This changed in recent years, as the draft ended and military service became a far less common rite of passage.

However the draft ended just before his graduation in 1973.

After the draft ends today, every coach will profess to be "pleased" with the choices.

"But it is pretty obscure since the draft ended."

At the end the writing becomes very fast and the draft ends in scrawled notes.

At the point where this draft ends he replies to the king's offer of reward and friendship thus: 'No need.

And a good draft would end what has been a good off season for Young and the team.

Michigan players not drafted signed free agent contracts with other teams after the draft ended.

When the draft ended in 1972, there were only 45,000 women on active duty in all the services, a total of 2 percent.

Mr. Young, now 39, was 13 when the draft ended in 1973.