1945 NFL Draft

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The 1945 NFL Draft was held on April 8, 1945.

[edit] Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Chicago Cardinals	Charley Trippi	Halfback	Georgia
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Duhart	Halfback	Florida
3	Brooklyn Tigers	Joe Renfroe	Back	Tulane
4	Boston Yanks	Eddie Prokop	Back	Georgia Tech
5	Cleveland Rams	Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch	Back	Michigan
6	Detroit Lions	Frank Szymanski	Center	Notre Dame
7	Chicago Bears	Don Lund	Back	Michigan
8	Washington Redskins	Jim Hardy	Quarterback	USC
9	Philadelphia Eagles	John Yonaker	Defensive end	Notre Dame
10	New York Giants	Elmer Barbour	Quarterback	Wake Forest
11	Green Bay Packers	Walt Schlinkman	Fullback	Texas Tech

[edit] Hall of Famers

Charley Trippi, HB, Georgia - taken 1st round, 1st overall by the Chicago Cardinals. Inducted in 1968.
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, WR, Michigan - 1st round, 5th overall by the Cleveland Rams. Inducted in 1968.
Pete Pihos, DE, Indiana - 5th round, 41st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. Inducted in 1970.
Tom Fears, End, UCLA - 11th round, 103rd overall by the Cleveland Rams. Inducted in 1970
Arnie Weinmeister, DT, Washington - 17th round, 166th overall by the Brooklyn Tigers. Inducted in 1984.

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Preceded by 1944 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1945	Succeeded by 1946 NFL Draft

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