1941 NFL draft
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The 1941 NFL draft was held on December 10, 1940, at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Bears selected halfback Tom Harmon .
The Bears selected 24 players, but forfeited their final four picks because league rules mandated teams could only draft 20 players total.[3]
Contents
Player selections
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 81 Philadelphia Eagles Don Williams Tackle Texas 82 Pittsburgh Steelers Ralph Fritz Guard Michigan 83 Chicago Cardinals Ray Mallouf Back SMU 84 Cleveland Rams John Pendergast Center Wake Forest 85 Detroit Lions Ted Pavelec Tackle Detroit 86 Green Bay Packers Mike Byelene Back Purdue 87 New York Giants Walt Matuszczak Back Cornell 88 Chicago Bears Jim "Sweet" LaLanne Back North Carolina 89 Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Langhurst Back Ohio State 90 Washington Redskins Ed Hickerson Guard Alabama
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 131 Philadelphia Eagles Alex Lukachick End Boston College 132 Chicago Cardinals Claude White Center Ohio State 133 Pittsburgh Steelers John Eibner Tackle Kentucky 134 Cleveland Rams Warren Desmore Center Toledo 135 Detroit Lions Perry Scott End Muhlenberg 136 New York Giants Johnny Black Back Arizona 137 Green Bay Packers Johnny Frieberger End Arkansas 138 Brooklyn Dodgers Mike Jurich Tackle Denver 139 Chicago Bears Jack Mulkey End Fresno State 140 Washington Redskins Morris Buckingham Center San Jose State
Round 16
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 141 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Conatser Back Texas A&M 142 Pittsburgh Steelers Wes McAfee Back Duke 143 Chicago Cardinals Gates Kimball Tackle North Carolina 144 Cleveland Rams Gordon Wilson Guard Texas Western 145 Detroit Lions George Sarres Center Providence 146 Green Bay Packers Ernie Pannell Tackle Texas A&M 147 New York Giants Wilson Lucas End Baylor 148 Chicago Bears Bob Osterman Center Notre Dame 149 Brooklyn Dodgers Warren Alfson Guard Nebraska 150 Washington Redskins Ken Dow Back Oregon State
Round 17
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 151 Philadelphia Eagles John Yauckoes Tackle Boston College 152 Chicago Cardinals Ray Schultz Guard Missouri 153 Pittsburgh Steelers Terry Fox Back Miami (FL) 154 Cleveland Rams Kirk Hershey End Cornell 155 Detroit Lions Fred Gage Back Wisconsin 156 New York Giants Jack Anderson Tackle Baylor 157 Green Bay Packers Bob Saggau Back Notre Dame 158 Brooklyn Dodgers Dick McGowen Back Auburn 159 Chicago Bears Bill Glenn Back Eastern Illinois State 160 Washington Redskins Stan McRae End Michigan State
Round 18
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 161 Philadelphia Eagles Joe McFadden Back Georgetown 162 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Cornwall Tackle Furman 163 Chicago Cardinals Fred Harris Tackle SMU 164 Cleveland Rams Cobbie Lee Back Murray State 165 Detroit Lions Charlie Ishmael Back Kentucky 166 Green Bay Packers Helge Pukema Guard Minnesota 167 New York Giants Dave Allerdice Back Princeton 168 Chicago Bears Ollie Hahnenstein Back Northwestern 169 Brooklyn Dodgers Lonnie McCurry Guard Texas Tech 170 Washington Redskins Joe Osmanski Back Holy Cross
Round 19
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 171 Philadelphia Eagles John Shonk End West Virginia 172 Chicago Cardinals Mel Aussieker Back St. Louis 173 Pittsburgh Steelers George Kerr Guard Boston College 174 Cleveland Rams Harold Hursh Back Indiana 175 Detroit Lions Len Isberg Back Oregon 176 New York Giants Chuck Peters Back Penn State 177 Green Bay Packers Bob Hayes End Toledo 178 Brooklyn Dodgers Dave Parker End Hardin–Simmons 179 Chicago Bears Alex Winterson Tackle Duke 180 Washington Redskins Earl Fullilove Tackle Georgetown
Round 20
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 181 Philadelphia Eagles L. B. Russell Back Hardin–Simmons 182 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Bjorklund End Minnesota 183 Chicago Cardinals Frank Platt Tackle Penn State 184 Cleveland Rams Leo Barnes Tackle LSU 185 Detroit Lions Paul Friedlander Back Carnegie Tech 186 Green Bay Packers Jim Strasbaugh Back Ohio State 187 New York Giants Earl Stone Center Washington State 188 Chicago Bears Jack Odle Quarterback TCU 189 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Ungerer Tackle Fordham 190 Washington Redskins Ed Hiestand End Vanderbilt
Round 21
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 191 New York Giants Jack Dungan Tackle Arizona 192 Green Bay Packers Joe Bailey Center Kentucky 193 Brooklyn Dodgers Jules Koshlap Back Georgetown 194 Chicago Bears Hunter Corbern Guard Mississippi State 195 Washington Redskins Tom Riggs Tackle Illinois 201 Philadelphia Eagles Charley Henke Guard Texas A&M 202 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Castiglia Back Georgetown
Round 22
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 196 Green Bay Packers Bruno Malinowski Back Holy Cross 197 New York Giants Ted Fisher End Carnegie Tech 198 Chicago Bears Dave Buck Tackle Colgate 199 Brooklyn Dodgers Ken Whitlow Center Rice 200 Washington Redskins Lee Gentry Back Tulsa 203 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Fernella Tackle Akron 204 Pittsburgh Steelers Mort Landsberg Back Cornell
Hall of Famers
Tony Canadeo , halfback from Gonzaga University taken 9th round 77th overall by the Green Bay Packers.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.[4] Notable undrafted players
Notes
^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. References
^ 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. ^ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.^ "Big Five Players Chosen in Draft" . The News & Observer Newspapers.com ^ Tony Canadeo profile at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived September 17, 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 5, 2008. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. External links