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]
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]
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
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