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1946 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1946 NFL draft
image	Commodore Hotel, New York City, 1921.jpg
caption	Commodore Hotel (location of the draft)
date	January 14, 1946
location	Commodore Hotel
in New York City, NY
league	NFL
first	Frank Dancewicz, QB
[Boston Yanks](1946-boston-yanks-season)
fewnum	30
fewest	each team made 30 picks
mostnum	30
most	each team made 30 picks
overall	300
rounds	32
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	5
1	OT George Connor
2	C Frank Gatski
3	OT/K Lou Groza
4	FB Marion Motley
5	DT Bill Willis
prev	[1945](1945-nfl-draft)
next	[1947](1947-nfl-draft)

in New York City, NY Boston Yanks The 1946 NFL draft was held on January 14, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.

The selections were initially withheld from the public out of fear that the newly formed All-America Football Conference would sign away players selected high. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Boston Yanks selected quarterback Frank Dancewicz. The most notable draft choice in this player selection meeting was made by the Washington Redskins and remains one of the biggest draft blunders of all time. They chose Cal Rossi with the 9th overall pick, but Rossi, a junior at UCLA, was not eligible to be drafted. They chose him again in the 1947 NFL draft, but he never played football professionally.

Player selections

	= Pro Bowler			Hall of Fame]]r

Round 1–6

Round 7

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
51	Chicago Cardinals	Pat Lenshan	End	Tennessee
52	Boston Yanks	Ed Mieszkowski	Tackle	Notre Dame
53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Reinhardt	Tackle	[Minnesota](1945-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)
54	Chicago Bears	Wendell Beard	Tackle	California
55	New York Giants	Jim Plyler	Tackle	[Texas](1945-texas-longhorns-football-team)
56	Green Bay Packers	Art Renner	End	Michigan
57	Philadelphia Eagles	George Robotham	End	UCLA
58	Detroit Lions	Pete Berezney	Tackle	Notre Dame
59	Washington Redskins	Bob Hendren	Tackle	USC
60	Los Angeles Rams	Dolly King	End	[Georgia](1945-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)

Round 8

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
61	Chicago Cardinals	Phil Tinsley	End	[Alabama](1945-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)
62	Boston Yanks	Chet Lipka	End	[Boston College](1945-boston-college-eagles-football-team)
63	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Ponsetto	Back	Michigan
64	Chicago Bears	John Ziegler	Back	[Colorado](1945-colorado-buffaloes-football-team)
65	New York Giants	Gene Roberts	Back	[Chattanooga](1945-chattanooga-moccasins-football-team)
66	Green Bay Packers	Bert Cole	Tackle	[Oklahoma A&M](1945-oklahoma-a-m-cowboys-football-team)
67	Detroit Lions	Keith DeCourcey	Back	[Washington](1945-washington-huskies-football-team)
68	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Lecture	Guard	[Northwestern](1945-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
69	Washington Redskins	George Callanan	Back	USC
70	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Whisler	Back	[Ohio State](1945-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)

Round 9

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
71	Chicago Cardinals	Jake Colhouer	Guard	Oklahoma A&M
72	Boston Yanks	Al Dekdebrun	Back	[Cornell](1945-cornell-big-red-football-team)
73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Evans	Back	Penn
74	Chicago Bears	Walt Dropo	End	Connecticut
75	New York Giants	Mike Harris	Guard	[Mississippi State](1945-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team)
76	Green Bay Packers	Grant Darnell	Guard	[Texas A&M](1945-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team)
77	Philadelphia Eagles	Ernie Lewis	Back	Colorado
78	Detroit Lions	Bill Hedges	Tackle	West Texas State
79	Washington Redskins	Bob Skoglund	End	Notre Dame
80	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Schumchyk	End	[Arkansas](1945-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)

Round 10

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
81	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Barber	Tackle	Chattanooga
82	Boston Yanks	Rex John	Tackle	[Wisconsin](1945-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)
83	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mel Bonwell	Back	Central (IA)
84	Chicago Bears	Bill Harris	Center	Auburn
85	New York Giants	Walt Clay	Back	Colorado
86	Green Bay Packers	Joe McAfee	Back	Holy Cross
87	Detroit Lions	Thornton Dixon	Tackle	Ohio State
88	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Vandeweghe	End	[William & Mary](1945-william-mary-indians-football-team)
89	Washington Redskins	Jake Leicht	Back	[Oregon](1945-oregon-ducks-football-team)
90	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Signaigo	Guard	[Notre Dame](1945-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)

Round 11

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
91	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Loepfe	Tackle	Wisconsin
92	Boston Yanks	Bob West	Back	Colorado
93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Doc Holloway	Guard	William & Mary
94	Chicago Bears	Eddie Allen	Back	Penn
95	New York Giants	Warren Amling	Guard	Ohio State
96	Green Bay Packers	Steve Conroy	Back	Holy Cross
97	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Iancelli	End	Franklin & Marshall
98	Detroit Lions	Bob Stevens	Back	Oregon State
99	Washington Redskins	Chick Maggioli	Back	Illinois
100	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Phillips	Back	Ohio State

Round 12

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
101	Chicago Cardinals	Venton Yablonski	Back	[Columbia](1945-columbia-lions-football-team)
102	Boston Yanks	Max Dodge	End	Nevada
103	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carroll Owen	Back	Catawba
104	Chicago Bears	Frank Bauman	End	Illinois
105	New York Giants	Al Bush	Tackle	Duke
106	Green Bay Packers	Bill Hildebrand	End	Mississippi State
107	Detroit Lions	Pat Farris	Tackle	[Texas Tech](1945-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team)
108	Philadelphia Eagles	Pat McHugh	Back	Georgia Tech
109	Washington Redskins	Monte Moncrief	Tackle	Texas A&M
110	Los Angeles Rams	Ted Strojny	Tackle	Holy Cross

Round 13

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
111	Chicago Cardinals	Lee Lewis	Back	Washington
112	Boston Yanks	Joe Kirkland	Tackle	[Virginia](1945-virginia-cavaliers-football-team)
113	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Poppin	Tackle	[New Mexico](1945-new-mexico-lobos-football-team)
114	Chicago Bears	Reed Nostrum	Tackle	[Utah](1945-utah-redskins-football-team)
115	New York Giants	Bob Reiman	Back	Oregon State
116	Green Bay Packers	Tom Hand	Center	[Iowa](1945-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team)
117	Philadelphia Eagles	John Wingender	Back	Washington
118	Detroit Lions	Paul Copoulos	Back	[Marquette](1945-marquette-hilltoppers-football-team)
119	Washington Redskins	Joe Tereshinski	End	[Georgia](1945-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
120	Los Angeles Rams	George Strohmeyer	Center	Notre Dame

Round 14

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
121	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Russell	Back	[Miami (OH)](1945-miami-redskins-football-team)
122	Boston Yanks	Ralph Ventresco	Back	[Penn State](1945-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)
123	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob McCain	End	[Ole Miss](1945-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
124	Chicago Bears	Dick Chatterton	Back	BYU
125	New York Giants	Bob Hazelhurst	Back	[Denver](1945-denver-pioneers-football-team)
126	Green Bay Packers	George Hills	Guard	Georgia Tech
127	Detroit Lions	Ty Irby	Back	Auburn
128	Philadelphia Eagles	Homer Paine	Tackle	Tulsa
129	Washington Redskins	Stan Sprague	End	[Illinois](1945-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
130	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Palladino	Back	Notre Dame

Round 15

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
131	Chicago Cardinals	Fred Rovai	Guard	Notre Dame
132	Boston Yanks	John Furey	Tackle	[Boston College](1945-boston-college-eagles-football-team)
133	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Tallchief	Tackle	[Oklahoma](1945-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)
134	Chicago Bears	Johnny Timko	Center	[Temple](1945-temple-owls-football-team)
135	New York Giants	Stan Stapley	Tackle	Utah
136	Green Bay Packers	Jim Hough	Back	[Clemson](1945-clemson-tigers-football-team)
137	Philadelphia Eagles	John Kerns	Tackle	[Ohio](1945-ohio-bobcats-football-team)
138	Detroit Lions	Pat Thrash	End	[South Carolina](1945-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team)
139	Washington Redskins	Harry Adelman	End	USC
140	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Lorenz	End	Oregon State

Round 16

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
141	Chicago Cardinals	Ray Evans	Tackle	Texas Western
142	Boston Yanks	Bill Swiacki	End	Columbia
143	Pittsburgh Steelers	Al Perl	Back	Youngstown State
144	Chicago Bears	Ted Hazelwood	Tackle	[North Carolina](1945-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team)
145	New York Giants	Nick Terlizzi	Tackle	Alabama
146	Green Bay Packers	Dean Gaines	Tackle	Georgia Tech
147	Detroit Lions	Kelly Mote	End	[Duke](1945-duke-blue-devils-football-team)
148	Philadelphia Eagles	Buddy Hubbard	Back	William & Mary
149	Washington Redskins	Bob Butchofsky	Back	Texas A&M
150	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Bouley	Back	Georgia

Round 17

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
151	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Loubie	Back	Miami (OH)
152	Boston Yanks	Charley Tiedeman	Back	Brown
153	Pittsburgh Steelers	Russ Lopez	Center	[West Virginia](1945-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-team)
154	Chicago Bears	Dick Johnson	Center	[Baylor](1945-baylor-bears-football-team)
155	New York Giants	Ray Justak	Guard	[Northwestern](1945-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
156	Green Bay Packers	J. P. Miller	Guard	Georgia
157	Philadelphia Eagles	Allen Smith	Back	Tulsa
158	Detroit Lions	Bill Scrugg	Back	Rice
159	Washington Redskins	Mike Prashaw	Tackle	Michigan
160	Los Angeles Rams	Gasper Urban	Guard	Notre Dame

Round 18

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
161	Chicago Cardinals	Frank Irwin	Tackle	Duke
162	Boston Yanks	Don Alverez	Guard	[Dartmouth](1945-dartmouth-indians-football-team)
163	Pittsburgh Steelers	Buck Garrison	Guard	[Wake Forest](1945-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team)
164	Chicago Bears	Art Boettcher	Back	Shurtleff
165	New York Giants	Bob Morris	Back	USC
166	Green Bay Packers	Boyd Morse	End	[Arizona](1945-arizona-wildcats-football-team)
167	Detroit Lions	Ben Wall	Back	[Central Michigan](1945-central-michigan-chippewas-football-team)
168	Philadelphia Eagles	Bernie Millham	End	Fordham
169	Washington Redskins	Ed Robnett	Back	[Texas Tech](1945-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team)
170	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Wise	Guard	Colorado

Round 19

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
171	Chicago Cardinals	Pride Ratterree	Guard	Wake Forest
172	Boston Yanks	Jack Burns	Back	Temple
173	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Cloud	Tackle	Temple
174	Chicago Bears	Tom Gallagher	Back	Illinois
175	New York Giants	Tom Loflin	End	[LSU](1945-lsu-tigers-football-team)
176	Green Bay Packers	Joe Bradford	Center	USC
177	Philadelphia Eagles	Lawrence Mauss	Center	Utah
178	Detroit Lions	Merlin Kispert	Back	Minnesota
179	Washington Redskins	LaMar Dykstra	Back	Colorado
180	Los Angeles Rams	Jerry Ford	End	Notre Dame

Round 20

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
181	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Heywood	Back	Notre Dame
182	Boston Yanks	Frank Ruggerio	Back	Notre Dame
183	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Garbinski	Back	Penn State
184	Chicago Bears	Johnny Adams	Back	Denver
185	New York Giants	Dick Kelly	Back	Minnesota
186	Green Bay Packers	Bill DeRosa	Back	Boston College
187	Detroit Lions	Don Malmberg	Tackle	UCLA
188	Philadelphia Eagles	Dave Butcher	Back	William & Mary
189	Washington Redskins	Bob Ward	Back	San Jose State
190	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Albrecht	Back	Marquette

Round 21

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
191	Chicago Cardinals	Al Traught	Back	Miami (OH)
192	Boston Yanks	Jack Price	Back	[Baylor](1945-baylor-bears-football-team)
193	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charley Loiacano	Center	[Lafayette](1945-lafayette-leopards-football-team)
194	Chicago Bears	Dean Widseth	Tackle	Bemidji State
195	New York Giants	Mel Patton	Back	Santa Clara
196	Green Bay Packers	Ralph Grant	Back	[Bucknell](1945-bucknell-bison-football-team)
197	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Fabling	Back	Colorado
198	Detroit Lions	Ned Maloney	End	[Purdue](1945-purdue-boilermakers-football-team)
199	Washington Redskins	John Pehar	Tackle	USC
200	Los Angeles Rams	Cliff Lewis	Back	Duke

Round 22

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
201	Chicago Cardinals	Clem Andrulewicz	Tackle	[Villanova](1945-villanova-wildcats-football-team)
202	Boston Yanks	Ike Igleheart	Guard	[Tulane](1945-tulane-green-wave-football-team)
203	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Johnson	Tackle	[Pittsburgh](1945-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)
204	Chicago Bears	George Kochins	Tackle	Bucknell
205	New York Giants	Bill Stiers	Back	UCLA
206	Green Bay Packers	Howie Brown	Guard	[Indiana](1945-indiana-hoosiers-football-team)
207	Detroit Lions	Jack Simmons	Back	[Detroit](1945-detroit-titans-football-team)
208	Philadelphia Eagles	George Feldman	Back	Tufts
209	Washington Redskins	Roger Robinson	Back	[Syracuse](1945-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)
210	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Richardson	Tackle	Marquette

Round 23

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
211	Chicago Cardinals	Adam Rakowski	End	Penn
212	Boston Yanks	Bill Levitt	Center	[Miami (FL)](1945-miami-hurricanes-football-team)
213	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Leitheiser	Guard	Duke
214	Chicago Bears	Al Hoisch	Back	Stanford
215	New York Giants	Vernon Hare	Back	Santa Clara
216	Green Bay Packers	Andy Kosmac	Center	LSU
217	Philadelphia Eagles	Ed Cameron	Guard	Miami (FL)
218	Detroit Lions	Joe Pulte	End	Detroit
219	Washington Redskins	Charley Cadenhead	Center	[Mississippi State](1945-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team)
220	Los Angeles Rams	Derald Lebow	Back	Oklahoma

Round 24

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
221	Chicago Cardinals	Jack McKenzie	Back	[Northwestern](1945-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
222	Boston Yanks	Mike Karmazin	End	Duke
223	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roger Adams	Center	[Florida](1945-florida-gators-football-team)
224	Chicago Bears	Visco Grgich	End	Santa Clara
225	New York Giants	Neil Scully	Back	Dayton
226	Green Bay Packers	Maurice Stacy	Back	[Washington](1945-washington-huskies-football-team)
227	Detroit Lions	Bob Funderberg	Back	Northwestern
228	Philadelphia Eagles	Charley Steed	Back	Arkansas–Monticello
229	Washington Redskins	Bob Rados	Guard	Santa Clara
230	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Lippincott	Back	[Washington State](1945-washington-state-cougars-football-team)

Round 25

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
231	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Worthington	Tackle	Tulsa
232	Boston Yanks	Chet Latcham	Guard	Denver
233	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Verkins	Back	Tulsa
234	Chicago Bears	Allen Richards	Back	[Cincinnati](1945-cincinnati-bearcats-football-team)
235	New York Giants	George Miller	Tackle	Denver
236	Green Bay Packers	Chick Davidson	Tackle	[Cornell](1945-cornell-big-red-football-team)
237	Philadelphia Eagles	Ed Grygiel	Back	[Dartmouth](1945-dartmouth-indians-football-team)
238	Detroit Lions	Ed Stacco	Tackle	Colgate
239	Washington Redskins	Charlie Webb	End	LSU
240	Los Angeles Rams	Kay Jamison	End	Florida

Round 26

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
241	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Vugrin	Guard	Tennessee
242	Boston Yanks	Gordon Botsford	End	[Boston University](1945-boston-university-terriers-football-team)
243	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clarence Castle	Back	[Ole Miss](1945-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
244	Chicago Bears	Jess Tunstill	Back	[Kentucky](1945-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
245	New York Giants	Barney White	End	Tulsa
246	Green Bay Packers	John Norton	Back	Washington
247	Detroit Lions	Roger Anderson	Guard	Oregon State
248	Philadelphia Eagles	Ben Raimondi	Back	Indiana
249	Washington Redskins	Marion Flanagan	Back	[Texas A&M](1945-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team)
250	Los Angeles Rams	D. J. Gambrell	Center	[Alabama](1945-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)

Round 27

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
251	Chicago Cardinals	Jesse Herschbarger	End	[SMU](1945-smu-mustangs-football-team)
252	Boston Yanks	John Kauffman	Guard	Oregon
253	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marchi Marino	Tackle	Penn State
254	Chicago Bears	Ken Smock	Back	Purdue
255	New York Giants	Butch Kalens	Guard	Illinois
256	Green Bay Packers	Ed Holtsinger	Back	Georgia Tech
257	Philadelphia Eagles	Sam Bailey	End	Georgia
258	Detroit Lions	Chuck Murdock	End	Georgia Tech
259	Washington Redskins	Roland Phillips	Tackle	Georgia Tech
260	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Ben Dickey	Back	Colorado

Round 28

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
261	Chicago Cardinals	Newman Ledbetter	Tackle	Texas Tech
262	Boston Yanks	Don Gleasner	End	[Maryland](1945-maryland-terrapins-football-team)
263	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Hansen	End	UCLA
264	Chicago Bears	Howard Weldon	Guard	North Carolina
265	New York Giants	Charlie Ellis	Back	Virginia
266	Green Bay Packers	Joe Campbell	End	Holy Cross
267	Detroit Lions	Dick Van Duesen	Center	Minnesota
268	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Long	Back	Tennessee
269	Washington Redskins	Jim Hallmark	Back	Texas A&M
270	Los Angeles Rams	Marty Grbovaz	End	San Francisco

Round 29

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
271	Chicago Cardinals	Alton Baldwin	End	[Arkansas](1945-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)
272	Boston Yanks	Carl McKinnon	Guard	Dartmouth
273	Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Graves	Tackle	Newberry
274	Chicago Bears	Johnny Cook	Back	Georgia
275	New York Giants	Steve Lucas	End	Duke
276	Green Bay Packers	Francis Saunders	Tackle	Clemson
277	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Fisher	Tackle	[Harvard](1945-harvard-crimson-football-team)
278	Detroit Lions	Bill Agnew	Back	[California](1945-california-golden-bears-football-team)
279	Washington Redskins	Fay Mills	Tackle	Alabama
280	Los Angeles Rams	Jay Perrin	Tackle	USC

Round 30

Round 31

Round 32

Hall of Famers

George Connor, tackle from Notre Dame taken 1st round 5th overall by the New York Giants. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler	‡	Hall of Fame]]r

References

(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
Tucker, William. (January 15, 1946). "National Football League Holds Secret Draft: Few Selections Made Public". [[Eugene Register-Guard]].
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
"Heisman Trophy".
"Heisman Trophy".
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".
Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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