1948 AAFC Draft

The 1948 AAFC Draft was the second collegiate draft of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The draft expanded to 30 rounds, but not all teams selected in each round. For example: Baltimore and Chicago were the only teams with picks in the second round. Chicago, Brooklyn and Baltimore had 5 selections in the first 5 rounds, while Cleveland and New York which were stronger teams had only 2.[1]

1948 AAFC Draft
General information
Date(s)	December 17, 1947
Location	New York, NY
Overview
217 total selections in 30 rounds
League	AAFC
First selection	Tony Minisi, B University of Pennsylvania

Player selections

	= All-Star
	= AAFC MVP

Round	Pick #	AAFC Team	Player	Position	College
1	1	Chicago Rockets	Tony Minisi	B	Pennsylvania
1	2	Baltimore Colts	Bobby Layne	QB	Texas
1	3	Brooklyn Dodgers	Harry Gilmer	QB	Alabama
1	4	Los Angeles Dons	Vaughn Mancha	C	Alabama
1	5	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Scott	B	San Francisco
1	6	Buffalo Bills	Clyde Scott	B	Arkansas
1	7	New York Yankees	Lowell Tew	B	Alabama
1	8	Cleveland Browns	Jeff Durkota	B	Penn State
2	9	Chicago Rockets	Carl Samuelson	T	Nebraska
2	10	Baltimore Colts	Bill Garrett	T	Mississippi State
3	11	Chicago Rockets	John Nolan	T	Penn State
3	12	Baltimore Colts	Earl Cook	G	Southern Methodist
3	13	Brooklyn Dodgers	Dan Edwards	E	Georgia
3	14	Los Angeles Dons	Len Ford	E	Michigan
3	15	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Cason	B	Louisiana State
3	16	Buffalo Bills	Bill Gompers	B	Notre Dame
3	17	New York Yankees	Otto Schnellbacher	E	Kansas
3	18	Cleveland Browns	Ollie Cline	B	Ohio State
4	19	Chicago Rockets	Paul Cleary	E	USC
4	20	Baltimore Colts	Dan Sandifer	B	Louisiana State
4	21	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Spencer	T	Oklahoma State
4	22	Los Angeles Dons	John Novitsky	T	Oklahoma City
4	23	San Francisco 49ers	Walt McCormick	C	USC
4	24	Buffalo Bills	Bill O'Connor	E	Notre Dame
5	25	Chicago Rockets	Bill Walsh	C	Notre Dame
5	26	Baltimore Colts	Joe Smith	E	Texas Tech
5	27	Brooklyn Dodgers	Les Bingaman	T	Illinois
6	28	Chicago Rockets	Vince DiFrancesca	G	Northwestern
6	29	Baltimore Colts	Gene Ruszkowski	T	Ohio University
6	30	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jay Smith	E	Southern Mississippi
6	31	Los Angeles Dons	Lin Sexton	B	Wichita State
6	32	San Francisco 49ers	Fred Land	T	Louisiana State
6	33	Buffalo Bills	Marty Wendell	G	Notre Dame
7	34	Chicago Rockets	Jay Rhodemyre	C	Kentucky
7	35	Baltimore Colts	Jim Batchelor	B	Texas A&M-Commerce
7	36	Brooklyn Dodgers	Homer Paine	T	Oklahoma
7	37	Los Angeles Dons	Weldon Edwards	T	Texas Christian
7	38	San Francisco 49ers	Phil O'Reilly	T	Purdue
7	39	Buffalo Bills	Bob Brugge	B	Ohio State
7	40	New York Yankees	Pete Stout	B	Texas Christian
7	41	Cleveland Browns	Tommy Thompson	C	William & Mary
8	42	Chicago Rockets	Jim Turner	T	California
8	43	Baltimore Colts	Rex Olsen	B	Brigham Young
8	44	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bruce Gehrke	E	Columbia
8	45	Los Angeles Dons	Jim Spavital	B	Oklahoma State
9	46	Chicago Rockets	Myron Miller	C	Oklahoma State
9	47	Baltimore Colts	Aubrey Fowler	B	Arkansas
9	48	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jim Minor	T	Arkansas
9	49	Los Angeles Dons	Knox Ramsey	G	William & Mary
9	50	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Luongo	B	Pennsylvania
9	51	Buffalo Bills	Lou King	B	Iowa
9	52	New York Yankees	Barney Poole	E	Mississippi
9	53	Cleveland Browns	Bill Smith	T	North Carolina
10	54	Chicago Rockets	Phil Slosburg	B	Temple
10	55	Baltimore Colts	Jack Fitch	B	North Carolina
10	56	Brooklyn Dodgers	Herb St. John	G	Georgia
10	57	Los Angeles Dons	Chi Mills	G	Virginia Military Institute
11	58	Chicago Rockets	Jack Swaner	B	California
11	59	Baltimore Colts	Don Ettinger	T	Kansas
11	60	Brooklyn Dodgers	Chuck Newman	E	Louisiana Tech
11	61	Los Angeles Dons	Lou Mihajlovich	E	Indiana
11	62	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Steckroth	E	William & Mary
11	63	Buffalo Bills	John Finney	B	San Francisco
11	64	New York Yankees	Jack Weisenburger	B	Michigan
11	65	Cleveland Browns	Ralph Maughan	C	Utah State
12	66	Chicago Rockets	Thurman Gay	T	Oklahoma State
12	67	Baltimore Colts	Paul Redfield	T	Colgate
12	68	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jim Camp	B	North Carolina
12	69	Los Angeles Dons	Harper Davis	B	Mississippi State
12	70	San Francisco 49ers	Gene Malinowski	C	Detroit Mercy
12	71	Buffalo Bills	Dick Johnson	G	Baylor
12	72	New York Yankees	Bob Hendren	T	USC
12	73	Cleveland Browns	Dean Sensanbaugher	B	Ohio State
13	74	Chicago Rockets	Fran Parker	T	Holy Cross
13	75	Baltimore Colts	Stan Magdziak	B	William & Mary
13	76	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Koch	B	Oregon
13	77	Los Angeles Dons	Mike Graham	B	Cincinnati
13	78	San Francisco 49ers	Len Modzelski	T	Scranton
13	79	Buffalo Bills	George Grimes	B	Virginia
13	80	New York Yankees	Dick Ottele	B	Washington
13	81	Cleveland Browns	Mike Rubish	E	North Carolina
14	82	Chicago Rockets	Lou Agase	T	Illinois
14	83	Baltimore Colts	Dick Deranek	B	Indiana
14	84	Brooklyn Dodgers	John White	C	Michigan
14	85	Los Angeles Dons	Bernie Winkler	T	Texas Tech
14	86	San Francisco 49ers	Les Rideout	T	Bowling Green State
14	87	Buffalo Bills	Larry Joe	B	Penn State
14	88	New York Yankees	Dick McKissack	B	Southern Methodist
14	89	Cleveland Browns	Alex Sarkisian	C	Northwestern
15	90	Chicago Rockets	Jerry McCarthy	E	Pennsylvania
15	91	Baltimore Colts	Dyke Norman	B	Washington & Lee
15	92	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Terry	T	Texas A&M-Kingsville
15	93	Los Angeles Dons	Bill Erickson	T	Mississippi
15	94	San Francisco 49ers	Larry Olsonoski	T	Minnesota
15	95	Buffalo Bills	Frank Ballard	G	Virginia Tech
15	96	New York Yankees	Joe Magliolo	B	Texas
15	97	Cleveland Browns	Dan Dworsky	B	Michigan
16	98	Chicago Rockets	Rudy Krall	B	New Mexico
16	99	Baltimore Colts	Dick Working	B	Washington & Lee
16	100	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Wozniak	G	Alabama
16	101	Los Angeles Dons	Shorty McWilliams	B	Mississippi State
16	102	San Francisco 49ers	Wally Matulich	B	Mississippi State
16	103	Buffalo Bills	Jim Walthall	B	West Virginia
16	104	New York Yankees	Bob Ramsey	B	Southern Methodist
16	105	Cleveland Browns	Scott Beasley	E	Nevada-Reno
17	106	Chicago Rockets	Dick Flanagan	B	Ohio State
17	107	Baltimore Colts	George Sparger	C	North Carolina
17	108	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Jensen	E	Iowa State
17	109	Los Angeles Dons	Bob Levenhagen	G	Washington
17	110	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Ravensberg	E	Indiana
17	111	Buffalo Bills	Ray Coates	B	Louisiana State
17	112	New York Yankees	Charlie Wright	E	Texas A&M
17	113	Cleveland Browns	Russ Steger	B	Illinois
18	114	Chicago Rockets	Ed Ryan	E	St. Mary's (California)
18	115	Baltimore Colts	Rollin Prather	E	Kansas State
18	116	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Jurich	E	West Chester
18	117	Los Angeles Dons	Weyman Sellers	E	Georgia
18	118	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Pritula	T	Michigan
18	119	Buffalo Bills	Doug Waybright	E	Notre Dame
18	120	New York Yankees	Marion Shirley	T	Oklahoma City
18	121	Cleveland Browns	Lou Hoitsma	E	William & Mary
19	122	Chicago Rockets	Byron Gillory	B	Texas
19	123	Baltimore Colts	Norm Mosley	B	Alabama
19	124	Brooklyn Dodgers	Billie Cromer	B	North Texas
19	125	Los Angeles Dons	Ab Wimberly	E	Louisiana State
19	126	San Francisco 49ers	Art Fitzgerald	B	Yale
19	127	Buffalo Bills	Wade Walker	T	Oklahoma
19	128	New York Yankees	Tom Landry	B	Texas
19	129	Cleveland Browns	Pete Ashbaugh	B	Notre Dame
20	130	Chicago Rockets	Don Doll	B	USC
20	131	Baltimore Colts	Carmen Ragonese	B	New Hampshire
20	132	Brooklyn Dodgers	Dick Scott	C	Navy
20	133	Los Angeles Dons	Frank Ziegler	B	Georgia Tech
20	134	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Barbolak	T	Purdue
20	135	Buffalo Bills	Roger Stephens	B	Cincinnati
20	136	New York Yankees	Bobby Forbes	B	Florida
20	137	Cleveland Browns	Dave Templeton	G	Ohio State
21	138	Chicago Rockets	Fred Provo	B	Washington
21	139	Baltimore Colts	Bob Walker	B	Colorado Mines
21	140	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walt Marusa	G	Delaware
21	141	Los Angeles Dons	Ed Smith	B	Texas-El Paso
21	142	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Loepfe	T	Wisconsin
21	143	Buffalo Bills	Howard Duncan	C	Ohio State
21	144	New York Yankees	Carl Russ	B	Rice
21	145	Cleveland Browns	Dwight Eddleman	B	Illinois
22	146	Chicago Rockets	Phil Tinsley	E	UCLA
22	147	Baltimore Colts	Ray Borneman	B	Texas
22	148	Brooklyn Dodgers	Knute Dobkins	E	Butler
22	149	Los Angeles Dons	Paul Mortellaro	G	Florida
22	150	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Heck	E	Purdue
22	151	Buffalo Bills	Ralph Sazio	T	William & Mary
22	152	New York Yankees	Fred Enke	B	Arizona
22	153	Cleveland Browns	Lu Gambino	B	Maryland
23	154	Chicago Rockets	Glen Treichler	B	Colgate
23	155	Baltimore Colts	Al Tillman	C	Oklahoma
23	156	Brooklyn Dodgers	Fred Westphal	E	Cornell
23	157	Los Angeles Dons	Ted Kenfield	B	California
23	158	San Francisco 49ers	Floyd Lawhorn	G	Texas Tech
23	159	Buffalo Bills	George Blomquist	E	North Carolina State
23	160	New York Yankees	John Cunningham	E	California
23	161	Cleveland Browns	Jim McDowell	G	William & Mary
24	162	Chicago Rockets	Ike Owens	E	Illinois
24	163	Baltimore Colts	Bob Pfohl	B	Purdue
24	164	Brooklyn Dodgers	Merle Dinkins	E	Oklahoma
24	165	Los Angeles Dons	Buddy Mulligan	B	Duke
24	166	San Francisco 49ers	Goble Bryant	T	Army
24	167	Buffalo Bills	J.D. Cheek	T	Oklahoma State
24	168	New York Yankees	Nick Ognovich	B	Wake Forest
24	169	Cleveland Browns	Haywood Fowle	T	North Carolina
25	170	Chicago Rockets	Ron Sockolov	T	California
25	171	Baltimore Colts	Lou Levanti	C	Illinois
25	172	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walt Pupa	B	North Carolina
25	173	Los Angeles Dons	George Lambert	T	Mississippi
25	174	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Talarico	B	Pennsylvania
25	175	Buffalo Bills	Bob Rennebohm	E	Wisconsin
25	176	New York Yankees	Mike Zeleznak	B	Kansas State
25	177	Cleveland Browns	Ara Parseghian	B	Miami (Ohio)
26	178	Chicago Rockets	Gene Corum	G	West Virginia
26	179	Baltimore Colts	Sam Zatkoff	E	Illinois
26	180	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ray Richeson	G	Alabama
26	181	Los Angeles Dons	Jim Still	QB	Georgia Tech
26	182	San Francisco 49ers	Ed Marshall	T	Pennsylvania
26	183	Buffalo Bills	Ted Andrus	G	Louisiana-Lafayette
26	184	New York Yankees	John Panelli	B	Notre Dame
26	185	Cleveland Browns	Tod Saylor	E	Lafayette
27	186	Chicago Rockets	John Daniels	C	California-Santa Barbara
27	187	Baltimore Colts	Harry Jagade	B	Indiana
27	188	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ott Hurrle	C	Butler
27	189	Los Angeles Dons	Charley Tatom	G	Texas
27	190	San Francisco 49ers	Perry Moss	B	Illinois
27	191	Buffalo Bills	Ray Brown	B	Virginia
27	192	New York Yankees	Jug Girard	B	Wisconsin
27	193	Cleveland Browns	Harry Caughron	T	William & Mary
28	194	Chicago Rockets	Al Hoisch	B	UCLA
28	195	Baltimore Colts	Ben Bendrick	B	Wisconsin
28	196	Brooklyn Dodgers	Warren Lowans	T	West Chester
28	197	Los Angeles Dons	Lou Creekmur	T	William & Mary
28	198	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Bell	QB	Muhlenberg
28	199	Buffalo Bills	Lou Corriere	B	Buffalo
28	200	New York Yankees	Rip Collins	B	Louisiana State
28	201	Cleveland Browns	Pete Lanzi	E	Youngstown State
29	202	Chicago Rockets	Dick Wedel	G	Wake Forest
29	203	Baltimore Colts	Rex Grossman Sr.	B	Indiana
29	204	Brooklyn Dodgers	Art Littleton	E	Pennsylvania
29	205	Los Angeles Dons	Leon McLaughlin	C	UCLA
29	206	San Francisco 49ers	Herb Siegert	G	Illinois
29	207	Buffalo Bills	Johnny Wolosky	C	Penn State
29	208	New York Yankees	Frank Nelson	B	Utah
29	209	Cleveland Browns	George Roman	T	Case Western Reserve
30	210	Chicago Rockets	Tom Finical	E	Princeton
30	211	Baltimore Colts	Dick Reinking	E	Southern Methodist
30	212	Brooklyn Dodgers	Clarence McGeary	T	North Dakota State
30	213	Los Angeles Dons	Gus Kitchens	T	Tulsa
30	214	San Francisco 49ers	Frank Williams	B	Utah State
30	215	Buffalo Bills	Tally Stevens	E	Utah
30	216	New York Yankees	Bill Clements	E	UCLA
30	217	Cleveland Browns	Mel Sheehan	E	Missouri

References

1. "1948 AAFC Draft" (PDF). Profootballresearchers.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

External links

• 1948 AAFC Draft
• 1948 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions