NEW YORK GIANTS DRAFT HISTORY
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New York Giants Draft History (1980-present)
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New York Giants Draft History (1960-1979)
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New York Giants - 1959
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Lee Grosscup
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QB
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Utah
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2
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Buddy Dial
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FL
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Rice
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3
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Joe Morrison
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HB
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Cincinnati
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5
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Ellison Kelly
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OG
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Michigan State
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13
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John Kompara
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DT
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South Carolina
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14
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Roger Ellis
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LB
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Maine
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16
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Bob Soltis
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DB
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Minnesota
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19
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George Scott
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HB
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Miami (OH)
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27
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Joe Biscaha
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OE
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Richmond
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New York Giants - 1958
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Phil King
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HB
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Vanderbilt
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2
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Frank Youso
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OT
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Minnesota
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5
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Bobby Joe Conrad
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WR
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Texas A&M
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6
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Billy Lott
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FB
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Mississippi
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8
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Don Sutherin
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DB
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Ohio State
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13
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Don Herndon
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HB
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Tampa
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14
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C.R. Roberts
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FB
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USC
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28
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Bob Watters
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DE
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Lincoln (MO)
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New York Giants - 1957
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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2
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Sam DeLuca
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G
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South Carolina
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8
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Johnny Bookman
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DB
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Miami (FL)
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9
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Don Maynard
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FL
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UTEP
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New York Giants - 1956
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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2
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Henry Moore
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DB
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Arkansas
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3
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Sam Huff
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LB
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West Virginia
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4
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Jim Katcavage
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DE
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Dayton
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5
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Don Chandler
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K
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Florida
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7
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Ron Nery
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DE
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Kansas State
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10
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Johnny Hermann
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DB
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UCLA
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13
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Eddie Crawford
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DB
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Mississippi
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14
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John McMullan
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G
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Notre Dame
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20
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Mike Falls
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G
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Minnesota
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21
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Don McComb
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DE
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Villanova
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24
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Jerry Huth
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OG
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Wake Forest
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New York Giants - 1955
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Joe Heap
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HB
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Notre Dame
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3
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Rosey Grier
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DT
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Penn State
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5
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Mel Triplett
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FB
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Toledo
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8
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Jimmy Patton
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DB
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Mississippi
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12
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Hank Burnine
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OE
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Missouri
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13
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John Damore
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C
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Northwestern
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26
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Abe Cohen
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G
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Tennessee-Chattanooga
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28
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Al Crow
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DT
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William & Mary
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New York Giants - 1954
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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4
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Dick Nolan
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DB
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Maryland
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5
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Earl Putman
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C
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Arizona State
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7
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Wayne Berry
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HB
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Washington State
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13
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Bob Topp
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OE
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Michigan
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14
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Bobby Epps
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FB
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Pittsburgh
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23
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Pete Mangum
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LB
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Mississippi
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27
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Bobby Clatterbuck
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QB
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Houston
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New York Giants - 1953
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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4
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Edward Douglas
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OT
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Florida
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5
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Buford Long
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HB
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Florida
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6
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Bob Peviani
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LB
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USC
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12
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Joe Matesic
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DT
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Arizona State
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27
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Rosevelt Brown
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OT
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Morgan State
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28
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Joe Ramona
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OG
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Santa Clara
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New York Giants - 1952
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Frank Gifford
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HB
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USC
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2
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Ray Beck
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OG
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Georgia Tech
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3
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Don Heinrich
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QB
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Washington
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4
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Merwin Hodel
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FB
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Colorado
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4
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Don Menasco
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DB
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Texas
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5
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Robert Patton
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OG
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Clemson
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7
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Val Joe Walker
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DB
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SMU
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8
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Billy Shipp
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OT
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Alabama
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10
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Pat Knight
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LB
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SMU
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13
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Pat Brady
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QB
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Nevada-Reno
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14
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Hal Mitchell
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OT
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UCLA
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20
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Rex Boggan
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DT
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Mississippi
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New York Giants - 1951
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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1
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Kyle Rote
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OE
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SMU
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2
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Ray Krouse
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DT
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Maryland
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3
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Sonny Grandelius
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HB
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Michigan State
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5
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Jack Stroud
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OG
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Tennessee
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6
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Herb Hannah
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OT
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Alabama
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8
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Fred Benners
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QB
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SMU
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12
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Bob Hudson
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LB
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Clemson
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20
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Bill Albright
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OG
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Wisconsin
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23
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Dick Yelvington
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OT
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Georgia
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25
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Chet Lagod
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OG
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Tennessee-Chattanooga
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New York Giants - 1950
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Travis Tidwell
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QB
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Auburn
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2
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Eddie Price
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FB
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Tulane
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3
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Randy Clay
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HB
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Texas
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5
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Forrest Griffith
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HB
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Kansas
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10
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Bob Wilkinson
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OE
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UCLA
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12
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Ray Wietecha
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C
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Northwestern
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16
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Bob Jackson
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FB
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North Carolina A&T
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21
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Bill Stribling
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OE
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Mississippi
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24
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Tom Finnin
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DT
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Detroit
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New York Giants - 1949
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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2
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Al DeRogatis
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DT
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Duke
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6
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Abe Gibron
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OG
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Purdue
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7
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Frank LoVuolo
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OE
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St. Bonaventure
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8
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Jack Salscheider
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HB
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St. Thomas
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9
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Joe Soboleski
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OG
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Michigan
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11
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Dick Hensley
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OE
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Kentucky
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13
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Bill Austin
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OG
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Oregon State
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23
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Clete Fischer
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HB
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Nebraska
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New York Giants - 1948
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Skippy Minisi
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HB
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Pennsylvania
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2
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Joe Scott
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HB
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San Francisco
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4
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Bruce Gehrke
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OE
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Columbia
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6
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Bill Erickson
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G
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Mississippi
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7
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Ed Royston
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G
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Wake Forest
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8
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Ray Coates
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HB
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LSU
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8
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Ralph Hutchinson
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T
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Tennessee-Chattanooga
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15
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Dan Garza
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OE
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Oregon
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19
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Don Ettinger
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LB
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Kansas
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20
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Frank Williams
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FB
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Utah State
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21
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Dick Woodard
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LB
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Iowa
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25
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Dick Wilkins
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OE
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Oregon
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29
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Bob Greenhalgh
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FB
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San Francisco
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New York Giants - 1947
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Vic Schwall
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HB
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Northwestern
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2
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John Cannady
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LB
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Indiana
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4
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Bob Davis
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T
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Georgia Tech
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6
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Frank Muehlheuser
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FB
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Colgate
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9
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Bob Hoernschemeyer
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HB
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Navy
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10
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Hardy Brown
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LB
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Tulsa
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18
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Tom Landry
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DB
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Texas
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20
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Art Donovan
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DT
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Boston College
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New York Giants - 1946
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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George Connor
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OT
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Notre Dame
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2
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Elmer Jones
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G
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Wake Forest
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5
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Pete Stout
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FB
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TCU
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8
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Choo-Choo Roberts
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HB
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Tennessee-Chattanooga
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New York Giants - 1945
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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10
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Elmer Barbour
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BB
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Wake Forest
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5
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Jack Mead
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OE
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Wisconsin
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New York Giants - 1944
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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4
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32
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Herb Kane
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T
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East Central (OK)
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8
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70
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Roy Clay
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WB
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Colorado State
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9
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81
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John Sanchez
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OT
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San Francisco
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11
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103
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Carl Grate
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G
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Georgia
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12
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114
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Tommy Mont
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QB
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Maryland
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13
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125
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Ray Poole
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DE
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Mississippi
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15
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147
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Ollie Poole
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DE
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Mississippi
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New York Giants - 1943
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Steve Filipowicz
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LB
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Fordham
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5
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Lou Palazzi
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C
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Penn State
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6
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Larry Visnic
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LB
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Benedictine
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8
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Bill Piccolo
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C
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Canisius
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11
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Don McCafferty
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OE
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Ohio State
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22
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Keith Beebe
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BB
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Occidental
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23
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Dave Brown
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HB
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Alabama
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25
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Ed McNamara
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T
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Holy Cross
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29
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Verlin Adams
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DE
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Charleston (WV)
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New York Giants - 1942
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Merle Hapes
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FB
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Mississippi
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3
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Al Blozis
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T
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Georgetown
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6
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Tom Kearns
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T
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Miami (FL)
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16
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Junie Hovious
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QB
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Mississippi
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19
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Jim Blumenstock
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FB
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Fordham
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New York Giants - 1941
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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George Franck
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WB
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Minnesota
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2
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Frank Reagan
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DB
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Pennsylvania
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3
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Len Eshmont
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HB
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Fordham
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4
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Lou DeFilippo
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G
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Fordham
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5
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Don Vosberg
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OE
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Marquette
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6
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Len Younce
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G
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Oregon State
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7
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Ben Sohn
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G
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USC
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10
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Andy Marefos
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FB
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St. Mary's (CA)
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New York Giants - 1940
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Grenny Lansdell
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QB
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USC
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2
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John McLaughry
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BB
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Brown
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5
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Rex Williams
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C
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Texas Tech
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6
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Win Pedersen
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T
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Minnesota
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7
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Dom Principe
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LB
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Fordham
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10
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Ed McGee
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T
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Temple
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15
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John Rogalla
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FB
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Scranton
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16
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Monk Edwards
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G
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Baylor
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New York Giants - 1939
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Walt Nielsen
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FB
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Arizona
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2
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John Chickerneo
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BB
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Pittsburgh
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4
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Jerry Ginney
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G
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Santa Clara
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8
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Tom Roberts
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T
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DePaul
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13
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Gil Duggan
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T
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Oklahoma
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15
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Jack Sanders
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G
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SMU
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19
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Mario Tonelli
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FB
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Notre Dame
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New York Giants - 1938
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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George Karamatic
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FB
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Gonzaga
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2
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Fred Vanzo
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BB
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Northwestern
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4
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Frank Souchak
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OE
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Pittsburgh
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5
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Kelly Moan
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TB
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West Virginia
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6
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Ted Doyle
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T
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Nebraska
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7
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John Mellus
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T
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Villanova
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9
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Doug Oldershaw
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G
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California - Santa Barbara
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New York Giants - 1937
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Ed Widseth
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T
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Minnesota
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2
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Tarzan White
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G
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Alabama
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3
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Jerry Dennerlein
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T
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St. Mary's (CA)
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4
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Ward Cuff
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WB
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Marquette
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5
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Mickey Kobrosky
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QB
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Trinity (CT)
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7
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Jim Poole
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OE
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Mississippi
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10
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Chuck Gelatka
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OE
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Mississippi State
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New York Giants - 1936
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Round
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Overall
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Player
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Position
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School
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1
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Art Lewis
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T
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Ohio University
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2
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Tuffy Leemans
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FB
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George Washington
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4
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Gene Rose
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OE
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Tennessee
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