National Football League draft
The 1943 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1943, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois .[ 1] [ 2] first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected halfback Frank Sinkwich . This draft is the first NFL draft not to produce a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
Each of the league's ten teams selected a total of 30 players. As an equalizing measure the five worst finishing teams from the 1942 season allowed to pick alone in rounds 2 and 4 with the five top finishers relegated to sole participation in the 31st and 32nd rounds.
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 31 Detroit Lions Lloyd Wickett Tackle Oregon State 32 Philadelphia Eagles Al "Ox" Wistert Tackle Michigan 33 Chicago Cardinals George Hecht Guard Alabama 34 Brooklyn Dodgers Marty Comer End Tulane 35 Cleveland Rams Clyde Johnson Tackle Kentucky 36 New York Giants Val Culwell Guard Oregon 37 Pittsburgh Steelers Harry Connolly Back Boston College 38 Green Bay Packers Roy McKay Back Texas 39 Chicago Bears Ed Stamm Tackle Stanford 40 Washington Redskins Bob Dove End Notre Dame
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 51 Detroit Lions Paul Sizemore End Furman 52 Philadelphia Eagles Walt Harrison Center Washington 53 Chicago Cardinals Stan Mauldin Tackle Texas 54 Brooklyn Dodgers John Matisi Tackle Duquesne 55 Cleveland Rams Bill Henderson End Texas A&M 56 New York Giants Lou Palazzi Center Penn State 57 Pittsburgh Steelers Al Ratto Center St. Mary's (CA) 58 Green Bay Packers Ken Snelling Back UCLA 59 Chicago Bears Milt Vucinich Center Stanford 60 Washington Redskins Lou Rymkus Tackle Notre Dame
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 71 Detroit Lions Jack Irish Tackle Arizona 72 Philadelphia Eagles Rocco Canale Guard Boston College 73 Chicago Cardinals Moffatt Storer Back Duke 74 Brooklyn Dodgers Ray Rason Guard SMU 75 Cleveland Rams Al Solari Back UCLA 76 New York Giants Doyle Caraway Guard Texas Tech 77 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Murphy End Holy Cross 78 Green Bay Packers Norm Verry Tackle USC 79 Chicago Bears Jim Jurkovich Back California 80 Washington Redskins Bob Motl End Northwestern
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 91 Detroit Lions Dick Renfro Back Washington State 92 Philadelphia Eagles John Billman Guard Minnesota 93 Chicago Cardinals Emil Lussow End Dubuque 94 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Sabasteanski Center Fordham 95 Cleveland Rams Tom Roblin Back Oregon 96 New York Giants Glenn Knox End William & Mary 97 Pittsburgh Steelers Al Wukits Center Duquesne 98 Green Bay Packers Bob Forte Back Arkansas 99 Chicago Bears Ray "Duke" Hammett Back Stanford 100 Washington Redskins George Perpich Tackle Georgetown
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 101 Detroit Lions Bob Kolesar Guard Michigan 102 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Donaldson Tackle Penn 103 Brooklyn Dodgers Lou Thomas Back Tulane 104 Chicago Cardinals Paul Hirsbrunner Tackle Wisconsin 105 Cleveland Rams Bill Vickroy Center Ohio State 106 New York Giants Walt Domina Back Norwich 107 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Repko Tackle Boston College 108 Green Bay Packers Van Davis End Georgia 109 Chicago Bears Al Zikmund Back Nebraska 110 Washington Redskins Dan Wood Center Ole Miss
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 111 Detroit Lions Del Huntsinger Back Portland 112 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Erickson Center Georgetown 113 Chicago Cardinals Bill Baumgartner End Minnesota 114 Brooklyn Dodgers Bert Stiff Back Penn 115 Cleveland Rams Tom Alberghini Guard Holy Cross 116 New York Giants Don McCafferty Tackle Ohio State 117 Pittsburgh Steelers Pete Boltrek Tackle NC State 118 Green Bay Packers Tom Brock Center Notre Dame 119 Chicago Bears Clark Wood Tackle Kentucky 120 Washington Redskins Harry Wright Guard Notre Dame
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 121 Detroit Lions Ellard Dernoncourt End St. Louis 122 Philadelphia Eagles George Weeks End Alabama 123 Brooklyn Dodgers John Fekete Back Ohio 124 Chicago Cardinals Garrard "Buster" Ramsey Guard William & Mary 125 Cleveland Rams Sam Sharp End Alabama 126 New York Giants Jay Stoves Back Washington State 127 Pittsburgh Steelers Mort Shiekman Guard Penn 128 Green Bay Packers Ralph Tate Back Oklahoma A&M 129 Chicago Bears Loyd Arms Tackle Oklahoma A&M 130 Washington Redskins Oscar Britt Guard Ole Miss
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 131 Detroit Lions Dick Woodward End Colorado 132 Philadelphia Eagles Russ Craft Back Alabama 133 Chicago Cardinals Earl Doloway Back Indiana 134 Brooklyn Dodgers Floyd Rhea Guard Oregon 135 Cleveland Rams Dick Kieppe Back Michigan State 136 New York Giants Howard Currie Tackle Geneva 137 Pittsburgh Steelers Milt Crain Back Baylor 138 Green Bay Packers Don Carlson Tackle Denver 139 Chicago Bears Lyle Sturdy Back Wichita 140 Washington Redskins Dick Weber Guard Syracuse
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 141 Detroit Lions Marvin Bass Tackle William & Mary 142 Philadelphia Eagles Paul Darling Back Iowa State 143 Brooklyn Dodgers Bill Burkett End Iowa 144 Chicago Cardinals Nick Burke Guard Northwestern 145 Cleveland Rams Cullen Rogers Back Texas A&M 146 New York Giants N. A. Keithley Back Tulsa 147 Pittsburgh Steelers Max Kielbasa Back Duquesne 148 Green Bay Packers Mike Welch Back Minnesota 149 Chicago Bears Buddy Tomlinson Tackle Hardin–Simmons 150 Washington Redskins Joe Day Back Oregon State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 161 Detroit Lions Chet Maeda Back Colorado A&M 162 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Friedman Tackle Washington 163 Brooklyn Dodgers Ken Schoonover Tackle Penn State 164 Chicago Cardinals Clarence Booth Tackle SMU 165 Cleveland Rams Bert Davis Center Utah 166 New York Giants Dwight Holshouser Back Catawba 167 Pittsburgh Steelers Jackie Field Back Texas 168 Green Bay Packers Jim Powers Tackle St. Mary's (CA) 169 Chicago Bears Hank Norberg End Stanford 170 Washington Redskins John Baklarz Tackle Arizona State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 171 Detroit Lions Bert Kuczynski End Penn 172 Philadelphia Eagles Johnny Bezemes Back Holy Cross 173 Chicago Cardinals Elvis "Boots" Simmons End Texas A&M 174 Brooklyn Dodgers Quentin Barnette Back West Virginia 175 Cleveland Rams Jay Fidler Tackle Brown 176 New York Giants Jim Lushine Tackle Minnesota 177 Pittsburgh Steelers Felix Bucek Guard Texas A&M 178 Green Bay Packers Hal Prescott End Hardin–Simmons 179 Chicago Bears Pat Lyons End Wisconsin 180 Washington Redskins Leo Mogus End Youngstown State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 181 Detroit Lions Al Scanland Back Oklahoma A&M 182 Philadelphia Eagles Chet Mutryn Back Xavier 183 Brooklyn Dodgers Bill Bledsoe End USC 184 Chicago Cardinals Roy Ericson Guard Villanova 185 Cleveland Rams Carl Falk Tackle Washington 186 New York Giants Veto Berllus End Idaho 187 Pittsburgh Steelers Johnny Welsh Back Penn 188 Green Bay Packers Eddie Forrest Center Santa Clara 189 Chicago Bears Marion Butler Back Clemson 190 Washington Redskins Dick Secrest Back Rochester
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 191 Detroit Lions Royal "Ace" Lohry Back Iowa State 192 Philadelphia Eagles Baptiste Manzini Center St. Vincent 193 Chicago Cardinals George "Locomotive" Smith Back Villanova 194 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Coutchie End Arizona 195 Cleveland Rams Tom Coll End St. Mary's (CA) 196 New York Giants Fred Marshall Guard North Carolina 197 Pittsburgh Steelers Tony Compagno Back St. Mary's (CA) 198 Green Bay Packers Lloyd Wasserbach Tackle Wisconsin 199 Chicago Bears Al Santucci Center Santa Clara 200 Washington Redskins Don Nolander Center Minnesota
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 201 Detroit Lions Percy Holland Guard LSU 202 Philadelphia Eagles Bernie Gillespie End Scranton 203 Brooklyn Dodgers Don "Bull" Reece Back Missouri 204 Chicago Cardinals George Sutch Back Temple 205 Cleveland Rams Mark McCorkle Back Washington 206 New York Giants John Korczowski Back William & Mary 207 Pittsburgh Steelers Willie Zapalac Back Texas A&M 208 Green Bay Packers Mark Hoskins Back Wisconsin 209 Chicago Bears Orville Johnson Guard SMU 210 Washington Redskins Johnny Barrett Back Georgetown
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 211 Detroit Lions Mike Fitzgerald Guard Missouri 212 Philadelphia Eagles Jay "Mule" Lawhon Tackle Arkansas 213 Chicago Cardinals Cliff Kimsey Back Georgia 214 Brooklyn Dodgers W.J. Gibson End NC State 215 Cleveland Rams Ed Moshofsky Tackle Oregon 216 New York Giants Gene Hoeman End Oklahoma A&M 217 Pittsburgh Steelers George Bain Tackle Oregon State 218 Green Bay Packers Earl "Jug" Bennett Guard Hardin–Simmons 219 Chicago Bears Wally Boudreau Back Boston College 220 Washington Redskins Tom Vohs Tackle Colgate
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 221 Detroit Lions Will Remington Center Washington State 222 Philadelphia Eagles Vince Zachem Center Morehead State 223 Brooklyn Dodgers Lou "Dude" Dent Back Colorado A&M 224 Chicago Cardinals Weldon Humble Guard Rice 225 Cleveland Rams Hal Adams Back Missouri 226 New York Giants Keith Beebe Back Occidental 227 Pittsburgh Steelers Harry Wynne Tackle Arkansas 228 Green Bay Packers George Zellick End Oregon State 229 Chicago Bears Bob Baumann Tackle Wisconsin 230 Washington Redskins Charlie Yancey Back Mississippi State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 231 Detroit Lions Huel Hamm Back Oklahoma 232 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Schwarting End Texas 233 Chicago Cardinals Cal Purdin Back Tulsa 234 Brooklyn Dodgers Gene Lee Center Florida 235 Cleveland Rams Jim Shephard End Oregon 236 New York Giants Dave Brown Back Alabama 237 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Cibulas Tackle Duquesne 238 Green Bay Packers Gene Bierhaus End Minnesota 239 Chicago Bears Elwood Holtscher Center Shurtleff 240 Washington Redskins Roman Bentz Tackle Tulane
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 241 Detroit Lions Irv Konopka Tackle Idaho 242 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Neff Tackle Notre Dame 243 Brooklyn Dodgers Harvey Hardy Guard Georgia Tech 244 Chicago Cardinals Eddie McGovern Back Illinois 245 Cleveland Rams Jack Stetler Back Pittsburgh 246 New York Giants Maurice Hail Guard Tulsa 247 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Yambrick Center Western Michigan 248 Green Bay Packers George Makris Guard Wisconsin 249 Chicago Bears Ben Keller Guard Duquesne 250 Washington Redskins Paul "Swifty" Berthold End Syracuse
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 251 Detroit Lions Chuck Fears Tackle UCLA 252 Philadelphia Eagles Art Macioszczyk Back Western Michigan 253 Chicago Cardinals Al Drulis Guard Temple 254 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Green Tackle Arkansas 255 Cleveland Rams Jeff Davis Center Missouri 256 New York Giants Ed McNamara Tackle Holy Cross 257 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Freeman Guard Texas 258 Green Bay Packers Pete Susick Back Washington 259 Chicago Bears Charley Block End Shurtleff 260 Washington Redskins Vince Pacewic Back Loyola (CA)
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 261 Detroit Lions Bert Ekern End Missouri 262 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Arata Tackle Xavier 263 Brooklyn Dodgers Steve Poleshuk Guard Colgate 264 Chicago Cardinals Ken MacDonald Center Rutgers 265 Cleveland Rams Steve Pritko End Villanova 266 New York Giants Dick Drake Tackle Ohio Wesleyan 267 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Goode Back Duquesne 268 Green Bay Packers Bud Hasse End Northwestern 269 Chicago Bears Ted Brannon Tackle Rice 270 Washington Redskins Joe Riccardi Tackle Ohio
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 271 Detroit Lions Virgil Wagner Back Millikin 272 Philadelphia Eagles Wally Scott End Texas 273 Chicago Cardinals Bill Edwards Guard LSU 274 Brooklyn Dodgers Al Sabo Back Alabama 275 Cleveland Rams Floyd Konetsky Guard Florida 276 New York Giants Stan Ritinski End Fordham 277 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Durishan Tackle Pittsburgh 278 Green Bay Packers Dick Thornally Tackle Wisconsin 279 Chicago Bears Lou Wayne End Texas 280 Washington Redskins Johnny Jaffurs Guard Penn State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 281 Detroit Lions Manny Kaplan Back Western Maryland 282 Philadelphia Eagles Stan Jaworowski Tackle Georgetown 283 Brooklyn Dodgers George Allshouse Center Pittsburgh 284 Chicago Cardinals Pete Hecomovich Back Idaho 285 Cleveland Rams Willie Miller Guard LSU 286 New York Giants Clark Mollenhoff Tackle Drake 287 Pittsburgh Steelers Fritz Lobpries Guard Texas 288 Green Bay Packers Bob Ray Back Wisconsin 289 Chicago Bears Dick Creevy Back Notre Dame 290 Washington Redskins Frank Akins Back Washington State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 291 New York Giants Verlin Adams Guard Morris Harvey 292 Pittsburgh Steelers Art Jones Back Haverford 293 Green Bay Packers Brunel Christensen Tackle California 294 Chicago Bears Bill Buffington Back Purdue 295 Washington Redskins Bill "Mother" Corry Back Florida
None of the players selected in the 1943 NFL draft have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Notable undrafted players [ edit ] ^ 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 .^ "Heisman Trophy winner 1942: Frank Sinkwich" . Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2008 .^ "Heisman Trophy winner 1944: Les Horvath" . Archived from the original on December 18, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008 .^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
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