1953 IRFU College Draft

The 1953 IRFU College Draft was the first official sports draft held by the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a predecessor of the East Division of the Canadian Football League, in the spring of 1953. 40 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.[1] The Montreal Alouettes had the first selection, Doug McNichol, who became the first player to be drafted to a Canadian professional football team.

The following list only includes the first three rounds due to historical limitations.[2]

Round one
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Montreal AlouettesDoug McNicholEWestern Ontario
2Ottawa Rough RidersJoe HarrisTToronto
3Toronto ArgonautsGeoff CrainQBMcGill
4Hamilton Tiger-CatsRay TruantHBWestern Ontario

Round two
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
5Montreal AlouettesBill BewleyHBToronto
6Ottawa Rough RidersStu KennedyTQueen's
7Toronto ArgonautsLee MunnTMcMaster
8Hamilton Tiger-CatsDunc EllisTToronto

Round three
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
9Montreal AlouettesJim MillerEMcGill
10Ottawa Rough RidersTony ArnoldiEQueen's
11Toronto ArgonautsDon GriffinHBQueen's
12Hamilton Tiger-CatsL. WrigglesworthHBMcMaster

References
  1. Draft History Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "2014 CFL Draft Guide". Archived from the original on 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
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