1950 NFL draft

1950 NFL draft
1950 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	January 20–21, 1950
Location	The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
	391 total selections in 30 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Leon Hart, E; Detroit Lions
Most selections (34)	Chicago Bears
Fewest selections (27)	New York Giants
Hall of Famers	5 OT Leo Nomellini; WR Bud Grant; DT Ernie Stautner; OT Lou Creekmur; DT Art Donovan;
	← 1949 1951 →

The 1950 NFL draft was held January 20–21, 1950, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.^[1] With the league absorbing the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and San Francisco 49ers from the All-America Football Conference, these three teams were combined with the other NFL clubs in a single ranking to determine the order of the draft.

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This was the fourth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous three winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, and Philadelphia Eagles in 1949) ineligible from the draw;^[2] it was won by the Detroit Lions, who selected end Leon Hart.

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Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Detroit Lions	Leon Hart ^†	E	Notre Dame	Ind.	Bonus lottery pick;^[3]
1	2	Baltimore Colts	Adrian Burk ^†	QB	Baylor	SWC
1	3	Chicago Bears	Chuck Hunsinger	HB	Florida	SEC	From New York Yanks
1	4	Green Bay Packers	Clayton Tonnemaker ^†	C	Minnesota	Big Ten
1	5	Detroit Lions	Joe Watson	C	Rice	SWC
1	6	Washington Redskins	George Thomas	B	Oklahoma	Big Seven
1	7	New York Giants	Travis Tidwell	B	Auburn	SEC
1	8	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lynn Chandnois ^†	B	Michigan State	Ind.
1	9	Los Angeles Rams	Ralph Pasquariello	B	Villanova	Ind.	From Chicago Cardinals
1	10	Chicago Bears	Fred Morrison ^†	B	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	11	San Francisco 49ers	Leo Nomellini^‡^†	T	Minnesota	Big Ten
1	12	Los Angeles Rams	Stan West ^†	OG	Oklahoma	Big Seven
1	13	Cleveland Browns	Ken Carpenter ^†	B	Oregon	PCC
1	14	Philadelphia Eagles	Bud Grant^‡	E	Minnesota	Big Ten
2	15	Baltimore Colts	Leon Campbell	B	Arkansas	SWC
2	16	New York Yanks	Art Weiner	E	North Carolina	SoCon
2	17	Green Bay Packers	Tobin Rote ^†	QB	Rice	SWC
2	18	Cleveland Browns	John Sandusky	T	Villanova	Ind.
2	19	Washington Redskins	Hall Haynes	B	Santa Clara	Ind.
2	20	New York Giants	Eddie Price ^†	B	Tulane	SEC
2	21	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Jennings	T	Ohio State	Big Ten
2	22	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ernie Stautner^‡^†	DT	Boston College	Ind.
2	23	San Francisco 49ers	Don Campora	T	Pacific	Ind. (Coll.)
2	24	Chicago Bears	Kayo Dottley ^†	B	Ole Miss	SEC
2	25	Los Angeles Rams	Fuchs, BobBob Fuchs	C	Missouri	Big Seven
2	26	Cleveland Browns	Jim Martin	E	Notre Dame	Ind.
2	27	Detroit Lions	Thurman "Fum" McGraw ^†	T	Colorado A&M	MSC
3	28	Baltimore Colts	Don Colo ^†	T	Brown	Ind.
3	29	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Svoboda ^†	B	Tulane	SEC
3	30	Green Bay Packers	Gordy Soltau ^†	E	Minnesota	Big Ten
3	31	Detroit Lions	Art Murakowski	B	Northwestern	Big Ten
3	32	Washington Redskins	Lou Karras	T	Purdue	Big Ten
3	33	New York Giants	Randy Clay	B	Texas	SWC
3	34	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Hughes ^†	OG	William & Mary	SoCon
3	35	Chicago Cardinals	Fran Polsfoot ^†	E	Washington State	PCC
3	36	Chicago Bears	Steve Romanik	B	Villanova	Ind.
3	37	San Francisco 49ers	Ray Collins ^†	T	LSU	SEC
3	38	Los Angeles Rams	Murray, DonDon Murray	T	Penn State	Ind.
3	39	Cleveland Browns	Robinson, Jimmy JoeJimmy Joe Robinson	B	Pittsburgh	Ind.
3	40	Philadelphia Eagles	Sanders, BobBob Sanders	B	Oregon	PCC
4	41	Baltimore Colts	Earl Murray	OG	Purdue	Big Ten
4	42	New York Yanks	Zollie Toth ^†	B	LSU	SEC
4	43	Green Bay Packers	Larry Coutre	B	Notre Dame	Ind.
4	44	Detroit Lions	Kiely, ErnieErnie Kiely	OG	Texas Western	Border
4	45	Washington Redskins	Harry Ulinski ^†	C	Kentucky	SEC
4	46	New York Giants	Payne, PorterPorter Payne	OG	Georgia	SEC
4	47	Chicago Cardinals	Don Paul	B	Washington State	PCC
4	48	Chicago Bears	Novak, TomTom Novak	C	Nebraska	Big Seven
4	49	San Francisco 49ers	Bailey, MorrisMorris Bailey	E	TCU	SWC
4	50	Chicago Bears	Papaleo, DomDom Papaleo	OG	Boston College	Ind.
4	51	Los Angeles Rams	Ben H. Procter	E	Texas	SWC
4	52	Cleveland Browns	Red Wilson	C	Wisconsin	Big Ten
4	53	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob McChesney	E	Hardin–Simmons	Border
5	54	Baltimore Colts	Jack Halliday	OG	SMU	SWC
5	55	New York Yanks	Mike Swistowicz	B	Notre Dame	Ind.
5	56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rowe, TomTom Rowe	E	Dartmouth	Ind.
5	57	Detroit Lions	Fitkin, HalHal Fitkin	B	Dartmouth	Ind.
5	58	Washington Redskins	Frank Spaniel	B	Notre Dame	Ind.
5	59	New York Giants	Forrest Griffith	B	Kansas	Big Seven
5	60	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lou Allen	T	Duke	SoCon
5	61	Chicago Cardinals	Kiilsgaard, CarlCarl Kiilsgaard	T	Idaho	PCC
5	62	Chicago Bears	Ernie Zalejski	B	Notre Dame	Ind.
5	63	San Francisco 49ers	Harry Kane	C	Pacific	Ind. (Coll.)
5	64	Los Angeles Rams	Dick McKissack	B	SMU	SWC
5	65	Cleveland Browns	Don Phelps	B	Kentucky	SEC
5	66	Philadelphia Eagles	Kaysserian, MikeMike Kaysserian	B	Detroit	N/A
6	67	Baltimore Colts	Herb Rich	B	Vanderbilt	SEC
6	68	New York Yanks	Ben Aldridge	B	Oklahoma A&M	MVC
6	69	Green Bay Packers	Jack Cloud	B	William & Mary	SoCon
6	70	Detroit Lions	Floyd Jaszewski	T	Minnesota	Big Ten
6	71	Washington Redskins	Gene Pepper	OG	Missouri	Big Seven
6	72	Chicago Bears	Perricone, GasparGaspar Perricone	B	Northwestern	Big Ten
6	73	Chicago Cardinals	Wood, WarrenWarren Wood	OG	Puget Sound	N/A
6	74	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mattson, EdEd Mattson	B	Trinity (TX)	—
6	75	San Francisco 49ers	Van Pool, DonDon Van Pool	E	Oklahoma A&M	MVC
6	76	Chicago Bears	Wayne Hansen ^†	C	Texas Western	Border
6	77	Los Angeles Rams	Langrell, OrvilleOrville Langrell	T	Oklahoma City	Ind.
6	78	Cleveland Browns	Ken Gorgal	B	Purdue	Big Ten
6	79	Philadelphia Eagles	Lloyd McDermott	T	Kentucky	SEC

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
80	Baltimore Colts	Art Bok	Back	Dayton
81	New York Bulldogs	Don Narrell	Tackle	TCU
82	Green Bay Packers	Leon Manley	Guard	Oklahoma
83	Detroit Lions	Bill Leverman	Back	St. Edward's
84	Washington Redskins	Jerry Houghton	Tackle	Washington State
85	Chicago Cardinals	Billy Gay	Back	Notre Dame
86	Pittsburgh Steelers	Truett Smith	Back	Mississippi State
87	Chicago Cardinals	Ed Bagdon	Guard	Michigan State
88	Chicago Bears	Rollin Prather	End	Kansas State
89	San Francisco 49ers	Lindy Berry	Back	TCU
90	Los Angeles Rams	Cliff Coggin	End	Mississippi Southern
91	Cleveland Browns	Win Carter	Back	Missouri
92	Philadelphia Eagles	Mel Olix	Back	Miami (OH)

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
93	Baltimore Colts	Dick Harris	Center	Texas
94	New York Bulldogs	Jack Archer	Back	TCU
95	Green Bay Packers	Harry Szulborski	Back	Purdue
96	Detroit Lions	Ralph McAlister	Back	Minnesota
97	Washington Redskins	John Rohde	End	Pacific
98	New York Giants	Ebert Van Buren	Back	LSU
99	Chicago Cardinals	John Hock	Tackle	Santa Clara
100	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fran Rogel	Back	Penn State
101	San Francisco 49ers	Ellery Williams	End	Santa Clara
102	Chicago Bears	Sam Nevills	Tackle	Oregon
103	Los Angeles Rams	Woodley Lewis	Back	Oregon
104	Cleveland Browns	Russ Frizzell	Tackle	Tulsa
105	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick O'Hanlon	Tackle	Ohio State

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
106	Baltimore Colts	Bill Bass	Back	Arkansas
107	Chicago Bears	Floyd Reid	Back	Georgia
108	Green Bay Packers	Roger Wilson	End	South Carolina
109	Detroit Lions	Ed Wood	Guard	Detroit
110	Washington Redskins	Don Winslow	Tackle	Iowa
111	New York Giants	Vince Cisterna	End	Northern Arizona
112	Pittsburgh Steelers	Max Druen	Tackle	Tulane
113	Chicago Cardinals	Vito Ragazzo	End	William & Mary
114	Chicago Bears	Dick Braznell	Back	Missouri
115	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Zinach	Back	West Virginia
116	Los Angeles Rams	Les Cowan	End	McMurry
117	Cleveland Browns	Jim Duncan	End	Wake Forest
118	Philadelphia Eagles	Bobby Wilson	Back	Ole Miss

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
119	Baltimore Colts	Errol Fry	Guard	Texas
120	New York Bulldogs	Melvin Lyle	End	LSU
121	Green Bay Packers	Bob Mealey	Tackle	Minnesota
122	Detroit Lions	Roland Malcolm	Back	Gustavus Adolphus
123	Washington Redskins	Eddie LeBaron	Quarterback	Pacific
124	New York Giants	Bob Wilkinson	End	UCLA
125	Chicago Cardinals	Walt Grothaus	Center	Notre Dame
126	Chicago Cardinals	Milt Lavigne	Back	Southeastern Louisiana
127	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Celeri	Back	California
128	Chicago Bears	Al Wahl	Tackle	Michigan
129	Los Angeles Rams	Jay Van Noy	Back	Utah State
130	Cleveland Browns	Frank O'Pella	Back	William & Mary
131	Philadelphia Eagles	Ernie Johnson	Back	UCLA

1950 NFL draft

Player selections

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Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Round sixteen

Round seventeen

Round eighteen

Round nineteen

Round twenty

Round twenty-one

Round twenty-two

Round twenty-three

Round twenty-four

Round twenty-five

Round twenty-six

Round twenty-seven

Round twenty-eight

Round twenty-nine

Round thirty

Hall of Famers

Notable undrafted players

Notes

References

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