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Pro Football Draft History: 1958

NFL Draft History
The 1958 NFL Draft - Held December 2, 1957 (1-4);
January 28, 1958 (5-30)
King Hill First Pick: King Hill, QB, Rice
1958-60, 1969 Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals
1961-68 Philadelphia Eagles
1968 Minnesota Vikings (12 total playing seasons)
Passing: 5,553 yards, 37 TDs
41.3 career punting average
Draft# Team Player Pos College
1 Chicago Cardinals1 King Hill QB Rice
2 Chicago Cardinals John David Crow B Texas A&M
3 Green Bay Packers Dan Currie C Michigan State
4 Los Angeles Rams Lou Michaels T Kentucky
5 Los Angeles Rams Jim (Red) Phillips E Auburn
6 Philadelphia Eagles Walt Kowalczyk B Michigan State
7 Chicago Bears Chuck Howley G West Virginia
8 San Francisco 49ers Jim Pace B Michigan
9 San Francisco 49ers Charlie Krueger T Texas A&M
10 Detroit Lions Alex Karras T Iowa
11 Baltimore Colts Lenny Lyles B Louisville
12 New York Giants Phil King B Vanderbilt
13 Cleveland Browns Jim Shofner B TCU
Ray Nitschke

Ray Nitschke

Bust

Hall of Famers Taken in 1958 NFL Draft
Jim Taylor, FB, Green Bay Packers - 2nd round (15th overall)
Ray Nitschke, LB, Green Bay Packers - 3rd round (36th overall)
Bobby Mitchell, HB, Cleveland Browns - 7th round (84th overall)

1 Lottery Bonus Pick

 

 

 1958 NFL Draft by Team


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