1945 NFL draft

National Football League draft July 2026 August 2023 1945 NFL draft Commodore Hotel, New York City, 1921.jpg 1945 NFL draft logo Commodore Hotel (location of the draft) April 8, 1945 Commodore Hotelin New York City, NY NFL Charley Trippi, HBChicago Cardinals 30 each team made 30 picks 30 each team made 30 picks 330 32 5 RB Charley Trippi WR Elroy Hirsch E Pete Pihos WR Tom Fears DT Arnie Weinmeister 1944 1946 The 1945 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1945, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.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 Perhaps as a tip of the hat to wartime sensibilities, the 1945 draft was officially called the "1944 Preferred Negotiations List" by the league.Strickler (ed.), 1945 Record and Rules Manual, p. 83. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected halfback Charley Trippi. Although there were formally 32 rounds of the draft, each of the 11 teams made a total of 30 selections, with a total of 330 players chosen.George Strickler (ed.), The National Football League Record and Rules Manual, 1945. Chicago: National Football League, 1945; pp. 83-100, passim. A total of 22 players were selected before they became eligible for the draft under league rules. These draft choices were forfeited by the team and are noted below. The actual number of drafted-and-eligible players chosen in the 1945 draft was thus 308. Player selections = Pro BowlerPlayers 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 College1Chicago CardinalsCharley TrippiHalfbackGeorgia2Pittsburgh SteelersPaul DuhartHalfbackFlorida3Brooklyn TigersJoe RenfroeBackTulane4Boston YanksEddie ProkopBackGeorgia Tech5Cleveland RamsElroy HirschFlankerMichigan6Detroit LionsFrank SzymanskiCenterNotre Dame7Chicago BearsDon LundBackMichigan8Washington RedskinsJim HardyQuarterbackUSC9Philadelphia EaglesJohn YonakorDefensive endNotre Dame10New York GiantsElmer BarbourQuarterbackWake Forest11Green Bay PackersWalt SchlinkmanFullbackTexas Tech Round 2 Pick # NFL team Player Position College12Pittsburgh SteelersJack DuggerEndOhio State13Brooklyn TigersWayne WilliamsBackMinnesota14Chicago CardinalsPaul CollinsBackMissouri15Boston YanksTom DeanTackleSMU16Cleveland RamsMilan LazetichTackleMichigan Round 3 Pick # NFL team Player Position College17Brooklyn TigersCecil GrayCenterOregon18Chicago CardinalsWalter WattBackMiami (FL)19Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Bill DellastatiousBackMissouri20Boston YanksDamon TassosGuardTexas A&M21Cleveland RamsDub WootenEndOklahoma22Chicago BearsCharley AllenBackSMU23Washington RedskinsTree AdamsTackleNotre Dame24Detroit LionsStan MohrbacherGuardIowa25Philadelphia EaglesAlvin DarkBackLSU26New York GiantsGordon ApplebyCenterOhio State27Green Bay PackersClyde GoodnightEndTulsa Round 4 Pick # NFL team Player Position College28Chicago CardinalsBob DobelsteinGuardTennessee29Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Roger AdamsCenterFlorida30Brooklyn TigersSteve EnichGuardMarquette31Boston YanksDon DeeksTackleWashington32Cleveland RamsJack ZillyEndNotre Dame Round 5 Pick # NFL team Player Position College33Pittsburgh SteelersChuck MehelichEndDuquesne34Brooklyn TigersAl KowalskiQuarterbackTulsa35Chicago CardinalsZeke ChronisterEndTCU36Boston Yanks (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Johnny StrzykalskiBackMarquette37Cleveland RamsRoger HardingCenterCalifornia38Washington RedskinsGeorge BujanCenterOregon39Detroit LionsBob WieseBackMichigan40Chicago BearsForest MastersonCenterIowa41Philadelphia EaglesPete PihosEndIndiana42New York GiantsEd CastleberryBackWest Texas State43Green Bay PackersJoe GrahamEndFlorida Round 6 Pick # NFL team Player Position College44Brooklyn TigersDick BarweganGuardPurdue45Chicago CardinalsCorwin ClattBackNotre Dame46Pittsburgh SteelersGregg BrowningEndDenver47Boston YanksJim MelloBackNotre Dame48Cleveland RamsJerry CowhigBackNotre Dame49Detroit LionsGene FeketeBackOhio State50Chicago BearsWayne ShawBackSMU51Washington RedskinsJohnny NorthEndVanderbilt52Philadelphia EaglesChuck DellagoGuardMinnesota53New York GiantsBarney PooleEndOle Miss54Green Bay PackersDon WellsTackleGeorgia Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College55Chicago CardinalsZiggy CzarobskiTackleNotre Dame56Pittsburgh SteelersMike WolakBackDuquesne57Brooklyn TigersLouie FutrellBackFresno State58Boston YanksMarty SilovichCenterMarquette59Cleveland RamsFred NegusCenterWisconsin60Chicago BearsGlen BurgeisTackleTulsa61Washington RedskinsJohn SteberGuardGeorgia Tech62Detroit LionsMike JarmolukTackleTemple63Philadelphia EaglesGonzalo MoralesBackSt. Mary's (CA)64New York GiantsJack MeadEndWisconsin65Green Bay PackersCasey StephensonBackTennessee Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College66Pittsburgh SteelersTom HughesTackleMissouri67Brooklyn TigersJohn DoddsGuardCalifornia68Chicago CardinalsJohn HarringtonEndMarquette69Boston YanksEllis JonesGuardTulsa70Cleveland RamsJohnny AugustBackAlabama71Washington RedskinsArt PorterEndTulane72Detroit LionsJack LowtherBackDetroit73Chicago BearsPat O'BrienTacklePurdue74Philadelphia EaglesSam RobinsonBackWashington75New York GiantsNick VodickBackNorthwestern76Green Bay PackersToby CollinsTackleTulsa Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College77Brooklyn TigersElting JohnsonBackBucknell78Chicago CardinalsGene MeeksBackKentucky79Pittsburgh SteelersLeon PenseBackArkansas80Boston YanksEarl LambertBackManhattan81Cleveland RamsDick HuffmanTackleTennessee82Detroit LionsLes JoopTackleIllinois83Chicago BearsBill MaytherCenterOregon84Washington RedskinsCurt KuykendallBackAuburn85Philadelphia EaglesForrest HallBackSan Francisco86New York GiantsJohn RudanBackMarquette87Green Bay PackersLamar DinglerEndArkansas Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College88Chicago CardinalsBill HuberEndNotre Dame89Pittsburgh SteelersArt BrandauCenterTennessee90Brooklyn TigersRoy CrossEndTennessee91Boston YanksDon KasprzakBackDartmouth92Cleveland RamsVern WaltersBackAlma93Chicago BearsBill PoeBackClemson94Washington RedskinsFrank BroggerEndMichigan State95Detroit LionsPaul WalkerEndYale96Philadelphia EaglesJoe SadonisTackleFordham97New York GiantsVic SmithBackUCLA98Green Bay PackersHal HelscherBackLSU Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College99Pittsburgh SteelersRay BallBackHoly Cross100Brooklyn TigersEarl HauryTackleKansas State101Chicago CardinalsHalley HeardTackleLSU102Boston YanksBen JonesEndArkansas103Cleveland RamsTom FearsEndUCLA104Washington RedskinsMack CregerBackNorthwestern105Detroit LionsHowie HansenTackleUtah State106Chicago BearsChuck AveryBackMinnesota107Philadelphia EaglesRudy MobleyBackHardin–Simmons108New York GiantsJim YoungTackleArkansas109Green Bay PackersRalph HammondCenterPittsburgh Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College110Brooklyn TigersJohn MartinBackEast Tennessee State111Chicago CardinalsBob CowanBackIndiana112Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Frank BasiloneBackDuquesne113Boston YanksHerb ColemanCenterNotre Dame114Cleveland RamsJoe WinklerCenterPurdue115Detroit LionsMike KasapTackleIllinois116Chicago BearsJack BoydBackUCLA117Washington RedskinsPaul McKeeEndSyracuse118Philadelphia EaglesJim NewmeyerTackleSt. Vincent119New York GiantsBilly BevisBackTennessee120Green Bay PackersEd PodgorskiTackleLafayette Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College121Chicago CardinalsBuddy LuperBackDuke122Pittsburgh SteelersJohn MonahanEndDartmouth123Brooklyn TigersGeorge McDonaldTackleSouth Carolina124Boston YanksJoe PezelskiBackVillanova125Cleveland RamsJack AlandTackleAlabama126Chicago BearsRalph EllsworthBackTexas127Washington RedskinsCharlie ConerlyQuarterbackOle Miss128Detroit LionsWally HoppBackNebraska129Philadelphia EaglesBill ChambersTackleUCLA130New York GiantsBob BoozerTackleArkansas131Green Bay PackersBill HackettGuardOhio State Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College132Pittsburgh SteelersMel OdelliBackDuquesne133Brooklyn TigersHal SelfBackAlabama134Chicago CardinalsSolon BarnettGuardBaylor135Boston YanksJohn DiGangiTackleHoly Cross136Cleveland RamsChuck UknesBackIowa137Washington RedskinsJohn PutnikEndUtah State138Detroit LionsBen TrickeyBackIowa139Chicago BearsFrank MattioliGuardPittsburgh140Philadelphia EaglesJohn DudaBackVirginia141New York GiantsStan RhoadesBackMississippi State142Green Bay PackersMarv LindseyBackArkansas Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College143Brooklyn TigersTom ReillyGuardFordham144Chicago CardinalsGordon CarverBackDuke145Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).George ConnorTackleNotre Dame146Boston YanksChan HighsmithCenterNorth Carolina147Cleveland Rams (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Bill LundBackCase Western Reserve148Detroit LionsWindell WilliamsEndRice149Chicago BearsMerle GibsonEndTCU150Washington RedskinsEddie SaenzBackUSC151Philadelphia EaglesBill MontgomeryBackLSU152New York GiantsJack WinkBackWisconsin153Green Bay PackersBuster McClureTackleNevada Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College154Chicago Cardinals (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).John CannadyBackIndiana155Pittsburgh SteelersJim UnglesBackKansas State156Brooklyn TigersSkimp HarrisonEndSouth Carolina157Boston YanksMike CostelloEndGeorgetown158Cleveland RamsBob BartonEndHoly Cross159Chicago BearsJohn CreeveyBackNotre Dame160Washington RedskinsDom FusciTackleSouth Carolina161Detroit LionsWayne FlaniganEndDenver162Philadelphia EaglesHoward WernerEndSyracuse163New York GiantsJim LittleTackleKentucky164Green Bay PackersHarry PieperCenterCalifornia Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College165Pittsburgh SteelersJohn ItzelBackPittsburgh166Brooklyn TigersArnie WeinmeisterDefensive TackleWashington167Chicago CardinalsBen CittadinoEndDuke168Boston YanksPaul DromgooleEndManhattan169Cleveland RamsDick HoernerBackIowa170Washington RedskinsBobby Tom JenkinsBackAlabama171Detroit LionsO.J. KeyBackTulane172Chicago BearsNick SacrintyBackWake Forest173Philadelphia EaglesJim AustinBackMissouri174New York GiantsBob JabbuschGuardOhio State175Green Bay PackersBob KulaBackMinnesota Round 18 Pick # NFL team Player Position College176Brooklyn TigersVirgil EikenbergBackRice177Chicago CardinalsRalph StrayhornGuardNorth Carolina178Pittsburgh SteelersAlex WizbickiBackHoly Cross179Boston YanksDolph CzekalaTackleSyracuse180Cleveland RamsLee KennonTackleOklahoma181Detroit LionsJim McWhorterBackAlabama182Chicago BearsJim KeaneEndIowa183Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Ed StaccoTackleColgate184Philadelphia EaglesQuentin KlenkTackleUSC185New York GiantsBill ByrdCenterMaryland186Green Bay PackersFrank HazardGuardNebraska Round 19 Pick # NFL team Player Position College187Chicago CardinalsJohn AndretichBackPurdue188Pittsburgh SteelersJim LandriganTackleDartmouth189Brooklyn TigersAl KasulinBackVillanova190Boston YanksJoe DrummTackleGeorgetown191Cleveland RamsEagle MatulichBackMississippi State192Chicago BearsBruno NiedzielaTackleIowa193Washington RedskinsJim BradshawCenterAuburn194Detroit LionsClyde LeForceBackTulsa195Philadelphia EaglesJoe SpencerTackleOklahoma A&M196New York GiantsGlenn MorriesTackleTexas197Green Bay PackersEd JeffersTackleOklahoma A&M Round 20 Pick # NFL team Player Position College198Pittsburgh SteelersBill LilienthalTackleVillanova199Brooklyn TigersCharley LivelyTackleArkansas200Chicago CardinalsJack KramerTackleMarquette201Boston YanksMario GiannelliTackleBoston College202Cleveland RamsBill GriffinTackleKentucky203Washington RedskinsBill ShipkeyBackStanford204Detroit LionsMike CastronisGuardGeorgia205Chicago BearsBroughton WilliamsEndFlorida206Philadelphia EaglesLeo PrattTackleOklahoma A&M207New York GiantsPete DavisBackSanta Clara208Green Bay PackersBill PrenticeBackSanta Clara Round 21 Pick # NFL team Player Position College209Brooklyn TigersTed CurranBackIowa210Chicago CardinalsRed CheekGuardBaylor211Pittsburgh SteelersArt PriceBackRutgers212Boston YanksEric JamisonTackleSan Francisco213Cleveland RamsLeroy EricksonBackOregon214Detroit LionsKen CurrierGuardWisconsin215Chicago BearsWalt StickelTacklePenn216Washington RedskinsSid HallidayTackleSMU217Philadelphia EaglesPhil TeschnerTackleBrown218New York GiantsSam VacantiBackIowa219Green Bay PackersWarren FullerEndFordham Round 22 Pick # NFL team Player Position College220Chicago CardinalsFred GrantBackAlabamaFred Grant https://www.profootballarchives.com/coach/gran03450coach.html Pro Football Archives 24 July 2023 July 24, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230724125717/https://www.profootballarchives.com/coach/gran03450coach.html dead 221Pittsburgh SteelersDon MalmbergBackUCLA222Brooklyn Tigers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Don FablingBackColorado223Boston YanksWalt KretzBackCornell224Cleveland Rams (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Ray EvansTackleTexas Western225Chicago BearsBob LivingstoneBackNotre Dame226Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Chick DavidsonTackleCornell227Detroit LionsJack VeruttiBackSt. Mary's (CA)228Philadelphia EaglesJohn MageeGuardRice229New York GiantsVern OliverCenterWashington State230Green Bay PackersFred NeilsenTackleSt. Mary's (CA) Round 23 Pick # NFL team Player Position College231Pittsburgh SteelersEverett HartwellEndAuburn232Brooklyn TigersWally CrittendenBackUSC233Chicago Cardinals (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Johnny CookBackGeorgia234Boston Yanks (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Marty GrbovazEndSan Francisco235Cleveland RamsLuke HigginsTackleNotre Dame236Washington RedskinsGabby MartinEndSMU237Detroit LionsRay OlsenBackTulane238Chicago BearsMike VargonEndKansas State239Philadelphia EaglesMonk MosleyBackAlabama240New York GiantsJim ChadwellTackleTennessee241Green Bay PackersBob GilmoreBackWashington Round 24 Pick # NFL team Player Position College242Brooklyn TigersJules TaddieCenterRochester243Chicago CardinalsArdie McClureTackleGeorgia244Pittsburgh SteelersEd CainBackRice245Boston YanksZiggy GoryCenterVillanova246Cleveland RamsStan NowakEndSouth Carolina247Detroit LionsRuss MorrowCenterTennessee248Chicago BearsCharley WrightGuardIowa State249Washington RedskinsJames McCurdyCenterWashington250Philadelphia EaglesBlair BrownGuardOklahoma A&M251New York GiantsVince MrozEndMichigan State252Green Bay PackersLloyd BaxterCenterSMU Round 25 Pick # NFL team Player Position College253Chicago CardinalsHugo NorigeBackWooster254Pittsburgh SteelersAngelo CarlacciniBackPittsburgh255Brooklyn TigersJerry WhitneyBackUSC256Boston Yanks (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Bill IancelliEndWilliam & Mary257Cleveland RamsGene KonopkaGuardVillanova258Chicago BearsJack GreenGuardAlabama259Washington RedskinsCecil SoudersEndOhio State260Detroit LionsStan GreenTackleOklahoma261Philadelphia EaglesBob HallEndStanford262New York GiantsGeorge KitaBackDrake263Green Bay PackersNolan LuhnEndTulsa Round 26 Pick # NFL team Player Position College264Pittsburgh SteelersEd BurnsBackBoston College265Brooklyn Tigers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Felix TrapaniGuardLSU266Chicago Cardinals (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Red KnightBackLSU267Boston YanksAl KullTackleFordham268Cleveland RamsRay FlorekBackIllinois269Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Ben WallBackWestern Michigan270Detroit LionsBob IvoryGuardDetroit271Chicago BearsLu GambinoBackMaryland272Philadelphia EaglesDan TalcottTackleNevada273New York GiantsDoug GrahamTackleStanford274Green Bay PackersNestor BlancoGuardColorado Mines Round 27 Pick # NFL team Player Position College275Brooklyn TigersHal FinneyBackUSC276Chicago CardinalsDon FambroughBackTexas277Pittsburgh SteelersGlen StoughTackleDuke278Boston YanksBob MangeneBackBoston College279Cleveland RamsRuss PerryBackWake Forest280Detroit LionsDell TaylorBackTulsa281Chicago BearsRay JonesBackTexas282Washington RedskinsGeorge HilleryEndTexas Western283Philadelphia EaglesBill ThompsonTackleNew Mexico284New York GiantsJack DillonEndTexas Tech285Green Bay PackersBill ChestnutBackKansas Round 28 Pick # NFL team Player Position College286Chicago CardinalsBulldog WilliamsTackleDuke287Pittsburgh SteelersJim MarshTackleOklahoma State288Brooklyn TigersDon FaubleBackOklahoma289Boston YanksJohn MorelliGuardGeorgetown290Cleveland RamsPat WestBackUSC291Chicago BearsBob HaryBackMinnesota292Washington RedskinsMilford DreblowBackUSC293Detroit LionsLen CieslaBackCreighton294Philadelphia EaglesAl FlemingCenterWichita295New York GiantsCharley J'AnthonyBackBrown296Green Bay PackersJim ThompsonBackWashington State Round 29 Pick # NFL team Player Position College297Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Ralph GrantBackBucknell298Brooklyn TigersNick StudenBackDenver299Chicago CardinalsEd DusekBackTexas A&M300Boston YanksJohn FisherCenterHarvard301Cleveland RamsBill DavisBackOregon302Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Frank IrwinTackleDuke303Detroit LionsFrank LoppTackleWisconsin304Chicago BearsNick ForkovitchBackWilliam & Mary305Philadelphia EaglesLeo BenjaminCenterWest Virginia306New York GiantsRay PipkinBackArkansas307Green Bay PackersJim EvansEndIdaho Round 30 Pick # NFL team Player Position College308Brooklyn Tigers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).LeMar DykstraBackColorado309Chicago CardinalsOtto PayneBackTexas A&M310Pittsburgh SteelersJohn KondrlaTackleSt. Vincent311Boston YanksElmer ObertoGuardGeorgetown312Cleveland RamsCharley ComptonTackleAlabama313Detroit LionsPaul LimontEndNotre Dame314Chicago BearsDon RobinsonBackMichigan315Washington RedskinsLeon DinerEndDenver316Philadelphia EaglesJim DoughertyBackMiami (OH)317New York GiantsJoe WolfCenterUSC318Green Bay Packers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Hamilton NicholsGuardRice Round 31 Pick # NFL team Player Position College319Chicago BearsRusty JohnstonBackMarquette320Washington RedskinsBob CummingsCenterVanderbilt321Detroit Lions (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited).Ben SchadlerBackNorthwestern322Philadelphia EaglesKen ReeseBackAlabama323New York GiantsBill BroderickTackleUtah324Green Bay PackersJohn PridayBackOhio State Round 32 Pick # NFL team Player Position College325Washington RedskinsDon NolanderTackleMinnesota326Detroit LionsTom DoraisBackDetroit327Chicago BearsGeorge GrovesCenterMarquette328Philadelphia EaglesLoren BranerCenterPittsburgh329New York GiantsJohn StaplesGuardAlabama330Green Bay PackersBilly Lee AldridgeBackOklahoma A&M = Hall of Famer Hall of Famers Charley Trippi, halfback from Georgia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Chicago Cardinals. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1960s 2008-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html 2008-07-31 dead Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch, wide receiver from Michigan taken 1st round 5th overall by the Cleveland Rams. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968. Pete Pihos, defensive end from Indiana University (Bloomington) taken 5th round 41st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s 2008-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s 2008-07-31 dead Tom Fears, end from the University of California, Los Angeles taken 11th round 103rd overall by the Cleveland Rams. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970. Arnie Weinmeister, defensive tackle from Washington taken 17th round 166th overall by the Brooklyn Tigers. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1980s 2008-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html 2008-07-31 dead Notable undrafted players † = Pro Bowler yes 1945 yes Cleveland Rams Don Greenwood Don Greenwood (American football) Back 1944 University of Missouri Missouri Tigers Missouri no yes 1945 yes Green Bay Packers Ken Keuper Back 1944 University of Georgia Georgia Bulldogs Georgia no yes 1945 yes Philadelphia Eagles Ben Agajanian Kicker 1944 University of New Mexico New Mexico Lobos New Mexico no yes 1945 yes Washington Redskins Steve Bagarus Halfback 1944 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame no yes 1945 yes Washington Redskins Al Lolotai Guard 1944 Weber State Wildcats Weber Junior College Irish Weber no no References External links NFL.com – 1945 Draft databaseFootball.com – 1945 Draft 1945 National Football League Draft https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-1945-national-football-league-draft/ Pro Football Hall of Fame July 10, 2025 1945 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference Category:NFL draft Draft NFL draft NFL draft Category:American football in New York City Category:Sports in Manhattan Category:Sporting events in New York City Category:1940s in Manhattan