1949 NFL Draft

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The 1949 NFL Draft was held on December 21, 1948.

1 Round One
2 Hall of Famers
3 Other notable players drafted
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Philadelphia Eagles Lottery bonus pick	Chuck Bednarik	Center	Penn
2	Detroit Lions	Johnny Rauch	Quarterback	Georgia
3	Boston Yanks	Doak Walker	Halfback	SMU
4	New York Giants	Paul Page	Halfback	SMU
5	Green Bay Packers	Stan Heath	Quarterback	Nevada-Reno
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bobby Gage	Back	Clemson
7	Los Angeles Rams	Bobby Thomason	Quarterback	VMI
8	Washington Redskins	Rob Goode	Back	Texas A&M
9	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Tripucka	Quarterback	Notre Dame
10	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Fischer	Guard	Notre Dame
11	Chicago Bears	Dick Harris	Center	Texas

[edit] Hall of Famers

Chuck Bednarik, C, Penn - taken 1st round, 1st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. Inducted in 1967.
Doak Walker, HB, SMU - taken 1st round, 3rd overall by the Boston Yanks. Inducted in 1986.
Norm Van Brocklin, QB, Oregon - taken 4th round, 37th overall by the Los Angeles Rams. Inducted in 1971.
George Blanda, QB, Kentucky - taken 12th round, 119th overall by the Chicago Bears. Inducted in 1981.

[edit] Other notable players drafted

Bill Austin, OL, Oregon State - taken 13th round, 126th overall by the New York Giants.
Jim Finks, QB, Tulsa - taken 12th round, 116th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Joe Geri, QB, Georgia - taken 4th round, 36th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ed Henke, DE, USC - taken 13th round, 128th overall by the Washington Redskins.
George Taliaferro, Back, Indiana - taken 13th round, 129th overall by the Chicago Bears.

[edit] See also

List of professional football drafts

[edit] External links

Preceded by 1948 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1949	Succeeded by 1950 NFL Draft

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