1947 AAFC Draft


The 1947 AAFC Draft was the first collegiate draft of the All-America Football Conference. It used an inverse order to the teams' final standings in the 1946 season. The Buffalo Bills, which had finished with the same record as the Brooklyn Dodgers, drafted second in each round, with Brooklyn drafting third.
Beginning in round 16 a type of supplemental draft was held. From rounds 16 through 25, the Cleveland Browns and New York Yankees which were the league's top two teams, did not make any selections. From rounds 21 to 25, the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Dons did not receive any selections.
Although the Miami Seahawks played in the league's inaugural season, the franchise was confiscated by the AAFC prior to the draft for failure to fulfill contractual obligations. Their selections were exercised by their head coach Hampton Poole, and were listed under the name "Florida Seahawks". On December 28, its assets were sold to a group of entrepreneurs who founded the original Baltimore Colts.

Special Draft

Prior to the regular draft, 'special selections' were made. It is not known why these were not part of the regular draft or in what order they were executed. All teams had two, except the Buffalo Bills, which had four, because the Los Angeles Dons and San Francisco 49ers, each traded one of its choices to Buffalo.
AAFC TeamPlayerPositionCollege
Florida SeahawksErnie CaseBUCLA
Florida SeahawksArnold TuckerQBArmy
Brooklyn DodgersDoc BlanchardFBArmy
Brooklyn DodgersGene RobertsBTennessee-Chattanooga
Buffalo BillsFrank AschenbrennerBNorthwestern
Buffalo BillsRed CochranBWake Forest
Buffalo BillsBob FenimoreBOklahoma State
Buffalo BillsCal RichardsonETulsa
Chicago RocketsBernie GallagherTPennsylvania
Chicago RocketsJohnny LujackQBNotre Dame
Cleveland BrownsDick HoernerBIowa
Cleveland BrownsLarry RiceCTulane
Los Angeles DonsHerman WedemeyerBSt. Mary's
New York YankeesCharley TrippiBGeorgia
New York YankeesBuddy YoungBIllinois
San Francisco 49ersGlenn DavisBArmy

Player selections

RoundPick #AAFC TeamPlayerPositionCollege
11Florida SeahawksElmer MadarEMichigan
12Buffalo BillsAl BaldwinEArkansas
13Brooklyn DodgersNeill ArmstrongEOklahoma State
14Chicago RocketsGeorge SullivanTNotre Dame
15Los Angeles DonsBurr BaldwinEUCLA
16San Francisco 49ersClyde LeForceBTulsa
17New York YankeesBen RaimondiBIndiana
18Cleveland BrownsBob ChappuisBMichigan
29Florida SeahawksHub BechtolETexas
210Buffalo BillsBob DavisTGeorgia Tech
211Brooklyn DodgersCharley ConerlyQBMississippi
212Chicago RocketsRay ManieriBWake Forest
213Los Angeles DonsJerry ShipkeyBUCLA
214San Francisco 49ersBob WieseBMichigan
215New York YankeesMonte MoncriefTTexas A&M
216Cleveland BrownsGerry CowhigBNotre Dame
317Florida SeahawksTommy MontBMaryland
318Buffalo BillsRay KuffelEMarquette
319Brooklyn DodgersFritz BarzilauskasGYale
320Chicago RocketsBob DerlethTMichigan
321Los Angeles DonsLloyd MerrimanBStanford
322San Francisco 49ersPaul DukeCGeorgia Tech
323New York YankeesBill CollinsGTexas
324Cleveland BrownsJack CarpenterTMichigan
425Florida SeahawksWeldon HumbleGRice
426Buffalo BillsJoe AndrejcoBFordham
427Brooklyn DodgersJim WrightGSouthern Methodist
428Chicago RocketsJohnny ReaganBMontana
429Los Angeles DonsCal RossiBUCLA
430San Francisco 49ersDon SamuelBOregon State
431New York YankeesJoe Tereshinski Sr.EGeorgia
432Cleveland BrownsBob CowanBIndiana
533Florida SeahawksRuss DealTIndiana
534Buffalo BillsJohn MastrangeloGNotre Dame
535Brooklyn DodgersHarlan WetzTTexas
536Chicago RocketsJim PharrCAuburn
537Los Angeles DonsBoyd ClementTOregon State
538San Francisco 49ersAl SatterfieldTVanderbilt
539New York YankeesJack DurishanTPittsburgh
540Cleveland BrownsBill GriffinTKentucky
641Florida SeahawksDon MalmbergTUCLA
642Buffalo BillsBert CorleyCMississippi State
643Brooklyn DodgersBinks BushmiaerBVanderbilt
644Chicago RocketsBob SandbergBMinnesota
645Los Angeles DonsWillie ZapalacBTexas A&M
646San Francisco 49ersJack ZillyENotre Dame
647New York YankeesWalt DropoEConnecticut
648Cleveland BrownsJack BushTGeorgia
749Florida SeahawksVic SchwallBNorthwestern
750Buffalo BillsErnie KnottsGDuke
751Brooklyn DodgersGarland WilliamsTGeorgia
752Chicago RocketsEddie AllenBPennsylvania
753Los Angeles DonsGeorge SavitskyTPennsylvania
754San Francisco 49ersGene KnightBLouisiana State
755New York YankeesRoland NaborsCTexas Tech
756Cleveland BrownsJohn RapaczCOklahoma
857Florida SeahawksHowie TurnerBNorth Carolina State
858Buffalo BillsJoe WattBSyracuse
859Brooklyn DodgersJim HeftiBSt. Lawrence
860Chicago RocketsMatt BolgerENotre Dame
861Los Angeles DonsDon PaulCUCLA
862San Francisco 49ersCharley MalmbergTRice
863New York YankeesGeorge StrohmeyerCNotre Dame
864Cleveland BrownsBob HazelhurstBDenver
965Florida SeahawksFrank HubbellETennessee
966Buffalo BillsPaul GibsonENorth Carolina State
967Brooklyn DodgersBuddy BurrisGOklahoma
968Chicago RocketsCharley EikenbergBRice
969Los Angeles DonsPaul HartBDelaware
970San Francisco 49ersBob LeonettiGWake Forest
971New York YankeesTed OssowskiTOregon State
972Cleveland BrownsRalph EllsworthBTexas
1073Florida SeahawksGaston BourgeoisGTulane
1074Buffalo BillsJohn MaskasTVirginia Tech
1075Brooklyn DodgersCharles MilnerGDuke
1076Chicago RocketsErmal AllenQBKentucky
1077Los Angeles DonsWalt HeapQBTexas
1078San Francisco 49ersFrank BroylesQBGeorgia Tech
1079New York YankeesDick WerderGGeorgetown
1080Cleveland BrownsJimmy DewarHBIndiana
1181Florida SeahawksJim BrieskeCMichigan
1182Buffalo BillsBaxter JarrellTNorth Carolina
1183Brooklyn DodgersJim SmithTColorado
1184Chicago RocketsMarty ChavesGOregon State
1185Los Angeles DonsMike DimitroGUCLA
1186San Francisco 49ersJim TyreeEOklahoma
1187New York YankeesBill HealyGGeorgia Tech
1188Cleveland BrownsBill HuberEIllinois
1289Florida SeahawksRudy MobleyBHardin-Simmons
1290Buffalo BillsChet LipkaTBoston College
1291Brooklyn DodgersMarv GoodmanEWillamette
1292Chicago RocketsGeorge JerniganGGeorgia
1293Los Angeles DonsBill MooreTPenn State
1294San Francisco 49ersEd RobnettBTexas Tech
1295New York YankeesEd SikorskiBMuhlenberg
1296Cleveland BrownsMario GiannelliGBoston College
1397Florida SeahawksGerry DohertyBDelaware
1398Buffalo BillsJoe SowinskiGIndiana
1399Brooklyn DodgersTed ScruggsERice
13100Chicago RocketsR.J. JordanEGeorgia Tech
13101Los Angeles DonsJoe MartinBCornell
13102San Francisco 49ersWalt SlaterBTennessee
13103New York YankeesBill MiklichBIdaho
13104Cleveland BrownsMarshall ShurnasEMissouri
14105Florida SeahawksBill BaumgartnerEMinnesota
14106Buffalo BillsBill ChipleyEWashington & Lee
14107Brooklyn DodgersReed NilsenCBrigham Young
14108Chicago RocketsBob LivingstoneBNotre Dame
14109Los Angeles DonsGene WilsonESouthern Methodist
14110San Francisco 49ersEarl WheelerCArkansas
14111New York YankeesChuck ElliottTOregon
14112Cleveland BrownsJoe SignaigoBNotre Dame
15113Florida SeahawksJim KekerisTMissouri
15114Buffalo BillsBronco KosanovichCPenn State
15115Brooklyn DodgersGus ShannonGColorado
15116Chicago RocketsBill IvyTNorthwestern
15117Los Angeles DonsFrank MuehlheuserBColgate
15118San Francisco 49ersLes ProctorGTexas
15119New York YankeesEd GrainGPennsylvania
15120Cleveland BrownsDean WidsethTBemidji State
16121Florida SeahawksJohn NorthEVanderbilt
16122Buffalo BillsFrank KosikowskiENotre Dame
16123Brooklyn DodgersJoe CookBHardin-Simmons
16124Chicago RocketsBruno NiedzielaTIowa
16125Los Angeles DonsEd CodyBPurdue
16126San Francisco 49ersAl DeRogatisTDuke
17127Florida SeahawksJim CanadyBTexas
17128Buffalo BillsWash SeriniTKentucky
17129Brooklyn DodgersFrank LaurinaitisGRichmond
17130Chicago RocketsBill MackridesQBNevada-Reno
17131Los Angeles DonsBob SullivanBHoly Cross
17132San Francisco 49ersEarl TullosTLouisiana State
18133Florida SeahawksHowie BrownGIndiana
18134Buffalo BillsVinnie YablonskiBColumbia
18135Brooklyn DodgersEd GustafsonCGeorge Washington
18136Chicago RocketsMac WenskunasCIllinois
18137Los Angeles DonsLou CullenBNew Mexico
18138San Francisco 49ersBryant MeeksCSouth Carolina
19139Florida SeahawksJohnny SimsBTulane
19140Buffalo BillsCharley ComptonTAlabama
19141Brooklyn DodgersDick HagenEWashington
19142Chicago RocketsTony GrahamCSt. Mary's
19143Los Angeles DonsJohn KillileaBBoston College
19144San Francisco 49ersEd RoystonGWake Forest
20145Florida SeahawksBurt VanderCluteGWesleyan
20146Buffalo BillsBill SwiackiEColumbia
20147Brooklyn DodgersHank FoldbergEArmy
20148Chicago RocketsRuss BendaGIowa
20149Los Angeles DonsPlato AndrosGOklahoma
20150San Francisco 49ersMax BumgardnerETexas
21151Florida SeahawksTony StalloniTDelaware
21152Buffalo BillsHam NicholsGRice
21153Brooklyn DodgersHarry FurmanTCornell
21154Chicago RocketsGeorge WatkinsTTexas
22155Florida SeahawksJean LamoureGFresno State
22156Buffalo BillsJohn FureyTBoston College
22157Brooklyn DodgersWalt KretzBCornell
22158Chicago RocketsSammy VacantiBNebraska
23159Florida SeahawksLeo DanielsBTexas A&M
23160Buffalo BillsDon SchneiderBPennsylvania
23161Brooklyn DodgersJohn MonahanEDartmouth
23162Chicago RocketsLen ZenkevitchTIdaho
24163Florida SeahawksTex ReillyBColorado
24164Buffalo BillsChan HighsmithCNorth Carolina
24165Brooklyn DodgersBruce BaileyBVirginia
24166Chicago RocketsDave DayGIowa
25167Florida SeahawksJim LandriganTDartmouth
25168Buffalo BillsFrank WydoTCornell
25169Brooklyn DodgersRay EvansBTexas-El Paso
25170Chicago RocketsBill FranksTIllinois