1947 - 48 Draft Review

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- 1947 - 48 Draft

Round	Selection	Team	Player	Position	College
0	0	Bonus	1	Chicago Be	Bob Fenimore
1	2	Detroit Lions	Glenn Davis	B	Army
1	3	Boston Yanks	Fritz Barzilauskas	G	Yale
1	4	Washington Redskins	Cal Rossi	B	UCLA
1	5	Pittsburgh Steelers	Hub Bechtol	E	Texas
1	6	Green Bay Packers	Ernie Case	B	UCLA
1	7	Chicago Cardinals	Tex Coulter	T	Army
1	8	Philadelphia Eagles	Neill Armstrong	E	Oklahoma State
1	9	Los Angeles Rams	Herman Wedemeyer	B	St. Mary's (California)
1	10	New York Giants	Vic Schwall	B	Northwestern
1	11	Chicago Bears	Don Kindt	B	Wisconsin
2	12	Detroit Lions	Russ Thomas	T	Ohio State
2	13	Boston Yanks	Walt Heap	B	Texas
3	14	Detroit Lions	Jim Kekeris	T	Missouri
3	15	Boston Yanks	John Rapacz	C	Oklahoma
3	16	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Mastrangelo	G	Notre Dame
3	17	Washington Redskins	Gene Knight	B	Louisiana State
3	18	Chicago Cardinals	Ermal Allen	B	Kentucky
3	19	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Mackrides	B	Nevada-Reno
3	20	Green Bay Packers	Burr Baldwin	E	UCLA
3	21	Los Angeles Rams	Don Paul	C	UCLA
3	22	New York Giants	John Cannady	C	Indiana
3	23	Chicago Bears	Frank Minini	B	San Jose State
4	24	Detroit Lions	Charley Hoover	C	Vanderbilt
4	25	Boston Yanks	Al Baldwin	E	Arkansas
5	26	Detroit Lions	Bob Chappuis	B	Michigan
5	27	Boston Yanks	Carroll Vogelaar	T	San Francisco
5	28	Washington Redskins	Hank Foldberg	E	Army
5	29	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Wydo	T	Cornell
5	30	Philadelphia Eagles	George Savitsky	T	Pennsylvania
5	31	Green Bay Packers	Buddy Burris	G	Oklahoma
5	32	Chicago Bears	Lloyd Merriman	B	Stanford
5	33	Los Angeles Rams	Gordon Gray	B	Southern California
5	34	New York Giants	Nelson Greene	T	Tulsa
5	35	Chicago Bears	Jim Canady	B	Texas
6	36	Detroit Lions	Bernie Gallagher	T	Pennsylvania
6	37	Boston Yanks	George Sullivan	T	Notre Dame
6	38	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Aschenbrenner	B	Northwestern
6	39	Washington Redskins	Mike Garzoni	G	Southern California
6	40	Green Bay Packers	Gene Wilson	E	Southern Methodist
6	41	Chicago Cardinals	Ben Raimondi	B	Indiana
6	42	Chicago Bears	Roger Stephens	B	Cincinnati
6	43	Los Angeles Rams	Paul Evansen	T	Oregon State
6	44	New York Giants	Bob Davis	T	Georgia Tech
6	45	Chicago Bears	Harlan Wetz	T	Texas
7	46	Detroit Lions	Ed Grain	G	Pennsylvania
7	47	Boston Yanks	Joe Watt	B	Syracuse
7	48	Washington Redskins	Bill Gray	C	Oregon State
7	49	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bryant Meeks	C	South Carolina
7	50	Chicago Cardinals	Howie Turner	B	North Carolina State
7	51	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Yovicsin	E	Miami (Florida)
7	52	Green Bay Packers	Dick Conners	B	Northwestern
7	53	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Smyth	T	Cincinnati
7	54	New York Giants	Duke Iversen	B	Oregon
7	55	Chicago Bears	Reid Moseley	E	Georgia
8	56	Detroit Lions	Harvey James	C	Miami (Florida)
8	57	Boston Yanks	Bill Chipley	E	Washington & Lee
8	58	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Shipkey	B	UCLA
8	59	Washington Redskins	Hank Harris	T	Texas
8	60	Chicago Cardinals	George Maddock	T	Northwestern
8	61	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Satterfield	T	Vanderbilt
8	62	Green Bay Packers	Monte Moncrief	T	Texas A&M
8	63	Los Angeles Rams	Bill McGovern	C	Washington
8	64	New York Giants	Frank Muehlheuser	B	Colgate
8	65	Chicago Bears	Allen Smith	E	Mississippi
9	66	Detroit Lions	Kale Alexander	T	South Carolina
9	67	Boston Yanks	Gene Malinowski	C	Detroit Mercy
9	68	Washington Redskins	Roy Kurrasch	E	UCLA
9	69	Pittsburgh Steelers	Burt VanderClute	G	Wesleyan
9	70	Chicago Cardinals	Art Dufelmeier	B	Illinois
9	71	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Leonetti	G	Wake Forest
9	72	Green Bay Packers	Bob McDougal	B	Miami (Florida)
9	73	Los Angeles Rams	Max Partin	B	Tennessee
9	74	New York Giants	John Novitsky	T	Oklahoma City
9	75	Chicago Bears	Dwight Eddleman	B	Illinois
10	76	Detroit Lions	Chalmers Elliott	B	Michigan
10	77	Boston Yanks	Bob Hazelhurst	B	Denver
10	78	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Gibson	E	North Carolina State
10	79	Washington Redskins	Ernie Williamson	T	North Carolina
10	80	Philadelphia Eagles	Ulysses Cornogg	T	Wake Forest
10	81	Green Bay Packers	Bob Kelly	B	Navy
10	82	Chicago Cardinals	Ray Ramsey	B	Bradley
10	83	Los Angeles Rams	Carl Samuelson	T	Nebraska
10	84	New York Giants	Fred Mullis	B	Tennessee-Chattanooga
10	85	Chicago Bears	Arnold Tucker	B	Army
11	86	Detroit Lions	Pete Sullivan	T	Detroit Mercy
11	87	Boston Yanks	Al Sidorik	T	Mississippi State
11	88	Washington Redskins	Clayton Carmody	B	Central Washington
11	89	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Medd	C	Wesleyan
11	90	Chicago Cardinals	Dave Wallace	B	Oklahoma
11	91	Philadelphia Eagles	Alex Sarkisian	C	Northwestern
11	92	Green Bay Packers	Tommie Moulton	C	Oklahoma State
11	93	Los Angeles Rams	Russ Steger	B	Illinois
11	94	New York Giants	Bob Hoernschemeyer	B	Navy
11	95	Chicago Bears	Larry Hatch	B	Washington
12	96	Detroit Lions	Gus Camarata	B	Northern Iowa
12	97	Boston Yanks	Wally Roberts	E	Holy Cross
12	98	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Fitch	B	North Carolina
12	99	Washington Redskins	U.S. Savage	E	Richmond
12	100	Green Bay Packers	George Hills	C	Georgia Tech
12	101	Chicago Cardinals	Chuck Sarratt	B	Oklahoma
12	102	Philadelphia Eagles	Jerry D'Arcy	C	Tulsa
12	103	Los Angeles Rams	Dante Lavelli	E	Ohio State
12	104	New York Giants	Hardy Brown	B	Tulsa
12	105	Chicago Bears	Tony Adamle	C	Ohio State
13	106	Detroit Lions	Walt Vezmar	G	Michigan State
13	107	Boston Yanks	Bob Sullivan	B	Iowa
13	108	Washington Redskins	Bob Steckroth	E	William & Mary
13	109	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ara Parseghian	B	Miami (Ohio)
13	110	Philadelphia Eagles	John Hamberger	T	Southern Methodist
13	111	Green Bay Packers	Bob Skoglund	E	Notre Dame
13	112	Chicago Cardinals	Harden Cooper	T	Tulsa
13	113	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Dimitro	G	UCLA
13	114	New York Giants	Bill Hachten	G	Stanford
13	115	Chicago Bears	Emile Fritz	G	Maryland
14	116	Detroit Lions	Dick Hagen	E	Washington
14	117	Boston Yanks	Leo Long	B	Duke
14	118	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Moore	T	Penn State
14	119	Washington Redskins	Weldon Edwards	T	Texas Christian
14	120	Chicago Cardinals	Carl Russ	B	Rice
14	121	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Johnson	B	Hardin-Simmons
14	122	Green Bay Packers	Jack Mitchell	B	Oklahoma
14	123	Los Angeles Rams	John Kissell	T	Boston College
14	124	New York Giants	Herschel Fuson	B	Army
14	125	Chicago Bears	Jim Turner	T	California
15	126	Detroit Lions	J.W. Meeks	B	Texas A&M-Commerce
15	127	Boston Yanks	Fran Parker	T	Holy Cross
15	128	Washington Redskins	Earl Wheeler	C	Arkansas
15	129	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Bruno	B	Geneva
15	130	Green Bay Packers	Denver Crawford	T	Tennessee
15	131	Chicago Cardinals	Buddy Mulligan	B	Duke
15	132	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Cook	B	Hardin-Simmons
15	133	Los Angeles Rams	George Fuchs	B	Wisconsin
15	134	New York Giants	Jack Fallon	T	Notre Dame
15	135	Chicago Bears	Wayne Goodall	E	Oklahoma City
16	136	Detroit Lions	Reed Nilsen	C	Brigham Young
16	137	Boston Yanks	Hugo Marcolini	B	St. Bonaventure
16	138	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ralph Jenkins	C	Clemson
16	139	Washington Redskins	Billy Gold	B	Tennessee
16	140	Philadelphia Eagles	Jeff Durkota	B	Penn State
16	141	Green Bay Packers	Jim Callanan	E	Southern California
16	142	Chicago Cardinals	Charlie Smith	B	Georgia
16	143	Los Angeles Rams	Ralph Chubb	B	Michigan
16	144	New York Giants	Bob Orlando	G	Colgate
16	145	Chicago Bears	Vern Gagne	E	Minnesota
17	146	Detroit Lions	Tommy James	B	Ohio State
17	147	Boston Yanks	Marion Shirley	T	Oklahoma City
17	148	Washington Redskins	Jack Hart	T	Detroit Mercy
17	149	Pittsburgh Steelers	Elbie Nickel	E	Cincinnati
17	150	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Ravensberg	E	Indiana
17	151	Green Bay Packers	Teddy Scalissi	B	Ripon
17	152	Philadelphia Eagles	Hub Shurtz	T	Louisiana State
17	153	Los Angeles Rams	Don Hardy	E	Southern California
17	154	New York Giants	Francis Pulattie	B	Southern Methodist
17	155	Chicago Bears	Wally Dreyer	B	Wisconsin
18	156	Detroit Lions	Ralph Maughan	E	Utah State
18	157	Boston Yanks	Roland Nabors	C	Texas Tech
18	158	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Cregar	C	Holy Cross
18	159	Washington Redskins	Tom Nichols	B	Richmond
18	160	Green Bay Packers	Jim Goodman	T	Indiana
18	161	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Bell	B	Muhlenberg
18	162	Chicago Cardinals	Barney Barnett	E	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC
18	163	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Champagne	T	Louisiana State
18	164	New York Giants	Dick Brinkley	B	Wake Forest
18	165	Chicago Bears	Walt Pupa	B	North Carolina
19	166	Detroit Lions	Buryl Baty	B	Texas A&M
19	167	Boston Yanks	Pat Kennelly	E	Southeastern Louisiana
19	168	Washington Redskins	Harry Dowda	B	Wake Forest
19	169	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Mulready	B	North Dakota State
19	170	Philadelphia Eagles	T.J. Campion	T	Southeastern Louisiana
19	171	Chicago Cardinals	Scotty Deeds	B	Brigham Young
19	172	Green Bay Packers	Dick Miller	G	Lawrence
19	173	Los Angeles Rams	Jimmy Dewar	B	Indiana
19	174	New York Giants	Frank Guess	B	Texas
19	175	Chicago Bears	John McLellan	T	Montana State
20	176	Detroit Lions	Elmer Madar	E	Michigan
20	177	Boston Yanks	Darroll Waller	B	Washington State
20	178	Pittsburgh Steelers	Warren Smith	T	Kansas Wesleyan
20	179	Washington Redskins	Charlie Webb	E	Louisiana State
20	180	Chicago Cardinals	Clarence Esser	T	Wisconsin
20	181	Green Bay Packers	Brad Ecklund	C	Oregon
20	182	Philadelphia Eagles	Fred Hall	G	Louisiana State
20	183	Los Angeles Rams	Bennie Reiges	B	UCLA
20	184	New York Giants	Tom Landry	B	Texas
18	185	Chicago Bears	Billie Cromer	B	North Texas
21	186	Detroit Lions	John White	E	Michigan
21	187	Boston Yanks	Paul Hart	B	Delaware
21	188	Washington Redskins	Elmo Bond	T	Washington State
21	189	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Hamilton	T	Vanderbilt
21	190	Green Bay Packers	Bob West	B	Colorado
21	191	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Clayton	T	Wyoming
21	192	Chicago Cardinals	Shelton Ballard	C	Louisiana State
21	193	Los Angeles Rams	Leon McLaughlin	C	UCLA
21	194	New York Giants	Joe Ponsetto	B	Michigan
21	195	Chicago Bears	Russ Reader	B	Michigan State
22	196	Detroit Lions	Carl Schuette	B	Marquette
22	197	Boston Yanks	Jean Lamoure	G	Fresno State
22	198	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Taylor	E	Texas Christian
22	199	Washington Redskins	Jim Hefti	B	St. Lawrence
22	200	Philadelphia Eagles	George Blomquist	E	North Carolina State
22	201	Chicago Cardinals	Wade Walker	T	Oklahoma
22	202	Green Bay Packers	Tex Reilly	B	Colorado
22	203	Los Angeles Rams	Chuck Elliott	T	Oregon
22	204	New York Giants	Art Donovan	T	Boston College
22	205	Chicago Bears	Jim Batchelor	B	Texas A&M-Commerce
23	206	Detroit Lions	Steve Cipot	T	St. Bonaventure
23	207	Boston Yanks	Hank Kolasinski	B	Wyoming
23	208	Washington Redskins	Tom Dudley	E	Virginia
23	209	Pittsburgh Steelers	Binks Bushmiaer	B	Vanderbilt
23	210	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Carroll	T	Minnesota
23	211	Green Bay Packers	Ron Sockolov	T	California
23	212	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Haynes	G	Tulsa
23	213	Los Angeles Rams	Lou Levanti	C	Illinois
23	214	New York Giants	Hal Shoener	E	Iowa
23	215	Chicago Bears	Al Lawler	B	Texas
24	216	Detroit Lions	Billy Cadenhead	B	Alabama
24	217	Boston Yanks	Ed Heap	T	Texas
24	218	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Davis	B	Otterbein
24	219	Washington Redskins	Bob Smith	B	Iowa
24	220	Green Bay Packers	Herb St. John	E	Georgia
24	221	Philadelphia Eagles	Stan Ense	E	Xavier (Ohio)
24	222	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Dorsey	B	Brown
24	223	Los Angeles Rams	J.D. Cheek	T	Oklahoma State
24	224	New York Giants	Bill Moll	B	Connecticut
24	225	Chicago Bears	Gordon Berlin	C	Washington
25	226	Detroit Lions	Jim Cody	T	Texas A&M-Commerce
25	227	Boston Yanks	John Polzin	G	Texas Christian
25	228	Washington Redskins	Hal Mullins	T	Duke
25	229	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tommy Kalmanir	B	Nevada-Reno
25	230	Philadelphia Eagles	Johnny Kelly	B	Rice
25	231	Chicago Cardinals	Otto Schnellbacher	E	Kansas
25	232	Green Bay Packers	Fred Redeker	B	Cincinnati
25	233	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Dal Porto	B	California
25	234	New York Giants	Dick Thomas	G	Southern Mississippi
25	235	Chicago Bears	John Cunningham	E	California
26	236	Detroit Lions	Earl Maves	B	Wisconsin
26	237	Boston Yanks	Dave Bloxom	B	Texas Christian
26	238	Pittsburgh Steelers	Don Mohr	E	Baldwin-Wallace
26	239	Washington Redskins	Francis Bacoka	E	Washington State
26	240	Chicago Cardinals	Larry Joe	B	Penn State
26	241	Green Bay Packers	Herm Lubker	E	Arkansas
26	242	Philadelphia Eagles	H.J. Roberts	G	Rice
26	243	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Standifer	B	Texas Tech
26	244	New York Giants	Ralph Stewart	C	Missouri
26	245	Chicago Bears	Max Morris	B	Northwestern
27	246	Detroit Lions	Bill Hillman	B	Tennessee
27	247	Boston Yanks	Odell Stautzenberger	G	Texas A&M
27	248	Washington Redskins	Otis Sacrinty	B	Wake Forest
27	249	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Young	G	Dartmouth
27	250	Green Bay Packers	Bob Palladino	B	Notre Dame
27	251	Philadelphia Eagles	Phil Cutchin	B	Kentucky
27	252	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Abrams	B	Washington State
27	253	Los Angeles Rams	Bob David	B	Villanova
27	254	New York Giants	George Bibighaus	E	Muhlenberg
27	255	Chicago Bears	Bill Morris	E	Oklahoma
28	256	Detroit Lions	Arch Kelly	E	Detroit Mercy
28	257	Boston Yanks	Dick Chatterton	B	Brigham Young
28	258	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ralph Sazio	T	William & Mary
28	259	Washington Redskins	Milt Dropo	C	Connecticut
28	260	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Smith	E	Texas Tech
28	261	Philadelphia Eagles	Charley Wakefield	T	Stanford
28	262	Green Bay Packers	Baxter Jarrell	T	North Carolina
28	263	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Hunnicutt	B	South Carolina
28	264	New York Giants	Jim Carrington	G	Navy
28	265	Chicago Bears	Joe Billy Baumgardner	B	Texas
29	266	Detroit Lions	Bob Tulis	T	Texas A&M
29	267	Boston Yanks	Tom Rodgers	T	Bucknell
29	268	Washington Redskins	Lynn Brownson	B	Stanford
29	269	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Pitzer	E	Army
29	270	Chicago Cardinals	Tony Rotunno	B	St. Ambrose
29	271	Green Bay Packers	Ray Sellers	E	Georgia
29	272	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Langenbeck	T	Cincinnati
29	273	Los Angeles Rams	John Comer	B	Holy Cross
29	274	New York Giants	Claude Harrison	B	South Carolina
29	275	Chicago Bears	Jerry McCarthy	E	Pennsylvania
30	276	Detroit Lions	Howard McAfee	T	Tulane
30	277	Boston Yanks	John Prchlik	T	Yale
28	278	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tony Stalloni	T	Delaware
30	279	Washington Redskins	Joe Colone	B	Penn State
30	280	Green Bay Packers	Jerry Carle	B	Northwestern
30	281	Philadelphia Eagles	Bernie Winkler	T	Texas Tech
30	282	Chicago Cardinals	Clyde Lindsey	E	Louisiana State
30	283	Los Angeles Rams	Hal Dean	G	Ohio State
30	284	New York Giants	John Wright	B	Maryland
30	285	Chicago Bears	Jack Pierce	B	Illinois
31	286	Washington Redskins	Herb Shoener	E	Iowa
31	287	Pittsburgh Steelers	Vince DiFrancesca	G	Northwestern
31	288	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Stephens	T	Baylor
31	289	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Callahan	C	Michigan
31	290	Green Bay Packers	Bill Hogan	B	Kansas
31	291	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Atwell	B	South Carolina
31	292	New York Giants	Bill Schuler	E	Yale
31	293	Chicago Bears	Ed Ehlers	B	Purdue
32	294	Pittsburgh Steelers	Warren Lahr	B	Case Western Reserve
32	295	Washington Redskins	Bob Plevo	T	Purdue
32	296	Chicago Cardinals	Johnny Karamigios	B	Denver
32	297	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Olsen	E	Utah
32	298	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Kalosh	E	Wisconsin-LaCrosse
32	299	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Prymuski	G	Illinois
32	300	New York Giants	Don Clayton	B	North Carolina