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1944 Detroit Lions Draftees

Record: 6-3-1, 2nd in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Gus Dorais (6-3-1)

Points For: 216 (21.6/g) 4th of 11

Points Against: 151 (15.1/g) 4th of 11

Expected W-L: 7.0-3.0

SRS: 3.42 (5th of 11), SOS: -3.08

Other Notable Asst.: Joe Bach (Line Coach)

Stadium: Briggs Stadium

Principal Owner: Fred Mandel

Training Camp: West Shore Golf Club (Grosse Ile Township, Michigan)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Otto Graham HOF	4	QB	10	1946	1955	7	5	10	0	126	1464	2626	23584	174	135	405	882	44			0	Northwestern
2	Bob Cifers	14	HB	4	1946	1949	0	0	1	0	42	4	13	52	0	2	230	787	1	12	296	4	Tennessee
3	Ralph Heywood	19	E	4	1946	1949	0	0	2	0	48				0		4	5	0	84	1192	10	USC
4	George Bettridge	30	B				0	0	0														Utah
5	John Greene	35	E	7	1944	1950	0	0	4	0	78				0				0	175	2965	26	Michigan
6	Ed Alliquie	46	T				0	0	0														Santa Clara
7	Paul Briggs	57	T	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	12				0				0			0	Colorado
8	Red Giske	68	G				0	0	0														Washington St.
9	Matthew Bolger	79	E				0	0	0														Notre Dame
10	Herb Hein	90	E				0	0	0														Minnesota
11	Paul White	101	HB	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	11	1	3	21	0	0	22	85	1	2	55	0	Michigan
12	Jack Lescoulie	112	G				0	0	0														UCLA
13	Doug Rehor	123	B				0	0	0														Dickinson
14	Bill Pritula	134	C				0	0	0														Michigan
15	Jim Molich	145	E				0	0	0														Fresno St.
16	Jules Yakapovich	156	B				0	0	0														Colgate
17	Jack Helms	167	DE	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	7				0				0			0	Georgia Tech
18	Elmer Madarik	178	HB	4	1945	1948	0	0	2	0	23	7	14	104	1	0	31	48	1	10	113	0	Detroit Mercy
19	Bill Eubank	189	E				0	0	0														Mississippi St.
20	Ray Ahlstrom	200	B				0	0	0
21	Alex Kapter	211	G	1	1946	1946	0	0	0	0	6				0				0			0	Northwestern
22	Vic Clark	222	B				0	0	0														Texas-El Paso
23	Max Fischer	233	C				0	0	0														Oklahoma
24	Chuck Jacoby	244	B				0	0	0														Indiana
25	Bob McCarthy	255	E				0	0	0
26	Stan Hendrickson	266	E				0	0	0														Colorado
27	Fred Bouldin	277	B				0	0	0														Missouri
28	Dick McElwee	288	B				0	0	0														West Virginia
29	Robert Derleth	299	T	1	1947	1947	0	0	0	0	1				0				0			0	Michigan
30	George Dick	310	E				0	0	0														Kansas