Details of the 1941 NFL Draft
1941 NFL Draft |
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Date(s) | December 10, 1940 |
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Location | Willard Hotel in Washington D.C. |
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204 total selections in 22 rounds |
League | NFL |
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First selection | Tom Harmon, HB Chicago Bears |
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Mr. Irrelevant | Mort Landsberg, B Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Most selections (24) | Chicago Bears |
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Fewest selections (20) | all 9 other teams |
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Hall of Famers | 1 |
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The 1941 National Football League Draft was held on December 10, 1940, at the Willard Hotel in Washington D.C.[1][2]
Player selections[]
Round one[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
1 |
Chicago Bears (From Philadelphia Eagles) |
Tom Harmon[3]
|
Halfback |
Michigan
|
2 |
Chicago Cardinals |
John Kimbrough |
Fullback |
Texas A&M
|
3 |
Chicago Bears (From Pittsburgh Steelers) |
Norm Standlee |
Fullback |
Stanford
|
4 |
Cleveland Rams |
Rudy Mucha |
Center |
Washington
|
5 |
Detroit Lions |
Jim Thomason |
Halfback |
Texas A&M
|
6 |
New York Giants |
George Franck |
Halfback |
Minnesota
|
7 |
Green Bay Packers |
George Paskvan |
Fullback |
Wisconsin
|
8 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Dean McAdams |
Halfback |
Washington
|
9 |
Chicago Bears |
Don Scott |
Quarterback |
Ohio State
|
10 |
Washington Redskins |
Forest Evashevski |
Quarterback |
Michigan
|
Round two[]
Round three[]
Round four[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
26 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Al Ghesquiere |
Back |
Detroit
|
27 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Ringgold |
Back |
Wake Forest
|
28 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Johnny Clement |
Back |
Southern Methodist
|
29 |
Cleveland Rams |
Walt "Butch" Luther |
Back |
Nebraska
|
30 |
Detroit Lions |
Augie Lio |
Guard |
Georgetown (DC)
|
Round five[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
31 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Royal Kahler |
Tackle |
Nebraska
|
32 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ray Apolskis |
Center |
Marquette
|
33 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Vic Sears |
Tackle |
Oregon State
|
34 |
Cleveland Rams |
Chet Haliska |
Back |
Oregon
|
35 |
Detroit Lions |
Bob Nelson |
Center |
Baylor
|
36 |
New York Giants |
Len Eshmont |
Back |
Fordham
|
37 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ed Frutig |
End |
Michigan
|
38 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Ray Frick |
Center |
Pennsylvania
|
39 |
Chicago Bears |
Charlie O'Rourke |
Back |
Boston College
|
40 |
Washington Redskins |
Jim Stuart |
Tackle |
Oregon
|
Round six[]
Round seven[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
51 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Julius Battista |
Guard |
Florida
|
52 |
Chicago Cardinals |
John Kuzman |
Tackle |
Fordham
|
53 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Roberts |
Center |
Marshall
|
54 |
Cleveland Rams |
Ray Prochaska |
End |
Nebraska
|
55 |
Detroit Lions |
John Jett |
End |
Wake Forest
|
56 |
New York Giants |
Don Vosberg |
End |
Marquette
|
57 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bill Telesmanic |
End |
San Francisco
|
58 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Hal Newman |
End |
Alabama
|
59 |
Chicago Bears |
John Federovich |
Tackle |
Davis & Elkins
|
60 |
Washington Redskins |
Al Krueger |
End |
USC
|
Round eight[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
61 |
Chicago Bears |
Fred Hartman |
Tackle |
Rice
|
62 |
Chicago Bears |
Dave Rankin |
End |
Purdue
|
63 |
Chicago Cardinals |
George Kracum |
Back |
Pittsburgh
|
64 |
Cleveland Rams |
Tony Gallovich |
Back |
Wake Forest
|
65 |
Detroit Lions |
Joe Manzo |
Tackle |
Boston College
|
66 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bill Kuusisto |
Guard |
Minnesota
|
67 |
New York Giants |
Len Younce |
Guard |
Oregon State
|
68 |
Chicago Bears |
Al Matuza |
Center |
Georgetown (DC)
|
69 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Glenn Jackson |
Center |
Texas
|
70 |
Washington Redskins |
Henry Wilder |
Back |
Iowa State
|
Round nine[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
71 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
P. K. Rogers |
Back |
East Texas State
|
72 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Tom Vargo |
End |
Penn State
|
73 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ervin "Buddy" Elrod |
End |
Mississippi State
|
74 |
Cleveland Rams |
Milt Simington |
Guard |
Arkansas
|
75 |
Detroit Lions |
Jasper Davis |
Back |
Duke
|
76 |
New York Giants |
Ben Sohn |
Guard |
USC
|
77 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tony Canadeo |
Running back |
Gonzaga
|
78 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Henry Toczylowski |
Back |
Boston College
|
79 |
Chicago Bears |
Hal Lahar |
Guard |
Oklahoma
|
80 |
Washington Redskins |
Bill Grimmett |
End |
Tulsa
|
Round ten[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
81 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Don Williams |
Tackle |
Texas
|
82 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ralph Fritz |
Guard |
Michigan
|
83 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ray Mallouf |
Back |
Southern Methodist
|
84 |
Cleveland Rams |
John Pendergast |
Center |
Wake Forest
|
85 |
Detroit Lions |
Ted Pavelec |
Tackle |
Detroit
|
86 |
Green Bay Packers |
Mike Byelene |
Back |
Purdue
|
87 |
New York Giants |
Walt Matuszczak |
Back |
Cornell
|
88 |
Chicago Bears |
Jim "Sweet" LaLanne |
Back |
North Carolina
|
89 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Jim Langhurst |
Back |
Ohio State
|
90 |
Washington Redskins |
Ed Hickerson |
Guard |
Alabama
|
Round eleven[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
91 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Marshall Stenstrom |
Back |
Oregon
|
92 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Jack Sommers |
Center |
UCLA
|
93 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Emil Uremovich |
Tackle |
Indiana
|
94 |
Cleveland Rams |
Nick Drahos |
Tackle |
Cornell
|
95 |
Detroit Lions |
Milt Piepul |
Back |
Notre Dame
|
96 |
New York Giants |
Bobby Peoples |
Back |
USC
|
97 |
Green Bay Packers |
Paul Heimenz |
Center |
Northwestern
|
98 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Bernie Weiner |
Tackle |
Kansas State
|
99 |
Chicago Bears |
Jim Hardin |
End |
Kentucky
|
100 |
Washington Redskins |
Joe Aguirre |
End |
St. Mary's (CA)
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Round twelve[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
101 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John Patrick |
Back |
Penn State
|
102 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Paul Severin |
End |
North Carolina
|
103 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Charlie Armstrong |
Back |
Mississippi College
|
104 |
Cleveland Rams |
Harold Punches |
Guard |
Colorado
|
105 |
Detroit Lions |
Billy Jefferson |
Back |
Mississippi State
|
106 |
Green Bay Packers |
Mike Enich |
Tackle |
Iowa
|
107 |
New York Giants |
Andy Marefos |
Back |
St. Mary's (CA)
|
108 |
Chicago Bears |
Bob Morrow |
Back |
Illinois Wesleyan
|
109 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Harvey Johnson |
Back |
Mississippi State
|
110 |
Washington Redskins |
Herbert "Jack" Banta |
Back |
USC
|
Round thirteen[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
111 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Joe Hoague |
Back |
Colgate
|
112 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Wayne Pitts |
Back |
Arizona State
|
113 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Russ Cotton |
Back |
Texas-El Paso
|
114 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bill McMurray |
End |
Murray State
|
115 |
Detroit Lions |
Maurice Britt |
End |
Arkansas
|
116 |
New York Giants |
Cass Brovarney |
Guard |
Detroit
|
117 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ed Heffernan |
Back |
St. Mary's (CA)
|
118 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
George Kinard |
Guard |
Mississippi
|
119 |
Chicago Bears |
Jim Johnson |
Back |
Santa Clara
|
120 |
Washington Redskins |
Roy Conn |
Tackle |
Arizona
|
Round fourteen[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
121 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Les Dodson |
Back |
Mississippi
|
122 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
J. W. Goree |
Guard |
Louisiana State
|
123 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Joe Lokanc |
Guard |
Northwestern
|
124 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bill Elmore |
Back |
California
|
125 |
Detroit Lions |
Alex Schibanoff |
Tackle |
Franklin & Marshall
|
126 |
Green Bay Packers |
Del Lyman |
Tackle |
UCLA
|
127 |
New York Giants |
Arnie Moore |
End |
Mississippi State
|
128 |
Chicago Bears |
Johnny Martin |
Back |
Oklahoma
|
129 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Lloyd Cheatham |
Back |
Auburn
|
130 |
Washington Redskins |
Deward Tornell |
Back |
San Jose State
|
Round fifteen[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
131 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Alex Lukachick |
End |
Boston College
|
132 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Claude White |
Center |
Ohio State
|
133 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Eibner |
Tackle |
Kentucky
|
134 |
Cleveland Rams |
Warren Desmore |
Center |
Toledo
|
135 |
Detroit Lions |
Perry Scott |
End |
Muhlenberg
|
136 |
New York Giants |
Johnny Black |
Back |
Arizona
|
137 |
Green Bay Packers |
Johnny Frieberger |
End |
Arkansas
|
138 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Mike Jurich |
Tackle |
Denver
|
139 |
Chicago Bears |
Jack Mulkey |
End |
Fresno State
|
140 |
Washington Redskins |
Morris Buckingham |
Center |
San Jose State
|
Round sixteen[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
141 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Conatser |
Back |
Texas A&M
|
142 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Wes McAfee |
Back |
Duke
|
143 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Gates Kimball |
Tackle |
North Carolina
|
144 |
Cleveland Rams |
Gordon Wilson |
Guard |
Texas-El Paso
|
145 |
Detroit Lions |
George Sarres |
Center |
Providence
|
146 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ernie Pannell |
Tackle |
Texas A&M
|
147 |
New York Giants |
Wilson Lucas |
End |
Baylor
|
148 |
Chicago Bears |
Bob Osterman |
Center |
Notre Dame
|
149 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Warren Alfson |
Guard |
Nebraska
|
150 |
Washington Redskins |
Ken Dow |
Back |
Oregon State
|
Round seventeen[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
151 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John Yauckoes |
Tackle |
Boston College
|
152 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ray Schultz |
Guard |
Missouri
|
153 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Terry Fox |
Back |
Miami (FL)
|
154 |
Cleveland Rams |
Kirk Hershey |
End |
Cornell
|
155 |
Detroit Lions |
Fred Gage |
Back |
Wisconsin
|
156 |
New York Giants |
Jack Anderson |
Tackle |
Baylor
|
157 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bob Saggau |
Back |
Notre Dame
|
158 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Dick McGowen |
Back |
Auburn
|
159 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Glenn |
Back |
East Illinois Teachers
|
160 |
Washington Redskins |
Stan McRae |
End |
Michigan State
|
Round eighteen[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
161 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Joe McFadden |
Back |
Georgetown (DC)
|
162 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bill Cornwall |
Tackle |
Furman
|
163 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Fred Harris |
Tackle |
Southern Methodist
|
164 |
Cleveland Rams |
Cobbie Lee |
Back |
Murray State
|
165 |
Detroit Lions |
Charlie Ishmael |
Back |
Kentucky
|
166 |
Green Bay Packers |
Heige Pukema |
Guard |
Minnesota
|
167 |
New York Giants |
Dave Allerdice |
Back |
Princeton
|
168 |
Chicago Bears |
Ollie Hahnenstein |
Back |
Northwestern
|
169 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Lonnie McCurry |
Guard |
Texas Tech
|
170 |
Washington Redskins |
Joe Osmanski |
Back |
Holy Cross
|
Round nineteen[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
171 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John Shonk |
End |
West Virginia
|
172 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Mel Aussieker |
Back |
St. Louis
|
173 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
George Kerr |
Guard |
Boston College
|
174 |
Cleveland Rams |
Harold Hursh |
Back |
Indiana
|
175 |
Detroit Lions |
Len Isberg |
Back |
Oregon
|
176 |
New York Giants |
Chuck Peters |
Back |
Penn State
|
177 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bob Hayes |
End |
Toledo
|
178 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Dave Parker |
End |
Hardin-Simmons
|
179 |
Chicago Bears |
Alex Winterson |
Tackle |
Duke
|
180 |
Washington Redskins |
Earl Fullilove |
Tackle |
Georgetown (DC)
|
Round twenty[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
181 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
L. B. Russell |
Back |
Hardin-Simmons
|
182 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bob Bjorklund |
End |
Minnesota
|
183 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Frank Platt |
Tackle |
Penn State
|
184 |
Cleveland Rams |
Leo Barnes |
Tackle |
Louisiana State
|
185 |
Detroit Lions |
Paul Friedlander |
Back |
Carnegie-Mellon
|
186 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Strasbaugh |
Back |
Ohio State
|
187 |
New York Giants |
Earl Stone |
Center |
Washington State
|
188 |
Chicago Bears |
Jack Odle |
Quarterback |
Texas Christian
|
189 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Joe Ungerer |
Tackle |
Fordham
|
190 |
Washington Redskins |
Ed Hiestand |
End |
Vanderbilt
|
Round twenty-one[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
191 |
New York Giants |
Jack Dungan |
Tackle |
Arizona
|
192 |
Green Bay Packers |
Joe Bailey |
Center |
Kentucky
|
193 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Jules Koshlap |
Back |
Georgetown (DC)
|
194 |
Chicago Bears |
Hunter Corbern |
Guard |
Mississippi State
|
195 |
Washington Redskins |
Tom Riggs |
Tackle |
Illinois
|
201 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Charley Henke |
Guard |
Texas A&M
|
202 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Castiglia |
Back |
Georgetown (DC)
|
Round twenty-two[]
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
196 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bruno Malinowski |
Back |
Holy Cross
|
197 |
New York Giants |
Ted Fisher |
End |
Carnegie-Mellon
|
198 |
Chicago Bears |
Dave Buck |
Tackle |
Colgate
|
199 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Ken Whitlow |
Center |
Rice
|
200 |
Washington Redskins |
Lee Gentry |
Back |
Tulsa
|
203 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Mike Fernella |
Tackle |
Akron
|
204 [4] |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mort Landsberg |
Back |
Cornell
|
Hall of Famers[]
- Tony Canadeo, halfback from Gonzaga University taken 9th round 77th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.[5]
Notable undrafted players[]
References[]
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