1954 IRFU college draft

Second sports draft by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union August 2026 The 1954 IRFU college draft was the second official sports draft held by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a predecessor of the East Division of the Canadian Football League, in the spring of 1954. 32 players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.Draft History https://web.archive.org/web/20130423122530/http://bclions.com/page/history_draft 2013-04-23 The Toronto Argonauts had the first selection, Bill McFarlane, in a draft where only six players would ever play in a professional football game. The following list only includes the first three rounds due to historical limitations.http://www.bclions.com/page/draft 2014 CFL Draft Guide 2014-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20141128052234/http://www.bclions.com/page/draft 2014-11-28 dead Round one Pick # CFL team Player Position University 1 Toronto Argonauts Bill McFarlane HB Toronto 2 Ottawa Rough Riders George Klein HB McGill 3 Montreal Alouettes Don Mattason G Toronto 4 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Steve Oneschuk HB Toronto Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position University 5 Toronto Argonauts Jacques Belec FB Western Ontario 6 Ottawa Rough Riders Len Shaw FB McGill 7 Montreal Alouettes Fred Wilot QB McGill 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jim Dodds FB McMaster Round three Pick # CFL team Player Position University 9 Toronto Argonauts Wilmer Crawford HB McMaster 10 Ottawa Rough Riders Vince Capogreco G McGill 11 Montreal Alouettes Roy McMurtry T Toronto 12 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jack Thompson HB Western Ontario References Category:CFL draft Category:1954 in Canadian football