1943 - 44 Draft Review

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- 1943 - 44 Draft

Round	Selection	Team	Player	Position	College
1	1	Detroit Lions	Frankie Sinkwich	B	Georgia
1	2	Philadeelphia Eagles	Joe Muha	B	Virginia Military Institute
1	3	Chicago Cardinals	Glenn Dobbs	B	Tulsa
1	4	Brooklyn Dodgers	Paul Governali	B	Columbia
1	5	Cleveland Rams	Mike Holovak	B	Boston College
1	6	New York Giants	Steve Filipowicz	B	Fordham
1	7	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Daley	B	Columbia
1	8	Green Bay Packers	Dick Wildung	T	Minnesota
1	9	Chicago Bears	Bob Steuber	B	DePauw
1	10	Washington Redskins	Jack Jenkins	B	Vanderbilt
2	11	Detroit Lions	Dave Schreiner	E	Wisconsin
2	12	Philadeelphia Eagles	Lamar Davis	B	Georgia
2	13	Brooklyn Dodgers	Blondy Black	B	Mississippi State
2	14	Chicago Cardinals	Johnny Grigas	B	Holy Cross
2	15	Cleveland Rams	Tom Farmer	B	Iowa
3	16	Detroit Lions	Dick Ashcom	T	Oregon
3	17	Philadeelphia Eagles	Monk Gafford	B	Auburn
3	18	Chicago Cardinals	Don Currivan	E	Boston College
3	19	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Ceithaml	B	Michigan
3	20	Cleveland Rams	Fred Naumetz	C	Boston College
3	21	New York Giants	Dewey Proctor	B	Furman
3	22	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Russell	E	Baylor
3	23	Green Bay Packers	Irv Comp	B	Benedictine
3	24	Chicago Bears	Fred Evans	B	Notre Dame
3	25	Washington Redskins	Bill Dutton	B	Pittsburgh
4	26	Detroit Lions	Ralph Hamer	B	Furman
4	27	Philadeelphia Eagles	Bob Kennedy	B	Washington State
4	28	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Domnanovich	C	Alabama
4	29	Chicago Cardinals	Al Hust	E	Tennessee
4	30	Cleveland Rams	Chuck Taylor	G	Stanford
5	31	Detroit Lions	Lloyd Wickett	T	Oregon State
5	32	Philadeelphia Eagles	Al Wistert	T	Michigan
5	33	Chicago Cardinals	George Hecht	G	Alabama
5	34	Brooklyn Dodgers	Marty Comer	E	Tulane
5	35	Cleveland Rams	Clyde Johnson	T	Kentucky
5	36	New York Giants	Val Culwell	G	Oregon
5	37	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harry Connolly	B	Boston College
5	38	Green Bay Packers	Roy McKay	B	Texas
5	39	Chicago Bears	Ed Stamm	T	Stanford
5	40	Washington Redskins	Bob Dove	E	Notre Dame
6	41	Detroit Lions	Jim Jones	B	Union (Tennessee)
6	42	Philadeelphia Eagles	Bruno Banducci	G	Stanford
6	43	Brooklyn Dodgers	Harvey Johnson	B	William & Mary
6	44	Chicago Cardinals	Al Klug	T	Marquette
6	45	Cleveland Rams	Les Horvath	B	Ohio State
6	46	New York Giants	Jim Reynolds	B	Auburn
6	47	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lou Sossamon	C	South Carolina
6	48	Green Bay Packers	Nick Susoeff	E	Washington State
6	49	Chicago Bears	Derrell Palmer	T	Texas Christian
6	50	Washington Redskins	Wally Ziemba	C	Notre Dame
7	51	Detroit Lions	Paul Sizemore	E	Furman
7	52	Philadeelphia Eagles	Walt Harrison	C	Washington
7	53	Chicago Cardinals	Stan Mauldin	T	Texas
7	54	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Matisi	T	Duquesne
7	55	Cleveland Rams	Bill Henderson	E	Texas A&M
7	56	New York Giants	Lou Palazzi	C	Penn State
7	57	Pittsburgh Steelers	Al Ratto	C	St. Mary's (California)
7	58	Green Bay Packers	Ken Snelling	B	UCLA
7	59	Chicago Bears	Milt Vucinich	C	Stanford
7	60	Washington Redskins	Lou Rymkus	T	Notre Dame
8	61	Detroit Lions	George Poschner	E	Georgia
8	62	Philadeelphia Eagles	Bruce Alford	E	Texas Christian
8	63	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Ferguson	E	California
8	64	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Godwin	C	Georgia
8	65	Cleveland Rams	Clarence Parker	E	Iowa
8	66	New York Giants	Larry Visnic	G	St. Benedict's
8	67	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray Curry	E	St. Mary's (California)
8	68	Green Bay Packers	Les Gatewood	C	Tulane
8	69	Chicago Bears	Al Beals	E	Santa Clara
8	70	Washington Redskins	Tony Leon	G	Alabama
9	71	Detroit Lions	Jack Irish	T	Arizona
9	72	Philadeelphia Eagles	Rocco Canale	G	Boston College
9	73	Chicago Cardinals	Moffat Storer	B	Duke
9	74	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ray Rasor	G	Southern Methodist
9	75	Cleveland Rams	Al Solari	HB	UCLA
9	76	New York Giants	Doyle Caraway	G	Texas Tech
9	77	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Murphy	E	Holy Cross
9	78	Green Bay Packers	Norm Verry	T	Southern California
9	79	Chicago Bears	Jim Jurkovich	B	California
9	80	Washington Redskins	Bob Motl	E	Northwestern
10	81	Detroit Lions	Jack Fenton	B	Michigan State
10	82	Philadeelphia Eagles	Bill Conoly	T	Texas
10	83	Brooklyn Dodgers	Vic Schleich	T	Nebraska
10	84	Chicago Cardinals	Fondren Mitchell	B	Florida
10	85	Cleveland Rams	Homer Simmons	T	Oklahoma
10	86	New York Giants	Bill Piccolo	C	Canisius
10	87	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Dwelle	B	Rice
10	88	Green Bay Packers	Solon Barnett	G	Baylor
10	89	Chicago Bears	Walt Lamb	E	Oklahoma
10	90	Washington Redskins	Walt McDonald	B	Tulane
11	91	Detroit Lions	Dick Renfro	B	Washington State
11	92	Philadeelphia Eagles	John Billman	G	Minnesota
11	93	Chicago Cardinals	Emil Lussow	E	Dubuque
11	94	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Sabasteanski	C	Fordham
11	95	Cleveland Rams	Tom Roblin	B	Oregon
11	96	New York Giants	Glenn Knox	E	William & Mary
11	97	Pittsburgh Steelers	Al Wukits	C	Duquesne
11	98	Green Bay Packers	Bob Forte	B	Arkansas
11	99	Chicago Bears	Ray Hammett	B	Stanford
11	100	Washington Redskins	George Perpich	T	Georgetown (DC)
12	101	Detroit Lions	Bob Kolesar	G	Michigan
12	102	Philadeelphia Eagles	Jack Donaldson	T	Pennsylvania
12	103	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lou Thomas	B	Tulane
12	104	Chicago Cardinals	Paul Hirsbrunner	T	Wisconsin
12	105	Cleveland Rams	Bill Vickroy	C	Ohio State
12	106	New York Giants	Walt Domina	B	Norwich
12	107	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Repko	T	Boston College
12	108	Green Bay Packers	Van Davis	E	Georgia
12	109	Chicago Bears	Al Zikmund	B	Nebraska
12	110	Washington Redskins	Dan Wood	C	Mississippi
13	111	Detroit Lions	Del Huntsinger	B	Portland
13	112	Philadeelphia Eagles	Bill Erickson	C	Georgetown (DC)
13	113	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Baumgartner	E	Minnesota
13	114	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bert Stiff	B	Pennsylvania
13	115	Cleveland Rams	Tom Alberghini	G	Holy Cross
13	116	New York Giants	Don McCafferty	T	Ohio State
13	117	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pete Boltrek	T	North Carolina State
13	118	Green Bay Packers	Tom Brock	C	Notre Dame
13	119	Chicago Bears	Clark Wood	T	Kentucky
13	120	Washington Redskins	Harry Wright	G	Notre Dame
14	121	Detroit Lions	Ellard Dernoncourt	E	St. Louis
14	122	Philadeelphia Eagles	George Weeks	E	Alabama
14	123	Brooklyn Dodgers	Johnny Fekete	B	Ohio University
14	124	Chicago Cardinals	Garrard Ramsey	G	William & Mary
14	125	Cleveland Rams	Sam Sharp	E	Alabama
14	126	New York Giants	Jay Stoves	B	Washington State
14	127	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mort Shiekman	G	Pennsylvania
14	128	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Tate	B	Oklahoma State
14	129	Chicago Bears	Loyd Arms	T	Oklahoma State
14	130	Washington Redskins	Oscar Britt	G	Mississippi
15	131	Detroit Lions	Dick Woodward	E	Colorado
15	132	Philadeelphia Eagles	Russ Craft	B	Alabama
15	133	Chicago Cardinals	Earl Dolaway	B	Indiana
15	134	Brooklyn Dodgers	Floyd Rhea	G	Oregon
15	135	Cleveland Rams	Dick Kieppe	B	Michigan State
15	136	New York Giants	Howard Currie	T	Geneva
15	137	Pittsburgh Steelers	Milt Crain	B	Baylor
15	138	Green Bay Packers	Don Carlson	T	Denver
15	139	Chicago Bears	Lyle Sturdy	B	Wichita State
15	140	Washington Redskins	Dick Weber	G	Syracuse
16	141	Detroit Lions	Marvin Bass	T	William & Mary
16	142	Philadeelphia Eagles	Paul Darling	B	Iowa State
16	143	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Burkett	E	Iowa
16	144	Chicago Cardinals	Nick Burke	G	Northwestern
16	145	Cleveland Rams	Cullen Rogers	B	Texas A&M
16	146	New York Giants	N.A. Keithley	B	Tulsa
16	147	Pittsburgh Steelers	Max Kielbasa	B	Duquesne
16	148	Green Bay Packers	Mike Welch	B	Minnesota
16	149	Chicago Bears	Buddy Tomlinson	T	Hardin-Simmons
16	150	Washington Redskins	Joe Day	B	Oregon State
17	151	Detroit Lions	Vic Peelish	G	West Virginia
17	152	Philadeelphia Eagles	Walt Gorinski	B	Louisiana State
17	153	Chicago Cardinals	Billy Campbell	B	Oklahoma
17	154	Brooklyn Dodgers	Al Onofrio	B	Arizona State
17	155	Cleveland Rams	Walt Ruark	G	Georgia
17	156	New York Giants	Jack Lister	E	Missouri
17	157	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nick Skorich	G	Cincinnati
17	158	Green Bay Packers	Ron Thomas	G	Southern California
17	159	Chicago Bears	Pat Preston	T	Duke
17	160	Washington Redskins	Frank Dornfeld	B	Georgetown (DC)
18	161	Detroit Lions	Chet Maeda	B	Colorado State
18	162	Philadeelphia Eagles	Bob Friedman	T	Washington
18	163	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ken Schoonover	T	Penn State
18	164	Chicago Cardinals	Clarence Booth	T	Southern Methodist
18	165	Cleveland Rams	Burt Davis	C	Utah
18	166	New York Giants	Dwight Holshouser	B	Catawba
18	167	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jackie Field	B	Texas
18	168	Green Bay Packers	Jim Powers	T	St. Mary's (California)
18	169	Chicago Bears	Hank Norberg	E	Stanford
18	170	Washington Redskins	Johnny Baklarz	T	Arizona State
19	171	Detroit Lions	Bert Kuczynski	E	Pennsylvania
19	172	Philadeelphia Eagles	Johnny Bezemes	B	Holy Cross
19	173	Chicago Cardinals	Elvis Simmons	E	Texas A&M
19	174	Brooklyn Dodgers	Quentin Barnette	B	West Virginia
19	175	Cleveland Rams	Jay Fidler	T	Brown
19	176	New York Giants	Jim Lushine	T	Minnesota
19	177	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray Bucek	G	Texas A&M
19	178	Green Bay Packers	Hal Prescott	E	Hardin-Simmons
19	179	Chicago Bears	Pat Lyons	E	Wisconsin
19	180	Washington Redskins	Leo Mogus	E	Youngstown State
20	181	Detroit Lions	Al Scanland	B	Oklahoma State
20	182	Philadeelphia Eagles	Chet Mutryn	B	Xavier (Ohio)
20	183	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Bledsoe	E	Southern California
20	184	Chicago Cardinals	Roy Ericson	G	Villanova
20	185	Cleveland Rams	Carl Falk	T	Washington
20	186	New York Giants	Veto Berllus	E	Idaho
20	187	Pittsburgh Steelers	Johnny Welsh	B	Pennsylvania
20	188	Green Bay Packers	Eddie Forrest	C	Santa Clara
20	189	Chicago Bears	Marion Butler	B	Clemson
20	190	Washington Redskins	Dick Secrest	B	Rochester
21	191	Detroit Lions	Royal Lohry	B	Iowa State
21	192	Philadeelphia Eagles	Bap Manzini	C	St. Vincent
21	193	Chicago Cardinals	George Smith	B	Villanova
21	194	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Coutchie	E	Arizona
21	195	Cleveland Rams	Tom Coll	E	St. Mary's (California)
21	196	New York Giants	Fred Marshall	G	North Carolina
21	197	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tony Compagno	B	St. Mary's (California)
21	198	Green Bay Packers	Lloyd Wasserbach	T	Wisconsin
21	199	Chicago Bears	Al Santucci	C	Santa Clara
21	200	Washington Redskins	Don Nolander	C	Minnesota
22	201	Detroit Lions	Percy Holland	G	Louisiana State
22	202	Philadeelphia Eagles	Bernie Gillespie	E	Scranton
22	203	Brooklyn Dodgers	Don Reece	B	Missouri
22	204	Chicago Cardinals	George Sutch	B	Temple
22	205	Cleveland Rams	Mark McCorkle	B	Washington
22	206	New York Giants	John Korczowski	B	William & Mary
22	207	Pittsburgh Steelers	Willie Zapalac	B	Texas A&M
22	208	Green Bay Packers	Mark Hoskins	B	Wisconsin
22	209	Chicago Bears	Bill Johnson	G	North Carolina
22	210	Washington Redskins	Johnny Barrett	B	Georgetown (DC)
23	211	Detroit Lions	Mike Fitzgerald	G	Missouri
23	212	Philadeelphia Eagles	Jay Lawhon	T	Arkansas
23	213	Chicago Cardinals	Cliff Kimsey	B	Georgia
23	214	Brooklyn Dodgers	W.J. Gibson	E	North Carolina State
23	215	Cleveland Rams	Ed Moshofsky	T	Oregon
23	216	New York Giants	Gene Hoeman	E	Oklahoma State
23	217	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Bain	T	Oregon State
23	218	Green Bay Packers	Earl Bennett	G	Hardin-Simmons
23	219	Chicago Bears	Wally Boudreau	B	Boston College
23	220	Washington Redskins	Tom Vohs	T	Colgate
24	221	Detroit Lions	Bill Remington	C	Washington State
24	222	Philadeelphia Eagles	Vince Zachem	C	Morehead State
24	223	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lou Dent	B	Colorado State
24	224	Chicago Cardinals	Weldon Humble	G	Rice
24	225	Cleveland Rams	Hal Adams	B	Missouri
24	226	New York Giants	Keith Beebe	B	Occidental
24	227	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harry Wynne	T	Arkansas
24	228	Green Bay Packers	George Zellick	E	Oregon State
24	229	Chicago Bears	Bob Baumann	T	Wisconsin
24	230	Washington Redskins	Charlie Yancey	B	Mississippi State
25	231	Detroit Lions	Huel Hamm	B	Oklahoma
25	232	Philadeelphia Eagles	Joe Schwarting	E	Texas
25	233	Chicago Cardinals	Cal Purdin	B	Pittsburg State
25	234	Brooklyn Dodgers	Gene Lee	C	Florida
25	235	Cleveland Rams	Jim Shephard	E	Oregon
25	236	New York Giants	Dave Brown	B	Alabama
25	237	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Cibulas	T	Duquesne
25	238	Green Bay Packers	Gene Bierhaus	E	Minnesota
25	239	Chicago Bears	Elwood Holtscher	C	Shurtleff
25	240	Washington Redskins	Roman Bentz	T	Tulane
26	241	Detroit Lions	Irv Konapka	T	Idaho
26	242	Philadeelphia Eagles	Bob Neff	T	Notre Dame
26	243	Brooklyn Dodgers	Harvey Hardy	G	Georgia Tech
26	244	Chicago Cardinals	Eddie McGovern	B	Illinois
26	245	Cleveland Rams	Jack Stetler	B	Pittsburgh
26	246	New York Giants	Maurice Hail	G	Tulsa
26	247	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Yambrick	C	Western Michigan
26	248	Green Bay Packers	George Makris	G	Wisconsin
26	249	Chicago Bears	Ben Keller	G	Duquesne
26	250	Washington Redskins	Paul Berthold	E	Syracuse
27	251	Detroit Lions	Chuck Fears	T	UCLA
27	252	Philadeelphia Eagles	Art Macioszczyk	B	Western Michigan
27	253	Chicago Cardinals	Al Drulis	G	Temple
27	254	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Green	T	Arkansas
27	255	Cleveland Rams	Jeff Davis	C	Missouri
27	256	New York Giants	Ed McNamara	T	Holy Cross
27	257	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Freeman	G	Texas
27	258	Green Bay Packers	Pete Susick	B	Washington
27	259	Chicago Bears	Charley Block	E	Shurtleff
27	260	Washington Redskins	Vince Pacewic	B	San Francisco
28	261	Detroit Lions	Bert Ekern	E	Missouri
28	262	Philadeelphia Eagles	Jim Arata	T	Xavier (Ohio)
28	263	Brooklyn Dodgers	Steve Poleshuk	G	Colgate
28	264	Chicago Cardinals	Ken MacDonald	C	Rutgers
28	265	Cleveland Rams	Steve Pritko	E	Villanova
28	266	New York Giants	Dick Drake	T	Ohio Wesleyan
28	267	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Goode	B	Duquesne
28	268	Green Bay Packers	Bud Hasse	E	Northwestern
28	269	Chicago Bears	Ted Brannon	T	Rice
28	270	Washington Redskins	Joe Riccardi	T	Ohio University
29	271	Detroit Lions	Virgil Wagner	B	Millikin
29	272	Philadeelphia Eagles	Wally Scott	E	Texas
29	273	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Edwards	G	Louisiana State
29	274	Brooklyn Dodgers	Al Sabo	B	Alabama
29	275	Cleveland Rams	Floyd Konetsky	G	Florida
29	276	New York Giants	Stan Ritinski	E	Fordham
29	277	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Durishan	T	Pittsburgh
29	278	Green Bay Packers	Dick Thornally	T	Wisconsin
29	279	Chicago Bears	Lou Wayne	E	Texas
29	280	Washington Redskins	Johnny Jaffurs	G	Penn State
30	281	Detroit Lions	Manny Kaplan	B	McDaniel
30	282	Philadeelphia Eagles	Stan Jaworowski	T	Georgetown (DC)
30	283	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Allshouse	C	Pittsburgh
30	284	Chicago Cardinals	Pete Hecomovich	B	Idaho
30	285	Cleveland Rams	Willie Miller	G	Louisiana State
30	286	New York Giants	Clark Mollenhoff	T	Drake
30	287	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fritz Lobpries	G	Texas
30	288	Green Bay Packers	Bob Ray	B	Wisconsin
30	289	Chicago Bears	Dick Creevy	B	Notre Dame
30	290	Washington Redskins	Frank Akins	B	Washington State
31	291	New York Giants	Verlin Adams	G	Charleston
31	292	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Jones	B	Haverford
31	293	Green Bay Packers	Brunel Christensen	T	California
31	294	Chicago Bears	Bill Buffington	B	Purdue
31	295	Washington Redskins	Bill Corry	B	Florida
32	296	New York Giants	Bob Brundage	B	Pennsylvania
32	297	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Ruman	B	Arizona
32	298	Green Bay Packers	Ken Roskie	B	South Carolina
32	299	Chicago Bears	Woody Peterson	B	Utah
32	300	Washington Redskins	Bo Bogovich	G	Delaware