National Football League draft
The 1952 NFL draft was held on January 17, 1952, at Hotel Statler in New York.[ 1] [ 2] Selections made by New York Yanks were assigned to the new Dallas Texans .
This was the sixth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous five winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, Detroit Lions in 1950, and New York Giants in 1951) ineligible from the draw;[ 3] it was won by the Los Angeles Rams , who selected quarterback Bill Wade .
The Washington Post sportswriter Mo Siegel later claimed that Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall let him choose a late-round pick. Siegel, he said, chose Tennessee Tech 's Flavious Smith to force the first black player onto the all-white Redskins. If true, Marshall likely persuaded NFL Commissioner Bert Bell to remove the choice from the official records. (Smith, who did not hear the story until years later, was white.)[ 4]
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
74
New York Yanks
John Petitbon
Back
Notre Dame
75
Chicago Cardinals
Harry Jabbusch
Center
South Carolina
76
Green Bay Packers
Bill Reichardt
Back
Iowa
77
Philadelphia Eagles
John Thomas
End
Oregon State
78
Pittsburgh Steelers
Claude Hipps
Back
Georgia
79
Washington Redskins
Vic Janowicz [ 6]
Halfback
Ohio State
80
Chicago Bears
Joe Fortunato
Back
Mississippi State
81
San Francisco 49ers
Don Robison
Back
California
82
Detroit Lions
Wes Gardner
Center
Utah
83
New York Giants
Val Joe Walker
Back
SMU
84
Cleveland Browns
John Pace
Tackle
Mississippi State
85
Los Angeles Rams
Burt Delavan
Tackle
Pacific
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
98
New York Yanks
Jim Lansford
Tackle
Texas
99
Chicago Cardinals
Malcolm Cook
Back
Georgia
100
Green Bay Packers
Deral Teteak
Guard
Wisconsin
101
Philadelphia Eagles
Maury Nipp
Guard
Loyola (CA)
102
Pittsburgh Steelers
Herky Payne
Back
Tennessee
103
Washington Redskins
Dick Alban
Safety
Northwestern
104
Chicago Bears
Bobby Cross
Tackle
Stephen F. Austin
105
San Francisco 49ers
Glen Christian
Back
Idaho
106
Detroit Lions
Sonny Gandee
End
Ohio State
107
New York Giants
John Kastan
Back
Boston University
108
Cleveland Browns
Bob Finnell
Back
Xavier
109
Los Angeles Rams
Byron Townsend
Back
Texas
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
110
New York Yanks
Jim Hammond
Back
Wisconsin
111
Green Bay Packers
Art Kleinschmidt
Guard
Tulane
112
Chicago Cardinals
John Feltch
Tackle
Holy Cross
113
Philadelphia Eagles
Gerry McGinley
Guard
Penn
114
Pittsburgh Steelers
George Gilmartin
Back
Xavier
115
Washington Redskins
Chet Ostrowski
End
Notre Dame
116
Green Bay Packers
William Roffler
Back
Washington State
117
Detroit Lions
Steve Dowden
Tackle
Baylor
118
San Francisco 49ers
Carl West
Back
Ole Miss
119
New York Giants
Pat Knight
End
SMU
120
Cleveland Browns
Pat Ribiero
Tackle
Pacific
121
Los Angeles Rams
Luke Welch
Tackle
Baylor
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
134
New York Yanks
Jim Mutscheller
End
Notre Dame
135
Green Bay Packers
Bill Wilson
Tackle
Texas
136
Chicago Cardinals
Joe Masnaghetti
Tackle
Marquette
137
Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Blount
Tackle
Mississippi State
138
Pittsburgh Steelers
Marv McFadden
Tackle
Michigan State
139
Washington Redskins
Frank Middendorf
Center
Cincinnati
140
Chicago Bears
Andy Kozar
Back
Tennessee
141
Detroit Lions
Jim Roshto
Back
LSU
142
San Francisco 49ers
Fred Snyder
End
Loyola (CA)
143
New York Giants
Dick Ochoa
Back
Texas
144
Cleveland Browns
Roy Thompson
Back
Florida State
145
Los Angeles Rams
Jake Roberts
Back
Tulsa
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
146
New York Yanks
Bill Ward
Guard
Arkansas
147
Chicago Cardinals
Mel Massucco
Back
Holy Cross
148
Green Bay Packers
Billy Hair
Back
Clemson
149
Philadelphia Eagles
Ed Hamilton
Back
Kentucky
150
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dave Flood
Back
Notre Dame
151
Washington Redskins
Ray Potter
Tackle
LSU
152
Chicago Bears
Rich Athan
Back
Northwestern
153
San Francisco 49ers
Rudy Yeager
Tackle
LSU
154
Detroit Lions
Carroll McDonald
Center
Florida
155
New York Giants
Pat Brady
Back
Nevada
156
Cleveland Browns
Tom Cosgrove
Center
Maryland
157
Los Angeles Rams
Red Phillips
Center
Texas Tech
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
158
New York Yanks
Paul Williams
End
Texas
159
Green Bay Packers
Jack Morgan
Tackle
Michigan State
160
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Tofaute
Center
NC State
161
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Stringer
Back
Tulsa
162
Pittsburgh Steelers
June Davis
Guard
Texas
163
Washington Redskins
Doug Conway
Tackle
TCU
164
Chicago Bears
Gale Galloway
Center
Baylor
165
Detroit Lions
Ray Oliverson
Back
BYU
166
San Francisco 49ers
Frank Simons
End
Nebraska
167
New York Giants
Hal Mitchell
Tackle
UCLA
168
Cleveland Browns
Steve Ruzich
Guard
Ohio State
169
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Moss
Tackle
Maryland
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
182
New York Yanks
Vince Kaseta
End
Tennessee
183
Green Bay Packers
Johnny Coatta
Back
Wisconsin
184
Chicago Cardinals
Mike Mergen
Guard
San Francisco
185
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Brewer
Guard
North Texas State
186
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pete Ladygo
Guard
Maryland
187
Washington Redskins
Marv Berschet
Tackle
Illinois
188
Chicago Bears
Bob Spears
Back
Yale
189
Cleveland Browns
Herb Neathery
Back
Illinois
190
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Meyers
Back
Stanford
191
New York Giants
Paul Burns
Guard
Notre Dame
192
Cleveland Browns
Ed Rowlands
Tackle
Oklahoma
193
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Hooks
End
USC
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
194
New York Yanks
Dick Horn
Back
Stanford
195
Chicago Cardinals
Darrell Crawford
Back
Georgia Tech
196
Green Bay Packers
Don Peterson
Back
Michigan
197
Philadelphia Eagles
John Weigle
End
Oklahoma A&M
198
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pat Smithwick
End
St. Norbert
199
Washington Redskins
Gil Bocetti
Back
Washington & Lee
200
Chicago Bears
John Carroll
Tackle
Houston
201
San Francisco 49ers
Al Baldock
End
USC
202
Detroit Lions
Hank Lauricella
Back
Tennessee
203
New York Giants
Bob Karpe
Tackle
California
204
Cleveland Browns
Stew Sheets
Tackle
Penn State
205
Los Angeles Rams
John Griggs
Center
Kentucky
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
206
New York Yanks
Les Molnar
Tackle
Buffalo
207
Green Bay Packers
Howard Tisdale
Tackle
Stephen F. Austin
208
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Pyron
Tackle
Mississippi State
209
Philadelphia Eagles
Ed Romanowski
Back
Scranton
210
Pittsburgh Steelers
Andy MacDonald
Back
Central Michigan
211
Washington Redskins
Ed Bartlett
End
California
212
Chicago Bears
Tommy O'Connell
Back
Illinois
213
Detroit Lions
Stan Campbell
Guard
Iowa State
214
San Francisco 49ers
Bill Carey
End
Michigan State
215
New York Giants
Gene Little
Guard
Rice
216
Cleveland Browns
Ken Mirich
Guard
Santa Clara
217
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Dees
Tackle
Southwest Missouri State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
218
New York Yanks
Gene Felker
End
Wisconsin
219
Chicago Cardinals
Ed Listopad
Tackle
Wake Forest
220
Green Bay Packers
Johnny Pont
Back
Miami (OH)
221
Philadelphia Eagles
Talbott Trammell
End
Washington & Lee
222
Pittsburgh Steelers
Gary Kerkorian
Quarterback
Stanford
223
Washington Redskins
Joe Marvin
Back
UCLA
224
Chicago Bears
Ken Reidenbach
Tackle
Drake
225
Cleveland Browns
Sam Talarico
Tackle
Indiana
226
Detroit Lions
Blaine Earon
End
Duke
227
New York Giants
Frank Cahill
End
Northern Illinois State
228
Cleveland Browns
Mike Maccioli
Back
Purdue
229
Los Angeles Rams
Harry Geldien
Back
Wyoming
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
230
New York Yanks
John Adams
End
Texas
231
Green Bay Packers
Chuck Boerio
Center
Illinois
232
Chicago Cardinals
Frank Fischel
End
Arkansas
233
Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Blaik
Back
Colorado College
234
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan Simeone
Tackle
Villanova
235
Washington Redskins
Roger Kinson
Center
Missouri
236
Chicago Bears
Jimmy Lesane
Back
Virginia
237
Detroit Lions
Gil Mains
Tackle
Murray State
238
San Francisco 49ers
Jess Yates
End
LSU
239
New York Giants
Rex Boggan
Tackle
Ole Miss
240
Cleveland Browns
Bob Brandenberry
Back
Kansas
241
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Weber
Back
William & Mary
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
242
New York Yanks
Harry Hugasian
Back
Stanford
243
Chicago Cardinals
Wade Musgrove
Guard
Hardin–Simmons
244
Green Bay Packers
Herb Zimmerman
Guard
TCU
245
Philadelphia Eagles
Les Wheeler
Tackle
Abilene Christian
246
Pittsburgh Steelers
Harry Babcock
End
Georgia
247
Washington Redskins
Dick Jenkins
Tackle
Illinois
248
Chicago Bears
Ted Daffer
Guard
Tennessee
249
San Francisco 49ers
Gene Offield
Center
Hardin–Simmons
250
Detroit Lions
Showboat Boykin
Back
Ole Miss
251
New York Giants
Jim Creamer
Center
Michigan State
252
Cleveland Browns
Dick Calhoun
Guard
Baylor
253
Los Angeles Rams
Art Preston
Back
San Diego State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
254
New York Yanks
Dean Schneider
Back
USC
255
Green Bay Packers
Karl Kluckhohn
End
Colgate
256
Chicago Cardinals
Glenn Lippman
Back
Texas A&M
257
Philadelphia Eagles
Johnny Turco
Back
Holy Cross
258
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Byrne
Back
Montana State
259
Washington Redskins
Jim O'Rourke
Back
NC State
260
Chicago Bears
Dick Gregory
Back
Minnesota
261
Detroit Lions
Jim David
End
Colorado A&M
262
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Cozad
Tackle
Santa Clara
263
New York Giants
Bob Raley
Back
Texas
264
Cleveland Browns
Corky Johnson
Tackle
UC Santa Barbara
265
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Pahr
Back
Valparaiso
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
266
New York Yanks
Chet Freeman
Back
LSU
267
Chicago Cardinals
Red Stephens
Guard
San Francisco
268
Green Bay Packers
Frank Kapral
Guard
Michigan State
269
Philadelphia Eagles
Maury Schnell
Back
Iowa State
270
Pittsburgh Steelers
Vic Pollock
Back
Army
271
Washington Redskins
Ken Barfield
Tackle
Ole Miss
272
Chicago Bears
Paul Nestor
Tackle
Maryland
273
San Francisco 49ers
Bill Glazier
End
Arizona
274
Detroit Lions
Hal Maxwell
End
Ole Miss
275
New York Giants
Bob Bickel
Back
Duke
276
Cleveland Browns
Bobby Robertson
Back
Indiana
277
Los Angeles Rams
Don Greene
Tackle
Miami (OH)
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
278
New York Yanks
Bob Ward
Guard
Maryland
279
Green Bay Packers
John Schuetzner
End
South Carolina
280
Chicago Cardinals
E. J. Moore
Guard
Abilene Christian
281
Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Tyrrell
Guard
Temple
282
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Bestwick
Back
Pittsburgh
283
Washington Redskins
Ted Kirkland
End
Vanderbilt
284
Chicago Bears
Dick Mundinger
Tackle
Minnesota
285
Detroit Lions
Bob Werckle
Tackle
Vanderbilt
286
San Francisco 49ers
Ralph Kreuger
Tackle
California
287
New York Giants
Wes Mitchell
End
Pacific
288
Cleveland Browns
Junior Wren
Back
Missouri
289
Los Angeles Rams
Rich Kelnhofer
Guard
St. Ambrose
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
290
New York Yanks
Jim Monihan
Back
Rutgers
291
Chicago Cardinals
Cliff Anderson
End
Indiana
292
Green Bay Packers
Charlie LaPradd
Tackle
Florida
293
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Kelley
Center
West Texas State
294
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Robinson
Back
Lincoln (MO)
295
Washington Redskins
Sal Gero
Tackle
Elon
296
Chicago Bears
Bob Stoddard
Tackle
Utah State
297
San Francisco 49ers
Bud Laughlin
Back
Kansas
298
Detroit Lions
By Bailey
Back
Washington State
299
New York Giants
Bill Kelley
Center
Pacific
300
Cleveland Browns
Billy Reddell
Back
Florida
301
Los Angeles Rams
Len Teeuws
Tackle
Tulane
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
302
New York Yanks
George Young
Tackle
Bucknell
303
Green Bay Packers
Charlie Stokes
Tackle
Tennessee
304
Chicago Cardinals
Charley Fry
Tackle
Maryland
305
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Albert
Back
Bucknell
306
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bobby Wilson
Back
Alabama
307
Washington Redskins
Dunny Goode
Back
Hardin–Simmons
308
Chicago Bears
Bucky McElroy
Back
Mississippi Southern
309
Detroit Lions
Buddy Terry
End
Stephen F. Austin
310
San Francisco 49ers
Dick Kane
Guard
Cincinnati
311
New York Giants
Tom Lavery
End
Boston University
312
Cleveland Browns
Joe Vernasco
End
Illinois
313
Los Angeles Rams
Frank Fuller
Tackle
Kentucky
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
314
New York Yanks
Gil Bartosh
Back
TCU
315
Chicago Cardinals
Sam Moses
Tackle
Texas A&M
316
Green Bay Packers
I. D. Russell
Back
SMU
317
Philadelphia Eagles
Chuck Hill
Back
New Mexico
318
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dick Doyle
Back
Ohio State
319
Washington Redskins
Ben White
End
SMU
320
Chicago Bears
Bob Reid
Back
Baylor
321
San Francisco 49ers
Waldo Schaaf
Tackle
Oklahoma A&M
322
Detroit Lions
Bob Trout
End
Baylor
323
New York Giants
Duane Morrison
Back
Arizona State
324
Cleveland Browns
Bill Maletzky
Guard
Maryland
325
Los Angeles Rams
Hugh Meyer
Center
Texas A&M
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
326
New York Yanks
Doug Moseley
Center
Kentucky
327
Green Bay Packers
Billy Barrett
Back
Notre Dame
328
Chicago Cardinals
Harold Lutz
End
Alabama
329
Philadelphia Eagles
Johnny Brewer
Back
Louisville
330
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerry Hanifan
Back
St. Bonaventure
331
Washington Redskins
Ron Engel
Back
Minnesota
332
Chicago Bears
Karney Scioscia
Back
Maryland
333
Detroit Lions
Hal Turner
End
Tennessee A&I State
334
San Francisco 49ers
Joe Palumbo
Guard
Virginia
335
New York Giants
Alton Patterson
Tackle
McMurry
336
Cleveland Browns
John Pietro
Guard
Brown
337
Los Angeles Rams
Granville Hart
Back
Mississippi Southern
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
338
New York Yanks
Russ Hudeck
Tackle
Texas A&M
339
Chicago Cardinals
Don Kasperan
Back
Purdue
340
Green Bay Packers
Bill Stratton
Back
Lewis
341
Philadelphia Eagles
Zippy Morocco
Back
Georgia
342
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Warriner
End
Pittsburgh
343
Washington Redskins
John Pappa
Back
California
344
Chicago Bears
Teddy Riggs
Back
Rice
345
San Francisco 49ers
Chuck Mosher
End
Colorado
346
Detroit Lions
Art Hudson
Back
Western Illinois
347
New York Giants
Jim Dillon
Back
California
348
Cleveland Browns
Walt Klevay
Back
Ohio State
349
Los Angeles Rams
Gerry Perry
Tackle
California
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
350
New York Yanks
Ray Suchy
Guard
Nevada
351
Green Bay Packers
Jack Fulkerson
Tackle
Mississippi Southern
352
Chicago Cardinals
Will Stolk
Back
Miami (FL)
353
Philadelphia Eagles
Don Stevens
Back
Illinois
354
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed Kissell
Back
Wake Forest
355
Washington Redskins
Bob Linn
Back
Western Reserve
356
Chicago Bears
Bob Shemonski
Back
Maryland
357
Detroit Lions
Ray Don Dillon
Back
Prairie View A&M
358
San Francisco 49ers
Dick Patrick
Center
Oregon
359
New York Giants
Joe Arnold
Guard
Texas
360 [ 8]
Cleveland Browns
John Saban
Back
Xavier
= Pro Bowler [ 5]
= Hall of Famer
Notable undrafted players [ edit ]
Hugh McElhenny , halfback from Washington taken 1st round 9th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.[ 10]
Gino Marchetti , defensive end from San Francisco taken 2nd round 14th overall by the New York Yanks.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972.[ 10]
Ollie Matson , halfback from San Francisco taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Chicago Cardinals.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972.[ 10]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.[ 10]
Frank Gifford , halfback from USC taken 1st round 11th overall by the New York Giants.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.[ 10]
Yale Lary , defensive back from Texas A&M taken 3rd round 34th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1979.
Les Richter , linebacker from California taken 1st round 2nd overall by the New York Yanks.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011.
Bobby Dillon , defensive back from Texas taken 3rd round 28th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020.
George Young , tackle from Bucknell taken 26th round 302nd overall by the New York Yanks.
Inducted: For his Executive achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
^ 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 .
^ "Rams Grab Wade In N.F.L Draft" . Brooklyn Daily Eagle . No. Newspapers.com. January 17, 1952. 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 .
^ Merron, Jeff (April 18, 2005). "The strangest NFL draft moments" . ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2014 .
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Vic Janowicz, 1950 Heisman Trophy winner as a Junior. The third time in the history of the Heisman award. "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008 .
^ Dick Kazmaier, 1951 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2008 .
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
^ a b c d e 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 .
^ "History: 1952 Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Retrieved May 31, 2008 .
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