The 1953 National Football League Draft was held on January 22, 1953, at
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in
Philadelphia
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. Selections made by the folded
Dallas Texans were assigned to the new
Baltimore Colts
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.
This was the seventh year that the
first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous six winners (
Chicago Bears
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in 1947,
Washington Redskins
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in 1948,
Philadelphia Eagles
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in 1949,
Detroit Lions
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in 1950,
New York Giants
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in 1951, and
Los Angeles Rams
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in 1952) ineligible from the draw;
it was won by the
San Francisco 49ers
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, who selected end
Harry Babcock.
Player selections
Round one
*
HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Round nine
Round ten
Round eleven
Round twelve
Round thirteen
Round fourteen
Round fifteen
Round sixteen
Round seventeen
Round eighteen
Round nineteen
Round twenty
Round twenty-one
Round twenty-two
Round twenty-three
Round twenty-four
Round twenty-five
Round twenty-six
Round twenty-seven
Round twenty-eight
Round twenty-nine
Round thirty
Hall of Famers
* Joe Schmidt, linebacker from the University of Pittsburgh taken 7th round 85th overall by the Detroit Lions.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1973.
[List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ]
* Roosevelt Brown, offensive tackle from Morgan State University taken 27th round 321st overall by the New York Giants.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.
* Jim Ringo, center from Syracuse University taken 7th round 79th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.
[List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ]
* Doug Atkins, tackle from Tennessee taken 1st round 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.
* John Henry Johnson, fullback from Arizona State University taken 2nd round 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.
* Bob St. Clair, offensive tackle from the University of San Francisco taken 3rd round 32nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.
[List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ]
* Stan Jones, guard and defensive tackle from Maryland taken 5th round 54th overall by the Chicago Bears.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.
* Chuck Noll, guard from the University of Dayton taken 20th round 239th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993 as a coach.
Notable undrafted players
References
External links
NFL.com – 1953 DraftPro Football Hall of Fame
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