The 1955 NFL Draft
85 picks. First overall: George Shaw, quarterback, from Oregon, to Baltimore Colts. Most picks: Notre Dame 8, USC 5, Wisconsin 4, Oregon 3, Oklahoma 3.
The 1955 NFL Draft ran 30 rounds; this page lists the first seven. Teams appear under the name they had that year. These drafts come from Wikipedia’s draft articles. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Shaw | QB | Oregon | Baltimore Colts |
| 2 |  Max Boydston | E | Oklahoma | Chicago Cardinals |
| 3 |  Alan Ameche | FB | Wisconsin | Baltimore Colts |
| 4 |  Ralph Guglielmi | QB | Notre Dame | Washington Redskins |
| 5 |  Tom Bettis | LB | Purdue | Green Bay Packers |
| 6 |  Frank Varrichione | OT | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | Larry Morris | C | Georgia Tech | Los Angeles Rams |
| 8 |  Joe Heap | RB | Notre Dame | New York Giants |
| 9 |  Dick Bielski | FB | Maryland | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 10 |  Dicky Moegle | RB | Rice | San Francisco 49ers |
| 11 | Ron Drzewiecki | RB | Marquette | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Dave Middleton | RB | Auburn | Detroit Lions |
| 13 | Kurt Burris | C | Oklahoma | Cleveland Browns |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Lindon Crow | CB | USC | Chicago Cardinals |
| 15 | Ron Waller | B | Maryland | Los Angeles Rams |
| 16 |  Dick Szymanski | C | Notre Dame | Baltimore Colts |
| 17 | Jim Temp | E | Wisconsin | Green Bay Packers |
| 18 | Bob Long | B | UCLA | Los Angeles Rams |
| 19 | Corky Taylor | B | Kansas State | Los Angeles Rams |
| 20 | Sid Fournet | OT | LSU | Los Angeles Rams |
| 21 | Frank Morze | C | Boston College | San Francisco 49ers |
| 22 | Buck Lansford | OT | Texas | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 23 |  Bobby Watkins | B | Ohio State | Chicago Bears |
| 24 | Jim Salsbury | OG | UCLA | Detroit Lions |
| 25 | Dean Renfro | B | North Texas State | Cleveland Browns |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Mal Hammack | B | Florida | Chicago Cardinals |
| 27 | L.G. Dupree | B | Baylor | Baltimore Colts |
| 28 | Ray Perkins | B | Syracuse | Washington Redskins |
| 29 | Buddy Leake | B | Oklahoma | Green Bay Packers |
| 30 | Ed Bernet | E | SMU | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 31 |  Rosey Grier | DT | Penn State | New York Giants |
| 32 | Tony Pasquesi | OT | Notre Dame | Chicago Cardinals |
| 33 | Frank Eidom | B | SMU | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 34 |  Carroll Hardy | B | Colorado | San Francisco 49ers |
| 35 | John Hall | OT | Iowa | Cleveland Browns |
| 36 | Darris McCord | OT | Tennessee | Detroit Lions |
| 37 | Bobby Freeman | B | Auburn | Cleveland Browns |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Frank Bernardi | B | Colorado | Chicago Cardinals |
| 39 | Gordon Malloy | B | Miami (FL) | Detroit Lions |
| 40 | Tom Feamster | E | Florida State | Los Angeles Rams |
| 41 | Paul Reynolds | B | Notre Dame | Cleveland Browns |
| 42 | Fred Broussard | C | Northwestern State | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 43 | Ed Fouch | OT | USC | Los Angeles Rams |
| 44 | Jack Patera | OG | Oregon | Baltimore Colts |
| 45 | Matt Hazeltine | C | California | San Francisco 49ers |
| 46 |  Dean Dugger | E | Ohio State | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 47 | Joe O’Malley | E | Georgia | Chicago Bears |
| 48 | Lee Riley | B | Detroit | Detroit Lions |
| 49 | Sam Palumbo | C | Notre Dame | Cleveland Browns |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Mario Da Re | OT | USC | Chicago Cardinals |
| 51 | George Preas | OG | VPI | Baltimore Colts |
| 52 | Don Glantz | OT | Nebraska | Washington Redskins |
| 53 |  Hank Bullough | OG | Michigan State | Green Bay Packers |
| 54 | George Mason | OT | Alabama | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 55 | Ed Kelley | B | Texas | Los Angeles Rams |
| 56 | Mel Triplett | B | Toledo | New York Giants |
| 57 | Gene Lamone | OG | West Virginia | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 58 | Eldred Kraemer | OT | Pittsburgh | San Francisco 49ers |
| 59 | Leland Kendall | OT | Oklahoma A&M | Chicago Bears |
| 60 | Bud Brooks | OG | Arkansas | Detroit Lions |
| 61 | Aramis Dandoy | B | USC | Cleveland Browns |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Jack Bowersox | OG | Maryland | Chicago Cardinals |
| 63 | Dan Shannon | E | Notre Dame | Chicago Bears |
| 64 | Leo Lewis | B | Lincoln (MO) | Baltimore Colts |
| 65 | Norm Amundsen | OG | Wisconsin | Green Bay Packers |
| 66 | Lem Harkey | B | Emporia State | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 67 | Corky Tharp | B | Alabama | Los Angeles Rams |
| 68 | Ron Locklin | E | Wisconsin | New York Giants |
| 69 | Bobby Luna | B | Alabama | San Francisco 49ers |
| 70 | Billy Quinn | B | Texas | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 71 | Henry Mosely | B | Morris Brown | Chicago Bears |
| 72 | Elijah Childers | OT | Prairie View A&M | Detroit Lions |
| 73 |  Leroy Bolden | B | Michigan State | Cleveland Browns |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 |  Dave Leggett | B | Ohio State | Chicago Cardinals |
| 75 | Frank McDonald | E | Miami (FL) | Baltimore Colts |
| 76 | Erik Christensen | E | Richmond | Washington Redskins |
| 77 | Bob Clemens | B | Georgia | Green Bay Packers |
| 78 | Hal Reeve | OT | Oregon | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 79 | Frank Clayton | B | USC | Los Angeles Rams |
| 80 | Ron Marciniak | OG | Kansas State | Washington Redskins |
| 81 | Bill McKenna | E | Brandeis | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 82 | Johnny Dean | B | VPI | San Francisco 49ers |
| 83 | Bruce Sturgess | B | William & Mary | Chicago Bears |
| 84 |  Bert Zagers | B | Michigan State | Detroit Lions |
| 85 | Jack Locklear | C | Auburn | Cleveland Browns |