National Football League draft
The1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948, atThe Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[ 1] Hotel Schenley inPittsburgh .[ 2]
This was the third year that thefirst overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous two winners (Chicago Bears in 1947 andWashington Redskins in 1948) ineligible from the draw;[ 3] Philadelphia Eagles , who selected center/linebackerChuck Bednarik .
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. Notable undrafted players [ edit ] ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014)."NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" .Giants.com .New York Giants . Archived fromthe original on September 30, 2015. RetrievedJune 3, 2015 . ^ "NFL Draft Locations" .www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived fromthe original on September 5, 2015. RetrievedOctober 23, 2014 .^ "Draft History: 1940's" .Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived fromthe original on October 1, 2013. RetrievedOctober 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, 1948Heisman Trophy winner as a junior."Heisman Trophy" . Archived fromthe original on April 4, 2010. RetrievedAugust 4, 2008 . ^ List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2008. RetrievedOctober 7, 2008 . ^ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2008. RetrievedOctober 7, 2008 . ^a b List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2008. RetrievedOctober 7, 2008 .
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