1948 NFL Draft
The 1948 National Football League Draft was held on December 19, 1947, at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh.[1][2]
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
12 | New York Giants | Joe Scott | Back | San Francisco |
13 | Detroit Lions | George Quist | Back | Stanford |
Round three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
14 | Boston Yanks | John Nolan | Tackle | Penn State |
15 | Detroit Lions | Les Bingaman | Tackle | Illinois |
16 | Washington Redskins | Tommy Thompson | Center | William & Mary |
17 | Boston Yanks | Earl Cook | Guard | Southern Methodist |
18 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Keane | Back | West Virginia |
19 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Smith | Back | Texas-El Paso |
20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Nuzum | Back | New Mexico State |
21 | Chicago Bears | Dub Garrett | Tackle | Mississippi State |
22 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Campbell | Quarterback | Texas |
23 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Smith | Tackle | North Carolina |
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
24 | New York Giants | Bruce Gehrke | End | Columbia |
25 | Detroit Lions | Jim Minor | Tackle | Arkansas |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
26 | New York Giants | Johnny Wolosky | Center | Penn State |
27 | Green Bay Packers | Don Richards | Tackle | Arkansas |
28 | Washington Redskins | Dan Sandifer | Back | Louisiana State |
29 | Boston Yanks | Bill Healy | Guard | Georgia Tech |
30 | Los Angeles Rams | Bruce Bailey | Back | Virginia |
31 | Green Bay Packers | Weyman Sellers | End | Georgia |
32 | Chicago Bears | Knox Ramsey | Guard | William & Mary |
33 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack "Moose" Myers | Back | UCLA |
34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Wozniak | Guard | Alabama |
35 | Chicago Cardinals | Jay Smith | End | Southern Mississippi |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
36 | New York Giants | Bill Erickson | Tackle | Mississippi |
37 | Detroit Lions | Bob Williamson | Tackle | Hobart |
38 | Washington Redskins | Jack Weisenburger | Back | Michigan |
39 | Boston Yanks | Phil Slosburg | Back | Temple |
40 | Los Angeles Rams | George Grimes | Back | Virginia |
41 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Olsonoski | Guard | Minnesota |
42 | Philadelphia Eagles | Howard Duncan | Center | Ohio State |
43 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Gasparella | Back | Notre Dame |
44 | Chicago Bears | Bob Brugge | Back | Ohio State |
45 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Phil O'Reilly | Tackle | Purdue |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
46 | New York Giants | Bob Pfohl | Back | Purdue |
47 | Detroit Lions | Fred Enke | Back | Arizona |
48 | Washington Redskins | Jack Kurkowski | Back | Detroit |
49 | Los Angeles Rams | Gene Ruszkowski | Tackle | Ohio |
50 | Los Angeles Rams | Noel Cudd | Tackle | West Texas State |
51 | Green Bay Packers | Jay Rhodemyre | Center | Kentucky |
52 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Luongo | Back | Pennsylvania |
53 | Detroit Lions | Moroni Schwab | Tackle | Utah State |
54 | Philadelphia Eagles | Buddy Tinsley | Tackle | Baylor |
55 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Cason | Back | Louisiana State |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
56 | New York Giants | Ralph Hutchinson | Tackle | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
57 | New York Giants | Ray Coates | Back | Louisiana State |
58 | Washington Redskins | Jerry Cady | Tackle | Gustavus Adolphus |
59 | Boston Yanks | Robert "Tex" Furse | Back | Yale |
60 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Walker | Back | Colorado Mines |
61 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Cunz | Tackle | Illinois |
62 | Chicago Bears | Tom "Shorty" McWilliams | Back | Mississippi State |
63 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marty Wendell | Guard | Notre Dame |
64 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Cooper | Center | North Texas State |
65 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Camp | Back | North Carolina |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
66 | New York Giants | Dick Ottele | Back | Washington |
67 | Detroit Lions | Don Doll | Back | USC |
68 | Washington Redskins | Bob Anderson | Back | Stanford |
69 | Boston Yanks | Jim Burton | End | Wesleyan |
70 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Graham | Back | Cincinnati |
71 | New York Giants | Ken Wiltgen | End | Northwestern |
72 | Philadelphia Eagles | Scott Beasley | End | Nevada-Reno |
73 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Ryan | End | St. Mary's (CA) |
74 | Chicago Bears | Malachi Mills | Tackle | Virginia Military Inst |
75 | New York Giants | Ed Royston | Guard | Wake Forest |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
76 | New York Giants | Stan Magdziak | Back | William & Mary |
77 | Detroit Lions | Paul Cleary | End | USC |
78 | Washington Redskins | Mike Katrishen | Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
79 | Boston Yanks | Bob Forbes | Back | Florida |
80 | Los Angeles Rams | Glenn Johnson | Tackle | Arizona State |
81 | Green Bay Packers | George Walmsley | Back | Rice |
82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Deranek | Back | Indiana |
83 | Chicago Bears | Dick Flanagan | End | Ohio State |
84 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Richeson | Guard | Alabama |
85 | Chicago Cardinals | Carl Weisner | End | St. Louis |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
86 | New York Giants | Pete Lanzi | End | Youngstown State |
87 | Detroit Lions | Fred Land | Tackle | Louisiana State |
88 | Washington Redskins | Ed Marshall | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
89 | Boston Yanks | George Roman | Tackle | Case Western Reserve |
90 | Los Angeles Rams | Johnny Zisch | End | Colorado |
91 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Hodges | Tackle | Bradley |
92 | Chicago Bears | Jim McDowell | Guard | William & Mary |
93 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gil Johnson | Quarterback | Southern Methodist |
94 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Redfield | Tackle | Colgate |
95 | Chicago Cardinals | Gene Corum | Guard | West Virginia |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
96 | New York Giants | Len Modzeleski | Tackle | Scranton |
97 | New York Giants | Jim Brieske | Center | Michigan |
98 | Washington Redskins | Ted Andrus | Guard | Southwestern Louisiana |
99 | Boston Yanks | Abner Wimberly | End | Louisiana State |
100 | Los Angeles Rams | Atherton "Pinky" Phleger | Tackle | Stanford |
101 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Rennebohm | End | Wisconsin |
102 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Wyman | Tackle | Rice |
103 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Papach | Back | Purdue |
104 | Chicago Bears | Mel Sheehan | End | Missouri |
105 | Chicago Cardinals | Clarence Self | Back | Wisconsin |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
106 | New York Giants | Bob Hatch | Back | Boston University |
107 | Detroit Lions | Russ Steger | Back | Illinois |
108 | Washington Redskins | Carl Russ | Back | Rice |
109 | Boston Yanks | Bob Jensen | End | Iowa State |
110 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Heck | End | Purdue |
111 | Green Bay Packers | Perry Moss | Back | Illinois |
112 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Finical | End | Princeton |
113 | Chicago Bears | Dick Scott | Center | Navy |
114 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Walthall | Back | West Virginia |
115 | Chicago Cardinals | John Hollar | Back | Appalachian State |
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
116 | New York Giants | John Hanzel | Guard | Guilford |
117 | Detroit Lions | Hal Enstice | Back | Union (NY) |
118 | Washington Redskins | Harry "Chick" Jagade | Back | Indiana |
119 | Boston Yanks | Hal "Bus" Entsminger | Back | Missouri |
120 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Schroll | Back | Louisiana State |
121 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Provo | Back | Washington |
122 | Chicago Bears | Ollie Cline | Back | Ohio State |
123 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Kempthorn | Back | Michigan |
124 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clayton Lane | Tackle | New Hampshire |
125 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Hanlon | Back | Loras |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
126 | New York Giants | Dan Garza | End | Oregon |
127 | Detroit Lions | Pete Elliott | Back | Michigan |
128 | Washington Redskins | Ed Quirk | Back | Missouri |
129 | Boston Yanks | Carmen Ragonese | Back | New Hampshire |
130 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Dement | Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
131 | Green Bay Packers | Lou Agase | Tackle | Illinois |
132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Rifenburg | End | Michigan |
133 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Mazuca | Guard | Canisius |
134 | Chicago Bears | Rob Goode | Back | Texas A&M |
135 | Chicago Cardinals | George Petrovich | Tackle | Texas |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
136 | New York Giants | Dan Yovetich | End | Montana State |
137 | Detroit Lions | Dave Templeton | Guard | Ohio State |
138 | Washington Redskins | Art Pollard | Back | Arizona |
139 | Boston Yanks | George Ratterman | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
140 | Los Angeles Rams | Charley Schoenherr | Back | Wheaton |
141 | Green Bay Packers | Travis Raven | Back | Texas |
142 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill McPeak | End | Pittsburgh |
143 | Chicago Bears | Clyde Grimenstein | End | Purdue |
144 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Stanton | Tackle | Oregon |
145 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Still | Back | Georgia Tech |
Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
146 | New York Giants | Joe Grothus | Guard | Iowa |
147 | Detroit Lions | Quentin Sickels | Guard | Michigan |
148 | Washington Redskins | Chuck Newman | End | Louisiana Tech |
149 | Boston Yanks | Nute Trotter | Tackle | Oklahoma |
150 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Brink | End | Northern Illinois |
151 | Washington Redskins | Dale Schwartzkopf | End | Texas |
152 | Chicago Bears | John Fallon | Guard | Notre Dame |
153 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Kohl | Tackle | Michigan |
154 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Messoline | Back | Scranton |
155 | Chicago Cardinals | Clay Davis | Center | Oklahoma State |
Round eighteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
156 | New York Giants | George Mathews | Back | Georgia Tech |
157 | Detroit Lions | Jim Spruill | Tackle | Rice |
158 | Washington Redskins | Ray Pearcy | Center | Oklahoma |
159 | Boston Yanks | Jack Mendel | End | Canisius |
160 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill "Zeke" O'Connor | Guard | Notre Dame |
161 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Balge | End | Michigan State |
162 | Philadelphia Eagles | Aubrey Fowler | Back | Arkansas |
163 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Lane | Tackle | Muhlenberg |
164 | Chicago Bears | Ray Brown | Back | Virginia |
165 | Chicago Cardinals | Harry Caughron | Tackle | William & Mary |
Round nineteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
166 | New York Giants | Don "Red Dog" Ettinger | Guard | Kansas |
167 | Detroit Lions | Barney Hafen | End | Utah |
168 | Washington Redskins | Gene Vellela | Tackle | Scranton |
169 | Boston Yanks | Mel Jowell | Guard | McMurry |
170 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Nelson | Back | Montana State |
171 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Tatom | Tackle | Texas |
172 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pete Barbolak | Tackle | Purdue |
173 | Chicago Bears | Bob Hileman | Center | California |
174 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rudy Krall | Back | New Mexico |
175 | Chicago Cardinals | Jerry Davis | Back | Southeastern Louisiana |
Round twenty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
176 | New York Giants | Frank Williams | Back | Utah State |
177 | Detroit Lions | Aldo Dellosobelle | Tackle | Loyola (CA) |
178 | Washington Redskins | Cloyce Box | Back | West Texas State |
179 | Boston Yanks | Frank Nelson | Back | Utah |
180 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Rees | Tackle | North Carolina State |
181 | Green Bay Packers | Floyd Thomas | Center | Arkansas |
182 | Chicago Bears | Thurman Gay | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
183 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ed Claunch | Center | Louisiana State |
184 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Folger | Back | Duke |
185 | Chicago Cardinals | Gene Dwyer | End | St. Ambrose |
Round twenty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
186 | New York Giants | Dick Woodward | Center | Iowa |
187 | Detroit Lions | Dean Dill | Back | USC |
188 | Washington Redskins | Bryan Bell | Back | Washington & Lee |
189 | Boston Yanks | Jim Lukens | End | Washington & Lee |
190 | Los Angeles Rams | Ray Borneman | Back | Texas |
191 | Green Bay Packers | Herbert St. John | Guard | Georgia |
192 | Philadelphia Eagles | Negley Norton | Tackle | Penn State |
193 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charley Snyder | Tackle | Marshall |
194 | Chicago Bears | Ralph "Peppy" Blount | End | Texas |
195 | Chicago Cardinals | Harry Waters | Back | Colorado College |
Round twenty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
196 | New York Giants | George Kisiday | Tackle | Columbia |
197 | Detroit Lions | Jack McEwen | Back | Colorado |
198 | Washington Redskins | Joel Williams | Center | Texas |
199 | Boston Yanks | Fran O'Brien | Back | Dartmouth |
200 | Los Angeles Rams | Ray Yagiello | Tackle | Catawba |
201 | Green Bay Packers | Don "Red" Anderson | Back | Rice |
202 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tally Stevens | End | Utah |
203 | Chicago Bears | J. R. Boone | Back | Tulsa |
204 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lockwood Frizzell | Center | Virginia |
205 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Monroe | Center | Kansas |
Round twenty-three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
206 | New York Giants | Theron Roberts | Guard | Arkansas |
207 | Detroit Lions | Roy "Rebel" Steiner | End | Alabama |
208 | Washington Redskins | Lou Hoitsma | End | William & Mary |
209 | Boston Yanks | Jim Zito | Tackle | Michigan State |
210 | Los Angeles Rams | John Pesek | End | Nebraska |
211 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Kling | Back | Missouri |
212 | Chicago Bears | Jim Duncan | End | Wake Forest |
213 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Swaner | Back | California |
214 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dike Norman | Center | Washington & Lee |
215 | Chicago Cardinals | H.M. "Hindu" Reynolds | End | Southern Mississippi |
Round twenty-four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
216 | New York Giants | Walt McCormick | Center | USC |
217 | Detroit Lions | Joe Suarez | Guard | St. Mary's (CA) |
218 | Washington Redskins | Floyd Lawhorn | Guard | Texas Tech |
219 | Boston Yanks | Jack Roderick | End | Yale |
220 | Los Angeles Rams | Charlie DeAutremont | Back | Southern Oregon |
221 | Green Bay Packers | Clyde Biggers | Tackle | Catawba |
222 | Philadelphia Eagles | Art Littleton | End | Pennsylvania |
223 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Floyd Simmons | Back | Notre Dame |
224 | Chicago Bears | Jimmy Gatewood | Back | Georgia |
225 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Wedel | Guard | Wake Forest |
Round twenty-five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
226 | New York Giants | Dick Wilkins | End | Oregon |
227 | Detroit Lions | Coy McGee | Back | Notre Dame |
228 | Washington Redskins | Dick West | Back | Princeton |
229 | Boston Yanks | Eddie Sikorski | Back | Muhlenberg |
230 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Levenhagen | Guard | Washington |
231 | Green Bay Packers | Stan Heath | Quarterback | Nevada-Reno |
232 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Hausser | Tackle | Wichita State |
233 | Chicago Bears | George Brumm | Center | Pacific |
234 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Parmer | Back | Oklahoma State |
235 | Chicago Cardinals | Paul Shoults | Back | Miami (OH) |
Round twenty-six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
236 | New York Giants | Vince Marotta | Back | Mount Union |
237 | Detroit Lions | Phil Alexander | Tackle | South Carolina |
238 | Washington Redskins | Roland Oakes | End | Missouri |
239 | Boston Yanks | Bruce Mather | Back | New Hampshire |
240 | Los Angeles Rams | Leon Cooper | Tackle | Hardin-Simmons |
241 | Green Bay Packers | Aubrey Allen | Tackle | Colorado |
242 | Chicago Bears | Paul Dietzel | Center | Miami (OH) |
243 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lou Creekmur [4] | Tackle | William & Mary |
244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Ramsey | Back | Southern Methodist |
245 | Chicago Cardinals | Fred Wendt | Back | Texas-El Paso |
Round twenty-seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
246 | New York Giants | Tom Salisbury | Tackle | Clemson |
247 | Detroit Lions | Frank Pizza | Tackle | Toledo |
248 | Washington Redskins | Ed Watkins | Tackle | Idaho |
249 | Boston Yanks | Jim Shoaf | Tackle | Iowa |
250 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Wade | Back | Oklahoma City |
251 | Green Bay Packers | Stan Gorski | End | St. Mary's (MN) |
252 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Stanton | End | North Carolina State |
253 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Felton Whitlow | Tackle | North Texas State |
254 | Chicago Bears | Ed Clasby | Back | Boston College |
255 | Chicago Cardinals | Doug Belden | Back | Florida |
Round twenty-eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
256 | New York Giants | Roy Lilja | Center | Colorado College |
257 | Detroit Lions | George Schutte | Tackle | USC |
258 | Washington Redskins | Don Corbitt | Center | Arizona |
259 | Boston Yanks | Joe McCary | Back | Virginia |
260 | Los Angeles Rams | Ken Sinofsky | Guard | Nevada-Reno |
261 | Green Bay Packers | Don Sharp | Center | Tulsa |
262 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dinky Bowen | Back | Georgia Tech |
263 | Chicago Bears | Fred Hardison | End | Duke |
264 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bennie Ellender | Back | Tulane |
265 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Stackhouse | Tackle | Xavier |
Round twenty-nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
266 | New York Giants | Bobby Greenhalgh | Back | San Francisco |
267 | Detroit Lions | Tony Pabalis | Back | Central Michigan |
268 | Washington Redskins | Buddy Bowen | Back | Mississippi |
269 | Boston Yanks | Al Sica | Back | Pennsylvania |
270 | Los Angeles Rams | Bobby Jack Stuart | Back | Tulsa/Army |
271 | Green Bay Packers | John "Pep" Panelli | Back | Notre Dame |
272 | Chicago Bears | Frank Van Deren | End | California |
273 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rex Grossman | Back | Indiana |
274 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Abe Gibron | Guard | Purdue |
275 | Chicago Cardinals | Bernie Reid | Guard | Georgia |
Round thirty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
276 | New York Giants | Ed Kelley | Tackle | Texas |
277 | Detroit Lions | Bob McCurry | Center | Michigan State |
278 | Washington Redskins | Vic Paulson | End | California-Santa Barbara |
279 | Boston Yanks | Harry Bonk | Back | Maryland |
280 | Los Angeles Rams | Hilliard "Junior" Crum | End | Arizona |
281 | Green Bay Packers | Clarence "Clink" McGeary | Tackle | North Dakota State |
282 | Philadelphia Eagles | A. B. Kitchens | Tackle | Tulsa |
283 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bruce Hilkene | Tackle | Michigan |
284 | Chicago Bears | Al Pietkiewicz | End | San Francisco |
285 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Powell | End | Tennessee |
Round thirty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
286 | Washington Redskins | Barney Welch | Back | Texas A&M |
287 | Boston Yanks | Bernor Langsjoen | Back | Gustavus Adolphus |
288 | Los Angeles Rams | Tony Kunkiewicz | Back | Trinity (CT) |
289 | Green Bay Packers | Gayland "Mike" Mills | End | Brigham Young |
290 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ted Zuchowski | Tackle | Toledo |
291 | Chicago Bears | Norm Cox | Back | Texas Christian |
292 | Philadelphia Eagles | Art Statuto | Center | Notre Dame |
293 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Polidor | Back | Villanova |
Round thirty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
294 | Boston Yanks | George Neff | Back | Virginia |
295 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Taylor | End | Rice |
296 | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Earhart | End | Texas Tech |
297 | Chicago Bears | Truett Smith | Back | Mississippi State |
298 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Novak | Center | Nebraska |
299 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tony DeMattea | Back | Pittsburgh |
300 [5] | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Fischer | Guard | Notre Dame |
Hall of Famers
- Bobby Layne, quarterback from Texas taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.[6]
- Y.A. Tittle, quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 4th overall by the Detroit Lions.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.[7]
- Lou Creekmur, tackle from William & Mary taken 243rd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles, and again in the 2nd round of the 1950 special draft by the Detroit Lions.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[8]
- Joe Perry, fullback from Compton Junior College, signed undrafted by the San Francisco 49ers.
- Inducted:Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.
Notable undrafted players
References
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