1958 NFL Draft

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The 1958 NFL Draft was held on December 2, 1957 (rounds 1-4) and January 28, 1958 (rounds 5-30).

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

[edit] Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Chicago Cardinals Lottery bonus pick	King Hill	Quarterback	Rice
2	Chicago Cardinals	John David Crow	Halfback	Texas A&M
3	Green Bay Packers	Dan Currie	Center	Michigan State
4	Los Angeles Rams	Lou Michaels	Defensive Tackle	Kentucky
5	Los Angeles Rams	Jim "Red" Phillips	Wide Receiver	Auburn
6	Philadelphia Eagles	Walt Kowalczyk	Fullback	Michigan State
7	Chicago Bears	Chuck Howley	Guard	West Virginia
8	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Pace	Halfback	Michigan
9	San Francisco 49ers	Charlie Krueger	Defensive Tackle	Texas A&M
10	Detroit Lions	Alex Karras	Defensive Tackle	Iowa
11	Baltimore Colts	Lenny Lyles	Halfback	Louisville
12	New York Giants	Phil King	Fullback	Vanderbilt
13	Cleveland Browns	Jim Shofner	Defensive Back	TCU

[edit] Hall of Famers

Jim Taylor, FB, LSU - taken 2nd round, 15th overall by the Green Bay Packers. Inducted in 1976.
John Madden, TE, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - taken 21st round, 244th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. Inducted in 2006 as a coach.
Bobby Mitchell, HB, Illinois - taken 7th round, 84th overall by the Cleveland Browns. Inducted in 1983.
Ray Nitschke, LB, Illinois - taken 3rd round, 36th overall by the Green Bay Packers. Inducted in 1978.

[edit] Other notable players selected

Bill Atkins, DB, Auburn - taken 5th round, 59th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
John Baker Jr., DL, North Carolina Central - taken 5th round, 56th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Erich Barnes, DB, Purdue, taken 4th round, 42nd overall by the Chicago Bears.
Monte Clark, OT, USC - taken 4th round, 41st overall by the San Franciso 49ers.
Ken “Sugarland Express” Hall, RB, Texas A&M - taken 14th round, 165th overall by the Baltimore Colts.
Frank Ryan, QB, Rice - taken 5th round, 55th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Johnny Sample, DB, Maryland Eastern Shore - taken 7th round, 79th overall by the Baltimore Colts.

[edit] Trivia

This was the last year the lottery bonus pick was held.

[edit] See also

List of professional football drafts

[edit] External links

Preceded by 1957 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1958	Succeeded by 1959 NFL Draft

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