1951 NFL Draft

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The 1951 NFL Draft was held on January 18-19, 1951.

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	New York Giants Lottery bonus pick	Kyle Rote	Halfback	SMU
2	Chicago Bears From Baltimore Colts	Bob Williams	Quarterback	Notre Dame
3	San Francisco 49ers	Y.A. Tittle	Quarterback	LSU
4	Washington Redskins	Leon Heath	Fullback	Oklahoma
5	Green Bay Packers	Bob Gain	Tackle	Kentucky
6	Chicago Cardinals	Jerry Groom	Center	Notre Dame
7	Philadelphia Eagles	Ebert Van Buren	Back	LSU
8	Philadelphia Eagles From Detroit Lions	Chet Mutryn	Back	Xavier
9	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clarence "Butch" Avinger	Fullback	Alabama
10	Chicago Bears From Baltimore Colts	Billy Stone	Halfback	Bradley
11	Los Angeles Rams	Bud McFadin	Guard	Texas
12	Chicago Bears	Gene Schroeder	End	Virginia
13	New York Giants From Baltimore Colts	Jim Spavital	Fullback	Oklahoma A&M
14	Cleveland Browns	Kenny Konz	Back	LSU

[edit] Hall of Famers

Y.A. Tittle, QB, LSU - taken 1st round, 3rd overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Inducted in 1971.
Mike McCormack, T, Kansas - taken 3rd round, 34th overall by the New York Yanks. Inducted in 1984.
Don Shula, B, John Carroll - taken 9th round, 110th overall by the Cleveland Browns. Inducted in 1997 as a coach, not a player.

[edit] Other notable players drafted

Volney Peters, DT, USC - taken 13th round, 151st overall by the Chicago Cardinals.
Andy Robustelli, DE, Arnold - taken 19th round, 228th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.

[edit] See also

List of professional football drafts

[edit] External links

Preceded by 1950 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1951	Succeeded by 1952 NFL Draft

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