1947 AAFC Draft Pick Transactions
December 20, 1946 (rounds 1-15)
December 21, 1946 (rounds 16-25)
Prior to the regular draft, "special selections" were made. The order of these picks is generally not known, and are listed in alphabetical order by team.
The Miami Seahawks were expelled from the league just prior to the draft for failure to fulfill contractual obligations. Their draft position was maintained, however, pending a final decision on the franchise. The picks were exercised by Hampton Poole, coach of the Seahawks, and are listed here under "Seahawks". Following their eventual expulsion, the Seahawks draft picks were assigned to the newly formed Baltimore Colts.
Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
Special Selections | ||||
2 | S-2 | ![]() 49ers |
Glenn Davis | |
? | S-? |
Bisons |
Frank Aschenbrenner | |
? | S-? |
Bisons |
John "Red" Cochran | |
? | S-? |
Bisons |
Bob Fenimore | |
? | S-? |
Bisons |
Cal Richardson | |
? | S-? | ![]() Browns |
Dick Hoerner | |
? | S-? | ![]() Browns |
Robert Rice / Larry Rice / Lawrence Rich | |
? | S-? | ![]() Dodgers |
Felix "Doc" Blanchard | |
? | S-? | ![]() Dodgers |
Gene Roberts | |
? | S-? |
Dons |
Herman "Herm" Wedemeyer | |
? | S-? | ![]() Rockets |
Bernie Gallagher | |
? | S-? | ![]() Rockets |
Johnny Lujack | |
? | S-? | ![]() Seahawks |
Ernie Case | |
? | S-? | ![]() Seahawks |
Arnold Tucker | |
? | S-? | ![]() Seahawks |
"Charlie Trippi... was chosen by the defunct Miami club in the All-America conference's first draft... and immediately was swapped to the New York Yankees..." [per AP] |
Charlie Trippi / Charley Trippi |
? | S-? | ![]() Yankees |
"The New York Yankees today selected All-American Charlie Trippi... as their first choice in the player draft of the All-America Conference..." [per UP] |
Charlie Trippi / Charley Trippi |
? | S-? | ![]() Yankees |
Claude "Buddy" Young | |
Round 1 | ||||
17 | 1-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Elmer Madar | |
18 | 1-2 |
Bisons |
Alton "Al" Baldwin | |
19 | 1-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Neill Armstrong | |
20 | 1-4 | ![]() Rockets |
George Sullivan | |
21 | 1-5 |
Dons |
Burr Baldwin | |
22 | 1-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Clyde LeForce | |
23 | 1-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Ben Raimondi | |
24 | 1-8 | ![]() Browns |
Bob Chappuis | |
ound 2 | ||||
25 | 2-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Hub Bechtol | |
26 | 2-2 |
Bisons |
Bob Davis | |
27 | 2-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Charlie Conerly | |
28 | 2-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Ray Manieri | |
29 | 2-5 |
Dons |
Jerry Shipkey | |
30 | 2-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Bob Weise | |
31 | 2-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Monte Moncrief | |
32 | 2-8 | ![]() Browns |
Gerry Cowhig | |
Round 3 | ||||
33 | 3-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Tommy Mont | |
34 | 3-2 |
Bisons |
Ray Kuffel | |
35 | 3-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Fritz Barzilauskas | |
36 | 3-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Bob Derleth | |
37 | 3-5 |
Dons |
Lloyd Merriman | |
38 | 3-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Paul Duke | |
39 | 3-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Bill Collins | |
40 | 3-8 | ![]() Browns |
Jack Carpenter | |
Round 4 | ||||
41 | 4-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Weldon Humble | |
42 | 4-2 |
Bisons |
Joe Andrejko | |
43 | 4-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Jim Wright | |
44 | 4-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Johnny Reagan | |
45 | 4-5 |
Dons |
Cal Rossi | |
46 | 4-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Don Samuel | |
47 | 4-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Joe Tereshinski | |
48 | 4-8 | ![]() Browns |
Bob Cowan | |
Round 5 | ||||
49 | 5-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Russ Deal | |
50 | 5-2 |
Bisons |
John Mastrangelo | |
51 | 5-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Harlan Wetz | |
52 | 5-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Jim Pharr | |
53 | 5-5 |
Dons |
Boyd Clement | |
54 | 5-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Al Satterfield | |
55 | 5-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Jack Durishan | |
56 | 5-8 | ![]() Browns |
Bill Griffen | |
Round 6 | ||||
57 | 6-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Don Malmberg | |
58 | 6-2 |
Bisons |
Bert Corley | |
59 | 6-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Binks Bushmaier | |
60 | 6-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Bob Sandberg | |
61 | 6-5 |
Dons |
Willie Zapalac | |
62 | 6-6 | ![]() 49ers |
John "Jack" Zilly | |
63 | 6-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Walt Dropo | |
64 | 6-8 | ![]() Browns |
Jack Bush | |
Round 7 | ||||
65 | 7-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Vic Schwall | |
66 | 7-2 |
Bisons |
Ernie Knotts | |
67 | 7-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Garland Williams | |
68 | 7-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Eddie Allen | |
69 | 7-5 |
Dons |
George Savitsky | |
70 | 7-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Gene "Red" Knight | |
71 | 7-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Roland "Tuffy" Nabors | |
72 | 7-8 | ![]() Browns |
John Rapacz | |
Round 8 | ||||
73 | 8-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Howie Turner | |
74 | 8-2 |
Bisons |
Joe Watt | |
75 | 8-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Jim Hefti | |
76 | 8-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Matt Bolger | |
77 | 8-5 |
Dons |
Don Paul | |
78 | 8-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Charlie Malmberg | |
79 | 8-7 | ![]() Yankees |
George Strohmeyer | |
80 | 8-8 | ![]() Browns |
Bob Hazelhurst | |
Round 9 | ||||
81 | 9-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Frank Hubbell | |
82 | 9-2 |
Bisons |
Paul Gibson | |
83 | 9-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Paul "Buddy" Burris | |
84 | 9-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Charlie Eikenberg | |
85 | 9-5 |
Dons |
Paul Hart | |
86 | 9-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Bob Leonetti | |
87 | 9-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Ted Ossowski | |
88 | 9-8 |
![]() Browns |
Ralph Ellsworth | |
Round 10 | ||||
89 | 10-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Gaston Bourgeois | |
90 | 10-2 |
Bisons |
John Maskas | |
91 | 10-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Bill Milner / Charles Milner | |
92 | 10-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Ermal Allen | |
93 | 10-5 |
Dons |
Walt Heap | |
94 | 10-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Frank Broyles | |
95 | 10-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Dick Werder | |
96 | 10-8 | ![]() Browns |
Jimmy Dewar | |
Round 11 | ||||
97 | 11-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Jim Brieske | |
98 | 11-2 |
Bisons |
Baxter Jarrell | |
99 | 11-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Jim Smith | |
100 | 11-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Marty Chaves | |
101 | 11-5 |
Dons |
Mike Dimitro | |
102 | 11-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Jim Tyree | |
103 | 11-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Bill Healy | |
104 | 11-8 | ![]() Browns |
Bill Huber | |
Round 12 | ||||
105 | 12-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Rudy Mobley | |
106 | 12-2 |
Bisons |
Chet Liptka | |
107 | 12-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Marv Goodman | |
108 | 12-4 | ![]() Rockets |
George Jernigan | |
109 | 12-5 |
Dons |
Bill Moore | |
110 | 12-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Ed Robnett | |
111 | 12-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Ed Sikorski | |
112 | 12-8 | ![]() Browns |
Mario Gianelli | |
Round 13 | ||||
113 | 13-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Gerry Doherty | |
114 | 13-2 |
Bisons |
Joe Sowinski | |
115 | 13-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Ted Scruggs | |
116 | 13-4 | ![]() Rockets |
R.J. Jordan | |
117 | 13-5 |
Dons |
Joe Martin | |
118 | 13-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Walter Slater | |
119 | 13-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Bill Miklich | |
120 | 13-8 | ![]() Browns |
Marshall Shurnas | |
Round 14 | ||||
121 | 14-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Bill Baumgartner | |
122 | 14-2 |
Bisons |
Bill Chipley | |
123 | 14-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Reed Nelson | |
124 | 14-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Bob Livingston | |
125 | 14-5 |
Dons |
Gene Wilson | |
126 | 14-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Earl Wheeler | |
127 | 14-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Chuck Elliott | |
128 | 14-8 | ![]() Browns |
Joe Signaigo | |
Round 15 | ||||
129 | 15-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Jim Kekeris | |
130 | 15-2 |
Bisons |
Bronco Kosanovich | |
131 | 15-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Gus Shannon | |
132 | 15-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Bill Ivy | |
133 | 15-5 |
Dons |
Frank Muehlheuser | |
134 | 15-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Les Proctor | |
135 | 15-7 | ![]() Yankees |
Ed Grain | |
136 | 15-8 | ![]() Browns |
Dean Widseth | |
Round 16 | ||||
137 | 16-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
John North | |
138 | 16-2 |
Bisons |
Frank Kosikowski | |
139 | 16-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Joe Cook | |
140 | 16-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Bruno Niedziela | |
141 | 16-5 |
Dons |
Ed Cody | |
142 | 16-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Al DeRogatis | |
Round 17 | ||||
143 | 17-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Jim Canady | |
144 | 17-2 |
Bisons |
Washington Serini | |
145 | 17-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Frank Laurinaitas | |
146 | 17-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Bill Mackrides | |
147 | 17-5 |
Dons |
Bob Sullivan | |
148 | 17-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Earl Tullos | |
Round 18 | ||||
149 | 18-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Howie Brown | |
150 | 18-2 |
Bisons |
Ventan "Vinnie" Yablonski | |
151 | 18-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Ed Gustafson | |
152 | 18-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Mac Wenskunas | |
153 | 18-5 |
Dons |
Lou Cullen | |
154 | 18-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Bryant Meeks | |
Round 19 | ||||
155 | 19-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Johnny Sims | |
156 | 19-2 |
Bisons |
Chuck Compton | |
157 | 19-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Dick Hagen | |
158 | 19-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Tony Graham | |
159 | 19-5 |
Dons |
John Killilea | |
160 | 19-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Ed Royston | |
Round 20 | ||||
161 | 20-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Burt VanderClute | |
162 | 20-2 |
Bisons |
Bill Swiacki | |
163 | 20-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Hank Foldberg | |
164 | 20-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Russ Benda | |
165 | 20-5 |
Dons |
Plato Andros | |
166 | 20-6 | ![]() 49ers |
Max Bumgardner | |
Round 21 | ||||
167 | 21-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Tony Stalloni | |
168 | 21-2 |
Bisons |
Hamil "Ham" Nicholas | |
169 | 21-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Harry Furman | |
170 | 21-4 | ![]() Rockets |
George Watkins | |
Round 22 | ||||
171 | 22-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Jean Lamoure | |
172 | 22-2 |
Bisons |
John Furey | |
173 | 22-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Walt Kretz | |
174 | 22-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Sam Vacanti | |
Round 23 | ||||
175 | 23-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Leo Daniels | |
176 | 23-2 |
Bisons |
Don Schneider | |
177 | 23-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
John Monahan | |
178 | 23-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Len Zenkevitch | |
Round 24 | ||||
179 | 24-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Maurice "Tex" Reilly | |
180 | 24-2 |
Bisons |
Chan Highsmith | |
181 | 24-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Bruce Bailey | |
182 | 24-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Dave Day | |
Round 25 | ||||
183 | 25-1 | ![]() Seahawks |
Jim Landrigan | |
184 | 25-2 |
Bisons |
Frank Wydo | |
185 | 25-3 | ![]() Dodgers |
Ray Evans | |
186 | 25-4 | ![]() Rockets |
Bill Franks |