1938 NFL Draft
The 1938 National Football League Draft was held on December 12, 1937, at the Sherman House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2] The draft consisted of 12 rounds and 110 player selections. It began with the Cleveland Rams, taking Corbett Davis.
1938 NFL Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | December 12, 1937 |
Location | Sherman House Hotel, in Chicago, IL |
Overview | |
110 total selections in 12 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Corbett Davis, FB Cleveland Rams |
Mr. Irrelevant | Fred Dreher, End Chicago Bears |
Most selections (12) | Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Pirates |
Fewest selections (10) | Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers New York Giants Washington Redskins |
Hall of Famers | 2 |
Player selections
= Hall of Famer |
Round one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cleveland Rams | Corbett Davis | Back | Indiana University |
2 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim McDonald | Back | Ohio State |
3 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Boyd Brumbaugh | Back | Duquesne |
4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Byron "Whizzer" White | Back | Colorado |
5 | Chicago Cardinals | Jack Robbins | Back | Arkansas |
6 | Detroit Lions | Alex Wojciechowicz | Center | Fordham |
7 | Green Bay Packers | Cecil Isbell | Back | Purdue |
8 | New York Giants | George Karamatic | Back | Gonzaga |
9 | Washington Redskins | Andy Farkas | Back | Detroit |
10 | Chicago Bears | Joe Gray | Back | Oregon State |
Round two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Cleveland Rams | Jim Benton | End | Arkansas |
12 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Riffle | Back | Albright |
13 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Kilgrow | Back | Alabama |
14 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Frank Filchock | Back | Indiana |
15 | Chicago Cardinals | Milt Popovich | Back | Montana |
Round three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Cleveland Rams | Joe Routt | Guard | Texas A&M |
17 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Bukant | Back | Washington (St. Louis) |
18 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Frank Kinard | Tackle | Mississippi |
19 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Hugh Wolfe | Back | Texas |
20 | Chicago Cardinals | Frank Patrick | Back | Pittsburgh |
21 | Detroit Lions | Pete Smith | End | Oklahoma |
22 | Green Bay Packers | Marty Schreyer | Tackle | Purdue |
23 | New York Giants | Fred Vanzo | Back | Northwestern |
24 | Washington Redskins | Sam Chapman | Back | California |
25 | Chicago Bears | Gary Famiglietti | Back | Boston |
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Cleveland Rams | Vic Markov | Tackle | Washington |
27 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Meek | Back | California |
28 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Gene Moore | Center | Colorado |
29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tony Matisi | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
30 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Herwig | Center | California |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Cleveland Rams | Ed Franco | Guard | Fordham |
32 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Shirey | Tackle | Nebraska |
33 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ed Merlin | Guard | Vanderbilt |
34 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Lou Midler | Tackle | Minnesota |
35 | Chicago Cardinals | Al Babartsky | Tackle | Fordham |
36 | Detroit Lions | Andy Bershak | End | North Carolina |
37 | Green Bay Packers | Chuck Sweeney | End | Notre Dame |
38 | New York Giants | Marion Konemann | Back | Georgia Tech |
39 | Washington Redskins | Dave Price | Center | Mississippi State |
40 | Chicago Bears | Gustave "Gust" Zarnas | Guard | Ohio State |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Hamilton | Guard | Arkansas |
42 | Philadelphia Eagles | Herschel Ramsey | End | Texas Tech |
43 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Perry Schwartz | End | California |
44 | Pittsburgh Pirates | George Platukis | End | Duquesne |
45 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Brunansky | Tackle | Duke |
46 | Detroit Lions | Karl Schleckman | Tackle | Utah |
47 | Green Bay Packers | Andy Uram | Back | Minnesota |
48 | New York Giants | Frank Souchak | End | Pittsburgh |
49 | Washington Redskins | Elmer Dohrmann | End | Nebraska |
50 | Chicago Bears | Bob Masterson | End | Miami (FL) |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Cleveland Rams | Marcel Chesbro | Guard | Colgate |
52 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Lannon | End | Iowa |
53 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Leroy Monsky | Guard | Alabama |
54 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ray King | End | Minnesota |
55 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Cherry | Back | Hardin–Simmons |
56 | Detroit Lions | Paul Szakash | End | Montana |
57 | Green Bay Packers | Johnny Kovatch | End | Northwestern |
58 | New York Giants | Kelly Moan | Halfback | West Virginia |
59 | Washington Redskins | Roy Young | Guard | Texas A&M |
60 | Chicago Bears | Frank Ramsey | Tackle | Oregon State |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Cleveland Rams | Walter Mayberry | Back | Florida |
62 | Philadelphia Eagles | Clem Woltman | Guard | Purdue |
63 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Len Noyes | Guard | Montana |
64 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tom Burnette | Halfback | North Carolina |
65 | Chicago Cardinals | Leon Lavington | End | Colorado |
66 | Detroit Lions | Dick Nardi | Halfback | Ohio State |
67 | Green Bay Packers | Phil Ragazzo | Guard | Western Reserve |
68 | New York Giants | Ted Doyle | Back | Nebraska |
69 | Washington Redskins | Bill Hartman | Fullback | Georgia |
70 | Chicago Bears | Fletcher Sims | Back | Georgia Tech |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
71 | Cleveland Rams | Charles Ream | End | Ohio State |
72 | Philadelphia Eagles | Elmer Kolberg | Back | Oregon State |
73 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Stringham | Back | Brigham Young |
74 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Paul McDonough | End | Utah |
75 | Chicago Cardinals | Phil Dougherty | Center | Santa Clara |
76 | Detroit Lions | Jim Sirtosky | Guard | Indiana |
77 | Green Bay Packers | John Howell | Halfback | Nebraska |
78 | New York Giants | John Mellus | Tackle | Villanova |
79 | Washington Redskins | Ed Parks | Center | Oklahoma |
80 | Chicago Bears | Alex Schwarz | Tackle | San Francisco |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
81 | Cleveland Rams | Joe Maras | Center | Duquesne |
82 | Philadelphia Eagles | Emmett Kriel | Guard | Baylor |
83 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jim Sivell | Guard | Auburn |
84 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pat McCarty | Center | Notre Dame |
85 | Chicago Cardinals | Dwight Sloan | Fullback | Arkansas |
86 | Detroit Lions | Ralph Wolf | Center | Ohio State |
87 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Barnhart | Guard | Northern Colorado |
88 | New York Giants | Bob Grimstead | Tackle | Washington State |
89 | Washington Redskins | Jack Abbott | Back | Elon |
90 | Chicago Bears | John Weger | Tackle | Butler |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
91 | Cleveland Rams | Al Hoptowit | Guard | Washington State |
92 | Philadelphia Eagles | Carl Hinkle | Center | Vanderbilt |
93 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Johnny Druze | End | Fordham |
94 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bill Krause | Guard | Baldwin–Wallace |
95 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Kenderdine | End | Indiana |
96 | Detroit Lions | Clarence Douglass | Back | Kansas |
97 | Green Bay Packers | Pete Tinsley | Back | Georgia |
98 | New York Giants | Doug Oldershaw | End | Santa Barbara State |
99 | Washington Redskins | Dick Johnston | End | Washington |
100 | Chicago Bears | Ray Mickovsky | Back | Case School |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
101 | Cleveland Rams | Vic Spadaccini | Halfback | Minnesota |
102 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Michelosen | Back | Pittsburgh |
103 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lou Mark | Back | North Carolina State |
104 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Kuharich | Guard | Notre Dame |
105 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Mautner | Center | Holy Cross |
106 | Detroit Lions | Clint Frank [3] | Back | Yale |
107 | Green Bay Packers | Tony Falkenstein | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
108 | New York Giants | Elmore Hackney | Fullback | Duke |
109 | Washington Redskins | Henry "Hank" Bartos | Guard | North Carolina |
110 [4] | Chicago Bears | Fred Dreher | End | Denver |
= Hall of Famer |
Hall of Famers
- Alex Wojciechowicz, center from Fordham, taken 1st round 6th overall by the Detroit Lions.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[5]
- Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, offensive tackle from Ole Miss, taken 3rd round 18th overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.[6]
Notable undrafted players
= Pro Bowler [7] |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green Bay Packers | Carl Mulleneaux | E | Utah State | RMAC | |
Green Bay Packers | Baby Ray † | T | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
New York Giants | Enio Conti † | G | Fordham | Ind. | |
New York Giants | Frank Cope † | T | Santa Clara | Ind. | |
Washington Redskins | Willie Wilkin † | OT | Saint Mary | Ind. |
References
- "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- 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.
- Clinton Frank, 1937 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
- "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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