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1941 NFL draft
National Football League draft
National Football League draft
Field Value name 1941 NFL draft image Willard Hotel LOC npcc.07799.jpg caption Willard Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 1923 date December 10, 1940 location Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. league NFL first Tom Harmon, HB [Chicago Bears](1941-chicago-bears-season) mostnum 24 most [Chicago Bears](1941-chicago-bears-season) fewnum 20 fewest all 9 other teams overall 204 rounds 22 hofnum {{Collapsible list title 1 1 RB Tony Canadeo prev [1940](1940-nfl-draft) next [1942](1942-nfl-draft)
in Washington, D.C.
Chicago Bears
The 1941 NFL draft was held on December 10, 1940, at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Bears selected halfback Tom Harmon.
The Bears selected 24 players, but forfeited their final four picks because league rules mandated teams could only draft 20 players total.
Player selections
Rounds 1–7
Round 8
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 61 Chicago Bears Fred Hartman Tackle [Rice](1940-rice-owls-football-team) 62 Chicago Bears Dave Rankin End [Purdue](1940-purdue-boilermakers-football-team) 63 Chicago Cardinals George Kracum Back [Pittsburgh](1940-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team) 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 69 Brooklyn Dodgers Glenn Jackson Center [Texas](1940-texas-longhorns-football-team) 70 Washington Redskins Henry Wilder Back [Iowa State](1940-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team)
Round 9
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 71 Philadelphia Eagles P. K. Rogers Back East Texas State 72 Chicago Cardinals Tom Vargo End [Penn State](1940-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team) 73 Pittsburgh Steelers Ervin "Buddy" Elrod End Mississippi State 74 Cleveland Rams Milt Simington Guard Arkansas 75 Detroit Lions Jasper Davis Back [Duke](1940-duke-blue-devils-football-team) 76 New York Giants Ben Sohn Guard USC 77 Green Bay Packers Tony Canadeo Back [Gonzaga](1940-gonzaga-bulldogs-football-team) 78 Brooklyn Dodgers Henry Toczylowski Back Boston College 79 Chicago Bears Hal Lahar Guard [Oklahoma](1940-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) 80 Washington Redskins Bill Grimmett End [Tulsa](1940-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team)
Round 10
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 SMU 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](1940-cornell-big-red-football-team) 88 Chicago Bears Jim "Sweet" LaLanne Back [North Carolina](1940-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team) 89 Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Langhurst Back Ohio State 90 Washington Redskins Ed Hickerson Guard Alabama
Round 11
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 91 Philadelphia Eagles Marshall Stenstrom Back Oregon 92 Chicago Cardinals Jack Sommers Center [UCLA](1940-ucla-bruins-football-team) 93 Pittsburgh Steelers Emil Uremovich Tackle Indiana 94 Cleveland Rams Nick Drahos Tackle Cornell 95 Detroit Lions Milt Piepul Back [Notre Dame](1940-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) 96 New York Giants Bobby Peoples Back USC 97 Green Bay Packers Paul Heimenz Center [Northwestern](1940-northwestern-wildcats-football-team) 98 Brooklyn Dodgers Bernie Weiner Tackle [Kansas State](1940-kansas-state-wildcats-football-team) 99 Chicago Bears Jim Hardin End [Kentucky](1940-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) 100 Washington Redskins Joe Aguirre End [St. Mary's (CA)](1940-saint-mary-s-gaels-football-team)
Round 12
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](1940-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team) 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 13
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 Western 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 [Ole Miss](1940-ole-miss-rebels-football-team) 119 Chicago Bears Jim Johnson Back [Santa Clara](1940-santa-clara-broncos-football-team) 120 Washington Redskins Roy Conn Tackle [Arizona](1940-arizona-wildcats-football-team)
Round 14
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 121 Philadelphia Eagles Les Dodson Back Ole Miss 122 Pittsburgh Steelers J. W. Goree Guard [LSU](1940-lsu-tigers-football-team) 123 Chicago Cardinals Joe Lokanc Guard Northwestern 124 Cleveland Rams Bill Elmore Back [California](1940-california-golden-bears-football-team) 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](1940-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) 129 Brooklyn Dodgers Lloyd Cheatham Back [Auburn](1940-auburn-tigers-football-team) 130 Washington Redskins Deward Tornell Back [San Jose State](1940-san-jose-state-spartans-football-team)
Round 15
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](1940-toledo-rockets-football-team) 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](1940-denver-pioneers-football-team) 139 Chicago Bears Jack Mulkey End [Fresno State](1940-fresno-state-bulldogs-football-team) 140 Washington Redskins Morris Buckingham Center San Jose State
Round 16
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 Western 145 Detroit Lions George Sarres Center [Providence](1940-providence-friars-football-team) 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 17
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)](1940-miami-hurricanes-football-team) 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 Eastern Illinois State 160 Washington Redskins Stan McRae End [Michigan State](1940-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
Round 18
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 161 Philadelphia Eagles Joe McFadden Back Georgetown 162 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Cornwall Tackle Furman 163 Chicago Cardinals Fred Harris Tackle SMU 164 Cleveland Rams Cobbie Lee Back Murray State 165 Detroit Lions Charlie Ishmael Back Kentucky 166 Green Bay Packers Helge Pukema Guard Minnesota 167 New York Giants Dave Allerdice Back [Princeton](1940-princeton-tigers-football-team) 168 Chicago Bears Ollie Hahnenstein Back Northwestern 169 Brooklyn Dodgers Lonnie McCurry Guard [Texas Tech](1940-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team) 170 Washington Redskins Joe Osmanski Back [Holy Cross](1940-holy-cross-crusaders-football-team)
Round 19
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 171 Philadelphia Eagles John Shonk End [West Virginia](1940-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-team) 172 Chicago Cardinals Mel Aussieker Back [St. Louis](1940-saint-louis-billikens-football-team) 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](1940-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team) 177 Green Bay Packers Bob Hayes End Toledo 178 Brooklyn Dodgers Dave Parker End [Hardin–Simmons](1940-hardin-simmons-cowboys-football-team) 179 Chicago Bears Alex Winterson Tackle [Duke](1940-duke-blue-devils-football-team) 180 Washington Redskins Earl Fullilove Tackle Georgetown
Round 20
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 LSU 185 Detroit Lions Paul Friedlander Back [Carnegie Tech](1940-carnegie-tech-tartans-football-team) 186 Green Bay Packers Jim Strasbaugh Back Ohio State 187 New York Giants Earl Stone Center [Washington State](1940-washington-state-cougars-football-team) 188 Chicago Bears Jack Odle Quarterback [TCU](1940-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team) 189 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Ungerer Tackle Fordham 190 Washington Redskins Ed Hiestand End [Vanderbilt](1940-vanderbilt-commodores-football-team)
Round 21
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 194 Chicago Bears Hunter Corbern Guard Mississippi State 195 Washington Redskins Tom Riggs Tackle [Illinois](1940-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team) 201 Philadelphia Eagles Charley Henke Guard Texas A&M 202 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Castiglia Back Georgetown
Round 22
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 196 Green Bay Packers Bruno Malinowski Back Holy Cross 197 New York Giants Ted Fisher End Carnegie Tech 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](1940-akron-zippers-football-team) 204 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.
Notable undrafted players
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