1955, draft, held, january, 1955, warwick, hotel, york, city, general, informationdate, january, 1955locationwarwick, hotelin, york, cityoverview360, total, selections, roundsleaguenflfirst, selectiongeorge, shaw, qbbaltimore, coltsmr, irrelevantlamar, leachma. The 1955 NFL draft was held January 27 28 1955 at the Warwick Hotel in New York City 1 2 1955 NFL draftGeneral informationDate s January 27 28 1955LocationWarwick Hotelin New York CityOverview360 total selections in 30 roundsLeagueNFLFirst selectionGeorge Shaw QBBaltimore ColtsMr IrrelevantLamar Leachman CCleveland BrownsMost selections 34 Los Angeles RamsFewest selections 25 New York GiantsHall of Famers1 QB Johnny Unitas 19541956 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 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 1 23 Round twenty three 1 24 Round twenty four 1 25 Round twenty five 1 26 Round twenty six 1 27 Round twenty seven 1 28 Round twenty eight 1 29 Round twenty nine 1 30 Round thirty 2 Hall of Famers 3 Notable undrafted players 4 References 5 External linksPlayer selections edit Pro Bowler 4 Hall of FamerRound one edit Pick NFL team Player Position College1 Baltimore Colts Lottery bonus pick George Shaw Quarterback Oregon2 Chicago Cardinals Max Boydston End Oklahoma3 Baltimore Colts Alan Ameche 5 Fullback Wisconsin4 Washington Redskins Ralph Guglielmi Quarterback Notre Dame5 Green Bay Packers Tom Bettis Linebacker Purdue6 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Varrichione Tackle Notre Dame7 Los Angeles Rams Larry Morris Center Georgia Tech8 New York Giants Joe Heap Halfback Notre Dame9 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Bielski Fullback Maryland10 San Francisco 49ers Dicky Moegle Halfback Rice11 Chicago Bears Ron Drzewiecki Halfback Marquette12 Detroit Lions Dave Middleton Halfback Auburn13 Cleveland Browns Kurt Burris Center OklahomaRound two edit Pick NFL team Player Position College14 Chicago Cardinals Lindon Crow Cornerback USC15 Los Angeles Rams Ron Waller Back Maryland16 Baltimore Colts Dick Szymanski Center Notre Dame17 Green Bay Packers Jim Temp End Wisconsin18 Los Angeles Rams Bob Long Back UCLA19 Los Angeles Rams Corky Taylor Back Kansas State20 Los Angeles Rams Sid Fournet Tackle LSU21 San Francisco 49ers Frank Morze Center Boston College22 Philadelphia Eagles Buck Lansford Tackle Texas23 Chicago Bears Bobby Watkins Back Ohio State24 Detroit Lions Jim Salsbury Guard UCLA25 Cleveland Browns Dean Renfro Back North Texas StateRound three edit Pick NFL team Player Position College26 Chicago Cardinals Mal Hammack Back Florida27 Baltimore Colts L G Dupree Back Baylor28 Washington Redskins Ray Perkins Back Syracuse29 Green Bay Packers Buddy Leake Back Oklahoma30 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Bernet End SMU31 New York Giants Rosey Grier Defensive tackle Penn State32 Chicago Cardinals Tony Pasquesi Tackle Notre Dame33 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Eidom Back SMU34 San Francisco 49ers Carroll Hardy Back Colorado35 Cleveland Browns John Hall Tackle Iowa36 Detroit Lions Darris McCord Tackle Tennessee37 Cleveland Browns Bobby Freeman Back AuburnRound four edit Pick NFL team Player Position College38 Chicago Cardinals Frank Bernardi Back Colorado39 Detroit Lions Gordon Malloy Back Miami FL 40 Los Angeles Rams Tom Feamster End Florida State41 Cleveland Browns Paul Reynolds Back Notre Dame42 Pittsburgh Steelers Fred Broussard Center Northwestern State43 Los Angeles Rams Ed Fouch Tackle USC44 Baltimore Colts Jack Patera Guard Oregon45 San Francisco 49ers Matt Hazeltine Center California46 Philadelphia Eagles Dean Dugger End Ohio State47 Chicago Bears Joe O Malley End Georgia48 Detroit Lions Lee Riley Back Detroit49 Cleveland Browns Sam Palumbo Center Notre DameRound five edit Pick NFL team Player Position College50 Chicago Cardinals Mario Da Re Tackle USC51 Baltimore Colts George Preas Guard VPI52 Washington Redskins Don Glantz Tackle Nebraska53 Green Bay Packers Hank Bullough Guard Michigan State54 Pittsburgh Steelers George Mason Tackle Alabama55 Los Angeles Rams Ed Kelley Back Texas56 New York Giants Mel Triplett Back Toledo57 Philadelphia Eagles Gene Lamone Guard West Virginia58 San Francisco 49ers Eldred Kraemer Tackle Pittsburgh59 Chicago Bears Leland Kendall Tackle Oklahoma A amp M60 Detroit Lions Bud Brooks Guard Arkansas61 Cleveland Browns Aramis Dandoy Back USCRound six edit Pick NFL team Player Position College62 Chicago Cardinals Jack Bowersox Guard Maryland63 Chicago Bears Dan Shannon End Notre Dame64 Baltimore Colts Leo Lewis Back Lincoln MO 65 Green Bay Packers Norm Amundsen Guard Wisconsin66 Pittsburgh Steelers Lem Harkey Back Emporia State67 Los Angeles Rams Corky Tharp Back Alabama68 New York Giants Ron Locklin End Wisconsin69 San Francisco 49ers Bobby Luna Back Alabama70 Philadelphia Eagles Billy Quinn Back Texas71 Chicago Bears Henry Mosely Back Morris Brown72 Detroit Lions Elijah Childers Tackle Prairie View A amp M73 Cleveland Browns Leroy Bolden Back Michigan StateRound seven edit Pick NFL team Player Position College74 Chicago Cardinals Dave Leggett Back Ohio State75 Baltimore Colts Frank McDonald End Miami FL 76 Washington Redskins Erik Christensen End Richmond77 Green Bay Packers Bob Clemens Back Georgia78 Pittsburgh Steelers Hal Reeve Tackle Oregon79 Los Angeles Rams Frank Clayton Back USC80 Washington Redskins Ron Marciniak Guard Kansas State81 Philadelphia Eagles Bill McKenna End Brandeis82 San Francisco 49ers Johnny Dean Back VPI83 Chicago Bears Bruce Sturgess Back William amp Mary84 Detroit Lions Bert Zagers Back Michigan State85 Cleveland Browns Jack Locklear Center AuburnRound eight edit Pick NFL team Player Position College86 Chicago Cardinals John Irvine Center Maryland87 Washington Redskins Johnny Allen Center Purdue88 Baltimore Colts Dale Meinert Guard Oklahoma A amp M89 Green Bay Packers Johnny Crouch End TCU90 Detroit Lions Leon Cunningham Guard South Carolina91 Los Angeles Rams Billy Teas Back Georgia Tech92 New York Giants Jimmy Patton Back Ole Miss93 San Francisco 49ers Freddie Meyers Back Oklahoma A amp M94 Philadelphia Eagles Herman Watson Tackle Vanderbilt95 Chicago Bears Gene Verkerk Tackle North Texas State96 Detroit Lions Bill Walker End Maryland97 Detroit Lions Lamoine Holland End RiceRound nine edit Pick NFL team Player Position College98 Chicago Cardinals Charlie McGinty End North Texas State99 Baltimore Colts Walter Bryan Back Texas Tech100 Washington Redskins John Miller Tackle Boston College101 Green Bay Packers Ed Culpepper Tackle Alabama102 Pittsburgh Steelers Johnny Unitas Quarterback Louisville103 Los Angeles Rams John Witte Tackle Oregon State104 Baltimore Colts Bill Evans Guard Miami OH 105 Philadelphia Eagles Von Morgan End Abilene Christian106 San Francisco 49ers Fred Preziosio Tackle Purdue107 Chicago Bears Jim Lavery Back Scranton108 Detroit Lions Walt Jenkins Tackle Wayne109 Cleveland Browns Henry Ford Back PittsburghRound ten edit Pick NFL team Player Position College110 Chicago Cardinals Frank Scaffidi Tackle Marquette111 Washington Redskins Tom Louderback Guard San Jose State112 Los Angeles Rams Jesse Arnelle End Penn State113 Green Bay Packers George Rogers Tackle Auburn114 Pittsburgh Steelers Terry Boyle Tackle Cincinnati115 Los Angeles Rams Claude Harland End Texas Tech116 New York Giants Lea Paslay Back Ole Miss117 San Francisco 49ers Ron Aschbacker End Oregon State118 Philadelphia Eagles Duke Washington Back Washington State119 Chicago Bears John Allen End Arizona State120 Detroit Lions Tom Gastall Back Boston University121 Cleveland Browns Glen Dillon End PittsburghRound eleven edit Pick NFL team Player Position College122 Chicago Cardinals Tom Pepsin End Miami FL 123 Baltimore Colts Emil Radik Back Nebraska Omaha124 Washington Redskins Larry Parker Back North Carolina125 Green Bay Packers Ron Clark Back Nebraska126 Pittsburgh Steelers Vic Eaton Back Missouri127 Los Angeles Rams Joe Ray Tackle UCLA128 New York Giants Bill Hillen End West Virginia129 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Hardy Back Kentucky130 San Francisco 49ers Rudy Rotella End Nebraska Omaha131 Chicago Bears Tom Redfield End Delaware132 Detroit Lions Herb McDermott Tackle Iowa State133 Cleveland Browns Eric Knebel Tackle SMURound twelve edit Pick NFL team Player Position College134 Chicago Cardinals Dale Sandstrom Back Concordia Moorhead 135 Washington Redskins John Barish Tackle Waynesburg136 Baltimore Colts Dick Chorovich Tackle Miami OH 137 Green Bay Packers Art Walker Tackle Michigan138 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Cooke End Lincoln PA 139 Los Angeles Rams Jim Hanifan End California140 New York Giants Hank Burnine End Missouri141 San Francisco 49ers Lou Palatella Tackle Pittsburgh142 Philadelphia Eagles Andy Nacrelli End Fordham143 Chicago Bears Clarence Bratt Back Wisconsin144 Detroit Lions Dick Goist Back Cincinnati145 Cleveland Browns Jack Eaton Tackle New MexicoRound thirteen edit Pick NFL team Player Position College146 Chicago Cardinals Tom McLuckie Guard Maryland147 Baltimore Colts Pat Abbruzzi Back Rhode Island148 Washington Redskins Len Oniskey Tackle Cornell149 Green Bay Packers Ed Adams Back South Carolina150 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Whitmer Back Purdue151 Los Angeles Rams Dave Parkinson Back Texas152 New York Giants John Damore Center Northwestern153 Philadelphia Eagles Jerry Krisher Center Ohio State154 San Francisco 49ers Richie Gaskell End George Washington155 Chicago Bears Norm Cash Back Sul Ross156 Detroit Lions Don Henderson Tackle Utah157 Cleveland Browns John Borton Quarterback Ohio StateRound fourteen edit Pick NFL team Player Position College158 Chicago Cardinals Gordy Brown End Louisiana Tech159 Washington Redskins Tom Braatz End Marquette160 Baltimore Colts John Lee Back Georgia Tech161 Green Bay Packers Fred Baer Back Michigan162 Pittsburgh Steelers Buck Byrne Guard John Carroll163 Los Angeles Rams George Elliot Back Northeastern State164 New York Giants Elwood Kettler Back Texas A amp M165 San Francisco 49ers Nick McKeithan Back Duke166 Philadelphia Eagles Tommy Bell Back Army167 Chicago Bears Ed Nickla Guard Tennessee168 Detroit Lions Jerry Gajda Back Benedictine169 Cleveland Browns Fred Robinson Guard WashingtonRound fifteen edit Pick NFL team Player Position College170 Chicago Cardinals Dick Brubaker End Ohio State171 Baltimore Colts Gerry Petersen Tackle Texas172 Washington Redskins Charles Horton Back Vanderbilt173 Green Bay Packers George Machoukas Center Toledo174 Pittsburgh Steelers Ellis Duckett Back Michigan State175 Los Angeles Rams Bob Hoerning Back St Norbert176 New York Giants Ed Stowers End Wake Forest177 Philadelphia Eagles Don Brougher Center Maryland178 San Francisco 49ers Burdette Hess Guard Idaho179 Chicago Bears J D Smith Back North Carolina A amp T180 Detroit Lions George Atkins Guard Auburn181 Cleveland Browns Bob Smith Back NebraskaRound sixteen edit Pick NFL team Player Position College182 Chicago Cardinals Bob Herndon Back Oklahoma183 Washington Redskins Hal Norris Back California184 Baltimore Colts Dick Laswell Tackle TCU185 Green Bay Packers Charlie Brackins Quarterback Prairie View A amp M186 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Vincent Center Glenville State187 Los Angeles Rams Charley Coates Tackle Tulane188 New York Giants Dave Kragthorpe Guard Utah State189 San Francisco 49ers Jim Hall End Auburn190 Philadelphia Eagles Clyde White Guard Clemson191 Chicago Cardinals Al Dennis End Middlebury192 Detroit Lions Al Marr End Bradley193 Cleveland Browns Don Suchy Center IowaRound seventeen edit Pick NFL team Player Position College194 Chicago Cardinals Larry White Center New Mexico195 Baltimore Colts Wes Clark Tackle Mississippi Southern196 Washington Redskins Don Shea Guard Georgia197 Green Bay Packers Lynn Beightol Back Maryland198 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Merchant Back Miami OH 199 Los Angeles Rams Gene Mitcham End Arizona State200 New York Giants Bob Bills Back BYU201 Philadelphia Eagles Nick Maravic Back Wake Forest202 San Francisco 49ers Bob Newton Guard San Diego State203 Chicago Bears Mel Harrison Center Sam Houston State204 Detroit Lions Don Daly Back Eastern Kentucky205 Cleveland Browns Bob Leonard Back PurdueRound eighteen edit Pick NFL team Player Position College206 Chicago Cardinals Fred Campbell Tackle Duke207 Washington Redskins Don Bailey Back Penn State208 Baltimore Colts Charley Shephard Back North Texas State209 Green Bay Packers Doyle Nix Back SMU210 Pittsburgh Steelers Albie Maier Guard Marshall211 Los Angeles Rams Clyde Sweeney Tackle West Virginia212 New York Giants Joe Stout Back Temple213 San Francisco 49ers Ron Pheister Center Oregon214 Philadelphia Eagles Duane Nutt Back SMU215 Chicago Bears Claude Roach Guard TCU216 Detroit Lions Pat Oleksiak Back Tennessee217 Cleveland Browns Steve Champlin Tackle OklahomaRound nineteen edit Pick NFL team Player Position College218 Chicago Cardinals Dick Coy Tackle St John s MN 219 Baltimore Colts Jim Cobb Tackle Abilene Christian220 Washington Redskins Bob Dee End Holy Cross221 Green Bay Packers Bob Carter Tackle Grambling State222 Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Smith Back Texas Southern223 Los Angeles Rams John Davis End Miles224 New York Giants John Jacobs End Colby225 Philadelphia Eagles Terry Fails End Vanderbilt226 San Francisco 49ers John Garzoli Tackle California227 Chicago Bears Allen Jones Back Baylor228 Detroit Lions Bob Muller Linebacker Eastern Kentucky229 Cleveland Browns Tom Ebert End Kansas StateRound twenty edit Pick NFL team Player Position College230 Chicago Cardinals Jim Burst Back Washington University231 Washington Redskins Ron Geyer Tackle Michigan232 Baltimore Colts Charles Cianciola End Lawrence233 Green Bay Packers Carl Bolt Back Mississippi Southern234 Pittsburgh Steelers Lou Matykiewicz End Iowa235 Los Angeles Rams Jack Muldowney Tackle Dayton236 Green Bay Packers Bob Antkowiak End Bucknell237 San Francisco 49ers Glen Dyer Back Texas238 Philadelphia Eagles Jimmy Wade Back Tennessee239 Chicago Bears Joe James Tackle Howard Payne240 Detroit Lions Fred K Mahaffey Back Denver241 Cleveland Browns William L Proctor Tackle Florida StateRound twenty one edit Pick NFL team Player Position College242 Chicago Cardinals Howie Wright Back VPI243 Baltimore Colts Nick Manych End Eastern Michigan244 Washington Redskins Buck George Back Clemson245 Green Bay Packers Lavell Isbell Tackle Houston246 Pittsburgh Steelers Rees Phenix Tackle Georgia Tech247 Los Angeles Rams Jerry Cvengros Tackle Wisconsin248 New York Giants Gary Dildy Center LSU249 Philadelphia Eagles John Anderson End Kansas250 San Francisco 49ers George Maderos End Chico State251 Chicago Bears Choyce Hall Center Midwestern State252 Detroit Lions Jim Walters Tackle Ole Miss253 Cleveland Browns Rick Spinks Back Texas TechRound twenty two edit Pick NFL team Player Position College254 Chicago Cardinals Vic Berra End Montana State255 Washington Redskins Joe Boland Back George Washington256 Baltimore Colts Jerry Welch Back South Dakota State257 Green Bay Packers Bill Brunner Back Arkansas Tech258 Pittsburgh Steelers Richie McCabe Back Pittsburgh259 Los Angeles Rams Ken Elmore Tackle Texas Tech260 New York Giants Al Doggett Back Louisiana State261 San Francisco 49ers Pete Vann Quarterback Army262 Philadelphia Eagles Ernie Lewis Guard Arizona263 Chicago Bears Carl Allison Back Oklahoma264 Detroit Lions George Albrecht Back Maryland265 Cleveland Browns Jerry Stone Tackle Southeastern LouisianaRound twenty three edit Pick NFL team Player Position College266 Chicago Cardinals Karl Bays Tackle Eastern Kentucky267 Baltimore Colts Dick McNamara Back Minnesota268 Washington Redskins Chick Donaldson Center West Virginia269 Green Bay Packers Elton Shaw Tackle Louisiana State270 Pittsburgh Steelers Gordy Holz Tackle Minnesota271 Los Angeles Rams George Medved Tackle Florida272 New York Giants Jerry Callahan Back Colorado State273 Philadelphia Eagles Cecil Ingram Back Alabama274 San Francisco 49ers Tom Gunnari End Washington State275 Chicago Bears Jerry Barger Back Duke276 Detroit Lions George Galuska Back Wyoming277 Cleveland Browns Jim Greer End Elizabeth City StateRound twenty four edit Pick NFL team Player Position College278 Chicago Cardinals Max Pierce Back Utah279 Washington Redskins Bob Ready Tackle Notre Dame280 Baltimore Colts Alex Esquivel Back Mexico City College281 Green Bay Packers Charley Bryant Guard Nebraska282 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Mayock End Villanova283 Los Angeles Rams Bill Andrews Back Trinity TX 284 New York Giants Matt Vujevich Back San Jose State285 San Francisco 49ers Bob Heaston Guard Cal Poly San Luis Obispo286 Philadelphia Eagles Vic Hootie Postula Back Michigan State287 Chicago Bears Joe Young End Marquette288 Detroit Lions Bob Flacke Guard Holy Cross289 Cleveland Browns John Matsock Back Michigan StateRound twenty five edit Pick NFL team Player Position College290 Chicago Cardinals Bob Scott End Evansville291 Baltimore Colts Dick Grann Tackle Rhode Island292 Washington Redskins Frank Radella Center Wyoming293 Green Bay Packers Nate Borden End Indiana294 Pittsburgh Steelers Charlie Bull Guard Missouri295 Los Angeles Rams Ralph Cook Tackle Ball State296 New York Giants Ken Dement Tackle Southeast Missouri State297 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Pavich Guard USC298 San Francisco 49ers Dewey Wade End Kansas State299 Chicago Bears Charley Dees Tackle Tyler J C 300 Detroit Lions Dick Miller Tackle Illinois301 Cleveland Browns Ernie Lindo Back PacificRound twenty six edit Pick NFL team Player Position College302 Chicago Cardinals Billy Hooper Back Baylor303 Washington Redskins Walt Houston Guard Purdue304 Baltimore Colts Marion Minker Tackle Bucknell305 Green Bay Packers Jim Jennings End Missouri306 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Soltau End Minnesota307 Los Angeles Rams Lou Hallow Center Wake Forest308 New York Giants Abe Cohen Guard Tennessee Chattanooga309 San Francisco 49ers Johnny Kerr End Purdue310 Philadelphia Eagles George Palachunik Guard Maryland311 Chicago Bears Perry Jeter Back Cal Poly San Luis Obispo312 Detroit Lions Duncan McDonald Back Michigan313 Cleveland Browns Don Fife Center PurdueRound twenty seven edit Pick NFL team Player Position College314 Chicago Cardinals Bruce Schwager Tackle Merchant Marine315 Baltimore Colts Jim Locke Tackle Virginia Tech316 Washington Redskins A J Baker Back Arkansas317 Green Bay Packers Bob Peringer End Washington State318 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Sanford Back Hofstra319 Los Angeles Rams Bruce Nevitt Center Washington State320 New York Giants Paul Blanda Back Pittsburgh321 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Gingrass Back Wisconsin322 San Francisco 49ers Dick Shockey Back Marquette323 Chicago Bears Joel Kinley Guard Tennessee324 Detroit Lions Mike Troka Back Trinity CT 325 Cleveland Browns Bobby Baldwin Back Sam Houston StateRound twenty eight edit Pick NFL team Player Position College326 Chicago Cardinals Bob Ems Back Southern Illinois327 Washington Redskins Arch Cassidy Tackle Florida328 Baltimore Colts Bob Meyer Tackle Ohio State329 Green Bay Packers Jack Spears Tackle Tennessee Chattanooga330 Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Williams Guard Ohio State331 Los Angeles Rams Jim Hoffman Back Cincinnati332 New York Giants Al Crow Tackle William amp Mary333 San Francisco 49ers Don Sanders Back Stanford334 Philadelphia Eagles Wingo Avery Center Clemson335 Chicago Bears Charley Wright End Prairie View A amp M336 Detroit Lions Harry Lovell Guard South Carolina337 Cleveland Browns Ed Tokus End GeorgiaRound twenty nine edit Pick NFL team Player Position College338 Chicago Cardinals Gene Renzi Tackle Northeastern339 Baltimore Colts Bill Waters Tackle Austin340 Washington Redskins Bing Bordier End USC341 Green Bay Packers Sam Pino Back Boston University342 Pittsburgh Steelers Bernie Sinclair End Texas A amp M343 Los Angeles Rams Bob Howe Back Cincinnati344 New York Giants Harold Jackson Back Southern345 Philadelphia Eagles Ron Lloyd Tackle Bucknell346 San Francisco 49ers Otto Kniedinger Tackle Penn State347 Chicago Bears Dick Klein Tackle Iowa348 Detroit Lions Bill Dearing Back Florida349 Cleveland Browns Ted Tex Robinson Back TempleRound thirty edit Pick NFL team Player Position College350 Chicago Cardinals Bob Sweet Back Trinity TX 351 Washington Redskins Tom Petty End Virginia Tech352 Green Bay Packers Bob Saia Back Tulane353 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Caruzzi Back Marquette354 Los Angeles Rams K C Jones End San Francisco355 New York Giants Bill Toole Back Oregon356 San Francisco 49ers Bob Gongola Back Illinois357 Philadelphia Eagles Dave Finney Back Texas Christian358 Chicago Bears Jerry Fouts Back Midwestern State TX 359 Detroit Lions Charley Hatch End Utah State360 6 Cleveland Browns Lamar Leachman Center Tennessee Pro Bowler 4 Hall of FamerHall of Famers editJohnny 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 7 Notable undrafted players edit Pro Bowler 4 Original NFL team Player Pos College Conf NotesChicago Cardinals Jimmy Carr RB Morris Harvey College WVIACChicago Cardinals Jimmy Hill CB Sam Houston State LSCCleveland Browns Chuck Weber LB West Chester PA PSACLos Angeles Rams Don Burroughs DB Colorado State MSCPittsburgh Steelers Willie McClung DT Florida A amp M SIACPittsburgh Steelers John Reger LB Pittsburgh Ind References edit 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 a b c 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 This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr Irrelevant 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 editNFL com 1955 Draft databaseFootball com 1955 Draft Pro Football Hall of Fame Archived 2006 03 16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1955 NFL draft amp oldid 1212315329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,