1949 AAFC draft
General information
Date(s)December 21, 1948
Overview
192 total selections in 29 rounds
LeagueAAFC
First selectionStan Heath, QB
University of Nevada, Reno
← 1948

The 1949 AAFC draft was the third and last collegiate draft of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The teams traded draft choices for the first time in league history. New York sent their first round pick to Chicago, which selected Pete Elliott. Brooklyn traded their second round pick to New York, which selected Lou Kusserow. Chicago traded their third round pick to Buffalo, which selected Hugh Keeney.[1]

Secret draft

The AAFC held an initial secret draft on July 8, 1948. It consisted of two rounds and was held before the start of the college football season, in order to give the league and advantage on signing players over the National Football League. Two of the selections (Ernie Stautner and Levi Jackson) were voided by league Commissioner Oliver Kessing, because the players were juniors and had college eligibility remaining for the 1949 season.[1]

= All-Star
= AAFC MVP
Round Pick # AAFC team Player Position College
1 1 Chicago Hornets Terry Brennan B Notre Dame
1 2 Baltimore Colts Dick Harris C Texas
1 3 Brooklyn Dodgers Chuck Bednarik C Pennsylvania
1 4 Los Angeles Dons Dan Dworsky C Michigan
1 5 San Francisco 49ers Ernie Stautner T Boston College
1 6 Buffalo Bills Abe Gibron G Purdue
1 7 Chicago Hornets Pete Elliott B Michigan
1 8 Cleveland Browns Gene Derricotte B Michigan
2 9 Chicago Hornets Bill Fischer G Notre Dame
2 10 Baltimore Colts Levi Jackson B Yale
2 11 New York Yankees Lou Kusserow B Columbia
2 12 Los Angeles Dons Jack Price B Baylor
2 13 San Francisco 49ers Jim Winkler T Texas A&M
2 14 Buffalo Bills Frank Tripucka QB Notre Dame
2 15 New York Yankees John Rauch QB Georgia
2 16 Cleveland Browns Dick Kempthorn B Michigan

Player selections

= All-Star
= AAFC MVP
Round Pick # AAFC team Player Position College
1 1 Chicago Hornets Stan Heath QB Nevada-Reno
1 2 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Sullivan B Dartmouth
1 3 New York Yankees Bobby Thomason QB Virginia Military Institute
1 4 Baltimore Colts George Sims B Baylor
1 5 Los Angeles Dons George Taliaferro B Indiana
1 6 Buffalo Bills Bill Kay T Iowa
1 7 San Francisco 49ers Chet Fritz T Missouri
1 8 Cleveland Browns Jack Mitchell QB Oklahoma
2 9 Chicago Hornets George Blanda QB Kentucky
2 10 Brooklyn Dodgers Len Szafaryn T North Carolina
2 11 Brooklyn Dodgers Bill Walsh C Notre Dame
2 12 Brooklyn Dodgers Lou Ferry T Villanova
2 13 New York Yankees John Panelli B Notre Dame
2 14 Baltimore Colts Bobby Gage B Clemson
3 15 Buffalo Bills Huey Keeney B Rice
3 16 Brooklyn Dodgers Wally Triplett B Penn State
3 17 New York Yankees Sherman Howard B Nevada-Reno
3 18 Los Angeles Dons Hosea Rodgers B North Carolina
3 19 Buffalo Bills Veto Kissell B Holy Cross
3 20 San Francisco 49ers Frank LoVuolo E St. Bonaventure
3 21 Cleveland Browns Albin Collins B Louisiana State
4 22 Chicago Hornets Jim Finks QB Tulsa
4 23 Brooklyn Dodgers Dolph Tokarczyk G Pennsylvania
4 24 New York Yankees Dick Rifenburg E Michigan
4 25 Baltimore Colts Ralph Kohl T Michigan
4 26 Los Angeles Dons Bob Meinert B Oklahoma State
4 27 Buffalo Bills Wilbur Volz B Missouri
4 28 San Francisco 49ers Mike DeNoia B Scranton
4 29 Cleveland Browns Bill McLellan T Brown
5 30 Chicago Hornets Carmen Falcone B Pennsylvania
5 31 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Quinn G Cornell
5 32 New York Yankees George Maddock T Northwestern
5 33 Baltimore Colts Wally Jones E Eastern Kentucky
5 34 Los Angeles Dons Billy Joe Grimes B Oklahoma State
5 35 Buffalo Bills Frank Gaul G Notre Dame
5 36 San Francisco 49ers George Brodnax E Georgia Tech
5 37 Cleveland Browns Ed McNeill E Michigan
6 38 Chicago Hornets Sam Tamburo B Penn State
6 39 Brooklyn Dodgers Leo Skladany E Pittsburgh
6 40 New York Yankees Don Panciera QB San Francisco
6 41 Baltimore Colts Frank Pattee B Kansas
6 42 Los Angeles Dons Joe Geri B Georgia
6 43 Buffalo Bills Frank Guess B Texas
6 44 San Francisco 49ers John Hamberger T Southern Methodist
6 45 Cleveland Browns Tom O'Malley B Cincinnati
7 46 Chicago Hornets Ralph Hutchinson T Tennessee-Chattanooga
7 47 Brooklyn Dodgers Lynn Chewning B Hampden-Sydney
7 48 New York Yankees Dan Garza E Oregon
7 49 Baltimore Colts Fred Folger B Duke
7 50 Los Angeles Dons Bill Renna C Santa Clara
7 51 Buffalo Bills Hal Entsminger QB Missouri
7 52 San Francisco 49ers Dan Stiegman C North Carolina
7 53 Cleveland Browns Phil Alexander T South Carolina
8 54 Chicago Hornets Jim Cain E Alabama
8 55 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob McCurry C Michigan State
8 56 New York Yankees Brian Bell B Washington & Lee
8 57 Baltimore Colts Bob Prymuski T Illinois
8 58 Los Angeles Dons Bill Austin T Oregon State
8 59 Buffalo Bills Vic Vasicek G Texas
8 60 San Francisco 49ers Bernie Reid G Georgia
8 61 Cleveland Browns Mike Cannavino B Ohio State
9 62 Chicago Hornets Tino Sabuco C San Francisco
9 63 Brooklyn Dodgers Chuck Klemovich G Columbia
9 64 New York Yankees Al Mastrangeli C Illinois
9 65 Baltimore Colts Ev Faunce B Minnesota
9 66 Los Angeles Dons Mike Rubish E North Carolina
9 67 Buffalo Bills Alex Verdova B Ohio State
9 68 San Francisco 49ers Fred Wendt B Texas-El Paso
9 69 Cleveland Browns Doak Walker B Southern Methodist
10 70 Chicago Hornets Warren Huey E Michigan State
10 71 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Duncan E Duke
10 72 New York Yankees John Goldsberry T Indiana
10 73 Baltimore Colts Kale Alexander T South Carolina
10 74 Los Angeles Dons Jerry Krall B Ohio State
10 75 Buffalo Bills Al Russas E Tennessee
10 76 San Francisco 49ers Dick Flowers T Alabama
10 77 Cleveland Browns Norby Adams B Purdue
11 78 Chicago Hornets Norm Van Brocklin QB Oregon
11 79 Brooklyn Dodgers Hillary Chollet B Cornell
11 80 New York Yankees Ben Bendrick B Wisconsin
11 81 Baltimore Colts Paul Page B Southern Methodist
11 82 Los Angeles Dons Chuck Drazenovich B Penn State
11 83 Buffalo Bills Ernie Settembre T Miami (Florida)
11 84 San Francisco 49ers Bobby Lund B Tennessee
11 85 Cleveland Browns Neg Norton T Penn State
12 86 Chicago Hornets Jay Van Noy B Utah State
12 87 Brooklyn Dodgers Bill Davis G Duke
12 88 New York Yankees Frank Van Deren E California
12 89 Baltimore Colts Jim Owens E Oklahoma
12 90 Los Angeles Dons Larry Klosterman G North Carolina
12 91 Buffalo Bills Milt Kormarnicki C Villanova
12 92 San Francisco 49ers Jon Baker G California
12 93 Cleveland Browns Frank Burns B Rutgers
13 94 Chicago Hornets Tom Wham E Furman
13 95 Brooklyn Dodgers Roland Dale T Mississippi
13 96 New York Yankees Ed Berrang E Villanova
13 97 Baltimore Colts Warren Beson C Minnesota
13 98 Los Angeles Dons Tom Blake G Cincinnati
13 99 Buffalo Bills Butch Songin QB Boston College
13 100 San Francisco 49ers Jim Reichert G Arkansas
13 101 Cleveland Browns Clarence Self B Wisconsin
14 102 Chicago Hornets Ivan Snowden T Texas A&M-Kingsville
14 103 Brooklyn Dodgers Murry Alexander E Mississippi State
14 104 New York Yankees Bob Doornink T Washington State
14 105 Baltimore Colts Dave Moon B Southern Methodist
14 106 Los Angeles Dons Dick Lorenz E Oregon State
14 107 Buffalo Bills Leon Cooper T Hardin-Simmons
14 108 San Francisco 49ers Don Garlin B USC
14 109 Cleveland Browns Walt Kersulis E Illinois
15 110 Chicago Hornets Charlie Reynolds B Texas Tech
15 111 Brooklyn Dodgers Howard Derrick B Tennessee-Chattanooga
15 112 New York Yankees Jack Glenn T Georgia Tech
15 113 Baltimore Colts Jon Jenkins T Dartmouth
15 114 Los Angeles Dons Bob Bastian G USC
15 115 Buffalo Bills Clay Tonnemaker C Minnesota
15 116 San Francisco 49ers Pete Wismann C St. Louis
15 117 Cleveland Browns Bobby Jack Stuart B Army
16 118 Chicago Hornets Dick Monroe C Kansas
16 119 Brooklyn Dodgers Dale Armstrong E Dartmouth
16 120 New York Yankees Jack Bruce B William & Mary
16 121 Baltimore Colts Red O'Quinn E Wake Forest
16 122 Los Angeles Dons Art Steffen B UCLA
16 123 Buffalo Bills Rob Goode B Texas A&M
16 124 San Francisco 49ers Homer Hobbs G Georgia
16 125 Cleveland Browns Dinky Bowen B Georgia Tech
17 126 Chicago Hornets George Guerre B Michigan State
17 127 Brooklyn Dodgers Tank Younger B Grambling State
17 128 New York Yankees Gil Johnson B Southern Methodist
17 129 Baltimore Colts Clyde Geary T Connecticut Wesleyan
17 130 Los Angeles Dons Tom Gannon B Harvard
17 131 Buffalo Bills Art Donovan G Boston College
18 132 Chicago Hornets John Phillips B Southern Mississippi
18 133 Brooklyn Dodgers Mitch Holmgren T Trinity (Connecticut)
18 134 New York Yankees Barney Hafen E Utah
18 135 Baltimore Colts Al Sanders T Southern Mississippi
18 136 Los Angeles Dons Larry Hatch B Washington
18 137 Buffalo Bills Jim Goodman T Maryland
19 138 Chicago Hornets Vitamin Smith B Abilene Christian
19 139 Brooklyn Dodgers Frank Weaver B Moravian
19 140 New York Yankees Hal Jensen B San Francisco
19 141 Baltimore Colts Guy Sundheim C Northwestern
19 142 Los Angeles Dons Jerry Tiblier B Mississippi
19 143 Buffalo Bills Merlin London E Oklahoma State
20 144 Chicago Hornets Clay Davis C Oklahoma State
20 145 Brooklyn Dodgers Eddie Price B Tulane
20 146 New York Yankees Tommy Kalmanir B Nevada-Reno
20 147 Baltimore Colts Murney Lazier B Illinois
20 148 Los Angeles Dons Gene Frassetto T California
20 149 Buffalo Bills Marty Breen C Canisius
21 150 Chicago Hornets George Benigni E Georgetown (DC)
21 151 Brooklyn Dodgers John Geosits T Bucknell
21 152 New York Yankees Al Beasley G St. Mary's (California)
21 153 Baltimore Colts Harry Larche T Arkansas State
21 154 Los Angeles Dons Jim Clark G Mississippi
21 155 Buffalo Bills John Simon G Penn State
22 156 Chicago Hornets R.M. Patterson T McMurry
22 157 Brooklyn Dodgers Tom Brennan G Boston College
22 158 New York Yankees Ernie Tolman E USC
23 159 Chicago Hornets Bill Kemplin E North Texas
23 160 Brooklyn Dodgers Jack McBride E Rice
23 161 New York Yankees Jerry Morrical T Indiana
24 162 Chicago Hornets Billy Cadenhead B Alabama
24 163 Brooklyn Dodgers Bobby Folsom E Southern Methodist
24 164 New York Yankees Bob Hood E Alabama
25 165 Chicago Hornets Phil Poole G Mississippi
25 166 Brooklyn Dodgers Bill Long E Oklahoma State
25 167 New York Yankees Ross Nagel T St. Louis
25 168 Baltimore Colts Walt Grothaus G Notre Dame
25 169 Los Angeles Dons Ed Ralston B Richmond
25 170 Buffalo Bills Bernie Hanula T Wake Forest
25 171 San Francisco 49ers Paul Shoults B Miami (Ohio)
25 172 Cleveland Browns Larry Cooney B Penn State
26 173 Baltimore Colts Byron Gillory B Texas
26 174 Los Angeles Dons Johnny Donaldson B Georgia
26 175 Buffalo Bills Bobby Deuber B Pennsylvania
26 176 San Francisco 49ers Jack Kelly T Louisiana Tech
26 177 Cleveland Browns Ray Lininger C Ohio State
27 178 Baltimore Colts Bob Cox E North Carolina
27 179 Los Angeles Dons Lloyd Eisenberg T Duke
27 180 Buffalo Bills Floyd Lewis G Southern Methodist
27 181 San Francisco 49ers Jasper Flanakin E Baylor
27 182 Cleveland Browns Vern Gagne E Minnesota
28 183 Baltimore Colts Bob DeMoss B Purdue
28 184 Los Angeles Dons George Pastre T UCLA
28 185 Buffalo Bills Leon Cochran B Auburn
28 186 San Francisco 49ers Rudy Smith T Louisiana Tech
28 187 Cleveland Browns Jim Moran B John Carroll
29 188 Baltimore Colts George Pryor B Wake Forest
29 189 Los Angeles Dons Joe Ethridge G Southern Methodist
29 190 Buffalo Bills Joe Leonard T Virginia
29 191 San Francisco 49ers Gordon Long B Arkansas
29 192 Cleveland Browns Joe Soboleski T Michigan

References

  1. ^ a b "1949 AAFC Draft" (PDF). Profootballresearchers.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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