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unusual facts about The Draft



Ray Caldwell

Caldwell left the Yankees in mid-August to join a shipbuilding firm in order to avoid military service after being picked in the draft.

The Blackout Pact

They went on to tour with such bands as Fight Paris, Drowningman, The Lawrence Arms, The Fall of Troy, Folly, The Draft, Rise Against, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Yellowcard, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Silverstein, Mae and more.

The Gay Deceivers

The Gay Deceivers follows Danny and Elliot, two friends who try to get out of the draft by pretending to be gay.

William Fairbanks

He was then living at 115 Dudley Avenue in Venice, where he registered for the draft of World War I.


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1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état

Only a week later, the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended rearmament and a restoration of the draft.

1967–68 Seattle SuperSonics season

Selecting Tom Meschery from the San Francisco Warriors was made possible after the Warriors unprotected him for the draft, after Meschery informed the San Francisco front office that he desired to join the Peace Corps.

1972–73 WHA season

After 70 rounds the Winnipeg Jets selected Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin and then stop participating in the draft, while the other teams continued making selections.

2012–13 Calgary Flames season

Assistant General Manager John Weisbrod, who made the pick, said Jankowski was the most physically talented player available in the draft, while General Manager Jay Feaster predicted that he could become the best player taken in the draft.

Ashwani Kumar

In April 2013, on the behest of the Honorable Supreme Court of India, The CBI director, Ranjit Sinha, submitted an affidavit stating that the draft investigative report on the Indian coal allocation scam was vetted by Ashwani Kumar before it was submitted to the court.

Bachar Houli

After consulting with a Sheikh, Houli decided to break his Ramadan fast for three days during the physical endurance tests at the AFL Draft Camp; this allowed him to record sufficient times to impress recruiters and be a viable selection in the draft.

Basmanny District

This sloboda occupied the beginning of Staraya Basmannaya Street, while the present-day Novaya Basmannaya Street was known as Kapitanskaya (Captain's) sloboda and housed the officers of "European" troops established by Peter I. Church of St. Peter and Paul in this area was built in 1705–1723 to the draft made by Peter himself, in early Baroque style (the church technically stands in Krasnoselsky District).

Bill Polian

In 1997, Polian was hired as President and decided to build through the draft as the Colts would have the number 1 overall pick for 1998; the Colts picked Peyton Manning.

Chris Long

Following the draft, Rams head coach Scott Linehan named Long a presumptive starter on defense, a notion that Long rejected and instead felt he needed to earn.

Cooum River

According to the draft ecological plan, floral species such as Indian almond, black wattle, sacred fig, madras thorn, Indian mulberry, neem, banyan, magizham, Indian cork tree, punnai, sirukkambil, karumugai, shenbagam, bayur tree, kadamba, pavazha malli, vetiver grass, palmorasa, agave, lemon grass and subabul would be part of species along the nature trail which would play a role in erosion management.

Dave Liddell

Liddell was a 4th round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs in 1984 - the 83rd overall pick in the draft - after attending Rubidoux High School in Riverdale, California.

David Clyde

Clyde was praised by national publications such as Sports Illustrated and Newsweek prior to the 1973 MLB Draft, and was the consensus among scouts as the best player available in the draft.

Draft Goldwater Committee

The Draft Goldwater Committee was the organization primarily responsible for engineering the nomination of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater for President of the United States on the 1964 Republican Party ticket.

Draftee Daffy

The demon takes off his mask to reveal he's the man from the draft board, who then replies with the popular catchphrase of the "Richard Q. Peavey" character from The Great Gildersleeve, "Well, now, I wouldn't say that," (same as what Bugs Bunny, in his elderly form, says at the end of the Merrie Melodies cartoon, The Old Grey Hare) and proceeds to chase Daffy into the distance, letter still in hand.

George Mavrikos

He received international attention in February 2012 when during the parliamentary debate he threw his copy of the draft of the austerity bill at the finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos.

George Nonte

His eldest son, David Nonte, with the assistance of Edward C. Ezell and Lee Jurras completed the draft manuscript for his final book, Combat Handguns, which was published posthumously.

Gong Xiantian

The chairman of the NPC, Wu Bangguo nevertheless promised that the Property Law would be passed in the 2007 sitting, following a 6th reading of the draft.

Hamptons Collegiate Baseball

Shortly after the draft concluded, Peter Budkevics of C. W. Post signed a free agent deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jacques Richard

For the 1972–73 season the NHL added two teams, the Atlanta Flames and the New York Islanders, with a coin toss in June 1972 deciding which team would get the first choice in the draft.

Jake Hess

Later, when he registered with the draft board in Lincoln, Nebraska, he gave his name as "William Jesse Hess."

James Posey

Boston, who dealt Walker to the Heat, received a package that included Qyntel Woods, the draft rights to Albert Miralles, two second-round draft picks, and cash.

Japeth Aguilar

As expected, the Burger King Whoppers nabbed Aguilar as its overall No.1 draft pick in the 2009 PBA Draft; however days after the draft, he boldly declared that he would join the Smart Gilas Pilipinas developmental basketball program coached by Serbian Rajko Toroman, a move which caused controversy within the PBA and angst especially by the team that drafted him.

Jay Canizaro

Canizaro was drafted by the Giants in 1993 in the fourth round of the draft after playing at Oklahoma State.

Joey Dorsey

After the draft, he was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights to the 25th pick, Nicolas Batum.

Jon Scheyer

Draft Express compared 19 top shooting guards in the draft, on the basis of detailed points-per-possession statistics generated by Synergy Sports Technology.

Ken O'Brien

The many Jets fans that attended the draft, held in New York City, were surprised and outraged by the choice; O'Brien was so obscure that New York television reporter Sal Marchiano twice mangled his name while reporting on fan reaction to the draft.

Kevin Pritchard

About one hour before the 2010 NBA Draft, Kevin Pritchard was notified by Paul Allen that he had been fired, but wanted to make it clear that he needed to stay for the draft.

Les Snead

In the draft the Rams traded the 6th pick for the Dallas Cowboys 14th pick and selected Michael Brockers.

Luis Flores

His draft rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with $300,000 cash in exchange for the draft rights to Vassilis Spanoulis before being traded to the Golden State Warriors on August 24, 2004.

Mac Cummings

Since the company's inception, the draft technology has been installed in national chains such as Hooters, Uno Chicago Grill,and Buffalo Wild Wings.

Masumi Kuwata

The draft generated some controversy, since Kuwata had repeatedly expressed a desire to enter Waseda University, prompting other teams to refrain from picking him in the draft.

Matsuyama Declaration

Coordination Council of Matsuyama Declaration (Head of the secretariat is Gania Nishimura) was held in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on July 18, 1999 and the draft of the Declaration was created.

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Two players were chosen in Stage 1 of the draft with an additional eleven players chosen in the second stage, including World Cup veterans Jimmy Conrad, Josh Wolff, and Frankie Hejduk; designated player Juan Pablo Ángel, and Jeff Cunningham, then the second-leading scorer in league history.

Model State Emergency Health Powers Act

The draft, dated October 23, 2001, was produced by Gostin without consultation from any of the various groups he listed on the title page as being "in collaboration with", namely, the National Governors Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Association of Attorneys General, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and the National Association of County and City Health Officials.

Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill

The draft Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill of 2007 expanded on the Witchcraft Suppression Act of 1957, defining witchcraft as harmful magic and attempting to regulate the conduct of traditional healers in Mpumalanga.

Politics of Kenya

The outcome of that referendum, in which the draft constitution was rejected, signalled a wider re-alignment before the 2007 elections, in which the No team reorganised itself as the Orange Democratic Movement with Raila Odinga as their presidential flag bearer whilst those in the Yes team ended up in several political parties including the Party of National Unity (Kenya).

Produce traceability

The draft Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 was introduced May 27, 2009, in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects in the Defense Industry

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said when he presented the draft law that "The sole purpose of this foundation is to close a gap in advanced research with our Western partners after 20 years of stagnation in the Russian military science and defense industry overall".

Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman

More than a decade later, Bantam publisher Lou Aronica learned of the draft, convinced Congdon to send him a copy, and quickly encouraged Miller to resume work on the novel.

Sandinista Popular Army

Irregular Warfare Battalion (Batallón de Lucha Irregular) Recognizing the need for troops trained for counterinsurgency or anti-guerilla warfare, the Sandinistas began deploying BLIs in 1983, Bli's were special troops that operated in a fastlighting mode or for long period of time, these troops were operating in the deeps of Nicaragua dense jungles, Very well trained to adapt in any climate or terrains and expanded their numbers after instituting the draft.

Santa Barbara News-Press controversy

In November 2007 the trial judge Edward Rafeedie granted Ampersand summary judgment on its copyright infringement claim, holding that the posting of the draft article was not fair use.

Sasakwa, Oklahoma

In 1917, hundreds of men gathered on a farm near Sasakwa to protest the draft in World War I, an event called the Green Corn Rebellion.

Schulschiff Deutschland

Between trips Elsfleth was the ship's base as owing to the draft of the ship its registered home port of Oldenburg could not be used.

Sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly

The draft does not state a recognition of Palestine under the 1967 borders, but instead asks for permanent borders to be negotiated based on the principle of the 4 June 1967; a move that even elicited the support of some members of the rival Palestinian movement Hamas, who has previously said that recognition of the 1967 borders before a final-status deal would mean waiving the claim for the right of return of refugees.

Sons of Champlin

In 1965 the draft claimed the drummer and bass player of the Opposite Six, and Champlin joined forces with guitarist Terry Haggerty, sax player Tim Cain, bassist John Prosser and drummer Jim Meyers in the band that became the Sons of Champlin.

Taro Tsujimoto

Imlach, who had already drafted several players that would go on to great success with the team (Derek Smith in the previous round and All-Stars Lee Fogolin and Danny Gare in the first two rounds) earlier in the draft, decided to have some fun at the expense of the league and Clarence Campbell, the NHL president for the last 28 years.

Trent Ormond-Allen

A half-back, he broke into the seniors just once in 1995 and after playing just seven further games in 1996 was traded to Adelaide for pick 83 in the draft, Ashley Gehling.

Ulrich K. Preuss

In 1989/90, he co-authored the draft of the constitution as a participant of the Round Table of the German Democratic Republic, and in 1992/93 he advised the Thuringian parliament on the conception of a new constitution.