1955 NFL draft

1955 NFL draft
1955 NFL draft
	Warwick Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2016
General information
Date	January 27–28, 1955
Location	Warwick Hotel; in New York City
Overview
	360 total selections in 30 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	George Shaw, QB; Baltimore Colts
Mr. Irrelevant	Lamar Leachman, C; Cleveland Browns
Most selections (34)	Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (25)	New York Giants
Hall of Famers	1 QB Johnny Unitas;
	← 1954 1956 →

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.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler ^[4]

= Hall of Famer

Round 1

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	Baltimore Colts ^{(Lottery bonus pick)}	George Shaw	Quarterback	Oregon
2	Chicago Cardinals	Max Boydston	End	Oklahoma
3	Baltimore Colts	Alan Ameche^[5]	Fullback	Wisconsin
4	Washington Redskins	Ralph Guglielmi	Quarterback	Notre Dame
5	Green Bay Packers	Tom Bettis	Linebacker	Purdue
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Varrichione	Tackle	Notre Dame
7	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Morris	Center	Georgia Tech
8	New York Giants	Joe Heap	Halfback	Notre Dame
9	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Bielski	Fullback	Maryland
10	San Francisco 49ers	Dicky Moegle	Halfback	Rice
11	Chicago Bears	Ron Drzewiecki	Halfback	Marquette
12	Detroit Lions	Dave Middleton	Halfback	Auburn
13	Cleveland Browns	Kurt Burris	Center	Oklahoma

Round 2

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
14	Chicago Cardinals	Lindon Crow	Cornerback	USC
15	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Waller	Back	Maryland
16	Baltimore Colts	Dick Szymanski	Center	Notre Dame
17	Green Bay Packers	Jim Temp	End	Wisconsin
18	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Long	Back	UCLA
19	Los Angeles Rams	Corky Taylor	Back	Kansas State
20	Los Angeles Rams	Sid Fournet	Tackle	LSU
21	San Francisco 49ers	Frank Morze	Center	Boston College
22	Philadelphia Eagles	Buck Lansford	Tackle	Texas
23	Chicago Bears	Bobby Watkins	Back	Ohio State
24	Detroit Lions	Jim Salsbury	Guard	UCLA
25	Cleveland Browns	Dean Renfro	Back	North Texas State

Round 3

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
26	Chicago Cardinals	Mal Hammack	Back	Florida
27	Baltimore Colts	L. G. Dupree	Back	Baylor
28	Washington Redskins	Ray Perkins	Back	Syracuse
29	Green Bay Packers	Buddy Leake	Back	Oklahoma
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Bernet	End	SMU
31	New York Giants	Rosey Grier	Defensive tackle	Penn State
32	Chicago Cardinals	Tony Pasquesi	Tackle	Notre Dame
33	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Eidom	Back	SMU
34	San Francisco 49ers	Carroll Hardy	Back	Colorado
35	Cleveland Browns	John Hall	Tackle	Iowa
36	Detroit Lions	Darris McCord	Tackle	Tennessee
37	Cleveland Browns	Bobby Freeman	Back	Auburn

Round 4

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
38	Chicago Cardinals	Frank Bernardi	Back	Colorado
39	Detroit Lions	Gordon Malloy	Back	Miami (FL)
40	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Feamster	End	Florida State
41	Cleveland Browns	Paul Reynolds	Back	Notre Dame
42	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Broussard	Center	Northwestern State
43	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Fouch	Tackle	USC
44	Baltimore Colts	Jack Patera	Guard	Oregon
45	San Francisco 49ers	Matt Hazeltine	Center	California
46	Philadelphia Eagles	Dean Dugger	End	Ohio State
47	Chicago Bears	Joe O'Malley	End	Georgia
48	Detroit Lions	Lee Riley	Back	Detroit
49	Cleveland Browns	Sam Palumbo	Center	Notre Dame

Round 5

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
50	Chicago Cardinals	Mario Da Re	Tackle	USC
51	Baltimore Colts	George Preas	Guard	VPI
52	Washington Redskins	Don Glantz	Tackle	Nebraska
53	Green Bay Packers	Hank Bullough	Guard	Michigan State
54	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Mason	Tackle	Alabama
55	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Kelley	Back	Texas
56	New York Giants	Mel Triplett	Back	Toledo
57	Philadelphia Eagles	Gene Lamone	Guard	West Virginia
58	San Francisco 49ers	Eldred Kraemer	Tackle	Pittsburgh
59	Chicago Bears	Leland Kendall	Tackle	Oklahoma A&M
60	Detroit Lions	Bud Brooks	Guard	Arkansas
61	Cleveland Browns	Aramis Dandoy	Back	USC

Round 6

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

Round 7

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

Round 8

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

Round 9

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
98	Chicago Cardinals	Charlie McGinty	End	North Texas State
99	Baltimore Colts	Walter Bryan	Back	Texas Tech
100	Washington Redskins	John Miller	Tackle	Boston College
101	Green Bay Packers	Ed Culpepper	Tackle	Alabama
102	Pittsburgh Steelers	Johnny Unitas	Quarterback	Louisville
103	Los Angeles Rams	John Witte	Tackle	Oregon State
104	Baltimore Colts	Bill Evans	Guard	Miami (OH)
105	Philadelphia Eagles	Von Morgan	End	Abilene Christian
106	San Francisco 49ers	Fred Preziosio	Tackle	Purdue
107	Chicago Bears	Jim Lavery	Back	Scranton
108	Detroit Lions	Walt Jenkins	Tackle	Wayne
109	Cleveland Browns	Henry Ford	Back	Pittsburgh

Round 10

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

Round 11

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

Round 12

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
134	Chicago Cardinals	Dale Sandstrom	Back	Concordia (Moorhead)
135	Washington Redskins	John Barish	Tackle	Waynesburg
136	Baltimore Colts	Dick Chorovich	Tackle	Miami (OH)
137	Green Bay Packers	Art Walker	Tackle	Michigan
138	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Cooke	End	Lincoln (PA)
139	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Hanifan	End	California
140	New York Giants	Hank Burnine	End	Missouri
141	San Francisco 49ers	Lou Palatella	Tackle	Pittsburgh
142	Philadelphia Eagles	Andy Nacrelli	End	Fordham
143	Chicago Bears	Clarence Bratt	Back	Wisconsin
144	Detroit Lions	Dick Goist	Back	Cincinnati
145	Cleveland Browns	Jack Eaton	Tackle	New Mexico

Round 13

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

Round 14

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
158	Chicago Cardinals	Gordy Brown	End	Louisiana Tech
159	Washington Redskins	Tom Braatz	End	Marquette
160	Baltimore Colts	John Lee	Back	Georgia Tech
161	Green Bay Packers	Fred Baer	Back	Michigan
162	Pittsburgh Steelers	Buck Byrne	Guard	John Carroll
163	Los Angeles Rams	George Elliot	Back	Northeastern State
164	New York Giants	Elwood Kettler	Back	Texas A&M
165	San Francisco 49ers	Nick McKeithan	Back	Duke
166	Philadelphia Eagles	Tommy Bell	Back	Army
167	Chicago Bears	Ed Nickla	Guard	Tennessee
168	Detroit Lions	Jerry Gajda	Back	Benedictine
169	Cleveland Browns	Fred Robinson	Guard	Washington

Round 15

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

Round 16

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

Round 17

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

Round 18

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

Round 19

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

Round 20

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

Round 21

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

Round 22

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

Round 23

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

Round 24

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

Round 25

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

Round 26

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

Round 27

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

Round 28

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

Round 29

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

Round 30

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	Cleveland Browns	Lamar Leachman	Center	Tennessee

= Pro Bowler ^[4]

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

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.^[6]

Notable undrafted players

^†	= Pro Bowler^[4]


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College
Chicago Cardinals	Jimmy Carr	RB	Morris Harvey College
Chicago Cardinals	Jimmy Hill ^†	CB	Sam Houston State
Cleveland Browns	Chuck Weber	LB	West Chester (PA)
Los Angeles Rams	Don Burroughs	DB	Colorado State
Pittsburgh Steelers	Willie McClung	DT	Florida A&M
Pittsburgh Steelers	John Reger ^†	LB	Pittsburgh

References

↑ "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.
1 2 3 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.}
↑ 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.}

External links

NFL.com – 1955 Draft
databaseFootball.com – 1955 Draft
"1955 National Football League Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[1] "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[2] 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.

[3] "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

[Pro_Bowler_note-4] 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.

[Heisman_note-5] Alan Ameche, 1954 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011.}

[1970s_hof_note-6] 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.}

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