1945 NFL draft

1945 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)April 8, 1945
LocationCommodore Hotel
in New York City, NY
Overview
330 total selections in 32 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionCharley Trippi, HB
Chicago Cardinals
Most selections (30)each team made 30 picks
Fewest selections (30)each team made 30 picks
Hall of Famers
5
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The 1945 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1945, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.[1] Perhaps as a tip of the hat to wartime sensibilities, the 1945 draft was officially called the "1944 Preferred Negotiations List" by the league.[2]

With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected halfback Charley Trippi.

Although there were formally 32 rounds of the draft, each of the 11 teams made a total of 30 selections, with a total of 330 players chosen.[3] A total of 22 players were selected before they became eligible for the draft under league rules.[3] These draft choices were forfeited by the team and are noted below. The actual number of drafted-and-eligible players chosen in the 1945 draft was thus 308.[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. ^ Strickler (ed.), 1945 Record and Rules Manual, p. 83.
  3. ^ a b c George Strickler (ed.), The National Football League Record and Rules Manual, 1945. Chicago: National Football League, 1945; pp. 83-100, passim.