Halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago.
Berwanger was the first ever Heisman Trophy winner (1935) and the first player ever selected in an NFL draft (1936). His rights were traded to the Chicago Bears but he and George Halas could not come to an agreement on a contract and Berwanger never played a down in the NFL.
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Forward Garry Monahan was drafted first overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1963
Dave Piontek, 1956.
Dick Grant--1965--Pick Number 12
The first NBA draft took place in 1947 and the first player drafted was Clifton McNeeley of the University of Texas at El Paso, drafted by the Pittsburgh Ironmen. McNeeley never played in the NBA.
Desean Jackson
RB Andy Farkas from the University of Detroit Mercy as the 9th overall selection of the 1938 NFL draft. The team was playing in Boston when the first NFL draft took place in 1936. The first player ever drafted by the franchise was RB/QB/K Riley Smith out of the University of Alabama with the second overall choice.
Terry hanratty
willy nelson
play hockey for what ever team that drafted them
pittsburgh's mellon arena
Balor Moore was the first player ever drafted by the Montreal Expos, an expansion team, established in 1969. The Expos selected Moore in the first round (22nd overall).