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1947 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1947 NFL draft
image	Commodore Hotel, New York City, 1921.jpg
caption	Commodore Hotel (location of the draft)
date	December 16, 1946
location	Commodore Hotel
in New York City, NY
league	NFL
first	Bob Fenimore, HB
[Chicago Bears](1947-chicago-bears-season)
fewnum	29
fewest	[Chicago Cardinals](1947-chicago-cardinals-season)
[Philadelphia Eagles](1947-philadelphia-eagles-season)
mostnum	32
most	[Chicago Bears](1947-chicago-bears-season)
overall	300
rounds	32
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	3
1	WR Dante Lavelli
2	DB Tom Landry
3	DT Art Donovan
prev	[1946](1946-nfl-draft)
next	[1948](1948-nfl-draft)

in New York City, NY Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.

The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick, a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery, and used the pick to select halfback Bob Fenimore. This lottery process ended in 1958.

This draft was the last time the Bears had the first overall pick in a draft until 2024.

Player selections

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

Hall of Famers

Dante Lavelli, end from Ohio State University taken 12th round 103rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.
Tom Landry, defensive back from Texas taken 20th round 184th overall by the New York Giants. :Inducted: For his Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1990
Art Donovan, defensive tackle from Boston College taken 22nd round 204th overall by the New York Giants :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.

Notable undrafted players

†	name="Pro Bowler"	group=N	Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.}}

Summary

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections	Schools
10	[Texas](1946-texas-longhorns-football-team)
9	[UCLA](1946-ucla-bruins-football-team)
8	[Michigan](1946-michigan-wolverines-football-team), [Northwestern](1946-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
7	[LSU](1946-lsu-tigers-football-team), [Oklahoma](1946-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)
6	[Army](1946-army-cadets-football-team), [Illinois](1946-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
5	[Georgia](1946-georgia-bulldogs-football-team), [Indiana](1946-indiana-hoosiers-football-team), [North Carolina](1946-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team), [Notre Dame](1946-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team), [Ohio State](1946-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team), [Penn](1946-penn-quakers-football-team), [South Carolina](1946-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team), [Tulsa](1946-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team), [Wake Forest](1946-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team)
4	[California](1946-california-golden-bears-football-team), [Cincinnati](1946-cincinnati-bearcats-football-team), [Detroit](1946-detroit-titans-football-team), [Holy Cross](1946-holy-cross-crusaders-football-team), [Iowa](1946-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team), [Oklahoma A&M](1946-oklahoma-a-m-cowboys-football-team), [Penn State](1946-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team), [Stanford](1946-stanford-indians-football-team), [TCU](1946-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team), [Tennessee](1946-tennessee-volunteers-football-team), [Texas A&M](1946-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team), [Texas Tech](1946-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team), [USC](1946-usc-trojans-football-team), [Vanderbilt](1946-vanderbilt-commodores-football-team), [Washington](1946-washington-huskies-football-team), [Washington State](1946-washington-state-cougars-football-team), [Wisconsin](1946-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)
3	[Arkansas](1946-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team), [BYU](1946-byu-cougars-football-team), [Duke](1946-duke-blue-devils-football-team), , [Miami (FL)](1946-miami-hurricanes-football-team), [Navy](1946-navy-midshipmen-football-team), [NC State](1946-nc-state-wolfpack-football-team), [Oklahoma City](1946-oklahoma-city-chiefs-football-team), [Oregon](1946-oregon-ducks-football-team), [Rice](1946-rice-owls-football-team), [SMU](1946-smu-mustangs-football-team), [Yale](1946-yale-bulldogs-football-team)
2	[Boston College](1946-boston-college-eagles-football-team), [Colgate](1946-colgate-red-raiders-football-team), [Colorado](1946-colorado-buffaloes-football-team), [Connecticut](1946-connecticut-huskies-football-team), [Delaware](1946-delaware-fightin-blue-hens-football-team), [Denver](1946-denver-pioneers-football-team), [Georgia Tech](1946-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team), [Hardin–Simmons](1946-hardin-simmons-cowboys-football-team), [Kansas](1946-kansas-jayhawks-football-team), [Kentucky](1946-kentucky-wildcats-football-team), [Michigan State](1946-michigan-state-spartans-football-team), [Minnesota](1946-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team), [Missouri](1946-missouri-tigers-football-team), [Muhlenberg](1946-muhlenberg-mules-football-team), [Nevada](1946-nevada-wolf-pack-football-team), [Oregon State](1946-oregon-state-beavers-football-team), [Purdue](1946-purdue-boilermakers-football-team), [Richmond](1946-richmond-spiders-football-team), [Southeastern Louisiana](1946-southeastern-louisiana-lions-football-team), [St. Bonaventure](1946-st-bonaventure-bonnies-football-team), [Wesleyan](1946-wesleyan-cardinals-football-team), [William & Mary](1946-william-mary-indians-football-team), [Wyoming](1946-wyoming-cowboys-football-team)

Notes

References

. (October 2, 2014). ["NFL Draft Locations"](http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/).
(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
"Draft History: 1940's". [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".

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