The 1945 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1945, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York .[ 1] [ 2]
With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected halfback Charley Trippi .
Although there were formally 32 rounds of the draft, each of the 11 teams made a total of 30 selections, with a total of 330 players chosen.[ 3] [ 3] [ 3]
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
33 Pittsburgh Steelers Chuck Mehelich End Duquesne
34 Brooklyn Tigers Al Kowalski Quarterback Tulsa
35 Chicago Cardinals Zeke Chronister End TCU
36 Boston Yanks (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Johnny Strzykalski Back Marquette
37 Cleveland Rams Roger Harding Center California
38 Washington Redskins George Bujan Center Oregon
39 Detroit Lions Bob Wiese Back Michigan
40 Chicago Bears Forest Masterson Center Iowa
41 Philadelphia Eagles Pete Pihos End Indiana
42 New York Giants Ed Castleberry Back West Texas State
43 Green Bay Packers Joe Graham End Florida
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
55 Chicago Cardinals Ziggy Czarobski Tackle Notre Dame
56 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Wolak Back Duquesne
57 Brooklyn Tigers Louie Futrell Back Fresno State
58 Boston Yanks Marty Silovich Center Marquette
59 Cleveland Rams Fred Negus Center Wisconsin
60 Chicago Bears Glen Burgeis Tackle Tulsa
61 Washington Redskins John Steber Guard Georgia Tech
62 Detroit Lions Mike Jarmoluk Tackle Temple
63 Philadelphia Eagles Gonzalo Morales Back St. Mary's (CA)
64 New York Giants Jack Mead End Wisconsin
65 Green Bay Packers Casey Stephenson Back Tennessee
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
66 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Hughes Tackle Missouri
67 Brooklyn Tigers John Dodds Guard California
68 Chicago Cardinals John Harrington End Marquette
69 Boston Yanks Ellis Jones Guard Tulsa
70 Cleveland Rams Johnny August Back Alabama
71 Washington Redskins Art Porter End Tulane
72 Detroit Lions Jack Lowther Back Detroit
73 Chicago Bears Pat O'Brien Tackle Purdue
74 Philadelphia Eagles Sam Robinson Back Washington
75 New York Giants Nick Vodick Back Northwestern
76 Green Bay Packers Toby Collins Tackle Tulsa
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
77 Brooklyn Tigers Elting Johnson Back Bucknell
78 Chicago Cardinals Gene Meeks Back Kentucky
79 Pittsburgh Steelers Leon Pense Back Arkansas
80 Boston Yanks Earl Lambert Back Manhattan
81 Cleveland Rams Dick Huffman Tackle Tennessee
82 Detroit Lions Les Joop Tackle Illinois
83 Chicago Bears Bill Mayther Center Oregon
84 Washington Redskins Curt Kuykendall Back Auburn
85 Philadelphia Eagles Forrest Hall Back San Francisco
86 New York Giants John Rudan Back Marquette
87 Green Bay Packers Lamar Dingler End Arkansas
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
88 Chicago Cardinals Bill Huber End Notre Dame
89 Pittsburgh Steelers Art Brandau Center Tennessee
90 Brooklyn Tigers Roy Cross End Tennessee
91 Boston Yanks Don Kasprzak Back Dartmouth
92 Cleveland Rams Vern Walters Back Alma
93 Chicago Bears Bill Poe Back Clemson
94 Washington Redskins Frank Brogger End Michigan State
95 Detroit Lions Paul Walker End Yale
96 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Sadonis Tackle Fordham
97 New York Giants Vic Smith Back UCLA
98 Green Bay Packers Hal Helscher Back LSU
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
99 Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Ball Back Holy Cross
100 Brooklyn Tigers Earl Haury Tackle Kansas State
101 Chicago Cardinals Halley Heard Tackle LSU
102 Boston Yanks Ben Jones End Arkansas
103 Cleveland Rams Tom Fears End UCLA
104 Washington Redskins Mack Creger Back Northwestern
105 Detroit Lions Howie Hansen Tackle Utah State
106 Chicago Bears Chuck Avery Back Minnesota
107 Philadelphia Eagles Rudy Mobley Back Hardin–Simmons
108 New York Giants Jim Young Tackle Arkansas
109 Green Bay Packers Ralph Hammond Center Pittsburgh
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
110 Brooklyn Tigers John Martin Back East Tennessee State
111 Chicago Cardinals Bob Cowan Back Indiana
112 Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Frank Basilone Back Duquesne
113 Boston Yanks Herb Coleman Center Notre Dame
114 Cleveland Rams Joe Winkler Center Purdue
115 Detroit Lions Mike Kasap Tackle Illinois
116 Chicago Bears Jack Boyd Back UCLA
117 Washington Redskins Paul McKee End Syracuse
118 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Newmeyer Tackle St. Vincent
119 New York Giants Billy Bevis Back Tennessee
120 Green Bay Packers Ed Podgorski Tackle Lafayette
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
132 Pittsburgh Steelers Mel Odelli Back Duquesne
133 Brooklyn Tigers Hal Self Back Alabama
134 Chicago Cardinals Solon Barnett Guard Baylor
135 Boston Yanks John DiGangi Tackle Holy Cross
136 Cleveland Rams Chuck Uknes Back Iowa
137 Washington Redskins John Putnik End Utah State
138 Detroit Lions Ben Trickey Back Iowa
139 Chicago Bears Frank Mattioli Guard Pittsburgh
140 Philadelphia Eagles John Duda Back Virginia
141 New York Giants Stan Rhoades Back Mississippi State
142 Green Bay Packers Marv Lindsey Back Arkansas
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
154 Chicago Cardinals (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). John Cannady Back Indiana
155 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Ungles Back Kansas State
156 Brooklyn Tigers Skimp Harrison End South Carolina
157 Boston Yanks Mike Costello End Georgetown
158 Cleveland Rams Bob Barton End Holy Cross
159 Chicago Bears John Creevey Back Notre Dame
160 Washington Redskins Dom Fusci Tackle South Carolina
161 Detroit Lions Wayne Flanigan End Denver
162 Philadelphia Eagles Howard Werner End Syracuse
163 New York Giants Jim Little Tackle Kentucky
164 Green Bay Packers Harry Pieper Center California
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
176 Brooklyn Tigers Virgil Eikenberg Back Rice
177 Chicago Cardinals Ralph Strayhorn Guard North Carolina
178 Pittsburgh Steelers Alex Wizbicki Back Holy Cross
179 Boston Yanks Dolph Czekala Tackle Syracuse
180 Cleveland Rams Lee Kennon Tackle Oklahoma
181 Detroit Lions Jim McWhorter Back Alabama
182 Chicago Bears Jim Keane End Iowa
183 Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Ed Stacco Tackle Colgate
184 Philadelphia Eagles Quentin Klenk Tackle USC
185 New York Giants Bill Byrd Center Maryland
186 Green Bay Packers Frank Hazard Guard Nebraska
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
187 Chicago Cardinals John Andretich Back Purdue
188 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Landrigan Tackle Dartmouth
189 Brooklyn Tigers Al Kasulin Back Villanova
190 Boston Yanks Joe Drumm Tackle Georgetown
191 Cleveland Rams Eagle Matulich Back Mississippi State
192 Chicago Bears Bruno Niedziela Tackle Iowa
193 Washington Redskins Jim Bradshaw Center Auburn
194 Detroit Lions Clyde LeForce Back Tulsa
195 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Spencer Tackle Oklahoma A&M
196 New York Giants Glenn Morries Tackle Texas
197 Green Bay Packers Ed Jeffers Tackle Oklahoma A&M
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
198 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Lilienthal Tackle Villanova
199 Brooklyn Tigers Charley Lively Tackle Arkansas
200 Chicago Cardinals Jack Kramer Tackle Marquette
201 Boston Yanks Mario Giannelli Tackle Boston College
202 Cleveland Rams Bill Griffin Tackle Kentucky
203 Washington Redskins Bill Shipkey Back Stanford
204 Detroit Lions Mike Castronis Guard Georgia
205 Chicago Bears Broughton Williams End Florida
206 Philadelphia Eagles Leo Pratt Tackle Oklahoma A&M
207 New York Giants Pete Davis Back Santa Clara
208 Green Bay Packers Bill Prentice Back Santa Clara
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
209 Brooklyn Tigers Ted Curran Back Iowa
210 Chicago Cardinals Red Cheek Guard Baylor
211 Pittsburgh Steelers Art Price Back Rutgers
212 Boston Yanks Eric Jamison Tackle San Francisco
213 Cleveland Rams Leroy Erickson Back Oregon
214 Detroit Lions Ken Currier Guard Wisconsin
215 Chicago Bears Walt Stickel Tackle Penn
216 Washington Redskins Sid Halliday Tackle SMU
217 Philadelphia Eagles Phil Teschner Tackle Brown
218 New York Giants Sam Vacanti Back Iowa
219 Green Bay Packers Warren Fuller End Fordham
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
220 Chicago Cardinals Fred Grant Back Alabama[ 5]
221 Pittsburgh Steelers Don Malmberg Back UCLA
222 Brooklyn Tigers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Don Fabling Back Colorado
223 Boston Yanks Walt Kretz Back Cornell
224 Cleveland Rams (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Ray Evans Tackle Texas Western
225 Chicago Bears Bob Livingstone Back Notre Dame
226 Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Chick Davidson Tackle Cornell
227 Detroit Lions Jack Verutti Back St. Mary's (CA)
228 Philadelphia Eagles John Magee Guard Rice
229 New York Giants Vern Oliver Center Washington State
230 Green Bay Packers Fred Neilsen Tackle St. Mary's (CA)
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
231 Pittsburgh Steelers Everett Hartwell End Auburn
232 Brooklyn Tigers Wally Crittenden Back USC
233 Chicago Cardinals (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Johnny Cook Back Georgia
234 Boston Yanks (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Marty Grbovaz End San Francisco
235 Cleveland Rams Luke Higgins Tackle Notre Dame
236 Washington Redskins Gabby Martin End SMU
237 Detroit Lions Ray Olsen Back Tulane
238 Chicago Bears Mike Vargon End Kansas State
239 Philadelphia Eagles Monk Mosley Back Alabama
240 New York Giants Jim Chadwell Tackle Tennessee
241 Green Bay Packers Bob Gilmore Back Washington
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
242 Brooklyn Tigers Jules Taddie Center Rochester
243 Chicago Cardinals Ardie McClure Tackle Georgia
244 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Cain Back Rice
245 Boston Yanks Ziggy Gory Center Villanova
246 Cleveland Rams Stan Nowak End South Carolina
247 Detroit Lions Russ Morrow Center Tennessee
248 Chicago Bears Charley Wright Guard Iowa State
249 Washington Redskins James McCurdy Center Washington
250 Philadelphia Eagles Blair Brown Guard Oklahoma A&M
251 New York Giants Vince Mroz End Michigan State
252 Green Bay Packers Lloyd Baxter Center SMU
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
253 Chicago Cardinals Hugo Norige Back Wooster
254 Pittsburgh Steelers Angelo Carlaccini Back Pittsburgh
255 Brooklyn Tigers Jerry Whitney Back USC
256 Boston Yanks (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Bill Iancelli End William & Mary
257 Cleveland Rams Gene Konopka Guard Villanova
258 Chicago Bears Jack Green Guard Alabama
259 Washington Redskins Cecil Souders End Ohio State
260 Detroit Lions Stan Green Tackle Oklahoma
261 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Hall End Stanford
262 New York Giants George Kita Back Drake
263 Green Bay Packers Nolan Luhn End Tulsa
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
264 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Burns Back Boston College
265 Brooklyn Tigers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Felix Trapani Guard LSU
266 Chicago Cardinals (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Red Knight Back LSU
267 Boston Yanks Al Kull Tackle Fordham
268 Cleveland Rams Ray Florek Back Illinois
269 Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Ben Wall Back Western Michigan
270 Detroit Lions Bob Ivory Guard Detroit
271 Chicago Bears Lu Gambino Back Maryland
272 Philadelphia Eagles Dan Talcott Tackle Nevada
273 New York Giants Doug Graham Tackle Stanford
274 Green Bay Packers Nestor Blanco Guard Colorado Mines
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
275 Brooklyn Tigers Hal Finney Back USC
276 Chicago Cardinals Don Fambrough Back Texas
277 Pittsburgh Steelers Glen Stough Tackle Duke
278 Boston Yanks Bob Mangene Back Boston College
279 Cleveland Rams Russ Perry Back Wake Forest
280 Detroit Lions Dell Taylor Back Tulsa
281 Chicago Bears Ray Jones Back Texas
282 Washington Redskins George Hillery End Texas Western
283 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Thompson Tackle New Mexico
284 New York Giants Jack Dillon End Texas Tech
285 Green Bay Packers Bill Chestnut Back Kansas
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
286 Chicago Cardinals Bulldog Williams Tackle Duke
287 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Marsh Tackle Oklahoma State
288 Brooklyn Tigers Don Fauble Back Oklahoma
289 Boston Yanks John Morelli Guard Georgetown
290 Cleveland Rams Pat West Back USC
291 Chicago Bears Bob Hary Back Minnesota
292 Washington Redskins Milford Dreblow Back USC
293 Detroit Lions Len Ciesla Back Creighton
294 Philadelphia Eagles Al Fleming Center Wichita
295 New York Giants Charley J'Anthony Back Brown
296 Green Bay Packers Jim Thompson Back Washington State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
297 Pittsburgh Steelers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Ralph Grant Back Bucknell
298 Brooklyn Tigers Nick Studen Back Denver
299 Chicago Cardinals Ed Dusek Back Texas A&M
300 Boston Yanks John Fisher Center Harvard
301 Cleveland Rams Bill Davis Back Oregon
302 Washington Redskins (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Frank Irwin Tackle Duke
303 Detroit Lions Frank Lopp Tackle Wisconsin
304 Chicago Bears Nick Forkovitch Back William & Mary
305 Philadelphia Eagles Leo Benjamin Center West Virginia
306 New York Giants Ray Pipkin Back Arkansas
307 Green Bay Packers Jim Evans End Idaho
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
308 Brooklyn Tigers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). LeMar Dykstra Back Colorado
309 Chicago Cardinals Otto Payne Back Texas A&M
310 Pittsburgh Steelers John Kondrla Tackle St. Vincent
311 Boston Yanks Elmer Oberto Guard Georgetown
312 Cleveland Rams Charley Compton Tackle Alabama
313 Detroit Lions Paul Limont End Notre Dame
314 Chicago Bears Don Robinson Back Michigan
315 Washington Redskins Leon Diner End Denver
316 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Dougherty Back Miami (OH)
317 New York Giants Joe Wolf Center USC
318 Green Bay Packers (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Hamilton Nichols Guard Rice
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
319 Chicago Bears Rusty Johnston Back Marquette
320 Washington Redskins Bob Cummings Center Vanderbilt
321 Detroit Lions (Not yet eligible for selection, pick forfeited). Ben Schadler Back Northwestern
322 Philadelphia Eagles Ken Reese Back Alabama
323 New York Giants Bill Broderick Tackle Utah
324 Green Bay Packers John Priday Back Ohio State
Pick # NFL team Player Position College
325 Washington Redskins Don Nolander Tackle Minnesota
326 Detroit Lions Tom Dorais Back Detroit
327 Chicago Bears George Groves Center Marquette
328 Philadelphia Eagles Loren Braner Center Pittsburgh
329 New York Giants John Staples Guard Alabama
330 Green Bay Packers Billy Lee Aldridge Back Oklahoma A&M
Charley Trippi , halfback from Georgia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Chicago Cardinals.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[ 6] Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[ 6] Pete Pihos , defensive end from Indiana University (Bloomington) taken 5th round 41st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.[ 7] Tom Fears , end from the University of California, Los Angeles taken 11th round 103rd overall by the Cleveland Rams.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1970.[ 7] Arnie Weinmeister , defensive tackle from Washington taken 17th round 166th overall by the Brooklyn Tigers.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1984.[ 8] Notable undrafted players
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↑ 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 . ↑ Strickler (ed.), 1945 Record and Rules Manual, p. 83. 1 2 3 George Strickler (ed.), The National Football League Record and Rules Manual, 1945. Chicago: National Football League, 1945; pp. 83-100, passim. 1 2 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. ↑ "Fred Grant" . Pro Football Archives . Retrieved July 24, 2023 .1 2 List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008 . 1 2 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 6, 2008 . ↑ List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008 . 
