1950 NFL draft

1950 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)January 20–21, 1950
LocationThe Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
391 total selections in 30 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionLeon Hart, E
Detroit Lions
Most selections (34)Chicago Bears
Fewest selections (27)New York Giants
Hall of Famers
← 1949
1951 →

The 1950 NFL draft was held January 20–21, 1950, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[1] With the league absorbing the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and San Francisco 49ers from the All-America Football Conference, these three teams were combined with the other NFL clubs in a single ranking to determine the order of the draft.

This was the fourth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous three winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, and Philadelphia Eagles in 1949) ineligible from the draw;[2] it was won by the Detroit Lions, who selected end Leon Hart.

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