NFL Draft History 1930s and 1940s
6/23/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
1940s
1949 NFL
Rd. 2 - Dan Dworsky, C, Green Bay Packers (15)
Rd. 9 - Joe Soboleski, G, New York Giants (86)
Rd. 9 - Ed McNeill, E, Washington Redskins (88)
Rd. 15 - Ed Sobczak, E, Pittsburgh Steelers (145)
Rd. 16 - Al Wahl, T, Chicago Bears* (159)
Rd. 17 - Wally Teninga, B, New York Giants (166)
Rd. 24 - Oswald Clark, E, Detroit Lions (232)
*Pick Declared Ineligible
1949 AAFC Secret Draft
Rd. 1 - Dan Dworsky, C, Los Angeles Dons
Rd. 1B - Pete Elliott, B, Chicago Rockets
Rd. 1 - Gene Derricotte, B, Cleveland Browns
Rd. 2 - Dick Kempthorn, B, Cleveland Browns
1949 AAFC
Rd. 4 - Dick Rifenburg, E, New York Yankees (24)
Rd. 4 - Ralph Kohl, T, Baltimore Colts (25)
Rd. 5 - Ed McNeill, E, Cleveland Browns (37)
Rd. 29 - Joe Soboleski, T, Cleveland Browns (192)
1948 NFL
Rd. 6 - Jack Weisenburger, B, Washington Redskins (38)
Rd. 12B - Jim Brieske, C, New York Giants (97)
Rd. 14 - Dick Kempthorn, B, Philadelphia Eagles (123)
Rd. 15 - Pete Elliott, B, Detroit Lions (Future Pick) (127)
Rd. 15 - Dick Rifenburg, E, Philadelphia Eagles (132)
Rd. 17 - Quentin Sickels, G, Detroit Lions (147)
Rd. 17 - Ralph Kohl, T, Philadelphia Eagles (153)
Rd. 30 - Bruce Hilkene, T, Pittsburgh Steelers (283)
1948 AAFC
Rd. 3 - Len Ford, E, Los Angeles Dons (14)
Rd. 11 - Jack Weisenberger, B, New York Yankees(64)
Rd. 14 - J.T. White, C, Brooklyn Dodgers (84)
Rd. 15 - Dan Dworsky, B, Cleveland Browns (97)*
Rd. 18 - Bill Pritula, T, San Francisco 49ers (118)
*Pick Declared Ineligible
1947 NFL
Rd. 5 - Bob Chappuis, B, Detroit Lions (26)
Rd. 10 - Chalmers "Bump" Elliott, B, Detroit Lions (76)
Rd. 16 - Ralph Chubb, B, Los Angeles Rams (143)
Rd. 20 - Elmer Madar, E, Detroit Lions (176)
Rd. 21 - J.T. White, E, Detroit Lions (186)
Rd. 21 - Joe Ponsetto, B, New York Giants (194)
Rd. 31 - Bob Callahan, C, Chicago Cardinals (389)
1947 AAFC
Rd. 1 - Elmer Madar, E, Miami Seahawks (1st pick)
Rd. 1 - Bob Chappuis, B, Cleveland Browns (8)
Rd. 2 - Bob Wiese, B, San Francisco 49ers (14)
Rd. 3 - Bob Derleth, T, Chicago Rockets (20)
Rd. 3 - Jack Carpenter, T, Cleveland Browns (24)
Rd. 11 - Jim Brieske, C, Miami Seahawks (81)
1946 NFL
Rd. 3 - Bob Nussbaumer, B, Green Bay Packers (21)
Rd. 7 - Art Renner, E, Green Bay Packers (56)
Rd. 8 - Joe Ponsetto, B, Pittsburgh Steelers (63)
Rd. 17 - Milton Prashaw, T, Washington Redskins (159)
1945 NFL
Rd. 1 -Elroy Hirsch, B, Cleveland Rams (5)
Rd. 1 - Don Lund, B, Chicago Bears (7)
Rd. 2 - Milan Lazetich, T, Cleveland Rams (16)
Rd. 5 - Bob Wiese, B, Detroit Lions (39)
Rd. 30 - Don Robinson, B, Chicago Bears (314)
1944 NFL
Rd. 1 - Merv Pregulman, G,Green Bay Packers (7)
Rd. 3 - Tom Kuzma, B, Green Bay Packers (22)
Rd. 3 - Rudy Smeja, E, Chicago Bears (24)
Rd. 5 - John Greene, T, Detroit Lions (35)
Rd. 11 - Paul White, B, Detroit Lions (101)
Rd. 14 - Bill Pritula, T, Detroit Lions (134)
Rd. 29 - Bob Derleth, T, Detroit Lions (299)
1943 NFL
Rd. 3 - George Ceithaml, B, Brooklyn Dodgers (19)
Rd. 5 - Al (Whitey) Wistert, T, Philadelphia Eagles (32)
Rd. 12 - Bob Kolesar, G, Detroit Lions (101)
1942 NFL
Rd. 1 - Bob Westfall, B, Detroit Lions (5)
Rd. 6 - Joe Rogers, E, Green Bay Packers (69)
Rd. 18 - Bob Ingalls, C, Green Bay Packers (169)
1941 NFL
Rd. 1 - Tom Harmon, B, Chicago Bears (1)
Rd. 1 - Forest Evashevski, B, Washington Redskins (10)
Rd. 3 - Ed Frutig, E, Green Bay Packers (37)
Rd. 10 - Ralph Fritz, G, Pittsburgh Steelers (82)
1940 NFL
Rd. 15 - Archie Kodros, C, Green Bay Packers
1930s
1939 NFL
Rd. 12 - Ralph Heikkenen, G, Brooklyn Dodgers (105)
Rd. 19 - John Brennan, G, Green Bay Packers (179)
1937 NFL
Rd. 9 - Matt Patanelli, E, Pittsburgh Steelers (85)
Overall selection in parentheses
