1943 NFL Draft
The 1943 National Football League Draft was held on April 8, 1943, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2] This draft is the first NFL draft not to produce a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
11 | Detroit Lions | Dave Schreiner | End | Wisconsin |
12 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lamar "Racehorse" Davis | Back | Georgia |
13 | Brooklyn Dodgers | J.T. "Blondy" Black | Back | Mississippi State |
14 | Chicago Cardinals | John Grigas | Back | Holy Cross |
15 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Farmer | Back | Iowa |
Round three
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
26 | Detroit Lions | Ralph Hamer | Back | Furman |
27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Kennedy | Back | Washington State |
28 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Domnanovich | Center | Alabama |
29 | Chicago Cardinals | Al Hust | End | Tennessee |
30 | Cleveland Rams | Chuck Taylor | Guard | Stanford |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
31 | Detroit Lions | Lloyd Wickett | Tackle | Oregon State |
32 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al "Ox" Wistert | Tackle | Michigan |
33 | Chicago Cardinals | George Hecht | Guard | Alabama |
34 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Marty Comer | End | Tulane |
35 | Cleveland Rams | Clyde Johnson | Tackle | Kentucky |
36 | New York Giants | Val Culwell | Guard | Oregon |
37 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harry Connolly | Back | Boston College |
38 | Green Bay Packers | Roy McKay | Back | Texas |
39 | Chicago Bears | Ed Stamm | Tackle | Stanford |
40 | Washington Redskins | Bob Dove | End | Notre Dame |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
41 | Detroit Lions | Jim Jones | Back | Union (TN) |
42 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bruno Banducci | Guard | Stanford |
43 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Harvey "Stud" Johnson | Back | William & Mary |
44 | Chicago Cardinals | Al Klug | Tackle | Marquette |
45 | Cleveland Rams | Les Horvath [4] |
Quarterback | Ohio State |
46 | New York Giants | Jim Reynolds | Back | Auburn |
47 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou Sossamon | Center | South Carolina |
48 | Green Bay Packers | Nick Susoeff | End | Washington State |
49 | Chicago Bears | Derrell Palmer | Tackle | Texas Christian |
50 | Washington Redskins | Wally Ziemba | Center | Notre Dame |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
51 | Detroit Lions | Paul Sizemore | End | Furman |
52 | Philadelphia Eagles | Walt Harrison | Center | Washington |
53 | Chicago Cardinals | Stan Mauldin | Tackle | Texas |
54 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Matisi | Tackle | Duquesne |
55 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Henderson | End | Texas A&M |
56 | New York Giants | Lou Palazzi | Center | Penn State |
57 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Al Ratto | Center | St. Mary's (CA) |
58 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Snelling | Back | UCLA |
59 | Chicago Bears | Milt Vucinich | Center | Stanford |
60 | Washington Redskins | Lou Rymkus | Tackle | Notre Dame |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
61 | Detroit Lions | George Poschner | End | Georgia |
62 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bruce Alford | End | Texas Christian |
63 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Ferguson | End | California |
64 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Godwin | Center | Georgia |
65 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Parker | End | Iowa |
66 | New York Giants | Larry Visnic | Guard | St. Benedictine |
67 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Curry | End | St. Mary's (CA) |
68 | Green Bay Packers | Lester Gatewood | Center | Baylor |
69 | Chicago Bears | Alyn Beals | End | Santa Clara |
70 | Washington Redskins | Tony Leon | Guard | Alabama |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
71 | Detroit Lions | Jack Irish | Tackle | Arizona |
72 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rocco Canale | Guard | Boston College |
73 | Chicago Cardinals | Moffatt Storer | Back | Duke |
74 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ray Rason | Guard | Southern Methodist |
75 | Cleveland Rams | Al Solari | Back | UCLA |
76 | New York Giants | Doyle Caraway | Guard | Texas Tech |
77 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Murphy | End | Holy Cross |
78 | Green Bay Packers | Norm Verry | Tackle | USC |
79 | Chicago Bears | Jim Jurkovich | Back | California |
80 | Washington Redskins | Bob Motl | End | Northwestern |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
81 | Detroit Lions | Jack Fenton | Back | Michigan State |
82 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Conoly | Tackle | Texas |
83 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Vic Schleich | Tackle | Nebraska |
84 | Chicago Cardinals | Fondren Mitchell | Back | Florida |
85 | Cleveland Rams | Homer Simmons | Tackle | Oklahoma |
86 | New York Giants | Bill Piccolo | Center | Canisius |
87 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Dwelle | Back | Rice |
88 | Green Bay Packers | Solon "Bobo" Barnett | Guard | Baylor |
89 | Chicago Bears | Walt "Dub" Lamb | End | Oklahoma |
90 | Washington Redskins | Walt McDonald | Back | Tulane |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
91 | Detroit Lions | Dick Renfro | Back | Washington State |
92 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Billman | Guard | Minnesota |
93 | Chicago Cardinals | Emil Lussow | End | Dubuque |
94 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Sabasteanski | Center | Fordham |
95 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Roblin | Back | Oregon |
96 | New York Giants | Glenn Knox | End | William & Mary |
97 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Al Wukits | Center | Duquesne |
98 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Forte | Back | Arkansas |
99 | Chicago Bears | Ray "Duke" Hammett | Back | Stanford |
100 | Washington Redskins | George Perpich | Tackle | Georgetown (DC) |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
101 | Detroit Lions | Bob Kolesar | Guard | Michigan |
102 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Donaldson | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
103 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lou Thomas | Back | Tulane |
104 | Chicago Cardinals | Paul Hirsbrunner | Tackle | Wisconsin |
105 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Vickroy | Center | Ohio State |
106 | New York Giants | Walt Domina | Back | Norwich |
107 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Repko | Tackle | Boston College |
108 | Green Bay Packers | Van Davis | End | Georgia |
109 | Chicago Bears | Al Zikmund | Back | Nebraska |
110 | Washington Redskins | Dan Wood | Center | Mississippi |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
111 | Detroit Lions | Del Huntsinger | Back | Portland |
112 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Erickson | Center | Georgetown (DC) |
113 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Baumgartner | End | Minnesota |
114 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bert Stiff | Back | Pennsylvania |
115 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Alberghini | Guard | Holy Cross |
116 | New York Giants | Don McCafferty | Tackle | Ohio State |
117 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pete Boltrek | Tackle | North Carolina State |
118 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Brock | Center | Notre Dame |
119 | Chicago Bears | Clark Wood | Tackle | Kentucky |
120 | Washington Redskins | Harry Wright | Guard | Notre Dame |
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
121 | Detroit Lions | Ellard Dernoncourt | End | St. Louis |
122 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Weeks | End | Alabama |
123 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Fekete | Back | Ohio |
124 | Chicago Cardinals | Garrard "Buster" Ramsey | Guard | William & Mary |
125 | Cleveland Rams | Sam Sharp | End | Alabama |
126 | New York Giants | Jay Stoves | Back | Washington State |
127 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mort Shiekman | Guard | Pennsylvania |
128 | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Tate | Back | Oklahoma State |
129 | Chicago Bears | Loyd Arms | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
130 | Washington Redskins | Oscar Britt | Guard | Mississippi |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
131 | Detroit Lions | Dick Woodward | End | Colorado |
132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Russ Craft | Back | Alabama |
133 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Doloway | Back | Indiana |
134 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Floyd Rhea | Guard | Oregon |
135 | Cleveland Rams | Dick Kieppe | Back | Michigan State |
136 | New York Giants | Howard Currie | Tackle | Geneva |
137 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Milt Crain | Back | Baylor |
138 | Green Bay Packers | Don Carlson | Tackle | Denver |
139 | Chicago Bears | Lyle Sturdy | Back | Wichita State |
140 | Washington Redskins | Dick Weber | Guard | Syracuse |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
141 | Detroit Lions | Marvin Bass | Tackle | William & Mary |
142 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Darling | Back | Iowa State |
143 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Burkett | End | Iowa |
144 | Chicago Cardinals | Nick Burke | Guard | Northwestern |
145 | Cleveland Rams | Cullen Rogers | Back | Texas A&M |
146 | New York Giants | N. A. Keithley | Back | Tulsa |
147 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Max Kielbasa | Back | Duquesne |
148 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Welch | Back | Minnesota |
149 | Chicago Bears | Buddy Tomlinson | Tackle | Hardin-Simmons |
150 | Washington Redskins | Joe Day | Back | Oregon State |
Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
151 | Detroit Lions | Vic Peelish | Guard | West Virginia |
152 | Philadelphia Eagles | Walt Gorinski | Back | Louisiana State |
153 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Campbell | Back | Oklahoma |
154 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Al Onofrio | Back | Arizona State |
155 | Cleveland Rams | Walt Ruark | Guard | Georgia |
156 | New York Giants | Jack Lister | End | Missouri |
157 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nick Skorich | Guard | Cincinnati |
158 | Green Bay Packers | Ron Thomas | Guard | USC |
159 | Chicago Bears | Pat Preston | Tackle | Wake Forest |
160 | Washington Redskins | Frank Dornfield | Back | Georgetown (DC) |
Round eighteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
161 | Detroit Lions | Chet Maeda | Back | Colorado State |
162 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Friedman | Tackle | Washington |
163 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ken Schoonover | Tackle | Penn State |
164 | Chicago Cardinals | Clarence Booth | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
165 | Cleveland Rams | Bert Davis | Center | Utah |
166 | New York Giants | Dwight Holshouser | Back | Catawba |
167 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jackie Field | Back | Texas |
168 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Powers | Tackle | St. Mary's (CA) |
169 | Chicago Bears | Hank Norberg | End | Stanford |
170 | Washington Redskins | John Baklarz | Tackle | Arizona State |
Round nineteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
171 | Detroit Lions | Bert Kuczynski | End | Pennsylvania |
172 | Philadelphia Eagles | Johnny Bezemes | Back | Holy Cross |
173 | Chicago Cardinals | Elvis "Boots" Simmons | End | Texas A&M |
174 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Quentin Barnette | Back | West Virginia |
175 | Cleveland Rams | Jay Fidler | Tackle | Brown |
176 | New York Giants | Jim Lushine | Tackle | Minnesota |
177 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Felix Bucek | Guard | Texas A&M |
178 | Green Bay Packers | Hal Prescott | End | Hardin-Simmons |
179 | Chicago Bears | Pat Lyons | End | Wisconsin |
180 | Washington Redskins | Leo Mogus | End | Youngstown State |
Round twenty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
181 | Detroit Lions | Al Scanland | Back | Oklahoma State |
182 | Philadelphia Eagles | Chet Mutryn | Back | Xavier |
183 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Bledsoe | End | USC |
184 | Chicago Cardinals | Roy Ericson | Guard | Villanova |
185 | Cleveland Rams | Carl Falk | Tackle | Washington |
186 | New York Giants | Veto Berllus | End | Idaho |
187 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Johnny Welsh | Back | Pennsylvania |
188 | Green Bay Packers | Eddie Forrest | Center | Santa Clara |
189 | Chicago Bears | Marion Butler | Back | Clemson |
190 | Washington Redskins | Dick Secrest | Back | Rochester |
Round twenty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
191 | Detroit Lions | Royal "Ace" Lohry | Back | Iowa State |
192 | Philadelphia Eagles | Baptiste Manzini | Center | St. Vincent |
193 | Chicago Cardinals | George "Locomotive" Smith | Back | Villanova |
194 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob Coutchie | End | Arizona |
195 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Coll | End | St. Mary's (CA) |
196 | New York Giants | Fred Marshall | Guard | North Carolina |
197 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tony Compagno | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
198 | Green Bay Packers | Lloyd Wasserbach | Tackle | Wisconsin |
199 | Chicago Bears | Al Santucci | Center | Santa Clara |
200 | Washington Redskins | Don Nolander | Center | Minnesota |
Round twenty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
201 | Detroit Lions | Percy Holland | Guard | Louisiana State |
202 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bernie Gillespie | End | Scranton |
203 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Don "Bull" Reece | Back | Missouri |
204 | Chicago Cardinals | George Sutch | Back | Temple |
205 | Cleveland Rams | Mark McCorkle | Back | Washington |
206 | New York Giants | John Korczowski | Back | William & Mary |
207 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Zapalac | Back | Texas A&M |
208 | Green Bay Packers | Mark Hoskins | Back | Wisconsin |
209 | Chicago Bears | Orville Johnson | Guard | Southern Methodist |
210 | Washington Redskins | Johnny Barrett | Back | Georgetown (DC) |
Round twenty-three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
211 | Detroit Lions | Mike Fitzgerald | Guard | Missouri |
212 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jay "Mule" Lawhon | Tackle | Arkansas |
213 | Chicago Cardinals | Cliff Kimsey | Back | Georgia |
214 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W.J. Gibson | End | North Carolina State |
215 | Cleveland Rams | Ed Moshofsky | Tackle | Oregon |
216 | New York Giants | Gene Hoeman | End | Oklahoma State |
217 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Bain | Tackle | Oregon State |
218 | Green Bay Packers | Earl "Jug" Bennett | Guard | Hardin-Simmons |
219 | Chicago Bears | Wally Boudreau | Back | Boston College |
220 | Washington Redskins | Tom Vohs | Tackle | Colgate |
Round twenty-four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
221 | Detroit Lions | Will Remington | Center | Washington State |
222 | Philadelphia Eagles | Vince Zachem | Center | Morehead State |
223 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lou "Dude" Dent | Back | Colorado State |
224 | Chicago Cardinals | Weldon Humble | Guard | Rice |
225 | Cleveland Rams | Hal Adams | Back | Missouri |
226 | New York Giants | Keith Beebe | Back | Occidental |
227 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harry Wynne | Tackle | Arkansas |
228 | Green Bay Packers | George Zellick | End | Oregon State |
229 | Chicago Bears | Bob Baumann | Tackle | Wisconsin |
230 | Washington Redskins | Charlie Yancey | Back | Mississippi State |
Round twenty-five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
231 | Detroit Lions | Huel Hamm | Back | Oklahoma |
232 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Schwarting | End | Texas |
233 | Chicago Cardinals | Cal Purdin | Back | Tulsa |
234 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Gene Lee | Center | Florida |
235 | Cleveland Rams | Jim Shephard | End | Oregon |
236 | New York Giants | Dave Brown | Back | Alabama |
237 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Cibulas | Tackle | Duquesne |
238 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Bierhaus | End | Minnesota |
239 | Chicago Bears | Elwood Holtscher | Center | Shurtleff |
240 | Washington Redskins | Roman Bentz | Tackle | Tulane |
Round twenty-six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
241 | Detroit Lions | Irv Konopka | Tackle | Idaho |
242 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Neff | Tackle | Notre Dame |
243 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Harvey Hardy | Guard | Georgia Tech |
244 | Chicago Cardinals | Eddie McGovern | Back | Illinois |
245 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Stetler | Back | Pittsburgh |
246 | New York Giants | Maurice Hail | Guard | Tulsa |
247 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Yambrick | Center | Western Michigan |
248 | Green Bay Packers | George Makris | Guard | Wisconsin |
249 | Chicago Bears | Ben Keller | Guard | Duquesne |
250 | Washington Redskins | Paul "Swifty" Berthold | End | Syracuse |
Round twenty-seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
251 | Detroit Lions | Chuck Fears | Tackle | UCLA |
252 | Philadelphia Eagles | Art Macioszczyk | Back | Western Michigan |
253 | Chicago Cardinals | Al Drulis | Guard | Temple |
254 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob Green | Tackle | Arkansas |
255 | Cleveland Rams | Jeff Davis | Center | Missouri |
256 | New York Giants | Ed McNamara | Tackle | Holy Cross |
257 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Freeman | Guard | Texas |
258 | Green Bay Packers | Pete Susick | Back | Washington |
259 | Chicago Bears | Charley Block | End | Shurtleff |
260 | Washington Redskins | Vince Pacewic | Back | Loyola (LA) |
Round twenty-eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
261 | Detroit Lions | Bert Ekern | End | Missouri |
262 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Arata | Tackle | Xavier |
263 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Steve Poleshuk | Guard | Colgate |
264 | Chicago Cardinals | Ken MacDonald | Center | Rutgers |
265 | Cleveland Rams | Steve Pritko | End | Villanova |
266 | New York Giants | Dick Drake | Tackle | Ohio Wesleyan |
267 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Goode | Back | Duquesne |
268 | Green Bay Packers | Bud Hasse | End | Northwestern |
269 | Chicago Bears | Ted Brannon | Tackle | Rice |
270 | Washington Redskins | Joe Riccardi | Tackle | Ohio |
Round twenty-nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
271 | Detroit Lions | Virgil Wagner | Back | Millikin |
272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wally Scott | End | Texas |
273 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Edwards | Guard | Louisiana State |
274 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Al Sabo | Back | Alabama |
275 | Cleveland Rams | Floyd Konetsky | Guard | Florida |
276 | New York Giants | Stan Ritinski | End | Fordham |
277 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Durishan | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
278 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Thornally | Tackle | Wisconsin |
279 | Chicago Bears | Lou Wayne | End | Texas |
280 | Washington Redskins | Johnny Jaffurs | Guard | Penn State |
Round thirty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
281 | Detroit Lions | Manny Kaplan | Back | Western Maryland |
282 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stan Jaworowski | Tackle | Georgetown (DC) |
283 | Brooklyn Dodgers | George Allshouse | Center | Pittsburgh |
284 | Chicago Cardinals | Pete Hecomovich | Back | Idaho |
285 | Cleveland Rams | Willie Miller | Guard | Louisiana State |
286 | New York Giants | Clark Mollenhoff | Tackle | Drake |
287 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fritz Lobpries | Guard | Texas |
288 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Ray | Back | Wisconsin |
289 | Chicago Bears | Dick Creevy | Back | Notre Dame |
290 | Washington Redskins | Frank Akins | Back | Washington State |
Round thirty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
291 | New York Giants | Verlin Adams | Guard | Morris Harvey |
292 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Jones | Back | Haverford |
293 | Green Bay Packers | Brunel Christensen | Tackle | California |
294 | Chicago Bears | Bill Buffington | Back | Purdue |
295 | Washington Redskins | Bill "Mother" Corry | Back | Florida |
Round thirty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
296 | New York Giants | Bob Brundage | Back | Pennsylvania |
297 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Ruman | Back | Arizona |
298 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Roskie | Back | USC |
299 | Chicago Bears | Woody Peterson | Back | Utah |
300 [5] | Washington Redskins | Bo Bogovich | Guard | Delaware |
Hall of Famers
None of the players selected in the 1943 NFL draft have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ↑ "Heisman Trophy winner 1942: Frank Sinkwich". Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "Heisman Trophy winner 1944: Les Horvath". Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ↑ 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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