1952 IRFU college draft

The 1952 IRFU college draft was an unofficial sports draft held by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a predecessor of the East Division of the Canadian Football League, in the spring of 1952. The concept was first developed at a meeting between Eastern officials on April 6, 1952. In the meeting, the delegates agreed, in principle, that eligible college athletes would be selected by member clubs with the last place team selecting first in each round. While the draft was unofficial, players selected in this draft were indeed added to the rosters of the clubs that had drafted them.[1]

Seventeen players were chosen from among eligible players from five eastern universities, McGill University, Queen's University, University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario, and McMaster University.[2] The Montreal Alouettes had the first selection, as well as the most, since they also had the last selection.

Round one

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
1 Montreal Alouettes Harry Lampman E Queen's
2 Toronto Argonauts Marsh Haymes G Toronto
3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill Berezowski C/G McMaster
4 Ottawa Rough Riders Bob Garside HB Toronto

Round two

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
5 Montreal Alouettes Dawson Tilley G/T McGill
6 Toronto Argonauts Al Dancey C Toronto
7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mel Hawkrigg HB McMaster
8 Ottawa Rough Riders Walt Bashak G/T McMaster

Round three

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
9 Montreal Alouettes Gene Robillard HB/QB McGill
10 Toronto Argonauts Ross McKelvey HB Queen's
11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bob McMonagle HB Western Ontario
12 Ottawa Rough Riders Alex Lawson E/QB Toronto

Round four

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Pick # CFL team Player Position College
13 Montreal Alouettes Bob McLelland G/T McGill
14 Toronto Argonauts Jack Roberts G/T Toronto
15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Gerry Fitzgerald E Western Ontario
16 Ottawa Rough Riders Al Brown E Toronto
17 Montreal Alouettes Ken Wagner HB McGill

References

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  1. ^ "2014 CFL Draft Guide". Archived from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  2. ^ Draft History Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine