What Was Different The Last Time Pittsburgh Hosted The Draft? Everything

Pittsburgh DraftPicture it. The 2026 NFL Draft held in downtown Pittsburgh. Football’s biggest offseason event occurring in the heart of the Steel City. But it’s not on television. There’s hardly any buzz. When you check the news the next morning, the draft occurred but the Steelers’ picks aren’t announced. And there’s another league gunning to get whichever players Pittsburgh actually selected. And the NFL season isn’t even over yet.

That’s what the draft was like in 1947, the last and only other time it was held in Pittsburgh. For clarity’s sake, this was the 1948 NFL Draft but not held in its calendar year. It took place on December 19, 1947, at the Fort Pitt Hotel. At the time, the NFL’s…