West Texas State |
217 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Hamilton | End | Arkansas |
218 | Washington Redskins | Bill Clements | End | UCLA |
219 | Chicago Bears | Dick Bertuzzi | Back | Kansas |
220 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Sprang | Center | Purdue |
221 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harvey Kingry | Back | Colorado Mines |
Round twenty-three
Round twenty-four
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
232 | Detroit Lions | Oswald Clark | End | Michigan |
233 | New York Bulldogs | Joe Ponsalle | Tackle | Trinity (CT) |
234 | Green Bay Packers | Jimmy Ford | Back | Tulsa |
235 | New York Giants | Don McAuliffe | Back | Notre Dame |
236 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ivan Snowden | Tackle | Texas A&I |
237 | Los Angeles Rams | Fred Klemenok | Back | San Francisco |
238 | Washington Redskins | Jim Cullom | Guard | California |
239 | Chicago Bears | Bernie Smith | Tackle | Texas Mines |
240 | Chicago Cardinals | Stan Szymakowski | Back | Lehigh |
241 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Leon | Tackle | Nevada |
Round twenty-five
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
242 | Detroit Lions | Les Cowan | End | McMurry |
243 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Lambright | Guard | Arkansas |
244 | New York Bulldogs | Paul Girolamo | Back | Cornell |
245 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bobby Gaff | Back | Texas A&M |
246 | New York Giants | Gene Degyanski | End | Baldwin Wallace |
247 | Los Angeles Rams | Clay Matthews | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
248 | Washington Redskins | Nick Sebek | Back | Indiana |
249 | Chicago Bears | Stan Marczyk | Tackle | North Carolina |
250 | New York Giants | Ralph Doran | Back | Iowa |
251 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Schweder | Guard | Penn |
Hall of Famers
- Chuck Bednarik, center from the University of Pennsylvania taken 1st round 1st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.[6]
- Norm Van Brocklin, quarterback from the University of Oregon taken 4th round 37th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.[7]
- George Blanda, quarterback from the University of Kentucky taken 12th round 119th overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.[8]
- Doak Walker, halfback from Southern Methodist University taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Boston Yanks.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1986.[8]
- Jim Finks, quarterback from Tulsa taken 12th round 116th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Inducted: For his achievements as an Executive Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995.
- Although not an inductee, Wallace Triplett's photograph hangs in the Hall of Fame in recognition of his being the first African-American to be drafted by and play for a National Football League team.[1]
Notable undrafted players
References
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Doak Walker, 1948 Heisman Trophy winner as a junior."Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ a b List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
External links
- NFL.com – 1949 Draft
- databaseFootball.com – 1949 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame