National Football League draft
The 1950 NFL draft was held January 20–21, 1950, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[ 1] Baltimore Colts , Cleveland Browns , and San Francisco 49ers from the All-America Football Conference , these three teams were combined with the other NFL clubs in a single ranking to determine the order of the draft.
This was the fourth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous three winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, and Philadelphia Eagles in 1949) ineligible from the draw;[ 2] Detroit Lions , who selected end Leon Hart .
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 106 Baltimore Colts Bill Bass Back Arkansas 107 Chicago Bears Floyd Reid Back Georgia 108 Green Bay Packers Roger Wilson End South Carolina 109 Detroit Lions Ed Wood Guard Detroit 110 Washington Redskins Don Winslow Tackle Iowa 111 New York Giants Vince Cisterna End Northern Arizona 112 Pittsburgh Steelers Max Druen Tackle Tulane 113 Chicago Cardinals Vito Ragazzo End William & Mary 114 Chicago Bears Dick Braznell Back Missouri 115 San Francisco 49ers Pete Zinach Back West Virginia 116 Los Angeles Rams Les Cowan End McMurry 117 Cleveland Browns Jim Duncan End Wake Forest 118 Philadelphia Eagles Bobby Wilson Back Ole Miss
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 132 Baltimore Colts Joe Romanosky Tackle St. Bonaventure 133 New York Bulldogs Roger McAuley Guard TCU 134 Green Bay Packers Gene Lorendo End Georgia 135 Detroit Lions Jack Wilson Tackle Ohio State 136 Washington Redskins Dan Brown End Villanova 137 Los Angeles Rams Jay Roundy Back USC 138 Pittsburgh Steelers Charley Williams End Sam Houston State 139 Chicago Cardinals J. D. Ison End Baylor 140 Chicago Bears John Helwig Guard Notre Dame 141 San Francisco 49ers Harley Dow Tackle San Jose State 142 Los Angeles Rams Fred Stuvek Guard West Virginia 143 Cleveland Browns Bob Plotz Guard Pittsburgh 144 Philadelphia Eagles Bobby Lantrip Back Rice
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 145 Baltimore Colts Bill Dey Back Dartmouth 146 New York Bulldogs Andy Hillhouse End Texas A&M 147 Green Bay Packers Andy Pavich End Denver 148 Detroit Lions Bucky Walters Tackle Brown 149 Washington Redskins Bill Chauncey Back Iowa State 150 New York Giants Ray Wietecha Center Northwestern 151 Chicago Cardinals Frank Wallheiser End Western Kentucky 152 Chicago Cardinals Bob Sharpe Guard Davidson 153 San Francisco 49ers Don Burke Back USC 154 Chicago Bears Kenny Roof Back Oklahoma A&M 155 Los Angeles Rams John Lunney Guard Arkansas 156 Cleveland Browns Emerson Cole Back Toledo 157 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Mahoney End Brown
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 158 Baltimore Colts Ray Stone End Texas 159 New York Bulldogs Jack Morton Back West Virginia 160 Green Bay Packers Carlton Elliott End Virginia 161 Detroit Lions Jim Ryan Back San Francisco 162 Washington Redskins Clay Davis Center Oklahoma A&M 163 New York Giants Joe Kelly Center Wisconsin 164 Pittsburgh Steelers Negley Norton Tackle Penn State 165 Chicago Cardinals Jerry Hennessy End Santa Clara 166 Chicago Bears Frank Dempsey Tackle Florida 167 San Francisco 49ers Bimbo Cecconi Back Pittsburgh 168 Los Angeles Rams Tom Winbigler Back College of Idaho 169 Cleveland Browns Rupe Wright Guard Baylor 170 Philadelphia Eagles Norm Willey Back Marshall
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 171 Baltimore Colts Mitch Smiarowski Center St. Bonaventure 172 New York Bulldogs Ed Carmichael Guard Oregon State 173 Green Bay Packers Fred Leon Tackle Nevada 174 Detroit Lions Cliff Squires Center Nebraska Wesleyan 175 Washington Redskins Lyle Button Tackle Illinois 176 New York Giants Gene Fritz Tackle Minnesota 177 Chicago Cardinals Dee Andros Guard Oklahoma 178 Pittsburgh Steelers James W. Kynes Center Florida 179 San Francisco 49ers Tom Payne End Santa Clara 180 Chicago Bears Al Hover Guard LSU 181 Los Angeles Rams Bill Trautwein Tackle Ohio State 182 Cleveland Browns Packard Harrington Center St. Mary's (CA) 183 Philadelphia Eagles Billy Hix End Arkansas
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 184 Baltimore Colts Art Spinney End Boston College 185 New York Bulldogs Norm Messeroll Tackle Tennessee 186 Green Bay Packers Gene Huebern Center Baylor 187 Detroit Lions Tom Worthington Back Northwestern 188 Washington Redskins Alex Loyd End Oklahoma A&M 189 New York Giants Bill Roberson Tackle Stephen F. Austin 190 Pittsburgh Steelers Harry Russell Back San Jose State 191 Chicago Cardinals Al Langford Back Howard Payne 192 Chicago Bears Jimmy Glisson Back Tulane 193 San Francisco 49ers Leo Crampsey End St. Bonaventure 194 Los Angeles Rams Dave Stephenson Center West Virginia 195 Cleveland Browns Ted Meland Guard Oregon 196 Philadelphia Eagles Herb Carey Back Dartmouth
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 210 Baltimore Colts Ralph Murphy Guard Rice 211 New York Bulldogs Joe Dean Tidwell Back Hardin 212 Green Bay Packers Hal Otterback Guard Wisconsin 213 Detroit Lions Connie Callahan Back Morningside 214 Washington Redskins Jim Cullom Guard California 215 New York Giants Steve Hatfield Back Shippensburg 216 Pittsburgh Steelers Al Bodine Back Georgia 217 Chicago Cardinals Tom Palmer Tackle Wake Forest 218 Chicago Bears Ray Janaszek Back Dayton 219 San Francisco 49ers Cliff Van Meter Back Tulane 220 Los Angeles Rams Harry Neugold Tackle RPI 221 Cleveland Browns Hal McKinney Guard Missouri Valley 222 Philadelphia Eagles Jerry Taylor Center Mississippi State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 223 Baltimore Colts Charley Schoolmaster Center Western Michigan 224 New York Bulldogs Jim Champion Tackle Mississippi State 225 Green Bay Packers Arnold Galiffa Quarterback Army 226 Detroit Lions Don Stansauk Tackle Denver 227 Washington Redskins Alvin Duke Back Arkansas 228 New York Giants George Roman Tackle Western Reserve 229 Chicago Cardinals Ray Espenan End Notre Dame 230 Pittsburgh Steelers Kenneth Powell End North Carolina 231 San Francisco 49ers Ralph Genito Back Kentucky 232 Chicago Bears Rupert Andrews Back Stanford 233 Los Angeles Rams Bobby Collier Tackle SMU 234 Cleveland Browns Joe Travue Back Louisville 235 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Tunnicliff Back Northwestern
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 236 Baltimore Colts Bill Waddail Back Auburn 237 New York Bulldogs Bob Griffin Back Baylor 238 Green Bay Packers Earl Rowan Tackle Hardin–Simmons 239 Detroit Lions Gus Cifelli Tackle Notre Dame 240 Washington Redskins Ed White End Alabama 241 New York Giants Fritz Barzilauskas Guard Yale 242 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Gaul Tackle Notre Dame 243 Chicago Cardinals Loran Day Back Northwestern 244 Chicago Bears Billy Bye Back Minnesota 245 San Francisco 49ers Forest Klein Guard California 246 Los Angeles Rams John Smith End Arizona 247 Cleveland Browns Butch Songin Quarterback Boston College 248 Philadelphia Eagles Darrell Robinson End Oregon
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 249 Baltimore Colts Sheldon Dunlap Guard Cincinnati 250 New York Bulldogs Darrell Royal Back Oklahoma 251 Green Bay Packers Jim Howe Back Kentucky 252 Detroit Lions Fred Davis End Maryland 253 Washington Redskins George Bayer Tackle Washington 254 New York Giants Joe Tangaro Tackle Utah 255 Chicago Cardinals Webb Halbert Back Iowa State 256 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike DeNoia Back Scranton 257 San Francisco 49ers Jack Nix End USC 258 Chicago Bears Tank Crawford Guard Ole Miss 259 Los Angeles Rams Bill Young Back Hillsdale 260 Cleveland Browns John Hackney Guard Murray State 261 Philadelphia Eagles Merv Pregulman Guard Michigan
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 262 Baltimore Colts Tom Phillips Back Baldwin Wallace 263 New York Bulldogs Bud French Back Kansas 264 Green Bay Packers Gene Evans Back Wisconsin 265 Detroit Lions George Brewer Back Oklahoma 266 Washington Redskins Casimir Witucki Guard Indiana 267 New York Giants Bill Stribling End Ole Miss 268 Pittsburgh Steelers Dick Tomlinson Guard Kansas 269 Chicago Cardinals Howard Blumhardt Back South Dakota 270 Chicago Bears Bob Angie Back Iowa State 271 San Francisco 49ers Guerin Alker Center Loyola (CA) 272 Los Angeles Rams Bill Klein End Hanover 273 Cleveland Browns Leroy Vogts Guard Washington University 274 Philadelphia Eagles Marv Cross Back Washington State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 275 Baltimore Colts Chip Armstrong Center Occidental 276 New York Bulldogs R. V. Johnson Tackle St. Mary's (CA) 277 Green Bay Packers Chuck Beatty Center Penn State 278 Detroit Lions Jim Tate Tackle Purdue 279 Washington Redskins John deLaurentis Tackle Waynesburg 280 New York Giants Bob DeMoss Back Purdue 281 Chicago Cardinals Jim Lipinski Tackle Fairmont State 282 Pittsburgh Steelers Stan Burak Back George Washington 283 San Francisco 49ers Billy Wilson End San Jose State 284 Chicago Bears Jim Byler Guard NC State 285 Los Angeles Rams Doug Barber Back Dakota Wesleyan 286 Cleveland Browns Jim Dowling Guard Santa Clara 287 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Hague End Ohio State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 288 Baltimore Colts Harry Weittlaufer End Penn 289 New York Bulldogs Dick Sheffield End Tulane 290 Green Bay Packers George Mattey Guard Ohio State 291 Detroit Lions Irv Heller Tackle Boston University 292 Washington Redskins Joe Zuravleff End Northwestern 293 New York Giants Warren Davis Center Colgate 294 Pittsburgh Steelers Walt Kerulis End Illinois 295 Chicago Cardinals Bill Montgomery Back Fresno State 296 Chicago Bears Bill Bigham Tackle Hardin 297 San Francisco 49ers Jim Williams End Rice 298 Los Angeles Rams Jim Bird Tackle USC 299 Cleveland Browns Dom Moselle Back UW–Superior 300 Philadelphia Eagles Al Lesko Tackle St. Bonaventure
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 301 Baltimore Colts Bill Petroski Tackle Holy Cross 302 New York Bulldogs Bill DeYoung Back Stanford 303 Green Bay Packers Don Delph Back Dayton 304 Detroit Lions Jim McDowell Guard William & Mary 305 Washington Redskins Buster Tilton Tackle Nevada 306 New York Giants Tom Finnin Tackle Detroit 307 Chicago Cardinals Bob Gambold Back Washington State 308 Pittsburgh Steelers John Weaver Guard Miami (OH) 309 San Francisco 49ers Bill Wyman Tackle Rice 310 Chicago Bears Walt Polenske Back Pacific 311 Los Angeles Rams Joe Joiner End Austin 312 Cleveland Browns Jack Woodland Back Bowling Green 313 Philadelphia Eagles Tom DeSylvia Guard Oregon State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 314 Baltimore Colts Jim Pepper Guard Syracuse 315 New York Bulldogs Steve Dotur Guard Oregon 316 Green Bay Packers Frank Waters Back Michigan State 317 Detroit Lions Gene Glick Back Michigan State 318 Washington Redskins Art Stewart Back Southeastern State 319 New York Giants Ken Beiersdorf Back Minnesota 320 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Numbers Center Lehigh 321 Chicago Cardinals Lee Truman Back Kentucky 322 Chicago Bears Perry Samuels Back Texas 323 San Francisco 49ers Bob Dunn Guard Dayton 324 Los Angeles Rams Dan Towler Back Washington & Jefferson 325 Cleveland Browns Jim Brasher Center Maryland 326 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Eagles Center North Texas State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 327 Baltimore Colts Geno Mazzanti Back Arkansas 328 New York Bulldogs Red Noonan Back Alabama 329 Green Bay Packers Claude Radtke End Lawrence 330 Detroit Lions Bobby Coy Lee Back Texas 331 Washington Redskins Earl Roth Back Maryland 332 New York Giants Carl Copp Tackle Vanderbilt 333 Chicago Cardinals Jim Pittman Back Mississippi State 334 Pittsburgh Steelers Nick Vaccaro Back Florida 335 San Francisco 49ers Jim Powers Back USC 336 Chicago Bears George Sella Back Princeton 337 Los Angeles Rams Otto Haldy Tackle Mankato State 338 Cleveland Browns Charley Toogood Tackle Nebraska 339 Philadelphia Eagles Rod Franz Guard California
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 340 Baltimore Colts Mitford Johnson Back Baylor 341 New York Bulldogs Chuck Olson End Washington 342 Green Bay Packers Bill Osborne Back Nevada 343 Detroit Lions Elbert Johnson End Texas Tech 344 Washington Redskins Ed Lee Tackle Kansas 345 New York Giants Art Sweet Back Baylor 346 Pittsburgh Steelers Elmer Kreiser End Bloomsburg State 347 Chicago Cardinals Tom Bienemann End Drake 348 Chicago Bears Hook Davis Back Hardin–Simmons 349 San Francisco 49ers Ken Johnson Guard Pacific 350 Los Angeles Rams Hal Kilman Tackle TCU 351 Cleveland Browns Dick Gray Back Oregon State 352 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Martin Back USC
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 353 Baltimore Colts John Adcock Tackle Auburn 354 New York Bulldogs Ed Petty Center Hardin–Simmons 355 Green Bay Packers Herm Hering Back Rutgers 356 Detroit Lions Johnny Karras Back Illinois 357 Washington Redskins Ralph Shoaf Back West Virginia 358 New York Giants Don McAuliffe Back Michigan State 359 Chicago Cardinals Sonny Jones Back Wyoming 360 Pittsburgh Steelers Jerry Diehl Back Idaho 361 San Francisco 49ers Charley Hall Back Arizona 362 Chicago Bears Jim Kenary Back Harvard 363 Los Angeles Rams Junior Morgan End San Jose State 364 Cleveland Browns Billy Pyle Back Texas 365 Philadelphia Eagles Don Burson Back Northwestern
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 366 Baltimore Colts Snakey Graham Back Penn 367 New York Bulldogs Ed Jasonek Back Furman 368 Green Bay Packers Ben Zaranka End Kentucky 369 Detroit Lions Russ Steger Back Illinois 370 Washington Redskins Johnny Lundin Guard Minnesota 371 New York Giants Mike Boyda Back Washington & Lee 372 Pittsburgh Steelers Carl DePasqua Back Pittsburgh 373 Chicago Cardinals Bill Montagne Back California 374 Chicago Bears Fred Nadherny Back Yale 375 San Francisco 49ers Bob Whelan Back Boston University 376 Los Angeles Rams Bob Heck Back Pacific 377 Cleveland Browns Bob Schnelker End Bowling Green 378 Philadelphia Eagles Wes Curtier Tackle Richmond
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 379 Baltimore Colts Tom Blake Guard Cincinnati 380 New York Bulldogs John Poulos Back Pacific 381 Green Bay Packers Ray Mallouf †Back SMU 382 Detroit Lions Rube DeRoin Center Oklahoma A&M 383 Washington Redskins Bob Noppinger End Georgetown 384 New York Giants Hamp Tanner Tackle Georgia 385 Chicago Cardinals Vick Banonis Center Georgetown 386 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Hudak Tackle Notre Dame 387 San Francisco 49ers Bob Stillwell End USC 388 Chicago Bears Allen Markert Tackle Minnesota 389 Los Angeles Rams Bill Lange Guard Dayton 390 Cleveland Browns Jim Massey Back Detroit 391 Philadelphia Eagles Dud Parker Back Baylor
= Pro Bowler [ 4] = Hall of Famer
† Ray Mallouf was an NFL veteran, originally selected in the 1941 NFL draft , who had already played four seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and one season for the New York Giants. The Giants released Mallouf just before the 1950 draft.[ 5]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[ 6] Leo Nomellini , tackle from Minnesota taken 1st round 11th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.[ 6] Ernie Stautner , defensive tackle from Boston College taken 2nd round 22nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.[ 6] Bud Grant , end from Minnesota taken 1st round 14th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994 as a coach , not a player.[ 6] Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[ 6] Notable undrafted players [ edit ] ^ Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ^ 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 . ^ "Draft History: 1940's" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013 .^ Leon Hart, 1949 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011 . ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career. ^ "Giant Gridders Release Mallouf" . The Oklahoman Oklahoma City . AP . January 22, 1950. p. 2-B. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via newspapers.com.^ a b c d e "Pro Football Draft History: 1950" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2011 .^ Lou Creekmur was also drafted 243 overall in the 26th round of the 1948 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles "History: 1948 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Retrieved August 3, 2008 .
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