1952 IRFU college draft

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The 1952 IRFU college draft was an unofficial sports draft held by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a predecessor of the East Division of the Canadian Football League, in the spring of 1952. The concept was first developed at a meeting between Eastern officials on April 6, 1952. In the meeting, the delegates agreed, in principle, that eligible University athletes would be selected by member clubs with the last place team selecting first in each round. While the draft was unofficial, players selected in this draft were indeed added to the rosters of the clubs that had drafted them. [1]

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Seventeen players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University. [2] The Montreal Alouettes had the first selection, as well as the most, since they also had the last selection.

Round one

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionUniversity
1 Montreal Alouettes Harry Lampman E Queen's
2 Toronto Argonauts Marsh Haymes G Toronto
3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill Berezowski C/G McMaster
4 Ottawa Rough Riders Bob Garside HB Toronto

Round two

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionUniversity
5Montreal Alouettes Dawson Tilley G/T McGill
6Toronto Argonauts Al Dancey CToronto
7Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mel Hawkrigg HBMcMaster
8Ottawa Rough Riders Walt Bashak G/TMcMaster

Round three

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionUniversity
9Montreal Alouettes Gene Robillard HB/QB McGill
10Toronto Argonauts Ross McKelvey HBQueen's
11Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bob McMonagle HB Western Ontario
12Ottawa Rough Riders Alex Lawson E/QBToronto

Round four

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionUniversity
13Montreal Alouettes Bob McLelland G/TMcGill
14Toronto Argonauts Jack Roberts G/TToronto
15Hamilton Tiger-Cats Gerry Fitzgerald EWestern Ontario
16Ottawa Rough Riders Al Brown EToronto
17Montreal Alouettes Ken Wagner HBMcGill

References

  1. "2014 CFL Draft Guide". Archived from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  2. Draft History Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine