1950 NFL Draft

1950 NFL Draft
General Information
Date(s) January 20–21, 1950
Location The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, PA
Overview
391 total selections  in 30 rounds
First selection Leon Hart, E
Detroit Lions
Last selection Dud Parker, B
Philadelphia Eagles
Most selections (34) Chicago Bears
Fewest selections (27) New York Giants
Hall of Famers 5

The 1950 National Football League Draft was held January 20–21, 1950, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[1]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [2] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1Detroit Lions (Lottery bonus pick) Leon Hart [3]EndNotre Dame
2Baltimore ColtsAdrian BurkQuarterbackBaylor
3Chicago Bears (From New York Bulldogs)Chuck HunsingerHalfbackFlorida
4Green Bay PackersClayton TonnemakerCenterMinnesota
5Detroit LionsJoe WatsonCenterRice
6Washington RedskinsGeorge ThomasBackOklahoma
7New York GiantsTravis TidwellBackAuburn
8Pittsburgh SteelersLynn ChandnoisBackMichigan State
9Los Angeles Rams (From Chicago Cardinals)Ralph PasquarielloBackVillanova
10Chicago BearsFred MorrisonBackOhio State
11San Francisco 49ersLeo Nomellini TackleMinnesota
12Los Angeles RamsStan WestGuardOklahoma
13Cleveland BrownsKen CarpenterBackOregon State
14Philadelphia EaglesBud GrantEndMinnesota

Round two

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
15Baltimore ColtsLeon "Muscles" CampbellBackArkansas
16New York BulldogsArt WeinerEndNorth Carolina
17Green Bay PackersTobin RoteQuarterbackRice
18Cleveland BrownsJohn SanduskyTackleVillanova
19Washington RedskinsHall HaynesBackSanta Clara
20New York GiantsEddie PriceBackTulane
21Chicago CardinalsJack JenningsTackleOhio State
22Pittsburgh SteelersErnie StautnerDefensive tackleBoston College
23San Francisco 49ersDon CamporaTacklePacific
24Chicago BearsJohn "Kayo" DottleyBackMississippi
25Los Angeles RamsBob FuchsCenterMissouri
26Cleveland BrownsJim MartinEndNotre Dame
27Detroit LionsThurman "Fum" McGrawTackleColorado State

Round three

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
28Baltimore ColtsDon ColoTackleBrown
29Chicago CardinalsBill SvobodaBackTulane
30Green Bay PackersGordy SoltauEndMinnesota
31Detroit LionsArt MurakowskiBackNorthwestern
32Washington RedskinsLou KarrasTacklePurdue
33New York GiantsRandy ClayBackTexas
34Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge HughesGuardWilliam & Mary
35Chicago CardinalsFran PolsfootEndWashington State
36Chicago BearsSteve RomanikBackVillanova
37San Francisco 49ersRay CollinsTackleLouisiana State
38Los Angeles RamsDon MurrayTacklePenn State
39Cleveland BrownsJimmy Joe RobinsonBackPittsburgh
40Philadelphia EaglesBob SandersBackOregon

Round four

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
41Baltimore ColtsEarl MurrayGuardPurdue
42New York BulldogsZollie TothBackLouisiana State
43Green Bay PackersLarry CoutreBackNotre Dame
44Detroit LionsErnie KielyGuardTexas-El Paso
45Washington RedskinsHarry UlinskiCenterKentucky
46New York GiantsPorter PayneGuardGeorgia
47Chicago CardinalsDon PaulBackWashington State
48Chicago BearsTom NovakCenterNebraska
49San Francisco 49ersMorris BaileyEndTexas Christian
50Chicago BearsDom PapaleoGuardBoston College
51Los Angeles RamsBen ProctorEndTexas
52Cleveland BrownsBob "Red" WilsonCenterWisconsin
53Philadelphia EaglesBob McChesneyEndHardin-Simmons

Round five

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
54Baltimore ColtsJack HallidayGuardSouthern Methodist
55New York BulldogsMike SwistowiczBackNotre Dame
56Pittsburgh SteelersTom RoweEndDartmouth
57Detroit LionsHal FitkinBackDartmouth
58Washington RedskinsFrank SpanielBackNotre Dame
59New York GiantsForrest GriffithBackKansas
60Pittsburgh SteelersLou AllenTackleDuke
61Chicago CardinalsCarl KiilsgaardTackleIdaho
62Chicago BearsErnie ZalejskiBackNotre Dame
63San Francisco 49ersHarry KaneCenterPacific
64Los Angeles RamsDick McKissackBackSouthern Methodist
65Cleveland BrownsDon "Dopey" PhelpsBackKentucky
66Philadelphia EaglesMike KaysserianBackDetroit

Round six

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
67Baltimore ColtsHerb RichBackVanderbilt
68New York BulldogsBen AldridgeBackOklahoma State
69Green Bay PackersJack CloudBackWilliam & Mary
70Detroit LionsFloyd JaszewskiTackleMinnesota
71Washington RedskinsGene PepperGuardMissouri
72Chicago BearsGaspar PerriconeBackNorthwestern
73Chicago CardinalsWarren WoodGuardPuget Sound
74Pittsburgh SteelersEd MattsonBackTrinity (TX)
75San Francisco 49ersDon Van PoolEndOklahoma State
76Chicago BearsWayne HansenCenterTexas-El Paso
77Los Angeles RamsOrville LangrellTackleOklahoma City
78Cleveland BrownsKen GorgalBackPurdue
79Philadelphia EaglesLloyd McDermottTackleKentucky

Round seven

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
80Baltimore ColtsArt BokBackDayton
81New York BulldogsDon NarrellTackleTexas Christian
82Green Bay PackersLeon ManleyGuardOklahoma
83Detroit LionsBill LevermanBackSt. Edward's
84Washington RedskinsJerry HoughtonTackleWashington State
85Chicago CardinalsBilly GayBackNotre Dame
86Pittsburgh SteelersTruett SmithBackMississippi State
87Chicago CardinalsEddie BagdonGuardMichigan State
88Chicago BearsRollin PratherEndKansas State
89San Francisco 49ersLindy BerryBackTexas Christian
90Los Angeles RamsCliff CogginEndSouthern Mississippi
91Cleveland BrownsWin CarterBackMissouri
92Philadelphia EaglesMel OlixBackMiami (OH)

Round eight

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
93Baltimore ColtsDick HarrisCenterTexas
94New York BulldogsJack ArcherBackTexas Christian
95Green Bay PackersHarry SzulborskiBackPurdue
96Detroit LionsRalph McAllisterBackMinnesota
97Washington RedskinsJohn RohdeEndPacific
98New York GiantsEbert Van BurenBackLouisiana State
99Chicago CardinalsJohn HockTackleSanta Clara
100Pittsburgh SteelersFran RogelBackPenn State
101San Francisco 49ersEllery WilliamsEndSanta Clara
102Chicago BearsSam NevillsTackleOregon
103Los Angeles RamsWoodley LewisBackOregon
104Cleveland BrownsRuss FrizzellTackleTulsa
105Philadelphia EaglesDick O'HanlonTackleOhio State

Round nine

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
106Baltimore ColtsBill BassBackArkansas
107Chicago BearsFloyd "Breezy" ReidBackGeorgia
108Green Bay PackersRoger WilsonEndSouth Carolina
109Detroit LionsEd WoodGuardDetroit
110Washington RedskinsDon WinslowTackleIowa
111New York GiantsVince CisternaEndNorthern Arizona
112Pittsburgh SteelersMax DrueTackleTulane
113Chicago CardinalsVito RagazzoEndWilliam & Mary
114Chicago BearsDick BraznellBackMissouri
115San Francisco 49ersPete ZinachBackWest Virginia
116Los Angeles RamsLes CowanEndMcMurry
117Cleveland BrownsJim DuncanEndWake Forest
118Philadelphia EaglesBobby WilsonBackMississippi

Round ten

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
119Baltimore ColtsErrol FryGuardTexas
120New York BulldogsMelvin LyleEndLouisiana State
121Green Bay PackersBob MealeyTackleMinnesota
122Detroit LionsRoland MalcolmBackGustavus Adolphus
123Washington RedskinsEddie LeBaronQuarterbackPacific
124New York GiantsBob WilkinsonEndUCLA
125Chicago CardinalsWalt GrothausCenterNotre Dame
126Chicago CardinalsMilt LavigneBackSoutheastern Louisiana
127San Francisco 49ersBob CeleriBackCalifornia
128Chicago BearsAl WahlTackleMichigan
129Los Angeles RamsJay Van NoyBackUtah State
130Cleveland BrownsFrank O'PellaBackWilliam & Mary
131Philadelphia EaglesErnie JohnsonBackUCLA

Round eleven

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
132Baltimore ColtsJoe RomanoskyTackleSt. Bonaventure
133New York BulldogsRoger McAuleyGuardTexas Christian
134Green Bay PackersGene LorendoEndGeorgia
135Detroit LionsJack WilsonTackleOhio State
136Washington RedskinsDan BrownEndVillanova
137Los Angeles RamsJay RoundyBackUSC
138Pittsburgh SteelersCharley WilliamsEndSam Houston State
139Chicago CardinalsJ.D. IsonEndBaylor
140Chicago BearsJohn HelwigGuardNotre Dame
141San Francisco 49ersHarley DowTackleSan Jose State
142Los Angeles RamsFred StuvekGuardWest Virginia
143Cleveland BrownsBob PlotzGuardPittsburgh
144Philadelphia EaglesBobby LantripBackRice

Round twelve

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
145Baltimore ColtsBill DeyBackDartmouth
146New York BulldogsAndy HillhouseEndTexas A&M
147Green Bay PackersAndy PavichEndDenver
148Detroit LionsBucky WaltersTackleBrown
149Washington RedskinsBill ChaunceyBackIowa State
150New York GiantsRay WietechaCenterNorthwestern
151Chicago CardinalsFrank WallheiserEndWestern Kentucky
152Chicago CardinalsBob SharpeGuardDavidson
153San Francisco 49ersDon BurkeBackUSC
154Chicago BearsKenny RoofBackOklahoma State
155Los Angeles RamsJohn LunneyGuardArkansas
156Cleveland BrownsEmerson ColeBackToledo
157Philadelphia EaglesFrank MahoneyEndBrown

Round thirteen

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
158Baltimore ColtsRay StoneEndTexas
159New York BulldogsJack MortonBackWest Virginia
160Green Bay PackersCarlton ElliottEndVirginia
161Detroit LionsJim RyanBackSan Francisco
162Washington RedskinsClay DavisCenterOklahoma State
163New York GiantsJoe KellyCenterWisconsin
164Pittsburgh SteelersNegley NortonTacklePenn State
165Chicago CardinalsJerry HennessyEndSanta Clara
166Chicago BearsFrank DempseyTackleFlorida
167San Francisco 49ersLou "Bimbo" CecconiBackPittsburgh
168Los Angeles RamsTom WinbiglerBackCollege of Idaho
169Cleveland BrownsRupe WrightGuardBaylor
170Philadelphia EaglesNorm "Wildman" WilleyBackMarshall

Round fourteen

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
171Baltimore ColtsMitch SmiarowskiCenterSt. Bonaventure
172New York BulldogsEd CarmichaelGuardOregon State
173Green Bay PackersFred LeonTackleNevada-Reno
174Detroit LionsCliff SquiresCenterNebraska-Wesleyan
175Washington RedskinsLyle ButtonTackleIllinois
176New York GiantsGene FritzTackleMinnesota
177Chicago CardinalsDee AndrosGuardOklahoma
178Pittsburgh SteelersJim KynesCenterFlorida
179San Francisco 49ersTom PayneEndSanta Clara
180Chicago BearsAl HoverGuardLouisiana State
181Los Angeles RamsBill TrautweinTackleOhio State
182Cleveland BrownsPackard HarringtonCenterSt. Mary's (CA)
183Philadelphia EaglesBilly HixEndArkansas

Round fifteen

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
184Baltimore ColtsArt SpinneyEndBoston College
185New York BulldogsNorm MesserollTackleTennessee
186Green Bay PackersGene HuebernCenterBaylor
187Detroit LionsTom WorthingtonBackNorthwestern
188Washington RedskinsAlex LoydEndOklahoma State
189New York GiantsBill RobersonTackleStephen F. Austin
190Pittsburgh SteelersHarry RussellBackSan Jose State
191Chicago CardinalsAl LangfordBackHoward Payne
192Chicago BearsJimmy GlissonBackTulane
193San Francisco 49ersLeo CrampseyEndSt. Bonaventure
194Los Angeles RamsDave "Trapper" StephensonCenterWest Virginia
195Cleveland BrownsTed MelandGuardOregon
196Philadelphia EaglesHerb CareyBackDartmouth

Round sixteen

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
197Baltimore ColtsDave FisherBackSouthwestern Louisiana
198New York BulldogsBill StetterCenterHoly Cross
199Green Bay PackersFrank KuzmaBackMinnesota
200Detroit LionsJerry GreinerCenterDetroit
201Washington RedskinsCharlie "Choo-Choo" JusticeBackNorth Carolina
202New York GiantsBob "Stonewall" JacksonBackNorth Carolina A&T
203Chicago CardinalsHarry BiermanEndFurman
204Pittsburgh SteelersBernie BarkouskieGuardPittsburgh
205San Francisco 49ersCharley ShawGuardOklahoma State
206Chicago BearsEd BradleyEndWake Forest
207Los Angeles RamsJim MaloneyEndFordham
208Cleveland BrownsArt KingGuardBall State
209Philadelphia EaglesJim MarckTackleXavier

Round seventeen

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
210Baltimore ColtsRalph MurphyGuardRice
211New York BulldogsJoe Dean TidwellBackHardin
212Green Bay PackersHal OtterbackGuardWisconsin
213Detroit LionsConnie CallahanBackMorningside
214Washington RedskinsJim CullomGuardCalifornia
215New York GiantsSteve HatfieldBackShippensburg
216Pittsburgh SteelersAl BodineBackGeorgia
217Chicago CardinalsTom PalmerTackleWake Forest
218Chicago BearsRay JanaszekBackDayton
219San Francisco 49ersCliff Van MeterBackTulane
220Los Angeles RamsHarry NeugoldTackleRensselaer
221Cleveland BrownsHal McKinneyGuardMissouri Valley
222Philadelphia EaglesJerry TaylorCenterMississippi State

Round eighteen

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
223Baltimore ColtsCharley SchoolmasterCenterWestern Michigan
224New York BulldogsJim ChampionTackleMississippi State
225Green Bay PackersArnold GaliffaQuarterbackArmy
226Detroit LionsDon StansaukTackleDenver
227Washington RedskinsAlvin DukeBackArkansas
228New York GiantsGeorge RomanTackleCase Western Reserve
229Chicago CardinalsRay EspenanEndNotre Dame
230Pittsburgh SteelersKenneth PowellEndNorth Carolina
231San Francisco 49ersRalph GenitoBackKentucky
232Chicago BearsRupert AndrewsBackStanford
233Los Angeles RamsBobby CollierTackleSouthern Methodist
234Cleveland BrownsJoe TravueBackLouisville
235Philadelphia EaglesEd TunnicliffBackNorthwestern

Round nineteen

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
236Baltimore ColtsBill WaddailBackAuburn
237New York BulldogsBob GriffinBackBaylor
238Green Bay PackersEarl RowanTackleHardin-Simmons
239Detroit LionsGus CifelliTackleNotre Dame
240Washington RedskinsEd WhiteEndAlabama
241New York GiantsFritz BarzilauskasGuardYale
242Pittsburgh SteelersFrank GaulTackleNotre Dame
243Chicago CardinalsLoran DayBackNorthwestern
244Chicago BearsBilly ByeBackMinnesota
245San Francisco 49ersForest KleinGuardCalifornia
246Los Angeles RamsJohn SmithEndArizona
247Cleveland BrownsButch SonginQuarterbackBoston College
248Philadelphia EaglesDarrell RobinsonEndOregon

Round twenty

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
249Baltimore ColtsSheldon DunlapGuardCincinnati
250New York BulldogsDarrell RoyalBackOklahoma
251Green Bay PackersJim HoweBackKentucky
252Detroit LionsFred DavisEndMaryland
253Washington RedskinsGeorge BayerTackleWashington
254New York GiantsJoe TangaroTackleUtah
255Chicago CardinalsWebb HalbertBackIowa State
256Pittsburgh SteelersMike DeNoiaBackScranton
257San Francisco 49ersJack NixEndUSC
258Chicago BearsJim "Tank" CrawfordGuardMississippi
259Los Angeles RamsBill YoungBackHillsdale
260Cleveland BrownsJohn HackneyGuardMurray State
261Philadelphia EaglesMerv PregulmanGuardMichigan

Round twenty-one

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
262Baltimore ColtsTom PhillipsBackBaldwin-Wallace
263New York BulldogsBud FrenchBackKansas
264Green Bay PackersGene EvansBackWisconsin
265Detroit LionsGeorge BrewerBackOklahoma
266Washington RedskinsCas "Slug" WituckiGuardIndiana
267New York GiantsBill StriblingEndMississippi
268Pittsburgh SteelersDick TomlinsonGuardKansas
269Chicago CardinalsHoward BlumhardtBackSouth Dakota
270Chicago BearsBob AngieBackIowa State
271San Francisco 49ersGuerin AlkerCenterLoyola (CA)
272Los Angeles RamsBill KleinEndHanover
273Cleveland BrownsLeroy VogtsGuardWashington (St. Louis)
274Philadelphia EaglesMarv CrossBackWashington State

Round twenty-two

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
275Baltimore ColtsChip ArmstrongCenterOccidental
276New York BulldogsR.V. JohnsonTackleSt. Mary's (CA)
277Green Bay PackersChuck BeattyCenterPenn State
278Detroit LionsJim TateTacklePurdue
279Washington RedskinsJohn deLaurentisTackleWaynesburg
280New York GiantsBob DeMossBackPurdue
281Chicago CardinalsJim LipinskiTackleFairmont State
282Pittsburgh SteelersStan BurakBackGeorge Washington
283San Francisco 49ersBilly WilsonEndSan Jose State
284Chicago BearsJim BylerGuardNorth Carolina State
285Los Angeles RamsDoug BarberBackDakota Wesleyan
286Cleveland BrownsJim DowlingGuardSanta Clara
287Philadelphia EaglesJim HagueEndOhio State

Round twenty-three

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
288Baltimore ColtsHarry WeittlauferEndPennsylvania
289New York BulldogsDick SheffieldEndTulane
290Green Bay PackersGeorge MatteyGuardOhio State
291Detroit LionsIrv HellerTackleBoston University
292Washington RedskinsJoe ZuravleffEndNorthwestern
293New York GiantsWarren DavisCenterColgate
294Pittsburgh SteelersWalt KerulisEndIllinois
295Chicago CardinalsBill MongtomeryBackFresno State
296Chicago BearsBill BighamTackleHardin
297San Francisco 49ersJim "Froggy" WilliamsEndRice
298Los Angeles RamsJim BirdTackleUSC
299Cleveland BrownsDom MoselleBackWisconsin–Superior
300Philadelphia EaglesAl LeskoTackleSt. Bonaventure

Round twenty-four

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
301Baltimore ColtsBill PetroskiTackleHoly Cross
302New York BulldogsBill DeYoungBackStanford
303Green Bay PackersDon DelphBackDayton
304Detroit LionsJim McDowellGuardWilliam & Mary
305Washington RedskinsDick TiltonTackleNevada-Reno
306New York GiantsTom FinninTackleDetroit
307Chicago CardinalsBob GamboldBackWashington State
308Pittsburgh SteelersJohn WeaverGuardMiami (OH)
309San Francisco 49ersBill WymanTackleRice
310Chicago BearsWalt PolenskeBackPacific
311Los Angeles RamsJoe JoinerEndAustin
312Cleveland BrownsJack WoodlandBackBowling Green
313Philadelphia EaglesTom DeSylviaGuardOregon State

Round twenty-five

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
314Baltimore ColtsJim PepperGuardSyracuse
315New York BulldogsSteve DoturGuardOregon
316Green Bay PackersFrank WatersBackMichigan State
317Detroit LionsGene GlickBackMichigan State
318Washington RedskinsArt StewartBackSoutheastern Oklahoma
319New York GiantsKen BeiersdorfBackMinnesota
320Pittsburgh SteelersBob NumbersCenterLehigh
321Chicago CardinalsLee TrumanBackKentucky
322Chicago BearsPerry SamuelsBackTexas
323San Francisco 49ersBob DunnGuardDayton
324Los Angeles RamsDan "Deacon" TowlerBackWashington & Jefferson
325Cleveland BrownsJim BrasherCenterMaryland
326Philadelphia EaglesJim EaglesCenterNorth Texas State

Round twenty-six

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
327Baltimore ColtsGino MazzantiBackArkansas
328New York BulldogsRed NoonanBackAlabama
329Green Bay PackersClaude RadtkeEndLawrence
330Detroit LionsBobby Coy LeeBackTexas
331Washington RedskinsEarl RothBackMaryland
332New York GiantsCarl CoppTackleVanderbilt
333Chicago CardinalsJim PittmanBackMississippi State
334Pittsburgh SteelersNick VaccaroBackFlorida
335San Francisco 49ersJim PowersBackUSC
336Chicago BearsGeorge SellaBackPrinceton
337Los Angeles RamsOtto HaldyTackleMankato State
338Cleveland BrownsCharley ToogoodTackleNebraska
339Philadelphia EaglesRod FranzGuardCalifornia

Round twenty-seven

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
340Baltimore ColtsMitford JohnsonBackBaylor
341New York BulldogsChuck OlsonEndWashington
342Green Bay PackersBill OsborneBackNevada-Reno
343Detroit LionsElbert JohnsonEndTexas Tech
344Washington RedskinsEd LeeTackleKansas
345New York GiantsArt SweetBackBaylor
346Pittsburgh SteelersElmer KreiserEndBloomsburg (PA)
347Chicago CardinalsTom BienemannEndDrake
348Chicago BearsWilton "Hook" DavisBackHardin-Simmons
349San Francisco 49ersKen JohnsonGuardPacific
350Los Angeles RamsHal KilmanTackleTexas Christian
351Cleveland BrownsDick GrayBackOregon State
352Philadelphia EaglesBill MartinBackUSC

Round twenty-eight

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
353Baltimore ColtsJohn AdcockTackleAuburn
354New York BulldogsEd PettyCenterHardin-Simmons
355Green Bay PackersHerm HeringBackRutgers
356Detroit LionsJohnny KarrasBackIllinois
357Washington RedskinsRalph ShoafBackWest Virginia
358New York GiantsDon McAuliffeBackMichigan State
359Chicago CardinalsSonny JonesBackWyoming
360Pittsburgh SteelersJerry DiehlBackIdaho
361San Francisco 49ersCharley HallBackArizona
362Chicago BearsJim KenaryBackHarvard
363Los Angeles RamsJunior MorganEndSan Jose State
364Cleveland BrownsBilly PyleBackTexas
365Philadelphia EaglesDon BursonBackNorthwestern

Round twenty-nine

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
366Baltimore ColtsBob "Snakey" GrahamBackPennsylvania
367New York BulldogsEd JasonekBackFurman
368Green Bay PackersBen ZarankaEndKentucky
369Detroit LionsRuss StegerBackIllinois
370Washington RedskinsJohnny LundinGuardMinnesota
371New York GiantsMike BoydaBackWashington & Lee
372Pittsburgh SteelersCarl DePasquaBackPittsburgh
373Chicago CardinalsBill MontagneBackCalifornia
374Chicago BearsFred NadhernyBackYale
375San Francisco 49ersBob WhelanBackBoston University
376Los Angeles RamsBob HeckBackPacific
377Cleveland BrownsBob SchnelkerEndBowling Green
378Philadelphia EaglesWes CurtierTackleRichmond

Round thirty

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
379Baltimore ColtsTom BlakeGuardCincinnati
380New York BulldogsJohn PoulosBackPacific
381Green Bay PackersRay MalloufBackSouthern Methodist
382Detroit LionsRube DeRoinCenterOklahoma State
383Washington RedskinsBob NoppingerEndGeorgetown (DC)
384New York GiantsHamp TannerTackleGeorgia
385Chicago CardinalsVick BanonisCenterGeorgetown (DC)
386Pittsburgh SteelersEd HudakTackleNotre Dame
387San Francisco 49ersBob StillwellEndUSC
388Chicago BearsAllen MarkertTackleMinnesota
389Los Angeles RamsBill LangeGuardDayton
390Cleveland BrownsJim MasseyBackDetroit
391 [4]Philadelphia EaglesDud ParkerBackBaylor
= Pro Bowler [2] = Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[5]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.[5]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.[5]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994 as a coach, not a player.[5]

tackle from William & Mary taken in the 2nd round of the special draft by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[5]

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler[2]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Cleveland Browns Bumgardner, RexRex Bumgardner  RB West Virginia Ind. Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Cleveland Browns Gatski, FrankFrank Gatski  C Auburn SEC Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Cleveland Browns Gillom, HoraceHorace Gillom  DE/P Nevada Reno Ind. (Div. II) Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Cleveland Browns Grigg, ChubbyChubby Grigg  DT Tulsa MVC Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Cleveland Browns Lavelli, DanteDante Lavelli  E Ohio State Big Ten Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Cleveland Browns Motley, MarionMarion Motley  RB Nevada Reno Ind. (Div. II) Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Cleveland Browns Young, GeorgeGeorge Young  E Georgia SEC Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Cleveland Browns Willis, BillBill Willis  DT Ohio State Big Ten Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Green Bay Packers Boedeker, BillBill Boedeker  RB DePaul N/A Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Los Angeles Rams Boyd, BobBob Boyd  CB Loyola Marymount Ind.
New York Yanks Howard, ShermanSherman Howard  RB Nevada Reno Ind. (Div. II)
New York Yanks Sharkey, EdEd Sharkey  LB/G Nevada Reno Ind. (Div. II) Undrafted in the AAFC and in the 1950 NFL dispersal draft
Philadelphia Eagles Ledbetter, ToyToy Ledbetter  RB Oklahoma State MVC

References

  1. Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  3. Leon Hart, 1949 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  4. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pro Football Draft History: 1950". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  6. Lou Creekmur was also drafted 243 overall in the 26th round of the 1948 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles "History: 1948 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2008-08-03.
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