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National Football League draft
The 1950 NFL draft was held January 20–21, 1950, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[ 1] With the league absorbing the Baltimore Colts , Cleveland Browns , and San Francisco 49ers from the All-America Football Conference , these three teams were combined with the other NFL clubs in a single ranking to determine the order of the draft.
This was the fourth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous three winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, and Philadelphia Eagles in 1949) ineligible from the draw;[ 2] it was won by the Detroit Lions , who selected end Leon Hart .
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
106
Baltimore Colts
Bill Bass
Back
Arkansas
107
Chicago Bears
Floyd Reid
Back
Georgia
108
Green Bay Packers
Roger Wilson
End
South Carolina
109
Detroit Lions
Ed Wood
Guard
Detroit
110
Washington Redskins
Don Winslow
Tackle
Iowa
111
New York Giants
Vince Cisterna
End
Northern Arizona
112
Pittsburgh Steelers
Max Druen
Tackle
Tulane
113
Chicago Cardinals
Vito Ragazzo
End
William & Mary
114
Chicago Bears
Dick Braznell
Back
Missouri
115
San Francisco 49ers
Pete Zinach
Back
West Virginia
116
Los Angeles Rams
Les Cowan
End
McMurry
117
Cleveland Browns
Jim Duncan
End
Wake Forest
118
Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Wilson
Back
Ole Miss
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
132
Baltimore Colts
Joe Romanosky
Tackle
St. Bonaventure
133
New York Bulldogs
Roger McAuley
Guard
TCU
134
Green Bay Packers
Gene Lorendo
End
Georgia
135
Detroit Lions
Jack Wilson
Tackle
Ohio State
136
Washington Redskins
Dan Brown
End
Villanova
137
Los Angeles Rams
Jay Roundy
Back
USC
138
Pittsburgh Steelers
Charley Williams
End
Sam Houston State
139
Chicago Cardinals
J. D. Ison
End
Baylor
140
Chicago Bears
John Helwig
Guard
Notre Dame
141
San Francisco 49ers
Harley Dow
Tackle
San Jose State
142
Los Angeles Rams
Fred Stuvek
Guard
West Virginia
143
Cleveland Browns
Bob Plotz
Guard
Pittsburgh
144
Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Lantrip
Back
Rice
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
145
Baltimore Colts
Bill Dey
Back
Dartmouth
146
New York Bulldogs
Andy Hillhouse
End
Texas A&M
147
Green Bay Packers
Andy Pavich
End
Denver
148
Detroit Lions
Bucky Walters
Tackle
Brown
149
Washington Redskins
Bill Chauncey
Back
Iowa State
150
New York Giants
Ray Wietecha
Center
Northwestern
151
Chicago Cardinals
Frank Wallheiser
End
Western Kentucky
152
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Sharpe
Guard
Davidson
153
San Francisco 49ers
Don Burke
Back
USC
154
Chicago Bears
Kenny Roof
Back
Oklahoma A&M
155
Los Angeles Rams
John Lunney
Guard
Arkansas
156
Cleveland Browns
Emerson Cole
Back
Toledo
157
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Mahoney
End
Brown
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
158
Baltimore Colts
Ray Stone
End
Texas
159
New York Bulldogs
Jack Morton
Back
West Virginia
160
Green Bay Packers
Carlton Elliott
End
Virginia
161
Detroit Lions
Jim Ryan
Back
San Francisco
162
Washington Redskins
Clay Davis
Center
Oklahoma A&M
163
New York Giants
Joe Kelly
Center
Wisconsin
164
Pittsburgh Steelers
Negley Norton
Tackle
Penn State
165
Chicago Cardinals
Jerry Hennessy
End
Santa Clara
166
Chicago Bears
Frank Dempsey
Tackle
Florida
167
San Francisco 49ers
Bimbo Cecconi
Back
Pittsburgh
168
Los Angeles Rams
Tom Winbigler
Back
College of Idaho
169
Cleveland Browns
Rupe Wright
Guard
Baylor
170
Philadelphia Eagles
Norm Willey
Back
Marshall
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
171
Baltimore Colts
Mitch Smiarowski
Center
St. Bonaventure
172
New York Bulldogs
Ed Carmichael
Guard
Oregon State
173
Green Bay Packers
Fred Leon
Tackle
Nevada
174
Detroit Lions
Cliff Squires
Center
Nebraska Wesleyan
175
Washington Redskins
Lyle Button
Tackle
Illinois
176
New York Giants
Gene Fritz
Tackle
Minnesota
177
Chicago Cardinals
Dee Andros
Guard
Oklahoma
178
Pittsburgh Steelers
James W. Kynes
Center
Florida
179
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Payne
End
Santa Clara
180
Chicago Bears
Al Hover
Guard
LSU
181
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Trautwein
Tackle
Ohio State
182
Cleveland Browns
Packard Harrington
Center
St. Mary's (CA)
183
Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Hix
End
Arkansas
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
184
Baltimore Colts
Art Spinney
End
Boston College
185
New York Bulldogs
Norm Messeroll
Tackle
Tennessee
186
Green Bay Packers
Gene Huebern
Center
Baylor
187
Detroit Lions
Tom Worthington
Back
Northwestern
188
Washington Redskins
Alex Loyd
End
Oklahoma A&M
189
New York Giants
Bill Roberson
Tackle
Stephen F. Austin
190
Pittsburgh Steelers
Harry Russell
Back
San Jose State
191
Chicago Cardinals
Al Langford
Back
Howard Payne
192
Chicago Bears
Jimmy Glisson
Back
Tulane
193
San Francisco 49ers
Leo Crampsey
End
St. Bonaventure
194
Los Angeles Rams
Dave Stephenson
Center
West Virginia
195
Cleveland Browns
Ted Meland
Guard
Oregon
196
Philadelphia Eagles
Herb Carey
Back
Dartmouth
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
210
Baltimore Colts
Ralph Murphy
Guard
Rice
211
New York Bulldogs
Joe Dean Tidwell
Back
Hardin
212
Green Bay Packers
Hal Otterback
Guard
Wisconsin
213
Detroit Lions
Connie Callahan
Back
Morningside
214
Washington Redskins
Jim Cullom
Guard
California
215
New York Giants
Steve Hatfield
Back
Shippensburg
216
Pittsburgh Steelers
Al Bodine
Back
Georgia
217
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Palmer
Tackle
Wake Forest
218
Chicago Bears
Ray Janaszek
Back
Dayton
219
San Francisco 49ers
Cliff Van Meter
Back
Tulane
220
Los Angeles Rams
Harry Neugold
Tackle
RPI
221
Cleveland Browns
Hal McKinney
Guard
Missouri Valley
222
Philadelphia Eagles
Jerry Taylor
Center
Mississippi State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
223
Baltimore Colts
Charley Schoolmaster
Center
Western Michigan
224
New York Bulldogs
Jim Champion
Tackle
Mississippi State
225
Green Bay Packers
Arnold Galiffa
Quarterback
Army
226
Detroit Lions
Don Stansauk
Tackle
Denver
227
Washington Redskins
Alvin Duke
Back
Arkansas
228
New York Giants
George Roman
Tackle
Western Reserve
229
Chicago Cardinals
Ray Espenan
End
Notre Dame
230
Pittsburgh Steelers
Kenneth Powell
End
North Carolina
231
San Francisco 49ers
Ralph Genito
Back
Kentucky
232
Chicago Bears
Rupert Andrews
Back
Stanford
233
Los Angeles Rams
Bobby Collier
Tackle
SMU
234
Cleveland Browns
Joe Travue
Back
Louisville
235
Philadelphia Eagles
Ed Tunnicliff
Back
Northwestern
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
236
Baltimore Colts
Bill Waddail
Back
Auburn
237
New York Bulldogs
Bob Griffin
Back
Baylor
238
Green Bay Packers
Earl Rowan
Tackle
Hardin–Simmons
239
Detroit Lions
Gus Cifelli
Tackle
Notre Dame
240
Washington Redskins
Ed White
End
Alabama
241
New York Giants
Fritz Barzilauskas
Guard
Yale
242
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Gaul
Tackle
Notre Dame
243
Chicago Cardinals
Loran Day
Back
Northwestern
244
Chicago Bears
Billy Bye
Back
Minnesota
245
San Francisco 49ers
Forest Klein
Guard
California
246
Los Angeles Rams
John Smith
End
Arizona
247
Cleveland Browns
Butch Songin
Quarterback
Boston College
248
Philadelphia Eagles
Darrell Robinson
End
Oregon
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
249
Baltimore Colts
Sheldon Dunlap
Guard
Cincinnati
250
New York Bulldogs
Darrell Royal
Back
Oklahoma
251
Green Bay Packers
Jim Howe
Back
Kentucky
252
Detroit Lions
Fred Davis
End
Maryland
253
Washington Redskins
George Bayer
Tackle
Washington
254
New York Giants
Joe Tangaro
Tackle
Utah
255
Chicago Cardinals
Webb Halbert
Back
Iowa State
256
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike DeNoia
Back
Scranton
257
San Francisco 49ers
Jack Nix
End
USC
258
Chicago Bears
Tank Crawford
Guard
Ole Miss
259
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Young
Back
Hillsdale
260
Cleveland Browns
John Hackney
Guard
Murray State
261
Philadelphia Eagles
Merv Pregulman
Guard
Michigan
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
262
Baltimore Colts
Tom Phillips
Back
Baldwin Wallace
263
New York Bulldogs
Bud French
Back
Kansas
264
Green Bay Packers
Gene Evans
Back
Wisconsin
265
Detroit Lions
George Brewer
Back
Oklahoma
266
Washington Redskins
Casimir Witucki
Guard
Indiana
267
New York Giants
Bill Stribling
End
Ole Miss
268
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dick Tomlinson
Guard
Kansas
269
Chicago Cardinals
Howard Blumhardt
Back
South Dakota
270
Chicago Bears
Bob Angie
Back
Iowa State
271
San Francisco 49ers
Guerin Alker
Center
Loyola (CA)
272
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Klein
End
Hanover
273
Cleveland Browns
Leroy Vogts
Guard
Washington University
274
Philadelphia Eagles
Marv Cross
Back
Washington State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
275
Baltimore Colts
Chip Armstrong
Center
Occidental
276
New York Bulldogs
R. V. Johnson
Tackle
St. Mary's (CA)
277
Green Bay Packers
Chuck Beatty
Center
Penn State
278
Detroit Lions
Jim Tate
Tackle
Purdue
279
Washington Redskins
John deLaurentis
Tackle
Waynesburg
280
New York Giants
Bob DeMoss
Back
Purdue
281
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Lipinski
Tackle
Fairmont State
282
Pittsburgh Steelers
Stan Burak
Back
George Washington
283
San Francisco 49ers
Billy Wilson
End
San Jose State
284
Chicago Bears
Jim Byler
Guard
NC State
285
Los Angeles Rams
Doug Barber
Back
Dakota Wesleyan
286
Cleveland Browns
Jim Dowling
Guard
Santa Clara
287
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Hague
End
Ohio State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
288
Baltimore Colts
Harry Weittlaufer
End
Penn
289
New York Bulldogs
Dick Sheffield
End
Tulane
290
Green Bay Packers
George Mattey
Guard
Ohio State
291
Detroit Lions
Irv Heller
Tackle
Boston University
292
Washington Redskins
Joe Zuravleff
End
Northwestern
293
New York Giants
Warren Davis
Center
Colgate
294
Pittsburgh Steelers
Walt Kerulis
End
Illinois
295
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Montgomery
Back
Fresno State
296
Chicago Bears
Bill Bigham
Tackle
Hardin
297
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Williams
End
Rice
298
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Bird
Tackle
USC
299
Cleveland Browns
Dom Moselle
Back
UW–Superior
300
Philadelphia Eagles
Al Lesko
Tackle
St. Bonaventure
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
301
Baltimore Colts
Bill Petroski
Tackle
Holy Cross
302
New York Bulldogs
Bill DeYoung
Back
Stanford
303
Green Bay Packers
Don Delph
Back
Dayton
304
Detroit Lions
Jim McDowell
Guard
William & Mary
305
Washington Redskins
Buster Tilton
Tackle
Nevada
306
New York Giants
Tom Finnin
Tackle
Detroit
307
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Gambold
Back
Washington State
308
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Weaver
Guard
Miami (OH)
309
San Francisco 49ers
Bill Wyman
Tackle
Rice
310
Chicago Bears
Walt Polenske
Back
Pacific
311
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Joiner
End
Austin
312
Cleveland Browns
Jack Woodland
Back
Bowling Green
313
Philadelphia Eagles
Tom DeSylvia
Guard
Oregon State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
314
Baltimore Colts
Jim Pepper
Guard
Syracuse
315
New York Bulldogs
Steve Dotur
Guard
Oregon
316
Green Bay Packers
Frank Waters
Back
Michigan State
317
Detroit Lions
Gene Glick
Back
Michigan State
318
Washington Redskins
Art Stewart
Back
Southeastern State
319
New York Giants
Ken Beiersdorf
Back
Minnesota
320
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Numbers
Center
Lehigh
321
Chicago Cardinals
Lee Truman
Back
Kentucky
322
Chicago Bears
Perry Samuels
Back
Texas
323
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Dunn
Guard
Dayton
324
Los Angeles Rams
Dan Towler
Back
Washington & Jefferson
325
Cleveland Browns
Jim Brasher
Center
Maryland
326
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Eagles
Center
North Texas State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
327
Baltimore Colts
Geno Mazzanti
Back
Arkansas
328
New York Bulldogs
Red Noonan
Back
Alabama
329
Green Bay Packers
Claude Radtke
End
Lawrence
330
Detroit Lions
Bobby Coy Lee
Back
Texas
331
Washington Redskins
Earl Roth
Back
Maryland
332
New York Giants
Carl Copp
Tackle
Vanderbilt
333
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Pittman
Back
Mississippi State
334
Pittsburgh Steelers
Nick Vaccaro
Back
Florida
335
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Powers
Back
USC
336
Chicago Bears
George Sella
Back
Princeton
337
Los Angeles Rams
Otto Haldy
Tackle
Mankato State
338
Cleveland Browns
Charley Toogood
Tackle
Nebraska
339
Philadelphia Eagles
Rod Franz
Guard
California
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
340
Baltimore Colts
Mitford Johnson
Back
Baylor
341
New York Bulldogs
Chuck Olson
End
Washington
342
Green Bay Packers
Bill Osborne
Back
Nevada
343
Detroit Lions
Elbert Johnson
End
Texas Tech
344
Washington Redskins
Ed Lee
Tackle
Kansas
345
New York Giants
Art Sweet
Back
Baylor
346
Pittsburgh Steelers
Elmer Kreiser
End
Bloomsburg State
347
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Bienemann
End
Drake
348
Chicago Bears
Hook Davis
Back
Hardin–Simmons
349
San Francisco 49ers
Ken Johnson
Guard
Pacific
350
Los Angeles Rams
Hal Kilman
Tackle
TCU
351
Cleveland Browns
Dick Gray
Back
Oregon State
352
Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Martin
Back
USC
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
353
Baltimore Colts
John Adcock
Tackle
Auburn
354
New York Bulldogs
Ed Petty
Center
Hardin–Simmons
355
Green Bay Packers
Herm Hering
Back
Rutgers
356
Detroit Lions
Johnny Karras
Back
Illinois
357
Washington Redskins
Ralph Shoaf
Back
West Virginia
358
New York Giants
Don McAuliffe
Back
Michigan State
359
Chicago Cardinals
Sonny Jones
Back
Wyoming
360
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerry Diehl
Back
Idaho
361
San Francisco 49ers
Charley Hall
Back
Arizona
362
Chicago Bears
Jim Kenary
Back
Harvard
363
Los Angeles Rams
Junior Morgan
End
San Jose State
364
Cleveland Browns
Billy Pyle
Back
Texas
365
Philadelphia Eagles
Don Burson
Back
Northwestern
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
366
Baltimore Colts
Snakey Graham
Back
Penn
367
New York Bulldogs
Ed Jasonek
Back
Furman
368
Green Bay Packers
Ben Zaranka
End
Kentucky
369
Detroit Lions
Russ Steger
Back
Illinois
370
Washington Redskins
Johnny Lundin
Guard
Minnesota
371
New York Giants
Mike Boyda
Back
Washington & Lee
372
Pittsburgh Steelers
Carl DePasqua
Back
Pittsburgh
373
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Montagne
Back
California
374
Chicago Bears
Fred Nadherny
Back
Yale
375
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Whelan
Back
Boston University
376
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Heck
Back
Pacific
377
Cleveland Browns
Bob Schnelker
End
Bowling Green
378
Philadelphia Eagles
Wes Curtier
Tackle
Richmond
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
379
Baltimore Colts
Tom Blake
Guard
Cincinnati
380
New York Bulldogs
John Poulos
Back
Pacific
381
Green Bay Packers
Ray Mallouf †
Back
SMU
382
Detroit Lions
Rube DeRoin
Center
Oklahoma A&M
383
Washington Redskins
Bob Noppinger
End
Georgetown
384
New York Giants
Hamp Tanner
Tackle
Georgia
385
Chicago Cardinals
Vick Banonis
Center
Georgetown
386
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Hudak
Tackle
Notre Dame
387
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Stillwell
End
USC
388
Chicago Bears
Allen Markert
Tackle
Minnesota
389
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Lange
Guard
Dayton
390
Cleveland Browns
Jim Massey
Back
Detroit
391
Philadelphia Eagles
Dud Parker
Back
Baylor
= Pro Bowler [ 4]
= Hall of Famer
† Ray Mallouf was an NFL veteran, originally selected in the 1941 NFL draft , who had already played four seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and one season for the New York Giants. The Giants released Mallouf just before the 1950 draft.[ 5]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[ 6]
Leo Nomellini , tackle from Minnesota taken 1st round 11th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.[ 6]
Ernie Stautner , defensive tackle from Boston College taken 2nd round 22nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1969.[ 6]
Bud Grant , end from Minnesota taken 1st round 14th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1994 as a coach , not a player.[ 6]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[ 6]
Notable undrafted players [ edit ]
^ Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ "Draft History: 1940's" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013 .
^ Leon Hart, 1949 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ "Giant Gridders Release Mallouf" . The Oklahoman . Oklahoma City . AP . January 22, 1950. p. 2-B. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
^ a b c d e "Pro Football Draft History: 1950" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
^ Lou Creekmur was also drafted 243 overall in the 26th round of the 1948 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles "History: 1948 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Retrieved August 3, 2008 .