1941 NFL draft

1941 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)December 10, 1940
LocationWillard Hotel
in Washington D.C.
Overview
204 total selections in 22 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionTom Harmon, HB
Chicago Bears
Most selections (24)Chicago Bears
Fewest selections (20)all 9 other teams
Hall of Famers
1
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The 1941 NFL draft was held on December 10, 1940, at the Willard Hotel in Washington D.C.[1][2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Bears selected halfback Tom Harmon.

The Bears selected 24 players, but forfeited their final four picks because league rules mandated teams could only draft 20 players total.[3]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Big Five Players Chosen in Draft". The News & Observer. December 11, 1940. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.