1953 IRFU college draft

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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 team	Player	Position	College
1	Montreal Alouettes	Doug McNichol	E	Western Ontario
2	Ottawa Rough Riders	Joe Harris	T	Toronto
3	Toronto Argonauts	Geoff Crain	QB	McGill
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ray Truant	HB	Western Ontario

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	College
5	Montreal Alouettes	Bill Bewley	HB	Toronto
6	Ottawa Rough Riders	Stu Kennedy	T	Queen's
7	Toronto Argonauts	Lee Munn	T	McMaster
8	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Dunc Ellis	T	Toronto

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	College
9	Montreal Alouettes	Jim Miller	E	McGill
10	Ottawa Rough Riders	Tony Arnoldi	E	Queen's
11	Toronto Argonauts	Don Griffin	HB	Queen's
12	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L. Wrigglesworth	HB	McMaster

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

v t e CFL drafts
Eastern draft (1953–1955)	1952 1953 1954 1955
National draft (1956–1984)	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Modern era (1985–present)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Global draft (2019–present)	2019 Mexico Europe 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Expansion drafts	2002 2013
Dispersal drafts	1995 1996 1997 2006
Team first-round picks	BC Lions Toronto Argonauts Ottawa Redblacks
See also	First overall draft picks CFL Combine

v t e 1953 Canadian football season by team
Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Ontario Rugby Football Union	Brantford Kitchener-Waterloo Sarnia Toronto Balmy Beach
See also	1953 CFL Draft 41st Grey Cup

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