1943 NFL draft

National Football League draft July 2026 August 2023 1943 NFL draft Ballroom - Palmer House Hilton Hotel - Chicago, Illinois, USA - DSC06295 (1).JPG Ballroom of The Palmer House Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2014 1943 NFL draft logo April 8, 1943 Palmer House Hotelin Chicago, IL NFL Frank Sinkwich, HBDetroit Lions 300 32 none 1942 1944 The 1943 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1943, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.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 deadhttp://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 With the first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected halfback Frank Sinkwich. This draft is the first NFL draft not to produce a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Each of the league's ten teams selected a total of 30 players. As an equalizing measure the five worst finishing teams from the 1942 season allowed to pick alone in rounds 2 and 4 with the five top finishers relegated to sole participation in the 31st and 32nd rounds. Player selections = Hall of Famer †= Pro Bowler"pro" Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. Round 1 Pick # NFL team Player Position College1Detroit LionsFrank SinkwichHeisman Trophy winner 1942: Frank Sinkwich http://www.heisman.com/winners/f-sinkwich42.php 2008-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404063502/http://www.heisman.com/winners/f-sinkwich42.php 2010-04-04HalfbackGeorgia2Philadelphia EaglesJoe MuhaFullbackVMI3Chicago CardinalsGlenn DobbsTailbackTulsa4Brooklyn DodgersPaul GovernaliQuarterbackColumbia5Cleveland RamsMike HolovakFullbackBoston College6New York GiantsSteve FilipowiczFullbackFordham7Pittsburgh SteelersBill Daley FullbackMinnesota8Green Bay PackersDick WildungTackleMinnesota9Chicago BearsBob SteuberHalfbackMissouri10Washington RedskinsJack JenkinsFullbackVanderbilt Round 2 Pick # NFL team Player Position College11Detroit LionsDave SchreinerEndWisconsin12Philadelphia EaglesLamar "Racehorse" DavisBackGeorgia13Brooklyn DodgersJ.T. "Blondy" BlackBackMississippi State14Chicago CardinalsJohn GrigasBackHoly Cross15Cleveland RamsTom FarmerBackIowa Round 3 Pick # NFL team Player Position College16Detroit LionsDick AshcomTackleOregon17Philadelphia EaglesRoy "Monk" GaffordBackAuburn18Chicago CardinalsDon CurrivanEndBoston College19Brooklyn DodgersGeorge CeithamlBackMichigan20Cleveland RamsFred NaumetzCenterBoston College21New York Giants Dewey Proctor BackFurman22Pittsburgh SteelersJack RussellEndBaylor23Green Bay Packers Irv Comp Back Benedictine24Chicago BearsFred "Dippy" EvansBack Notre Dame25Washington RedskinsBill DuttonBackPittsburgh Round 4 Pick # NFL team Player Position College26Detroit LionsRalph HamerBackFurman27Philadelphia EaglesBob KennedyBackWashington State28Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Domnanovich CenterAlabama29Chicago CardinalsAl HustEndTennessee30Cleveland RamsChuck TaylorGuardStanford Round 5 Pick # NFL team Player Position College31Detroit LionsLloyd WickettTackleOregon State32Philadelphia EaglesAl "Ox" WistertTackleMichigan33Chicago CardinalsGeorge HechtGuardAlabama34Brooklyn DodgersMarty ComerEndTulane35Cleveland RamsClyde JohnsonTackleKentucky36New York GiantsVal CulwellGuardOregon37Pittsburgh SteelersHarry ConnollyBackBoston College38Green Bay PackersRoy McKayBackTexas39Chicago BearsEd StammTackleStanford40Washington RedskinsBob DoveEndNotre Dame Round 6 Pick # NFL team Player Position College41Detroit LionsJim JonesBackUnion (TN)42Philadelphia EaglesBruno BanducciGuardStanford43Brooklyn DodgersHarvey "Stud" JohnsonBackWilliam & Mary44Chicago CardinalsAl KlugTackleMarquette45Cleveland RamsLes HorvathHeisman Trophy winner 1944: Les Horvath http://www.heisman.com/winners/l-horvath44.php 2008-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20091218083153/http://www.heisman.com/winners/l-horvath44.php 2009-12-18QuarterbackOhio State46New York GiantsJim ReynoldsBackAuburn47Pittsburgh SteelersLou SossamonCenterSouth Carolina48Green Bay PackersNick SusoeffEndWashington State49Chicago BearsDerrell PalmerTackleTCU50Washington RedskinsWally ZiembaCenterNotre Dame Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College51Detroit LionsPaul SizemoreEndFurman52Philadelphia EaglesWalt HarrisonCenterWashington53Chicago CardinalsStan MauldinTackleTexas54Brooklyn DodgersJohn MatisiTackleDuquesne55Cleveland RamsBill HendersonEndTexas A&M56New York GiantsLou PalazziCenterPenn State57Pittsburgh SteelersAl RattoCenterSt. Mary's (CA)58Green Bay PackersKen SnellingBackUCLA59Chicago BearsMilt VucinichCenterStanford60Washington RedskinsLou RymkusTackleNotre Dame Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College61Detroit LionsGeorge PoschnerEndGeorgia62Philadelphia EaglesBruce AlfordEndTCU63Brooklyn DodgersJohn FergusonEndCalifornia64Chicago CardinalsBill GodwinCenterGeorgia65Cleveland RamsBill ParkerEndIowa66New York GiantsLarry VisnicGuardBenedictine67Pittsburgh SteelersRay CurryEndSt. Mary's (CA)68Green Bay PackersLester GatewoodCenterBaylor69Chicago BearsAlyn BealsEndSanta Clara70Washington RedskinsTony LeonGuardAlabama Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College71Detroit LionsJack IrishTackleArizona72Philadelphia EaglesRocco CanaleGuardBoston College73Chicago CardinalsMoffatt StorerBackDuke74Brooklyn DodgersRay RasonGuardSMU75Cleveland RamsAl SolariBackUCLA76New York GiantsDoyle CarawayGuardTexas Tech77Pittsburgh SteelersEd MurphyEndHoly Cross78Green Bay PackersNorm VerryTackleUSC79Chicago BearsJim JurkovichBackCalifornia80Washington RedskinsBob MotlEndNorthwestern Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College81Detroit LionsJack FentonBackMichigan State82Philadelphia EaglesBill ConolyTackleTexas83Brooklyn DodgersVic SchleichTackleNebraska84Chicago CardinalsFondren MitchellBackFlorida85Cleveland RamsHomer SimmonsTackleOklahoma86New York GiantsBill PiccoloCenterCanisius87Pittsburgh SteelersDick DwelleBackRice88Green Bay PackersSolon "Bobo" BarnettGuardBaylor89Chicago BearsWalt "Dub" LambEndOklahoma90Washington RedskinsWalt McDonaldBackTulane Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College91Detroit LionsDick RenfroBackWashington State92Philadelphia EaglesJohn BillmanGuardMinnesota93Chicago CardinalsEmil LussowEndDubuque94Brooklyn DodgersJoe SabasteanskiCenterFordham95Cleveland RamsTom RoblinBackOregon96New York GiantsGlenn KnoxEndWilliam & Mary97Pittsburgh SteelersAl WukitsCenterDuquesne98Green Bay PackersBob ForteBackArkansas99Chicago BearsRay "Duke" HammettBackStanford100Washington RedskinsGeorge PerpichTackleGeorgetown Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College101Detroit LionsBob KolesarGuardMichigan102Philadelphia EaglesJack DonaldsonTacklePenn103Brooklyn DodgersLou ThomasBackTulane104Chicago CardinalsPaul HirsbrunnerTackleWisconsin105Cleveland RamsBill VickroyCenterOhio State106New York GiantsWalt DominaBackNorwich107Pittsburgh SteelersJoe RepkoTackleBoston College108Green Bay PackersVan DavisEndGeorgia109Chicago BearsAl ZikmundBackNebraska110Washington RedskinsDan WoodCenterOle Miss Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College111Detroit LionsDel HuntsingerBackPortland112Philadelphia EaglesBill EricksonCenterGeorgetown113Chicago CardinalsBill BaumgartnerEndMinnesota114Brooklyn DodgersBert StiffBackPenn115Cleveland RamsTom AlberghiniGuardHoly Cross116New York GiantsDon McCaffertyTackleOhio State117Pittsburgh SteelersPete BoltrekTackleNC State118Green Bay PackersTom BrockCenterNotre Dame119Chicago BearsClark WoodTackleKentucky120Washington RedskinsHarry WrightGuardNotre Dame Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College121Detroit LionsEllard DernoncourtEndSt. Louis122Philadelphia EaglesGeorge WeeksEndAlabama123Brooklyn DodgersJohn FeketeBackOhio124Chicago CardinalsGarrard "Buster" RamseyGuardWilliam & Mary125Cleveland RamsSam SharpEndAlabama126New York GiantsJay StovesBackWashington State127Pittsburgh SteelersMort ShiekmanGuardPenn128Green Bay PackersRalph TateBackOklahoma A&M129Chicago BearsLoyd ArmsTackleOklahoma A&M130Washington RedskinsOscar BrittGuardOle Miss Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College131Detroit LionsDick WoodwardEndColorado132Philadelphia EaglesRuss CraftBackAlabama133Chicago CardinalsEarl DolowayBackIndiana134Brooklyn DodgersFloyd RheaGuardOregon135Cleveland RamsDick KieppeBackMichigan State136New York GiantsHoward CurrieTackleGeneva137Pittsburgh SteelersMilt CrainBackBaylor138Green Bay PackersDon CarlsonTackleDenver139Chicago BearsLyle SturdyBackWichita140Washington RedskinsDick WeberGuardSyracuse Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College141Detroit LionsMarvin BassTackleWilliam & Mary142Philadelphia EaglesPaul DarlingBackIowa State143Brooklyn DodgersBill BurkettEndIowa144Chicago CardinalsNick BurkeGuardNorthwestern145Cleveland RamsCullen RogersBackTexas A&M146New York GiantsN. 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KeithleyBackTulsa147Pittsburgh SteelersMax KielbasaBackDuquesne148Green Bay PackersMike WelchBackMinnesota149Chicago BearsBuddy TomlinsonTackleHardin–Simmons150Washington RedskinsJoe DayBackOregon State Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College151Detroit LionsVic PeelishGuardWest Virginia152Philadelphia EaglesWalt GorinskiBackLSU153Chicago CardinalsBill CampbellBackOklahoma154Brooklyn DodgersAl OnofrioBackArizona State155Cleveland RamsWalt RuarkGuardGeorgia156New York GiantsJack ListerEndMissouri157Pittsburgh SteelersNick SkorichGuardCincinnati158Green Bay PackersRon ThomasGuardUSC159Chicago BearsPat PrestonTackleWake Forest160Washington RedskinsFrank DornfieldBackGeorgetown Round 18 Pick # NFL team Player Position College161Detroit LionsChet MaedaBackColorado A&M162Philadelphia EaglesBob FriedmanTackleWashington163Brooklyn DodgersKen SchoonoverTacklePenn State164Chicago CardinalsClarence BoothTackleSMU165Cleveland RamsBert DavisCenterUtah166New York GiantsDwight HolshouserBackCatawba167Pittsburgh SteelersJackie FieldBackTexas168Green Bay PackersJim PowersTackleSt. Mary's (CA)169Chicago BearsHank NorbergEndStanford170Washington RedskinsJohn BaklarzTackleArizona State Round 19 Pick # NFL team Player Position College171Detroit LionsBert KuczynskiEndPenn172Philadelphia EaglesJohnny BezemesBackHoly Cross173Chicago CardinalsElvis "Boots" SimmonsEndTexas A&M174Brooklyn DodgersQuentin BarnetteBackWest Virginia175Cleveland RamsJay FidlerTackleBrown176New York GiantsJim LushineTackleMinnesota177Pittsburgh SteelersFelix BucekGuardTexas A&M178Green Bay PackersHal PrescottEndHardin–Simmons179Chicago BearsPat LyonsEndWisconsin180Washington RedskinsLeo MogusEndYoungstown State Round 20 Pick # NFL team Player Position College181Detroit LionsAl ScanlandBackOklahoma A&M182Philadelphia EaglesChet MutrynBackXavier183Brooklyn DodgersBill BledsoeEndUSC184Chicago CardinalsRoy EricsonGuardVillanova185Cleveland RamsCarl FalkTackleWashington186New York GiantsVeto BerllusEndIdaho187Pittsburgh SteelersJohnny WelshBackPenn188Green Bay PackersEddie ForrestCenterSanta Clara189Chicago BearsMarion ButlerBackClemson190Washington RedskinsDick SecrestBackRochester Round 21 Pick # NFL team Player Position College191Detroit LionsRoyal "Ace" LohryBackIowa State192Philadelphia EaglesBaptiste ManziniCenterSt. Vincent193Chicago CardinalsGeorge "Locomotive" SmithBackVillanova194Brooklyn DodgersBob CoutchieEndArizona195Cleveland RamsTom CollEndSt. Mary's (CA)196New York GiantsFred MarshallGuardNorth Carolina197Pittsburgh SteelersTony CompagnoBackSt. Mary's (CA)198Green Bay PackersLloyd WasserbachTackleWisconsin199Chicago BearsAl SantucciCenterSanta Clara200Washington RedskinsDon NolanderCenterMinnesota Round 22 Pick # NFL team Player Position College201Detroit LionsPercy HollandGuardLSU202Philadelphia EaglesBernie GillespieEndScranton203Brooklyn DodgersDon "Bull" ReeceBackMissouri204Chicago CardinalsGeorge SutchBackTemple205Cleveland RamsMark McCorkleBackWashington206New York GiantsJohn KorczowskiBackWilliam & Mary207Pittsburgh SteelersWillie ZapalacBackTexas A&M208Green Bay PackersMark HoskinsBackWisconsin209Chicago BearsOrville JohnsonGuardSMU210Washington RedskinsJohnny BarrettBackGeorgetown Round 23 Pick # NFL team Player Position College211Detroit LionsMike FitzgeraldGuardMissouri212Philadelphia EaglesJay "Mule" LawhonTackleArkansas213Chicago CardinalsCliff KimseyBackGeorgia214Brooklyn DodgersW.J. GibsonEndNC State215Cleveland RamsEd MoshofskyTackleOregon216New York GiantsGene HoemanEndOklahoma A&M217Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge BainTackleOregon State218Green Bay PackersEarl "Jug" BennettGuardHardin–Simmons219Chicago BearsWally BoudreauBackBoston College220Washington RedskinsTom VohsTackleColgate Round 24 Pick # NFL team Player Position College221Detroit LionsWill RemingtonCenterWashington State222Philadelphia EaglesVince ZachemCenterMorehead State223Brooklyn DodgersLou "Dude" DentBackColorado A&M224Chicago CardinalsWeldon HumbleGuardRice225Cleveland RamsHal AdamsBackMissouri226New York GiantsKeith BeebeBackOccidental227Pittsburgh SteelersHarry WynneTackleArkansas228Green Bay PackersGeorge ZellickEndOregon State229Chicago BearsBob BaumannTackleWisconsin230Washington RedskinsCharlie YanceyBackMississippi State Round 25 Pick # NFL team Player Position College231Detroit LionsHuel HammBackOklahoma232Philadelphia EaglesJoe SchwartingEndTexas233Chicago CardinalsCal PurdinBackTulsa234Brooklyn DodgersGene LeeCenterFlorida235Cleveland RamsJim ShephardEndOregon236New York GiantsDave BrownBackAlabama237Pittsburgh SteelersJoe CibulasTackleDuquesne238Green Bay PackersGene BierhausEndMinnesota239Chicago BearsElwood HoltscherCenterShurtleff240Washington RedskinsRoman BentzTackleTulane Round 26 Pick # NFL team Player Position College241Detroit LionsIrv KonopkaTackleIdaho242Philadelphia EaglesBob NeffTackleNotre Dame243Brooklyn DodgersHarvey HardyGuardGeorgia Tech244Chicago CardinalsEddie McGovernBackIllinois245Cleveland RamsJack StetlerBackPittsburgh246New York GiantsMaurice HailGuardTulsa247Pittsburgh SteelersBill YambrickCenterWestern Michigan248Green Bay PackersGeorge MakrisGuardWisconsin249Chicago BearsBen KellerGuardDuquesne250Washington RedskinsPaul "Swifty" BertholdEndSyracuse Round 27 Pick # NFL team Player Position College251Detroit LionsChuck FearsTackleUCLA252Philadelphia EaglesArt MacioszczykBackWestern Michigan253Chicago CardinalsAl DrulisGuardTemple254Brooklyn DodgersBob GreenTackleArkansas255Cleveland RamsJeff DavisCenterMissouri256New York GiantsEd McNamaraTackleHoly Cross257Pittsburgh SteelersJack FreemanGuardTexas258Green Bay PackersPete SusickBackWashington259Chicago BearsCharley BlockEndShurtleff260Washington RedskinsVince PacewicBackLoyola (CA) Round 28 Pick # NFL team Player Position College261Detroit LionsBert EkernEndMissouri262Philadelphia EaglesJim ArataTackleXavier263Brooklyn DodgersSteve PoleshukGuardColgate264Chicago CardinalsKen MacDonaldCenterRutgers265Cleveland RamsSteve PritkoEndVillanova266New York GiantsDick DrakeTackleOhio Wesleyan267Pittsburgh SteelersJoe GoodeBackDuquesne268Green Bay PackersBud HasseEndNorthwestern269Chicago BearsTed BrannonTackleRice270Washington RedskinsJoe RiccardiTackleOhio Round 29 Pick # NFL team Player Position College271Detroit LionsVirgil WagnerBackMillikin272Philadelphia EaglesWally ScottEndTexas273Chicago CardinalsBill EdwardsGuardLSU274Brooklyn DodgersAl SaboBackAlabama275Cleveland RamsFloyd KonetskyGuardFlorida276New York GiantsStan RitinskiEndFordham277Pittsburgh SteelersJack DurishanTacklePittsburgh278Green Bay PackersDick ThornallyTackleWisconsin279Chicago BearsLou WayneEndTexas280Washington RedskinsJohnny JaffursGuardPenn State Round 30 Pick # NFL team Player Position College281Detroit LionsManny KaplanBackWestern Maryland282Philadelphia EaglesStan JaworowskiTackleGeorgetown283Brooklyn DodgersGeorge AllshouseCenterPittsburgh284Chicago CardinalsPete HecomovichBackIdaho285Cleveland RamsWillie MillerGuardLSU286New York GiantsClark MollenhoffTackleDrake287Pittsburgh SteelersFritz LobpriesGuardTexas288Green Bay PackersBob RayBackWisconsin289Chicago BearsDick CreevyBackNotre Dame290Washington RedskinsFrank AkinsBackWashington State Round 31 Pick # NFL team Player Position College291New York GiantsVerlin AdamsGuardMorris Harvey292Pittsburgh SteelersArt JonesBackHaverford293Green Bay PackersBrunel ChristensenTackleCalifornia294Chicago BearsBill BuffingtonBackPurdue295Washington RedskinsBill "Mother" CorryBackFlorida Round 32 1943 32 32 296 New York Giants Bob Brundage no Back 1942 University of Pennsylvania Penn Quakers Penn yes 1943 32 32 297 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Ruman no Back 1942 University of Arizona Arizona Wildcats Arizona yes 1943 32 32 298 Green Bay Packers Ken Roskie Back 1942 University of Southern California USC Trojans USC yes 1943 32 32 299 Chicago Bears Woody Peterson no Back 1942 University of Utah Utah Redskins Utah yes 1943 32 32 300 Washington Redskins Bo Bogovich no Guard 1942 University of Delaware Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware yes Hall of Famers None of the players selected in the 1943 NFL draft have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Notable undrafted players † = Pro BowlPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career. yes 1943 yes Green Bay Packers Don Perkins Don Perkins (running back, born 1917) Halfback 1942 University of Wisconsin–Platteville Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers UW–Platteville no no 1943 yes New York Giants Bill Paschal Halfback 1942 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech yes yes 1943 yes Philadelphia Eagles Allie Sherman Quarterback Cornerback 1942 Brooklyn College Brooklyn Kingsmen Brooklyn no no 1943 yes Philadelphia Eagles Bucko Kilroy Offensive guard Defensive tackle 1942 Temple University Temple Owls Temple yes yes 1943 yes Philadelphia Eagles Tom Miller Tom Miller (American football) End Defensive end 1942 Hampden–Sydney College Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney no no 1943 yes Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Thurbon Halfback 1942 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh no yes Notes References 35em External links NFL.com – 1943 Draft databaseFootball.com – 1943 Draft 1943 National Football League Draft https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-1943-national-football-league-draft/ Pro Football Hall of Fame July 10, 2025 1943 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference Category:NFL draft Draft NFL draft NFL draft Category:1940s in Chicago Category:American football in Chicago Category:Organized events in Chicago