1940 - 41 Draft Review

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- 1940 - 41 Draft

Round	Selection	Team	Player	Position	College
1	1	Chicago Cardinals	George Cafego	B	Tennessee
1	2	Philadelphia Eagles	George McAfee	B	Duke
1	3	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kay Eakin	B	Arkansas
1	4	Brooklyn Dodgers	Banks McFadden	B	Clemson
1	5	Cleveland Rams	Olie Cordill	B	Rice
1	6	Detroit Lions	Doyle Nave	B	Southern California
1	7	Chicago Bears	Bulldog Turner	C	Hardin-Simmons
1	8	Washington Redskins	Ed Boell	B	New York University
1	9	Green Bay Packers	Hal Van Every	B	Minnesota
1	10	New York Giants	Grenny Lansdell	E	Southern California
2	11	Chicago Cardinals	George Stirnweiss	B	North Carolina
2	12	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ralph Wenzel	E	Tulane
2	13	Philadelphia Eagles	Johnny Schiechl	C	Santa Clara
2	14	Brooklyn Dodgers	Nile Kinnick	B	Iowa
2	15	Cleveland Rams	Merl Condit	B	Carnegie Mellon
3	16	Chicago Cardinals	Lloyd Madden	B	Colorado Mines
3	17	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Favor	B	Oklahoma
3	18	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Kiick	B	Bucknell
3	19	Brooklyn Dodgers	Rhoten Shetley	B	Furman
3	20	Cleveland Rams	Johnny Haman	C	Northwestern
3	21	Detroit Lions	Bill Fisk	E	Southern California
3	22	Chicago Bears	Ken Kavanaugh	E	Louisiana State
3	23	Washington Redskins	Buddy Banker	B	Tulane
3	24	Green Bay Packers	Lou Brock	B	Purdue
3	25	New York Giants	John McLaughry	B	Brown
4	26	Chicago Cardinals	John Shirk	E	Oklahoma
4	27	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pop Ivy	E	Oklahoma
4	28	Philadelphia Eagles	Elbie Schultz	G	Oregon State
4	29	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Bailey	E	Duke
4	30	Cleveland Rams	Bobby Wood	T	Alabama
5	31	Chicago Cardinals	Marty Christiansen	B	Minnesota
5	32	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Emmons	B	Oregon
5	33	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clark Goff	T	Florida
5	34	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walt Merrill	T	Alabama
5	35	Cleveland Rams	Park Myers	T	Texas
5	36	Detroit Lions	Harry Smith	G	Southern California
5	37	Chicago Bears	Ed Kolman	T	Temple
5	38	Washington Redskins	Bill Kirchem	T	Tulane
5	39	Green Bay Packers	Esco Sarkkinen	E	Ohio State
5	40	New York Giants	Carl Tomasello	E	Scranton
6	41	Chicago Cardinals	Vic Reginato	E	Oregon
6	42	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Bykowski	G	Purdue
6	43	Philadelphia Eagles	Saul Singer	T	Arkansas
6	44	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jack Murray	C	Wisconsin
6	45	Cleveland Rams	Ken Heineman	B	Texas-El Paso
6	46	Detroit Lions	Jim Rike	C	Tennessee
6	47	Chicago Bears	John Woudenberg	T	Denver
6	48	Washington Redskins	Joe Boyd	T	Texas A&M
6	49	Green Bay Packers	Dick Cassiano	B	Pittsburgh
6	50	New York Giants	Lou Smith	B	California
7	51	Chicago Cardinals	Andy Chisick	C	Villanova
7	52	Philadelphia Eagles	Hal Pegg	C	Bucknell
7	53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pete Cignetti	B	Boston College
7	54	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ty Coon	T	North Carolina State
7	55	Cleveland Rams	Bob Nowaskey	E	George Washington
7	56	Detroit Lions	Bobby Winslow	E	Southern California
7	57	Chicago Bears	Len Akin	G	Baylor
7	58	Washington Redskins	Roy Zimmerman	B	San Jose State
7	59	Green Bay Packers	Millard White	T	Tulane
7	60	New York Giants	Rex Williams	C	Texas Tech
8	61	Chicago Cardinals	Ben Kish	B	Pittsburgh
8	62	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carl Nery	G	Duquesne
8	63	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Looney	E	Texas Christian
8	64	Brooklyn Dodgers	Frank Zadworney	B	Ohio State
8	65	Cleveland Rams	Bill Anahu	E	Santa Clara
8	66	Detroit Lions	Bill Tranavitch	B	Rutgers
8	67	Chicago Bears	Jim Fordham	B	Georgia
8	68	Washington Redskins	Bud Orf	E	Missouri
8	69	Green Bay Packers	George Seeman	E	Nebraska
8	70	New York Giants	Win Pedersen	T	Minnesota
9	71	Chicago Cardinals	Luke Pappas	T	Utah
9	72	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Jones	B	Washington
9	73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Boisseau	T	Washington & Lee
9	74	Brooklyn Dodgers	Art Jocher	T	Manhattan
9	75	Cleveland Rams	Wilfred Thorpe	G	Arkansas
9	76	Detroit Lions	Kenneth Haas	T	Missouri
9	77	Chicago Bears	Hamp Pool	E	Stanford
9	78	Washington Redskins	Bob Hoffman	B	Southern California
9	79	Green Bay Packers	J.R. Manley	G	Oklahoma
9	80	New York Giants	Dom Principe	B	Fordham
10	81	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Roche	B	Santa Clara
10	82	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Shu	B	Virginia Military Institute
10	83	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Maher	B	Toledo
10	84	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jim Turner	G	Holy Cross
10	85	Cleveland Rams	Herb Smith	B	St. Mary's (California)
10	86	Detroit Lions	Leon DeWitte	B	Purdue
10	87	Chicago Bears	Tom Pace	B	Utah
10	88	Washington Redskins	Bob Seymour	B	Oklahoma
10	89	Green Bay Packers	Jack Brown	B	Purdue
10	90	New York Giants	Earle Clark	B	Texas Christian
11	91	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Davis	T	Texas Tech
11	92	Philadelphia Eagles	Elmer Hackney	B	Kansas State
11	93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carey Cox	C	Alabama
11	94	Brooklyn Dodgers	Nick Cutlich	T	Northwestern
11	95	Cleveland Rams	Boyd Clay	T	Tennessee
11	96	Detroit Lions	Erwin Prasse	E	Iowa
11	97	Chicago Bears	Lee Artoe	T	California
11	98	Washington Redskins	Howard Stoecker	T	Southern California
11	99	Green Bay Packers	Don Guritz	G	Northwestern
11	100	New York Giants	John McKibben	E	Tulsa
12	101	Chicago Cardinals	Stan Andersen	T	Stanford
12	102	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rocco Pirro	B	Catholic
12	103	Philadelphia Eagles	Durwood Horner	E	Texas Christian
12	104	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Daugherty	B	Samford
12	105	Cleveland Rams	Jim Goolsby	C	Mississippi State
12	106	Detroit Lions	Ken Binder	B	Carroll (Wisconsin)
12	107	Chicago Bears	Bill McCubbin	E	Kentucky
12	108	Washington Redskins	Allen Johnson	G	Duke
12	109	Green Bay Packers	Phil Gaspar	T	Southern California
12	110	New York Giants	Ed McGee	G	Temple
13	111	Chicago Cardinals	Al Coppage	E	Oklahoma
13	112	Philadelphia Eagles	Ted Hennis	B	Purdue
13	113	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Noppenberg	B	Miami (Florida)
13	114	Brooklyn Dodgers	Mike Gussie	G	West Virginia
13	115	Cleveland Rams	Jack Gregory	T	Tennessee-Chattanooga
13	116	Detroit Lions	Justin Bowers	T	Dayton
13	117	Chicago Bears	Harry Clarke	B	West Virginia
13	118	Washington Redskins	Sam Bartholomew	B	Tennessee
13	119	Green Bay Packers	Amby Schindler	B	Pacific
13	120	New York Giants	Joe Payne	G	Clemson
14	121	Chicago Cardinals	Jud Hudson	B	Davis & Elkins
14	122	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nick Stubler	T	Santa Clara
14	123	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Bunsen	B	Kansas
14	124	Brooklyn Dodgers	Len Coffman	B	Tennessee
14	125	Cleveland Rams	Pete Bogden	E	Utah
14	126	Detroit Lions	Jack Morlock	B	Marshall
14	127	Chicago Bears	Frank Crisci	T	Case Western Reserve
14	128	Washington Redskins	Ernie Lain	B	Rice
14	129	Green Bay Packers	Bill Kerr	E	Notre Dame
14	130	New York Giants	Bob Smith	B	Oregon
15	131	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Ziemba	E	St. Benedict's
15	132	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Crumbaker	E	Kansas State
15	133	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray McCarthy	B	Santa Clara
15	134	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jim Conlin	C	New York University
15	135	Cleveland Rams	Owen Goodnight	B	Hardin-Simmons
15	136	Detroit Lions	Stillman Rouse	E	Missouri
15	137	Chicago Bears	Sherman Barnes	E	Baylor
15	138	Washington Redskins	Sandy Sanford	E	Alabama
15	139	Green Bay Packers	Mel Brewer	G	Illinois
15	140	New York Giants	Othel Turner	T	Tulsa
16	141	Chicago Cardinals	Beryl Clark	B	Oklahoma
16	142	Pittsburgh Steelers	Leon Gajecki	C	Penn State
16	143	Philadelphia Eagles	J.R. Green	T	Rice
16	144	Brooklyn Dodgers	Dennis Donovan	B	Oregon
16	145	Cleveland Rams	Morrie Kohler	B	Oregon State
16	146	Detroit Lions	Jack Padley	B	Dayton
16	147	Chicago Bears	Al Christiansen	B	Knox
16	148	Washington Redskins	Bolo Perdue	E	Duke
16	149	Green Bay Packers	Ray Andrus	B	Vanderbilt
16	150	New York Giants	Ned Swan	C	Drake
17	151	Chicago Cardinals	Ralph Foster	T	Oklahoma State
17	152	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Molnar	B	Bradley
17	153	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mickey Sullivan	E	North Carolina State
17	154	Brooklyn Dodgers	Frank Funair	B	Bucknell
17	155	Cleveland Rams	Jack Nix	B	Mississippi State
17	156	Detroit Lions	Johnny Hackenbruck	T	Oregon State
17	157	Chicago Bears	Wilbur White	T	Bradley
17	158	Washington Redskins	Steve Andrako	C	Ohio State
17	159	Green Bay Packers	Archie Kodros	C	Michigan
17	160	New York Giants	Johnny Rogalla	B	Scranton
18	161	Chicago Cardinals	Shad Bryant	B	Clemson
18	162	Pittsburgh Steelers	Seaton Daly	T	Gonzaga
18	163	Philadelphia Eagles	Ernie Schwotzer	G	Boston College
18	164	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walt Strosser	B	St. Vincent
18	165	Cleveland Rams	Ralph Stevenson	G	Oklahoma
18	166	Detroit Lions	Frank Ribar	G	Duke
18	167	Chicago Bears	Ralph Schlosser	C	Gonzaga
18	168	Washington Redskins	Jay Graybeal	B	Oregon
18	169	Green Bay Packers	Jim Gillette	B	Virginia
18	170	New York Giants	Monk Edwards	T	Baylor
19	171	Chicago Cardinals	Russ Buckley	B	Gustavus Adolphus
19	172	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Schneller	B	Mississippi
19	173	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tad Harvey	T	Notre Dame
19	174	Brooklyn Dodgers	Steve Hydock	E	Albright
19	175	Cleveland Rams	Dante Magnani	B	St. Mary's (California)
19	176	Detroit Lions	Herb McCarthy	B	Denver
19	177	Chicago Bears	Johnny Popov	B	Cincinnati
19	178	Washington Redskins	Chuck Slagle	B	North Carolina
19	179	Green Bay Packers	Al Matuza	C	Georgetown (DC)
19	180	New York Giants	Cecil Walden	G	Oregon
20	181	Chicago Cardinals	Rupert Pate	T	Wake Forest
20	182	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marvin Katzenstein	T	Colorado Mines
20	183	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill DeBord	T	Kansas State
20	184	Brooklyn Dodgers	Milt Howell	G	Auburn
20	185	Cleveland Rams	Luke Lindon	T	Kentucky
20	186	Detroit Lions	Dub Partin	T	Centenary
20	187	Chicago Bears	Young Bussey	B	Louisiana State
20	188	Washington Redskins	Buck Murphy	B	Georgia Tech
20	189	Green Bay Packers	Jim Reeder	T	Illinois
20	190	New York Giants	John Sullivan	E	San Francisco
21	191	Detroit Lions	Malvern Morgan	C	Auburn
21	192	Chicago Bears	Ray McLean	B	St. Anselm
21	193	Washington Redskins	Mel Wetzel	T	Missouri
22	194	Green Bay Packers	Vince Eichler	B	Cornell
21	195	New York Giants	Weenie Bynum	B	Centenary
22	196	Detroit Lions	Bob Orf	E	Missouri
22	197	Chicago Bears	Walt Kichefski	E	Miami (Florida)
22	198	Washington Redskins	Steve Sitko	B	Notre Dame
22	199	Green Bay Packers	Hank Luebcke	T	Iowa
22	200	New York Giants	Myron Claxton	T	Whittier