National Football League draft
1939 NFL draft |
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General information |
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Date(s) | December 9, 1938 |
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Location | New Yorker Hotel in New York City, NY |
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Overview |
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200 total selections in 22 rounds |
League | NFL |
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First selection | Ki Aldrich, C Chicago Cardinals |
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Most selections (23) | Brooklyn Dodgers |
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Fewest selections (18) | Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Hall of Famers | |
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The 1939 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected center Ki Aldrich.
Player selections
Round one
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals | Charles "Ki" Aldrich | C | TCU | SWC | |
| 1 | 2 | Chicago Bears | Sidney "Sid" Luckman‡ | QB | Columbia | Ind. | From Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 3 | Cleveland Rams | Linus "Bullet" Parker Hall | RB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 1 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | Davey O'Brien | QB | TCU | SWC | |
| 1 | 5 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob MacLeod | B | Dartmouth | Ind. | |
| 1 | 6 | Chicago Bears | Bill "Bullet Bill" Osmanski | B | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 1 | 7 | Detroit Lions | John Pingel | B | Michigan State | Ind. | |
| 1 | 8 | Washington Redskins | I. B. Hale | T | TCU | SWC | |
| 1 | 9 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Buhler | B | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 10 | New York Giants | Walt Nielsen | B | Arizona | BIAA | |
| 2 | 11 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Clarence "Pug" Manders | FB | Drake | MVC | from Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 12 | Chicago Cardinals | Marshall Goldberg | HB | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 2 | 13 | Cleveland Rams | Gaylon Smith | FB | Southwestern (TN) | Dixie | |
| 2 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charles Newton | B | Washington | PCC | |
| 2 | 15 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob Haak | T | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 16 | Chicago Cardinals | Alvord Wolff | T | Santa Clara | — | |
| 3 | 17 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Billy Patterson | TB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 3 | 18 | Cleveland Rams | Elmer Tarbox | B | Texas Tech | Border | |
| 3 | 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Mihal † | T | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 20 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Waddy Young | TE | Oklahoma | MVIAA | |
| 3 | 21 | Chicago Bears | John Wysocki | E | Villanova | Ind. | |
| 3 | 22 | Detroit Lions | Howard Weiss | FB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 23 | Washington Redskins | Charlie Holm | B | Alabama | SEC | |
| 3 | 24 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Brock † | C | Nebraska | MVIAA | |
| 3 | 25 | New York Giants | John Chickerneo | BB | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 4 | 26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Hugh McCullough | DB | Oklahoma | MVIAA | |
| 4 | 27 | Chicago Cardinals | Hal Stebbins | B | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 4 | 28 | Cleveland Rams | Wally Garard | T | Saint Mary's (CA) | Ind. | |
| 4 | 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | Billy Dewell | E | SMU | SWC | |
| 4 | 30 | Brookly Dodgers | Vic Bottari | B | California | N/A | |
| 5 | 31 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Daddio | E | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 5 | 32 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ernie Wheeler | B | North Dakota Agricultural | NCC | |
| 5 | 33 | Cleveland Rams | Eddie Gatto | T | LSU | SEC | |
| 5 | 34 | Philadelphia Eagles | Zed Coston | OG | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 5 | 35 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Kinnison, JackJack Kinnison | C | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 36 | Chicago Bears | Joe Delaney | T | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 5 | 37 | Detroit Lions | Steve Maronic | T | North Carolina | SoCon | |
| 5 | 38 | Washington Redskins | Dick Todd | B | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 5 | 39 | Green Bay Packers | Lynn Hovland | OG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 40 | New York Giants | Willis, DonDon Willis | B | Clemson | SoCon | |
| 6 | 41 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Sam Boyd | QB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 6 | 42 | Chicago Cardinals | George Faust | B | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 43 | Cleveland Rams | Barney McGarry | T | Utah | MSC | |
| 6 | 44 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jake Schuehle | B | Rice | SWC | |
| 6 | 45 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Len Janiak | B | Ohio | Buckeye | |
| 6 | 46 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ed Beinor | T | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 6 | 47 | Detroit Lions | Wendlick, JoeJoe Wendlick | E | Oregon State | PCC | |
| 6 | 48 | Washington Redskins | Anderson, DaveDave Anderson | B | California | N/A | |
| 6 | 49 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Craig | E | South Carolina | SoCon | |
| 6 | 50 | New York Giants | Ginney, JerryJerry Ginney | OG | Santa Clara | — | |
| 7 | 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Dwyer, BillBill Dwyer | B | New Mexico | Border | |
| 7 | 52 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Palumbo, EddieEddie Palumbo | B | Detroit | N/A | |
| 7 | 53 | Cleveland Rams | Dowd, JerryJerry Dowd | C | Saint Mary's | Ind. | |
| 7 | 54 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tony Ippolito | B | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 55 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Alex Schoenbaum | T | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 56 | Chicago Bears | Heileman, CharlieCharlie Heileman | E | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 57 | Detroit Lions | Darrell Tully | B | East Texas State | LSC | |
| 7 | 58 | Washington Redskins | Lumpkin, QuintonQuinton Lumpkin | C | Georgia | SEC | |
| 7 | 59 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Twedell | T | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 60 | New York Giants | Woodell, LloydLloyd Woodell | C | Arkansas | SWC | |
| 8 | 61 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Nelson, OleOle Nelson | E | Michigan State | Ind. | |
| 8 | 62 | Chicago Cardinals | Hinkebein, ShermSherm Hinkebein | C | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 8 | 63 | Cleveland Rams | Brunner, Warren "Bronco"Warren "Bronco" Brunner | B | Tulane | SEC | |
| 8 | 64 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Somers | T | La Salle | N/A | |
| 8 | 65 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dan "Tiger" Hill | C | Duke | SoCon | |
| 8 | 66 | Chicago Bears | Dannies, BobBob Dannies | C | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 8 | 67 | Detroit Lions | Trzuskowski, DickDick Trzuskowski | T | Idaho | PCC | |
| 8 | 68 | Washington Redskins | Torrance "Bo" Russell | T | Auburn | SEC | |
| 8 | 69 | Green Bay Packers | Paul Kell | T | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
| 8 | 70 | New York Giants | Zagar, PetePete Zagar | T | Stanford | PCC | |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
71 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Brown | End | Notre Dame |
72 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Steve Petro | Guard | Pittsburgh |
73 | Cleveland Rams | Lew Bostick | Guard | Alabama |
74 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rankin Britt | End | Texas A&M |
75 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Forrest Kline | Guard | TCU |
76 | Chicago Bears | Ray Bray | Guard | Western Michigan |
77 | Detroit Lions | Bill Callihan | Back | Nebraska |
78 | Washington Redskins | Wilbur Moore | Back | Minnesota |
79 | Green Bay Packers | John Hall | Back | TCU |
80 | New York Giants | Bob Mills | Tackle | Nebraska |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
81 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jack Lee | Back | Carnegie Tech |
82 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Crowder | Quarterback | Oklahoma |
83 | Cleveland Rams | Frank Petrick | End | Indiana |
84 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill McKeever | Tackle | Cornell |
85 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Kimble Bradley | Back | Ole Miss |
86 | Chicago Bears | Walt Wood | Back | Tennessee |
87 | Detroit Lions | Ray George | Tackle | USC |
88 | Washington Redskins | Jimmy Johnston | Back | Washington |
89 | Green Bay Packers | Vince Gavre | Back | Wisconsin |
90 | New York Giants | Tom Roberts | Tackle | DePaul |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
91 | Chicago Cardinals | Bowden Wyatt | End | Tennessee |
92 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Lou Tomasetti | Back | Bucknell |
93 | Cleveland Rams | Sid Roth | Guard | Cornell |
94 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Humphrey | Center | Purdue |
95 | Brooklyn Dodgers | George Lenc | End | Augustana (IL) |
96 | Chicago Bears | Al Braga | Back | San Francisco |
97 | Detroit Lions | Tony Calvelli | Center | Stanford |
98 | Washington Redskins | Jim German | Back | Centre |
99 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Sprague | End | SMU |
100 | New York Giants | Merl Miller | Back | Washington |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
101 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Denny Cochran | Back | St. Louis |
102 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Thomas | Guard | Oklahoma |
103 | Cleveland Rams | Chet Adams | Tackle | Ohio |
104 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Kraynick | Back | North Carolina |
105 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ralph Heikkinen | Guard | Michigan |
106 | Chicago Bears | Hal Roise | Back | Idaho |
107 | Detroit Lions | Jim Coughlan | End | Santa Clara |
108 | Washington Redskins | Bob O'Mara | Back | Duke |
109 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Carl Kaplanoff | Tackle | Ohio State |
110 | New York Giants | Bruno Schroeder | End | Texas A&M |
Round thirteen
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
121 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ed Clary | Back | South Carolina |
122 | Chicago Cardinals | Blase Miatovich | Tackle | San Francisco |
123 | Cleveland Rams | John Ryland | Center | UCLA |
124 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Aleskus | Tackle | Ohio State |
125 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ray Carnelly | Back | Carnegie Tech |
126 | Chicago Bears | Anton Stolfa | Back | Luther |
127 | Detroit Lions | Art Means | Guard | Washington |
128 | Washington Redskins | Bob Hoffman | Back | USC |
129 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Badgett | Tackle | Georgia |
130 | New York Giants | George Watson | Back | North Carolina |
Round fifteen
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
141 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Al Lezouski | Guard | Pittsburgh |
142 | Chicago Cardinals | Gus Goins | End | Clemson |
143 | Cleveland Rams | Gordon Reupke | Back | Iowa State |
144 | Philadelphia Eagles | Irv Hall | Back | Brown |
145 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Charley Gross | Guard | Bradley |
146 | Chicago Bears | Ken Armstrong | Tackle | Tarkio |
147 | Detroit Lions | Bill Lazetich | Back | Montana |
148 | Washington Redskins | Dick Farman | Tackle | Washington State |
149 | Green Bay Packers | Roy Bellin | Back | Wisconsin |
150 | New York Giants | Ted Panish | Back | Bradley |
Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
151 | Chicago Cardinals | Ev Elkins | Back | Marshall |
152 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ed Longhi | Center | Notre Dame |
153 | Cleveland Rams | Mike Perrie | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
154 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Riddell | End | South Dakota State |
155 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Siegal | End | Columbia |
156 | Chicago Bears | Raphael Masters | End | Newberry |
157 | Detroit Lions | Ralph Neihaus | Tackle | Dayton |
158 | Washington Redskins | Clyde Shugart | Tackle | Iowa State |
159 | Green Bay Packers | John Yerby | End | Oregon |
160 | New York Giants | Jack Sanders | Tackle | SMU |
Round eighteen
Round nineteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
171 | Chicago Cardinals | Mike Kochel | Guard | Fordham |
172 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Frank Peters | End | Washington |
173 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Lane | Back | Bucknell |
174 | Philadelphia Eagles | Morris White | Back | Tulsa |
175 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ferrell Anderson | Guard | Kansas |
176 | Chicago Bears | Ed Simonich | Back | Notre Dame |
177 | Detroit Lions | Amerigo "Tony" Tonelli | Guard | USC |
178 | Washington Redskins | Phil Smith | Tackle | St. Benedict's |
179 | Green Bay Packers | John Brennan | Guard | Michigan |
180 | New York Giants | Bill Paulman | Back | Stanford |
Round twenty
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
181 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tom Sheldrake | End | Washington |
182 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Rice | Tackle | San Francisco |
183 | Cleveland Rams | Paul Graham | Back | Indiana |
184 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Gormley | Center | LSU |
185 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Tony Popp | End | Toledo |
186 | Chicago Bears | George Vogeler | Center | Oklahoma A&M |
187 | Detroit Lions | Jim McDonald | Center | Illinois |
188 | Washington Redskins | Paul Coop | Tackle | Centre |
189 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Schultz | Tackle | Minnesota |
190 | New York Giants | Lyle Smith | Guard | Tulane |
Round twenty-one
Round twenty-two
Hall of Famers
- Sid Luckman, quarterback from Columbia taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965.[3]
Notable undrafted players
Notes
^ Heisman Winner[5]
References
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Sid Luckman". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ "1938 – 4th Award Davey O'Brien TCU Back". Heisman Trophy. All Things Media. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
External links
- NFL.com – 1939 Draft
- databaseFootball.com – 1939 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Archived 2008-12-29 at the Wayback Machine