1949 - 50 Draft Review

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- 1949 - 50 Draft

Round	Selection	Team	Player	Position	College
0	0	Bonus	1	Philadelph	Chuck Bednarik
1	2	Detroit Lions	John Rauch	QB	Georgia
1	3	New York Bulldogs	Doak Walker	B	Southern Methodist
1	4	New York Giants	Paul Page	B	Southern Methodist
1	5	Green Bay Packers	Stan Heath	QB	Nevada-Reno
1	6	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bobby Gage	B	Clemson
1	7	Los Angeles Rams	Bobby Thomason	B	Virginia Military Institute
1	8	Washington Redskins	Rob Goode	B	Texas A&M
1	9	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Tripucka	QB	Notre Dame
1	10	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Fischer	G	Notre Dame
1	11	Chicago Bears	Dick Harris	C	Texas
2	12	Detroit Lions	John Panelli	B	Notre Dame
2	13	New York Bulldogs	Bob DeMoss	B	Purdue
2	14	New York Giants	Al DeRogatis	T	Duke
2	15	Green Bay Packers	Dan Dworsky	C	Michigan
2	16	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harper Davis	B	Mississippi State
2	17	Los Angeles Rams	George Sims	B	Baylor
2	18	Washington Redskins	Laurie Niemi	T	Washington State
2	19	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Burns	B	Rutgers
2	20	Chicago Bears	Billy Joe Grimes	B	Oklahoma State
2	21	Chicago Cardinals	Dick McKissack	B	Southern Methodist
3	22	Detroit Lions	Lou Kusserow	B	Columbia
3	23	New York Bulldogs	Phil Colella	B	St. Bonaventure
3	24	New York Giants	Bill Olson	B	Columbia
3	25	Green Bay Packers	Lou Ferry	T	Villanova
3	26	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Walsh	C	Notre Dame
3	27	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Winkler	T	Texas A&M
3	28	Washington Redskins	Len Szafaryn	T	North Carolina
3	29	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Ziegler	B	Georgia Tech
3	30	New York Bulldogs	Lynn Chewning	B	Hampden-Sydney
3	31	Chicago Bears	Red O'Quinn	E	Wake Forest
4	32	Detroit Lions	Joe Sullivan	B	Dartmouth
4	33	New York Bulldogs	Huey Keeney	B	Rice
4	34	Green Bay Packers	Bob Summerhays	B	Utah
4	35	New York Giants	Bill Kay	T	Iowa
4	36	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Geri	B	Georgia
4	37	Los Angeles Rams	Norm Van Brocklin	QB	Oregon
4	38	Washington Redskins	Mike DeNoia	B	Scranton
4	39	Chicago Bears	Ben Bendrick	B	Wisconsin
4	40	Chicago Cardinals	John Goldsberry	T	Indiana
4	41	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Panciera	B	San Francisco
5	42	Detroit Lions	George Brodnax	E	Georgia Tech
5	43	Green Bay Packers	Glenn Lewis	B	Texas Tech
5	44	New York Bulldogs	Mike Boyda	B	Washington & Lee
5	45	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Long	E	Oklahoma State
5	46	New York Giants	J.D. Cheek	G	Oklahoma State
5	47	Los Angeles Rams	Earl Howell	B	Mississippi
5	48	Washington Redskins	Ed Berrang	E	Villanova
5	49	Chicago Bears	John Hoffman	B	Arkansas
5	50	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Wham	E	Furman
5	51	Philadelphia Eagles	Terry Brennan	B	Notre Dame
6	52	Detroit Lions	Bob Meinert	B	Oklahoma State
6	53	New York Bulldogs	Rip Collins	B	Louisiana State
6	54	Green Bay Packers	Joe Ethridge	T	Southern Methodist
6	55	New York Giants	Abe Gibron	G	Purdue
6	56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Doug Brightwell	C	Texas Christian
6	57	Los Angeles Rams	Charlie Reynolds	B	Texas Tech
6	58	Philadelphia Eagles	Warren Huey	E	Michigan State
6	59	Chicago Bears	Jerry Krall	B	Ohio State
6	60	Chicago Cardinals	Bernie Hanula	T	Wake Forest
6	61	New York Bulldogs	Sam Tamburo	E	Penn State
7	62	Chicago Cardinals	Myrle Greathouse	B	Oklahoma
7	63	Los Angeles Rams	Jerry Williams	B	Washington State
7	64	New York Bulldogs	Pete Wismann	C	St. Louis
7	65	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Talarico	B	Pennsylvania
7	66	New York Giants	Frank LoVuolo	E	St. Bonaventure
7	67	Los Angeles Rams	Jon Baker	G	California
7	68	Washington Redskins	Chet Fritz	G	Missouri
7	69	Chicago Bears	Wally Jones	E	Eastern Kentucky
7	70	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Cain	E	Alabama
7	71	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Gillespie	G	Clemson
8	72	Chicago Bears	Gerry Weatherly	C	Rice
8	73	New York Bulldogs	Mike Rubish	E	North Carolina
8	74	Green Bay Packers	Dan Orlich	E	Nevada-Reno
8	75	New York Giants	Jack Salscheider	B	St. Thomas (Minnesota)
8	76	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Brown	G	Texas Christian
8	77	Los Angeles Rams	John Waldrum	G	Sul Ross State
8	78	Washington Redskins	Bob Kennedy	B	North Carolina
8	79	Chicago Bears	Bill Wightkin	E	Notre Dame
8	80	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Brown	B	Georgia Tech
8	81	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Dean	B	Cornell
9	82	Detroit Lions	Chuck Drazenovich	B	Penn State
9	83	Green Bay Packers	Ev Faunce	B	Minnesota
9	84	New York Bulldogs	Bernie Craig	T	Denver
9	85	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Brennan	T	Boston College
9	86	New York Giants	Joe Soboleski	G	Michigan
9	87	Los Angeles Rams	Johnny Smith	E	Arizona
9	88	Washington Redskins	Ed McNeill	E	Michigan
9	89	Chicago Bears	Dolph Tokarczyk	G	Pennsylvania
9	90	Chicago Cardinals	Hal Herring	C	Auburn
9	91	Philadelphia Eagles	Jon Jenkins	T	Dartmouth
10	92	Detroit Lions	Bill Davis	G	Duke
10	93	New York Bulldogs	Jack Geary	T	Wesleyan
10	94	Los Angeles Rams	George Buksar	B	San Francisco
10	95	New York Giants	Gene Rossides	B	Columbia
10	96	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Hood	E	Alabama
10	97	Los Angeles Rams	Max Minnich	B	Bowling Green State
10	98	Washington Redskins	Vic Vasicek	G	Texas
10	99	Chicago Bears	Lee Nalley	B	Vanderbilt
10	100	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Hecker	B	Baldwin-Wallace
10	101	Philadelphia Eagles	Roy Lester	E	West Virginia
11	102	Detroit Lions	Ernie Settembre	T	Miami (Florida)
11	103	Green Bay Packers	Harry Larche	T	Arkansas State
11	104	New York Bulldogs	Edo Mencotti	B	Detroit Mercy
11	105	Pittsburgh Steelers	Al Sanders	T	Southern Mississippi
11	106	New York Giants	Dick Hensley	E	Kentucky
11	107	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Cozad	T	Iowa
11	108	Washington Redskins	Homer Hobbs	G	Georgia
11	109	Chicago Bears	Jerry Tiblier	B	Mississippi
11	110	Chicago Cardinals	Stan Flowers	E	Redlands
11	111	Philadelphia Eagles	Bobby Wilson	B	Mississippi
12	112	Detroit Lions	Virgil Boteler	C	New Mexico
12	113	New York Bulldogs	Murnane Maenhout	E	St. John's (Minnesota)
12	114	Green Bay Packers	Rebel Steiner	E	Alabama
12	115	New York Giants	Guy Sundheim	B	Northwestern
12	116	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Finks	B	Tulsa
12	117	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Renna	C	Santa Clara
12	118	Washington Redskins	Harry Varner	T	Arizona
12	119	Chicago Bears	George Blanda	QB	Kentucky
12	120	Chicago Cardinals	Billy Stone	B	Bradley
12	121	Philadelphia Eagles	Dale Armstrong	E	Dartmouth
13	122	Detroit Lions	Al Russas	E	Tennessee
13	123	Green Bay Packers	Al Mastrangeli	C	Illinois
13	124	New York Bulldogs	Jim Dieckelman	E	Holy Cross
13	125	Pittsburgh Steelers	R.R. Walston	G	Sul Ross State
13	126	New York Giants	Bill Austin	T	Oregon State
13	127	Los Angeles Rams	Paul Barry	B	Tulsa
13	128	Washington Redskins	Ed Henke	T	Southern California
13	129	Chicago Bears	George Taliaferro	B	Indiana
13	130	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Todd	T	Louisville
13	131	Philadelphia Eagles	Lyle Button	T	Illinois
14	132	Detroit Lions	Dayle Panter	T	Utah State
14	133	New York Bulldogs	Ed Toscani	B	Dayton
14	134	Green Bay Packers	Bobby Williams	C	Texas Tech
14	135	New York Giants	Norby Adams	B	Purdue
14	136	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dave Moon	B	Southern Methodist
14	137	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Carmichael	T	Oregon State
14	138	Washington Redskins	Pat Haggerty	E	William & Mary
14	139	Chicago Bears	Ernie Keily	G	Texas-El Paso
14	140	Chicago Cardinals	Tony Klimek	E	Illinois
14	141	Philadelphia Eagles	Bobby Lund	B	Tennessee
15	142	Detroit Lions	Bob Pifferini	C	San Jose State
15	143	Green Bay Packers	Ken Cooper	G	Vanderbilt
15	144	New York Bulldogs	George Ramacorti	G	Boston University
15	145	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Sobczak	E	Michigan State
15	146	New York Giants	Ralph Pickelsimer	C	Otterbein
15	147	Los Angeles Rams	J.C. Dodd	B	Sul Ross State
15	148	Washington Redskins	Gene Frassetto	T	California
15	149	Chicago Bears	Hal Faverty	G	Wisconsin
15	150	Chicago Cardinals	Bob McQuade	B	Xavier (Ohio)
15	151	Philadelphia Eagles	Carl Copp	T	Vanderbilt
16	152	Detroit Lions	Kimball Merrill	T	Brigham Young
16	153	New York Bulldogs	Jack Bruce	B	William & Mary
16	154	Green Bay Packers	Gene Remenar	T	West Virginia
16	155	New York Giants	Jerry Morrical	T	Indiana
16	156	Pittsburgh Steelers	Denvard Snell	T	Auburn
16	157	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Morgan	G	Southern Mississippi
16	158	Washington Redskins	Dick Flowers	T	Alabama
16	159	Chicago Bears	Al Wahl	T	Michigan
16	160	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Murdock	B	Appalachian State
16	161	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Reno	E	West Virginia
17	162	Detroit Lions	Zealand Thigpen	B	Vanderbilt
17	163	Green Bay Packers	Paul Devine	B	Heidelberg
17	164	New York Bulldogs	Warren Beson	C	Minnesota
17	165	Pittsburgh Steelers	Veto Kissell	B	Holy Cross
17	166	New York Giants	Wally Teninga	B	Michigan
17	167	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Sheffield	E	Tulane
17	168	Washington Redskins	Ross Pritchard	B	Arkansas
17	169	Chicago Bears	John Corbisiero	B	Middlebury
17	170	Chicago Cardinals	Eddie Rupp	B	Denison
17	171	Philadelphia Eagles	Leo Skladany	E	Pittsburgh
18	172	Detroit Lions	Bill Wehr	C	Denison
18	173	New York Bulldogs	Albie Gould	E	Boston College
18	174	Green Bay Packers	Floyd Lewis	G	Southern Methodist
18	175	New York Giants	Dick Nutt	B	North Texas
18	176	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clint Shipman	T	Texas A&M-Commerce
18	177	Los Angeles Rams	Hillary Chollet	B	Cornell
18	178	Washington Redskins	Herb Siegert	G	Illinois
18	179	Chicago Bears	Jim Moran	B	John Carroll
18	180	Chicago Cardinals	Webb Halbert	B	Iowa State
18	181	Philadelphia Eagles	Russ Strait	B	Muhlenberg
19	182	Detroit Lions	Wally Triplett	B	Penn State
19	183	Green Bay Packers	Bobby Folsom	E	Southern Methodist
19	184	New York Bulldogs	Bob Reich	T	Colgate
19	185	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack McBride	E	Rice
19	186	New York Giants	Ken McCall	B	Georgia
19	187	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Leonard	T	Virginia
19	188	Washington Redskins	Bob Hainlen	B	Colorado State
19	189	Chicago Bears	Bob Mitten	G	North Carolina
19	190	Chicago Cardinals	Dean Laun	E	Iowa State
19	191	Philadelphia Eagles	Paul Odom	G	Rollins
20	192	Detroit Lions	Joe Romano	T	North Carolina
20	193	New York Bulldogs	Frank Gaul	T	Notre Dame
20	194	Green Bay Packers	Larry Cooney	B	Penn State
20	195	New York Giants	Pat O'sullivan	C	Alabama
20	196	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ben Mann	G	Mississippi
20	197	Los Angeles Rams	Lloyd Eisenberg	T	Duke
20	198	Washington Redskins	Ollie Fletcher	E	Southern California
20	199	Chicago Bears	Bob Heck	B	Pacific
20	200	Chicago Cardinals	Earl Rowan	T	Hardin-Simmons
20	201	Philadelphia Eagles	Loyd Brinkman	B	Missouri
21	202	Detroit Lions	Ray Lininger	C	Ohio State
21	203	Green Bay Packers	Ken Kranz	B	Wisconsin-Milwaukee
21	204	New York Bulldogs	Sammy Pierce	B	Baylor
21	205	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Jackura	C	Georgia
21	206	New York Giants	A.D. Cate	G	North Texas
21	207	Los Angeles Rams	George Teufel	B	Lock Haven
21	208	Washington Redskins	Tommy Hughes	B	Duke
21	209	Chicago Bears	Jim Duncan	E	Wake Forest
21	210	Chicago Cardinals	Leon Joslin	B	Texas Christian
21	211	Philadelphia Eagles	Louie Futrell	B	Southern California
22	212	Detroit Lions	Gil Tobler	B	Utah
22	213	New York Bulldogs	Jim Lail	B	Wake Forest
22	214	Green Bay Packers	John Kordich	B	Southern California
22	215	New York Giants	Tom Fetzer	B	Wake Forest
22	216	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lloyd Johnson	B	West Texas A&M
22	217	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Hamilton	E	Arkansas
22	218	Washington Redskins	Bill Clements	E	UCLA
22	219	Chicago Bears	Dick Bertuzzi	B	Kansas
22	220	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Sprang	C	Purdue
22	221	Philadelphia Eagles	Harvey Kingry	B	Colorado Mines
23	222	Detroit Lions	Bob Patterson	G	Mississippi State
23	223	Green Bay Packers	Billie Kelley	E	Texas Tech
23	224	New York Bulldogs	Nick Lanza	B	Rice
23	225	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Owens	E	Oklahoma
23	226	New York Giants	Clete Fischer	B	Nebraska
23	227	Los Angeles Rams	Walt Kersulis	E	Illinois
23	228	Washington Redskins	Frank Pattee	B	Kansas
23	229	Chicago Bears	Harry Kane	C	Pacific
23	230	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Cox	E	North Carolina
23	231	Philadelphia Eagles	Hank Kalver	T	Oklahoma City
24	232	Detroit Lions	Oswald Clark	E	Michigan
24	233	New York Bulldogs	Joe Ponsalle	T	Trinity (Connecticut)
24	234	Green Bay Packers	Jimmy Ford	B	Tulsa
24	235	New York Giants	Don McAuliffe	B	Navy
24	236	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ivan Snowden	T	Texas A&M-Kingsville
24	237	Los Angeles Rams	Fred Klemenok	B	San Francisco
24	238	Washington Redskins	Jim Cullom	G	California
24	239	Chicago Bears	Bernie Smith	T	Texas-El Paso
24	240	Chicago Cardinals	Stan Szymakowski	B	Lehigh
24	241	Philadelphia Eagles	Fred Leon	T	Nevada-Reno
25	242	Detroit Lions	Les Cowan	E	McMurry
25	243	Green Bay Packers	Frank Lambright	G	Arkansas
25	244	New York Bulldogs	Paul Girolamo	B	Cornell
25	245	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bobby Goff	B	Texas A&M
25	246	New York Giants	Gene Degyansky	E	Baldwin-Wallace
25	247	Los Angeles Rams	Clay Matthews	T	Georgia Tech
25	248	Washington Redskins	Nick Sebek	B	Indiana
25	249	Chicago Bears	Stan Marczyk	T	North Carolina
25	250	New York Giants	Ralph Doran	B	Iowa
25	251	Philadelphia Eagles	John Schweder	G	Pennsylvania