1952 NFL draft Last updated March 21, 2025 National Football League draft
The 1952 NFL draft was held on January 17, 1952, at Hotel Statler in New York. [ 1] [ 2] Selections made by New York Yanks were assigned to the new Dallas Texans .
This was the sixth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous five winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, Detroit Lions in 1950, and New York Giants in 1951) ineligible from the draw; [ 3] it was won by the Los Angeles Rams , who selected quarterback Bill Wade .
The Washington Post sportswriter Mo Siegel later claimed that Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall let him choose a late-round pick. Siegel, he said, chose Tennessee Tech 's Flavious Smith to force the first black player onto the all-white Redskins. If true, Marshall likely persuaded NFL Commissioner Bert Bell to remove the choice from the official records. (Smith, who did not hear the story until years later, was white.) [ 4]
Player selections Round seven Pick # NFL team Player Position College 74 New York Yanks John Petitbon Back Notre Dame 75 Chicago Cardinals Harry Jabbusch Center South Carolina 76 Green Bay Packers Bill Reichardt Back Iowa 77 Philadelphia Eagles John Thomas End Oregon State 78 Pittsburgh Steelers Claude Hipps Back Georgia 79 Washington Redskins Vic Janowicz [ 6] Halfback Ohio State 80 Chicago Bears Joe Fortunato Back Mississippi State 81 San Francisco 49ers Don Robison Back California 82 Detroit Lions Wes Gardner Center Utah 83 New York Giants Val Joe Walker Back SMU 84 Cleveland Browns John Pace Tackle Mississippi State 85 Los Angeles Rams Burt Delavan Tackle Pacific
Round nine Pick # NFL team Player Position College 98 New York Yanks Jim Lansford Tackle Texas 99 Chicago Cardinals Malcolm Cook Back Georgia 100 Green Bay Packers Deral Teteak Guard Wisconsin 101 Philadelphia Eagles Maury Nipp Guard Loyola (CA) 102 Pittsburgh Steelers Herky Payne Back Tennessee 103 Washington Redskins Dick Alban Safety Northwestern 104 Chicago Bears Bobby Cross Tackle Stephen F. Austin 105 San Francisco 49ers Glen Christian Back Idaho 106 Detroit Lions Sonny Gandee End Ohio State 107 New York Giants John Kastan Back Boston University 108 Cleveland Browns Bob Finnell Back Xavier 109 Los Angeles Rams Byron Townsend Back Texas
Round ten Pick # NFL team Player Position College 110 New York Yanks Jim Hammond Back Wisconsin 111 Green Bay Packers Art Kleinschmidt Guard Tulane 112 Chicago Cardinals John Feltch Tackle Holy Cross 113 Philadelphia Eagles Gerry McGinley Guard Penn 114 Pittsburgh Steelers George Gilmartin Back Xavier 115 Washington Redskins Chet Ostrowski End Notre Dame 116 Green Bay Packers William Roffler Back Washington State 117 Detroit Lions Steve Dowden Tackle Baylor 118 San Francisco 49ers Carl West Back Ole Miss 119 New York Giants Pat Knight End SMU 120 Cleveland Browns Pat Ribiero Tackle Pacific 121 Los Angeles Rams Luke Welch Tackle Baylor
Round twelve Pick # NFL team Player Position College 134 New York Yanks Jim Mutscheller End Notre Dame 135 Green Bay Packers Bill Wilson Tackle Texas 136 Chicago Cardinals Joe Masnaghetti Tackle Marquette 137 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Blount Tackle Mississippi State 138 Pittsburgh Steelers Marv McFadden Tackle Michigan State 139 Washington Redskins Frank Middendorf Center Cincinnati 140 Chicago Bears Andy Kozar Back Tennessee 141 Detroit Lions Jim Roshto Back LSU 142 San Francisco 49ers Fred Snyder End Loyola (CA) 143 New York Giants Dick Ochoa Back Texas 144 Cleveland Browns Roy Thompson Back Florida State 145 Los Angeles Rams Jake Roberts Back Tulsa
Round thirteen Pick # NFL team Player Position College 146 New York Yanks Bill Ward Guard Arkansas 147 Chicago Cardinals Mel Massucco Back Holy Cross 148 Green Bay Packers Billy Hair Back Clemson 149 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Hamilton Back Kentucky 150 Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Flood Back Notre Dame 151 Washington Redskins Ray Potter Tackle LSU 152 Chicago Bears Rich Athan Back Northwestern 153 San Francisco 49ers Rudy Yeager Tackle LSU 154 Detroit Lions Carroll McDonald Center Florida 155 New York Giants Pat Brady Back Nevada 156 Cleveland Browns Tom Cosgrove Center Maryland 157 Los Angeles Rams Red Phillips Center Texas Tech
Round fourteen Pick # NFL team Player Position College 158 New York Yanks Paul Williams End Texas 159 Green Bay Packers Jack Morgan Tackle Michigan State 160 Chicago Cardinals Tom Tofaute Center NC State 161 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Stringer Back Tulsa 162 Pittsburgh Steelers June Davis Guard Texas 163 Washington Redskins Doug Conway Tackle TCU 164 Chicago Bears Gale Galloway Center Baylor 165 Detroit Lions Ray Oliverson Back BYU 166 San Francisco 49ers Frank Simons End Nebraska 167 New York Giants Hal Mitchell Tackle UCLA 168 Cleveland Browns Steve Ruzich Guard Ohio State 169 Los Angeles Rams Joe Moss Tackle Maryland
Round sixteen Pick # NFL team Player Position College 182 New York Yanks Vince Kaseta End Tennessee 183 Green Bay Packers Johnny Coatta Back Wisconsin 184 Chicago Cardinals Mike Mergen Guard San Francisco 185 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Brewer Guard North Texas State 186 Pittsburgh Steelers Pete Ladygo Guard Maryland 187 Washington Redskins Marv Berschet Tackle Illinois 188 Chicago Bears Bob Spears Back Yale 189 Cleveland Browns Herb Neathery Back Illinois 190 San Francisco 49ers Bob Meyers Back Stanford 191 New York Giants Paul Burns Guard Notre Dame 192 Cleveland Browns Ed Rowlands Tackle Oklahoma 193 Los Angeles Rams Bob Hooks End USC
Round seventeen Pick # NFL team Player Position College 194 New York Yanks Dick Horn Back Stanford 195 Chicago Cardinals Darrell Crawford Back Georgia Tech 196 Green Bay Packers Don Peterson Back Michigan 197 Philadelphia Eagles John Weigle End Oklahoma A&M 198 Pittsburgh Steelers Pat Smithwick End St. Norbert 199 Washington Redskins Gil Bocetti Back Washington & Lee 200 Chicago Bears John Carroll Tackle Houston 201 San Francisco 49ers Al Baldock End USC 202 Detroit Lions Hank Lauricella Back Tennessee 203 New York Giants Bob Karpe Tackle California 204 Cleveland Browns Stew Sheets Tackle Penn State 205 Los Angeles Rams John Griggs Center Kentucky
Round eighteen Pick # NFL team Player Position College 206 New York Yanks Les Molnar Tackle Buffalo 207 Green Bay Packers Howard Tisdale Tackle Stephen F. Austin 208 Chicago Cardinals Bill Pyron Tackle Mississippi State 209 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Romanowski Back Scranton 210 Pittsburgh Steelers Andy MacDonald Back Central Michigan 211 Washington Redskins Ed Bartlett End California 212 Chicago Bears Tommy O'Connell Back Illinois 213 Detroit Lions Stan Campbell Guard Iowa State 214 San Francisco 49ers Bill Carey End Michigan State 215 New York Giants Gene Little Guard Rice 216 Cleveland Browns Ken Mirich Guard Santa Clara 217 Los Angeles Rams Bob Dees Tackle Southwest Missouri State
Round nineteen Pick # NFL team Player Position College 218 New York Yanks Gene Felker End Wisconsin 219 Chicago Cardinals Ed Listopad Tackle Wake Forest 220 Green Bay Packers Johnny Pont Back Miami (OH) 221 Philadelphia Eagles Talbott Trammell End Washington & Lee 222 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Kerkorian Quarterback Stanford 223 Washington Redskins Joe Marvin Back UCLA 224 Chicago Bears Ken Reidenbach Tackle Drake 225 Cleveland Browns Sam Talarico Tackle Indiana 226 Detroit Lions Blaine Earon End Duke 227 New York Giants Frank Cahill End Northern Illinois State 228 Cleveland Browns Mike Maccioli Back Purdue 229 Los Angeles Rams Harry Geldien Back Wyoming
Round twenty Pick # NFL team Player Position College 230 New York Yanks John Adams End Texas 231 Green Bay Packers Chuck Boerio Center Illinois 232 Chicago Cardinals Frank Fischel End Arkansas 233 Philadelphia Eagles Bobby Blaik Back Colorado College 234 Pittsburgh Steelers Dan Simeone Tackle Villanova 235 Washington Redskins Roger Kinson Center Missouri 236 Chicago Bears Jimmy Lesane Back Virginia 237 Detroit Lions Gil Mains Tackle Murray State 238 San Francisco 49ers Jess Yates End LSU 239 New York Giants Rex Boggan Tackle Ole Miss 240 Cleveland Browns Bob Brandenberry Back Kansas 241 Los Angeles Rams Ed Weber Back William & Mary
Round twenty-one Pick # NFL team Player Position College 242 New York Yanks Harry Hugasian Back Stanford 243 Chicago Cardinals Wade Musgrove Guard Hardin–Simmons 244 Green Bay Packers Herb Zimmerman Guard TCU 245 Philadelphia Eagles Les Wheeler Tackle Abilene Christian 246 Pittsburgh Steelers Harry Babcock End Georgia 247 Washington Redskins Dick Jenkins Tackle Illinois 248 Chicago Bears Ted Daffer Guard Tennessee 249 San Francisco 49ers Gene Offield Center Hardin–Simmons 250 Detroit Lions Showboat Boykin Back Ole Miss 251 New York Giants Jim Creamer Center Michigan State 252 Cleveland Browns Dick Calhoun Guard Baylor 253 Los Angeles Rams Art Preston Back San Diego State
Round twenty-two Pick # NFL team Player Position College 254 New York Yanks Dean Schneider Back USC 255 Green Bay Packers Karl Kluckhohn End Colgate 256 Chicago Cardinals Glenn Lippman Back Texas A&M 257 Philadelphia Eagles Johnny Turco Back Holy Cross 258 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Byrne Back Montana State 259 Washington Redskins Jim O'Rourke Back NC State 260 Chicago Bears Dick Gregory Back Minnesota 261 Detroit Lions Jim David End Colorado A&M 262 San Francisco 49ers Jim Cozad Tackle Santa Clara 263 New York Giants Bob Raley Back Texas 264 Cleveland Browns Corky Johnson Tackle UC Santa Barbara 265 Los Angeles Rams Joe Pahr Back Valparaiso
Round twenty-three Pick # NFL team Player Position College 266 New York Yanks Chet Freeman Back LSU 267 Chicago Cardinals Red Stephens Guard San Francisco 268 Green Bay Packers Frank Kapral Guard Michigan State 269 Philadelphia Eagles Maury Schnell Back Iowa State 270 Pittsburgh Steelers Vic Pollock Back Army 271 Washington Redskins Ken Barfield Tackle Ole Miss 272 Chicago Bears Paul Nestor Tackle Maryland 273 San Francisco 49ers Bill Glazier End Arizona 274 Detroit Lions Hal Maxwell End Ole Miss 275 New York Giants Bob Bickel Back Duke 276 Cleveland Browns Bobby Robertson Back Indiana 277 Los Angeles Rams Don Greene Tackle Miami (OH)
Round twenty-four Pick # NFL team Player Position College 278 New York Yanks Bob Ward Guard Maryland 279 Green Bay Packers John Schuetzner End South Carolina 280 Chicago Cardinals E. J. Moore Guard Abilene Christian 281 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Tyrrell Guard Temple 282 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Bestwick Back Pittsburgh 283 Washington Redskins Ted Kirkland End Vanderbilt 284 Chicago Bears Dick Mundinger Tackle Minnesota 285 Detroit Lions Bob Werckle Tackle Vanderbilt 286 San Francisco 49ers Ralph Kreuger Tackle California 287 New York Giants Wes Mitchell End Pacific 288 Cleveland Browns Junior Wren Back Missouri 289 Los Angeles Rams Rich Kelnhofer Guard St. Ambrose
Round twenty-six Pick # NFL team Player Position College 302 New York Yanks George Young Tackle Bucknell 303 Green Bay Packers Charlie Stokes Tackle Tennessee 304 Chicago Cardinals Charley Fry Tackle Maryland 305 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Albert Back Bucknell 306 Pittsburgh Steelers Bobby Wilson Back Alabama 307 Washington Redskins Dunny Goode Back Hardin–Simmons 308 Chicago Bears Bucky McElroy Back Mississippi Southern 309 Detroit Lions Buddy Terry End Stephen F. Austin 310 San Francisco 49ers Dick Kane Guard Cincinnati 311 New York Giants Tom Lavery End Boston University 312 Cleveland Browns Joe Vernasco End Illinois 313 Los Angeles Rams Frank Fuller Tackle Kentucky
Round twenty-seven Pick # NFL team Player Position College 314 New York Yanks Gil Bartosh Back TCU 315 Chicago Cardinals Sam Moses Tackle Texas A&M 316 Green Bay Packers I. D. Russell Back SMU 317 Philadelphia Eagles Chuck Hill Back New Mexico 318 Pittsburgh Steelers Dick Doyle Back Ohio State 319 Washington Redskins Ben White End SMU 320 Chicago Bears Bob Reid Back Baylor 321 San Francisco 49ers Waldo Schaaf Tackle Oklahoma A&M 322 Detroit Lions Bob Trout End Baylor 323 New York Giants Duane Morrison Back Arizona State 324 Cleveland Browns Bill Maletzky Guard Maryland 325 Los Angeles Rams Hugh Meyer Center Texas A&M
Round twenty-eight Pick # NFL team Player Position College 326 New York Yanks Doug Moseley Center Kentucky 327 Green Bay Packers Billy Barrett Back Notre Dame 328 Chicago Cardinals Harold Lutz End Alabama 329 Philadelphia Eagles Johnny Brewer Back Louisville 330 Pittsburgh Steelers Jerry Hanifan Back St. Bonaventure 331 Washington Redskins Ron Engel Back Minnesota 332 Chicago Bears Karney Scioscia Back Maryland 333 Detroit Lions Hal Turner End Tennessee A&I State 334 San Francisco 49ers Joe Palumbo Guard Virginia 335 New York Giants Alton Patterson Tackle McMurry 336 Cleveland Browns John Pietro Guard Brown 337 Los Angeles Rams Granville Hart Back Mississippi Southern
Round twenty-nine Pick # NFL team Player Position College 338 New York Yanks Russ Hudeck Tackle Texas A&M 339 Chicago Cardinals Don Kasperan Back Purdue 340 Green Bay Packers Bill Stratton Back Lewis 341 Philadelphia Eagles Zippy Morocco Back Georgia 342 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Warriner End Pittsburgh 343 Washington Redskins John Pappa Back California 344 Chicago Bears Teddy Riggs Back Rice 345 San Francisco 49ers Chuck Mosher End Colorado 346 Detroit Lions Art Hudson Back Western Illinois 347 New York Giants Jim Dillon Back California 348 Cleveland Browns Walt Klevay Back Ohio State 349 Los Angeles Rams Gerry Perry Tackle California
Round thirty Pick # NFL team Player Position College 350 New York Yanks Ray Suchy Guard Nevada 351 Green Bay Packers Jack Fulkerson Tackle Mississippi Southern 352 Chicago Cardinals Will Stolk Back Miami (FL) 353 Philadelphia Eagles Don Stevens Back Illinois 354 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Kissell Back Wake Forest 355 Washington Redskins Bob Linn Back Western Reserve 356 Chicago Bears Bob Shemonski Back Maryland 357 Detroit Lions Ray Don Dillon Back Prairie View A&M 358 San Francisco 49ers Dick Patrick Center Oregon 359 New York Giants Joe Arnold Guard Texas 360 Cleveland Browns John Saban Back Xavier
= Pro Bowler [ 5] = Hall of Famer
Notable undrafted players Hall of Famers Hugh McElhenny , halfback from Washington taken 1st round 9th overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970. [ 9] Gino Marchetti , defensive end from San Francisco taken 2nd round 14th overall by the New York Yanks. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972. [ 9] Ollie Matson , halfback from San Francisco taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Chicago Cardinals. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972. [ 9] Dick "Night Train" Lane , defensive back attending Junior College was undrafted and signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Rams. [ 10] Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974. [ 9] Frank Gifford , halfback from USC taken 1st round 11th overall by the New York Giants. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977. [ 9] Yale Lary , defensive back from Texas A&M taken 3rd round 34th overall by the Detroit Lions. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1979. Les Richter , linebacker from California taken 1st round 2nd overall by the New York Yanks. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011. Bobby Dillon , defensive back from Texas taken 3rd round 28th overall by the Green Bay Packers. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020. George Young , tackle from Bucknell taken 26th round 302nd overall by the New York Yanks. Inducted: For his Executive achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020. 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 . ↑ "Rams Grab Wade In N.F.L Draft" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle . No. Newspapers.com. January 17, 1952. Retrieved June 3, 2015 . ↑ "Draft History: 1940's" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013 . ↑ Merron, Jeff (April 18, 2005). "The strangest NFL draft moments" . ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2014 . 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career. ↑ Vic Janowicz, 1950 Heisman Trophy winner as a Junior. The third time in the history of the Heisman award. "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008 . ↑ Dick Kazmaier, 1951 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2008 . ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 1 2 3 4 5 List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 . ↑ "History: 1952 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Retrieved May 31, 2008 . This page is based on this
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