^Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). . Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
^. www.footballgeography.com. 2014-10-02. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
^. Archived from the original on 2010-04-04. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
^This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
^"Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bill Dudley profile". from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
^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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1942, draft, 1942, national, football, league, draft, held, december, 1941, palmer, house, hotel, chicago, members, draft, class, have, been, inducted, into, football, hall, fame, bill, dudley, first, overall, selection, pittsburgh, steelers, speedie, 135th, o. The 1942 National Football League Draft was held on December 22 1941 at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago 1 2 Two members of the draft class have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Bill Dudley the first overall selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers and Mac Speedie 135th overall selection by the Detroit Lions Additionally one member of the draft class became a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame college basketball coach Ralph Miller Miller was selected 167th pick overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers after successful careers at Kansas on the school s football and basketball teams 1942 NFL DraftGeneral informationDate s December 22 1941LocationPalmer House Hotelin Chicago ILOverview200 total selections in 22 roundsLeagueNFLFirst selectionBill Dudley HBPittsburgh SteelersMr IrrelevantStu Clarkson CChicago BearsMost selections 20 each team made 20 picksFewest selections 20 each team made 20 picksHall of Famers2 19411943 Contents 1 Player selections 1 1 Round one 1 2 Round two 1 3 Round three 1 4 Round four 1 5 Round five 1 6 Round six 1 7 Round seven 1 8 Round eight 1 9 Round nine 1 10 Round ten 1 11 Round eleven 1 12 Round twelve 1 13 Round thirteen 1 14 Round fourteen 1 15 Round fifteen 1 16 Round sixteen 1 17 Round seventeen 1 18 Round eighteen 1 19 Round nineteen 1 20 Round twenty 1 21 Round twenty one 1 22 Round twenty two 2 Hall of Famers 3 Notable undrafted players 4 References 5 External linksPlayer selections Edit Hall of FamerRound one Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College1 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Dudley Halfback Virginia2 Cleveland Rams Jack Wilson Halfback Baylor3 Philadelphia Eagles Pete Kmetovic Halfback Stanford4 Chicago Cardinals Steve Lach Fullback Duke5 Detroit Lions Bob Westfall Fullback Michigan6 Washington Redskins Spec Sanders Running back Texas7 Brooklyn Dodgers Bobby Robertson Running back USC8 New York Giants Merle Hapes Fullback Mississippi9 Green Bay Packers Urban Odson Tackle Minnesota10 Chicago Bears Frankie Albert Quarterback StanfordRound two Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College11 Pittsburgh Steelers Vern Martin Back Texas12 Cleveland Rams Jack Indian Jacobs Back Oklahoma13 Philadelphia Eagles Vic Lindskog Center Stanford14 Chicago Cardinals Lloyd Cheatham Back Auburn15 Detroit Lions Alf Bauman Tackle NorthwesternRound three Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College16 Pittsburgh Steelers Ken Casanega Back Santa Clara17 Cleveland Rams Roger Eason Tackle Oklahoma18 Philadelphia Eagles Ted Williams Back Boston College19 Chicago Cardinals Wilson Bud Schwenk Back Washington St Louis 20 Detroit Lions Bob Dethman Back Oregon State21 Washington Redskins Rufus Deal Back Auburn22 Brooklyn Dodgers Curt Mecham Back Oregon23 New York Giants Bob Sweiger Back Minnesota24 Green Bay Packers Ray Frankowski Guard Washington25 Chicago Bears Joe Boratyn Back Holy CrossRound four Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College26 Pittsburgh Steelers Malcolm Kutner End Texas27 Cleveland Rams Len Levy Guard Minnesota28 Philadelphia Eagles Gordon Paschka Guard Minnesota29 Chicago Cardinals Vince Banonis Center Detroit30 Detroit Lions Dom Mickey Sanzotta Back Case Western ReserveRound five Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College31 Pittsburgh Steelers Curt Sandig Back St Mary s TX 32 Cleveland Rams Orville Matthews Back Oklahoma33 Philadelphia Eagles Ernie Blandin Tackle Tulane34 Chicago Cardinals Bob Reinhard Tackle California35 Detroit Lions Joe Blalock End Clemson36 Washington Redskins Joe Zeno Guard Holy Cross37 Brooklyn Dodgers Vike Francis Back Nebraska38 New York Giants Al Blozis Tackle Georgetown39 Green Bay Packers Bill Green Back Iowa40 Chicago Bears Martin Ruby Defensive tackle Texas A amp MRound six Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College41 Pittsburgh Steelers Charley Greene Tackle Tulsa42 Cleveland Rams Mike Sweeney End Texas43 Philadelphia Eagles Earl Younglove End Washington44 Chicago Cardinals Chal Daniel Guard Texas45 Detroit Lions Murray Evans Back Hardin Simmons46 Washington Redskins Harley McCollum Tackle Tulane47 Brooklyn Dodgers Henry Stanton End Arizona48 New York Giants Bob Glass Back Tulane49 Green Bay Packers Joe Krivonak Guard South Carolina50 Chicago Bears H C Burrus End Hardin SimmonsRound seven Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College51 Pittsburgh Steelers Johnny Butler Back Tennessee52 Cleveland Rams Italo Rossi Tackle Purdue53 Philadelphia Eagles Billy Sewell Back Washington State54 Chicago Cardinals Rupe Thornton Guard Santa Clara55 Detroit Lions Tommy Colella Back Canisius56 Washington Redskins Bob Fitch End Minnesota57 Brooklyn Dodgers Wayne Goldsmith Back Emporia State58 New York Giants Tommy Prothro Back Duke59 Green Bay Packers Preston Johnston Back Southern Methodist60 Chicago Bears Bob Jeffries Guard MissouriRound eight Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College61 Pittsburgh Steelers Floyd Spendlove Tackle Utah62 Cleveland Rams Bob Brumley Back Rice63 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Halverson Guard Oregon State64 Chicago Cardinals Doug Renzel Back Marquette65 Detroit Lions Joe Franceski Tackle Scranton66 Washington Redskins George Peters Back Oregon State67 Brooklyn Dodgers Preston Flanagan End Texas68 New York Giants Tom Kearns Tackle Miami FL 69 Green Bay Packers Joe Rogers End Michigan70 Chicago Bears Frank Maznicki Back Boston CollegeRound nine Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College71 Pittsburgh Steelers Rayburn Chase Back Missouri72 Cleveland Rams Hubert Ulrich End Kansas73 Philadelphia Eagles Ray Graves Center Tennessee74 Chicago Cardinals Chet Wetterlund Back Illinois Wesleyan75 Detroit Lions Emil Banjavic Back Arizona76 Washington Redskins Frank Swiger Back Duke77 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Gifford Back Denver78 New York Giants Bob Merker End Millikin79 Green Bay Packers Noah Langdale Tackle Alabama80 Chicago Bears John Petty Back PurdueRound ten Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College81 Pittsburgh Steelers Ernie Steele Back Washington82 Cleveland Rams Bob deLauer Tackle USC83 Philadelphia Eagles Jack Stackpool Back Washington84 Chicago Cardinals Jud Ringer End Minnesota85 Detroit Lions Bill Diehl Center Iowa86 Washington Redskins John Goodyear Back Marquette87 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Petro Guard Muhlenberg88 New York Giants Mike Kopcik End Georgetown89 Green Bay Packers Gene Flick Center Minnesota90 Chicago Bears Noah Moon Mullins Back KentuckyRound eleven Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College91 Pittsburgh Steelers Thornley Wood Back Columbia92 Cleveland Rams Ben Hightower End Sam Houston State93 Philadelphia Eagles Noble Doss Back Texas94 Chicago Cardinals Jim Fitzharris End St Thomas MN 95 Detroit Lions John Polansky Back Wake Forest96 Washington Redskins Al DeMao Center Duquesne97 Brooklyn Dodgers Fraser Pat Donlan Tackle Manhattan98 New York Giants John Solic Center St Francis PA 99 Green Bay Packers Tom Farris Back Wisconsin100 Chicago Bears Bill Geyer Back ColgateRound twelve Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College101 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Roach End Texas Christian102 Cleveland Rams Walt Zirinsky Back Lafayette103 Philadelphia Eagles Fred Meyer End Stanford104 Chicago Cardinals Dick Brye Tackle Marquette105 Detroit Lions Joe Stringfellow End Southern Mississippi106 Washington Redskins Phil Ahwesh Back Duquesne107 Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Thibaut Back Tulane108 New York Giants Len Krouse Back Penn State109 Green Bay Packers Jimmy Richardson Back Marquette110 Chicago Bears Jim Daniell Tackle Ohio StateRound thirteen Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College111 Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Holt Guard Tulsa112 Cleveland Rams Ray Bradfield End Santa Clara113 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Brenton Tackle Missouri114 Chicago Cardinals Charley Givler Guard Wake Forest115 Detroit Lions Tony Arena Center Michigan State116 Washington Redskins John Kovatch End Notre Dame117 Brooklyn Dodgers Art Deremer Center Niagara118 New York Giants Bob Barnett Center Duke119 Green Bay Packers Bruce Smith 3 Running back Minnesota120 Chicago Bears Jackie Hunt Back MarshallRound fourteen Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College121 Pittsburgh Steelers Clure Mosher Center Louisville122 Cleveland Rams Tom Greene Tackle Georgia123 Philadelphia Eagles John Wyhonic Guard Alabama124 Chicago Cardinals Hugh Swink Tackle Oklahoma State125 Detroit Lions Wolf Heinberg Tackle California Santa Barbara126 Washington Redskins Bill DeCorrevont Back Northwestern127 Brooklyn Dodgers Stan Gervelis End Pittsburgh128 New York Giants Pete Layden Back Texas129 Green Bay Packers Bill Applegate Guard South Carolina130 Chicago Bears Henry Bob Gude Center VanderbiltRound fifteen Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College131 Pittsburgh Steelers Hubbard Law Back Sam Houston State132 Cleveland Rams Ike Peel Back Tennessee133 Philadelphia Eagles O Dell Griffin Guard Baylor134 Chicago Cardinals Marv Harshman Back Pacific Lutheran135 Detroit Lions Mac Speedie End Utah136 Washington Redskins Marvin Whited Back Oklahoma137 Brooklyn Dodgers Gene Davis Back Pennsylvania138 New York Giants Buddy Jungmichel Guard Texas139 Green Bay Packers Jim Trimble Tackle Indiana140 Chicago Bears Joe Krutulis End Miami FL Round sixteen Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College141 Pittsburgh Steelers Andy Tomasic Back Temple142 Cleveland Rams Glenn Henicle Guard Tulsa143 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Smaltz Back Penn State144 Chicago Cardinals George Arabian Back St Mary s CA 145 Detroit Lions Firman Bynum Tackle Arkansas146 Washington Redskins Dean Dee Chipman Back Brigham Young147 Brooklyn Dodgers Ed Masloski Back Scranton148 New York Giants Keith Doggett Tackle Wichita State149 Green Bay Packers Tom Kinkade Back Ohio State150 Chicago Bears George Abel Guard NebraskaRound seventeen Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College151 Pittsburgh Steelers Garth Chamberlain Tackle Brigham Young152 Cleveland Rams Don Clawson Back Northwestern153 Philadelphia Eagles Arnie Meiners End Stanford154 Chicago Cardinals Jackie Crain Back Texas155 Detroit Lions Dick Fisher Back Ohio State156 Washington Redskins George Watts Tackle Appalachian State157 Brooklyn Dodgers R C Pitts End Arkansas158 New York Giants Verne Miller Tackle Harvard159 Green Bay Packers Fred Preston End Nebraska160 Chicago Bears Don Edmiston Tackle TennesseeRound eighteen Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College161 Pittsburgh Steelers John Rokisky End Duquesne162 Cleveland Rams Jack Graf Back Ohio State163 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Braun Tackle Santa Clara164 Chicago Cardinals Carl Suntheimer Center North Carolina165 Detroit Lions George Speth Tackle Murray State166 Washington Redskins Gene Stewart Back Willamette167 Brooklyn Dodgers Ralph Miller Back Kansas168 New York Giants John Junie Hovious Back Mississippi169 Green Bay Packers Robert Ingalls Center Michigan170 Chicago Bears Holt Rast End AlabamaRound nineteen Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College171 Pittsburgh Steelers Ray Earthquake Jenkins Back Colorado172 Cleveland Rams Bill Regner End Oregon173 Philadelphia Eagles Charley Dvoracek Back Texas Tech174 Chicago Cardinals Jimmy Nelson Back Alabama175 Detroit Lions Blair Heaton End Susquehanna176 Washington Redskins Charlie Timmons Back Clemson177 Brooklyn Dodgers Wilson Elliott Tackle Tennessee Chattanooga178 New York Giants Owen Price Back Texas El Paso179 Green Bay Packers George Benson Back Northwestern180 Chicago Bears Edgar Special Delivery Jones Back PittsburghRound twenty Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College181 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Kapriva Guard Wake Forest182 Cleveland Rams Gene Conley Tackle Washington183 Philadelphia Eagles Marv Tommervik Back Pacific Lutheran184 Chicago Cardinals Norvell Wallach Tackle Missouri185 Detroit Lions Ben Collins Back West Texas State186 Washington Redskins Milburn Tiny Croft Tackle Ripon187 Brooklyn Dodgers Bill Polantonio Guard Elon188 New York Giants Adam Kretowicz End Holy Cross189 Green Bay Packers Horace Deacon Young Back Southern Methodist190 Chicago Bears Bill Tessendorf Tackle GonzagaRound twenty one Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College191 Washington Redskins Steve Juzwik Back Notre Dame192 Brooklyn Dodgers Bert Hayes Back Wichita193 New York Giants Jim Blackie Blumenstock Back Fordham194 Green Bay Packers Henry Woronicz End Boston College195 Chicago Bears Adolph Kissell Back Boston CollegeRound twenty two Edit Pick NFL Team Player Position College196 Washington Redskins Al Couppee Back Iowa197 Brooklyn Dodgers Walt Fuzzy Fedora Back George Washington198 New York Giants Milt Hull Tackle Florida199 Green Bay Packers Woody Adams Tackle Texas Christian200 4 Chicago Bears Stu Clarkson Center Texas A amp IHall of Famers EditBill Dudley halfback from Virginia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers Inducted Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966 5 Mac Speedie end from Utah taken 15th round 135th overall by the Detroit Lions Inducted Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020Notable undrafted players Edit Pro Bowler 6 Original NFL team Player Pos College Conf NotesChicago Bears Clint Wager E Saint Mary s MIACChicago Cardinals Chet Bulger OT Auburn SECCleveland Rams Bosh Pritchard RB Georgia Tech SECGreen Bay Packers Ted Fritsch RB Wisconsin Stevens Point WSTCCNew York Giants Frank Liebel DB Norwich Ind Washington Redskins Dick Poillon RB CB Canisius WNYL3References Edit Salomone Dan October 2 2014 NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 Giants com New York Giants Archived from the original on 2015 09 30 Retrieved June 3 2015 NFL Draft Locations www footballgeography com 2014 10 02 Archived from the original on 2015 09 05 Retrieved 2014 10 23 1941 Heisman Trophy Bruce Smith Archived from the original on 2010 04 04 Retrieved 2008 08 04 This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr Irrelevant Pro Football Hall of Fame Bill Dudley profile Archived from the original on 7 October 2008 Retrieved 2008 10 05 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career External links EditNFL com 1942 Draft 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