The 1941 NFL draft was held on December 10, 1940, at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Bears selected halfback Tom Harmon.
The Bears selected 24 players, but forfeited their final four picks because league rules mandated teams could only draft 20 players total.
Player selections = Hall of Famer †= Pro Bowler
Rounds 1–7
Round 8
Pick # NFL team Player Position College61Chicago BearsFred HartmanTackleRice62Chicago BearsDave RankinEndPurdue63Chicago CardinalsGeorge KracumBackPittsburgh64Cleveland RamsTony GallovichBackWake Forest65Detroit LionsJoe ManzoTackleBoston College66Green Bay PackersBill KuusistoGuardMinnesota67New York GiantsLen YounceGuardOregon State68Chicago BearsAl MatuzaCenterGeorgetown69Brooklyn DodgersGlenn JacksonCenterTexas70Washington RedskinsHenry WilderBackIowa State
Round 9
Pick # NFL team Player Position College71Philadelphia EaglesP. K. RogersBackEast Texas State72Chicago CardinalsTom VargoEndPenn State73Pittsburgh SteelersErvin "Buddy" ElrodEndMississippi State74Cleveland Rams Milt SimingtonGuardArkansas75Detroit LionsJasper DavisBackDuke76New York GiantsBen SohnGuardUSC77Green Bay PackersTony CanadeoBackGonzaga78Brooklyn DodgersHenry ToczylowskiBackBoston College79Chicago Bears Hal LaharGuardOklahoma80Washington RedskinsBill GrimmettEndTulsa
Round 10
Pick # NFL team Player Position College81Philadelphia EaglesDon WilliamsTackleTexas82Pittsburgh SteelersRalph FritzGuardMichigan83Chicago CardinalsRay MalloufBackSMU84Cleveland RamsJohn PendergastCenterWake Forest85Detroit LionsTed PavelecTackleDetroit86Green Bay PackersMike ByeleneBackPurdue87New York GiantsWalt MatuszczakBackCornell88Chicago BearsJim "Sweet" LaLanneBackNorth Carolina89Brooklyn DodgersJim LanghurstBackOhio State90Washington RedskinsEd HickersonGuardAlabama
Round 11
Pick # NFL team Player Position College91Philadelphia EaglesMarshall StenstromBackOregon92Chicago CardinalsJack SommersCenterUCLA93Pittsburgh SteelersEmil UremovichTackleIndiana94Cleveland RamsNick DrahosTackleCornell95Detroit LionsMilt PiepulBackNotre Dame96New York GiantsBobby PeoplesBackUSC97Green Bay PackersPaul HeimenzCenterNorthwestern98Brooklyn DodgersBernie WeinerTackleKansas State99Chicago BearsJim HardinEndKentucky100Washington RedskinsJoe AguirreEndSt. Mary's (CA)
Round 12
Pick # NFL team Player Position College101Philadelphia EaglesJohn PatrickBackPenn State102Pittsburgh SteelersPaul SeverinEndNorth Carolina103Chicago CardinalsCharlie ArmstrongBackMississippi College104Cleveland RamsHarold PunchesGuardColorado105Detroit LionsBilly JeffersonBackMississippi State106Green Bay PackersMike EnichTackleIowa107New York GiantsAndy MarefosBackSt. Mary's (CA)108Chicago BearsBob MorrowBackIllinois Wesleyan109Brooklyn DodgersHarvey JohnsonBackMississippi State110Washington RedskinsHerbert "Jack" BantaBackUSC
Round 13
Pick # NFL team Player Position College111Philadelphia EaglesJoe HoagueBackColgate112Chicago CardinalsWayne PittsBackArizona State113Pittsburgh SteelersRuss CottonBackTexas Western114Cleveland RamsBill McMurrayEndMurray State115Detroit LionsMaurice BrittEndArkansas116New York GiantsCass BrovarneyGuardDetroit117Green Bay PackersEd HeffernanBackSt. Mary's (CA)118Brooklyn DodgersGeorge KinardGuardOle Miss119Chicago BearsJim JohnsonBackSanta Clara120Washington RedskinsRoy ConnTackleArizona
Round 14
Pick # NFL team Player Position College121Philadelphia EaglesLes DodsonBackOle Miss122Pittsburgh SteelersJ. W. GoreeGuardLSU123Chicago CardinalsJoe LokancGuardNorthwestern124Cleveland RamsBill ElmoreBackCalifornia125Detroit LionsAlex SchibanoffTackleFranklin & Marshall126Green Bay PackersDel LymanTackleUCLA127New York GiantsArnie MooreEndMississippi State128Chicago BearsJohnny MartinBackOklahoma129Brooklyn DodgersLloyd CheathamBackAuburn130Washington RedskinsDeward TornellBackSan Jose State
Round 15
Pick # NFL team Player Position College131Philadelphia EaglesAlex LukachickEndBoston College132Chicago CardinalsClaude WhiteCenterOhio State133Pittsburgh SteelersJohn EibnerTackleKentucky134Cleveland RamsWarren DesmoreCenterToledo135Detroit LionsPerry ScottEndMuhlenberg136New York GiantsJohnny BlackBackArizona137Green Bay PackersJohnny FriebergerEndArkansas138Brooklyn DodgersMike JurichTackleDenver139Chicago BearsJack MulkeyEndFresno State140Washington RedskinsMorris BuckinghamCenterSan Jose State
Round 16
Pick # NFL team Player Position College141Philadelphia EaglesBill ConatserBackTexas A&M142Pittsburgh SteelersWes McAfeeBackDuke143Chicago CardinalsGates KimballTackleNorth Carolina144Cleveland RamsGordon WilsonGuardTexas Western145Detroit LionsGeorge SarresCenterProvidence146Green Bay PackersErnie PannellTackleTexas A&M147New York GiantsWilson LucasEndBaylor148Chicago BearsBob OstermanCenterNotre Dame149Brooklyn DodgersWarren AlfsonGuardNebraska150Washington RedskinsKen DowBackOregon State
Round 17
Pick # NFL team Player Position College151Philadelphia EaglesJohn YauckoesTackleBoston College152Chicago CardinalsRay SchultzGuardMissouri153Pittsburgh SteelersTerry FoxBackMiami (FL)154Cleveland RamsKirk HersheyEndCornell155Detroit LionsFred GageBackWisconsin156New York GiantsJack AndersonTackleBaylor157Green Bay PackersBob SaggauBackNotre Dame158Brooklyn DodgersDick McGowenBackAuburn159Chicago BearsBill GlennBackEastern Illinois State160Washington RedskinsStan McRaeEndMichigan State
Round 18
Pick # NFL team Player Position College161Philadelphia EaglesJoe McFaddenBackGeorgetown162Pittsburgh SteelersBill CornwallTackleFurman163Chicago CardinalsFred HarrisTackleSMU164Cleveland RamsCobbie LeeBackMurray State165Detroit LionsCharlie IshmaelBackKentucky166Green Bay PackersHelge PukemaGuardMinnesota167New York GiantsDave AllerdiceBackPrinceton168Chicago BearsOllie HahnensteinBackNorthwestern169Brooklyn DodgersLonnie McCurryGuardTexas Tech170Washington RedskinsJoe OsmanskiBackHoly Cross
Round 19
Pick # NFL team Player Position College171Philadelphia EaglesJohn ShonkEndWest Virginia172Chicago CardinalsMel AussiekerBackSt. Louis173Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge KerrGuardBoston College174Cleveland RamsHarold HurshBackIndiana175Detroit LionsLen IsbergBackOregon176New York GiantsChuck PetersBackPenn State177Green Bay PackersBob HayesEndToledo178Brooklyn DodgersDave ParkerEndHardin–Simmons179Chicago BearsAlex WintersonTackleDuke180Washington RedskinsEarl FulliloveTackleGeorgetown
Round 20
Pick # NFL team Player Position College181Philadelphia EaglesL. B. RussellBackHardin–Simmons182Pittsburgh SteelersBob BjorklundEndMinnesota183Chicago CardinalsFrank PlattTacklePenn State184Cleveland RamsLeo BarnesTackleLSU185Detroit LionsPaul FriedlanderBackCarnegie Tech186Green Bay PackersJim StrasbaughBackOhio State187New York GiantsEarl StoneCenterWashington State188Chicago BearsJack OdleQuarterbackTCU189Brooklyn DodgersJoe UngererTackleFordham190Washington RedskinsEd HiestandEndVanderbilt
Round 21
Pick # NFL team Player Position College191New York GiantsJack DunganTackleArizona192Green Bay PackersJoe BaileyCenterKentucky193Brooklyn DodgersJules KoshlapBackGeorgetown194Chicago BearsHunter CorbernGuardMississippi State195Washington RedskinsTom RiggsTackleIllinois201Philadelphia EaglesCharley HenkeGuardTexas A&M202Pittsburgh SteelersJim CastigliaBackGeorgetown
Round 22
Pick # NFL team Player Position College196Green Bay PackersBruno MalinowskiBackHoly Cross197New York GiantsTed FisherEndCarnegie Tech198Chicago BearsDave BuckTackleColgate199Brooklyn DodgersKen WhitlowCenterRice200Washington RedskinsLee GentryBackTulsa203Philadelphia EaglesMike FernellaTackleAkron204Pittsburgh SteelersMort LandsbergBackCornell Hall of Famer
Hall of Famers Tony Canadeo, halfback from Gonzaga University taken 9th round 77th overall by the Green Bay Packers. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1974.Tony Canadeo profile at profootballhof.com
Notable undrafted players Pro Bowler Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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References
External links NFL.com – 1941 Draft
1941 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference