1949 AAFC draft explained

1949 AAFC draft
Date:	December 21, 1948
League:	AAFC
First:	Stan Heath, QB University of Nevada, Reno
Overall:	192
Rounds:	29
Prev:	1948

The 1949 AAFC draft was the third and last collegiate draft of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The teams traded draft choices for the first time in league history. New York sent their first round pick to Chicago, which selected Pete Elliott. Brooklyn traded their second round pick to New York, which selected Lou Kusserow. Chicago traded their third round pick to Buffalo, which selected Hugh Keeney.^[1]

Secret draft

The AAFC held an initial secret draft on July 8, 1948. It consisted of two rounds and was held before the start of the college football season, in order to give the league and advantage on signing players over the National Football League. Two of the selections (Ernie Stautner and Levi Jackson) were voided by league Commissioner Oliver Kessing, because the players were juniors and had college eligibility remaining for the 1949 season.^[1]

	= All-Star
	= AAFC MVP

Round	Pick #	AAFC team	Player	Position	College
1	1	Chicago Hornets	Terry Brennan	B	Notre Dame
1	2	Baltimore Colts	Dick Harris	C	Texas
1	3	Brooklyn Dodgers	Chuck Bednarik	C	Pennsylvania
1	4	Los Angeles Dons	Dan Dworsky	C	Michigan
1	5	San Francisco 49ers	Ernie Stautner	T	Boston College
1	6	Buffalo Bills	Abe Gibron	G	Purdue
1	7	Chicago Hornets	Pete Elliott	B	Michigan
1	8	Cleveland Browns	Gene Derricotte	B	Michigan
2	9	Chicago Hornets	Bill Fischer	G	Notre Dame
2	10	Baltimore Colts	Levi Jackson	B	Yale
2	11	New York Yankees	Lou Kusserow	B	Columbia
2	12	Los Angeles Dons	Jack Price	B	Baylor
2	13	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Winkler	T	Texas A&M
2	14	Buffalo Bills	Frank Tripucka	QB	Notre Dame
2	15	New York Yankees	John Rauch	QB	Georgia
2	16	Cleveland Browns	Dick Kempthorn	B	Michigan

Player selections

	= All-Star
	= AAFC MVP

Round	Pick #	AAFC team	Player	Position	College
1	1	Chicago Hornets	Stan Heath	QB	Nevada-Reno
1	2	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Sullivan	B	Dartmouth
1	3	New York Yankees	Bobby Thomason	QB	Virginia Military Institute
1	4	Baltimore Colts	George Sims	B	Baylor
1	5	Los Angeles Dons	George Taliaferro	B	Indiana
1	6	Buffalo Bills	Bill Kay	T	Iowa
1	7	San Francisco 49ers	Chet Fritz	T	Missouri
1	8	Cleveland Browns	Jack Mitchell	QB	Oklahoma
2	9	Chicago Hornets	George Blanda	QB	Kentucky
2	10	Brooklyn Dodgers	Len Szafaryn	T	North Carolina
2	11	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Walsh	C	Notre Dame
2	12	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lou Ferry	T	Villanova
2	13	New York Yankees	John Panelli	B	Notre Dame
2	14	Baltimore Colts	Bobby Gage	B	Clemson
3	15	Buffalo Bills	Huey Keeney	B	Rice
3	16	Brooklyn Dodgers	Wally Triplett	B	Penn State
3	17	New York Yankees	Sherman Howard	B	Nevada-Reno
3	18	Los Angeles Dons	Hosea Rodgers	B	North Carolina
3	19	Buffalo Bills	Veto Kissell	B	Holy Cross
3	20	San Francisco 49ers	Frank LoVuolo	E	St. Bonaventure
3	21	Cleveland Browns	Albin Collins	B	Louisiana State
4	22	Chicago Hornets	Jim Finks	QB	Tulsa
4	23	Brooklyn Dodgers	Dolph Tokarczyk	G	Pennsylvania
4	24	New York Yankees	Dick Rifenburg	E	Michigan
4	25	Baltimore Colts	Ralph Kohl	T	Michigan
4	26	Los Angeles Dons	Bob Meinert	B	Oklahoma State
4	27	Buffalo Bills	Wilbur Volz	B	Missouri
4	28	San Francisco 49ers	Mike DeNoia	B	Scranton
4	29	Cleveland Browns	Bill McLellan	T	Brown
5	30	Chicago Hornets	Carmen Falcone	B	Pennsylvania
5	31	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Quinn	G	Cornell
5	32	New York Yankees	George Maddock	T	Northwestern
5	33	Baltimore Colts	Wally Jones	E	Eastern Kentucky
5	34	Los Angeles Dons	Billy Joe Grimes	B	Oklahoma State
5	35	Buffalo Bills	Frank Gaul	G	Notre Dame
5	36	San Francisco 49ers	George Brodnax	E	Georgia Tech
5	37	Cleveland Browns	Ed McNeill	E	Michigan
6	38	Chicago Hornets	Sam Tamburo	B	Penn State
6	39	Brooklyn Dodgers	Leo Skladany	E	Pittsburgh
6	40	New York Yankees	Don Panciera	QB	San Francisco
6	41	Baltimore Colts	Frank Pattee	B	Kansas
6	42	Los Angeles Dons	Joe Geri	B	Georgia
6	43	Buffalo Bills	Frank Guess	B	Texas
6	44	San Francisco 49ers	John Hamberger	T	Southern Methodist
6	45	Cleveland Browns	Tom O'Malley	B	Cincinnati
7	46	Chicago Hornets	Ralph Hutchinson	T	Tennessee-Chattanooga
7	47	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lynn Chewning	B	Hampden-Sydney
7	48	New York Yankees	Dan Garza	E	Oregon
7	49	Baltimore Colts	Fred Folger	B	Duke
7	50	Los Angeles Dons	Bill Renna	C	Santa Clara
7	51	Buffalo Bills	Hal Entsminger	QB	Missouri
7	52	San Francisco 49ers	Dan Stiegman	C	North Carolina
7	53	Cleveland Browns	Phil Alexander	T	South Carolina
8	54	Chicago Hornets	Jim Cain	E	Alabama
8	55	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob McCurry	C	Michigan State
8	56	New York Yankees	Brian Bell	B	Washington & Lee
8	57	Baltimore Colts	Bob Prymuski	T	Illinois
8	58	Los Angeles Dons	Bill Austin	T	Oregon State
8	59	Buffalo Bills	Vic Vasicek	G	Texas
8	60	San Francisco 49ers	Bernie Reid	G	Georgia
8	61	Cleveland Browns	Mike Cannavino	B	Ohio State
9	62	Chicago Hornets	Tino Sabuco	C	San Francisco
9	63	Brooklyn Dodgers	Chuck Klemovich	G	Columbia
9	64	New York Yankees	Al Mastrangeli	C	Illinois
9	65	Baltimore Colts	Ev Faunce	B	Minnesota
9	66	Los Angeles Dons	Mike Rubish	E	North Carolina
9	67	Buffalo Bills	Alex Verdova	B	Ohio State
9	68	San Francisco 49ers	Fred Wendt	B	Texas-El Paso
9	69	Cleveland Browns	Doak Walker	B	Southern Methodist
10	70	Chicago Hornets	Warren Huey	E	Michigan State
10	71	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Duncan	E	Duke
10	72	New York Yankees	John Goldsberry	T	Indiana
10	73	Baltimore Colts	Kale Alexander	T	South Carolina
10	74	Los Angeles Dons	Jerry Krall	B	Ohio State
10	75	Buffalo Bills	Al Russas	E	Tennessee
10	76	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Flowers	T	Alabama
10	77	Cleveland Browns	Norby Adams	B	Purdue
11	78	Chicago Hornets	Norm Van Brocklin	QB	Oregon
11	79	Brooklyn Dodgers	Hillary Chollet	B	Cornell
11	80	New York Yankees	Ben Bendrick	B	Wisconsin
11	81	Baltimore Colts	Paul Page	B	Southern Methodist
11	82	Los Angeles Dons	Chuck Drazenovich	B	Penn State
11	83	Buffalo Bills	Ernie Settembre	T	Miami (Florida)
11	84	San Francisco 49ers	Bobby Lund	B	Tennessee
11	85	Cleveland Browns	Neg Norton	T	Penn State
12	86	Chicago Hornets	Jay Van Noy	B	Utah State
12	87	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Davis	G	Duke
12	88	New York Yankees	Frank Van Deren	E	California
12	89	Baltimore Colts	Jim Owens	E	Oklahoma
12	90	Los Angeles Dons	Larry Klosterman	G	North Carolina
12	91	Buffalo Bills	Milt Kormarnicki	C	Villanova
12	92	San Francisco 49ers	Jon Baker	G	California
12	93	Cleveland Browns	Frank Burns	B	Rutgers
13	94	Chicago Hornets	Tom Wham	E	Furman
13	95	Brooklyn Dodgers	Roland Dale	T	Mississippi
13	96	New York Yankees	Ed Berrang	E	Villanova
13	97	Baltimore Colts	Warren Beson	C	Minnesota
13	98	Los Angeles Dons	Tom Blake	G	Cincinnati
13	99	Buffalo Bills	Butch Songin	QB	Boston College
13	100	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Reichert	G	Arkansas
13	101	Cleveland Browns	Clarence Self	B	Wisconsin
14	102	Chicago Hornets	Ivan Snowden	T	Texas A&M-Kingsville
14	103	Brooklyn Dodgers	Murry Alexander	E	Mississippi State
14	104	New York Yankees	Bob Doornink	T	Washington State
14	105	Baltimore Colts	Dave Moon	B	Southern Methodist
14	106	Los Angeles Dons	Dick Lorenz	E	Oregon State
14	107	Buffalo Bills	Leon Cooper	T	Hardin-Simmons
14	108	San Francisco 49ers	Don Garlin	B	USC
14	109	Cleveland Browns	Walt Kersulis	E	Illinois
15	110	Chicago Hornets	Charlie Reynolds	B	Texas Tech
15	111	Brooklyn Dodgers	Howard Derrick	B	Tennessee-Chattanooga
15	112	New York Yankees	Jack Glenn	T	Georgia Tech
15	113	Baltimore Colts	Jon Jenkins	T	Dartmouth
15	114	Los Angeles Dons	Bob Bastian	G	USC
15	115	Buffalo Bills	Clay Tonnemaker	C	Minnesota
15	116	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Wismann	C	St. Louis
15	117	Cleveland Browns	Bobby Jack Stuart	B	Army
16	118	Chicago Hornets	Dick Monroe	C	Kansas
16	119	Brooklyn Dodgers	Dale Armstrong	E	Dartmouth
16	120	New York Yankees	Jack Bruce	B	William & Mary
16	121	Baltimore Colts	Red O'Quinn	E	Wake Forest
16	122	Los Angeles Dons	Art Steffen	B	UCLA
16	123	Buffalo Bills	Rob Goode	B	Texas A&M
16	124	San Francisco 49ers	Homer Hobbs	G	Georgia
16	125	Cleveland Browns	Dinky Bowen	B	Georgia Tech
17	126	Chicago Hornets	George Guerre	B	Michigan State
17	127	Brooklyn Dodgers	Tank Younger	B	Grambling State
17	128	New York Yankees	Gil Johnson	B	Southern Methodist
17	129	Baltimore Colts	Clyde Geary	T	Connecticut Wesleyan
17	130	Los Angeles Dons	Tom Gannon	B	Harvard
17	131	Buffalo Bills	Art Donovan	G	Boston College
18	132	Chicago Hornets	John Phillips	B	Southern Mississippi
18	133	Brooklyn Dodgers	Mitch Holmgren	T	Trinity (Connecticut)
18	134	New York Yankees	Barney Hafen	E	Utah
18	135	Baltimore Colts	Al Sanders	T	Southern Mississippi
18	136	Los Angeles Dons	Larry Hatch	B	Washington
18	137	Buffalo Bills	Jim Goodman	T	Maryland
19	138	Chicago Hornets	Vitamin Smith	B	Abilene Christian
19	139	Brooklyn Dodgers	Frank Weaver	B	Moravian
19	140	New York Yankees	Hal Jensen	B	San Francisco
19	141	Baltimore Colts	Guy Sundheim	C	Northwestern
19	142	Los Angeles Dons	Jerry Tiblier	B	Mississippi
19	143	Buffalo Bills	Merlin London	E	Oklahoma State
20	144	Chicago Hornets	Clay Davis	C	Oklahoma State
20	145	Brooklyn Dodgers	Eddie Price	B	Tulane
20	146	New York Yankees	Tommy Kalmanir	B	Nevada-Reno
20	147	Baltimore Colts	Murney Lazier	B	Illinois
20	148	Los Angeles Dons	Gene Frassetto	T	California
20	149	Buffalo Bills	Marty Breen	C	Canisius
21	150	Chicago Hornets	George Benigni	E	Georgetown (DC)
21	151	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Geosits	T	Bucknell
21	152	New York Yankees	Al Beasley	G	St. Mary's (California)
21	153	Baltimore Colts	Harry Larche	T	Arkansas State
21	154	Los Angeles Dons	Jim Clark	G	Mississippi
21	155	Buffalo Bills	John Simon	G	Penn State
22	156	Chicago Hornets	R.M. Patterson	T	McMurry
22	157	Brooklyn Dodgers	Tom Brennan	G	Boston College
22	158	New York Yankees	Ernie Tolman	E	USC
23	159	Chicago Hornets	Bill Kemplin	E	North Texas
23	160	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jack McBride	E	Rice
23	161	New York Yankees	Jerry Morrical	T	Indiana
24	162	Chicago Hornets	Billy Cadenhead	B	Alabama
24	163	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bobby Folsom	E	Southern Methodist
24	164	New York Yankees	Bob Hood	E	Alabama
25	165	Chicago Hornets	Phil Poole	G	Mississippi
25	166	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Long	E	Oklahoma State
25	167	New York Yankees	Ross Nagel	T	St. Louis
25	168	Baltimore Colts	Walt Grothaus	G	Notre Dame
25	169	Los Angeles Dons	Ed Ralston	B	Richmond
25	170	Buffalo Bills	Bernie Hanula	T	Wake Forest
25	171	San Francisco 49ers	Paul Shoults	B	Miami (Ohio)
25	172	Cleveland Browns	Larry Cooney	B	Penn State
26	173	Baltimore Colts	Byron Gillory	B	Texas
26	174	Los Angeles Dons	Johnny Donaldson	B	Georgia
26	175	Buffalo Bills	Bobby Deuber	B	Pennsylvania
26	176	San Francisco 49ers	Jack Kelly	T	Louisiana Tech
26	177	Cleveland Browns	Ray Lininger	C	Ohio State
27	178	Baltimore Colts	Bob Cox	E	North Carolina
27	179	Los Angeles Dons	Lloyd Eisenberg	T	Duke
27	180	Buffalo Bills	Floyd Lewis	G	Southern Methodist
27	181	San Francisco 49ers	Jasper Flanakin	E	Baylor
27	182	Cleveland Browns	Vern Gagne	E	Minnesota
28	183	Baltimore Colts	Bob DeMoss	B	Purdue
28	184	Los Angeles Dons	George Pastre	T	UCLA
28	185	Buffalo Bills	Leon Cochran	B	Auburn
28	186	San Francisco 49ers	Rudy Smith	T	Louisiana Tech
28	187	Cleveland Browns	Jim Moran	B	John Carroll
29	188	Baltimore Colts	George Pryor	B	Wake Forest
29	189	Los Angeles Dons	Joe Ethridge	G	Southern Methodist
29	190	Buffalo Bills	Joe Leonard	T	Virginia
29	191	San Francisco 49ers	Gordon Long	B	Arkansas
29	192	Cleveland Browns	Joe Soboleski	T	Michigan

External links

• 1949 AAFC Draft

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1949 AAFC Draft. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617102231/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/AAFC/1949_AAFC_Draft.pdf . dead . June 17, 2013 . Profootballresearchers.org. February 1, 2020.