1953 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)January 22, 1953
LocationBellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
360 total selections in 30 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionHarry Babcock, DE
San Francisco 49ers
Mr. IrrelevantHal Maus, E
Detroit Lions
Most selections (33)Chicago Bears
Fewest selections (25)Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers

The 1953 National Football League Draft was held on January 22, 1953, at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[1][2] Selections made by the folded Dallas Texans were assigned to the Baltimore Colts, since the Dallas team had moved to Baltimore.

This was the seventh year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous six winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, Detroit Lions in 1950, New York Giants in 1951, and Los Angeles Rams in 1952) ineligible from the draw;[3] it was won by the San Francisco 49ers, who selected end Harry Babcock.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [4] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
1San Francisco 49ers (Lottery bonus pick)Harry BabcockEndGeorgia
2Baltimore ColtsBilly Vessels[5]HalfbackOklahoma
3Washington RedskinsJack ScarbathBackMaryland
4Chicago CardinalsJohnny OlszewskiFullbackCalifornia
5Pittsburgh SteelersTed MarchibrodaQuarterbackDetroit
6Chicago BearsBilly AndersonHalfbackCompton CC
7Green Bay PackersAl CarmichaelHalfbackUSC
8New York GiantsBobby MarlowHalfbackAlabama
9Los Angeles Rams (From Philadelphia Eagles)Donn MoomawCenterUCLA
10San Francisco 49ersTom StolhandskeEndTexas
11Cleveland BrownsDoug AtkinsEndTennessee
12Los Angeles RamsEd BarkerEndWashington State
13Detroit LionsHarley SewellGuardTexas
  • HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame

Round two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
14Baltimore ColtsBernie FlowersEndPurdue
15Chicago CardinalsJim PsaltisBackUSC
16Washington RedskinsDick ModzelewskiDefensive tackleMaryland
17Chicago BearsZeke BratkowskiQuarterbackGeorgia
18Pittsburgh SteelersJohn Henry JohnsonFullbackArizona State
19Green Bay PackersGil ReichBackKansas
20Philadelphia EaglesAl ConwayBackArmy
21San Francisco 49ersGeorge MorrisCenterGeorgia Tech
22New York GiantsEddie CrowderQuarterbackOklahoma
23Cleveland BrownsBilly ReynoldsBackPittsburgh
24Los Angeles RamsRudy BukichQuarterbackUSC
25Detroit LionsGene GedmanBackIndiana

Round three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
26Baltimore ColtsBuck McPhailBackOklahoma
27Washington RedskinsPaul DekkerEndMichigan State
28Chicago CardinalsDale SamuelsQuarterbackPurdue
29Pittsburgh SteelersMarv MatuszakTackleTulsa
30Chicago BearsBill RowekampBackMissouri
31Green Bay PackersBill ForesterTackleSMU
32San Francisco 49ersBob St. ClairOffensive tackleSan Francisco
33New York GiantsCal RobertsTackleGustavus Adolphus
34Philadelphia EaglesDon JohnsonBackCalifornia
35Cleveland BrownsFred BruneyBackOhio State
36Los Angeles RamsBob FryTackleKentucky
37Cleveland BrownsGene DonaldsonGuardKentucky

Round four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
38Baltimore ColtsTom CatlinCenterOklahoma
39Chicago CardinalsBuck MartinEndGeorgia Tech
40Washington RedskinsDon BollGuardNebraska
41Chicago BearsJoe KochBackWake Forest
42Pittsburgh SteelersLloyd ColteryahnEndMaryland
43Green Bay PackersGib DawsonBackTexas
44New York GiantsDewayne DouglasTackleFlorida
45Philadelphia EaglesGeorge MrkonicGuardKansas
46San Francisco 49ersEd FullertonBackMaryland
47Cleveland BrownsDick TamburoCenterMichigan State
48Los Angeles RamsWillie RobertsEndTulsa
49Detroit LionsCharley AneTackleUSC

Round five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
50Baltimore ColtsJack LittleTackleTexas A&M
51Washington RedskinsNick CarrasBackMissouri
52Chicago CardinalsBill ShaloskyGuardCincinnati
53Pittsburgh SteelersBob GaonaTackleWake Forest
54Chicago BearsStan JonesGuardMaryland
55Green Bay PackersRoger ZatkoffTackleMichigan
56Philadelphia EaglesEddie BellHalfbackPenn
57San Francisco 49ersHal MillerTackleGeorgia Tech
58New York GiantsBuford LongBackFlorida
59Cleveland BrownsBob Van DorenEndUSC
60Los Angeles RamsTom ScottEndVirginia
61Philadelphia EaglesRex SmithEndIllinois

Round six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
62Baltimore ColtsJim SearsBackUSC
63Chicago CardinalsTony CurcilloBackOhio State
64Los Angeles RamsPaul MillerTackleLSU
65Chicago BearsArt DeCarloBackGeorgia
66Pittsburgh SteelersTom BartonGuardClemson
67Green Bay PackersBob KennedyGuardWisconsin
68Chicago BearsKline GilbertTackleOle Miss
69New York GiantsBob PevianiGuardUSC
70Chicago CardinalsTom HigginsTackleNorth Carolina
71Cleveland BrownsDon SteinbrunnerEndWashington State
72Los Angeles RamsHoward WaughBackTulsa
73Detroit LionsOllie SpencerTackleKansas

Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
74Baltimore ColtsBill AtheyGuardBaylor
75Chicago BearsBucky McElroyBackMississippi Southern
76Philadelphia EaglesJack EricksonTackleBeloit
77Pittsburgh SteelersJohn AldertonEndMaryland
78Chicago BearsDon BinghamBackSul Ross
79Green Bay PackersJim RingoCenterSyracuse
80New York GiantsDon BranbyEndColorado
81Philadelphia EaglesRay MalavasiGuardMississippi State
82San Francisco 49ersPaul CarrBackHouston
83Cleveland BrownsGene FilipskiBackVillanova
84Los Angeles RamsBobby ReynoldsBackNebraska
85Detroit LionsJoe SchmidtLinebackerPittsburgh

Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
86Baltimore ColtsJim PrewettTackleTulsa
87Chicago CardinalsJerry WatfordGuardAlabama
88Washington RedskinsLew WeidensaulEndMaryland
89Chicago BearsJohn KreamcheckTackleWilliam & Mary
90Pittsburgh SteelersLowell W. PerryEndMichigan
91Green Bay PackersLauren HargroveBackGeorgia
92Philadelphia EaglesJess RichardsonTackleAlabama
93San Francisco 49ersDoug HoglandTackleOregon State
94New York GiantsDon BeckBackNotre Dame
95Cleveland BrownsCarlton MasseyEndTexas
96Los Angeles RamsBob MorganTackleMaryland
97Detroit LionsLew CarpenterBackArkansas

Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
98Baltimore ColtsBob BlairEndTCU
99Chicago CardinalsEd HusmannGuardNebraska
100Chicago CardinalsAvatus StoneBackSyracuse
101Pittsburgh SteelersPat SarneseTackleTemple
102Chicago BearsBruno AshleyTackleEast Texas State
103Green Bay PackersFloyd HarrawoodTackleTulsa
104San Francisco 49ersHal LedyardBackChattanooga
105New York GiantsJim GrayBackPanola
106Philadelphia EaglesRoger FrenchEndMinnesota
107Cleveland BrownsBob McNamaraBackMinnesota
108Los Angeles RamsBrad MyersBackBucknell
109Detroit LionsCarlton McCormickCenterTCU

Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
110Baltimore ColtsJohn ColeBackArkansas
111Chicago CardinalsCharley BerndtTackleWisconsin
112New York GiantsDarrow HooperEndTexas A&M
113Chicago BearsJimmy MooreBackFlorida A&M
114Pittsburgh SteelersFrank HolohanTackleTennessee
115Green Bay PackersVic RimkusGuardHoly Cross
116New York GiantsCharlie MaloyQuarterbackHoly Cross
117Philadelphia EaglesTom BrookshierBackColorado
118San Francisco 49ersPete BrownGuardGeorgia Tech
119Cleveland BrownsElmo NataliBackCalifornia (PA)
120Los Angeles RamsMick LakosBackVanderbilt
121Detroit LionsDreher GaskinEndClemson

Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
122Baltimore ColtsGene RossiBackCincinnati
123Washington RedskinsAlex WebsterBackNC State
124Chicago CardinalsEd WoodsumEndYale
125Chicago BearsRalph CharneyBackKentucky
126Chicago BearsJim SloweyCenterGeorgetown
127Green Bay PackersJoe JohnsonBackBoston College
128Philadelphia EaglesBob PollardBackPenn State
129San Francisco 49ersAl CharltonBackWashington State
130New York GiantsJim RuehlCenterOhio State
131Cleveland BrownsDick HilinskiTackleOhio State
132Los Angeles RamsJim BaileyBackMiami (OH)
133Detroit LionsElmer MessengerGuardWashington State

Round twelve

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
134Baltimore ColtsKaye VaughanGuardTulsa
135Chicago CardinalsChuck SpauldingBackWyoming
136Washington RedskinsBuzz NutterCenterVPI
137Chicago BearsJim LawrenceTackleDuke
138Pittsburgh SteelersJerry RobertsonBackKansas
139Green Bay PackersDick CurranBackArizona State
140San Francisco 49ersRed LeachGuardDuke
141New York GiantsJoe MatesicTackleArizona State
142Philadelphia EaglesGeorge PorterTackleSan Jose State
143Cleveland BrownsElmer WilhoiteGuardUSC
144Los Angeles RamsChuck DoudGuardUCLA
145Detroit LionsLarry SpencerBackWake Forest

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
146Baltimore ColtsBobby MoreheadBackGeorgia Tech
147Chicago CardinalsFrank McPheeEndPrinceton
148Chicago CardinalsRonnie MorrisBackTulsa
149Pittsburgh SteelersLeo DavisEndBradley
150Chicago BearsLarry StricklandCenterNorth Texas State
151Green Bay PackersBob OrdersCenterWest Virginia
152New York GiantsJack McShulskiEndKansas State
153Philadelphia EaglesRay WestortGuardUtah
154San Francisco 49ersBill EarleyBackWashington
155Cleveland BrownsGalen FissBackKansas
156Los Angeles RamsAndy MattoTackleCincinnati
157Detroit LionsBob ThomasEndWashington & Lee

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
158Baltimore ColtsFrank ContinettiGuardGeorge Washington
159Chicago CardinalsDick SpragueBackWashington
160Washington RedskinsEd TimmermanBackMichigan State
161Chicago BearsHarland CarlBackWisconsin
162Pittsburgh SteelersCharley MontgomeryTackleMississippi
163Green Bay PackersCharley WrennTackleTexas Christian
164Philadelphia EaglesRoy BaileyBackTulane
165San Francisco 49ersTom FletcherBackArizona State
166New York GiantsJ. L. HallBackFlorida
167Cleveland BrownsGern NaglerEndSanta Clara
168Los Angeles RamsFrank JamesGuardHouston
169Detroit LionsJack BargerTackleNew Mexico

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
170Baltimore ColtsBuddy SuttonBackArkansas
171Washington RedskinsDave SuminskiTackleWisconsin
172Chicago CardinalsNick ChickilloGuardMiami (FL)
173Pittsburgh SteelersBob O'NeilEndNotre Dame
174Chicago BearsRalph JechaGuardNorthwestern
175Green Bay PackersGene HelwigBackTulsa
176San Francisco 49ersCharley GenthnerTackleTexas
177New York GiantsDick BowmanGuardOklahoma
178Philadelphia EaglesWillie IrvinEndFlorida A&M
179Cleveland BrownsJohnny CarsonEndGeorgia
180Los Angeles RamsTom CarrollBackOklahoma
181Detroit LionsTed ToporBackMichigan

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
182Baltimore ColtsJim CurrinEndDayton
183Chicago CardinalsJimmy LearBackMississippi
184Washington RedskinsJim SlayEndMississippi
185Chicago BearsJohn HatleyTackleSul Ross
186Pittsburgh SteelersJohn ZacharyBackMiami (OH)
187Green Bay PackersJohn HlayBackOhio State
188New York GiantsBill SkyinskusGuardSyracuse
189Philadelphia EaglesBud WallaceBackNorth Carolina
190San Francisco 49ersFred DuringEndBowling Green
191Cleveland BrownsEric KuykendallBackIllinois
192Los Angeles RamsBen DeLoeTackleMississippi State
193Detroit LionsBob VolonninoGuardArmy/Villanova

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
194Baltimore ColtsGeorge RambourTackleDartmouth
195Washington RedskinsBob HanerBackVillanova
196Chicago CardinalsEarl HeningerBackPurdue
197Pittsburgh SteelersReed QuinnBackFlorida
198Chicago BearsBob BealEndCalifornia
199Green Bay PackersBill GeorgesEndTexas
200Philadelphia EaglesTony RadosBackPenn State
201San Francisco 49ersHugh LathamTackleSan Diego State
202New York GiantsDon RhodenCenterRice
203Cleveland BrownsGeorge BeanBackUtah
204Los Angeles RamsHarland SvareEndWashington State
205Detroit LionsRay GreenTackleDuke

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
206Baltimore ColtsLeRoy LabatBackLouisiana State
207Chicago CardinalsJoe YukicaEndPenn State
208Washington RedskinsJim TurnerBackTexas Tech
209Chicago BearsJim ShirleyBackClemson
210Pittsburgh SteelersCarl HolbenTackleDuke
211Green Bay PackersJim PhileeBackBradley
212San Francisco 49ersStan WacholzEndSan Jose State
213New York GiantsPhil SuwallBackWestern Maryland
214Philadelphia EaglesMarv TrauthTackleMississippi
215Cleveland BrownsDick BattenTacklePacific
216Los Angeles RamsLew JonesTackleWabash
217Detroit LionsEd MioduszewskiBackWilliam & Mary

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
218Baltimore ColtsBill PowellBackCalifornia
219Washington RedskinsTom FlyzikTackleGeorge Washington
220Chicago CardinalsTom DonahueCenterWake Forest
221Pittsburgh SteelersJim WilliamsBackLouisville
222Chicago BearsBill ByrusTackleIowa State
223Green Bay PackersBill LuckyTackleBaylor
224New York GiantsHal LehmanTackleSouthern Mississippi
225Philadelphia EaglesPete BachourosBackIllinois
226San Francisco 49ersKing DuClosTackleTexas-El Paso
227Cleveland BrownsTom CainGuardColorado
228Los Angeles RamsJack EllenaTackleUCLA
229Detroit LionsPaul HeldBackSan Diego State

Round twenty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
230Baltimore ColtsPete RussoTackleIndiana
231Chicago CardinalsLen D'ErricoGuardBoston University
232Washington RedskinsBill LinkGuardWake Forest
233Chicago BearsTom MahinTacklePurdue
234Pittsburgh SteelersWill Lee HayleyEndAuburn
235Green Bay PackersJohn HarvilleBackTexas Christian
236Philadelphia EaglesRollie ArnsCenterIowa State
237San Francisco 49ersRay HuizingaTackleNorthwestern
238New York GiantsDick ChristiansenEndArizona
239Cleveland BrownsChuck NollLinebackerDayton
240Los Angeles RamsBob MorfordBackCollege of Idaho
241Detroit LionsGerry HartTackleArmy/Mississippi State

Round twenty-one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
242Baltimore ColtsFrank KirbyTackleBucknell
243Washington RedskinsJim DublinskiCenterUtah
244Chicago CardinalsJoe CurtisEndAlabama
245Pittsburgh SteelersDon EarleyGuardSouth Carolina
246Chicago BearsWayne MartinEndTexas Christian
247Green Bay PackersBob ConwayBackAlabama
248San Francisco 49ersKen BahnsenEndNorth Texas State
249New York GiantsGene BullardTackleLouisiana College
250Philadelphia EaglesHal BrooksTackleWashington & Lee
251Cleveland BrownsBill CrockettGuardRice
252Los Angeles RamsDick GordonTackleToledo
253Detroit LionsBob TataBackVirginia

Round twenty-two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
254Baltimore ColtsMerlin GishCenterKansas
255Chicago CardinalsHal LokovsekTackleWashington State
256Washington RedskinsEd PucciGuardUSC
257Chicago BearsWayne WoodTackleMemphis State
258Pittsburgh SteelersEd O'ConnorTackleMaryland
259Green Bay PackersBill TurnbeaughTackleAuburn
260New York GiantsMike KelleyEndFlorida
261Philadelphia EaglesLaurie LeClaireBackMichigan
262San Francisco 49ersLaverne RobbinsGuardMidwestern State (TX)
263Cleveland BrownsByrd LooperBackDuke
264Los Angeles RamsGeorge PorterTackleSouthwest Texas State
265Detroit LionsPete RetzlaffTight endSouth Dakota State

Round twenty-three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
266Baltimore ColtsMike HouseplanGuardTulane
267Washington RedskinsEd BierneEndDetroit
268Chicago CardinalsJim RootBackMiami (OH)
269Pittsburgh SteelersRay CorrellGuardKentucky
270Chicago BearsJim MaskEndMississippi
271Green Bay PackersBill MurrayEndAmerican International
272Philadelphia EaglesJeff KnoxEndGeorgia Tech
273San Francisco 49ersTravis HuntTackleAlabama
274New York GiantsTed KukowskiCenterNavy/Syracuse
275Cleveland BrownsRonnie KentBackTulane
276Los Angeles RamsLarry WilloughbyBackFresno State
277Detroit LionsCarl KarilivaczBackSyracuse

Round twenty-four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
278Baltimore ColtsMonte BrethauerEndOregon
279Chicago CardinalsBrad GlassGuardPrinceton
280Washington RedskinsStan ButterworthBackBucknell
281Chicago BearsPaul HatcherCenterArkansas City J.C.
282Pittsburgh SteelersBob SchneidenbachBackMiami (FL)
283Green Bay PackersJim HaslamTackleTennessee
284San Francisco 49ersEd MorganBackTennessee
285New York GiantsCharley KubesGuardMinnesota
286Philadelphia EaglesEli RomeroBackWichita State
287Cleveland BrownsJohn LabendsTackleWittenberg
288Los Angeles RamsMarlow GudmundsonBackNorth Dakota State
289Detroit LionsTruett GrantTackleDuke

Round twenty-five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
290Baltimore ColtsJoe SzombathyEndSyracuse
291Washington RedskinsArt HurdGuardMaryland
292Chicago CardinalsHaywood SullivanBackFlorida
293Pittsburgh SteelersVic HampelEndHouston
294Chicago BearsClyde PickardGuardWake Forest
295Green Bay PackersIke JonesEndUCLA
296New York GiantsDan DrakeBackRice
297Philadelphia EaglesJohnny MichelsGuardTennessee
298San Francisco 49ersErnie StockertEndUCLA
299Cleveland BrownsJim EllisBackMichigan State
300Los Angeles RamsEd ClemensCenterDayton
301Detroit LionsMarv BrownBackEast Texas State

Round twenty-six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
302Baltimore ColtsScott PrescottCenterMinnesota
303Chicago CardinalsDon RingeTackleIdaho
304Washington RedskinsWalt AshcraftTackleUSC
305Chicago BearsBob EvansTacklePennsylvania
306Pittsburgh SteelersJack "Goose" McClairenEndBethune-Cookman
307Green Bay PackersGeorge BozanicBackUSC
308Philadelphia EaglesHarvey AchzigerTackleColorado State
309San Francisco 49ersHarley CooperBackArizona State
310New York GiantsBill WetzelBackSyracuse
311Cleveland BrownsCharlie HoagBackKansas
312Los Angeles RamsLouie YourkowskiTackleWashington
313Detroit LionsJim DooleyCenterPenn State

Round twenty-seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
314Baltimore ColtsRay GravesBackTexas A&M
315Washington RedskinsJohn ZanettiTackleJohn Carroll
316Chicago CardinalsC. O. BrocatoCenterBaylor
317Pittsburgh SteelersJack DelaneyBackCincinnati
318Chicago BearsMarvin WahlinBackArizona State
319Green Bay PackersJim McConaugheyEndHouston
320San Francisco 49ersRalph McLeodEndLouisiana State
321New York GiantsRoosevelt "Rosey" BrownOffensive tackleMorgan State
322Philadelphia EaglesEarl HershBackWest Chester
323Cleveland BrownsJack SiscoCenterBaylor
324Los Angeles RamsLou WelshCenterUSC
325Detroit LionsJackie ParkerBackMississippi State

Round twenty-eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
326Baltimore ColtsJoe SabolBackUCLA
327Chicago CardinalsMike ProkopiakBackNew Mexico
328Washington RedskinsBob BuckleyBackUSC
329Chicago BearsJim CaldwellTackleTennessee State
330Pittsburgh SteelersJoe CiminiTackleMississippi State
331Green Bay PackersZack JordanBackColorado
332New York GiantsJoe RamonaGuardSanta Clara
333Philadelphia EaglesJoe GratsonBackPenn State
334San Francisco 49ersTom NovikoffBackOregon
335Cleveland BrownsRay VerkirkTackleNorth Texas State
336Los Angeles RamsJim MurrayTackleMontana
337Detroit LionsLaurin PepperBackSouthern Mississippi

Round twenty-nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
338Baltimore ColtsJack AlessandriniGuardNotre Dame
339Washington RedskinsPat ShiresBackTennessee
340Chicago CardinalsEarl WrightenberryTackleClemson
341Pittsburgh SteelersArt MassaroBackWashington & Jefferson
342Chicago BearsJack LewisEndWake Forest
343Green Bay PackersHenry O'BrienGuardBoston College
344Philadelphia EaglesRalph PaoloneBackKentucky
345San Francisco 49ersDon StillwellEndUSC
346New York GiantsBob GriffisGuardFurman
347Cleveland BrownsClell HobsonBackAlabama
348Los Angeles RamsRay LewisEndBoise J.C.
349Detroit LionsHarley RectorTackleWayne State (NE)

Round thirty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
350Baltimore ColtsTom RocheTackleNorthwestern
351Chicago CardinalsBill GaudreauBackNotre Dame
352Washington RedskinsBob MathiasBackStanford
353Chicago BearsBill BrehanyQuarterbackVirginia Military Inst
354Pittsburgh SteelersLou TepeCenterDuke
355Green Bay PackersAl BarryGuardUSC
356New York GiantsStavros CanakesGuardMinnesota
357Philadelphia EaglesChuck HrenBackNorthwestern
358Cleveland BrownsAndy MyersGuardTennessee
359Los Angeles RamsFritz PhrenBackCollege of the Ozarks
360 [6]Detroit LionsHal MausEndMontana
= Pro Bowler [4] = Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

  • Joe Schmidt, linebacker from the University of Pittsburgh taken 7th round 85th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1973.[7]
  • Roosevelt Brown, offensive tackle from Morgan State University taken 27th round 321st overall by the New York Giants.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.[7]
  • Jim Ringo, center from Syracuse University taken 7th round 79th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.[8]
  • Doug Atkins, tackle from Tennessee taken 1st round 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.[8]
  • John Henry Johnson, fullback from Arizona State University taken 2nd round 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.[8]
  • Bob St. Clair, offensive tackle from the University of San Francisco taken 3rd round 32nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.[9]
  • Stan Jones, guard and defensive tackle from Maryland taken 5th round 54th overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.[9]
  • Chuck Noll, guard from the University of Dayton taken 20th round 239th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993 as a coach.[9]

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler[4]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Baltimore Colts Bill Pellington  LB Rutgers Ind.
Los Angeles Rams Don Burroughs  S Colorado State MSC
Los Angeles Rams Eugene Lipscomb  DT    
Philadelphia Eagles Hal Giancanelli  RB Loyola Marymount
Pittsburgh Steelers Leo Elter  RB Villanova Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers Willie Thrower  QB Michigan State Ind.

Notes and references

  1. Inducted as a HC
  1. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  5. Billy Vessels, 1952 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  6. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  7. 1 2 List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  8. 1 2 3 List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  9. 1 2 3 List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
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