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Who drafted Ernie Davis?
Ernie Davis was the number-one pick in the 1962 NFL Draft, becoming the first African American football player to be taken first overall. Selected by the Washington Redskins, his rights were then traded to the Cleveland Browns for Bobby Mitchell and a first-round draft choice. He was also drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
Who was the running back drafted by the browns with leukemia?
Browns running back Ernie Davis died of Leukemia in 1962, before ever getting the chance to play in the NFL. However, Ernie Davis wasn't drafted by the Browns, he was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins with the first pick in the first round of the 1962 NFL Draft.
Who was the first black first round draft choice in the NFL?
Ernie Davis of Syracuse University was the first African American to be selected #1 overall in the NFL draft. That was 1962 and he was selected by the Washington Redskins and subsequently traded to the Cleveland Browns. Davis tragically was diagnosed with leukemia in the summer of 1962 and passed away in May, 1963 without ever playing an NFL game. Davis was also the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Who did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft in the second round in 2009?
In the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded their pick, along with their 2010 fifth round selection, to the Cleveland Browns for Kellen Winslow Jr.
Who was the 1st pick in the 1962 NFL Draft?
O.J. Simpson was the 1969 first pick in the draft
