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The 1943 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1943, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. [1] [2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected halfback Frank Sinkwich. This draft is the first NFL draft not to produce a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Each of the league's ten teams selected a total of 30 players.
The 1943 college football season was the 75th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Played during World War II, the competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six Conference, the Southwestern Conference, and numerous smaller conferences and independent programs.
The College stars won the game convincingly, 27–7 — their first triumph over the standing NFL champs since 1938. [8] Star of the game was Wisconsin fullback Pat Harder, the second overall pick in the 1944 NFL draft, who scored once by air and once by land, successfully kicking two extra points to boot. [8]
One human poll comprised the 1943 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship , instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies.
1943 6 9 49 Derrell Palmer: Chicago Bears: T 8 2 62 Bruce Alford Sr. Philadelphia Eagles: E 1944 3 5 21 Clyde Flowers: New York Giants: T 14 1 132 Van Hall: Chicago Cardinals: B 15 11 153 John Bond: Boston Yanks: B 1945 5 3 35 Zeke Chronister: Chicago Cardinals: E 15 7 149 Merle Gibson: Chicago Bears: E 1946 5 5 35 Pete Stout: New York Giants ...
The 1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1943 college football season.In their third year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 7–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 187 to 92.
The 1943 Purdue Boilermakers football team compiled a perfect 9–0 record, tied for the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring defense (6.1 points per game), and were ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll. Guard Alex Agase was a consensus first-team pick on the 1943 College Football All-America Team.
College Football Hall of Fame Angelo Bortolo Bertelli (June 18, 1921 – June 26, 1999) was an American football quarterback who played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish , where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1943.