The 1943 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1943, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected halfback Frank Sinkwich. This draft is the first NFL draft not to produce a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Each of the league's ten teams selected a total of 30 players. As an equalizing measure the five worst finishing teams from the 1942 season allowed to pick alone in rounds 2 and 4 with the five top finishers relegated to sole participation in the 31st and 32nd rounds.
Player selections
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 31 | Detroit Lions | Lloyd Wickett | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 32 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al "Ox" Wistert | Tackle | Michigan |
| 33 | Chicago Cardinals | George Hecht | Guard | Alabama |
| 34 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Marty Comer | End | Tulane |
| 35 | Cleveland Rams | Clyde Johnson | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 36 | New York Giants | Val Culwell | Guard | Oregon |
| 37 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harry Connolly | Back | Boston College |
| 38 | Green Bay Packers | Roy McKay | Back | Texas |
| 39 | Chicago Bears | Ed Stamm | Tackle | Stanford |
| 40 | Washington Redskins | Bob Dove | End | Notre Dame |
Round 6
Round 7
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 51 | Detroit Lions | Paul Sizemore | End | Furman |
| 52 | Philadelphia Eagles | Walt Harrison | Center | Washington |
| 53 | Chicago Cardinals | Stan Mauldin | Tackle | Texas |
| 54 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Matisi | Tackle | Duquesne |
| 55 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Henderson | End | Texas A&M |
| 56 | New York Giants | Lou Palazzi | Center | Penn State |
| 57 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Al Ratto | Center | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 58 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Snelling | Back | UCLA |
| 59 | Chicago Bears | Milt Vucinich | Center | Stanford |
| 60 | Washington Redskins | Lou Rymkus | Tackle | Notre Dame |
Round 8
Round 9
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 71 | Detroit Lions | Jack Irish | Tackle | Arizona |
| 72 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rocco Canale | Guard | Boston College |
| 73 | Chicago Cardinals | Moffatt Storer | Back | Duke |
| 74 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ray Rason | Guard | SMU |
| 75 | Cleveland Rams | Al Solari | Back | UCLA |
| 76 | New York Giants | Doyle Caraway | Guard | Texas Tech |
| 77 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed Murphy | End | Holy Cross |
| 78 | Green Bay Packers | Norm Verry | Tackle | USC |
| 79 | Chicago Bears | Jim Jurkovich | Back | California |
| 80 | Washington Redskins | Bob Motl | End | Northwestern |
Round 10
Round 11
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 91 | Detroit Lions | Dick Renfro | Back | Washington State |
| 92 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Billman | Guard | Minnesota |
| 93 | Chicago Cardinals | Emil Lussow | End | Dubuque |
| 94 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Sabasteanski | Center | Fordham |
| 95 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Roblin | Back | Oregon |
| 96 | New York Giants | Glenn Knox | End | William & Mary |
| 97 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Al Wukits | Center | Duquesne |
| 98 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Forte | Back | Arkansas |
| 99 | Chicago Bears | Ray "Duke" Hammett | Back | Stanford |
| 100 | Washington Redskins | George Perpich | Tackle | Georgetown |
Round 12
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 101 | Detroit Lions | Bob Kolesar | Guard | Michigan |
| 102 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Donaldson | Tackle | Penn |
| 103 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lou Thomas | Back | Tulane |
| 104 | Chicago Cardinals | Paul Hirsbrunner | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 105 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Vickroy | Center | Ohio State |
| 106 | New York Giants | Walt Domina | Back | Norwich |
| 107 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Repko | Tackle | Boston College |
| 108 | Green Bay Packers | Van Davis | End | Georgia |
| 109 | Chicago Bears | Al Zikmund | Back | Nebraska |
| 110 | Washington Redskins | Dan Wood | Center | Ole Miss |
Round 13
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 111 | Detroit Lions | Del Huntsinger | Back | Portland |
| 112 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Erickson | Center | Georgetown |
| 113 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Baumgartner | End | Minnesota |
| 114 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bert Stiff | Back | Penn |
| 115 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Alberghini | Guard | Holy Cross |
| 116 | New York Giants | Don McCafferty | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 117 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pete Boltrek | Tackle | NC State |
| 118 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Brock | Center | Notre Dame |
| 119 | Chicago Bears | Clark Wood | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 120 | Washington Redskins | Harry Wright | Guard | Notre Dame |
Round 14
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 121 | Detroit Lions | Ellard Dernoncourt | End | St. Louis |
| 122 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Weeks | End | Alabama |
| 123 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Fekete | Back | Ohio |
| 124 | Chicago Cardinals | Garrard "Buster" Ramsey | Guard | William & Mary |
| 125 | Cleveland Rams | Sam Sharp | End | Alabama |
| 126 | New York Giants | Jay Stoves | Back | Washington State |
| 127 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mort Shiekman | Guard | Penn |
| 128 | Green Bay Packers | Ralph Tate | Back | Oklahoma A&M |
| 129 | Chicago Bears | Loyd Arms | Tackle | Oklahoma A&M |
| 130 | Washington Redskins | Oscar Britt | Guard | Ole Miss |
Round 15
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 131 | Detroit Lions | Dick Woodward | End | Colorado |
| 132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Russ Craft | Back | Alabama |
| 133 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Doloway | Back | Indiana |
| 134 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Floyd Rhea | Guard | Oregon |
| 135 | Cleveland Rams | Dick Kieppe | Back | Michigan State |
| 136 | New York Giants | Howard Currie | Tackle | Geneva |
| 137 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Milt Crain | Back | Baylor |
| 138 | Green Bay Packers | Don Carlson | Tackle | Denver |
| 139 | Chicago Bears | Lyle Sturdy | Back | Wichita |
| 140 | Washington Redskins | Dick Weber | Guard | Syracuse |
Round 16
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 141 | Detroit Lions | Marvin Bass | Tackle | William & Mary |
| 142 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Darling | Back | Iowa State |
| 143 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Burkett | End | Iowa |
| 144 | Chicago Cardinals | Nick Burke | Guard | Northwestern |
| 145 | Cleveland Rams | Cullen Rogers | Back | Texas A&M |
| 146 | New York Giants | N. A. Keithley | Back | Tulsa |
| 147 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Max Kielbasa | Back | Duquesne |
| 148 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Welch | Back | Minnesota |
| 149 | Chicago Bears | Buddy Tomlinson | Tackle | Hardin–Simmons |
| 150 | Washington Redskins | Joe Day | Back | Oregon State |
Round 17
Round 18
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 161 | Detroit Lions | Chet Maeda | Back | Colorado A&M |
| 162 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Friedman | Tackle | Washington |
| 163 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ken Schoonover | Tackle | Penn State |
| 164 | Chicago Cardinals | Clarence Booth | Tackle | SMU |
| 165 | Cleveland Rams | Bert Davis | Center | Utah |
| 166 | New York Giants | Dwight Holshouser | Back | Catawba |
| 167 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jackie Field | Back | Texas |
| 168 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Powers | Tackle | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 169 | Chicago Bears | Hank Norberg | End | Stanford |
| 170 | Washington Redskins | John Baklarz | Tackle | Arizona State |
Round 19
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 171 | Detroit Lions | Bert Kuczynski | End | Penn |
| 172 | Philadelphia Eagles | Johnny Bezemes | Back | Holy Cross |
| 173 | Chicago Cardinals | Elvis "Boots" Simmons | End | Texas A&M |
| 174 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Quentin Barnette | Back | West Virginia |
| 175 | Cleveland Rams | Jay Fidler | Tackle | Brown |
| 176 | New York Giants | Jim Lushine | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 177 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Felix Bucek | Guard | Texas A&M |
| 178 | Green Bay Packers | Hal Prescott | End | Hardin–Simmons |
| 179 | Chicago Bears | Pat Lyons | End | Wisconsin |
| 180 | Washington Redskins | Leo Mogus | End | Youngstown State |
Round 20
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 181 | Detroit Lions | Al Scanland | Back | Oklahoma A&M |
| 182 | Philadelphia Eagles | Chet Mutryn | Back | Xavier |
| 183 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Bledsoe | End | USC |
| 184 | Chicago Cardinals | Roy Ericson | Guard | Villanova |
| 185 | Cleveland Rams | Carl Falk | Tackle | Washington |
| 186 | New York Giants | Veto Berllus | End | Idaho |
| 187 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Johnny Welsh | Back | Penn |
| 188 | Green Bay Packers | Eddie Forrest | Center | Santa Clara |
| 189 | Chicago Bears | Marion Butler | Back | Clemson |
| 190 | Washington Redskins | Dick Secrest | Back | Rochester |
Round 21
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 191 | Detroit Lions | Royal "Ace" Lohry | Back | Iowa State |
| 192 | Philadelphia Eagles | Baptiste Manzini | Center | St. Vincent |
| 193 | Chicago Cardinals | George "Locomotive" Smith | Back | Villanova |
| 194 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob Coutchie | End | Arizona |
| 195 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Coll | End | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 196 | New York Giants | Fred Marshall | Guard | North Carolina |
| 197 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tony Compagno | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 198 | Green Bay Packers | Lloyd Wasserbach | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 199 | Chicago Bears | Al Santucci | Center | Santa Clara |
| 200 | Washington Redskins | Don Nolander | Center | Minnesota |
Round 22
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 201 | Detroit Lions | Percy Holland | Guard | LSU |
| 202 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bernie Gillespie | End | Scranton |
| 203 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Don "Bull" Reece | Back | Missouri |
| 204 | Chicago Cardinals | George Sutch | Back | Temple |
| 205 | Cleveland Rams | Mark McCorkle | Back | Washington |
| 206 | New York Giants | John Korczowski | Back | William & Mary |
| 207 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Zapalac | Back | Texas A&M |
| 208 | Green Bay Packers | Mark Hoskins | Back | Wisconsin |
| 209 | Chicago Bears | Orville Johnson | Guard | SMU |
| 210 | Washington Redskins | Johnny Barrett | Back | Georgetown |
Round 23
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 211 | Detroit Lions | Mike Fitzgerald | Guard | Missouri |
| 212 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jay "Mule" Lawhon | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 213 | Chicago Cardinals | Cliff Kimsey | Back | Georgia |
| 214 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W.J. Gibson | End | NC State |
| 215 | Cleveland Rams | Ed Moshofsky | Tackle | Oregon |
| 216 | New York Giants | Gene Hoeman | End | Oklahoma A&M |
| 217 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Bain | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 218 | Green Bay Packers | Earl "Jug" Bennett | Guard | Hardin–Simmons |
| 219 | Chicago Bears | Wally Boudreau | Back | Boston College |
| 220 | Washington Redskins | Tom Vohs | Tackle | Colgate |
Round 24
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 221 | Detroit Lions | Will Remington | Center | Washington State |
| 222 | Philadelphia Eagles | Vince Zachem | Center | Morehead State |
| 223 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lou "Dude" Dent | Back | Colorado A&M |
| 224 | Chicago Cardinals | Weldon Humble | Guard | Rice |
| 225 | Cleveland Rams | Hal Adams | Back | Missouri |
| 226 | New York Giants | Keith Beebe | Back | Occidental |
| 227 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harry Wynne | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 228 | Green Bay Packers | George Zellick | End | Oregon State |
| 229 | Chicago Bears | Bob Baumann | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 230 | Washington Redskins | Charlie Yancey | Back | Mississippi State |
Round 25
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 231 | Detroit Lions | Huel Hamm | Back | Oklahoma |
| 232 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Schwarting | End | Texas |
| 233 | Chicago Cardinals | Cal Purdin | Back | Tulsa |
| 234 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Gene Lee | Center | Florida |
| 235 | Cleveland Rams | Jim Shephard | End | Oregon |
| 236 | New York Giants | Dave Brown | Back | Alabama |
| 237 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Cibulas | Tackle | Duquesne |
| 238 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Bierhaus | End | Minnesota |
| 239 | Chicago Bears | Elwood Holtscher | Center | Shurtleff |
| 240 | Washington Redskins | Roman Bentz | Tackle | Tulane |
Round 26
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 241 | Detroit Lions | Irv Konopka | Tackle | Idaho |
| 242 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Neff | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 243 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Harvey Hardy | Guard | Georgia Tech |
| 244 | Chicago Cardinals | Eddie McGovern | Back | Illinois |
| 245 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Stetler | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 246 | New York Giants | Maurice Hail | Guard | Tulsa |
| 247 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Yambrick | Center | Western Michigan |
| 248 | Green Bay Packers | George Makris | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 249 | Chicago Bears | Ben Keller | Guard | Duquesne |
| 250 | Washington Redskins | Paul "Swifty" Berthold | End | Syracuse |
Round 27
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 251 | Detroit Lions | Chuck Fears | Tackle | UCLA |
| 252 | Philadelphia Eagles | Art Macioszczyk | Back | Western Michigan |
| 253 | Chicago Cardinals | Al Drulis | Guard | Temple |
| 254 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob Green | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 255 | Cleveland Rams | Jeff Davis | Center | Missouri |
| 256 | New York Giants | Ed McNamara | Tackle | Holy Cross |
| 257 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Freeman | Guard | Texas |
| 258 | Green Bay Packers | Pete Susick | Back | Washington |
| 259 | Chicago Bears | Charley Block | End | Shurtleff |
| 260 | Washington Redskins | Vince Pacewic | Back | Loyola (CA) |
Round 28
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 261 | Detroit Lions | Bert Ekern | End | Missouri |
| 262 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Arata | Tackle | Xavier |
| 263 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Steve Poleshuk | Guard | Colgate |
| 264 | Chicago Cardinals | Ken MacDonald | Center | Rutgers |
| 265 | Cleveland Rams | Steve Pritko | End | Villanova |
| 266 | New York Giants | Dick Drake | Tackle | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 267 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Goode | Back | Duquesne |
| 268 | Green Bay Packers | Bud Hasse | End | Northwestern |
| 269 | Chicago Bears | Ted Brannon | Tackle | Rice |
| 270 | Washington Redskins | Joe Riccardi | Tackle | Ohio |
Round 29
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 271 | Detroit Lions | Virgil Wagner | Back | Millikin |
| 272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wally Scott | End | Texas |
| 273 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Edwards | Guard | LSU |
| 274 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Al Sabo | Back | Alabama |
| 275 | Cleveland Rams | Floyd Konetsky | Guard | Florida |
| 276 | New York Giants | Stan Ritinski | End | Fordham |
| 277 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Durishan | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 278 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Thornally | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 279 | Chicago Bears | Lou Wayne | End | Texas |
| 280 | Washington Redskins | Johnny Jaffurs | Guard | Penn State |
Round 30
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 281 | Detroit Lions | Manny Kaplan | Back | Western Maryland |
| 282 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stan Jaworowski | Tackle | Georgetown |
| 283 | Brooklyn Dodgers | George Allshouse | Center | Pittsburgh |
| 284 | Chicago Cardinals | Pete Hecomovich | Back | Idaho |
| 285 | Cleveland Rams | Willie Miller | Guard | LSU |
| 286 | New York Giants | Clark Mollenhoff | Tackle | Drake |
| 287 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fritz Lobpries | Guard | Texas |
| 288 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Ray | Back | Wisconsin |
| 289 | Chicago Bears | Dick Creevy | Back | Notre Dame |
| 290 | Washington Redskins | Frank Akins | Back | Washington State |
Round 31
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 291 | New York Giants | Verlin Adams | Guard | Morris Harvey |
| 292 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Jones | Back | Haverford |
| 293 | Green Bay Packers | Brunel Christensen | Tackle | California |
| 294 | Chicago Bears | Bill Buffington | Back | Purdue |
| 295 | Washington Redskins | Bill "Mother" Corry | Back | Florida |
Round 32
Hall of Famers
None of the players selected in the 1943 NFL draft have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Notable undrafted players
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy winner 1942: Frank Sinkwich". Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy winner 1944: Les Horvath". Archived from the original on December 18, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ 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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