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National Football League draft
The 1955 NFL draft was held January 27–28, 1955 at the Warwick Hotel in New York City.[ 1] [ 2]
This was the ninth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous eight winners ineligible from the draw, only the Baltimore Colts , Chicago Cardinals , Green Bay Packers , and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning.[ 3] The draft lottery was won by Baltimore, who selected quarterback George Shaw .
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
62
Chicago Cardinals
Jack Bowersox
Guard
Maryland
63
Chicago Bears
Dan Shannon
End
Notre Dame
64
Baltimore Colts
Leo Lewis
Back
Lincoln (MO)
65
Green Bay Packers
Norm Amundsen
Guard
Wisconsin
66
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lem Harkey
Back
Emporia State
67
Los Angeles Rams
Corky Tharp
Back
Alabama
68
New York Giants
Ron Locklin
End
Wisconsin
69
San Francisco 49ers
Bobby Luna
Back
Alabama
70
Philadelphia Eagles
Billy Quinn
Back
Texas
71
Chicago Bears
Henry Mosely
Back
Morris Brown
72
Detroit Lions
Elijah Childers
Tackle
Prairie View A&M
73
Cleveland Browns
Leroy Bolden
Back
Michigan State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
74
Chicago Cardinals
Dave Leggett
Back
Ohio State
75
Baltimore Colts
Frank McDonald
End
Miami (FL)
76
Washington Redskins
Erik Christensen
End
Richmond
77
Green Bay Packers
Bob Clemens
Back
Georgia
78
Pittsburgh Steelers
Hal Reeve
Tackle
Oregon
79
Los Angeles Rams
Frank Clayton
Back
USC
80
Washington Redskins
Ron Marciniak
Guard
Kansas State
81
Philadelphia Eagles
Bill McKenna
End
Brandeis
82
San Francisco 49ers
Johnny Dean
Back
VPI
83
Chicago Bears
Bruce Sturgess
Back
William & Mary
84
Detroit Lions
Bert Zagers
Back
Michigan State
85
Cleveland Browns
Jack Locklear
Center
Auburn
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
86
Chicago Cardinals
John Irvine
Center
Maryland
87
Washington Redskins
Johnny Allen
Center
Purdue
88
Baltimore Colts
Dale Meinert
Guard
Oklahoma A&M
89
Green Bay Packers
Johnny Crouch
End
TCU
90
Detroit Lions
Leon Cunningham
Guard
South Carolina
91
Los Angeles Rams
Billy Teas
Back
Georgia Tech
92
New York Giants
Jimmy Patton
Back
Ole Miss
93
San Francisco 49ers
Freddie Meyers
Back
Oklahoma A&M
94
Philadelphia Eagles
Herman Watson
Tackle
Vanderbilt
95
Chicago Bears
Gene Verkerk
Tackle
North Texas State
96
Detroit Lions
Bill Walker
End
Maryland
97
Detroit Lions
Lamoine Holland
End
Rice
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
110
Chicago Cardinals
Frank Scaffidi
Tackle
Marquette
111
Washington Redskins
Tom Louderback
Guard
San Jose State
112
Los Angeles Rams
Jesse Arnelle
End
Penn State
113
Green Bay Packers
George Rogers
Tackle
Auburn
114
Pittsburgh Steelers
Terry Boyle
Tackle
Cincinnati
115
Los Angeles Rams
Claude Harland
End
Texas Tech
116
New York Giants
Lea Paslay
Back
Ole Miss
117
San Francisco 49ers
Ron Aschbacker
End
Oregon State
118
Philadelphia Eagles
Duke Washington
Back
Washington State
119
Chicago Bears
John Allen
End
Arizona State
120
Detroit Lions
Tom Gastall
Back
Boston University
121
Cleveland Browns
Glen Dillon
End
Pittsburgh
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
122
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Pepsin
End
Miami (FL)
123
Baltimore Colts
Emil Radik
Back
Nebraska–Omaha
124
Washington Redskins
Larry Parker
Back
North Carolina
125
Green Bay Packers
Ron Clark
Back
Nebraska
126
Pittsburgh Steelers
Vic Eaton
Back
Missouri
127
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Ray
Tackle
UCLA
128
New York Giants
Bill Hillen
End
West Virginia
129
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Hardy
Back
Kentucky
130
San Francisco 49ers
Rudy Rotella
End
Nebraska–Omaha
131
Chicago Bears
Tom Redfield
End
Delaware
132
Detroit Lions
Herb McDermott
Tackle
Iowa State
133
Cleveland Browns
Eric Knebel
Tackle
SMU
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
146
Chicago Cardinals
Tom McLuckie
Guard
Maryland
147
Baltimore Colts
Pat Abbruzzi
Back
Rhode Island
148
Washington Redskins
Len Oniskey
Tackle
Cornell
149
Green Bay Packers
Ed Adams
Back
South Carolina
150
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Whitmer
Back
Purdue
151
Los Angeles Rams
Dave Parkinson
Back
Texas
152
New York Giants
John Damore
Center
Northwestern
153
Philadelphia Eagles
Jerry Krisher
Center
Ohio State
154
San Francisco 49ers
Richie Gaskell
End
George Washington
155
Chicago Bears
Norm Cash
Back
Sul Ross
156
Detroit Lions
Don Henderson
Tackle
Utah
157
Cleveland Browns
John Borton
Quarterback
Ohio State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
170
Chicago Cardinals
Dick Brubaker
End
Ohio State
171
Baltimore Colts
Gerry Petersen
Tackle
Texas
172
Washington Redskins
Charles Horton
Back
Vanderbilt
173
Green Bay Packers
George Machoukas
Center
Toledo
174
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ellis Duckett
Back
Michigan State
175
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Hoerning
Back
St. Norbert
176
New York Giants
Ed Stowers
End
Wake Forest
177
Philadelphia Eagles
Don Brougher
Center
Maryland
178
San Francisco 49ers
Burdette Hess
Guard
Idaho
179
Chicago Bears
J. D. Smith
Back
North Carolina A&T
180
Detroit Lions
George Atkins
Guard
Auburn
181
Cleveland Browns
Bob Smith
Back
Nebraska
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
182
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Herndon
Back
Oklahoma
183
Washington Redskins
Hal Norris
Back
California
184
Baltimore Colts
Dick Laswell
Tackle
TCU
185
Green Bay Packers
Charlie Brackins
Quarterback
Prairie View A&M
186
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Vincent
Center
Glenville State
187
Los Angeles Rams
Charley Coates
Tackle
Tulane
188
New York Giants
Dave Kragthorpe
Guard
Utah State
189
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Hall
End
Auburn
190
Philadelphia Eagles
Clyde White
Guard
Clemson
191
Chicago Cardinals
Al Dennis
End
Middlebury
192
Detroit Lions
Al Marr
End
Bradley
193
Cleveland Browns
Don Suchy
Center
Iowa
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
194
Chicago Cardinals
Larry White
Center
New Mexico
195
Baltimore Colts
Wes Clark
Tackle
Mississippi Southern
196
Washington Redskins
Don Shea
Guard
Georgia
197
Green Bay Packers
Lynn Beightol
Back
Maryland
198
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Merchant
Back
Miami (OH)
199
Los Angeles Rams
Gene Mitcham
End
Arizona State
200
New York Giants
Bob Bills
Back
BYU
201
Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Maravic
Back
Wake Forest
202
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Newton
Guard
San Diego State
203
Chicago Bears
Mel Harrison
Center
Sam Houston State
204
Detroit Lions
Don Daly
Back
Eastern Kentucky
205
Cleveland Browns
Bob Leonard
Back
Purdue
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
206
Chicago Cardinals
Fred Campbell
Tackle
Duke
207
Washington Redskins
Don Bailey
Back
Penn State
208
Baltimore Colts
Charley Shephard
Back
North Texas State
209
Green Bay Packers
Doyle Nix
Back
SMU
210
Pittsburgh Steelers
Albie Maier
Guard
Marshall
211
Los Angeles Rams
Clyde Sweeney
Tackle
West Virginia
212
New York Giants
Joe Stout
Back
Temple
213
San Francisco 49ers
Ron Pheister
Center
Oregon
214
Philadelphia Eagles
Duane Nutt
Back
SMU
215
Chicago Bears
Claude Roach
Guard
TCU
216
Detroit Lions
Pat Oleksiak
Back
Tennessee
217
Cleveland Browns
Steve Champlin
Tackle
Oklahoma
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
218
Chicago Cardinals
Dick Coy
Tackle
St. John's (MN)
219
Baltimore Colts
Jim Cobb
Tackle
Abilene Christian
220
Washington Redskins
Bob Dee
End
Holy Cross
221
Green Bay Packers
Bob Carter
Tackle
Grambling State
222
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Smith
Back
Texas Southern
223
Los Angeles Rams
John Davis
End
Miles
224
New York Giants
John Jacobs
End
Colby
225
Philadelphia Eagles
Terry Fails
End
Vanderbilt
226
San Francisco 49ers
John Garzoli
Tackle
California
227
Chicago Bears
Allen Jones
Back
Baylor
228
Detroit Lions
Bob Muller
Linebacker
Eastern Kentucky
229
Cleveland Browns
Tom Ebert
End
Kansas State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
230
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Burst
Back
Washington University
231
Washington Redskins
Ron Geyer
Tackle
Michigan
232
Baltimore Colts
Charles Cianciola
End
Lawrence
233
Green Bay Packers
Carl Bolt
Back
Mississippi Southern
234
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lou Matykiewicz
End
Iowa
235
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Muldowney
Tackle
Dayton
236
Green Bay Packers
Bob Antkowiak
End
Bucknell
237
San Francisco 49ers
Glen Dyer
Back
Texas
238
Philadelphia Eagles
Jimmy Wade
Back
Tennessee
239
Chicago Bears
Joe James
Tackle
Howard Payne
240
Detroit Lions
Fred K. Mahaffey
Back
Denver
241
Cleveland Browns
William L. Proctor
Tackle
Florida State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
242
Chicago Cardinals
Howie Wright
Back
VPI
243
Baltimore Colts
Nick Manych
End
Eastern Michigan
244
Washington Redskins
Buck George
Back
Clemson
245
Green Bay Packers
Lavell Isbell
Tackle
Houston
246
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rees Phenix
Tackle
Georgia Tech
247
Los Angeles Rams
Jerry Cvengros
Tackle
Wisconsin
248
New York Giants
Gary Dildy
Center
LSU
249
Philadelphia Eagles
John Anderson
End
Kansas
250
San Francisco 49ers
George Maderos
End
Chico State
251
Chicago Bears
Choyce Hall
Center
Midwestern State
252
Detroit Lions
Jim Walters
Tackle
Ole Miss
253
Cleveland Browns
Rick Spinks
Back
Texas Tech
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
254
Chicago Cardinals
Vic Berra
End
Montana State
255
Washington Redskins
Joe Boland
Back
George Washington
256
Baltimore Colts
Jerry Welch
Back
South Dakota State
257
Green Bay Packers
Bill Brunner
Back
Arkansas Tech
258
Pittsburgh Steelers
Richie McCabe
Back
Pittsburgh
259
Los Angeles Rams
Ken Elmore
Tackle
Texas Tech
260
New York Giants
Al Doggett
Back
Louisiana State
261
San Francisco 49ers
Pete Vann
Quarterback
Army
262
Philadelphia Eagles
Ernie Lewis
Guard
Arizona
263
Chicago Bears
Carl Allison
Back
Oklahoma
264
Detroit Lions
George Albrecht
Back
Maryland
265
Cleveland Browns
Jerry Stone
Tackle
Southeastern Louisiana
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
266
Chicago Cardinals
Karl Bays
Tackle
Eastern Kentucky
267
Baltimore Colts
Dick McNamara
Back
Minnesota
268
Washington Redskins
Chick Donaldson
Center
West Virginia
269
Green Bay Packers
Elton Shaw
Tackle
Louisiana State
270
Pittsburgh Steelers
Gordy Holz
Tackle
Minnesota
271
Los Angeles Rams
George Medved
Tackle
Florida
272
New York Giants
Jerry Callahan
Back
Colorado State
273
Philadelphia Eagles
Cecil Ingram
Back
Alabama
274
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Gunnari
End
Washington State
275
Chicago Bears
Jerry Barger
Back
Duke
276
Detroit Lions
George Galuska
Back
Wyoming
277
Cleveland Browns
Jim Greer
End
Elizabeth City State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
278
Chicago Cardinals
Max Pierce
Back
Utah
279
Washington Redskins
Bob Ready
Tackle
Notre Dame
280
Baltimore Colts
Alex Esquivel
Back
Mexico City College
281
Green Bay Packers
Charley Bryant
Guard
Nebraska
282
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Mayock
End
Villanova
283
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Andrews
Back
Trinity (TX)
284
New York Giants
Matt Vujevich
Back
San Jose State
285
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Heaston
Guard
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
286
Philadelphia Eagles
Vic "Hootie" Postula
Back
Michigan State
287
Chicago Bears
Joe Young
End
Marquette
288
Detroit Lions
Bob Flacke
Guard
Holy Cross
289
Cleveland Browns
John Matsock
Back
Michigan State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
290
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Scott
End
Evansville
291
Baltimore Colts
Dick Grann
Tackle
Rhode Island
292
Washington Redskins
Frank Radella
Center
Wyoming
293
Green Bay Packers
Nate Borden
End
Indiana
294
Pittsburgh Steelers
Charlie Bull
Guard
Missouri
295
Los Angeles Rams
Ralph Cook
Tackle
Ball State
296
New York Giants
Ken Dement
Tackle
Southeast Missouri State
297
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Pavich
Guard
USC
298
San Francisco 49ers
Dewey Wade
End
Kansas State
299
Chicago Bears
Charley Dees
Tackle
Tyler J.C.
300
Detroit Lions
Dick Miller
Tackle
Illinois
301
Cleveland Browns
Ernie Lindo
Back
Pacific
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
302
Chicago Cardinals
Billy Hooper
Back
Baylor
303
Washington Redskins
Walt Houston
Guard
Purdue
304
Baltimore Colts
Marion Minker
Tackle
Bucknell
305
Green Bay Packers
Jim Jennings
End
Missouri
306
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Soltau
End
Minnesota
307
Los Angeles Rams
Lou Hallow
Center
Wake Forest
308
New York Giants
Abe Cohen
Guard
Tennessee-Chattanooga
309
San Francisco 49ers
Johnny Kerr
End
Purdue
310
Philadelphia Eagles
George Palachunik
Guard
Maryland
311
Chicago Bears
Perry Jeter
Back
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
312
Detroit Lions
Duncan McDonald
Back
Michigan
313
Cleveland Browns
Don Fife
Center
Purdue
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
314
Chicago Cardinals
Bruce Schwager
Tackle
Merchant Marine
315
Baltimore Colts
Jim Locke
Tackle
Virginia Tech
316
Washington Redskins
A. J. Baker
Back
Arkansas
317
Green Bay Packers
Bob Peringer
End
Washington State
318
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Sanford
Back
Hofstra
319
Los Angeles Rams
Bruce Nevitt
Center
Washington State
320
New York Giants
Paul Blanda
Back
Pittsburgh
321
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Gingrass
Back
Wisconsin
322
San Francisco 49ers
Dick Shockey
Back
Marquette
323
Chicago Bears
Joel Kinley
Guard
Tennessee
324
Detroit Lions
Mike Troka
Back
Trinity (CT)
325
Cleveland Browns
Bobby Baldwin
Back
Sam Houston State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
326
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Ems
Back
Southern Illinois
327
Washington Redskins
Arch Cassidy
Tackle
Florida
328
Baltimore Colts
Bob Meyer
Tackle
Ohio State
329
Green Bay Packers
Jack Spears
Tackle
Tennessee-Chattanooga
330
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dave Williams
Guard
Ohio State
331
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Hoffman
Back
Cincinnati
332
New York Giants
Al Crow
Tackle
William & Mary
333
San Francisco 49ers
Don Sanders
Back
Stanford
334
Philadelphia Eagles
Wingo Avery
Center
Clemson
335
Chicago Bears
Charley Wright
End
Prairie View A&M
336
Detroit Lions
Harry Lovell
Guard
South Carolina
337
Cleveland Browns
Ed Tokus
End
Georgia
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
338
Chicago Cardinals
Gene Renzi
Tackle
Northeastern
339
Baltimore Colts
Bill Waters
Tackle
Austin
340
Washington Redskins
Bing Bordier
End
USC
341
Green Bay Packers
Sam Pino
Back
Boston University
342
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bernie Sinclair
End
Texas A&M
343
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Howe
Back
Cincinnati
344
New York Giants
Harold Jackson
Back
Southern
345
Philadelphia Eagles
Ron Lloyd
Tackle
Bucknell
346
San Francisco 49ers
Otto Kniedinger
Tackle
Penn State
347
Chicago Bears
Dick Klein
Tackle
Iowa
348
Detroit Lions
Bill Dearing
Back
Florida
349
Cleveland Browns
Ted "Tex" Robinson
Back
Temple
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
350
Chicago Cardinals
Bob Sweet
Back
Trinity (TX)
351
Washington Redskins
Tom Petty
End
Virginia Tech
352
Green Bay Packers
Bob Saia
Back
Tulane
353
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Caruzzi
Back
Marquette
354
Los Angeles Rams
K. C. Jones
End
San Francisco
355
New York Giants
Bill Toole
Back
Oregon
356
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Gongola
Back
Illinois
357
Philadelphia Eagles
Dave Finney
Back
Texas Christian
358
Chicago Bears
Jerry Fouts
Back
Midwestern State (TX)
359
Detroit Lions
Charley Hatch
End
Utah State
360 [ 6]
Cleveland Browns
Lamar Leachman
Center
Tennessee
= Pro Bowler [ 4]
= Hall of Famer
Johnny Unitas , quarterback from the University of Louisville taken 9th round 102nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1979.[ 7]
Notable undrafted players [ edit ]
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ 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 .
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Alan Ameche, 1954 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011 .
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .