1953 IRFU college draft

The 1953 IRFU college draft was the first official sports draft held by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a predecessor of the East Division of the Canadian Football League, in the spring of 1953. 40 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. ^[1] The Montreal Alouettes had the first selection, Doug McNichol, who became the first player to be drafted to a Canadian professional football team.

The following list only includes the first three rounds due to historical limitations. ^[2]

Round one

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	University
1	Montreal Alouettes	Doug McNichol	E	Western Ontario
2	Ottawa Rough Riders	Joe Harris	T	Toronto
3	Toronto Argonauts	Geoff Crain	QB	McGill
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ray Truant	HB	Western Ontario

Round two

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	University
5	Montreal Alouettes	Bill Bewley	HB	Toronto
6	Ottawa Rough Riders	Stu Kennedy	T	Queen's
7	Toronto Argonauts	Lee Munn	T	McMaster
8	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Dunc Ellis	T	Toronto

Round three

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	University
9	Montreal Alouettes	Jim Miller	E	McGill
10	Ottawa Rough Riders	Tony Arnoldi	E	Queen's
11	Toronto Argonauts	Don Griffin	HB	Queen's
12	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L. Wrigglesworth	HB	McMaster

References

1. Draft History Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
2. "2014 CFL Draft Guide". Archived from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-11-12.