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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.
Player selections [ edit ] Round one [ edit ] Round two [ edit ] Round three [ edit ] Round four [ edit ] Round five [ edit ]
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
Round six [ edit ] Round seven [ edit ]
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
Round eight [ edit ] Round nine [ edit ]
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
Round ten [ edit ] Round eleven [ edit ]
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
Round twelve [ edit ]
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
Round thirteen [ edit ]
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
Round fourteen [ edit ]
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
Round fifteen [ edit ]
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
Round sixteen [ edit ]
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
Round seventeen [ edit ] Round eighteen [ edit ]
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
Round nineteen [ edit ]
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
Round twenty [ edit ]
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
Round twenty-one [ edit ]
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
Round twenty-two [ edit ]
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
Round twenty-three [ edit ]
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
Round twenty-four [ edit ]
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
Round twenty-five [ edit ]
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
Round twenty-six [ edit ]
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
Round twenty-seven [ edit ]
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)
Round twenty-eight [ edit ]
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
Round twenty-nine [ edit ]
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
Round thirty [ edit ]
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
Round thirty-one [ edit ]
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
Round thirty-two [ edit ]
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
296
New York Giants
Bob Brundage
Back
Penn
297
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Ruman
Back
Arizona
298
Green Bay Packers
Ken Roskie Back
USC
299
Chicago Bears
Woody Peterson
Back
Utah
300
Washington Redskins
Bo Bogovich
Guard
Delaware
Hall of Famers [ edit ] None of the players selected in the 1943 NFL draft have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Notable undrafted players [ edit ] References [ 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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