Draft History 1950-1959

1950

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
1	Carpenter, Ken	HB	Oregon State
2a	Sandusky, John	OT/DT	Villanova	choice aquired from Detroit for rights to HB Doak Walker, drafted by Browns in 1949
2b	Martin, Jim	OE/OT	Notre Dame
3	Robinson, Jimmy Joe	HB	Pittsburgh
4	Wilson, Bob "Red"	C/OE	Wisconsin
5	Phelps, Don "Dopey"	HB	Kentucky
6	Gorgal, Ken	QB	Purdue
7	Carter, Win	FB	Missouri
8	Frizzell, Russ	T	Tulsa
9	Duncan, Jim	OE	Wake Forest and Duke
10	O'Pella, Frank	HB/LB	William & Mary
11	Plotz, Bob	G	Pittsburgh
12	Cole, Emerson	FB	Toledo
13	Wright, Rupe	G	Gaylor
14	Harrington, Packard	C	St. Mary's
15	Meland, Ted	G	Oregon
16	King, William "Art"	G	Ball State
17	McKinney, Hal	G	Missouri Valley
18	Travue, Joe	HB	Louisville
19	Songin, Ed "Butch"	QB	Boston College
20	Hackeny, John	G	Murray State
21	Vogts, Leroy	OG	Washington U.	St. Louis
22	Dowling, Jim	G	Santa Clara
23	Moselle, Don	HB	Superior State
24	Woodland, Jack	HB	Bowling Green
25	Brasher, Jim	C	Maryland
26	Toogood, Charley	T	Nebraska
27	Gray, Dick	HB	Oregon State
28	Pyle, Billy	HB	Texas
29	Schnelker, Bob	E	Bowling Green
30	Massey, Jim	HB	Detroit

1951

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
1	Konz, Kenny	HB/S	LSU
2	Curtis, Ernest "Bucky"	OE	Vanderbilt
3	Helluin, Jerome	T	Tulane
4a	Oristaglio, Bob	FL	Pennsylvania	choice acquired from San Francisco as payment for E Gordon Soltau
4b	Smith, Bob	FB	Texas A&M	choice acquired from Green Bay for HB/DB Bill Boedeker
4c	Donovan, Artie	T	Boston College
5	Loomis, Ace	B	LaCrosse State
6	Rogas, Dan	G	Tulane
7a	Holdash, Irving	C	North Carolina	choice acquired from New York Yankees for John Yonakor
7b	Michaels, Walt	HB	Washington & Lee
8a	Clark, Max	HB	Houston	choice acquired from Green Bay for QB Tom O'Malley
8b	Spinney, Art	E	Boston College
9a	Toler, Burrel	G	San Francisco	choice acquired from Detroit for E Jim Ducan
9b	Shula, Don	DB	John Carroll
10	Gierula, Chet	G	Maryland
11	Custis, Bernie	B	Syracuse
12a	Seillers, Milan	HB	Florida State	choice acquired from Detroit Lions for FB Chuck Schroll
12b	Kirtley, Stew	E	Morehead State
13	Voskuhl, Bob	C	Georgetown College (Ky.)
14	Cernoch, Rudy	T	Northwestern
15	Skibinski, Joe	G	Purdue
16	Pasky, Ed	QB	South Carolina	St. Louis
17	Kane, Leroy	HB	Dayton
18	De Roin, Rube	C	Oklahoma A&M
19	Solari, Ray	G	California
20	Crocher, Jack	B	Tulsa
21	Stone, Ray	E	Texas
22	Taseff, Carl	FB	John Carroll
23	Champion, Johnny	HB	SMU
24	Benner, Wayne	HB	Florida State
25	Knispel, John	T	LaCrosse State
26	Williams, Fred	T	Arkansas
27	Jones, Jack	HB	Livingston State
28	Thrift, Roger	HB	East Carolina
29	Driver, Bill	QB	Florida State
30	Averno, Sisto	G	Muhlenberg

1952

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
1a	Rechichar, Bert	DB	Tennessee	choice acquired from Detroit for E/T Jim Martin
1b	Agganis, Harry	QB	Boston U
2	Hughes, Bill	LB	Michigan State
3a	Klosterman, Don	QB	Loyola (Calif.)	choice acquired from New York Yankees
3b	Campanella, Joe	DT	Ohio State
4a	Renfro, Ray	HB	North Texas State
4b	Costa, Elmer	T	North Carolina State
5	Jankovich, Keever	E	College of Pacific
6	Shields, Burrell	DB	John Carroll
7	Pace, John	T	Mississippi State
8a	Williams, Stan	E	Baylor	choice acquired from New York Yankees
8b	Forester, Herschel	G	SMU
9	Finnell, Bob	B	Xavier
10	Ribiero, Pat	T	College of Pacific
11	Logan, Dick	T	Ohio State
12	Thompson, Roy	B	Florida State
13	Cosgrove, Tom	C	Maryland
14	Ruzich, Steve	G	Ohio State
15	Alpin, Holland	E	Tampa U.
16a	Neathery, Herb	HB	Illinois	choice acquired from Detroit
16b	Rowland, Ed	T	Oklahoma
17	Schatz, Stewart	T	Penn State
18	Mirchi, Ken	G	Santa Clara
19a	Talarico, Sam	T/G	Indiana	choice acquired from San Francisco
19b	Maccioli, Mike	B	Purdue
20	Brandenberry, Bob	B	Kansas
21	Calhoun, Dick	DT	Baylor
22	Johnson, Howard "Corky"	T	Santa Barbara State
23a	Greene, Don	T	Miami (Ohio)
23b	Robertson, Bobby	HB/P	Indiana
24	Wren, Lowe "Junior"	B	Missouri
25	Reddell, Billy	B	Florida
26	Vernasco, Joe	E	Illinois
27	Maletzky, Bill	G	Maryland
28	Pietro, John	G	Brown
29	Klevay, Walt	B	Ohio State
30	Saban, John	FB	Xavier

1953

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
1	Atkins, Doug	DT	Tennessee
2	Reynolds, Billy	HB	Pittsburgh
3a	Bruney, Fred	HB	Ohio State
3b	Donaldson, Gene	G	Kentucky	choice acquired from Detroit Lions for B Robert Smith
4a	Hietikko, Jim	T	Ohio State	choice acquired from Dallas Texans for QB Don Klosterman
4b	Tamburo, Dick	C/LB	Michigan State
5	Van Doren, Bob	E	Southern California
6	Steinbrunner, Don	C/LB	Washington State
7	Filipski, Gene	B	Army and Villanova
8	Massey, Carlton	E	Texas
9	McNamara, Bob	E	Minnesota
10	Natali, Elmo	FB	California State (Pa)
11	Hilinski, Dick	T	Ohio State
12	Willhoite, Elmer	G	Southern California
13	Fiss, Galen	LB	Kansas
14	Nagler, Gern	E	Santa Clara
15	Carson, Johnny	E	Georgia
16	Kuykendall, Eric	FB	Illinois
17	Bean, George	B	Utah
18	Batten, Dick	T	College of Pacific
19	Cain, Tom	G	Colorado
20	Noll, Chuck	T	Dayton
21	Crockett, Bill	G	Rice
22	Looper, Byrd	B	Duke
23	Kent, Ronnie	B	Tulane
24	Labenda, John	T	Wittenberg
25	Ellis, Jim	B	Michigan State
26	Hoag, Charley	B	Kansas
27	Sisco, Jack	C	Baylor
28	Verkirk, Ray	T	North Texas State
29	Hobson, Clell	B	Alabama
30	Myers, Andy	G	Tennessee

1954

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
Bonus Selection	Garret, Robert	QB	Stanford
1	Bauer, John	G	Illinois
2	Hanulak, Chester "Chet"	HB	Maryland
3	Bassett, Maurice	FB	Langston U
4	Hilgenberg, Jerry	C	Iowa
5	Lucky, William	T	Baylor
6a	Smith, James	T	Baylor	choice acquired from Baltimore for C Tom Cosgrove
6b	Jenkins, Asa	FB	Toledo
7	Miller, Donald	HB	SMU
8a	Barbish, William	HB	Tennessee	choice acquired from San Francisco for DB Fred Bruney
8b	Harris, Charles	HB	Georgia
9	Jones, Thomas	HB	Miami (Ohio)
10a	Goss, Donald	G	SMU	choice acquired from San Francisco for T/E Bob Van Doren
10b	Pagna, Thomas	HB	Miami (Ohio)
11	Schuebel, Max	T	Rice
12	Bruenich, Thomas	T	Maryland
13	Cummins, George	LB	Tulane
14	Head, James	FB	Iowa
15	Lyssy, Chester	B	Hardin-Simmons
16	Raidel, Richard	G	Kent State
17	Chapman, Howard	T	Florida
18	Wohrman, William	B	South Carolina
19	Taylor, John	C	Austin
20	Pierce, Hugh	C	North Carolina State
21	Baughman, James	G	Illinois
22	Caudle, Lloyd	B	Duke
23	Mischak, Robert	E	Army
24	Grambling, John	QB	South Carolina
25	Hughes, Thomas	T	VPI
26	Lundy, Joseph	G	Kansas
27	Mapp, John	B	VMI
28	Vergara, Vincent	B	Syracuse
29	Carter, Troy	B	VMI

1955

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
1	Burris, Kurt	C/LB	Oklahoma
2	Renfro, Weldon "Dean"	HB	North Texas State
3a	Hall, John	DT/LB	Iowa	choice acquired from Chicago Bears with B Fred Morrison for B Harry Jagade
3b	Freeman, Bob	QB	Auburn
4a	Reynolds, Paul	HB	Notre Dame	choice acquired from Green Bay for T Jerome Helluin
4b	Palumbo, Sam	DT/LB	Notre Dame
5	Dandoy, Aramis	HB	USC
6	Bolden, Leroy	HB	Michigan State
7	Locklear, Jack	C/LB	Auburn
8				choice traded to Detroit for E Marion Gaskin
9	Ford, Henry	HB	Pittsburgh
10	Dillon, Glen	OE	Pittsburgh
11	Knebel, Eric	T	SMU
12	Eaton, Jack	T	New Mexico
13	Borton, John	QB	Ohio State
14	Robinson, Fred	G	Washington
15	Smith, Bob	HB	Nebraska
16	Suchy, Don	C	Iowa
17	Leonard, Bob	FB	Purdue
18	Champlin, Steve	T	Oklahoma
19	Ebert, Tom	E	Kansas State
20	Proctor, William	T	Florida State
21	Spinks, Richard	HB	Texas Tech
22	Stone, Gerald	T	Southeast Louisiana
23	Greer, James	E	Elizabeth City
24	Matsock, John	HB	Michigan State
25	Lindo, Ernie	HB	College of Pacific
26	Fife, Don	C	Purdue
27	Baldwin, Bobby	B	Sam Houston State
28	Tokus, Ed	E	Georgia
29	Robinson, Tex	HB	Temple
30	Leachman, Lamar	C	Tennessee

1956

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
1	Carpenter, Preston	HB	Arkansas
2	Kinard, Billy	DB	Mississippi
3a	Ross, Larry	E	Denver	choice acquired from Chicago with Bears' 6th choice for DT Doug Atkins and QB Ken Gorgal
3b	Quinlan, William	E	Michigan State
4	Moss, Bob	HB	West Virginia
5	Clarke, Frank	E	Colorado
6a	Plunkett, Sherman	E	Maryland State	choice acquired from Chicago with Bears' 3rd choice for DT Doug Atkins and QB Ken Gorgal
6b	Wiggin, Paul	T	Stanford
7	Griffith, Charles	E	USC
8	Hellyer, Len	HB	Marshall
9	Hecker, Jack	OE	Bowling Green
10	Rayburn, Ed	T	Rice
11	Underdunk, William	T	West Virginia
12	Javernick, Harry	T	Colorado
13	Furey, Jim	C	Kansas State
14	Sidwell, Charles	B	William & Mary
15	Davis, Willie	G	Grambling
16	Cooper, Thurlow	E	Maine
17	West, Ed	QB	North Carolina
18	Carroll, Harold	FB	Western Reserve
19	Sebest, John	B	E. Kentucky and Pittsburgh
20	Mobra, Joe	E	Oklahoma
21	Kapish, Eugene	E	Notre Dame
22	Brown, Samuel	HB	UCLA
23	Althouse, Don	E	Syracuse
24	Hughes, Jim	G	San Jose State
25	Davenport, Bob	FB	UCLA
26	Kammerman, Jack	E	Utah
27	Dwyer, Ed	E	Purdue
28	Sparks, Oliver	G	Iowa State
29	Bajtos, John	E	Northwestern and Vanderbilt
30	Bartholomew, Robert	T	Wake Forest

1957

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
1	Brown, Jim	FB	Syracuse
2	Plum, Milt	QB	Penn State
3	Walker, George	QB	Arkansas
4	Camera, Paul	OE	Stanford
5a	Jordan, Henry	OT	Virginia	choice acquired from Green Bay for HB Chester Lyssy
5b	Campbell, Milt	HB	Indiana
6a	Amstutz, Joe	C	Indiana	choice acquired from Green Bay for T George Cummins
6b	Martin, Harley	T	California
7a	Hickerson, Gene	OT	Mississippi
7b	Rotunno, Mike	C	Michigan	Chicago Cardinals' choice acquired from N.Y. Giants for B Gene Filipski
8	Gillis, Dan	C	Rice
9	Comstock, Don	B	Alabama
10	Reinhart, Robert	QB	San Jose State
11	Cummings, William	T	Ohio State
12	Spitzenberger, Rudy	G	Houston
13	Sansom, Jerry	E	Auburn
14	Feller, Don	B	Kansas
15	Kaiser, Dave	E	Michigan State
16	Bayuk, John	B	Colorado
17	Tamburello, Frank	QB	Maryland
18	Torczon, Laverne	G	Nebraska
19	Ploen, Kenneth	QB	Iowa
20	Stillwell, Jack	E	North Carolina
21	Juneau, Curry	E	Mississippi Southern
22	Winters, Bob	B	Utah State
23	Frazer, Jim	T	Hampden-Sydney
24	Napoleon, Allen	B	Stanford
25	Dimitroff, Tom	QB	Miami (Ohio)
26	Bliss, Allen	E	Miami (Ohio)
27	Okulovich, Andy	QB	Ohio State
28	Cockrell, Gene	T	Hardin-Simmons
29	Trozzo, William	T	West Virginia
30	McKiever, Bob	B	Northwestern

1958

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
1	Shofner, Jim	DB	TCU
2	Mitchell, Charles	G	Florida
3a				Browns' choice traded to Chicago Bears for QB James Haluska
3b	Guy, Melvin	T	Duke	choice acquired from Detroit for C Frank Gatski
4	Ninowski, Jim	QB	Michigan State
5a	Funston, Farrell	OE	College of Pacific
5b	Gibbons, Jim	OE	Iowa	choice acquired from Detroit with RB Lew Carpenter for LB Roger Zatkoff
6	Wulff, James	HB	Michigan State
7	Mitchell, Bob	HB	Illinois
8	Lattimore, Bert	E	Duke
9	Parrish, Bernie	DB	Florida
10	Russavage, Leo	T	North Carolina
11	Bowermaster, Russ	OE	Ohio State
12	Brodhead, Robert	QB	Duke
13	Williams, Hal	B	Miami (Ohio)
14	Miller, Ken	T	TCU
15	Hoelscher, Howard	FB	Rice
16	Cornelison, Jerry	T	SMU
17	Osborn, Roddy	HB	Texas A&M
18	Johnson, Alvin Peter	T	Idaho
19	Brown, Ed	G	Arizona
20	Serieka, Edward	B	Xavier
21	Martin, William	E	Iowa State
22	Renn, Robert	HB	Florida State
23	Verkey, Dan	T	Washington State
24	O'Connor, Jim	T	Marshall College
25	Peters, Robert	HB	Baylor
26	Thompson, Frank	T	Wake Forest
27	Thelan, Dave	HB	Miami (Ohio)
28	Boykin, William	T	Michigan State
29	Czapla, Frank	T	Missouri
30	Svendsen, Bernard	C	Minnesota

1959

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ROUND	PLAYER	POSITION	UNIVERSITY	NOTES
2	Schafrath, Dick	OT	Ohio State
3	O'Brien, Francis	OT	Michigan State
4a	Prahst, Gary	OE	Michigan	choice acquired from Green Bay for E Len Ford
4b	Lloyd, Dave	C	Georgia
5a	Wooten, John	G	Colorado	choice acquired from Detroit for E Jim Gibbons
5b	LeBeau, Dick	DB	Ohio State
6a	Prestel, James	T	Idaho	choice acquired from New York for G Bob Mischak
6b	Denton, Bob	DE	College of Pacific
7	Miller, Gene	T	Rice
8a	Ptacek, Robert	QB	Michigan	choice acquired from Chicago Cardinals for C Don Gillis
8b				choice traded to Green Bay for E Dick Deschaine
9	Wilson, Kirk	P/K	UCLA
10	Zeman, Robert	B	Wisconsin
11	King, Gerald	G	Kent State
12	Palandrani, Francis	T	North Carolina State
13	Reese, Ray	LB	Bowling Green
14	Dubenion, Elbert	HB	Bluffton
15	Salwocki, Tom	C	Pittsburgh
16	Caleb, Jamie	B	Grambling
17	Schmittan, Homer	E	Tennessee Tech
18	Hill, Ed	G	Miami (Ohio)
19	Schroeder, Joe	T	Xavier
20	McClain, Albert	T	Shaw
21	Fraser, James	G	Wisconsin
22	Wenzel, Joe	E	Lehigh
23	Gardner, Jim	T	Duke
24	Goings, Russ	G	Xavier
25	Spycholski, Ernie	T	Ohio State
26	Floyd, Homer	B	Kansas
27	Baker, Larry	T	Bowling Green
28	Abodie, Pete	E	Tulane
29	Nietupolski, Ronald	T	Illinois
30	Ketchie, Carl	B	Washington State

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Draft History 1950-1959