1953 NFL draft

1953 NFL draft
1953 NFL draft
	The Bellevue–Stratford (location of the draft), photographed in 2017
General information
Date(s)	January 22, 1953
Location	Bellevue-Stratford Hotel; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
	360 total selections in 30 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Harry Babcock, DE; San Francisco 49ers
Most selections (33)	Chicago Bears
Fewest selections (25)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	8 DE Doug Atkins; FB John Henry Johnson; OT Bob St. Clair; DT Stan Jones; C Jim Ringo; LB Joe Schmidt; G Chuck Noll; OT Roosevelt Brown;
	← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 National Football League draft was held on January 22, 1953, at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.^[1]^[2] Selections made by the folded Dallas Texans were assigned to the Baltimore Colts, since the Dallas team had moved to Baltimore.

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This was the seventh year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous six winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, Detroit Lions in 1950, New York Giants in 1951, and Los Angeles Rams in 1952) ineligible from the draw;^[3] it was won by the San Francisco 49ers, who selected end Harry Babcock.

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	San Francisco 49ers ^{(Lottery bonus pick)}	Harry Babcock	End	Georgia
2	Baltimore Colts	Billy Vessels^[5]	Halfback	Oklahoma
3	Washington Redskins	Jack Scarbath	Back	Maryland
4	Chicago Cardinals	Johnny Olszewski	Fullback	California
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ted Marchibroda	Quarterback	Detroit
6	Chicago Bears	Billy Anderson	Halfback	Compton CC
7	Green Bay Packers	Al Carmichael	Halfback	USC
8	New York Giants	Bobby Marlow	Halfback	Alabama
9	Los Angeles Rams ^{(From Philadelphia Eagles)}	Donn Moomaw	Center	UCLA
10	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Stolhandske	End	Texas
11	Cleveland Browns	Doug Atkins	End	Tennessee
12	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Barker	End	Washington State
13	Detroit Lions	Harley Sewell	Guard	Texas

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
14	Baltimore Colts	Bernie Flowers	End	Purdue
15	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Psaltis	Back	USC
16	Washington Redskins	Dick Modzelewski	Defensive tackle	Maryland
17	Chicago Bears	Zeke Bratkowski	Quarterback	Georgia
18	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Henry Johnson	Fullback	Arizona State
19	Green Bay Packers	Gil Reich	Back	Kansas
20	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Conway	Back	Army
21	San Francisco 49ers	George Morris	Center	Georgia Tech
22	New York Giants	Eddie Crowder	Quarterback	Oklahoma
23	Cleveland Browns	Billy Reynolds	Back	Pittsburgh
24	Los Angeles Rams	Rudy Bukich	Quarterback	USC
25	Detroit Lions	Gene Gedman	Back	Indiana

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
26	Baltimore Colts	Buck McPhail	Back	Oklahoma
27	Washington Redskins	Paul Dekker	End	Michigan State
28	Chicago Cardinals	Dale Samuels	Quarterback	Purdue
29	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marv Matuszak	Tackle	Tulsa
30	Chicago Bears	Bill Rowekamp	Back	Missouri
31	Green Bay Packers	Bill Forester	Tackle	SMU
32	San Francisco 49ers	Bob St. Clair	Offensive tackle	San Francisco
33	New York Giants	Cal Roberts	Tackle	Gustavus Adolphus
34	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Johnson	Back	California
35	Cleveland Browns	Fred Bruney	Back	Ohio State
36	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Fry	Tackle	Kentucky
37	Cleveland Browns	Gene Donaldson	Guard	Kentucky
38	Cleveland Browns	Jim Hietikko	Tackle	Ohio State

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
39	Baltimore Colts	Tom Catlin	Center	Oklahoma
40	Chicago Cardinals	Buck Martin	End	Georgia Tech
41	Washington Redskins	Don Boll	Guard	Nebraska
42	Chicago Bears	Joe Koch	Back	Wake Forest
43	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lloyd Colteryahn	End	Maryland
44	Green Bay Packers	Gib Dawson	Back	Texas
45	New York Giants	Dewayne Douglas	Tackle	Florida
46	Philadelphia Eagles	George Mrkonic	Guard	Kansas
47	San Francisco 49ers	Ed Fullerton	Back	Maryland
48	Cleveland Browns	Dick Tamburo	Center	Michigan State
49	Los Angeles Rams	Willie Roberts	End	Tulsa
50	Detroit Lions	Charlie Ane	Tackle	USC

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
50	Baltimore Colts	Jack Little	Tackle	Texas A&M
51	Washington Redskins	Nick Carras	Back	Missouri
52	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Shalosky	Guard	Cincinnati
53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Gaona	Tackle	Wake Forest
54	Chicago Bears	Stan Jones	Guard	Maryland
55	Green Bay Packers	Roger Zatkoff	Tackle	Michigan
56	Philadelphia Eagles	Eddie Bell	Halfback	Penn
57	San Francisco 49ers	Hal Miller	Tackle	Georgia Tech
58	New York Giants	Buford Long	Back	Florida
59	Cleveland Browns	Bob Van Doren	End	USC
60	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Scott	End	Virginia
61	Philadelphia Eagles	Rex Smith	End	Illinois

Player selections