List of first overall Canadian Football League draft picks
Eastern draft

List of first overall Canadian Football League draft picks

Section Title: Eastern draft
Table Section Text: None

Year	Player	Position	College	IRFU Team

1953	Doug McNichol	End	Western Ontario	Montreal Alouettes

1954	Bill McFarlane	Halfback	Toronto	Toronto Argonauts

1955	Gino Fracas	Halfback	Western Ontario	Ottawa Rough Riders

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Fracas was drafted first overall by the Ottawa Rough Riders and played his first CFL season in 1955.

final_sentence: Fracas was drafted first overall by the Ottawa Rough Riders and played his first CFL season in 1955.