Drafted in 1940, the first American League player to be drafted, his salary was cut from $ 55, 000 ($ today ) a year to $ 21 ($ today ) a month.

Drafted by a treaty and a bill of sale, and constituted between 1820 and 1858, the Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu ( as it was first called ) combined disparate regions, religions, and ethnicities: to the east, Ladakh was ethnically and culturally Tibetan and its inhabitants practised Buddhism ; to the south, Jammu had a mixed population of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs ; in the heavily populated central Kashmir valley, the population was overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim, however, there was also a small but influential Hindu minority, the Kashmiri brahmins or pandits ; to the northeast, sparsely populated Baltistan had a population ethnically related to Ladakh, but which practised Shi ' a Islam ; to the north, also sparsely populated, Gilgit Agency, was an area of diverse, mostly Shi ' a groups ; and, to the west, Punch was Muslim, but of different ethnicity than the Kashmir valley.

Donald Gets Drafted was the first of a five-part series, within the larger Donald Duck series, which shared a continuity of Donald serving in the army during World War II.

Furthermore, former Connecticut Chief Justice Simeon E. Baldwin upheld the claim in Norris Osborn ’ s History of Connecticut in Monographic Form, declaring that “ never had a company of men deliberately met to frame a social compact for immediate use, constituting a new and independent commonwealth, with definite officers, executive and legislative, and prescribed rules and modes of government, until the first planters of Connecticut came together for their great work on January 14th, 1638-9 .” Drafted primarily by Roger Ludlow, it was clearly the first compact between a government and the people to uphold the Rev.

Drafted first overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers, he began his NHL career in 2001 – 02 with Atlanta and was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy as league rookie-of-the-year.

Drafted by the Thrashers first overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, he became the first Russian to be drafted first overall in the NHL's history.

Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) by the Columbus Blue Jackets first overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Nash played with the London Knights for two seasons, earning the Emms Family Award in 2001 as league rookie of the year.

Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) first overall by the Penguins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Fleury played major junior for four seasons with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, earning both the Mike Bossy Trophy as the league's top prospect and the Telus Cup as the top defensive player in 2003.

Drafted first overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Daigle failed to live up to expectations, achieving a career high of only 51 points in a single National Hockey League ( NHL ) regular season.

Drafted first overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft from ZPS Zlín, Hamrlík plays as a defenceman who typically takes on an offensive role for his team, especially on the powerplay.

Drafted at age 21, he was first assigned as a rifleman with the 398th Infantry Regiment, and later served overseas with the 3rd Army Support troops and the 386th Anti-aircraft Artillery ( AAA ) Battalion.

* Mark Fistric ( Drafted by Dallas Stars in 2004 ; first round, 28th overall )

* Gilbert Brule ( Drafted by Columbus Blue Jackets in 2005 ; first round, 6th overall )

* Jonathon Blum ( Drafted by Nashville Predators in 2007 ; first round, 23rd overall )

* Evander Kane ( Drafted by Atlanta Thrashers in 2009 ; first round, 4th overall )

Drafted in the first round, fifth overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Brewer has spent parts of his twelve-year NHL career with the Islanders, the Edmonton Oilers, and the St. Louis Blues, the later of which he captained for two years.

Drafted out of West Virginia University by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1958 NFL Draft, Howley played for the Bears for two seasons before retiring after what appeared to be a career-ending knee injury he sustained during the 1959 training camp in Rensselaer, Indiana.

* Drafted by Milwaukee Bucks in first round of 1998 NBA Draft ( 19th overall ) on 24 June 1998.

Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round ( 10th overall ) of the 1999 draft, he made his professional debut with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League.

Drafted in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft, he made an immediate impact for the New York Jets ; in his rookie season, he recorded 12 tackles and 4. 5 sacks in only six games before being injured.

Drafted in the first round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves ( now the Los Angeles Clippers ) following two seasons at Vincennes Junior College, and one season at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, McAdoo soon became one of the NBA's premier players.

* Anthony Bitetto-Hockey Player Drafted in the 6th round 168th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2010 NHL Draft

Drafted by the Carolina Panthers with their 3rd round, 25th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Drafted in the second round of the 2002 MLB Entry Draft by the Houston Astros.

* Jerome Kersey ( 2006 ), former basketball player ( Drafted in the second round in 1984 by the Portland Trail Blazers, but did not finish degree until 2006 ).

Drafted in the fourth round by Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins, Theismann became frustrated with contract negotiations, Leo Cahill saw an opportunity and pounced to lure Joe north.

Drafted 133rd overall in the 6th round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Alfredsson was a serendipitous pick by the Senators.

Drafted in 16th round of the 2007 MLB Player Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.

Drafted out of the University of Tennessee in the 13th round of the 1962 AFL Draft, Stratton was selected as an AFL All-Star six straight seasons from 1963 through 1968.

Drafted in Professional Football by both the Detroit Lions of the National Football League and the New York Jets of the American Football League in the third round of the 1964 draft, he joined the Jets and became an immediate starter and perennial All-AFL selection at defensive end.

* Marian Havel ( Drafted by Washington Capitals in 2002 ; sixth round, 179th overall )

* Robin Kovar ( Drafted by Edmonton Oilers in 2002 ; fourth round, 123rd overall

* Adam Courchaine ( Drafted by Minnesota Wild in 2003 ; seventh round, 219th overall )

* Andrej Meszaros ( Drafted by Ottawa Senators in 2004 ; 1st round, 23rd overall )

* Triston Grant ( Drafted by Philadelphia Flyers in 2004 ; ninth round, 286th overall )

* Cody Franson ( Drafted by Nashville Predators in 2005 ; third round, 79th overall )

* J. D. Watt ( Drafted by Calgary Flames in 2005 ; fourth round, 111nd overall )

* Milan Lucic ( Drafted by Boston Bruins in 2006 ; second round, 50th overall )

* Michal Repik ( Drafted by Florida Panthers in 2007 ; second round, 40th overall )

* Spencer Machacek ( Drafted by Atlanta Thrashers in 2007 ; third round, 67th overall )

* Tyson Sexsmith ( Drafted by San Jose Sharks in 2007 ; third round, 91st overall )

* Lance Bouma ( Drafted by Calgary Flames in 2008 ; third round, 78th overall )

* James Wright ( Drafted by Tampa Bay Lightning in 2008 ; fourth round, 117th overall )