Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 1948 NFL draft was held on December 19, 1947, at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh. [1] [2] This was the second year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous year's winner Chicago Bears ineligible from the draw; [3] it was won by the Washington Redskins, who selected halfback Harry Gilmer.
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935. [6] [7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players. [5] [7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a ...
It can be transcluded on pages by placing {{Washington Redskins 1948 NFL draft picks}} below the standard article appendices. Initial visibility This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse , meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar , or table with the collapsible attribute ), it ...
The 1948 NFL draft was held on December 19, 1947, five days after the end of the regular season, and nine days before the championship game was played. The Eagles finished the 1947 season with an 8–4 record. Tied with the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers they picked 7th, 8th or 9th normally in the 32 rounds that they had picks.
The 1948 NFL season was the 29th regular season of the National Football League. During the season, Halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Los Angeles Rams ' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football. [ 1 ]
The 1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948. It was 25 rounds long. The Eagles had the Lottery Bonus Pick in the draft and picked 1st. The Eagles chose 26 players total during this draft. They had the last pick in each round as all teams picked in every round.
[[Category:1948 NFL draft navigational boxes]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:1948 NFL draft navigational boxes]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
This page was last edited on 7 December 2024, at 22:06 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.