1953 IRFU college draft

First sports draft by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union August 2026 The 1953 IRFU college draft was the first 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 1953. 40 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 Montreal Alouettes had the first selection, Doug McNichol, who became the first player to be drafted to a Canadian professional football team. 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 Montreal Alouettes Doug McNichol E Western Ontario 2 Ottawa Rough Riders Joe Harris T Toronto 3 Toronto Argonauts Geoff Crain QB McGill 4 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ray Truant HB Western Ontario Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position University 5 Montreal Alouettes Bill Bewley HB Toronto 6 Ottawa Rough Riders Stu Kennedy T Queen's 7 Toronto Argonauts Lee Munn T McMaster 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dunc Ellis T Toronto Round three Pick # CFL team Player Position University 9 Montreal Alouettes Jim Miller E McGill 10 Ottawa Rough Riders Tony Arnoldi E Queen's 11 Toronto Argonauts Don Griffin HB Queen's 12 Hamilton Tiger-Cats L. Wrigglesworth HB McMaster References Category:CFL draft Category:1953 in Canadian football