The 1942 National Football League draft was held on December 22, 1941, at the Palmer House Hotel
in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2]
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
16 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ken Casanega |
Back |
Santa Clara |
17 |
Cleveland Rams |
Roger Eason |
Tackle |
Oklahoma |
18 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ted Williams |
Back |
Boston College |
19 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Wilson "Bud" Schwenk |
Back |
Washington (St. Louis) |
20 |
Detroit Lions |
Bob Dethman |
Back |
Oregon State |
21 |
Washington Redskins |
Rufus Deal |
Back |
Auburn |
22 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Curt Mecham |
Back |
Oregon |
23 |
New York Giants |
Bob Sweiger |
Back |
Minnesota |
24 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ray Frankowski |
Guard |
Washington |
25 |
Chicago Bears |
Joe Boratyn |
Back |
Holy Cross |
Round four
Round five
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
31 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Curt Sandig |
Back |
St. Mary's (TX) |
32 |
Cleveland Rams |
Orville Matthews |
Back |
Oklahoma |
33 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ernie Blandin |
Tackle |
Tulane |
34 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Bob Reinhard |
Tackle |
California |
35 |
Detroit Lions |
Joe Blalock |
End |
Clemson |
36 |
Washington Redskins |
Joe Zeno |
Guard |
Holy Cross |
37 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Vike Francis |
Back |
Nebraska |
38 |
New York Giants |
Al Blozis |
Tackle |
Georgetown |
39 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bill Green |
Back |
Iowa |
40 |
Chicago Bears |
Martin Ruby |
Defensive tackle |
Texas A&M |
Round six
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
41 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Charley Greene |
Tackle |
Tulsa |
42 |
Cleveland Rams |
Mike Sweeney |
End |
Texas |
43 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Earl Younglove |
End |
Washington |
44 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Chal Daniel |
Guard |
Texas |
45 |
Detroit Lions |
Murray Evans |
Back |
Hardin-Simmons |
46 |
Washington Redskins |
Harley McCollum |
Tackle |
Tulane |
47 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Henry Stanton |
End |
Arizona |
48 |
New York Giants |
Bob Glass |
Back |
Tulane |
49 |
Green Bay Packers |
Joe Krivonak |
Guard |
South Carolina |
50 |
Chicago Bears |
H.C. Burrus |
End |
Hardin-Simmons |
Round seven
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
51 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Johnny Butler |
Back |
Tennessee |
52 |
Cleveland Rams |
Italo Rossi |
Tackle |
Purdue |
53 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Billy Sewell |
Back |
Washington State |
54 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Rupe Thornton |
Guard |
Santa Clara |
55 |
Detroit Lions |
Tommy Colella |
Back |
Canisius |
56 |
Washington Redskins |
Bob Fitch |
End |
Minnesota |
57 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Wayne Goldsmith |
Back |
Emporia State |
58 |
New York Giants |
Tommy Prothro |
Back |
Duke |
59 |
Green Bay Packers |
Preston Johnston |
Back |
Southern Methodist |
60 |
Chicago Bears |
Bob Jeffries |
Guard |
Missouri |
Round eight
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
61 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Floyd Spendlove |
Tackle |
Utah |
62 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bob Brumley |
Back |
Rice |
63 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Halverson |
Guard |
Oregon State |
64 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Doug Renzel |
Back |
Marquette |
65 |
Detroit Lions |
Joe Franceski |
Tackle |
Scranton |
66 |
Washington Redskins |
George Peters |
Back |
Oregon State |
67 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Preston Flanagan |
End |
Texas |
68 |
New York Giants |
Tom Kearns |
Tackle |
Miami (FL) |
69 |
Green Bay Packers |
Joe Rogers |
End |
Michigan |
70 |
Chicago Bears |
Frank Maznicki |
Back |
Boston College |
Round nine
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
71 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rayburn Chase |
Back |
Missouri |
72 |
Cleveland Rams |
Hubert Ulrich |
End |
Kansas |
73 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ray Graves |
Center |
Tennessee |
74 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Chet Wetterlund |
Back |
Illinois Wesleyan |
75 |
Detroit Lions |
Emil Banjavic |
Back |
Arizona |
76 |
Washington Redskins |
Frank Swiger |
Back |
Duke |
77 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Bob Gifford |
Back |
Denver |
78 |
New York Giants |
Bob Merker |
End |
Millikin |
79 |
Green Bay Packers |
Noah Langdale |
Tackle |
Alabama |
80 |
Chicago Bears |
John Petty |
Back |
Purdue |
Round ten
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
81 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ernie Steele |
Back |
Washington |
82 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bob deLauer |
Tackle |
USC |
83 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jack Stackpool |
Back |
Washington |
84 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Jud Ringer |
End |
Minnesota |
85 |
Detroit Lions |
Bill Diehl |
Center |
Iowa |
86 |
Washington Redskins |
John Goodyear |
Back |
Marquette |
87 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Joe Petro |
Guard |
Muhlenberg |
88 |
New York Giants |
Mike Kopcik |
End |
Georgetown (DC) |
89 |
Green Bay Packers |
Gene Flick |
Center |
Minnesota |
90 |
Chicago Bears |
Noah "Moon" Mullins |
Back |
Kentucky |
Round eleven
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
91 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Thornley Wood |
Back |
Columbia |
92 |
Cleveland Rams |
Ben Hightower |
End |
Sam Houston State |
93 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Noble Doss |
Back |
Texas |
94 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Jim Fitzharris |
End |
St. Thomas (MN) |
95 |
Detroit Lions |
John Polansky |
Back |
Wake Forest |
96 |
Washington Redskins |
Al DeMao |
Center |
Duquesne |
97 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Fraser "Pat" Donlan |
Tackle |
Manhattan |
98 |
New York Giants |
John Solic |
Center |
St. Francis (PA) |
99 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tom Farris |
Back |
Wisconsin |
100 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Geyer |
Back |
Colgate |
Round twelve
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
101 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bill Roach |
End |
Texas Christian |
102 |
Cleveland Rams |
Walt Zirinsky |
Back |
Lafayette |
103 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Fred Meyer |
End |
Stanford |
104 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Dick Brye |
Tackle |
Marquette |
105 |
Detroit Lions |
Joe Stringfellow |
End |
Southern Mississippi |
106 |
Washington Redskins |
Phil Ahwesh |
Back |
Duquesne |
107 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Jim Thibaut |
Back |
Tulane |
108 |
New York Giants |
Len Krouse |
Back |
Penn State |
109 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jimmy Richardson |
Back |
Marquette |
110 |
Chicago Bears |
Jim Daniell |
Tackle |
Ohio State |
Round thirteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
111 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Wayne Holt |
Guard |
Tulsa |
112 |
Cleveland Rams |
Ray Bradfield |
End |
Santa Clara |
113 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bob Brenton |
Tackle |
Missouri |
114 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Charley Givler |
Guard |
Wake Forest |
115 |
Detroit Lions |
Tony Arena |
Center |
Michigan State |
116 |
Washington Redskins |
John Kovatch |
End |
Notre Dame |
117 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Art Deremer |
Center |
Niagara |
118 |
New York Giants |
Bob Barnett |
Center |
Duke |
119 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bruce Smith [3] |
Running back |
Minnesota |
120 |
Chicago Bears |
Jackie Hunt |
Back |
Marshall |
Round fourteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
121 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Clure Mosher |
Center |
Louisville |
122 |
Cleveland Rams |
Tom Greene |
Tackle |
Georgia |
123 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John Wyhonic |
Guard |
Alabama |
124 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Hugh Swink |
Tackle |
Oklahoma State |
125 |
Detroit Lions |
Wolf Heinberg |
Tackle |
California-Santa Barbara |
126 |
Washington Redskins |
Bill DeCorrevont |
Back |
Northwestern |
127 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Stan Gervelis |
End |
Pittsburgh |
128 |
New York Giants |
Pete Layden |
Back |
Texas |
129 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bill Applegate |
Guard |
South Carolina |
130 |
Chicago Bears |
Henry "Bob" Gude |
Center |
Vanderbilt |
Round fifteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
131 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Hubbard Law |
Back |
Sam Houston State |
132 |
Cleveland Rams |
Ike Peel |
Back |
Tennessee |
133 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
O'Dell Griffin |
Guard |
Baylor |
134 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Marv Harshman |
Back |
Pacific Lutheran |
135 |
Detroit Lions |
Mac Speedie |
End |
Utah |
136 |
Washington Redskins |
Marvin Whited |
Back |
Oklahoma |
137 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Gene Davis |
Back |
Pennsylvania |
138 |
New York Giants |
Buddy Jungmichel |
Guard |
Texas |
139 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Trimble |
Tackle |
Indiana |
140 |
Chicago Bears |
Joe Krutulis |
End |
Miami (FL) |
Round sixteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
141 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Andy Tomasic |
Back |
Temple |
142 |
Cleveland Rams |
Glenn Henicle |
Guard |
Tulsa |
143 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Smaltz |
Back |
Penn State |
144 |
Chicago Cardinals |
George Arabian |
Back |
St. Mary's (CA) |
145 |
Detroit Lions |
Firman Bynum |
Tackle |
Arkansas |
146 |
Washington Redskins |
Dean "Dee" Chipman |
Back |
Brigham Young |
147 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Ed Masloski |
Back |
Scranton |
148 |
New York Giants |
Keith Doggett |
Tackle |
Wichita State |
149 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tom Kinkade |
Back |
Ohio State |
150 |
Chicago Bears |
George Abel |
Guard |
Nebraska |
Round seventeen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
151 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Garth Chamberlain |
Tackle |
Brigham Young |
152 |
Cleveland Rams |
Don Clawson |
Back |
Northwestern |
153 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Arnie Meiners |
End |
Stanford |
154 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Jackie Crain |
Back |
Texas |
155 |
Detroit Lions |
Dick Fisher |
Back |
Ohio State |
156 |
Washington Redskins |
George Watts |
Tackle |
Appalachian State |
157 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
R. C. Pitts |
End |
Arkansas |
158 |
New York Giants |
Verne Miller |
Tackle |
Harvard |
159 |
Green Bay Packers |
Fred Preston |
End |
Nebraska |
160 |
Chicago Bears |
Don Edmiston |
Tackle |
Tennessee |
Round eighteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
161 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Rokisky |
End |
Duquesne |
162 |
Cleveland Rams |
Jack Graf |
Back |
Ohio State |
163 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Braun |
Tackle |
Santa Clara |
164 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Carl Suntheimer |
Center |
North Carolina |
165 |
Detroit Lions |
George Speth |
Tackle |
Murray State |
166 |
Washington Redskins |
Gene Stewart |
Back |
Willamette |
167 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Ralph Miller |
Back |
Kansas |
168 |
New York Giants |
John "Junie" Hovious |
Back |
Mississippi |
169 |
Green Bay Packers |
Robert Ingalls |
Center |
Michigan |
170 |
Chicago Bears |
Holt Rast |
End |
Alabama |
Round nineteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
171 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ray "Earthquake" Jenkins |
Back |
Colorado |
172 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bill Regner |
End |
Oregon |
173 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Charley Dvoracek |
Back |
Texas Tech |
174 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Jimmy Nelson |
Back |
Alabama |
175 |
Detroit Lions |
Blair Heaton |
End |
Susquehanna |
176 |
Washington Redskins |
Charlie Timmons |
Back |
Clemson |
177 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Wilson Elliott |
Tackle |
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
178 |
New York Giants |
Owen Price |
Back |
Texas-El Paso |
179 |
Green Bay Packers |
George Benson |
Back |
Northwestern |
180 |
Chicago Bears |
Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones |
Back |
Pittsburgh |
Round twenty
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
181 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Frank Kapriva |
Guard |
Wake Forest |
182 |
Cleveland Rams |
Gene Conley |
Tackle |
Washington |
183 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Marv Tommervik |
Back |
Pacific Lutheran |
184 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Norvell Wallach |
Tackle |
Missouri |
185 |
Detroit Lions |
Ben Collins |
Back |
West Texas State |
186 |
Washington Redskins |
Milburn "Tiny" Croft |
Tackle |
Ripon |
187 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Bill Polantonio |
Guard |
Elon |
188 |
New York Giants |
Adam Kretowicz |
End |
Holy Cross |
189 |
Green Bay Packers |
Horace "Deacon" Young |
Back |
Southern Methodist |
190 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Tessendorf |
Tackle |
Gonzaga |
Round twenty-one
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
191 |
Washington Redskins |
Steve Juzwik |
Back |
Notre Dame |
192 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Bert Hayes |
Back |
Wichita |
193 |
New York Giants |
Jim "Blackie" Blumenstock |
Back |
Fordham |
194 |
Green Bay Packers |
Henry Woronicz |
End |
Boston College |
195 |
Chicago Bears |
Adolph Kissell |
Back |
Boston College |
Round twenty-two
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
196 |
Washington Redskins |
Al Couppee |
Back |
Iowa |
197 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Walt "Fuzzy" Fedora |
Back |
George Washington |
198 |
New York Giants |
Milt Hull |
Tackle |
Florida |
199 |
Green Bay Packers |
Woody Adams |
Tackle |
Texas Christian |
200 [4] |
Chicago Bears |
Stu Clarkson |
Center |
Texas A&I |
Hall of Famers
- Bill Dudley, halfback from Virginia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966.[5]
Notable undrafted players
References
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- ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
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