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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 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.
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.
Luckman led the NFL in yards per attempt an NFL record seven times, including a record five consecutive years from 1939 to 1943, and led the NFL in passing yards three times. Luckman was a five-time All-NFL selection, was named the National Football League's Most Valuable Player Award in 1943, and led the "Monsters of the Midway" to ...
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 NFL draft is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. [1] [2] [3] To be eligible for the NFL draft, a player must be at least three years removed from high school.
This is a list of Ohio Bobcats football players in the NFL draft. Key. B Back K Kicker: NT ... 1943 14 3 123 John Fekete: Brooklyn Dodgers ... 25 233 Frank Peters ...