1949 NFL draft

1949 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)December 21, 1948
LocationThe Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
251 total selections in 25 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionChuck Bednarik, C
Philadelphia Eagles
Most selections (27)Los Angeles Rams
New York Bulldogs
Fewest selections (23)Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Hall of Famers
← 1948
1950 →

The 1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[1] The draft was preceded by a secret draft meeting held November 15, 1948, at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh.[2]

This was the third year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous two winners (Chicago Bears in 1947 and Washington Redskins in 1948) ineligible from the draw;[3] it was won by the Philadelphia Eagles, who selected center/linebacker Chuck Bednarik.

  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. ^ "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.