1950 AAFC Dispersal Draft
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The National Football League
held a dispersal draft
on June 2, 1950 for players from the All-America Football Conference
teams of the Brooklyn-New York Yankees, Buffalo Bills
, Chicago Hornets, and Los Angeles Dons
. Most of the players from the Brooklyn-New York Yankees had been divided between the New York Giants
and New York Yanks
(formerly Bulldogs).
The draft order was determined by the order of finish (worst to best) of the 1949 season. Therefore, the draft order was:
Since Baltimore and Green Bay were the weakest teams, they were given five extra draft picks each.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
held a dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...
on June 2, 1950 for players from the All-America Football Conference
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...
teams of the Brooklyn-New York Yankees, Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills (AAFC)
The Buffalo Bills was an American Football team, based in Buffalo, NY, that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During its first season in 1946, the team was known as the Buffalo Bisons...
, Chicago Hornets, and Los Angeles Dons
Los Angeles Dons
The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum....
. Most of the players from the Brooklyn-New York Yankees had been divided between the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and New York Yanks
New York Yanks
The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City...
(formerly Bulldogs).
The draft order was determined by the order of finish (worst to best) of the 1949 season. Therefore, the draft order was:
- Baltimore ColtsBaltimore Colts (1947-50)The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The first team to bear the name Baltimore Colts, they were members of the All-America Football Conference from 1947–1949, and then joined the National Football League for one season before folding...
(AAFC) - New York YanksNew York YanksThe New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City...
(Bulldogs in 1949) - Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
- Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
- Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
- New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
- Chicago Cardinals (Tied with Pittsburgh)
- Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
(AAFC) (Tied with Chicago Bears) - Los Angeles Rams
- Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(AAFC) - Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
Since Baltimore and Green Bay were the weakest teams, they were given five extra draft picks each.
Round 1
| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | Baltimore Colts Baltimore Colts (1947-50) The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The first team to bear the name Baltimore Colts, they were members of the All-America Football Conference from 1947–1949, and then joined the National Football League for one season before folding... | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills (AAFC) The Buffalo Bills was an American Football team, based in Buffalo, NY, that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During its first season in 1946, the team was known as the Buffalo Bisons... |
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| 2 | George Taliaferro | HB | New York Yanks New York Yanks The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City... |
Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum.... |
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| 3 | Billy Grimes Billy Grimes Billy Grimes is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons in the National Football League. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1950 and 1951 seasons.-External links:*... |
HB | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
Los Angeles Dons | |
| 4 | Robert Hoernschemeyer Robert Hoernschemeyer Robert James "Bob" "Hunchy" Hoernschemeyer , was a former American football Running Back for the Chicago Rockets , Brooklyn Dodgers , Chicago Hornets , Detroit Lions... |
HB | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
Chicago Hornets | |
| 5 | Jim Spavital Jim Spavital James J. Spavital was a gridiron football fullback, coach and general manager in six different professional football leagues.- Playing career :... |
FB | Washington Redskins | Los Angeles Dons | |
| 6 | John Rapacz | OL | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Chicago Hornets | |
| 7 | Buddy Tinsley | T | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
Los Angeles Dons | |
| 8 | Robert Reinhard | T | Chicago Cardinals | Los Angeles Dons | |
| 9 | Harper Davis Harper Davis Julius Harper Davis, Jr. is a former American football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the NFL... |
HB | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Los Angeles Dons | |
| 10 | Knox Ramsey Knox Ramsey Knox Wagner "Bulldog" Ramsey was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Washington Redskins. Ramsey also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Dons... |
G | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
Los Angeles Dons | |
| 11 | Arthur Statuto | C | Los Angeles Rams | Buffalo Bills | |
| 12 | Hal Herring Hal Herring Hal M. Herring is a former American football Center and coach. He played college football at Auburn University and professionally for the Buffalo Bills in the All-America Football Conference and the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League.-College career:Herring graduated from Auburn... |
C | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Buffalo Bills | |
| 13 | Lindell Pearson | HB | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Round 2
| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | Chuck Drazenovich Chuck Drazenovich Charles Mark Drazenovich was an American football linebacker who played his entire ten year career with the Washington Redskins from 1950 to 1959 in the National Football League. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1949 NFL Draft.... | FB | Washington Redskins | ||
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| 19 | Ollie Cline | FB | New York Giants | Buffalo Bills | |||
| 20 | Thomas Ray Richeson T. Ray Richeson -References:... |
G | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 21 | Martin Wendell | G | Chicago Cardinals | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 22 | Fred Negus | C | Chicago Bears | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 23 | Edgar Henke | T | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Dons | |||
| 24 | Victor Vasicek | G | Los Angeles Rams | Buffalo Bills | |||
| 25 | Leonard Ford | E | Cleveland Browns | Los Angeles Dons | |||
| 26 | Jerry Krall | FB | Philadelphia Eagles | Los Angeles Dons |
Round 3
| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | Roland Dale Roland Dale Roland Hall Dale is a former American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins for one season in 1950... | T | Washington Redskins | ||
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| 32 | Vincent Mazza | E | New York Giants | Buffalo Bills | |||
| 33 | Tom McWilliams | HB | Pittsburgh Steelers | Los Angeles Dons | |||
| 34 | Ray Ramsey | HB | Chicago Cardinals | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 35 | James Clark | T | Chicago Bears | ||||
| 36 | Odell Stautzenberger | G | San Francisco 49ers | Buffalo Bills | |||
| 37 | Richard Wilkins | E | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Dons | |||
| 38 | Charles W. Schroll | HB | Cleveland Browns | Buffalo Bills | |||
| 39 | George Pastre | T | Philadelphia Eagles | Los Angeles Dons |
Extra Picks
| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... | ||
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| 41 | James Lukens | E | Green Bay Packers | Buffalo Bills | |
| 42 | Edward King Edward King -Politicians:* Edward J. King , Governor of Massachusetts, 1979–1983* Edward King , UK MP for the Irish constituency of Roscommon, 1802–1806... |
G | Baltimore Colts | Buffalo Bills | |
| 43 | Abner Wimberly Abner Wimberly Abner Wimberly was an American football player who played three seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Louisiana State University. He was inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1949.... |
E | Green Bay Packers | Los Angeles Dons |
Round 4
| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | |||||
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| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | Robert Oristaglio Robert Oristaglio Robert Oristaglio III is an American professional golfer , and the founder of the athletic training company, Ultimate Athletes Inc. His swing speed has been clocked at over 155 mph.- Early life :... | E | Baltimore Colts | Buffalo Bills | |
| 58 | Bob Kennedy | FB | New York Yanks | New York Yankees New York Yankees (AAFC) The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn... |
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| 59 | John Kerns | T | Green Bay Packers | Buffalo Bills | |||
| 60 | Richard Rifenberg | E | Detroit Lions | New York Yankees | |||
| 61 | Hardy Brown Hardy Brown Hardy Brown was an American football linebacker in the National Football League, All-America Football Conference, and the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and then professionally for the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and the Denver Broncos... |
FB | Washington Redskins | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 62 | Joe Sullivan | QB | New York Giants | ||||
| 63 | Herbert St. John | G | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 64 | Jim Still | QB | Chicago Cardinals | Buffalo Bills | |||
| 65 | Al Beasley | G | Chicago Bears | New York Yankees | |||
| 66 | John Brown | C | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Dons | |||
| 67 | Ernest Williamson | T | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Dons | |||
| 68 | Walter Clay | FB | Cleveland Browns | Los Angeles Dons | |||
| 69 | Joseph Sutton | HB | Philadelphia Eagles | Buffalo Bills |
Extra Picks
| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | Ted Cook Ted Cook Ted Cook was a association football player who represented New Zealand, playing in New Zealand's first ever official international.Cook made his full All Whites debut in New Zealand's inaugural A-international fixture and had the distinction of scoring New Zealand's first goal, scoring a brace in... | E | Green Bay Packers |
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Round 6
| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | |||||
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| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | Ed Smith Ed Smith (American football halfback) Ed Smith is a former fullback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1948 NFL Draft and played that season with the team before splitting the following season between the Packers and the New York Bulldogs.-References:... | B | Washington Redskins | ||
| 90 | Henry Foldberg | E | New York Giants | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 91 | Ben Verick | FB | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| 92 | Alex Sarkisian | C | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| 93 | John Donaldson | HB | Chicago Bears | Los Angeles Dons | |||
| 94 | John Maskas | T | San Francisco 49ers | Buffalo Bills | |||
| 95 | Jack Swaner | HB | Los Angeles Rams | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 96 | Lynn Chewing | FB | Cleveland Browns | New York Yankees | |||
| 97 | Don Panciera | QB | Philadelphia Eagles | New York Yankees |
Extra Picks
| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | |||||
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| Pick # | |Position | |AAFC Team | FB | New York Yanks | New York Yankees | ||
| 102 | Zigmont Czarobski | T | Green Bay Packers | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 103 | Gerald Morrical | T | Detroit Lions | New York Yankees | |||
| 104 | Leon McLaughlin | C | Los Angeles Dons | ||||
| 105 | Robert Heck | E | New York Giants | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 106 | James Pearcy | G | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 107 | Phil O'Reilly | T | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| 108 | George Maddock | T | Chicago Bears | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 109 | Paul Cleary | E | San Francisco 49ers | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 110 | Richard Scott | C | Los Angeles Rams | Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| 111 | Paul Patterson | HB | Cleveland Browns | Chicago Hornets | |||
| 112 | Caleb Washington | C | Philadelphia Eagles | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Round 9
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