1951 NFL draft

National Football League draft July 2026 August 2023 1951 NFL draft 2004-09-17 1600x2840 chicago blackstone.jpg The Blackstone hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2004 January 18–19, 1951 The Blackstone Hotelin Chicago, Illinois NFL Kyle Rote, HBNew York Giants 27 New York Yanks 36 Cleveland Browns 362 30 9 QB Y. A. Tittle G Dick Stanfel LB Bill George DT Art Donovan OT Mike McCormack S Jack Christiansen DB Don Shula DE Andy Robustelli CB Jack Butler 1950 1952 The 1951 NFL draft was held January 18–19, 1951, at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ NFL Draft Locations 2014-10-02 www.footballgeography.com 2014-10-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ 2015-09-05 dead Salomone Dan NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 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 2015-09-30 dead The Baltimore Colts folded after the 1950 season, and the NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL draft.Joe Gootter, "Sport-o-Grams: Paterson Yankee," Paterson News, Jan. 10, 1952, p. 26. Twenty players appearing on the Colts' 1950 roster were subsequently selected, with future Hall of Fame quarterback Y. A. Tittle leading the list, going to the San Francisco 49ers with the third pick overall. This was the fifth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous four winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, and Detroit Lions in 1950) ineligible from the draw;Draft History: 1940's http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1940s.aspx Pro Football Hall of Fame October 16, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131001024342/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1940s.aspx October 1, 2013 dead it was won by the New York Giants, who selected halfback Kyle Rote. Player selections = Pro Bowler Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer Round 1 Pick # NFL team Player Position College1New York Giants (Lottery bonus pick) Kyle RoteHalfbackSMU2Chicago Bears (From Baltimore Colts)Bob WilliamsQuarterbackNotre Dame3San Francisco 49ersY. A. Tittle QuarterbackLSU (Redrafted Colt)4Washington RedskinsLeon HeathFullbackOklahoma5Green Bay PackersBob GainTackleKentucky6Chicago CardinalsJerry GroomCenterNotre Dame7Philadelphia EaglesEbert Van BurenBackLSU8Philadelphia Eagles (From Detroit Lions)Chet MutrynBackXavier (Redrafted Colt)9Pittsburgh SteelersButch AvingerFullbackAlabama10Chicago Bears (From New York Yanks)Billy Stone Halfback Bradley (Redrafted Colt)11Los Angeles RamsBud McFadinGuardTexas12Chicago BearsGene SchroederEndVirginia13New York Giants Jim SpavitalFullbackOklahoma A&M14Cleveland BrownsKen KonzBackLSU HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame Round 2 Pick # NFL team Player Position College15Washington RedskinsEd SalemBackAlabama16Green Bay PackersAlbin CollinsBackLSU (Redrafted Colt)17San Francisco 49ersPete SchabarumBackCalifornia18Chicago CardinalsDon JoyceTackleTulane19Detroit LionsDick StanfelGuardSan Francisco20Pittsburgh SteelersChuck OrtmannHalfbackMichigan21Washington RedskinsJim StatonTackleWake Forest22New York YanksKen JacksonTackleTexas23Chicago BearsBill GeorgeLinebackerWake Forest24Los Angeles RamsHerb RichBackVanderbilt (Redrafted Colt)25New York GiantsRay KrouseTackleMaryland26Cleveland BrownsBucky CurtisEndVanderbilt Round 3 Pick # NFL team Player Position College27Green Bay PackersFred ConeHalfbackClemson28San Francisco 49ersBilly MixonBackGeorgia29Washington RedskinsWalt YowarskyTackleKentucky30Chicago CardinalsDon StonesiferEndNorthwestern31Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge SulimaEndBoston University32Philadelphia EaglesAl BrunoEndKentucky33Detroit LionsDorne DibbleEndMichigan State34New York YanksMike McCormackTackleKansas35Los Angeles RamsCharlie ToogoodTackleNebraska36Chicago BearsWilford WhiteBackArizona State37New York GiantsSonny GrandeliusBackMichigan State38Cleveland BrownsJerry HelluinTackleTulane Round 4 Pick # NFL team Player Position College39Cleveland BrownsBob OristaglioEndPenn (Redrafted Colt)40Washington RedskinsPaul GiroskiTackleRice41Cleveland BrownsBob SmithBackTexas A&M42Chicago CardinalsDick DoyneBackLehigh43Philadelphia EaglesFran NagleBackNebraska44Detroit LionsPete D'AlonzoBackVillanova45Pittsburgh SteelersBear FrenchTacklePurdue (Redrafted Colt)46New York YanksElmer WingateEndMaryland47Chicago BearsBob MoserCenterPacific48Los Angeles RamsGeorge KinekBackTulane49Chicago BearsTom JelleyEndMiami (FL)50Cleveland BrownsArt DonovanTackleBoston College (Redrafted Colt) Round 5 Pick # NFL team Player Position College51Chicago CardinalsLynn LynchGuardIllinois52Green Bay PackersWade StinsonBackKansas53San Francisco 49ersDick SteereTackleDrake54San Francisco 49ersAl CarapellaTackleMiami (FL)55Detroit LionsJim DoranEndIowa State56Pittsburgh SteelersFloyd SampsonBackMcMurry57Philadelphia EaglesJack DwyerBackLoyola (CA)58Detroit LionsLaVern TorgesonCenterWashington State59Los Angeles RamsTony MomsenCenterMichigan60Chicago BearsBrad RowlandBackMcMurry61New York GiantsJack Stroud TackleTennessee62Cleveland BrownsAce LoomisBackUW–La Crosse Round 6 Pick # NFL team Player Position College63Green Bay PackersSig HolowenkoTackleJohn Carroll64San Francisco 49ersBishop StricklandBackSouth Carolina65Washington RedskinsJohn MartinkovicEndXavier66Chicago CardinalsEd JasonekBackFurman67Pittsburgh SteelersDale DodrillGuardColorado A&M68Philadelphia EaglesKen FarragutCenterOle Miss69Detroit LionsJack ChristiansenSafetyColorado A&M70New York YanksGeorge MusaccoBackLoyola (CA)71Chicago BearsHerb FalkenbergBackTrinity (TX)72Los Angeles RamsNorb HeckerEndBaldwin Wallace73New York GiantsHerb HannahTackleAlabama74Cleveland BrownsDan RogasGuardTulane Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College75San Francisco 49ersDick ForbesEndSt. Ambrose76Washington RedskinsJohnny PapitBackVirginia77Green Bay PackersBill SutherlandEndSt. Vincent78Chicago CardinalsDick PunchesTackleColorado79Philadelphia EaglesFrank BoydstonBackBaylor80Detroit LionsBob MomsenTackleOhio State81Pittsburgh SteelersRay MathewsBackClemson82Cleveland BrownsIrv HoldashCenterNorth Carolina83Los Angeles RamsAlan EglerBackColgate84Chicago BearsPaul LeaTackleTulane85New York GiantsJoel WilliamsCenterTexas (Redrafted Colt)86Cleveland BrownsWalt MichaelsBackWashington & Lee Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College87Washington RedskinsBilly CoxBackDuke88Cleveland BrownsArt SpinneyEndBoston College (Redrafted Colt)89San Francisco 49ersJoe ArenasBackNebraska–Omaha90Chicago CardinalsLeo SanfordCenterLouisiana Tech91Detroit LionsDick RaklovitsBackIllinois92Pittsburgh SteelersHenry MinarikEndMichigan State93Philadelphia EaglesJack RichardsEndArkansas94New York YanksLarry LauerCenterAlabama95Chicago BearsClair MayesGuardOklahoma96Los Angeles RamsHugo PrimianiTackleBoston University97New York GiantsFred BennersBackSMU98Cleveland BrownsMax ClarkBackHouston Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College99Green Bay PackersDick McWilliamsTackleMichigan100San Francisco 49ersBruce Van AlstyneEndStanford101Washington RedskinsJake RowdenCenterMaryland102Chicago CardinalsNeil SchmidtBackPurdue103Pittsburgh SteelersJohn SchwederGuardPenn104Philadelphia EaglesDenny DoyleGuardTulane105Cleveland BrownsBurl TolerGuardSan Francisco106New York YanksDon ColoTackleBrown (Redrafted Colt)107Los Angeles RamsNolan LangBackOklahoma108Chicago BearsBill GregusBackWake Forest109New York GiantsHolland DonanTacklePrinceton110Cleveland BrownsDon ShulaBackJohn Carroll Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College111Washington RedskinsJames JanosekTacklePurdue112San Francisco 49ersNick FeherGuardGeorgia113Washington RedskinsBob JensenEndIowa State114Green Bay PackersBob NoppingerTackleGeorgetown115Chicago CardinalsKen CooperGuardVanderbilt (Redrafted Colt)116Philadelphia EaglesLouis SchaufeleBackArkansas117Detroit LionsJim ShoafGuardLSU118Pittsburgh SteelersPaul SalataEndUSC119New York YanksJesse ThomasBackMichigan State120Chicago BearsJ. W. SherrillBackTennessee121Los Angeles RamsRoland KirkbyBackWashington122New York GiantsEarl MurrayGuardPurdue123Cleveland BrownsChet GierulaGuardMaryland Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College124Washington RedskinsBill DeChardBackHoly Cross125Green Bay PackersGeorge RooksBackMorgan State126San Francisco 49ersBill JessupEndUSC127Chicago CardinalsTom BienemannEndDrake128Detroit LionsFrankie AndersonEndOklahoma129Pittsburgh SteelersJoe McCutcheonCenterWashington & Lee130Philadelphia EaglesBob PopeTackleKentucky131New York YanksSteve WyndhamBackClemson132Los Angeles RamsJohn NatyshakBackTampa133Chicago BearsTom HardimanBackGeorgetown134New York GiantsReds BagnellBackPenn135Cleveland BrownsBernie CustisBackSyracuse Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College136Green Bay PackersCarl KreagerCenterMichigan137San Francisco 49ersJim MonachinoBackCalifornia138Washington RedskinsAl ApplegateGuardScranton139Chicago CardinalsJack LandryBackNotre Dame140Pittsburgh SteelersJim BrandtBackSt. Thomas (MN)141Philadelphia EaglesHenry RichBackArizona State142Cleveland BrownsMilan SellersBackFlorida State143New York YanksAl LaryEndAlabama144Chicago BearsPunjab HairstonTackleNevada145Los Angeles RamsDon HardeyBackPacific146New York GiantsBob HudsonEndClemson147Cleveland BrownsStew KirtleyEndMorehead State Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College148San Francisco 49ersDick HarvinEndGeorgia Tech149Washington RedskinsDick CampbellBackWyoming150Green Bay PackersEd StephensBackMissouri151Chicago CardinalsVolney PetersTackleUSC152Philadelphia EaglesPete MastelloneCenterMiami (FL)153Detroit LionsWayne SiegertTackleIllinois154Pittsburgh SteelersBill SzaboTackleBucknell155New York YanksJohn ThomasEndOregon State156Los Angeles RamsJoe ReidCenterLSU157Chicago BearsCharley WrightBackWest Texas State158New York GiantsPaul DouglassBackIllinois159Cleveland BrownsBob VoskuhlCenterGeorgetown (KY) Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College160Washington RedskinsAdrian BurkQuarterbackBaylor (Redrafted Colt)161Green Bay PackersRay BauerEndMontana162San Francisco 49ersRex BerryBackBYU163Chicago CardinalsBill LeskovarBackKentucky164Detroit LionsLee WittmerTackleDetroit165Pittsburgh SteelersMike MizeranyGuardAlabama166Philadelphia EaglesBobby WalstonEndGeorgia167New York YanksCharley RappBackDuquesne168Chicago BearsBailey WoodsBackAbilene Christian169Los Angeles RamsRob McCoyBackGeorgia Tech170New York GiantsPat FlanaganTackleMarquette171Cleveland BrownsRudy CernochTackleNorthwestern Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College172Green Bay PackersJoe ErnstBackTulane173San Francisco 49ersDave SparksGuardSouth Carolina174Washington RedskinsVic ThomasTackleColorado175Chicago CardinalsJohn SimcicGuardWisconsin176Pittsburgh SteelersClay WebbBackKentucky177Philadelphia EaglesBobby NorthBackGeorgia Tech178Detroit LionsJim HillBackTennessee179New York YanksBill WanamakerGuardKentucky180Los Angeles RamsObie PoseyBackSouthern181Chicago BearsSid HallCenterPacific182New York GiantsGene VykukalTackleTexas183Cleveland BrownsJoe SkibinskiGuardPurdue Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College184San Francisco 49ersBob WhiteBackStanford185Washington RedskinsBob BatesCenterTexas A&M186Green Bay PackersDick AfflisTackleNevada187Chicago CardinalsGene MillerBackNorthwestern188Philadelphia EaglesHal HatfieldEndUSC189Detroit LionsTed GeremskyEndPittsburgh190Pittsburgh SteelersLambert ObergCenterTrinity (CT)191New York YanksBill FrayTackleIdaho192Chicago BearsFrank VolmEndMarquette193Los Angeles RamsBill RobertsonEndMemphis State194New York GiantsAlan PfeiferEndFordham195Cleveland BrownsEd PaskyBackSouth Carolina Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College196Washington RedskinsGene BritoEndLoyola (CA)197Green Bay PackersRay PelfreyBackEastern Kentucky198San Francisco 49ersArt MichalikGuardSt. Ambrose199Chicago CardinalsHenry MayCenterSouthwest Missouri State200Detroit LionsDarrell MeisenheimerBackOklahoma A&M201Pittsburgh SteelersTed GehlmannTackleWilliam & Mary202Philadelphia EaglesHal WaggonerBackTulane203New York YanksDick RowanCenterTexas204Los Angeles RamsHal RileyEndBaylor205Chicago BearsDon DufekBackMichigan206New York GiantsBud SherrodEndTennessee207Cleveland BrownsLeroy Ka-NeBackDayton Round 18 Pick # NFL team Player Position College208Green Bay PackersEd PetelaBackBoston College209San Francisco 49ersJim MurphyTackleXavier210Washington RedskinsDom FucciBackKentucky211Chicago CardinalsRuss PomeroyTackleStanford212Pittsburgh SteelersPat FieldBackGeorgia213Philadelphia EaglesBill WeeksBackIowa State214Detroit LionsEddie WolgastBackArizona215New York YanksBob WatsonEndUCLA216Chicago BearsChuck BrownGuardIllinois217Los Angeles RamsDick DaughertyGuardOregon218New York GiantsFrank SmithBackMiami (FL)219Cleveland BrownsRube DeRoinCenterOklahoma A&M Round 19 Pick # NFL team Player Position College220San Francisco 49ersJohn PhillipsBackMississippi Southern221Washington RedskinsBuddy BrownGuardArkansas222Green Bay PackersJim LiberBackXavier223Chicago CardinalsGene AckermanEndMissouri224Philadelphia EaglesJohn BoveTackleWest Virginia225Detroit LionsGordy HansonTackleWashington State226Pittsburgh SteelersBill PavlikowskiBackBoston University227New York YanksRalph LongmoreBackDuquesne228Los Angeles RamsAndy RobustelliDefensive endArnold229Chicago BearsEd LisakBackOklahoma230New York GiantsBilly ConnBackAuburn231Cleveland BrownsRay SolariGuardCalifornia Round 20 Pick # NFL team Player Position College232Washington RedskinsJohn KerestesBackPurdue233Green Bay PackersDick JohnsonTackleVirginia234San Francisco 49ersAl TateTackleIllinois235Chicago CardinalsFred WallnerGuardNotre Dame236Detroit LionsHarry GibbonsBackSouth Dakota State237Pittsburgh SteelersTex DonnellyTackleHoly Cross238Philadelphia EaglesJohn GloriosoBackMissouri239New York YanksJerrell PriceTackleTexas Tech240Chicago BearsLarry SmithCenterSouth Carolina241Los Angeles RamsJim NutterBackWichita242New York GiantsBill AlbrightTackleWisconsin243Cleveland BrownsJack CrocherBackTulsa Round 21 Pick # NFL team Player Position College244Green Bay PackersArt EdlingEndMinnesota245San Francisco 49ersHardy BrownBackTulsa246Washington RedskinsClarence MarableTackleTCU247Chicago CardinalsDick BuntingEndDrake248Pittsburgh SteelersErnie CheathamTackleLoyola (CA)249Philadelphia EaglesNeal FranklinTackleSMU250Detroit LionsKing BlockBackIdaho251New York YanksAl PollardBackArmy252Los Angeles RamsEarl StelleBackOregon253Chicago BearsLarry HigginsBackFordham254New York GiantsBernie LemonickGuardPenn255Cleveland BrownsRay StoneEndTexas Round 22 Pick # NFL team Player Position College256San Francisco 49ersDwight WinslowBackBoise JC257Washington RedskinsElliot SpeedCenterAlabama258Green Bay PackersArt FelkerEndMarquette259Chicago CardinalsS. J. WhitmanBackTulsa260Philadelphia EaglesJack RuckerBackMississippi State261Detroit LionsDan FoldbergEndArmy262Pittsburgh SteelersDick HendleyBackClemson263New York YanksEddie KingCenterBoston College (Redrafted Colt)264Chicago BearsBob HansonGuardMontana265Los Angeles RamsBilly BaggettBackLSU266New York GiantsWaldo BinkleyTackleAustin Peay267Cleveland BrownsCarl TaseffCornerbackJohn Carroll Round 23 Pick # NFL team Player Position College268Washington RedskinsZeke MartinBackNorth Texas State269Green Bay PackersTubba ChamberlainGuardUW–Eau Claire270San Francisco 49ersWally BrunswaldBackGustavus Adolphus271Chicago CardinalsJim OwensEndOklahoma (Redrafted Colt)272Detroit LionsDick GabrielBackLehigh273Pittsburgh SteelersJoe MinorEndJohn Carroll274Philadelphia EaglesJack BigheadEndPepperdine275New York YanksDave CunninghamBackUtah276Los Angeles RamsDean ThomasTackleMichigan State277Chicago BearsRene HlavacTackleNebraska–Omaha278New York GiantsDick YelvingtonTackleGeorgia279Cleveland BrownsJohnny ChampionBackSMU Round 24 Pick # NFL team Player Position College280Green Bay PackersDick ChristieBackNebraska–Omaha281San Francisco 49ersTom KingsfordBackMontana282Washington RedskinsTom PowersBackDuke283Chicago CardinalsBilly CrossBackWest Texas State284Pittsburgh SteelersArt AloisCenterSan Francisco285Philadelphia EaglesTony KotowskiEndMississippi State286Detroit LionsGeorge BuksarBackPurdue (Redrafted Colt)287New York YanksBreck StroscheinEndUCLA288Chicago BearsPete DokasEndMansfield289Los Angeles RamsHarry AbeltinTackleColgate290New York GiantsDick KuhGuardMichigan State291Cleveland BrownsWayne BennerBackFlorida State Round 25 Pick # NFL team Player Position College292San Francisco 49ersMike PetersonEndDenver293Washington RedskinsBob ChubbEndShippensburg294Green Bay PackersMonte CharlesBackHillsdale295Chicago CardinalsVernon QuickGuardWofford296Philadelphia EaglesGlenn DrahnBackIowa297Detroit LionsDick HarrisCenterTexas298Pittsburgh SteelersTom CalvinBackAlabama299New York YanksRoy BoudreauxTackleSouthwestern Louisiana300Los Angeles RamsJackie CalvertTackleClemson301Chicago BearsJohnny MillerBackNorthwestern302New York GiantsChet LagodTackleChattanooga303Cleveland BrownsJohn KnispelTackleUW–La Crosse Round 26 Pick # NFL team Player Position College304Washington RedskinsJohnny WilliamsBackUSC305Green Bay PackersBill MillerTackleOhio State306San Francisco 49ersKeith CarpenterTackleSan Jose State307Chicago CardinalsJeff FleischmannBackCornell308Detroit LionsFrank KazmierskiCenterWest Virginia309Pittsburgh SteelersPug PearmanGuardTennessee310Philadelphia EaglesBilly StewartBackMississippi State311New York YanksWill ShermanBackSt. Mary's (CA)312Chicago BearsBuddy RogersBackArkansas313Los Angeles RamsHowie RuetzTackleLoras314New York GiantsQuincy ArmstrongCenterNorth Texas State315Cleveland BrownsFred WilliamsTackleArkansas Round 27 Pick # NFL team Player Position College316Green Bay PackersBob BossonsCenterGeorgia Tech317San Francisco 49ersRay LungGuardOregon318Washington RedskinsBill JohnsonBackStetson319Chicago CardinalsKen HuxholdTackleWisconsin320Pittsburgh SteelersBob RadcliffeBackWisconsin321Philadelphia EaglesBob WinshipTackleRice322Detroit LionsHarry AllisEndMichigan323New York YanksEd PriceBackTexas Tech324Los Angeles RamsAl BroskyBackIllinois325Chicago BearsJerry TaylorCenterWyoming326New York GiantsCharley HubbardEndMorris Harvey327Cleveland BrownsJack JonesBackLivingston Round 28 Pick # NFL team Player Position College328San Francisco 49ersJack RohanBackLoras329Washington RedskinsJohn KadlecGuardMissouri330Green Bay PackersBill AyreBackAbilene Christian331Chicago CardinalsDick MartinBackKentucky332Philadelphia EaglesMarv StendelEndArkansas333Detroit LionsDick PeotTackleSouth Dakota State334Pittsburgh SteelersHoward HansenBackUCLA335New York YanksJim ChadbandBackIdaho336Chicago BearsLeon CampbellBackArkansas (Redrafted Colt)337Los Angeles RamsSterling WingoBackVPI338New York GiantsHal QuinnGuardSMU339Cleveland BrownsRoger ThriftBackEast Carolina Round 29 Pick # NFL team Player Position College340Washington RedskinsArt StewartBackSoutheastern State341Green Bay PackersRalph FielerEndMiami (FL)342San Francisco 49ersS. P. GarnettTackleKansas343Chicago CardinalsBob LivingstoneBackNotre Dame (Redrafted Colt)344Detroit LionsBruce WomackTackleWest Texas State345Pittsburgh SteelersFred SmithEndTulsa346Philadelphia EaglesRoscoe HansenTackleNorth Carolina347New York YanksVeto KissellBackHoly Cross (Redrafted Colt)348Los Angeles RamsEarl JacksonBackTexas Tech349Chicago BearsJohn JusticeGuardSanta Clara350New York GiantsJohn ConsidineTacklePurdue351Cleveland BrownsBill DriverBackFlorida State Round 30 Pick # NFL team Player Position College352Green Bay PackersEd WithersBackWisconsin353San Francisco 49ersJerry FaskeBackIowa354Washington RedskinsNick BolkovacTacklePittsburgh355Chicago CardinalsLeon RootBackRutgers356Pittsburgh SteelersJohn GrubleEndTennessee357Philadelphia EaglesJohn FordQuarterbackHardin–Simmons358Detroit LionsRon HorwathBackDetroit359New York YanksJoe ShinnEndTulane360Chicago BearsCharley ButlerEndGeorge Washington361Los Angeles RamsAlvin HanleyBackKentucky State362Cleveland BrownsSisto AvernoGuardMuhlenberg (Redrafted Colt) = Pro Bowler = Hall of Famer Hall of Famers Jack Christiansen, defensive back from Colorado State University taken 6th round 69th pick by the Detroit Lions. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductees http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s 2008-07-31 dead Y. A. Tittle, quarterback from LSU taken 1st round 3rd overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971. Andy Robustelli, defensive end from the University of Bridgeport Taken in the 19th round 228th overall by the Los Angeles Rams. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971. Bill George, linebacker from Wake Forest University taken 2nd round 23rd overall by the Chicago Bears. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974. Mike McCormack, offensive tackle from the University of Kansas taken 3rd round 34th overall by the New York Yanks. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductees http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1980s 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html 2008-07-31 dead Don Shula, back from John Carroll University taken 9th round 110th overall by the Cleveland Browns. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1997 as a coach, not a player.Pro Football Hall of Fame: List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductees http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1990s 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html 2008-07-31 dead Jack Butler, cornerback from St.Bonaventure undrafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012. Dick Stanfel, guard from San Francisco taken 2nd round 19th overall by the Detroit Lions. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016. Notable undrafted players † = Pro Bowler ‡= Hall of FamerPlayers are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. yes 1951 yes Los Angeles Rams Marvin Johnson Marvin Johnson (American football) Cornerback 1950 San Jose State University San Jose State Spartans San Jose State no yes 1951 yes Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Butler Jack Butler (American football) Cornerback 1950 St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure yes yes References External links NFL.com – 1951 Draft databaseFootball.com – 1951 Draft 1951 National Football League Draft https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-1951-national-football-league-draft/ Pro Football Hall of Fame July 10, 2025 1951 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference Category:NFL draft Draft NFL Draft NFL Draft Category:1951 in Chicago Category:American football in Chicago Category:Organized events in Chicago