1953 NFL Draft

The 1953 NFL Draft was held on January 22, 1953.

[edit] Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	San Francisco 49ers Lottery bonus pick	Harry Babcock	End	Georgia
2	Baltimore Colts	Billy Vessels	Halfback	Oklahoma
3	Washington Redskins	Jack Scarbath	Back	Maryland
4	Chicago Cardinals	Johnny Olszewski	Fullback	California
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ted Marchibroda	Quarterback	Detroit
6	Chicago Bears	Billy Anderson	Halfback	Compton JC
7	Green Bay Packers	Al Carmichael	Halfback	USC
8	New York Giants	Bobby Marlow	Halfback	Alabama
9	Los Angeles Rams From Philadelphia Eagles	Donn Moomaw	Center	UCLA
10	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Stolhanske	End	University of Texas at Austin
11	Cleveland Browns	Doug Atkins	Tackle	Tennessee
12	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Barker	End	Washington State
13	Detroit Lions	Harley Sewell	Guard	Texas

Doug Atkins, T, Tennessee - taken 1st round, 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns. Inducted in 1982.
John Henry Johnson, FB, Arizona State - taken 2nd round, 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted in 1987.
Bob St. Clair, OT, San Francisco - taken 3rd round, 32nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers. Inducted in 1990.
Stan Jones, G/DT, Maryland - taken 5th round, 54th overall by the Chicago Bears. Inducted in 1991.
Chuck Noll, G, Dayton - taken 20th round, 239th overall by the Cleveland Browns. Inducted in 1993 as a coach.
Jim Ringo, C, Syracuse - taken 7th round, 79th overall by the Green Bay Packers. Inducted in 1981.
Joe Schmidt, LB, Pittsburgh - taken 7th round, 85th overall. Inducted in 1973.
Roosevelt Brown, OT, Morgan State - taken 27th round, 321st overall. Inducted in 1975.

Charley Ane, OL, USC - taken 4th round, 49th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Tom Brookshier, DB, Colorado - taken 10th round, 117th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Rudy Bukich, QB, USC - taken 2nd round, 24th overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Pete Retzlaff, WR, South Dakota State - taken 22nd round, 265th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.