1948 - 49 Draft Review

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- 1948 - 49 Draft

Round	Selection	Team	Player	Position	College
0	0	Bonus	1	Washington	Harry Gilmer
1	2	New York Giants	Tony Minisi	B	Pennsylvania
1	3	Chicago Bears	Bobby Layne	QB	Texas
1	4	Washington Redskins	Lowell Tew	B	Alabama
1	5	Boston Yanks	Vaughn Mancha	C	Alabama
1	6	Detroit Lions	Y.A. Tittle	QB	Louisiana State
1	7	Green Bay Packers	Jug Girard	B	Wisconsin
1	8	Philadelphia Eagles	Clyde Scott	B	Arkansas
1	9	Pittsburgh Steelers	Danny Edwards	E	Georgia
1	10	Chicago Bears	Max Bumgardner	E	Texas
1	11	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Spavital	B	Oklahoma State
2	12	New York Giants	Joe Scott	B	San Francisco
2	13	Detroit Lions	George Quist	B	Stanford
3	14	Boston Yanks	John Nolan	T	Penn State
3	15	Detroit Lions	Les Bingaman	T	Illinois
3	16	Washington Redskins	Tommy Thompson	C	William & Mary
3	17	Boston Yanks	Earl Cook	G	Southern Methodist
3	18	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Keane	B	West Virginia
3	19	Green Bay Packers	Ed Smith	B	Texas-El Paso
3	20	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Nuzum	B	New Mexico State
3	21	Chicago Bears	Bill Garrett	T	Mississippi State
3	22	Philadelphia Eagles	Paul Campbell	QB	Texas
3	23	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Smith	T	North Carolina
4	24	New York Giants	Bruce Gehrke	E	Columbia
4	25	Detroit Lions	Jim Minor	T	Arkansas
5	26	New York Giants	Johnny Wolosky	C	Penn State
5	27	Green Bay Packers	Don Richards	T	Arkansas
5	28	Washington Redskins	Dan Sandifer	B	Louisiana State
5	29	Boston Yanks	Bill Healy	G	Georgia Tech
5	30	Los Angeles Rams	Bruce Bailey	B	Virginia
5	31	Green Bay Packers	Weyman Sellers	E	Georgia
5	32	Chicago Bears	Knox Ramsey	G	William & Mary
5	33	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Myers	B	UCLA
5	34	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Wozniak	G	Alabama
5	35	Chicago Cardinals	Jay Smith	E	Southern Mississippi
6	36	New York Giants	Bill Erickson	T	Mississippi
6	37	Detroit Lions	Bob Williamson	T	Hobart
6	38	Washington Redskins	Jack Weisenburger	B	Michigan
6	39	Boston Yanks	Phil Slosburg	B	Temple
6	40	Los Angeles Rams	George Grimes	B	Virginia
6	41	Green Bay Packers	Larry Olsonoski	G	Minnesota
6	42	Philadelphia Eagles	Howard Duncan	C	Ohio State
6	43	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Gasparella	B	Notre Dame
6	44	Chicago Bears	Bob Brugge	B	Ohio State
6	45	Pittsburgh Steelers	Phil O'Reilly	T	Purdue
7	46	New York Giants	Bob Pfohl	B	Purdue
7	47	Detroit Lions	Fred Enke	B	Arizona
7	48	Washington Redskins	Jack Kurkowski	B	Detroit Mercy
7	49	Los Angeles Rams	Gene Ruszkowski	T	Ohio University
7	50	Los Angeles Rams	Noel Cudd	T	West Texas A&M
7	51	Green Bay Packers	Jay Rhodemyre	C	Kentucky
7	52	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Luongo	B	Pennsylvania
7	53	Detroit Lions	Moroni Schwab	T	Utah State
7	54	Philadelphia Eagles	Buddy Tinsley	T	Baylor
7	55	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Cason	B	Louisiana State
8	56	New York Giants	Ralph Hutchinson	T	Tennessee-Chattanooga
8	57	New York Giants	Ray Coates	B	Louisiana State
8	58	Washington Redskins	Gerry Cady	T	Gustavus Adolphus
8	59	Boston Yanks	Tex Furse	B	Yale
8	60	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Walker	B	Colorado Mines
8	61	Green Bay Packers	Bob Cunz	T	Illinois
8	62	Chicago Bears	Shorty McWilliams	B	Mississippi State
8	63	Philadelphia Eagles	Marty Wendell	G	Notre Dame
8	64	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Cooper	C	North Texas
8	65	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Camp	B	North Carolina
9	66	New York Giants	Dick Ottele	B	Washington
9	67	Detroit Lions	Don Doll	B	Southern California
9	68	Washington Redskins	Bob Anderson	B	Stanford
9	69	Boston Yanks	Jim Burton	E	Wesleyan
9	70	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Graham	B	Cincinnati
9	71	New York Giants	Ken Wiltgen	E	Northwestern
9	72	Philadelphia Eagles	Scott Beasley	E	Nevada-Reno
9	73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Ryan	E	St. Mary's (California)
9	74	Chicago Bears	Chi Mills	T	Virginia Military Institute
9	75	Chicago Cardinals	Ed Royston	G	Wake Forest
10	76	New York Giants	Stan Magdziak	B	William & Mary
10	77	Detroit Lions	Paul Cleary	E	Southern California
10	78	Washington Redskins	Bill Katrishen	T	Southern Mississippi
10	79	Boston Yanks	Bobby Forbes	B	Florida
10	80	Los Angeles Rams	Glenn Johnson	T	Arizona State
10	81	Green Bay Packers	George Walmsley	B	Rice
10	82	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Deranek	B	Indiana
10	83	Chicago Bears	Dick Flanagan	E	Ohio State
10	84	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Richeson	G	Alabama
10	85	Chicago Cardinals	Carl Weisner	E	St. Louis
11	86	New York Giants	Pete Lanzi	E	Youngstown State
11	87	Detroit Lions	Fred Land	T	Louisiana State
11	88	Washington Redskins	Ed Marshall	T	Pennsylvania
11	89	Boston Yanks	George Roman	T	Case Western Reserve
11	90	Los Angeles Rams	Johnny Zisch	E	Colorado
11	91	Green Bay Packers	Bob Hodges	T	Bradley
11	92	Chicago Bears	Jim McDowell	G	William & Mary
11	93	Philadelphia Eagles	Gil Johnson	QB	Southern Methodist
11	94	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Redfield	T	Colgate
11	95	Chicago Cardinals	Gene Corum	G	West Virginia
12	96	New York Giants	Len Modzelski	T	Scranton
12	97	New York Giants	Jim Brieske	C	Michigan
12	98	Washington Redskins	Ted Andrus	G	Louisiana-Lafayette
12	99	Boston Yanks	Ab Wimberly	E	Louisiana State
12	100	Los Angeles Rams	Atherton Phleger	T	Stanford
12	101	Green Bay Packers	Bob Rennebohm	E	Wisconsin
12	102	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Wyman	T	Rice
12	103	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Papach	B	Purdue
12	104	Chicago Bears	Mel Sheehan	E	Missouri
12	105	Chicago Cardinals	Clarence Self	B	Wisconsin
13	106	New York Giants	Bob Hatch	B	Boston University
13	107	Detroit Lions	Russ Steger	B	Illinois
13	108	Washington Redskins	Carl Russ	B	Rice
13	109	Boston Yanks	Bob Jensen	E	Iowa State
13	110	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Heck	E	Purdue
13	111	Green Bay Packers	Perry Moss	B	Illinois
13	112	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Finical	E	Princeton
13	113	Chicago Bears	Dick Scott	C	Navy
13	114	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Walthall	B	West Virginia
13	115	Chicago Cardinals	John Hollar	B	Appalachian State
14	116	New York Giants	John Hanzel	G	Guilford
14	117	Detroit Lions	Hal Enstice	B	Union (New York)
14	118	Washington Redskins	Harry Jagade	B	Indiana
14	119	Boston Yanks	Hal Entsminger	B	Missouri
14	120	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Schroll	B	Louisiana State
14	121	Green Bay Packers	Fred Provo	B	Washington
14	122	Chicago Bears	Ollie Cline	B	Ohio State
14	123	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Kempthorn	B	Michigan
14	124	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clayton Lane	T	New Hampshire
14	125	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Hanlon	B	Loras
15	126	New York Giants	Dan Garza	E	Oregon
15	127	Detroit Lions	Pete Elliott	B	Michigan
15	128	Washington Redskins	Ed Quirk	B	Missouri
15	129	Boston Yanks	Carmen Ragonese	B	New Hampshire
15	130	Los Angeles Rams	Bob DeMent	T	Southern Mississippi
15	131	Green Bay Packers	Lou Agase	T	Illinois
15	132	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Rifenburg	E	Michigan
15	133	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Mazuca	G	Canisius
15	134	Chicago Bears	Rob Goode	B	Texas A&M
15	135	Chicago Cardinals	George Petrovich	T	Texas
16	136	New York Giants	Dan Yovetich	E	Montana
16	137	Detroit Lions	Dave Templeton	G	Ohio State
16	138	Washington Redskins	Art Pollard	B	Arizona
16	139	Boston Yanks	George Ratterman	QB	Notre Dame
16	140	Los Angeles Rams	Charley Schoenherr	B	Wheaton
16	141	Green Bay Packers	Travis Raven	B	Texas
16	142	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill McPeak	E	Pittsburgh
16	143	Chicago Bears	Clyde Grimenstein	E	Purdue
16	144	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Stanton	T	Oregon
16	145	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Still	B	Georgia Tech
17	146	New York Giants	Joe Grothus	G	Iowa
17	147	Detroit Lions	Quentin Sickels	G	Michigan
17	148	Washington Redskins	Chuck Newman	E	Louisiana Tech
17	149	Boston Yanks	Nute Trotter	T	Oklahoma
17	150	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Brink	E	Northern Illinois
17	151	Washington Redskins	Dale Schwartzkopf	E	Texas
17	152	Chicago Bears	Jack Fallon	G	Notre Dame
17	153	Philadelphia Eagles	Ralph Kohl	T	Michigan
17	154	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Messoline	B	Scranton
17	155	Chicago Cardinals	Clay Davis	C	Oklahoma State
18	156	New York Giants	George Mathews	B	Georgia Tech
18	157	Detroit Lions	Jim Spruill	T	Rice
18	158	Washington Redskins	Ray Pearcy	C	Oklahoma
18	159	Boston Yanks	Jack Mendel	E	Canisius
18	160	Los Angeles Rams	Bill O'Connor	G	Notre Dame
18	161	Green Bay Packers	Ken Balge	E	Michigan State
18	162	Philadelphia Eagles	Aubrey Fowler	B	Arkansas
18	163	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Lane	T	Muhlenberg
18	164	Chicago Bears	Ray Brown	B	Virginia
18	165	Chicago Cardinals	Harry Caughron	T	William & Mary
19	166	New York Giants	Don Ettinger	G	Kansas
19	167	Detroit Lions	Barney Hafen	E	Utah
19	168	Washington Redskins	Gene Vellela	T	Scranton
19	169	Boston Yanks	Mel Jowell	G	McMurry
19	170	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Nelson	B	Montana State
19	171	Green Bay Packers	Charley Tatom	T	Texas
19	172	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pete Barbolak	T	Purdue
19	173	Chicago Bears	Bob Hileman	C	California
19	174	Philadelphia Eagles	Rudy Krall	B	New Mexico
19	175	Chicago Cardinals	Jerry Davis	B	Southeastern Louisiana
20	176	New York Giants	Frank Williams	B	Utah State
20	177	Detroit Lions	Aldo Dellosobelle	T	Loyola Marymount
20	178	Washington Redskins	Cloyce Box	B	West Texas A&M
20	179	Boston Yanks	Frank Nelson	B	Utah
20	180	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Rees	T	North Carolina State
20	181	Green Bay Packers	Floyd Thomas	C	Arkansas
20	182	Chicago Bears	Thurman Gay	T	Oklahoma State
20	183	Philadelphia Eagles	Ed Claunch	C	Louisiana State
20	184	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Folger	B	Duke
20	185	Chicago Cardinals	Gene Dwyer	E	St. Ambrose
21	186	New York Giants	Dick Woodard	C	Iowa
21	187	Detroit Lions	Dean Dill	B	Southern California
21	188	Washington Redskins	Brian Bell	B	Washington & Lee
21	189	Boston Yanks	Jim Lukens	E	Washington & Lee
21	190	Los Angeles Rams	Ray Borneman	B	Texas
21	191	Green Bay Packers	Herb St. John	G	Georgia
21	192	Philadelphia Eagles	Neg Norton	T	Penn State
21	193	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charley Snyder	T	Marshall
21	194	Chicago Bears	Peppy Blount	E	Texas
21	195	Chicago Cardinals	Harry Waters	B	Colorado College
22	196	New York Giants	George Kisiday	T	Columbia
22	197	Detroit Lions	Jack McEwen	B	Colorado
22	198	Washington Redskins	Joel Williams	C	Texas
22	199	Boston Yanks	Fran O'Brien	B	Dartmouth
22	200	Los Angeles Rams	Ray Yagiello	T	Catawba
22	201	Green Bay Packers	Don Anderson	B	Rice
22	202	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tally Stevens	E	Utah
22	203	Chicago Bears	J.R. Boone	B	Tulsa
22	204	Philadelphia Eagles	Lockwood Frizzell	C	Virginia
22	205	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Monroe	C	Kansas
23	206	New York Giants	Theron Roberts	G	Arkansas
23	207	Detroit Lions	Rebel Steiner	E	Alabama
23	208	Washington Redskins	Lou Hoitsma	E	William & Mary
23	209	Boston Yanks	Jim Zito	T	Michigan State
23	210	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Pesek	E	Nebraska
23	211	Green Bay Packers	Fred Kling	B	Missouri
23	212	Chicago Bears	Jim Duncan	E	Wake Forest
23	213	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Swaner	B	California
23	214	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dyke Norman	C	Washington & Lee
23	215	Chicago Cardinals	Henry Reynolds	E	Southern Mississippi
24	216	New York Giants	Walt McCormick	C	Southern California
24	217	Detroit Lions	Joe Suarez	G	St. Mary's (California)
24	218	Washington Redskins	Floyd Lawhorn	G	Texas Tech
24	219	Boston Yanks	Jack Roderick	E	Yale
24	220	Los Angeles Rams	Chhuck DeAutremont	B	Southern Oregon
24	221	Green Bay Packers	Clyde Biggers	T	Catawba
24	222	Philadelphia Eagles	Art Littleton	E	Pennsylvania
24	223	Pittsburgh Steelers	Floyd Simmons	B	Notre Dame
24	224	Chicago Bears	Jimmy Gatewood	B	Georgia
24	225	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Wedel	G	Wake Forest
25	226	New York Giants	Dick Wilkins	E	Oregon
25	227	Detroit Lions	Coy McGee	B	Notre Dame
25	228	Washington Redskins	Dick West	B	Princeton
25	229	Boston Yanks	Ed Sikorski	B	Muhlenberg
25	230	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Levenhagen	G	Washington
25	231	Green Bay Packers	Stan Heath	QB	Nevada-Reno
25	232	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Hausser	T	Wichita State
25	233	Chicago Bears	George Brumm	C	Pacific
25	234	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Parmer	B	Oklahoma State
25	235	Chicago Cardinals	Paul Shoults	B	Miami (Ohio)
26	236	New York Giants	Vince Marotta	B	Mount Union
26	237	Detroit Lions	Phil Alexander	T	South Carolina
26	238	Washington Redskins	Roland Oakes	E	Missouri
26	239	Boston Yanks	Bruce Mather	B	New Hampshire
26	240	Los Angeles Rams	Leon Cooper	T	Hardin-Simmons
26	241	Green Bay Packers	Aubrey Allen	T	Colorado
26	242	Chicago Bears	Paul Dietzel	C	Miami (Ohio)
26	243	Philadelphia Eagles	Lou Creekmur	T	William & Mary
26	244	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Ramsey	B	Southern Methodist
26	245	Chicago Cardinals	Fred Wendt	B	Texas-El Paso
27	246	New York Giants	Tom Salisbury	T	Clemson
27	247	Detroit Lions	Frank Pizza	T	Toledo
27	248	Washington Redskins	Ed Watkins	T	Idaho
27	249	Boston Yanks	Jim Shoaf	T	Iowa
27	250	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Wade	B	Oklahoma City
27	251	Green Bay Packers	Stan Gorski	E	St. Mary's (Minnesota)
27	252	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Stanton	E	North Carolina State
27	253	Pittsburgh Steelers	Felton Whitlow	T	North Texas
27	254	Chicago Bears	Ed Clasby	B	Boston College
27	255	Chicago Cardinals	Doug Belden	B	Florida
28	256	New York Giants	Roy Lilja	C	Colorado College
28	257	Detroit Lions	George Schutte	T	Southern California
28	258	Washington Redskins	Don Corbitt	C	Arizona
28	259	Boston Yanks	Joe McCary	B	Virginia
28	260	Los Angeles Rams	Ken Sinofsky	G	Nevada-Reno
28	261	Green Bay Packers	Don Sharp	C	Tulsa
28	262	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dinky Bowen	B	Georgia Tech
28	263	Chicago Bears	Fred Hardison	E	Duke
28	264	Philadelphia Eagles	Bennie Ellender	B	Tulane
28	265	Chicago Cardinals	Ray Stackhouse	T	Xavier (Ohio)
29	266	New York Giants	Bob Greenhalgh	B	San Francisco
29	267	Detroit Lions	Tony Pabalis	B	Central Michigan
29	268	Washington Redskins	Buddy Bowen	B	Mississippi
29	269	Boston Yanks	Al Sica	B	Pennsylvania
29	270	Los Angeles Rams	Bobby Jack Stuart	B	Army
29	271	Green Bay Packers	John Panelli	B	Notre Dame
29	272	Chicago Bears	Frank Van Deren	E	California
29	273	Philadelphia Eagles	Rex Grossman	B	Indiana
29	274	Pittsburgh Steelers	Abe Gibron	G	Purdue
29	275	Chicago Cardinals	Bernie Reid	G	Georgia
30	276	New York Giants	Ed Kelley	T	Texas
30	277	Detroit Lions	Bob McCurry	C	Michigan State
30	278	Washington Redskins	Vic Paulson	E	California-Santa Barbara
30	279	Boston Yanks	Harry Bonk	B	Maryland
30	280	Los Angeles Rams	Hilliard Crum	E	Arizona
30	281	Green Bay Packers	Clarence McGeary	T	North Dakota State
30	282	Philadelphia Eagles	Gus Kitchens	T	Tulsa
30	283	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Hilkene	T	Michigan
30	284	Chicago Bears	Al Pietkiewicz	E	San Francisco
30	285	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Powell	E	Tennessee
31	286	Washington Redskins	Barney Welch	B	Texas A&M
31	287	Boston Yanks	Beanie Langsjoen	B	Gustavus Adolphus
31	288	Los Angeles Rams	Tony Kunkiewicz	B	Trinity (Connecticut)
31	289	Green Bay Packers	Mike Mills	E	Brigham Young
31	290	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ted Zuchowski	T	Toledo
31	291	Chicago Bears	Norm Cox	B	Texas Christian
31	292	Philadelphia Eagles	Art Statuto	C	Notre Dame
31	293	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Polidor	B	Villanova
32	294	Boston Yanks	George Neff	B	Virginia
32	295	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Taylor	E	Rice
32	296	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Earhart	E	Texas Tech
32	297	Chicago Bears	Truett Smith	B	Wyoming
32	298	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Novak	C	Nebraska
32	299	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tony DiMatteo	B	Pittsburgh
32	300	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Fischer	G	Notre Dame