1947 AAFC draft

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1947 AAFC draft
General information
Date(s)December 20-21, 1946
Location Cleveland, Ohio
Overview
170 total selections in 25 rounds
League AAFC
First selection Elmer Madar, E
Florida Seahawks
1948  

The 1947 AAFC draft was the first collegiate draft of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). It used an inverse order to the teams' final standings in the 1946 season. The Buffalo Bills, which had finished with the same record as the Brooklyn Dodgers, drafted second in each round, with Brooklyn drafting third.

Contents

Beginning in round 16, a type of supplemental draft was held. From rounds 16 through 25, the Cleveland Browns and New York Yankees which were the league's top two teams, did not make any selections. From rounds 21 to 25, the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Dons did not receive any selections. [1]

Although the Miami Seahawks played in the league's inaugural season, the franchise was confiscated by the AAFC prior to the draft for failure to fulfill contractual obligations. [2] Their selections were exercised by their head coach Hampton Poole, and were listed under the name "Florida Seahawks". [3] On December 28, its assets (including its draft choices rights) were sold to a group of entrepreneurs who founded the original Baltimore Colts.

Special draft

Prior to the regular draft, 'special selections' were made. It is not known why these were not part of the regular draft or in what order they were executed. [1] All teams had two, except the Buffalo Bills, which had four, because the Los Angeles Dons and San Francisco 49ers, each traded one of its choices to Buffalo. [1]

= All-Star
= AAFC MVP
AAFC teamPlayerPositionCollege
Florida Seahawks Ernie Case BUCLA
Florida Seahawks Arnold Tucker QBArmy
Brooklyn Dodgers Doc Blanchard FBArmy
Brooklyn Dodgers Gene Roberts BTennessee-Chattanooga
Buffalo Bills Frank Aschenbrenner BNorthwestern
Buffalo Bills Red Cochran BWake Forest
Buffalo Bills Bob Fenimore BOklahoma State
Buffalo BillsCal RichardsonETulsa
Chicago RocketsBernie GallagherTPennsylvania
Chicago Rockets Johnny Lujack QBNotre Dame
Cleveland Browns Dick Hoerner BIowa
Cleveland BrownsLarry RiceCTulane
Los Angeles Dons Herman Wedemeyer BSt. Mary's (California)
New York Yankees Charley Trippi BGeorgia
New York Yankees Buddy Young BIllinois
San Francisco 49ers Glenn Davis BArmy

Player selections

= All-Star
= AAFC MVP
RoundPick #AAFC teamPlayerPositionCollege
11Florida Seahawks Elmer Madar EMichigan
12Buffalo Bills Al Baldwin EArkansas
13Brooklyn Dodgers Neill Armstrong EOklahoma State
14Chicago Rockets George Sullivan TNotre Dame
15Los Angeles Dons Burr Baldwin EUCLA
16San Francisco 49ers Clyde LeForce BTulsa
17New York Yankees Ben Raimondi BIndiana
18Cleveland Browns Bob Chappuis BMichigan
29Florida Seahawks Hub Bechtol ETexas
210Buffalo BillsBob DavisTGeorgia Tech
211Brooklyn Dodgers Charley Conerly QBMississippi
212Chicago RocketsRay ManieriBWake Forest
213Los Angeles Dons Jerry Shipkey BUCLA
214San Francisco 49ers Bob Wiese BMichigan
215New York YankeesMonte MoncriefTTexas A&M
216Cleveland Browns Gerry Cowhig BNotre Dame
317Florida Seahawks Tommy Mont BMaryland
318Buffalo Bills Ray Kuffel EMarquette
319Brooklyn Dodgers Fritz Barzilauskas GYale
320Chicago Rockets Bob Derleth TMichigan
321Los Angeles Dons Lloyd Merriman BStanford
322San Francisco 49ers Paul Duke CGeorgia Tech
323New York YankeesBill CollinsGTexas
324Cleveland Browns Jack Carpenter TMichigan
425Florida Seahawks Weldon Humble GRice
426Buffalo BillsJoe AndrejcoBFordham
427Brooklyn DodgersJim WrightGSouthern Methodist
428Chicago RocketsJohnny ReaganBMontana
429Los Angeles Dons Cal Rossi BUCLA
430San Francisco 49ersDon SamuelBOregon State
431New York Yankees Joe Tereshinski Sr. EGeorgia
432Cleveland Browns Bob Cowan BIndiana
533Florida SeahawksRuss DealTIndiana
534Buffalo Bills John Mastrangelo GNotre Dame
535Brooklyn DodgersHarlan WetzTTexas
536Chicago RocketsJim PharrCAuburn
537Los Angeles DonsBoyd ClementTOregon State
538San Francisco 49ersAl SatterfieldTVanderbilt
539New York YankeesJack DurishanTPittsburgh
540Cleveland BrownsBill GriffinTKentucky
641Florida SeahawksDon MalmbergTUCLA
642Buffalo BillsBert CorleyCMississippi State
643Brooklyn DodgersBinks BushmiaerBVanderbilt
644Chicago Rockets Bob Sandberg BMinnesota
645Los Angeles Dons Willie Zapalac BTexas A&M
646San Francisco 49ers Jack Zilly ENotre Dame
647New York Yankees Walt Dropo EConnecticut
648Cleveland BrownsJack BushTGeorgia
749Florida Seahawks Vic Schwall BNorthwestern
750Buffalo BillsErnie KnottsGDuke
751Brooklyn DodgersGarland WilliamsTGeorgia
752Chicago RocketsEddie AllenBPennsylvania
753Los Angeles Dons George Savitsky TPennsylvania
754San Francisco 49ersGene KnightBLouisiana State
755New York YankeesRoland NaborsCTexas Tech
756Cleveland Browns John Rapacz COklahoma
857Florida Seahawks Howie Turner BNorth Carolina State
858Buffalo Bills Joe Watt BSyracuse
859Brooklyn DodgersJim HeftiBSt. Lawrence
860Chicago RocketsMatt BolgerENotre Dame
861Los Angeles Dons Don Paul CUCLA
862San Francisco 49ersCharley MalmbergTRice
863New York Yankees George Strohmeyer CNotre Dame
864Cleveland BrownsBob HazelhurstBDenver
965Florida SeahawksFrank HubbellETennessee
966Buffalo BillsPaul GibsonENorth Carolina State
967Brooklyn Dodgers Buddy Burris GOklahoma
968Chicago Rockets Charley Eikenberg BRice
969Los Angeles DonsPaul HartBDelaware
970San Francisco 49ersBob LeonettiGWake Forest
971New York Yankees Ted Ossowski TOregon State
972Cleveland Browns Ralph Ellsworth BTexas
1073Florida SeahawksGaston BourgeoisGTulane
1074Buffalo BillsJohn MaskasTVirginia Tech
1075Brooklyn Dodgers Charles Milner GDuke
1076Chicago Rockets Ermal Allen QBKentucky
1077Los Angeles Dons Walter Heap QBTexas
1078San Francisco 49ers Frank Broyles QBGeorgia Tech
1079New York YankeesDick WerderGGeorgetown (DC)
1080Cleveland BrownsJimmy DewarHBIndiana
1181Florida Seahawks Jim Brieske CMichigan
1182Buffalo BillsBaxter JarrellTNorth Carolina
1183Brooklyn DodgersJim SmithTColorado
1184Chicago RocketsMarty ChavesGOregon State
1185Los Angeles DonsMike DimitroGUCLA
1186San Francisco 49ersJim TyreeEOklahoma
1187New York Yankees Bill Healy GGeorgia Tech
1188Cleveland BrownsBill HuberEIllinois
1289Florida Seahawks Rudy Mobley BHardin-Simmons
1290Buffalo BillsChet LipkaTBoston College
1291Brooklyn DodgersMarv GoodmanEWillamette
1292Chicago RocketsGeorge JerniganGGeorgia
1293Los Angeles Dons Bill Moore TPenn State
1294San Francisco 49ers Ed Robnett BTexas Tech
1295New York YankeesEd SikorskiBMuhlenberg
1296Cleveland Browns Mario Giannelli GBoston College
1397Florida SeahawksGerry DohertyBDelaware
1398Buffalo BillsJoe SowinskiGIndiana
1399Brooklyn DodgersTed ScruggsERice
13100Chicago RocketsR.J. JordanEGeorgia Tech
13101Los Angeles DonsJoe MartinBCornell
13102San Francisco 49ers Walt Slater BTennessee
13103New York Yankees Bill Miklich BIdaho
13104Cleveland Browns Marshall Shurnas EMissouri
14105Florida SeahawksBill BaumgartnerEMinnesota
14106Buffalo Bills Bill Chipley EWashington & Lee
14107Brooklyn DodgersReed NilsenCBrigham Young
14108Chicago Rockets Bob Livingstone BNotre Dame
14109Los Angeles Dons Gene Wilson ESouthern Methodist
14110San Francisco 49ersEarl WheelerCArkansas
14111New York YankeesChuck ElliottTOregon
14112Cleveland Browns Joe Signaigo BNotre Dame
15113Florida Seahawks Jim Kekeris TMissouri
15114Buffalo BillsBronco KosanovichCPenn State
15115Brooklyn DodgersGus ShannonGColorado
15116Chicago RocketsBill IvyTNorthwestern
15117Los Angeles DonsFrank MuehlheuserBColgate
15118San Francisco 49ersLes ProctorGTexas
15119New York YankeesEd GrainGPennsylvania
15120Cleveland BrownsDean WidsethTBemidji State
16121Florida Seahawks John North EVanderbilt
16122Buffalo Bills Frank Kosikowski ENotre Dame
16123Brooklyn DodgersJoe CookBHardin-Simmons
16124Chicago RocketsBruno NiedzielaTIowa
16125Los Angeles Dons Ed Cody BPurdue
16126San Francisco 49ers Al DeRogatis TDuke
17127Florida SeahawksJim CanadyBTexas
17128Buffalo Bills Wash Serini TKentucky
17129Brooklyn DodgersFrank LaurinaitisGRichmond
17130Chicago Rockets Bill Mackrides QBNevada-Reno
17131Los Angeles Dons Bob Sullivan BHoly Cross
17132San Francisco 49ersEarl TullosTLouisiana State
18133Florida Seahawks Howie Brown GIndiana
18134Buffalo Bills Vinnie Yablonski BColumbia
18135Brooklyn Dodgers Ed Gustafson CGeorge Washington
18136Chicago Rockets Mac Wenskunas CIllinois
18137Los Angeles DonsLou CullenBNew Mexico
18138San Francisco 49ersBryant MeeksCSouth Carolina
19139Florida SeahawksJohnny SimsBTulane
19140Buffalo BillsCharley ComptonTAlabama
19141Brooklyn DodgersDick HagenEWashington
19142Chicago RocketsTony GrahamCSt. Mary's (Minnesota)
19143Los Angeles DonsJohn KillileaBBoston College
19144San Francisco 49ersEd RoystonGWake Forest
20145Florida SeahawksBurt VanderCluteGWesleyan
20146Buffalo Bills Bill Swiacki EColumbia
20147Brooklyn Dodgers Hank Foldberg EArmy
20148Chicago RocketsRuss BendaGIowa
20149Los Angeles Dons Plato Andros GOklahoma
20150San Francisco 49ers Max Bumgardner ETexas
21151Florida SeahawksTony StalloniTDelaware
21152Buffalo Bills Ham Nichols GRice
21153Brooklyn DodgersHarry FurmanTCornell
21154Chicago RocketsGeorge WatkinsTTexas
22155Florida SeahawksJean LamoureGFresno State
22156Buffalo BillsJohn FureyTBoston College
22157Brooklyn DodgersWalt KretzBCornell
22158Chicago RocketsSammy VacantiBNebraska
23159Florida SeahawksLeo DanielsBTexas A&M
23160Buffalo BillsDon SchneiderBPennsylvania
23161Brooklyn DodgersJohn MonahanEDartmouth
23162Chicago RocketsLen ZenkevitchTIdaho
24163Florida SeahawksTex ReillyBColorado
24164Buffalo BillsChan HighsmithCNorth Carolina
24165Brooklyn DodgersBruce BaileyBVirginia
24166Chicago RocketsDave DayGIowa
25167Florida SeahawksJim LandriganTDartmouth
25168Buffalo Bills Frank Wydo TCornell
25169Brooklyn DodgersRay EvansBTexas-El Paso
25170Chicago RocketsBill FranksTIllinois

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1947 AAFC Draft" (PDF). Profootballresearchers.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-17. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. "All-America League Boots Hawks Out, Takes Players". The Daily Oklahoman. December 21, 1946. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "Browns Are Favored By 15.5 Points". The Evening Independent. Associated Press. December 20, 1946. Retrieved February 1, 2020.