1948 AAFC draft

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1948 AAFC draft
General information
Date(s)December 17, 1947
Location New York, NY
Overview
217 total selections in 30 rounds
League AAFC
First selection Tony Minisi, B
University of Pennsylvania
  1947
1949  

The 1948 AAFC draft was the second collegiate draft of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The draft expanded to 30 rounds, but not all teams selected in each round. For example: Baltimore and Chicago were the only teams with picks in the second round. Chicago, Brooklyn and Baltimore had 5 selections in the first 5 rounds, while Cleveland and New York which were stronger teams had only 2. [1]

Contents

Player selections

= All-Star
= AAFC MVP
RoundPick #AAFC teamPlayerPositionCollege
11 Chicago Rockets Tony Minisi B Pennsylvania
12 Baltimore Colts Bobby Layne QB Texas
13 Brooklyn Dodgers Harry Gilmer QB Alabama
14 Los Angeles Dons Vaughn Mancha CAlabama
15 San Francisco 49ers Joe Scott B San Francisco
16 Buffalo Bills Clyde Scott B Arkansas
17 New York Yankees Lowell Tew BAlabama
18 Cleveland Browns Jeff Durkota B Penn State
29Chicago RocketsCarl SamuelsonT Nebraska
210Baltimore ColtsBill GarrettT Mississippi State
311Chicago RocketsJohn NolanTPenn State
312Baltimore ColtsEarl CookG SMU
313Brooklyn Dodgers Dan Edwards E Georgia
314Los Angeles Dons Len Ford E Michigan
315San Francisco 49ers Jim Cason B LSU
316Buffalo Bills Bill Gompers B Notre Dame
317New York Yankees Otto Schnellbacher E Kansas
318Cleveland Browns Ollie Cline B Ohio State
419Chicago Rockets Paul Cleary E USC
420Baltimore Colts Dan Sandifer BLSU
421Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Spencer T Oklahoma A&M
422Los Angeles DonsJohn NovitskyT Oklahoma City
423San Francisco 49ersWalt McCormickCUSC
424Buffalo Bills Bill O'Connor ENotre Dame
525Chicago Rockets Bill Walsh CNotre Dame
526Baltimore ColtsJoe SmithE Texas Tech
527Brooklyn Dodgers Les Bingaman T Illinois
628Chicago Rockets Vince DiFrancesca G Northwestern
629Baltimore ColtsGene RuszkowskiT Ohio
630Brooklyn DodgersJay SmithE Mississippi Southern
631Los Angeles DonsLin SextonB Wichita
632San Francisco 49ers Fred Land TLSU
633Buffalo Bills Marty Wendell GNotre Dame
734Chicago Rockets Jay Rhodemyre CKentucky
735Baltimore ColtsJim BatchelorB East Texas State
736Brooklyn Dodgers Homer Paine T Oklahoma
737Los Angeles Dons Weldon Edwards T TCU
738San Francisco 49ersPhil O'ReillyT Purdue
739Buffalo BillsBob BruggeBOhio State
740New York Yankees Pete Stout B TCU
741Cleveland Browns Tommy Thompson C William & Mary
842Chicago RocketsJim TurnerT California
843Baltimore ColtsRex OlsenB BYU
844Brooklyn Dodgers Bruce Gehrke E Columbia
845Los Angeles Dons Jim Spavital BOklahoma A&M
946Chicago RocketsMyron MillerCOklahoma A&M
947Baltimore ColtsAubrey FowlerBArkansas
948Brooklyn DodgersJim MinorTArkansas
949Los Angeles Dons Knox Ramsey GWilliam & Mary
950San Francisco 49ersBill LuongoBPennsylvania
951Buffalo BillsLou KingB Iowa
952New York Yankees Barney Poole E Ole Miss
953Cleveland BrownsBill SmithT North Carolina
1054Chicago Rockets Phil Slosburg B Temple
1055Baltimore ColtsJack FitchBNorth Carolina
1056Brooklyn Dodgers Herb St. John GGeorgia
1057Los Angeles DonsChi MillsG VMI
1158Chicago RocketsJack SwanerBCalifornia
1159Baltimore Colts Don Ettinger TKansas
1160Brooklyn DodgersChuck NewmanE Louisiana Tech
1161Los Angeles Dons Lou Mihajlovich E Indiana
1162San Francisco 49ersBob SteckrothEWilliam & Mary
1163Buffalo BillsJohn FinneyBSan Francisco
1164New York Yankees Jack Weisenburger BMichigan
1165Cleveland BrownsRalph MaughanC Utah State
1266Chicago RocketsThurman GayTOklahoma A&M
1267Baltimore ColtsPaul RedfieldT Colgate
1268Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Camp BNorth Carolina
1269Los Angeles Dons Harper Davis BMississippi State
1270San Francisco 49ers Gene Malinowski C Detroit
1271Buffalo BillsDick JohnsonG Baylor
1272New York Yankees Bob Hendren TUSC
1273Cleveland Browns Dean Sensanbaugher BOhio State
1374Chicago RocketsFran ParkerT Holy Cross
1375Baltimore ColtsStan MagdziakBWilliam & Mary
1376Brooklyn DodgersBob KochB Oregon
1377Los Angeles DonsMike GrahamB Cincinnati
1378San Francisco 49ersLen ModzelskiT Scranton
1379Buffalo Bills George Grimes B Virginia
1380New York YankeesDick OtteleB Washington
1381Cleveland BrownsMike RubishENorth Carolina
1482Chicago Rockets Lou Agase TIllinois
1483Baltimore ColtsDick DeranekBIndiana
1484Brooklyn DodgersJohn WhiteCMichigan
1485Los Angeles DonsBernie WinklerTTexas Tech
1486San Francisco 49ersLes RideoutT Bowling Green
1487Buffalo BillsLarry JoeBPenn State
1488New York Yankees Dick McKissack BSMU
1489Cleveland Browns Alex Sarkisian CNorthwestern
1590Chicago Rockets Jerry McCarthy EPennsylvania
1591Baltimore ColtsDyke NormanB Washington & Lee
1592Brooklyn DodgersBob TerryT Texas A&I
1593Los Angeles DonsBill EricksonTOle Miss
1594San Francisco 49ers Larry Olsonoski T Minnesota
1595Buffalo BillsFrank BallardG Virginia Tech
1596New York Yankees Joe Magliolo BTexas
1597Cleveland Browns Dan Dworsky BMichigan
1698Chicago RocketsRudy KrallB New Mexico
1699Baltimore ColtsDick WorkingBWashington & Lee
16100Brooklyn Dodgers John Wozniak GAlabama
16101Los Angeles Dons Shorty McWilliams BMississippi State
16102San Francisco 49ersWally MatulichBMississippi State
16103Buffalo BillsJim WalthallB West Virginia
16104New York YankeesBob RamseyBSMU
16105Cleveland BrownsScott BeasleyE Nevada
17106Chicago Rockets Dick Flanagan BOhio State
17107Baltimore ColtsGeorge SpargerCNorth Carolina
17108Brooklyn DodgersBob JensenE Iowa State
17109Los Angeles Dons Bob Levenhagen GWashington
17110San Francisco 49ers Bob Ravensberg EIndiana
17111Buffalo Bills Ray Coates BLSU
17112New York YankeesCharlie WrightE Texas A&M
17113Cleveland BrownsRuss StegerBIllinois
18114Chicago Rockets Ed Ryan E St. Mary's (CA)
18115Baltimore Colts Rollin Prather E Kansas State
18116Brooklyn DodgersJoe JurichE West Chester
18117Los Angeles DonsWeyman SellersEGeorgia
18118San Francisco 49ers Bill Pritula TMichigan
18119Buffalo BillsDoug WaybrightENotre Dame
18120New York YankeesMarion ShirleyTOklahoma City
18121Cleveland BrownsLou HoitsmaEWilliam & Mary
19122Chicago RocketsByron GilloryBTexas
19123Baltimore ColtsNorm MosleyBAlabama
19124Brooklyn DodgersBillie CromerB North Texas State
19125Los Angeles DonsAb WimberlyELSU
19126San Francisco 49ersArt FitzgeraldB Yale
19127Buffalo Bills Wade Walker TOklahoma
19128New York Yankees Tom Landry BTexas
19129Cleveland Browns Pete Ashbaugh BNotre Dame
20130Chicago Rockets Don Doll BUSC
20131Baltimore ColtsCarmen RagoneseB New Hampshire
20132Brooklyn Dodgers Dick Scott C Navy
20133Los Angeles Dons Frank Ziegler B Georgia Tech
20134San Francisco 49ers Pete Barbolak TPurdue
20135Buffalo BillsRoger StephensBCincinnati
20136New York YankeesBobby ForbesB Florida
20137Cleveland BrownsDave TempletonGOhio State
21138Chicago Rockets Fred Provo BWashington
21139Baltimore ColtsBob WalkerB Colorado Mines
21140Brooklyn DodgersWalt MarusaG Delaware
21141Los Angeles Dons Ed Smith B Texas Mines
21142San Francisco 49ers Dick Loepfe T Wisconsin
21143Buffalo BillsHoward DuncanCOhio State
21144New York Yankees Carl Russ B Rice
21145Cleveland Browns Dwight Eddleman BIllinois
22146Chicago RocketsPhil TinsleyE UCLA
22147Baltimore ColtsRay BornemanBTexas
22148Brooklyn DodgersKnute DobkinsE Butler
22149Los Angeles DonsPaul MortellaroGFlorida
22150San Francisco 49ersBob HeckEPurdue
22151Buffalo Bills Ralph Sazio TWilliam & Mary
22152New York Yankees Fred Enke B Arizona
22153Cleveland Browns Lu Gambino B Maryland
23154Chicago RocketsGlen TreichlerBColgate
23155Baltimore ColtsAl TillmanCOklahoma
23156Brooklyn DodgersFred WestphalE Cornell
23157Los Angeles DonsTed KenfieldBCalifornia
23158San Francisco 49ersFloyd LawhornGTexas Tech
23159Buffalo BillsGeorge BlomquistE NC State
23160New York YankeesJohn CunninghamECalifornia
23161Cleveland BrownsJim McDowellGWilliam & Mary
24162Chicago Rockets Ike Owens EIllinois
24163Baltimore ColtsBob PfohlBPurdue
24164Brooklyn DodgersMerle DinkinsEOklahoma
24165Los Angeles DonsBuddy MulliganB Duke
24166San Francisco 49ersGoble BryantT Army
24167Buffalo BillsJ.D. CheekTOklahoma A&M
24168New York YankeesNick OgnovichB Wake Forest
24169Cleveland BrownsHaywood FowleTNorth Carolina
25170Chicago RocketsRon SockolovTCalifornia
25171Baltimore ColtsLou LevantiCIllinois
25172Brooklyn DodgersWalt PupaBNorth Carolina
25173Los Angeles DonsGeorge LambertTOle Miss
25174San Francisco 49ersBill TalaricoBPennsylvania
25175Buffalo BillsBob RennebohmEWisconsin
25176New York YankeesMike ZeleznakBKansas State
25177Cleveland Browns Ara Parseghian B Miami (OH)
26178Chicago Rockets Gene Corum GWest Virginia
26179Baltimore ColtsSam ZatkoffEIllinois
26180Brooklyn DodgersRay RichesonGAlabama
26181Los Angeles DonsJim StillQBGeorgia Tech
26182San Francisco 49ersEd MarshallTPennsylvania
26183Buffalo BillsTed AndrusG Southwestern Louisiana
26184New York Yankees John Panelli BNotre Dame
26185Cleveland BrownsTod SaylorE Lafayette
27186Chicago RocketsJohn DanielsC UC Santa Barbara
27187Baltimore ColtsHarry JagadeBIndiana
27188Brooklyn DodgersOtt HurrleCButler
27189Los Angeles DonsCharley TatomGTexas
27190San Francisco 49ers Perry Moss BIllinois
27191Buffalo BillsRay BrownBVirginia
27192New York Yankees Jug Girard BWisconsin
27193Cleveland BrownsHarry CaughronTWilliam & Mary
28194Chicago RocketsAl HoischBUCLA
28195Baltimore ColtsBen BendrickBWisconsin
28196Brooklyn DodgersWarren LowansTWest Chester
28197Los Angeles Dons Lou Creekmur TWilliam & Mary
28198San Francisco 49ersBill BellQB Muhlenberg
28199Buffalo BillsLou CorriereB Buffalo
28200New York Yankees Rip Collins BLSU
28201Cleveland BrownsPete LanziE Youngstown State
29202Chicago RocketsDick WedelGWake Forest
29203Baltimore Colts Rex Grossman Sr. BIndiana
29204Brooklyn DodgersArt LittletonEPennsylvania
29205Los Angeles Dons Leon McLaughlin CUCLA
29206San Francisco 49ers Herb Siegert GIllinois
29207Buffalo BillsJohnny WoloskyCPenn State
29208New York YankeesFrank NelsonB Utah
29209Cleveland Browns George Roman T Case Western Reserve
30210Chicago RocketsTom FinicalE Princeton
30211Baltimore ColtsDick ReinkingESMU
30212Brooklyn Dodgers Clarence McGeary T North Dakota State
30213Los Angeles DonsGus KitchensT Tulsa
30214San Francisco 49ersFrank WilliamsBUtah State
30215Buffalo Bills Tally Stevens EUtah
30216New York YankeesBill ClementsEUCLA
30217Cleveland BrownsMel SheehanE Missouri

References

  1. "1948 AAFC Draft" (PDF). Profootballresearchers.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2020.