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First Pick: Charley Trippi, B, Georgia
 Chicago Cardinals 1947-1955 (nine seasons)
Passing: 2,547 yards, 16 touchdowns
Rushing: 3,506 yards, 23 touchdowns
40.3 yards punting avg.
All-pro: 1 year
Pro Bowls: 2
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1968 |
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1 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Charley Trippi |
B |
Georgia |
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2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Paul Duhart |
B |
Florida |
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3 |
Brooklyn Tigers |
Joe Renfroe |
B |
Tulane |
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4 |
Boston Yanks |
Eddie Prokop |
B |
Georgia Tech |
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5 |
Cleveland Rams |
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch |
B |
Michigan |
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6 |
Detroit Lions |
Frank Szymanski |
C |
Notre Dame |
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7 |
Chicago Bears |
Don Lund |
B |
Michigan |
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8 |
Washington Redskins |
Jim Hardy |
QB |
USC |
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9 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John Yonaker |
E |
Notre Dame |
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10 |
New York Giants |
Elmer Barbour |
B |
Wake Forest |
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11 |
Green Bay Packers |
Walt Schlinkman |
B |
Texas Tech |
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Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch
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Hall of Famers Taken in 1945 NFL Draft
Charley Trippi, HB, Chicago Cardinals - 1st round (1st overall)
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, HB, Cleveland Rams - 1st round (5th overall)
Pete Pihos, E, Philadelphia Eagles - 5th round (41st overall)
Tom Fears, E, Cleveland Rams - 11th round (103rd overall)
Arnie Weinmeister, E, Brooklyn Tigers - 17th round (166th overall)
 1945 NFL Draft by Team |