1941 NFL draft
The 1941 National Football League draft was held on December 10, 1940, at the Willard Hotel in Washington D.C.[1][2]
Despite having three picks in the first round, the Chicago Bears got only Norm Standlee to ever play for them.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
26 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Ghesquiere | Back | Detroit |
27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Ringgold | Back | Wake Forest |
28 | Chicago Cardinals | Johnny Clement | Back | Southern Methodist |
29 | Cleveland Rams | Walt "Butch" Luther | Back | Nebraska |
30 | Detroit Lions | Augie Lio | Guard | Georgetown (DC) |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
31 | Philadelphia Eagles | Royal Kahler | Tackle | Nebraska |
32 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Apolskis | Center | Marquette |
33 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vic Sears | Tackle | Oregon State |
34 | Cleveland Rams | Chet Haliska | Back | Oregon |
35 | Detroit Lions | Bob Nelson | Center | Baylor |
36 | New York Giants | Len Eshmont | Back | Fordham |
37 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Frutig | End | Michigan |
38 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ray Frick | Center | Pennsylvania |
39 | Chicago Bears | Charlie O'Rourke | Back | Boston College |
40 | Washington Redskins | Jim Stuart | Tackle | Oregon |
Round six
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Julius "Mush" Battista | Guard | Florida |
52 | Chicago Cardinals | John Kuzman | Tackle | Fordham |
53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Roberts | Center | Marshall |
54 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Prochaska | End | Nebraska |
55 | Detroit Lions | John Jett | End | Wake Forest |
56 | New York Giants | Don Vosberg | End | Marquette |
57 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Telesmanic | End | San Francisco |
58 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Hal Newman | End | Alabama |
59 | Chicago Bears | John Federovich | Tackle | Davis & Elkins |
60 | Washington Redskins | Al Krueger | End | USC |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
61 | Chicago Bears | Fred Hartman | Tackle | Rice |
62 | Chicago Bears | Dave Rankin | End | Purdue |
63 | Chicago Cardinals | George Kracum | Back | Pittsburgh |
64 | Cleveland Rams | Tony Gallovich | Back | Wake Forest |
65 | Detroit Lions | Joe Manzo | Tackle | Boston College |
66 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Kuusisto | Guard | Minnesota |
67 | New York Giants | Len Younce | Guard | Oregon State |
68 | Chicago Bears | Al Matuza | Center | Georgetown (DC) |
69 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Glenn Jackson | Center | Texas |
70 | Washington Redskins | Henry Wilder | Back | Iowa State |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
71 | Philadelphia Eagles | P. K. Rogers | Back | East Texas State |
72 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Vargo | End | Penn State |
73 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ervin "Buddy" Elrod | End | Mississippi State |
74 | Cleveland Rams | Milt Simington | Guard | Arkansas |
75 | Detroit Lions | Jasper Davis | Back | Duke |
76 | New York Giants | Ben Sohn | Guard | USC |
77 | Green Bay Packers | Tony Canadeo | Running back | Gonzaga |
78 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Henry Toczylowski | Back | Boston College |
79 | Chicago Bears | Hal Lahar | Guard | Oklahoma |
80 | Washington Redskins | Bill Grimmett | End | Tulsa |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
81 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Williams | Tackle | Texas |
82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Fritz | Guard | Michigan |
83 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Mallouf | Back | Southern Methodist |
84 | Cleveland Rams | John Pendergast | Center | Wake Forest |
85 | Detroit Lions | Ted Pavelec | Tackle | Detroit |
86 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Byelene | Back | Purdue |
87 | New York Giants | Walt Matuszczak | Back | Cornell |
88 | Chicago Bears | Jim "Sweet" LaLanne | Back | North Carolina |
89 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jim Langhurst | Back | Ohio State |
90 | Washington Redskins | Ed Hickerson | Guard | Alabama |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marshall Stenstrom | Back | Oregon |
92 | Chicago Cardinals | Jack Sommers | Center | UCLA |
93 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Emil Uremovich | Tackle | Indiana |
94 | Cleveland Rams | Nick Drahos | Tackle | Cornell |
95 | Detroit Lions | Milt Piepul | Back | Notre Dame |
96 | New York Giants | Bobby Peoples | Back | USC |
97 | Green Bay Packers | Paul Heimenz | Center | Northwestern |
98 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bernie Weiner | Tackle | Kansas State |
99 | Chicago Bears | Jim Hardin | End | Kentucky |
100 | Washington Redskins | Joe Aguirre | End | St. Mary's (CA) |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
101 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Patrick | Back | Penn State |
102 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Severin | End | North Carolina |
103 | Chicago Cardinals | Charlie Armstrong | Back | Mississippi College |
104 | Cleveland Rams | Harold Punches | Guard | Colorado |
105 | Detroit Lions | Billy Jefferson | Back | Mississippi State |
106 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Enich | Tackle | Iowa |
107 | New York Giants | Andy Marefos | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
108 | Chicago Bears | Bob Morrow | Back | Illinois Wesleyan |
109 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Harvey Johnson | Back | Mississippi State |
110 | Washington Redskins | Herbert "Jack" Banta | Back | USC |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
111 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Hoague | Back | Colgate |
112 | Chicago Cardinals | Wayne Pitts | Back | Arizona State |
113 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Russ Cotton | Back | Texas-El Paso |
114 | Cleveland Rams | Bill McMurray | End | Murray State |
115 | Detroit Lions | Maurice Britt | End | Arkansas |
116 | New York Giants | Cass Brovarney | Guard | Detroit |
117 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Heffernan | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
118 | Brooklyn Dodgers | George Kinard | Guard | Mississippi |
119 | Chicago Bears | Jim Johnson | Back | Santa Clara |
120 | Washington Redskins | Roy Conn | Tackle | Arizona |
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
121 | Philadelphia Eagles | Les Dodson | Back | Mississippi |
122 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J. W. Goree | Guard | Louisiana State |
123 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Lokanc | Guard | Northwestern |
124 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Elmore | Back | California |
125 | Detroit Lions | Alex Schibanoff | Tackle | Franklin & Marshall |
126 | Green Bay Packers | Del Lyman | Tackle | UCLA |
127 | New York Giants | Arnie Moore | End | Mississippi State |
128 | Chicago Bears | Johnny Martin | Back | Oklahoma |
129 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lloyd Cheatham | Back | Auburn |
130 | Washington Redskins | Deward Tornell | Back | San Jose State |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
131 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alex Lukachick | End | Boston College |
132 | Chicago Cardinals | Claude White | Center | Ohio State |
133 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Eibner | Tackle | Kentucky |
134 | Cleveland Rams | Warren Desmore | Center | Toledo |
135 | Detroit Lions | Perry Scott | End | Muhlenberg |
136 | New York Giants | Johnny Black | Back | Arizona |
137 | Green Bay Packers | Johnny Frieberger | End | Arkansas |
138 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Mike Jurich | Tackle | Denver |
139 | Chicago Bears | Jack Mulkey | End | Fresno State |
140 | Washington Redskins | Morris Buckingham | Center | San Jose State |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
141 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Conatser | Back | Texas A&M |
142 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wes McAfee | Back | Duke |
143 | Chicago Cardinals | Gates Kimball | Tackle | North Carolina |
144 | Cleveland Rams | Gordon Wilson | Guard | Texas-El Paso |
145 | Detroit Lions | George Sarres | Center | Providence |
146 | Green Bay Packers | Ernie Pannell | Tackle | Texas A&M |
147 | New York Giants | Wilson Lucas | End | Baylor |
148 | Chicago Bears | Bob Osterman | Center | Notre Dame |
149 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Warren Alfson | Guard | Nebraska |
150 | Washington Redskins | Ken Dow | Back | Oregon State |
Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
151 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Yauckoes | Tackle | Boston College |
152 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Schultz | Guard | Missouri |
153 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Fox | Back | Miami (FL) |
154 | Cleveland Rams | Kirk Hershey | End | Cornell |
155 | Detroit Lions | Fred Gage | Back | Wisconsin |
156 | New York Giants | Jack Anderson | Tackle | Baylor |
157 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Saggau | Back | Notre Dame |
158 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dick McGowen | Back | Auburn |
159 | Chicago Bears | Bill Glenn | Back | East Illinois Teachers |
160 | Washington Redskins | Stan McRae | End | Michigan State |
Round eighteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe McFadden | Back | Georgetown (DC) |
162 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Cornwall | Tackle | Furman |
163 | Chicago Cardinals | Fred Harris | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
164 | Cleveland Rams | Cobbie Lee | Back | Murray State |
165 | Detroit Lions | Charlie Ishmael | Back | Kentucky |
166 | Green Bay Packers | Heige Pukema | Guard | Minnesota |
167 | New York Giants | Dave Allerdice | Back | Princeton |
168 | Chicago Bears | Ollie Hahnenstein | Back | Northwestern |
169 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lonnie McCurry | Guard | Texas Tech |
170 | Washington Redskins | Joe Osmanski | Back | Holy Cross |
Round nineteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
171 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Shonk | End | West Virginia |
172 | Chicago Cardinals | Mel Aussieker | Back | St. Louis |
173 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Kerr | Guard | Boston College |
174 | Cleveland Rams | Harold Hursh | Back | Indiana |
175 | Detroit Lions | Len Isberg | Back | Oregon |
176 | New York Giants | Chuck Peters | Back | Penn State |
177 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Hayes | End | Toledo |
178 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dave Parker | End | Hardin-Simmons |
179 | Chicago Bears | Alex Winterson | Tackle | Duke |
180 | Washington Redskins | Earl Fullilove | Tackle | Georgetown (DC) |
Round twenty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
181 | Philadelphia Eagles | L. B. Russell | Back | Hardin-Simmons |
182 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Bjorklund | End | Minnesota |
183 | Chicago Cardinals | Frank Platt | Tackle | Penn State |
184 | Cleveland Rams | Leo Barnes | Tackle | Louisiana State |
185 | Detroit Lions | Paul Friedlander | Back | Carnegie-Mellon |
186 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Strasbaugh | Back | Ohio State |
187 | New York Giants | Earl Stone | Center | Washington State |
188 | Chicago Bears | Jack Odle | Quarterback | Texas Christian |
189 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Ungerer | Tackle | Fordham |
190 | Washington Redskins | Ed Hiestand | End | Vanderbilt |
Round twenty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
191 | New York Giants | Jack Dungan | Tackle | Arizona |
192 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Bailey | Center | Kentucky |
193 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jules Koshlap | Back | Georgetown (DC) |
194 | Chicago Bears | Hunter Corbern | Guard | Mississippi State |
195 | Washington Redskins | Tom Riggs | Tackle | Illinois |
201 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charley Henke | Guard | Texas A&M |
202 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Castiglia | Back | Georgetown (DC) |
Round twenty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
196 | Green Bay Packers | Bruno Malinowski | Back | Holy Cross |
197 | New York Giants | Ted Fisher | End | Carnegie-Mellon |
198 | Chicago Bears | Dave Buck | Tackle | Colgate |
199 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ken Whitlow | Center | Rice |
200 | Washington Redskins | Lee Gentry | Back | Tulsa |
203 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Fernella | Tackle | Akron |
204 [4] | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mort Landsberg | Back | Cornell |
Hall of Famers
- Tony Canadeo, halfback from Gonzaga University taken 9th round 77th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.[5]
Notable undrafted players
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ↑ Tom Harmon, 1940 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ↑ Tony Canadeo profile at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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