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1942 NFL draft
National Football League draft
National Football League draft
Field Value name 1942 NFL draft image Ballroom - Palmer House Hilton Hotel - Chicago, Illinois, USA - DSC06295 (1).JPG alt 1942 NFL draft logo caption Ballroom of The Palmer House Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2014 date December 22, 1941 location Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, IL league NFL first Bill Dudley, HB [Pittsburgh Steelers](1942-pittsburgh-steelers-season) fewnum 20 fewest each team made 20 picks mostnum 20 most each team made 20 picks overall 200 rounds 22 hofnum {{ Collapsible list title 2 1 RB Bill Dudley 2 WR Mac Speedie prev [1941](1941-nfl-draft) next [1943](1943-nfl-draft)
in Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh Steelers
The 1942 NFL draft was held on December 22, 1941, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. Two members of the draft class have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Bill Dudley, the first overall selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Mac Speedie, 135th overall selection by the Detroit Lions. Additionally, one member of the draft class became a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame college basketball coach, Ralph Miller. Miller was selected 167th pick overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers after successful careers at Kansas on the school's football and basketball teams.
Player selections
Round 1
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 1 [Pittsburgh Steelers](1942-pittsburgh-steelers-season) Bill Dudley Halfback [Virginia](1941-virginia-cavaliers-football-team) 2 [Cleveland Rams](1942-cleveland-rams-season) Jack Wilson Halfback [Baylor](1941-baylor-bears-football-team) 3 [Philadelphia Eagles](1942-philadelphia-eagles-season) Pete Kmetovic Halfback [Stanford](1941-stanford-indians-football-team) 4 [Chicago Cardinals](1942-chicago-cardinals-season) Steve Lach Fullback [Duke](1941-duke-blue-devils-football-team) 5 [Detroit Lions](1942-detroit-lions-season) Bob Westfall Fullback [Michigan](1941-michigan-wolverines-football-team) 6 [Washington Redskins](1942-washington-redskins-season) Spec Sanders Halfback [Texas](1941-texas-longhorns-football-team) 7 [Brooklyn Dodgers](1942-brooklyn-dodgers-nfl-season) Bobby Robertson Halfback [USC](1941-usc-trojans-football-team) 8 [New York Giants](1942-new-york-giants-season) Merle Hapes Fullback [Ole Miss](1941-ole-miss-rebels-football-team) 9 [Green Bay Packers](1942-green-bay-packers-season) Urban Odson Tackle [Minnesota](1941-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team) 10 [Chicago Bears](1942-chicago-bears-season) Frankie Albert Quarterback Stanford
Round 2
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 11 Pittsburgh Steelers Vern Martin Back Texas 12 Cleveland Rams Jack "Indian" Jacobs Back [Oklahoma](1941-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) 13 Philadelphia Eagles Vic Lindskog Center Stanford 14 Chicago Cardinals Lloyd Cheatham Back [Auburn](1941-auburn-tigers-football-team) 15 Detroit Lions Alf Bauman Tackle [Northwestern](1941-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
Round 3
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 16 Pittsburgh Steelers Ken Casanega Back [Santa Clara](1941-santa-clara-broncos-football-team) 17 Cleveland Rams Roger Eason Tackle Oklahoma 18 Philadelphia Eagles Ted Williams Back [Boston College](1941-boston-college-eagles-football-team) 19 Chicago Cardinals Wilson "Bud" Schwenk Back [Washington University](1941-washington-university-bears-football-team) 20 Detroit Lions Bob Dethman Back [Oregon State](1941-oregon-state-beavers-football-team) 21 Washington Redskins Rufus Deal Back Auburn 22 Brooklyn Dodgers Curt Mecham Back [Oregon](1941-oregon-ducks-football-team) 23 New York Giants Bob Sweiger Back Minnesota 24 Green Bay Packers Ray Frankowski Guard [Washington](1941-washington-huskies-football-team) 25 Chicago Bears Joe Boratyn Back [Holy Cross](1941-holy-cross-crusaders-football-team)
Round 4
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 26 Pittsburgh Steelers Malcolm Kutner End Texas 27 Cleveland Rams Len Levy Guard Minnesota 28 Philadelphia Eagles Gordon Paschka Guard Minnesota 29 Chicago Cardinals Vince Banonis Center [Detroit](1941-detroit-titans-football-team) 30 Detroit Lions Dom "Mickey" Sanzotta Back Case Western Reserve
Round 5
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 31 Pittsburgh Steelers Curt Sandig Back St. Mary's (TX) 32 Cleveland Rams Orville Matthews Back Oklahoma 33 Philadelphia Eagles Ernie Blandin Tackle [Tulane](1941-tulane-green-wave-football-team) 34 Chicago Cardinals Bob Reinhard Tackle [California](1941-california-golden-bears-football-team) 35 Detroit Lions Joe Blalock End [Clemson](1941-clemson-tigers-football-team) 36 Washington Redskins Joe Zeno Guard Holy Cross 37 Brooklyn Dodgers Vike Francis Back [Nebraska](1941-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) 38 New York Giants Al Blozis Tackle [Georgetown](1941-georgetown-hoyas-football-team) 39 Green Bay Packers Bill Green Back [Iowa](1941-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team) 40 Chicago Bears Martin Ruby Defensive tackle [Texas A&M](1941-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team)
Round 6
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 41 Pittsburgh Steelers Charley Greene Tackle [Tulsa](1941-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team) 42 Cleveland Rams Mike Sweeney End Texas 43 Philadelphia Eagles Earl Younglove End Washington 44 Chicago Cardinals Chal Daniel Guard Texas 45 Detroit Lions Murray Evans Back [Hardin–Simmons](1941-hardin-simmons-cowboys-football-team) 46 Washington Redskins Harley McCollum Tackle Tulane 47 Brooklyn Dodgers Henry Stanton End [Arizona](1941-arizona-wildcats-football-team) 48 New York Giants Bob Glass Back Tulane 49 Green Bay Packers Joe Krivonak Guard [South Carolina](1941-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team) 50 Chicago Bears H.C. Burrus End Hardin–Simmons
Round 7
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 51 Pittsburgh Steelers Johnny Butler Back [Tennessee](1941-tennessee-volunteers-football-team) 52 Cleveland Rams Italo Rossi Tackle [Purdue](1941-purdue-boilermakers-football-team) 53 Philadelphia Eagles Billy Sewell Back [Washington State](1941-washington-state-cougars-football-team) 54 Chicago Cardinals Rupe Thornton Guard Santa Clara 55 Detroit Lions Tommy Colella Back Canisius 56 Washington Redskins Bob Fitch End Minnesota 57 Brooklyn Dodgers Wayne Goldsmith Back Emporia State 58 New York Giants Tommy Prothro Back Duke 59 Green Bay Packers Pres Johnston Back [SMU](1941-smu-mustangs-football-team) 60 Chicago Bears Bob Jeffries Guard [Missouri](1941-missouri-tigers-football-team)
Round 8
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 61 Pittsburgh Steelers Floyd Spendlove Tackle [Utah](1941-utah-redskins-football-team) 62 Cleveland Rams Bob Brumley Back [Rice](1941-rice-owls-football-team) 63 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Halverson Guard Oregon State 64 Chicago Cardinals Doug Renzel Back [Marquette](1941-marquette-hilltoppers-football-team) 65 Detroit Lions Joe Franceski Tackle Scranton 66 Washington Redskins George Peters Back Oregon State 67 Brooklyn Dodgers Preston Flanagan End Texas 68 New York Giants Tom Kearns Tackle [Miami (FL)](1941-miami-hurricanes-football-team) 69 Green Bay Packers Joe Rogers End Michigan 70 Chicago Bears Frank Maznicki Back Boston College
Round 9
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 71 Pittsburgh Steelers Rayburn Chase Back Missouri 72 Cleveland Rams Hubert Ulrich End [Kansas](1941-kansas-jayhawks-football-team) 73 Philadelphia Eagles Ray Graves Center Tennessee 74 Chicago Cardinals Chet Wetterlund Back Illinois Wesleyan 75 Detroit Lions Emil Banjavic Back Arizona 76 Washington Redskins Frank Swiger Back Duke 77 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Gifford Back [Denver](1941-denver-pioneers-football-team) 78 New York Giants Bob Merker End Millikin 79 Green Bay Packers Noah Langdale Tackle [Alabama](1941-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team) 80 Chicago Bears John Petty Back [Purdue](1941-purdue-boilermakers-football-team)
Round 10
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 81 Pittsburgh Steelers Ernie Steele Back Washington 82 Cleveland Rams Bob deLauer Tackle [USC](1941-usc-trojans-football-team) 83 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Stackpool Back Washington 84 Chicago Cardinals Jud Ringer End Minnesota 85 Detroit Lions Bill Diehl Center Iowa 86 Washington Redskins John Goodyear Back Marquette 87 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Petro Guard Muhlenberg 88 New York Giants Mike Kopcik End Georgetown 89 Green Bay Packers Gene Flick Center Minnesota 90 Chicago Bears Noah "Moon" Mullins Back [Kentucky](1941-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
Round 11
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 91 Pittsburgh Steelers Thornley Wood Back [Columbia](1941-columbia-lions-football-team) 92 Cleveland Rams Ben Hightower End [Sam Houston State](1941-sam-houston-state-bearkats-football-team) 93 Philadelphia Eagles Noble Doss Back Texas 94 Chicago Cardinals Jim Fitzharris End St. Thomas (MN) 95 Detroit Lions John Polanski Back [Wake Forest](1941-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team) 96 Washington Redskins Al DeMao Center [Duquesne](1941-duquesne-dukes-football-team) 97 Brooklyn Dodgers Fraser "Pat" Donlan Tackle [Manhattan](1941-manhattan-jaspers-football-team) 98 New York Giants John Solic Center St. Francis (PA) 99 Green Bay Packers Tom Farris Back [Wisconsin](1941-wisconsin-badgers-football-team) 100 Chicago Bears Bill Geyer Back Colgate
Round 12
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 101 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Roach End [TCU](1941-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team) 102 Cleveland Rams Walt Zirinsky Back [Lafayette](1941-lafayette-leopards-football-team) 103 Philadelphia Eagles Fred Meyer End Stanford 104 Chicago Cardinals Dick Brye Tackle Marquette 105 Detroit Lions Joe Stringfellow End Southern Miss 106 Washington Redskins Phil Ahwesh Back Duquesne 107 Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Thibaut Back Tulane 108 New York Giants Len Krouse Back [Penn State](1941-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team) 109 Green Bay Packers Jimmy Richardson Back Marquette 110 Chicago Bears Jim Daniell Tackle [Ohio State](1941-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)
Round 13
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 111 Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Holt Guard Tulsa 112 Cleveland Rams Ray Bradfield End Santa Clara 113 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Brenton Tackle Missouri 114 Chicago Cardinals Charley Givler Guard Wake Forest 115 Detroit Lions Tony Arena Center [Michigan State](1941-michigan-state-spartans-football-team) 116 Washington Redskins John Kovatch End [Notre Dame](1941-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) 117 Brooklyn Dodgers Art Deremer Center Niagara 118 New York Giants Bob Barnett Center Duke 119 Green Bay Packers Bruce Smith Halfback Minnesota 120 Chicago Bears Jackie Hunt Back [Marshall](1941-marshall-thundering-herd-football-team)
Round 14
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 121 Pittsburgh Steelers Clure Mosher Center [Louisville](1941-louisville-cardinals-football-team) 122 Cleveland Rams Tom Greene Tackle [Georgia](1941-georgia-bulldogs-football-team) 123 Philadelphia Eagles John Wyhonic Guard Alabama 124 Chicago Cardinals Hugh Swink Tackle [Oklahoma A&M](1941-oklahoma-a-m-cowboys-football-team) 125 Detroit Lions Wolf Heinberg Tackle UC Santa Barbara 126 Washington Redskins Bill DeCorrevont Back Northwestern 127 Brooklyn Dodgers Stan Gervelis End [Pittsburgh](1941-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team) 128 New York Giants Pete Layden Back Texas 129 Green Bay Packers Bill Applegate Guard South Carolina 130 Chicago Bears Henry "Bob" Gude Center [Vanderbilt](1941-vanderbilt-commodores-football-team)
Round 15
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 131 Pittsburgh Steelers Hubbard Law Back Sam Houston State 132 Cleveland Rams Ike Peel Back Tennessee 133 Philadelphia Eagles O'Dell Griffin Guard Baylor 134 Chicago Cardinals Marv Harshman Back Pacific Lutheran 135 Detroit Lions Mac Speedie End Utah 136 Washington Redskins Marvin Whited Back [Oklahoma](1941-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) 137 Brooklyn Dodgers Gene Davis Back [Penn](1941-penn-quakers-football-team) 138 New York Giants Buddy Jungmichel Guard Texas 139 Green Bay Packers Jim Trimble Tackle [Indiana](1941-indiana-hoosiers-football-team) 140 Chicago Bears Joe Krutulis End Miami (FL)
Round 16
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 141 Pittsburgh Steelers Andy Tomasic Back [Temple](1941-temple-owls-football-team) 142 Cleveland Rams Glenn Henicle Guard Tulsa 143 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Smaltz Back Penn State 144 Chicago Cardinals George Arabian Back [St. Mary's (CA)](1941-saint-mary-s-gaels-football-team) 145 Detroit Lions Firman Bynum Tackle [Arkansas](1941-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team) 146 Washington Redskins Dean "Dee" Chipman Back [BYU](1941-byu-cougars-football-team) 147 Brooklyn Dodgers Ed Masloski Back Scranton 148 New York Giants Keith Doggett Tackle Wichita 149 Green Bay Packers Tom Kinkade Back Ohio State 150 Chicago Bears George Abel Guard Nebraska
Round 17
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 151 Pittsburgh Steelers Garth Chamberlain Tackle BYU 152 Cleveland Rams Don Clawson Back Northwestern 153 Philadelphia Eagles Arnie Meiners End Stanford 154 Chicago Cardinals Jack Crain Back Texas 155 Detroit Lions Dick Fisher Back Ohio State 156 Washington Redskins George Watts Tackle [Appalachian State](1941-appalachian-state-mountaineers-football-team) 157 Brooklyn Dodgers R. C. Pitts End Arkansas 158 New York Giants Verne Miller Tackle [Harvard](1941-harvard-crimson-football-team) 159 Green Bay Packers Fred Preston End Nebraska 160 Chicago Bears Don Edmiston Tackle Tennessee
Round 18
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 161 Pittsburgh Steelers John Rokisky End Duquesne 162 Cleveland Rams Jack Graf Back Ohio State 163 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Braun Tackle Santa Clara 164 Chicago Cardinals Carl Suntheimer Center [North Carolina](1941-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team) 165 Detroit Lions George Speth Tackle Murray State 166 Washington Redskins Gene Stewart Back Willamette 167 Brooklyn Dodgers Ralph Miller Back [Kansas](1941-kansas-jayhawks-football-team) 168 New York Giants John "Junie" Hovious Back Ole Miss 169 Green Bay Packers Robert Ingalls Center Michigan 170 Chicago Bears Holt Rast End Alabama
Round 19
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 171 Pittsburgh Steelers Ray "Earthquake" Jenkins Back [Colorado](1941-colorado-buffaloes-football-team) 172 Cleveland Rams Bill Regner End Oregon 173 Philadelphia Eagles Charley Dvoracek Back [Texas Tech](1941-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team) 174 Chicago Cardinals Jimmy Nelson Back Alabama 175 Detroit Lions Blair Heaton End Susquehanna 176 Washington Redskins Charlie Timmons Back Clemson 177 Brooklyn Dodgers Wilson Elliott Tackle Chattanooga 178 New York Giants Owen Price Back Texas Western 179 Green Bay Packers George Benson Back Northwestern 180 Chicago Bears Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones Back Pittsburgh
Round 20
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 181 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Kapriva Guard Wake Forest 182 Cleveland Rams Gene Conley Tackle Washington 183 Philadelphia Eagles Marv Tommervik Back Pacific Lutheran 184 Chicago Cardinals Norvell Wallach Tackle Missouri 185 Detroit Lions Ben Collins Back [West Texas State](1941-west-texas-state-buffaloes-football-team) 186 Washington Redskins Milburn "Tiny" Croft Tackle Ripon 187 Brooklyn Dodgers Bill Polantonio Guard Elon 188 New York Giants Adam Kretowicz End Holy Cross 189 Green Bay Packers Horace "Deacon" Young Back SMU 190 Chicago Bears Bill Tessendorf Tackle [Gonzaga](1941-gonzaga-bulldogs-football-team)
Round 21
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 191 Washington Redskins Steve Juzwik Back Notre Dame 192 Brooklyn Dodgers Bert Hayes Back Wichita 193 New York Giants Jim "Blackie" Blumenstock Back [Fordham](1941-fordham-rams-football-team) 194 Green Bay Packers Henry Woronicz End Boston College 195 Chicago Bears Adolph Kissell Back Boston College
Round 22
Pick # NFL team Player Position College 196 Washington Redskins Al Couppee Back Iowa 197 Brooklyn Dodgers Walt "Fuzzy" Fedora Back [George Washington](1941-george-washington-colonials-football-team) 198 New York Giants Milt Hull Tackle [Florida](1941-florida-gators-football-team) 199 Green Bay Packers Woody Adams Tackle TCU 200 Chicago Bears Stu Clarkson Center Texas A&I
Hall of Famers
Bill Dudley, halfback from Virginia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966.
Mac Speedie, end from Utah taken 15th round 135th overall by the Detroit Lions.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020
Notable undrafted players
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