1947 NFL draft
The 1947 National Football League draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2]
The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery. This process was ended in 1958.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
14 | Detroit Lions | Jim Kekeris | Tackle | Missouri |
15 | Boston Yanks | John Rapacz | Center | Oklahoma |
16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Mastrangelo | Guard | Notre Dame |
17 | Washington Redskins | Gene "Red" Knight | Back | Louisiana State |
18 | Chicago Cardinals | Ermal Allen | Back | Kentucky |
19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Mackrides | Back | Nevada-Reno |
20 | Green Bay Packers | Burr Baldwin | End | UCLA |
21 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Paul | Center | UCLA |
22 | New York Giants | John Cannady | Center | Indiana |
23 | Chicago Bears | Frank Minini | Back | San Jose State |
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
24 | Detroit Lions | Charley Hoover | Center | Vanderbilt |
25 | Boston Yanks | Alton Baldwin | End | Arkansas |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
26 | Detroit Lions | Bob Chappuis | Back | Michigan |
27 | Boston Yanks | Carroll Vogelaar | Tackle | San Francisco |
28 | Washington Redskins | Hank Foldberg | End | Army |
29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Wydo | Tackle | Cornell |
30 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Savitsky | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
31 | Green Bay Packers | Paul "Buddy" Burris | Guard | Oklahoma |
32 | Chicago Bears | Lloyd Merriman | Back | Stanford |
33 | Los Angeles Rams | Gordon Gray | Back | USC |
34 | New York Giants | Nelson Greene | Tackle | Tulsa |
35 | Chicago Bears | Jim Canady | Back | Texas |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
36 | Detroit Lions | Bernie Gallagher | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
37 | Boston Yanks | George Sullivan | Tackle | Notre Dame |
38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Aschenbrenner | Back | Northwestern |
39 | Washington Redskins | Mike Garzoni | Guard | USC |
40 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Wilson | End | Southern Methodist |
41 | Chicago Cardinals | Ben Raimondi | Back | Indiana |
42 | Chicago Bears | Roger Stephens | Back | Cincinnati |
43 | Los Angeles Rams | Paul Evanson | Tackle | Oregon State |
44 | New York Giants | Bob Davis | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
45 | Chicago Bears | Harlan Wetz | Tackle | Texas |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
46 | Detroit Lions | Ed Grain | Guard | Pennsylvania |
47 | Boston Yanks | Joe Watt | Back | Syracuse |
48 | Washington Redskins | Bill Gray | Center | Oregon State |
49 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bryant "Meatball" Meeks | Center | South Carolina |
50 | Chicago Cardinals | Howard Turner | Back | North Carolina State |
51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tony Yovicsin | End | Miami (FL) |
52 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Connors | Back | Northwestern |
53 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Smyth | Tackle | Cincinnati |
54 | New York Giants | Duke Iversen | Back | Oregon |
55 | Chicago Bears | Reid Moseley | End | Georgia |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
56 | Detroit Lions | Harvey James | Center | Miami (FL) |
57 | Boston Yanks | Bill Chipley | End | Washington & Lee |
58 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Shipkey | Back | UCLA |
59 | Washington Redskins | Hank Harris | Tackle | Texas |
60 | Chicago Cardinals | George Maddock | Tackle | Northwestern |
61 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Satterfield | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
62 | Green Bay Packers | Monte Moncrief | Tackle | Texas A&M |
63 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill McGovern | Center | Washington |
64 | New York Giants | Frank Muelheuser | Back | Colgate |
65 | Chicago Bears | Houston Allen Smith | End | Mississippi |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
66 | Detroit Lions | Kale Alexander | Tackle | South Carolina |
67 | Boston Yanks | Gene Malinowski | Center | Detroit |
68 | Washington Redskins | Roy Kurrasch | End | UCLA |
69 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bert Vander Clute | Guard | Wesleyan |
70 | Chicago Cardinals | Art Dufelmeier | Back | Illinois |
71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Leonetti | Guard | Wake Forest |
72 | Green Bay Packers | Bob McDougal | Back | Miami (FL) |
73 | Los Angeles Rams | Max Partin | Back | Tennessee |
74 | New York Giants | John Novitsky | Tackle | Oklahoma City |
75 | Chicago Bears | Dwight "Dike" Eddleman | Back | Illinois |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
76 | Detroit Lions | Chalmers (Bump) Elliott | Back | Michigan |
77 | Boston Yanks | Bob Hazelhurst | Back | Denver |
78 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Gibson | End | North Carolina State |
79 | Washington Redskins | Ernie Williamson | Tackle | North Carolina |
80 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ulysses Cornogg | Tackle | Wake Forest |
81 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Kelly | Back | Notre Dame |
82 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Ramsey | Back | Bradley |
83 | Los Angeles Rams | Carl Samuelson | Tackle | Nebraska |
84 | New York Giants | Fred Mullis | Back | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
85 | Chicago Bears | Arnold Tucker | Back | Army |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
86 | Detroit Lions | Pete Sullivan | Tackle | Detroit |
87 | Boston Yanks | Al Sidorik | Tackle | Mississippi State |
88 | Washington Redskins | L.G. Carmody | Back | Central Washington |
89 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Medd | Center | Wesleyan |
90 | Chicago Cardinals | Dave Wallace | Back | Oklahoma |
91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alex Sarkisian | Center | Northwestern |
92 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Moulton | Center | Oklahoma State |
93 | Los Angeles Rams | Russ Steger | Back | Illinois |
94 | New York Giants | Bob "Hunchy" Hoernschemeyer | Back | Indiana |
95 | Chicago Bears | Larry Hatch | Back | Washington |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
96 | Detroit Lions | LaVerne Camaratta | Back | Iowa State |
97 | Boston Yanks | Wally Roberts | End | Holy Cross |
98 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Fitch | Back | North Carolina |
99 | Washington Redskins | U.S. Savage | End | Richmond |
100 | Green Bay Packers | George Hills | Guard | Georgia Tech |
101 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Sarratt | Back | Oklahoma |
102 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jerry D'Arcy | Center | Tulsa |
103 | Los Angeles Rams | Dante Lavelli | End | Ohio State |
104 | New York Giants | Hardy "Thumper" Brown | Back | Tulsa |
105 | Chicago Bears | Tony Adamle | Center | Ohio State |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
106 | Detroit Lions | Walt Vezmar | Guard | Michigan State |
107 | Boston Yanks | Bob Sullivan | Back | Iowa |
108 | Washington Redskins | Bob Steckroth | End | William & Mary |
109 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ara Parseghian | Back | Miami (OH) |
110 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Hamberger | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
111 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Skoglund | End | Notre Dame |
112 | Chicago Cardinals | Harden Cooper | Tackle | Tulsa |
113 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Dimitro | Guard | UCLA |
114 | New York Giants | Bill Hachten | Guard | Stanford |
115 | Chicago Bears | Emile Fritz | Guard | Maryland |
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
116 | Detroit Lions | Dick Hagen | End | Washington |
117 | Boston Yanks | Leo Long | Back | Duke |
118 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill "Red" Moore | Tackle | Penn State |
119 | Washington Redskins | Weldon Edwards | Tackle | Texas Christian |
120 | Chicago Cardinals | Carl Russ | Back | Rice |
121 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alvin Johnson | Back | Hardin-Simmons |
122 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Mitchell | Back | Oklahoma |
123 | Los Angeles Rams | John Kissell | Tackle | Boston College |
124 | New York Giants | Herschel "Ug" Fuson | Back | Army |
125 | Chicago Bears | Jim Turner | Tackle | California |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
126 | Detroit Lions | J.W. Meeks | Back | East Texas State |
127 | Boston Yanks | Frank Parker | Tackle | Holy Cross |
128 | Washington Redskins | Earl Wheeler | Center | Arkansas |
129 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Bruno | Back | Geneva |
130 | Green Bay Packers | Denny Crawford | Tackle | Tennessee |
131 | Chicago Cardinals | Buddy Mulligan | Back | Duke |
132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Cook | Back | Hardin-Simmons |
133 | Los Angeles Rams | George Fuchs | Back | Wisconsin |
134 | New York Giants | John Fallon | Tackle | Notre Dame |
135 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Goodall | End | Oklahoma City |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
136 | Detroit Lions | Reed Nilsen | Center | Brigham Young |
137 | Boston Yanks | Hugo Marcolini | Back | St. Bonaventure |
138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Jenkins | Center | Clemson |
139 | Washington Redskins | Billy Gold | Back | Tennessee |
140 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeff Durkota | Back | Penn State |
141 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Callanan | End | USC |
142 | Chicago Cardinals | Charlie Smith | Back | Georgia |
143 | Los Angeles Rams | Ralph Chubb | Back | Michigan |
144 | New York Giants | Bob Orlando | Guard | Colgate |
145 | Chicago Bears | Verne Gagne | End | Minnesota |
Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
146 | Detroit Lions | Tommy James | Back | Ohio State |
147 | Boston Yanks | Marion Shirley | Tackle | Oklahoma City |
148 | Washington Redskins | Jack Hart | Tackle | Detroit |
149 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Elbie Nickel | End | Cincinnati |
150 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Ravensburg | End | Indiana |
151 | Green Bay Packers | Ted Scalissi | Back | Ripon |
152 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hubert Shurtz | Tackle | Louisiana State |
153 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Hardy | End | USC |
154 | New York Giants | Frank Pulattie | Back | Southern Methodist |
155 | Chicago Bears | Wally Dreyer | Back | Wisconsin |
Round eighteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
156 | Detroit Lions | Ralph Maugham | End | Utah State |
157 | Boston Yanks | Roland Nabors | Center | Texas Tech |
158 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Cregar | Center | Holy Cross |
159 | Washington Redskins | Tom Nichols | Back | Richmond |
160 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Goodman | Tackle | Indiana |
161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hal Bell | Back | Muhlenberg |
162 | Chicago Cardinals | Barney Barnett | End | Northeastern Oklahoma |
163 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Champagne | Tackle | Louisiana State |
164 | New York Giants | Dick Brinkley | Back | Wake Forest |
165 | Chicago Bears | Walt Pupa | Back | North Carolina |
Round nineteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
166 | Detroit Lions | Buryl Baty | Back | Texas A&M |
167 | Boston Yanks | Pat Kennelly | End | Southeastern Louisiana |
168 | Washington Redskins | Harry Dowda | Back | Wake Forest |
169 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Mulready | Back | North Dakota State |
170 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Campion | Tackle | Southeastern Louisiana |
171 | Chicago Cardinals | Scotty Deeds | Back | Brigham Young |
172 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Miller | Guard | Lawrence |
173 | Los Angeles Rams | Jimmy Dewar | Back | Indiana |
174 | New York Giants | Frank Guess | Back | Texas |
175 | Chicago Bears | John McLellan | Tackle | Montana State |
Round twenty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
176 | Detroit Lions | Elmer Madar | End | Michigan |
177 | Boston Yanks | Darrell Waller | Back | Washington State |
178 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Warren Smith | Tackle | Kansas Wesleyan |
179 | Washington Redskins | Charlie Webb | End | Louisiana State |
180 | Chicago Cardinals | Clarence Esser | Tackle | Wisconsin |
181 | Green Bay Packers | Brad "Whitey" Ecklund | Center | Oregon |
182 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Hall | Guard | Louisiana State |
183 | Los Angeles Rams | Bernie Reiges | Back | UCLA |
184 | New York Giants | Tom Landry | Defensive back | Texas |
185 | Chicago Bears | Bill Cromer | Back | Texas |
Round twenty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
186 | Detroit Lions | J. T. White | End | Michigan |
187 | Boston Yanks | Paul Hart | Back | Delaware |
188 | Washington Redskins | Elmo Bond | Tackle | Washington State |
189 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Hamilton | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
190 | Green Bay Packers | Bob West | Back | Colorado |
191 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Clayton | Tackle | Wyoming |
192 | Chicago Cardinals | Shelton Ballard | Center | Louisiana State |
193 | Los Angeles Rams | Leon McLaughlin | Center | UCLA |
194 | New York Giants | Joe Ponsetto | Back | Michigan |
195 | Chicago Bears | Russ Reader | Back | Michigan State |
Round twenty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
196 | Detroit Lions | Carl Schuette | Back | Marquette |
197 | Boston Yanks | Gene Lamoure | Guard | Fresno State |
198 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Taylor | End | Texas Christian |
199 | Washington Redskins | Jim Hefti | Back | St. Lawrence |
200 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Blomquist | End | North Carolina State |
201 | Chicago Cardinals | Wade Walker | Tackle | Oklahoma |
202 | Green Bay Packers | Maurice "Tex" Reilly | Back | Colorado |
203 | Los Angeles Rams | Chuck Elliott | Tackle | Oregon |
204 | New York Giants | Art Donovan | Defensive tackle | Boston College |
205 | Chicago Bears | Jim Batchelor | Back | East Texas State |
Round twenty-three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
206 | Detroit Lions | Steve Cipot | Tackle | St. Bonaventure |
207 | Boston Yanks | Hank Kolaskinski | Back | Wyoming |
208 | Washington Redskins | Tom Dudley | End | Virginia |
209 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Binks Bushmiaer | Back | Vanderbilt |
210 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Carroll | Tackle | Minnesota |
211 | Green Bay Packers | Ron Sockolov | Tackle | California |
212 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Haynes | Guard | Tulsa |
213 | Los Angeles Rams | Lou Levanti | Center | Illinois |
214 | New York Giants | Hal Shoener | End | Iowa |
215 | Chicago Bears | Allen Lawler | Back | Texas |
Round twenty-four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
216 | Detroit Lions | Bill Cadenhead | Back | Alabama |
217 | Boston Yanks | Ed Heap | Tackle | Texas |
218 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Davis | Back | Otterbein |
219 | Washington Redskins | Bob Smith | Back | Iowa |
220 | Green Bay Packers | Herbert St. John | Guard | Georgia |
221 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stanton Hense | End | Xavier |
222 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Dorsey | Back | Brown |
223 | Los Angeles Rams | J. D. Cheek | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
224 | New York Giants | Bill Moll | Back | Connecticut |
225 | Chicago Bears | Gordon Berlin | Center | Washington |
Round twenty-five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
226 | Detroit Lions | Jim Cody | Tackle | East Texas State |
227 | Boston Yanks | John Polzin | Guard | Texas Christian |
228 | Washington Redskins | Hal Mullins | Tackle | Duke |
229 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tommy Kalmanir | Back | Nevada-Reno |
230 | Philadelphia Eagles | Johnny Kelly | Back | Rice |
231 | Chicago Cardinals | Otto Schnellbacher | End | Kansas |
232 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Redeker | Back | Cincinnati |
233 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Dal Porto | Back | California |
234 | New York Giants | Dick Thomas | Guard | Southern Mississippi |
235 | Chicago Bears | John Cunningham | End | California |
Round twenty-six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
236 | Detroit Lions | Earl Maves | Back | Wisconsin |
237 | Boston Yanks | Dave Bloxom | Back | Texas Christian |
238 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Don Mohr | End | Baldwin-Wallace |
239 | Washington Redskins | Francis Bocoka | End | Washington State |
240 | Chicago Cardinals | Larry Joe | Back | Penn State |
241 | Green Bay Packers | Herm Lubker | End | Arkansas |
242 | Philadelphia Eagles | H. J. Roberts | Guard | Rice |
243 | Los Angeles Rams | Gene Standefer | Back | Texas Tech |
244 | New York Giants | Ralph Stewart | Center | Notre Dame |
245 | Chicago Bears | Max Morris | Back | Northwestern |
Round twenty-seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
246 | Detroit Lions | Bill Hillman | Back | Tennessee |
247 | Boston Yanks | Odell Stautzenberger | Guard | Texas A&M |
248 | Washington Redskins | Otis Sacrinty | Back | Wake Forest |
249 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Young | Guard | Dartmouth |
250 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Palladino | Back | Notre Dame |
251 | Philadelphia Eagles | Phil Cutchin | Back | Kentucky |
252 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Abrams | Back | Washington State |
253 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob David | Back | Villanova |
254 | New York Giants | George Bibighaus | End | Muhlenberg |
255 | Chicago Bears | Bill Morris | End | Oklahoma |
Round twenty-eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
256 | Detroit Lions | Arch Kelly | End | Detroit |
257 | Boston Yanks | Dick Chatterton | Back | Brigham Young |
258 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ralph Sazio | Tackle | William & Mary |
259 | Washington Redskins | Milt Dropo | Center | Connecticut |
260 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Smith | End | Texas Tech |
261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charley Wakefield | Tackle | Stanford |
262 | Green Bay Packers | Jerrell Baxter | Tackle | North Carolina |
263 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Hunnicutt | Back | South Carolina |
264 | New York Giants | Jim Carrington | Guard | Navy |
265 | Chicago Bears | Joe Bill Baumgardner | Back | Texas |
Round twenty-nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
266 | Detroit Lions | Bob Tulis | Tackle | Texas A&M |
267 | Boston Yanks | Tom Rodgers | Tackle | Bucknell |
268 | Washington Redskins | Lynn Brownson | Back | Stanford |
269 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Pitzer | End | Army |
270 | Chicago Cardinals | Tony Rotunno | Back | St. Ambrose |
271 | Green Bay Packers | Ray Sellers | End | Georgia |
272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Langenbeck | Tackle | Cincinnati |
273 | Los Angeles Rams | John Comer | Back | Holy Cross |
274 | New York Giants | Claude Harrison | Back | South Carolina |
275 | Chicago Bears | Jerry McCarthy | End | Pennsylvania |
Round thirty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
276 | Detroit Lions | Howard McAfee | Tackle | Tulane |
277 | Boston Yanks | John Prchlik | Guard | Yale |
278 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Stalloni | Tackle | Delaware |
279 | Washington Redskins | Joe Colone | Back | Penn State |
280 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Carle | Back | Northwestern |
281 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bernie Winkler | Tackle | Texas Tech |
282 | Chicago Cardinals | Clyde Lindsey | End | Louisiana State |
283 | Los Angeles Rams | Hal Dean | Guard | Ohio State |
284 | New York Giants | John Wright | Back | Maryland |
285 | Chicago Bears | Jack Pierce | Back | Illinois |
Round thirty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
286 | Washington Redskins | Herb Shoener | End | Iowa |
287 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vince DiFrancesca | Guard | Northwestern |
288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Stephens | Tackle | Baylor |
289 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Callahan | Center | Michigan |
290 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Hogan | Back | Kansas |
291 | Los Angeles Rams | James Atwell | Back | South Carolina |
292 | New York Giants | Bill Schuler | End | Yale |
293 | Chicago Bears | Ed Ehlers | Back | Purdue |
Round thirty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
294 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Warren Lahr | Back | Case Western Reserve |
295 | Washington Redskins | Bob Plevo | Tackle | Purdue |
296 | Chicago Cardinals | John Karamigios | Back | Denver |
297 | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Olsen | End | Utah |
298 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Kalosh | End | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
299 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Prymuski | Guard | Illinois |
300[5] | New York Giants | Don Clayton | Back | North Carolina |
Hall of Famers
- Dante Lavelli, end from Ohio State University taken 12th round 103rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.[6]
- Art Donovan, defensive tackle from Boston College taken 22nd round 304th overall
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.
Notable undrafted players
References
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