1947 NFL Draft
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The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946.
Contents |
[edit] Round One
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears (Lottery bonus pick) | Bob Fenimore | Back | Oklahoma A&M |
| 2 | Detroit Lions | Glenn Davis | Halfback | Army |
| 3 | Boston Yanks | Fritz Barzilauskas | Guard | Yale |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | Cal Rossi | Back | UCLA |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hub Bechtol | End | Texas |
| 6 | Green Bay Packers | Ernie Case | Back | UCLA |
| 7 | Chicago Cardinals | DeWitt "Tex" Coulter | Tackle | Army |
| 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | Neill Armstrong | End | Oklahoma A&M |
| 9 | Los Angeles Rams | Herman Wedemeyer | Halfback | St. Mary's |
| 10 | New York Giants | Vic Schwall | Halfback | Northwestern |
| 11 | Chicago Bears | Don Kindt | Back | Wisconsin |
[edit] Hall of Famers
- Dante Lavelli, End, Ohio State - taken 12th round, 103rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams. Inducted in 1975.
[edit] Other notable players drafted
[edit] Trivia
- Cal Rossi was also picked in the first round of the 1946 Draft by the Redskins, but was a junior and so not eligible. They picked him again in this draft, but he never played professionally.
- The NFL in this draft made the first overall pick a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery. This process was ended in 1958.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Preceded by: 1946 NFL Draft |
NFL Draft 1947 |
Succeeded by: 1948 NFL Draft |
