1957 NFL draft

1957 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)November 26, 1956 &
January 31, 1957
LocationWarwick Hotel &
The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
360 total selections in 30 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionPaul Hornung, HB
Green Bay Packers
Mr. IrrelevantDon Gest, E
New York Giants
Most selections (35)Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (26)Chicago Cardinals
Hall of Famers
9
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The 1957 NFL draft had its first four rounds held on November 26, 1956, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia and its final twenty-six rounds on January 31, 1957, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel also in Philadelphia.[1][2]

This was the 11th year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous ten winners ineligible from the draw, only the Chicago Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers had an equal chance of winning.[3] The draft lottery was won by Green Bay, who selected halfback Paul Hornung.

  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.