1941 NFL draft explained
The 1941 NFL draft was held on December 10, 1940, at the Willard Hotel in Washington D.C.[1] [2] With the 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]
Player selections
Round 1
Round 7
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|
| 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Julius Battista | Guard | Florida |
| 52 | Chicago Cardinals | John Kuzman | Tackle | Fordham |
| 53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Roberts | Center | Marshall |
| 54 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Prochaska | End | Nebraska |
| 55 | Detroit Lions | John Jett | End | Wake Forest |
| 56 | New York Giants | Don Vosberg | End | Marquette |
| 57 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Telesmanic | End | San Francisco |
| 58 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Hal Newman | End | Alabama |
| 59 | Chicago Bears | John Federovitch | Tackle | Davis & Elkins |
| 60 | Washington Redskins | Al Krueger | End | USC | |
Round 8
Round 9
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | P. K. Rogers | Back | East Texas State |
| 72 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Vargo | End | Penn State |
| 73 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ervin "Buddy" Elrod | End | Mississippi State |
| 74 | Cleveland Rams | Milt Simington | Guard | Arkansas |
| 75 | Detroit Lions | Jasper Davis | Back | Duke |
| 76 | New York Giants | Ben Sohn | Guard | USC |
| 77 | Green Bay Packers | Tony Canadeo | Back | Gonzaga |
| 78 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Henry Toczylowski | Back | Boston College |
| 79 | Chicago Bears | Hal Lahar | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 80 | Washington Redskins | Bill Grimmett | End | Tulsa | |
Round 10
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 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
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 111 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Hoague | Back | Colgate |
| 112 | Chicago Cardinals | Wayne Pitts | Back | Arizona State |
| 113 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Russ Cotton | Back | Texas Western |
| 114 | Cleveland Rams | Bill McMurray | End | Murray State |
| 115 | Detroit Lions | Maurice Britt | End | Arkansas |
| 116 | New York Giants | Cass Brovarney | Guard | Detroit |
| 117 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Heffernan | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 118 | Brooklyn Dodgers | George Kinard | Guard | Ole Miss |
| 119 | Chicago Bears | Jim Johnson | Back | Santa Clara |
| 120 | Washington Redskins | Roy Conn | Tackle | Arizona | |
Round 14
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 121 | Philadelphia Eagles | Les Dodson | Back | Ole Miss |
| 122 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J. W. Goree | Guard | LSU |
| 123 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Lokanc | Guard | Northwestern |
| 124 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Elmore | Back | California |
| 125 | Detroit Lions | Alex Schibanoff | Tackle | Franklin & Marshall |
| 126 | Green Bay Packers | Del Lyman | Tackle | UCLA |
| 127 | New York Giants | Arnie Moore | End | Mississippi State |
| 128 | Chicago Bears | Johnny Martin | Back | Oklahoma |
| 129 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lloyd Cheatham | Back | Auburn |
| 130 | Washington Redskins | Deward Tornell | Back | San Jose State | |
Round 15
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 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 # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 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 # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 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 # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | 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 # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 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 # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 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 # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | 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 # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | NFL team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
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| 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.[5]
Notable undrafted players
External links
Notes and References
- News: Salomone. Dan. NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015. June 3, 2015. New York Giants. Giants.com. October 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756. September 30, 2015 . dead .
- Web site: NFL Draft Locations . October 2, 2014 . www.footballgeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead .
- News: Big Five Players Chosen in Draft. The News & Observer. Newspapers.com. December 11, 1940. February 25, 2024.
- Tom Harmon, 1940 Heisman Trophy winner Web site: Heisman Trophy . August 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224717/http://www.heisman.com/winners/t-harmon40.php . October 4, 2013 .
- Tony Canadeo profile at profootballhof.com Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . October 5, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080917050713/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=41. September 17, 2008 . live .
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
