1949 NFL Draft
| 1949 NFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Date(s) | December 21, 1948 |
| Location | The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, PA |
| Overview | |
251 total selections in 25 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Chuck Bednarik, C Philadelphia Eagles |
| Mr. Irrelevant | John Schweder, G Philadelphia Eagles |
| Most selections (27) | Los Angeles Rams New York Bulldogs |
| Fewest selections (23) | Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers |
| Hall of Famers | 5 |
The 1949 National Football League 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]
Contents
1 Player selections
1.1 Round one
1.2 Round two
1.3 Round three
1.4 Round four
1.5 Round five
1.6 Round six
1.7 Round seven
1.8 Round eight
1.9 Round nine
1.10 Round ten
1.11 Round eleven
1.12 Round twelve
1.13 Round thirteen
1.14 Round fourteen
1.15 Round fifteen
1.16 Round sixteen
1.17 Round seventeen
1.18 Round eighteen
1.19 Round nineteen
1.20 Round twenty
1.21 Round twenty-one
1.22 Round twenty-two
1.23 Round twenty-three
1.24 Round twenty-four
1.25 Round twenty-five
2 Hall of Famers
3 Notable undrafted players
4 References
5 External links
Player selections
| = Pro Bowler [3] | = Hall of Famer |
Round one
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Eagles (Lottery bonus pick) | Chuck Bednarik | Center | Pennsylvania |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Johnny Rauch | Quarterback | Georgia |
| 3 | New York Bulldogs (formerly the Boston Yanks) | Doak Walker[4] | Halfback | Southern Methodist |
| 4 | New York Giants | Paul Page | Halfback | Southern Methodist |
| 5 | Green Bay Packers | Stan Heath | Quarterback | Nevada-Reno |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bobby Gage | Back | Clemson |
| 7 | Los Angeles Rams | Bobby Thomason | Quarterback | Virginia Military Institute |
| 8 | Washington Redskins | Rob Goode | Back | Texas A&M |
| 9 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Tripucka | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Fischer | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 11 | Chicago Bears | Dick Harris | Center | Texas |
Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Detroit Lions | John Panelli | Back | Notre Dame |
| 13 | New York Bulldogs | Bob DeMoss | Back | Purdue |
| 14 | New York Giants | Al DeRogatis | Tackle | Duke |
| 15 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Dworsky | Center | Michigan |
| 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harper Davis | Back | Mississippi State |
| 17 | Los Angeles Rams | George Sims | Back | Baylor |
| 18 | Washington Redskins | Laurie Niemi | Tackle | Washington State |
| 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Burns | Back | Rutgers |
| 20 | Chicago Bears | Billy Grimes | Back | Oklahoma State |
| 21 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick McKissack | Back | Southern Methodist |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Detroit Lions | Lou Kusserow | Back | Columbia |
| 23 | New York Bulldogs | Phil Colella | Back | St. Bonaventure |
| 24 | New York Giants | Bill Olson | Back | Columbia |
| 25 | Green Bay Packers | Lou Ferry | Tackle | Villanova |
| 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Walsh | Center | Notre Dame |
| 27 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Winkler | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 28 | Washington Redskins | Len Szafaryn | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Ziegler | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 30 | New York Bulldogs | Lynn Chewning | Back | Hampden-Sydney |
| 31 | Chicago Bears | Johnny "Red" O'Quinn | End | Wake Forest |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Detroit Lions | Joe Sullivan | Back | Dartmouth |
| 33 | New York Bulldogs | Huey Keeney | Back | Rice |
| 34 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Summerhays | Back | Utah |
| 35 | New York Giants | Bill Kay | Tackle | Iowa |
| 36 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Geri | Back | Georgia |
| 37 | Los Angeles Rams | Norm Van Brocklin | Quarterback | Oregon |
| 38 | Washington Redskins | Mike DeNoia | Back | University of Scranton |
| 39 | Chicago Bears | Ben Bendrick | Back | Wisconsin |
| 40 | Chicago Cardinals | John Goldsberry | Tackle | Indiana |
| 41 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Panciera | Back | University of San Francisco |
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 State |
| 46 | New York Giants | J.D. Cheek | Guard | Oklahoma State |
| 47 | Los Angeles Rams | Earl "Dixie" Howell | Back | Mississippi |
| 48 | Washington Redskins | Eddie Berrang | End | Villanova |
| 49 | Chicago Bears | John Hoffman | Back | Arkansas |
| 50 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Wham | End | Furman |
| 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Terry Brennan | Back | Notre Dame |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Detroit Lions | Bob Meinert | Back | Oklahoma State |
| 53 | New York Bulldogs | Albin "Rip" Collins | Back | Louisiana State |
| 54 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Ethridge | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 55 | New York Giants | Abe Gibron | Guard | Purdue |
| 56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Doug Brightwell | Center | Texas Christian |
| 57 | Los Angeles Rams | Charles Reynolds | Back | Texas Tech |
| 58 | Philadelphia Eagles | Warren Huey | End | Michigan State |
| 59 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Krall | Back | Ohio State |
| 60 | Chicago Cardinals | Bernie Hanula | Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 61 | New York Bulldogs | Sam Tamburo | End | Penn State |
Round seven
| Pick # | 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 | Pennsylvania |
| 66 | New York Giants | Frank LoVuolo | End | St. Bonaventure |
| 67 | Los Angeles Rams | Jon Baker | Guard | California |
| 68 | Washington Redskins | Chet Fritz | Guard | Missouri |
| 69 | Chicago Bears | Wally "Wah-Wah" Jones | End | Kentucky |
| 70 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Cain | End | Alabama |
| 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Gillespie | Guard | Clemson |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Chicago Bears | Gerry "Bones" Weatherly | Center | Rice |
| 73 | New York Bulldogs | Mike Rubish | End | North Carolina |
| 74 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Orlich | End | Nevada-Reno |
| 75 | New York Giants | John Salscheider | Back | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 76 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Brown | Guard | Texas Christian |
| 77 | Los Angeles Rams | John Waldrum | Guard | Sul Ross |
| 78 | Washington Redskins | Bob Kennedy | 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
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Detroit Lions | Chuck Drazenovich | Back | Penn State |
| 83 | Green Bay Packers | Ev Faunce | Back | Minnesota |
| 84 | New York Bulldogs | Bernie Craig | Tackle | Denver |
| 85 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Brennan | Tackle | Boston College |
| 86 | New York Giants | Joe Soboleski | Guard | Michigan |
| 87 | Los Angeles Rams | Johnny Smith | End | Arizona |
| 88 | Washington Redskins | Ed McNeil | End | Michigan |
| 89 | Chicago Bears | Dolph Tokarczyk | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| 90 | Chicago Cardinals | Hal Herring | Center | Auburn |
| 91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jonathan Jenkins | Tackle | Dartmouth |
Round ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Detroit Lions | Bill Davis | Guard | Duke |
| 93 | New York Bulldogs | John Geary | Tackle | Wesleyan |
| 94 | Los Angeles Rams | George Buksar | Back | Purdue |
| 95 | New York Giants | Gene Rossides | Back | Columbia |
| 96 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Hood | End | Alabama |
| 97 | Los Angeles Rams | Max Minnich | Back | Bowling Green |
| 98 | Washington Redskins | Vic Vasicek | Guard | Texas |
| 99 | Chicago Bears | Lee Malley | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 100 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Hecker | Back | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 101 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roy Lester | End | West Virginia |
Round eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Detroit Lions | Ernie Settembre | Tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 103 | Green Bay Packers | Harry Larche | Tackle | Arkansas State |
| 104 | New York Bulldogs | Edo Mencotti | Back | Detroit |
| 105 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Al Sanders | Center | Southern Mississippi |
| 106 | New York Giants | Dick Hensley | End | Kentucky |
| 107 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Cozad | Tackle | Iowa |
| 108 | Washington Redskins | Homer Hobbs | Guard | Georgia |
| 109 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Tiblier | Back | Mississippi |
| 110 | Chicago Cardinals | Stan Flowers | End | Redlands |
| 111 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Wilson | Back | Mississippi |
Round twelve
| Pick # | 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
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | Detroit Lions | Al Russas | End | Tennessee |
| 123 | Green Bay Packers | Al Mastrangeli | Center | Illinois |
| 124 | New York Bulldogs | Jim Dieckelman | End | Holy Cross |
| 125 | Pittsburgh Steelers | R. R. Walston | Guard | North Texas State |
| 126 | New York Giants | Bill Austin | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 127 | Los Angeles Rams | Paul Barry | Back | Tulsa |
| 128 | Washington Redskins | Ed Henke | Tackle | USC |
| 129 | Chicago Bears | George Taliaferro | Back | Indiana |
| 130 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Todd | Tackle | Louisville |
| 131 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lyle Button | Tackle | Illinois |
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 | Southern Methodist |
| 137 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Carmichael | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 138 | Washington Redskins | Pat Haggerty | End | William & Mary |
| 139 | Chicago Bears | Ernie Kelly | Guard | Texas-El Paso |
| 140 | Chicago Cardinals | Tony Klimek | End | Illinois |
| 141 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Lund | Back | Tennessee |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | 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 | Brigham Young |
| 153 | New York Bulldogs | Jack Bruce | Back | William & Mary |
| 154 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Remenar | Tackle | West Virginia |
| 155 | New York Giants | Jerry Morrical | Tackle | Indiana |
| 156 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Denvard Snell | Tackle | Auburn |
| 157 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Morgan | Guard | Southern Mississippi |
| 158 | Washington Redskins | Dick Flowers | Tackle | Alabama |
| 159 | Chicago Bears | Al Wahl | Tackle | Michigan |
| 160 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Murdock | Back | Appalachian State |
| 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Reno | End | West Virginia |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | Detroit Lions | Zealand Thigpen | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 163 | Green Bay Packers | Paul Devine | Back | Heidelberg |
| 164 | New York Bulldogs | Warren Beson | Center | Minnesota |
| 165 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Veto Kissell | Back | Holy Cross |
| 166 | New York Giants | Wally Teninga | Back | Michigan |
| 167 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Sheffield | End | Tulane |
| 168 | Washington Redskins | Ross Pritchard | Back | Arkansas |
| 169 | Chicago Bears | John Corbisiero | Back | Middlebury |
| 170 | Chicago Cardinals | Eddie Rupp | Back | Denison |
| 171 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leo Skladany | End | Pittsburgh |
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 | Southern Methodist |
| 175 | New York Giants | Dick Nutt | Back | North Texas State |
| 176 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clint Shipman | Tackle | East Texas State |
| 177 | Los Angeles Rams | Hillary Chollet | Back | Cornell |
| 178 | Washington Redskins | Herb Siegert | Guard | Illinois |
| 179 | Chicago Bears | Jim Moran | Back | John Carroll |
| 180 | Chicago Cardinals | Webb Halbert | Back | Iowa |
| 181 | Philadelphia Eagles | Russ Strait | Back | Muhlenberg |
Round nineteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Detroit Lions | Wally Triplett | Back | Penn State |
| 183 | Green Bay Packers | Bobby Folsom | End | Southern Methodist |
| 184 | New York Bulldogs | Bob Reich | Tackle | Colgate |
| 185 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack McBride | End | Rice |
| 186 | New York Giants | Ken McCall | Back | Georgia |
| 187 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Leonard | Tackle | Virginia |
| 188 | Washington Redskins | Bob Hainlen | Back | Colorado State |
| 189 | Chicago Bears | Bob Mitten | Guard | North Carolina |
| 190 | Chicago Cardinals | Dean Laun | End | Iowa State |
| 191 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Odom | Guard | Rollins |
Round twenty
| Pick # | 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 | Mississippi |
| 197 | Los Angeles Rams | Lloyd Eisenberg | Tackle | Duke |
| 198 | Washington Redskins | Ollie 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 | Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| 204 | New York Bulldogs | Sammy Pierce | Back | Baylor |
| 205 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Jackura | Center | Georgia |
| 206 | New York Giants | A. D. Cate | Guard | North Texas State |
| 207 | Los Angeles Rams | George Teufel | Back | Lock Haven |
| 208 | Washington Redskins | Tommy Hughes | Back | Duke |
| 209 | Chicago Bears | Jim Duncan | End | Duke |
| 210 | Chicago Cardinals | Leon Joslin | Back | Texas Christian |
| 211 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lou Futrell | Back | USC |
Round twenty-two
| Pick # | 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 | John Kordick | Back | USC |
| 215 | New York Giants | Tom Fetzer | Back | Wake Forest |
| 216 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lloyd Johnson | Back | West Texas State |
| 217 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Hamilton | End | Arkansas |
| 218 | Washington Redskins | Bill Clements | End | UCLA |
| 219 | Chicago Bears | Dick Bertuzzi | Back | Kansas |
| 220 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Sprang | Center | Purdue |
| 221 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harvey Kingry | Back | Colorado Mines |
Round twenty-three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222 | Detroit Lions | R.B. Patterson | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 223 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Kelley | End | Texas Tech |
| 224 | New York Bulldogs | Nick Lanza | Back | Rice |
| 225 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Owens | End | Oklahoma |
| 226 | New York Giants | Cletus Fischer | Back | Nebraska |
| 227 | Los Angeles Rams | Walt Kersulis | End | Illinois |
| 228 | Washington Redskins | Frank Pattee | Back | Kansas |
| 229 | Chicago Bears | Harry Kane | Center | Pacific |
| 230 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Cox | End | North Carolina |
| 231 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hank Kalver | Tackle | Oklahoma City |
Round twenty-four
| Pick # | 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-El Paso |
| 240 | Chicago Cardinals | Stan Szymakowski | Back | Lehigh |
| 241 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Leon | Tackle | Nevada-Reno |
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 [5] | Philadelphia Eagles | John "Bull" Schweder | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| = Hall of Famer |
Hall of Famers
- Chuck Bednarik, center from the University of Pennsylvania taken 1st round 1st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.[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]
- 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
| † | = Pro Bowler[3] |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Rams | Vitamin Smith | RB | Abilene Christian | Texas | |
Los Angeles Rams | Paul Younger † | RB | Grambling State | Ind. |
References
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved June 3, 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ ab 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 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
^ List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
^ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
^ ab List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
External links
- NFL.com – 1949 Draft
- databaseFootball.com – 1949 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame