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1945 NFL Draft

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Round 1

#TeamPlayerSchool
1Chicago CardinalsCharley TrippiGeorgia
2PittsburghPaul DuhartFlorida
3Brooklyn TigersJoe RenfroeTulane
4Boston YanksEddie ProkopGeorgia Tech
5Cleveland RamsElroy (Crazylegs) HirschMichigan/Wisconsin
6DetroitFrank SzymanskiNotre Dame
7Chicago BearsDon LundMichigan
8WashingtonJim HardyUSC
9PhiladelphiaJohn YonakerNotre Dame
10New York GiantsElmer BarbourWake Forest
11Green BayWalt SchlinkmanTexas Tech

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Round 2

#TeamPlayerSchool
12PittsburghJack DuggerOhio State
13Brooklyn TigersWayne WilliamsMinnesota
14Chicago CardinalsPaul CollinsMissouri
15Boston YanksTom DeanSouthern Methodist
16Cleveland RamsMilan LazetichMichigan

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Round 3

#TeamPlayerSchool
17Brooklyn TigersCecil GrayOregon
18Chicago CardinalsWalt WattMiami (FL)
19PittsburghBill DellastatiousMissouri
20Boston YanksDamon TassosTexas A&M
21Cleveland RamsW.G. (Dub) WootenOklahoma
22Chicago BearsCharley AllenSouthern Methodist
23WashingtonJohn (Tree) AdamsNotre Dame
24DetroitStan MohrbacherIowa
25PhiladelphiaAlvin DarkLouisiana State
26New York GiantsGordon ApplebyOhio State
27Green BayClyde GoodnightTulsa

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Round 4

#TeamPlayerSchool
28Chicago CardinalsBob DobelsteinTennessee
29PittsburghRoger AdamsFlorida
30Brooklyn TigersSteve ErichMarquette
31Boston YanksDon DeeksWashington
32Cleveland RamsJack ZillyNotre Dame

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Round 5

#TeamPlayerSchool
33PittsburghChuck MehelichDuquesne
34Brooklyn TigersAl KowalskiTulsa
35Chicago CardinalsZeke ChronisterTexas Christian
36Boston YanksJohnny (Strike) StrzykalskiMarquette
37Cleveland RamsRoger HardingCalifornia
38WashingtonGeorege BujanOregon
39DetroitBob WieseMichigan
40Chicago BearsForest MastersonIowa
41PhiladelphiaPete PihosIndiana
42New York GiantsEd CastleberryWest Texas State
43Green BayJoe GrahamFlorida

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Round 6

#TeamPlayerSchool
44Brooklyn TigersDick BarweganPurdue
45Chicago CardinalsCorwin ClattNotre Dame
46PittsburghGreg BrowningDenver
47Boston YanksJim MelloNotre Dame
48Cleveland RamsJerry CowhigNotre Dame
49DetroitGene FeketeOhio State
50Chicago BearsWayne ShawSouthern Methodist
51WashingtonJohnny NorthVanderbilt
52PhiladelphiaChuck DellagoMinnesota
53New York GiantsBarney PooleMississippi/Army
54Green BayDon WellsGeorgia

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Round 7

#TeamPlayerSchool
55Chicago CardinalsZiggy CzarobskiNotre Dame
56PittsburghMike WolakDuquesne
57Brooklyn TigersLouie FutrellFresno State
58Boston YanksMarty SilovichMarquette
59Cleveland RamsFred NegusWisconsin
60Chicago BearsGlen BurgeisTulsa
61WashingtonJohn SteberGeorgia Tech
62DetroitMike JamolukTemple
63PhiladelphiaGonzalo MoralesSt. Mary's (CA)
64New York GiantsJack MeadWisconsin
65Green BayCasey StephensonTennessee

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Round 8

#TeamPlayerSchool
66PittsburghTom HughesMissouri
67Brooklyn TigersJohn DoddsCalifornia
68Chicago CardinalsJohn HarringtonMarquette
69Boston YanksEllis JonesTulsa
70Cleveland RamsJohnny AugustAlabama
71WashingtonArt PorterTulane
72DetroitRuss LowtherDetroit
73Chicago BearsPat O'BrienPurdue
74PhiladelphiaSam RobinsonWashington
75New York GiantsNick VodickNorthwestern
76Green BayToby CollinsTulsa

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Round 9

#TeamPlayerSchool
77Brooklyn TigersElting JohnsonBucknell
78Chicago CardinalsGene MeeksKentucky
79PittsburghLeon PenseArkansas
80Boston YanksEarl LambertManhattan
81Cleveland RamsDick HuffmanTennessee
82DetroitLes JoopIllinois
83Chicago BearsBill MaytherOregon
84WashingtonCurt KuykendallAuburn
85PhiladelphiaForrest HallSan Francisco
86New York GiantsJohn RudanMarquette
87Green BayLamar DinglerArkansas

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Round 10

#TeamPlayerSchool
88Chicago CardinalsBill HuberNotre Dame
89PittsburghArt BrandauTennessee
90Brooklyn TigersRoy CrossTennessee
91Boston YanksDon KasprzakDartmouth
92Cleveland RamsVern WaltersAlma
93Chicago BearsBill PoeClemson
94WashingtonFrank BroggerMichigan State
95DetroitPaul WalkerYale
96PhiladelphiaJoe SadonisFordham
97New York GiantsVic SmithUCLA
98Green BayHal HelscherLouisiana State

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Round 11

#TeamPlayerSchool
99PittsburghRay BallHoly Cross
100Brooklyn TigersEarl HauryKansas State
101Chicago CardinalsHalley HeardLouisiana State
102Boston YanksBen JonesArkansas
103Cleveland RamsTom FearsUCLA
104WashingtonMack CregerNorthwestern
105DetroitHowie HansenUtah State
106Chicago BearsChuck AveryMinnesota
107PhiladelphiaRudy MobleyHardin-Simmons
108New York GiantsJim YoungArkansas
109Green BayRalph HammondPittsburgh

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Round 12

#TeamPlayerSchool
110Brooklyn TigersJohn MartinEast Tennessee State
111Chicago CardinalsBob CowanIndiana
112PittsburghFrank BasiloneDuquesne
113Boston YanksHerb ColemanNotre Dame
114Cleveland RamsJoe WinklerPurdue
115DetroitMike KasapIllinois
116Chicago BearsJack BoydUCLA
117WashingtonPaul McKeeSyracuse
118PhiladelphiaJim NewmeyerSt. Vincent
119New York GiantsBilly BevisTennessee
120Green BayEd PodgorskiLafayette

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Round 13

#TeamPlayerSchool
121Chicago CardinalsElmore (Buddy) LuperDuke
122PittsburghJohn MonahanDartmouth
123Brooklyn TigersGeorge McDonaldSouth Carolina
124Boston YanksJoe PezelskiVillanova
125Cleveland RamsJack AlandAlabama
126Chicago BearsRalph EllsworthTexas
127WashingtonCharlie ConerlyMississippi
128DetroitWally HoppNebraska
129PhiladelphiaBill ChambersUCLA
130New York GiantsBob BoozerArkansas
131Green BayBill HackettOhio State

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Round 14

#TeamPlayerSchool
132PittsburghMel OdelliDuquesne
133Brooklyn TigersHal SelfAlabama
134Chicago CardinalsSolon (Bobo) BarnettBaylor
135Boston YanksJohn DiGangiHoly Cross
136Cleveland RamsChuck UknesIowa
137WashingtonJohn PutnikUtah State
138DetroitBen TrickeyIowa
139Chicago BearsFrank MattioliPittsburgh
140PhiladelphiaJohn DudaVirginia
141New York GiantsStan RhoadesMississippi State
142Green BayMarv LindseyArkansas

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Round 15

#TeamPlayerSchool
143Brooklyn TigersTom ReillyFordham
144Chicago CardinalsGordon CarverDuke
145PittsburghGeorge ConnorNotre Dame
146Boston YanksChan HighsmithNorth Carolina
147Cleveland RamsBill LundCase Western Reserve
148DetroitWindell WilliamsRice
149Chicago BearsMerle GibsonTexas Christian
150WashingtonEddie SaenzUSC
151PhiladelphiaBill MontgomeryLouisiana State
152New York GiantsJack WinkWisconsin
153Green BayRobert (Buster) McClureNevada-Reno

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Round 16

#TeamPlayerSchool
154Chicago CardinalsJohn CannadyIndiana
155PittsburghJim UnglesKansas State
156Brooklyn TigersSkimp HarrisonSouth Carolina
157Boston YanksMike CostelloGeorgetown (DC)
158Cleveland RamsBob BartonHoly Cross
159Chicago BearsJohn CreeveyNotre Dame
160WashingtonDom FusciSouth Carolina
161DetroitWayne FlaniganDenver
162PhiladelphiaHoward WernerSyracuse
163New York GiantsJim LittleKentucky
164Green BayHarry PieperCalifornia

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Round 17

#TeamPlayerSchool
165PittsburghJohn ItzelPittsburgh
166Brooklyn TigersArnie WeinmeisterWashington
167Chicago CardinalsBen CittadinoDuke
168Boston YanksPaul DromgooleManhattan
169Cleveland RamsDick HoernerIowa
170WashingtonBobby Tom JenkinsAlabama
171DetroitO.J. KeyTulane
172Chicago BearsNick SacrintyWake Forest
173PhiladelphiaJim AustinMissouri
174New York GiantsBob JabbuschOhio State
175Green BayBob KulaMinnesota

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Round 18

#TeamPlayerSchool
176Brooklyn TigersVirgil EikenbergRice
177Chicago CardinalsRalph StrayhornNorth Carolina
178PittsburghAlex WizbickiHoly Cross
179Boston YanksDolph CzekalaSyracuse
180Cleveland RamsLee KennonOklahoma
181DetroitJim McWhorterAlabama
182Chicago BearsJim KeaneIowa
183WashingtonEd StaccoColgate
184PhiladelphiaQuentin KlenkUSC
185New York GiantsBill ByrdMaryland
186Green BayFrank HazardNebraska

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Round 19

#TeamPlayerSchool
187Chicago CardinalsJohn AndretichPurdue
188PittsburghJim LandriganDartmouth
189Brooklyn TigersAl KasulinVillanova
190Boston YanksJoe DrummGeorgetown (DC)
191Cleveland RamsEagle MatulichMississippi State
192Chicago BearsBruno NiedzielaIowa
193WashingtonJim BradshawAuburn
194DetroitClyde LeForceTulsa
195PhiladelphiaJoe SpencerOklahoma State
196New York GiantsGlenn MorriesTexas
197Green BayEd JeffersOklahoma State

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Round 20

#TeamPlayerSchool
198PittsburghBill LilienthalVillanova
199Brooklyn TigersCharley LivelyArkansas
200Chicago CardinalsJohn KramerMarquette
201Boston YanksMario GianelliBoston College
202Cleveland RamsBill GriffinKentucky
203WashingtonBill ShipkeyStanford
204DetroitMike CastronisGeorgia
205Chicago BearsBroughton WilliamsFlorida
206PhiladelphiaLeo PrattOklahoma State
207New York GiantsPete DavisSanta Clara
208Green BayBill PrenticeSanta Clara

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Round 21

#TeamPlayerSchool
209Brooklyn TigersTed CurranIowa
210Chicago CardinalsJ.D. (Red) CheekBaylor
211PittsburghArt PriceRutgers
212Boston YanksEric JamisonSan Francisco
213Cleveland RamsLeroy EricksonOregon
214DetroitKen CurrierWisconsin
215Chicago BearsWalt StickelPennsylvania
216WashingtonSid HallidaySouthern Methodist
217PhiladelphiaPhil TeschnerBrown
218New York GiantsSam VacantiIowa
219Green BayWarren FullerFordham

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Round 22

#TeamPlayerSchool
220Chicago CardinalsFred GrantWake Forest
221PittsburghDon MalmbergUCLA
222Brooklyn TigersDon FablingColorado
223Boston YanksWalt KretzCornell
224Cleveland RamsRay EvansTexas-El Paso
225Chicago BearsBob LivingstonNotre Dame
226WashingtonChick DavidsonCornell
227DetroitJack VeruttiSt. Mary's (CA)
228PhiladelphiaJohnny MageeRice
229New York GiantsVern OliverWashington State
230Green BayFred NeilsenSt. Mary's (CA)

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Round 23

#TeamPlayerSchool
231PittsburghEverett HartwellAuburn
232Brooklyn TigersWally CrittendenUSC
233Chicago CardinalsJohnny CookGeorgia
234Boston YanksMarty GrbovazSan Francisco
235Cleveland RamsLuke HigginsNotre Dame
236WashingtonGabby MartinSouthern Methodist
237DetroitRay OlsenTulane
238Chicago BearsMike VargonKansas State
239PhiladelphiaNorm (Monk) MosleyAlabama
240New York GiantsJim ChadwellTennessee
241Green BayBob GilmoreWashington

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Round 24

#TeamPlayerSchool
242Brooklyn TigersJules TaddieRochester
243Chicago CardinalsArdie McClureGeorgia
244PittsburghEd CainRice
245Boston YanksZiggy GoryVillanova
246Cleveland RamsStan NowakSouth Carolina
247DetroitRuss MorrowTennessee
248Chicago BearsCharley WrightIowa State
249WashingtonJim McMurdyStanford
250PhiladelphiaBlair BrownOklahoma State
251New York GiantsVince MrozMichigan State
252Green BayLloyd BaxterSouthern Methodist

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Round 25

#TeamPlayerSchool
253Chicago CardinalsHugo NorigeWooster
254PittsburghAngelo CarlacciniPittsburgh
255Brooklyn TigersJerry WhitneyUSC
256Boston YanksBill IancelliWilliam & Mary
257Cleveland RamsGene KonopkaVillanova
258Chicago BearsJack GreenAlabama
259WashingtonCecil (Cy) SoudersOhio State
260DetroitStan GreenOklahoma
261PhiladelphiaBob HallStanford
262New York GiantsGeorge KitaDrake
263Green BayNolan LuhnTulsa

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Round 26

#TeamPlayerSchool
264PittsburghEd BurnsBoston College
265Brooklyn TigersFelix TrapaniLouisiana State
266Chicago CardinalsGene (Red) KnightLouisiana State
267Boston YanksAl KullFordham
268Cleveland RamsRay FlorekIllinois
269WashingtonBen WallWestern Michigan
270DetroitBob IvoryDetroit
271Chicago BearsLu GambinoMaryland
272PhiladelphiaDon TalcottNevada-Reno
273New York GiantsDoug GrahamStanford
274Green BayNestor BlancoColorado Mines

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Round 27

#TeamPlayerSchool
275Brooklyn TigersHal FinneyUSC
276Chicago CardinalsDon FambroughTexas
277PittsburghGlen StoughDuke
278Boston YanksBob MangeneBoston College
279Cleveland RamsRuss PerryWake Forest
280DetroitDell TaylorTulsa
281Chicago BearsRay JonesTexas
282WashingtonGoerge HilleryTexas-El Paso
283PhiladelphiaBill ThompsonNew Mexico
284New York GiantsJack DillonTexas Tech
285Green BayBill ChestnutnKansas

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Round 28

#TeamPlayerSchool
286Chicago CardinalsGarland (Bulldog) WilliamsDuke
287PittsburghJim MarshOklahoma State
288Brooklyn TigersDon FaubleOklahoma
289Boston YanksJohn MorelliGeorgetown (DC)
290Cleveland RamsPat WestUSC
291Chicago BearsBob HaryMinnesota
292WashingtonMilford DreblowUSC
293DetroitLen CieslaCreighton
294PhiladelphiaAl FlemingWichita State
295New York GiantsCharley AnthonyBrown
296Green BayJim ThompsonWashington State

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Round 29

#TeamPlayerSchool
297PittsburghRalph GrantBucknell
298Brooklyn TigersNick StudenDenver
299Chicago CardinalsEd DusekTexas A&M
300Boston YanksJohn FisherHarvard
301Cleveland RamsBill DavisOregon
302WashingtonFrank IrwinDuke
303DetroitFrank LoppWisconsin
304Chicago BearsNick ForkovichWilliam & Mary
305PhiladelphiaLeo BenjaminWest Virginia
306New York GiantsRay PipkinArkansas
307Green BayJim EvansIdaho

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Round 30

#TeamPlayerSchool
308Brooklyn TigersLeMar DykstraColorado
309Chicago CardinalsOtto PayneTexas A&M
310PittsburghJohn KondriaSt. Vincent
311Boston YanksElmer ObertoGeorgetown (DC)
312Cleveland RamsCharley ComptonAlabama
313DetroitPaul LimontNotre Dame
314Chicago BearsDon RobinsonMichigan
315WashingtonLeon DinerDenver
316PhiladelphiaJim DoughertyMiami (OH)
317New York GiantsJoe WolfUSC
318Green BayHam NicholsRice

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Round 31

#TeamPlayerSchool
319Chicago BearsWayne (Rusty) JohnstonMarquette
320WashingtonBob CummingsVanderbilt
321DetroitBen SchadlerNorthwestern
322PhiladelphiaKen ReeseAlabama
323New York GiantsBill BroderickUtah
324Green BayJohn PridayOhio State

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Round 32

#TeamPlayerSchool
325WashingtonDon NolanderMinnesota
326DetroitTom DoraisDetroit
327Chicago BearsGeorge GrovesMarquette
328PhiladelphiaLoren BranerPittsburgh
329New York GiantsJohn StaplesAlabama
330Green BayBilly Joe AldridgeOklahoma State

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