1944 NFL draft

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1944 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)April 19, 1944
Location Warwick Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
330 total selections in 32 rounds
League NFL
First selection Angelo Bertelli, QB
Boston Yanks
Most selections (30)each team made 30 picks
Fewest selections (30)each team made 30 picks
Hall of Famers
4
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The 1944 NFL draft was held on April 19, 1944, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] Perhaps as a tip of the hat to wartime sensibilities, the 1944 draft was officially called the "1943 Preferred Negotiations List" by the league. [3]

Contents

With the first overall pick of the draft, the Boston Yanks selected quarterback Angelo Bertelli.

Although there were 32 rounds in the 1944 draft, each of the league's 11 teams selected 30 players, for a total of 330 players picked. [4] The five worst-finishing teams picked alone in rounds 2 and 4, while the five best-finishing teams plus the expansion Yanks picked alone in rounds 31 and 32.

By agreement of league owners, the new Yanks franchise received the first pick of the first round and then dropped to 11th in the order of draft selection, making their next choice at 27. [5] As a mechanism for reestablishing the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers as individual entities after their wartime merger-of-convenience as the so-called Phil-Pitt Steagles in 1943, these teams selected fourth and ninth alternately in the 1943 draft. [6] This had the effect of giving Pittsburgh picks 10, 15, 31, and 41 at the top of the draft and Philadelphia picks 5, 20, and 36.

Player selections

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
1 Boston Yanks Angelo Bertelli [7] Quarterback Notre Dame
2 Chicago Cardinals Pat Harder Fullback Wisconsin
3 Brooklyn Tigers Creighton Miller Halfback Notre Dame
4 Detroit Lions Otto Graham Back Northwestern
5 Philadelphia Eagles Steve Van Buren Halfback LSU
6 New York Giants Billy Hillenbrand Halfback Indiana
7 Green Bay Packers Merv Pregulman Guard Michigan
8 Washington Redskins Mike Micka Back Colgate
9 Chicago Bears Ray Evans Halfback Kansas
10 Pittsburgh Steelers Johnny Podesto Tailback St. Mary's (CA)
11 Cleveland Rams Tony Butkovich Fullback Purdue

Round two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
12Chicago Cardinals Paul Mitchell Tackle Minnesota
13Brooklyn Tigers Jim Callahan Back Texas
14Detroit Lions Bob Cifers Back Tennessee
15Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Odell End Penn
16New York Giants Lamar Blount Back Mississippi State

Round three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
17Chicago Cardinals Saxon Judd End Tulsa
18Brooklyn Tigers Ralph Park BackTexas
19Detroit Lions Ralph Heywood End USC
20Philadelphia EaglesLoren LaPradeGuard Stanford
21New York Giants Clyde Flowers Tackle TCU
22Green Bay Packers Tom Kuzma BackMichigan
23Washington Redskins Earl Audet TackleUSC
24Chicago Bears Rudy Smeja EndMichigan
25Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Gantt End Duke
26Cleveland Rams Gil Bouley Tackle Boston College
27Boston Yanks Babe Dimancheff BackPurdue

Round four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
28Chicago Cardinals Jack Tavener CenterIndiana
29Brooklyn Tigers Rudy Sikich TackleMinnesota
30Detroit LionsGeorge BetteridgeBack Utah
31Pittsburgh SteelersArt McCaffrayTackle Pacific
32New York GiantsHerb KaneTackle East Central (OK)

Round five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
33Chicago Cardinals Bill Blackburn Center Rice
34Brooklyn TigersVerne UllomEnd Cincinnati
35Detroit Lions John Greene TackleMichigan
36Philadelphia Eagles Joe Parker EndTexas
37New York GiantsVic MaitlandTackle Hobart
38Green Bay PackersBill McPartlandTackleSt. Mary's (CA)
39Washington Redskins Ed Doherty QuarterbackBoston College
40Chicago BearsAbe CroftEnd SMU
41Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge OwenGuard Wake Forest
42Cleveland Rams Bob Waterfield Quarterback UCLA
43Boston YanksLarry RiceCenter Tulane

Round six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
44Chicago Cardinals Bill Garnaas BackMinnesota
45Brooklyn TigersBruce McDonaldEnd Illinois State
46Detroit LionsEd AlliquieTackle Santa Clara
47Pittsburgh SteelersDan SavageBack Brown
48New York GiantsJack OklandTackle Utah State
49Green Bay PackersMickey McCardleBackUSC
50Washington Redskins Jackie Fellows Back Fresno State
51Chicago Bears C. B. Stanley TackleTulsa
52Philadelphia EaglesHillary HorneTackleMississippi State
53Cleveland Rams Al Akins Back Washington
54Boston YanksButch ParkerTackle Loyola (CA)

Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
55Chicago CardinalsRodger SmithBack Texas Tech
56Brooklyn TigersBob GraizigerGuardMinnesota
57Detroit Lions Paul Briggs Tackle Colorado
58Philadelphia Eagles Vic Kulbitski BackMinnesota
59New York GiantsHerm FrickeyBackMinnesota
60Green Bay PackersJack TracyEndWashington
61Washington RedskinsHal FischerGuardTexas
62Chicago BearsDarwin SeeleyCenterStanford
63Pittsburgh Steelers Jesse Freitas BackSanta Clara
64Cleveland Rams George Cheverko Back Fordham
65Boston YanksMike AndrewsEnd NC State

Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
66Chicago Cardinals Red Cochran BackWake Forest
67Brooklyn Tigers Jack Sachse CenterTexas
68Detroit LionsRod GiskeGuard Washington State
69Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge TitusCenter Holy Cross
70New York GiantsRoy ClayBack Colorado A&M
71Green Bay Packers Alex Agase Guard Illinois
72Washington RedskinsCliff WhiteTackle Murray State
73Chicago BearsBuck FawcettBackStanford
74Philadelphia Eagles George Phillips BackUCLA
75Cleveland Rams Stan Stasica Back South Carolina
76Boston YanksBob MusickBackUSC

Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
77Chicago CardinalsFrank ScanlanBackLoyola (CA)
78Brooklyn Tigers Mitchell Olenski Tackle Alabama
79Detroit LionsMatthew BolgerEndNotre Dame
80Philadelphia Eagles Paul Sarringhaus Back Ohio State
81New York Giants John Sanchez Tackle San Francisco
82Green Bay Packers Don Whitmire Tackle Navy
83Washington Redskins Ted Ogdahl Back Willamette
84Chicago Bears Jack Morton End Missouri
85Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Stofko Back St. Francis (PA)
86Cleveland Rams Fred Boensch TackleStanford
87Boston Yanks Tex Warrington Center Auburn

Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
88Chicago Cardinals Lou Saban BackIndiana
89Brooklyn TigersAldo CenciBack Penn State
90Detroit LionsHerb HeinEndMinnesota
91Pittsburgh Steelers Val Jansante End Duquesne
92New York GiantsErnie BeamerEndDuke
93Green Bay PackersBob KochBack Oregon
94Washington Redskins Bob Sneddon BackSt. Mary's (CA)
95Chicago BearsBill StarfordCenterWake Forest
96Philadelphia Eagles John Perko GuardMinnesota
97Cleveland Rams Bob Shaw EndOhio State
98Boston YanksAngelo SistiTackleBoston College

Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
99Chicago CardinalsFran GriffinTackleHoly Cross
100Brooklyn TigersJohn BicaninchGuardMinnesota
101Detroit Lions Paul White BackMichigan
102Philadelphia Eagles Elliott Ormsbee Back Bradley
103New York GiantsCarl GrateGuardGeorgia
104Green Bay PackersVirgil JohnsonEnd Arkansas
105Washington RedskinsBill AldworthTackleMinnesota
106Chicago Bears Lin Houston GuardOhio State
107Pittsburgh SteelersCarl BudaGuardTulsa
108Cleveland RamsJoe AndrejcoBackFordham
109Boston YanksGene LongGuardKansas

Round twelve

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
110Chicago CardinalsLeo DanielsBack Texas A&M
111Brooklyn TigersJim TyreeEnd Oklahoma
112Detroit LionsJack LescoulieGuardUCLA
113Pittsburgh SteelersSam GrayEndTulsa
114New York Giants Tommy Mont Back Maryland
115Green Bay PackersRoy GiustiBackSt. Mary's (CA)
116Washington Redskins Bill Joslyn BackStanford
117Chicago BearsJ. P. MooreBack Vanderbilt
118Philadelphia Eagles Earle Parsons BackUSC
119Cleveland Rams Pat Filley Guard Notre Dame
120Boston YanksEd FiorentinoEndBoston College

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
121Chicago Cardinals Bobby Dobbs BackTulsa
122Brooklyn TigersJim WrightCenterSMU
123Detroit LionsDoug RehorBack Dickinson
124Philadelphia EaglesBob HanzlikEndWisconsin
125New York Giants Ray Poole End Ole Miss
126Green Bay PackersBill BaughmanCenterAlabama
127Washington RedskinsCharley WalkerCenter Kentucky
128Chicago BearsBill DuffeyEnd Georgetown
129Pittsburgh SteelersBob LongacreBack William & Mary
130Cleveland RamsBob EricksonBackWashington
131Boston YanksMike ZeleznakBack Kansas State

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
132Chicago CardinalsVan HallBackTCU
133Brooklyn TigersJohn GenisTackleIllinois
134Detroit Lions Bill Pritula CenterMichigan
135Pittsburgh SteelersLes ZettyEnd Muhlenberg
136New York Giants Bert Corley CenterMississippi State
137Green Bay Packers Don Griffin BackIllinois
138Washington RedskinsBoyd ClementCenter Oregon State
139Chicago BearsJoe HartleyTackleLSU
140Philadelphia EaglesJim TalleyCenterLSU
141Cleveland Rams Mel Maceau Center Marquette
142Boston YanksJohn MaskasTackle VPI

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
143Chicago Cardinals Jack Carpenter TackleMissouri
144Brooklyn Tigers Spook Murphy BackMississippi State
145Detroit LionsJim MolichEndFresno State
146Philadelphia EaglesDom FusciTackleSouth Carolina
147New York Giants Ollie Poole EndOle Miss
148Green Bay PackersBert GisslerEnd Nebraska
149Washington Redskins Jim Gaffney BackTennessee
150Chicago Bears Bill Milner GuardDuke
151Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Myers GuardTennessee
152Cleveland RamsBud HubbellEndTennessee
153Boston YanksJohn BondBackTCU

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
154Chicago Cardinals Charley Csuri TackleOhio State
155Brooklyn TigersDoug EssickEndUSC
156Detroit Lions Jules Yakapovich BackColgate
157Pittsburgh SteelersJoe GottliebBackDuquesne
158New York Giants Ralph Ellsworth BackTexas
159Green Bay PackersLou SheltonBackOregon State
160Washington Redskins Ted Ossowski TackleOregon State
161Chicago Bears Buckets Hirsch BackNorthwestern
162Philadelphia Eagles Johnny Green EndTulsa
163Cleveland Rams John Aguirre TackleUSC
164Boston YanksRoger AntayaGuard Dartmouth

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
165Chicago Cardinals Joe Magliolo BackTexas
166Brooklyn Tigers Red Maley BackSMU
167Detroit Lions Jack Helms Tackle Georgia Tech
168Philadelphia Eagles Jackie Freeman BackWilliam & Mary
169New York GiantsEd SchneiderTackle Washburn
170Green Bay PackersCharley CusickGuardColgate
171Washington RedskinsTom DavisBackDuke
172Chicago BearsEd RyckeleyEndGeorgia Tech
173Pittsburgh SteelersHugh DavisBack Michigan State
174Cleveland RamsAubrey ClaytonBackAuburn
175Boston Yanks Marshall Shurnas EndMissouri

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
176Chicago Cardinals Walt Szot Tackle Bucknell
177Brooklyn TigersDon WillerTackleUSC
178Detroit Lions Elmer Madarik Back Detroit
179Pittsburgh SteelersBill SullivanEnd Villanova
180New York GiantsMarcel GresTackleTexas
181Green Bay PackersHugh CoxBack North Carolina
182Washington Redskins John Batorski EndColgate
183Chicago BearsHowdy PlasmanBack Miami (FL)
184Philadelphia EaglesJoe KaneBackPenn
185Cleveland RamsZiggy ZamlynskiBackVillanova
186Boston YanksReldon BennettTackleLSU

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
187Chicago CardinalsJack AdamsEnd Presbyterian
188Brooklyn TigersHoward CallananBackUSC
189Detroit LionsBill EubankEndMississippi State
190Philadelphia EaglesTony SchiroGuardSanta Clara
191New York GiantsNeil BrooksBackWashington
192Green Bay PackersKermit DavisEndMississippi State
193Washington Redskins Clyde Ehrhardt Center Georgia
194Chicago Bears Bear French Tackle Purdue
195Pittsburgh SteelersJimmy WoodsideCenter Temple
196Cleveland RamsBob McBrideGuardNotre Dame
197Boston Yanks Art Faircloth BackNC State

Round twenty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
198Chicago Cardinals Ray Kuffel EndMarquette
199Brooklyn Tigers George Doherty Tackle Louisiana Tech
200Detroit LionsRay AhlstromBackSt. Mary's (CA)
201Pittsburgh SteelersBill MillerBackPenn
202New York GiantsPete KaneBack Geneva
203Green Bay PackersBob JohnsonCenterPurdue
204Washington RedskinsDave BrownEndUCLA
205Chicago BearsPaul TaylorBackUSC
206Philadelphia Eagles Norm Michael [8] Back Syracuse
207Cleveland Rams Joe Yackanich TackleFordham
208Boston YanksTony BilottiGuardSt. Mary's (CA)

Round twenty-one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
209Chicago CardinalsJack WestEndTexas
210Brooklyn TigersMike MihalicGuardMississippi State
211Detroit Lions Alex Kapter GuardNorthwestern
212Philadelphia EaglesEddie KulakowskiTackle West Virginia
213New York GiantsKit KittrellBack Baylor
214Green Bay Packers Jim Cox TackleStanford
215Washington RedskinsBill IvyTackleNorthwestern
216Chicago Bears Hank Margarita BackBrown
217Pittsburgh SteelersBob LawsonEndHoly Cross
218Cleveland RamsJohn CreeveyBackNotre Dame
219Boston YanksBill FurmanTackle Washington & Lee

Round twenty-two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
220Chicago CardinalsJack EsorciaBackIllinois State
221Brooklyn Tigers Ted Cook EndAlabama
222Detroit LionsVick ClarkBack Texas Western
223Pittsburgh SteelersHank CaverBackPresbyterian
224New York GiantsRoy RenfroGuardFresno State
225Green Bay PackersCliff AndersonEndMinnesota
226Washington RedskinsBruce BabcockBack Rochester
227Chicago BearsEd DavisBackOklahoma
228Philadelphia EaglesAl PostusBackVillanova
229Cleveland RamsDavid Paul JonesBackArkansas
230Boston YanksClare MorfordGuardOklahoma

Round twenty-three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
231Chicago CardinalsDon BuffmireBackNorthwestern
232Brooklyn TigersBucky GillenwaterTackleTexas
233Detroit LionsMax FischerCenterOklahoma
234Philadelphia Eagles Milt Smith EndUCLA
235New York GiantsJohn DubzinskiGuardBoston College
236Green Bay PackersJohn Wesley PerryBackDuke
237Washington Redskins Bill Reinhard Back California
238Chicago BearsDick JamisonTackleUSC
239Pittsburgh SteelersPaul CarterTackleMichigan State
240Cleveland RamsJim PharrCenterAuburn
241Boston YanksDilton RichmondEndLSU

Round twenty-four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
242Chicago CardinalsBob NanniTackleDuke
243Brooklyn Tigers Jack Baldwin Center Centenary
244Detroit LionsChuck JacobyBackIndiana
245Pittsburgh SteelersDick HolbenTackleMuhlenberg
246New York GiantsHoward BeyerCenterMichigan State
247Green Bay PackersPete DeMariaGuardPurdue
248Washington RedskinsEd BauerGuardSouth Carolina
249Chicago BearsJack BortkaBackKansas State
250Philadelphia Eagles Earl Klapstein TacklePacific
251Cleveland RamsJoe WarlickBackMississippi State
252Boston YanksCourtney LawlorBack Richmond

Round twenty-five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
253Chicago CardinalsJohn McGinnisEndNotre Dame
254Brooklyn TigersDick ManningBackUSC
255Detroit LionsBob McCarthyEndSt. Mary's (CA)
256Philadelphia EaglesBob FrisbeeBackStanford
257New York GiantsBen BabulaBackFordham
258Green Bay PackersLen LissTackleMarquette
259Washington Redskins Smokey Martin Back Cornell
260Chicago BearsRoy RuskuskyEndSt. Mary's (CA)
261Pittsburgh SteelersHoward TippeeBack Iowa State
262Cleveland RamsBert GianelliGuardSanta Clara
263Boston YanksHoward DebusBackNebraska

Round twenty-six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
264Chicago CardinalsWarren HodgesTackleKansas
265Brooklyn TigersRay GriersonEndIllinois
266Detroit LionsStan HendricksonEndColorado
267Pittsburgh SteelersCharley MalmbergTackleRice
268New York GiantsTheophilus Andrew FitanidesBack New Hampshire
269Green Bay PackersRay JordanBackNorth Carolina
270Washington RedskinsLee GustafsonBackOregon State
271Chicago BearsHarry FranckBackNorthwestern
272Philadelphia Eagles Ed Eiden Back Scranton
273Cleveland RamsCharley KuhnBackKentucky
274Boston YanksBill PortwoodEndKentucky

Round twenty-seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
275Chicago CardinalsBill EarleyBackNotre Dame
276Brooklyn Tigers Joe Golding BackOklahoma
277Detroit LionsFred BouldinBackMissouri
278Philadelphia EaglesBarney BurdickEnd Creighton
279New York GiantsAndy BiresEndAlabama
280Green Bay PackersAl GrubaughTackleNebraska
281Washington RedskinsNick PappasTackleUtah
282Chicago BearsJack McKewanTackleAlabama
283Pittsburgh Steelers Russ Ashbaugh BackNotre Dame
284Cleveland RamsJim SmithTackleColorado
285Boston YanksHarold CollinsGuard Southwestern (TX)

Round twenty-eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
286Chicago CardinalsBob DavisGuardOregon
287Brooklyn Tigers Bob Zimny TackleIndiana
288Detroit LionsDick McElweeBackWest Virginia
289Pittsburgh SteelersPat PetroskiGuardMiami (FL)
290New York GiantsTom RockEnd Columbia
291Green Bay PackersA. B. HowardEndMississippi State
292Washington RedskinsLindsey BowenEndRice
293Chicago Bears Charlie Mitchell BackTulsa
294Philadelphia Eagles Nick Daukas TackleDartmouth
295Cleveland RamsRay DonelliBackDuquesne
296Boston YanksAubrey GillCenterTexas

Round twenty-nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
297Chicago Cardinals Vince DiFrancesca TackleNorthwestern
298Brooklyn TigersMarty FrohmTackleMississippi State
299Detroit Lions Bob Derleth TackleMichigan
300Philadelphia EaglesPasquale DaroneGuardBoston College
301New York GiantsWalt CyhelTackleCreighton
302Green Bay PackersPaul PaladinoGuardArkansas
303Washington RedskinsBill GustafsonTackleWashington State
304Chicago BearsPat BoyleGuardWisconsin
305Pittsburgh SteelersJoe TostiEndScranton
306Cleveland RamsJohn HughesEndMississippi State
307Boston YanksChet WasilewskiBackHoly Cross

Round thirty

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
308Chicago CardinalsLloyd OttCenterNC State
309Brooklyn TigersHoward BloseBackCornell
310Detroit LionsGeorge DickEndKansas
311Pittsburgh SteelersLen SeelingerBackWisconsin
312New York GiantsFrancis NelsonBackBaylor
313Green Bay PackersBob ButchofskyBackTexas A&M
314Washington RedskinsBill YablonskiCenterHoly Cross
315Chicago BearsBernie PepperTackleMissouri
316Philadelphia EaglesBill ClarkTackle Colorado College
317Cleveland RamsDick McPheeBackGeorgia
318Boston YanksGus LetchasBackGeorgia

Round thirty-one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
319Green Bay PackersRuss DealGuardIndiana
320Washington RedskinsBuster HollingberyCenterWashington State
321Chicago BearsKarl VogtTackleVillanova
322Philadelphia Eagles Pete Pasko End East Stroudsburg
323Cleveland RamsJim McLeodEndLSU
324Boston Yanks Ralph Calcagni TacklePenn

Round thirty-two

Rnd.Pick No.NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
32325 Green Bay Packers Gonzales, FritoFrito Gonzales  B SMU SWC
32326 Washington Redskins Sheller, WillardWillard Sheller  B Stanford PCC
32327 Chicago Bears Endres, BobBob Endres  T Colgate Ind.
32328 Philadelphia Eagles Majewski, MyronMyron Majewski  T American International N/A
32329 Cleveland Rams Kudlacz, StanStan Kudlacz  C Notre Dame Ind.
32 330 Boston Yanks Back, Walton RobertsWalton Roberts Back  B Texas SWC
= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965. [9]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965. [9]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965. [9]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020. [10]

Notable undrafted players

†= Pro Bowler [11] ‡Hall of Famer
Original NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
Chicago Bears Ed Sprinkle ‡† OG/DE Navy Ind.
Cleveland Rams Don Greenwood   HB/QB Illinois Big Ten
Cleveland Rams Mike Scarry   C/DT Waynesburg –
Philadelphia Eagles Duke Maronic   OG/DE   

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