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National Football League draft From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2]
1947 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | December 16, 1946 |
Location | Commodore Hotel in New York City, NY |
Overview | |
300 total selections in 32 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Bob Fenimore, HB Chicago Bears |
Most selections (32) | Chicago Bears |
Fewest selections (29) | Chicago Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles |
Hall of Famers | 3
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The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick, a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery, and used the pick to select halfback Bob Fenimore. This lottery process ended in 1958.[3]
This draft was the last time the Bears had the first overall pick in a draft until 2024.
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† | = Pro Bowler[N 1] |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
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Chicago Bears | Enrique Ecker | OT | John Carroll | OAC | |
Chicago Bears | George Gulyanics | HB/P | Alabama | SEC | |
Detroit Lions | George Hekkers | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
Washington Redskins | Hugh Taylor † | WR | Oklahoma City | Ind. |
Selections | Schools |
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10 | Texas |
9 | UCLA |
8 | Michigan, Northwestern |
7 | LSU, Oklahoma |
6 | Army, Illinois |
5 | Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn, South Carolina, Tulsa, Wake Forest |
4 | California, Cincinnati, Detroit, Holy Cross, Iowa, Oklahoma A&M, Penn State, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Vanderbilt, Washington, Washington State, Wisconsin |
3 | Arkansas, BYU, Duke, East Texas State, Miami (FL), Navy, NC State, Oklahoma City, Oregon, Rice, SMU, Yale |
2 | Boston College, Colgate, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denver, Georgia Tech, Hardin–Simmons, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Muhlenberg, Nevada, Oregon State, Purdue, Richmond, Southeastern Louisiana, St. Bonaventure, Wesleyan, William & Mary, Wyoming |
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