1939 NFL draft
National Football League draft
1939 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | December 9, 1938 |
Location | New Yorker Hotel in New York City, NY |
Overview | |
200 total selections in 22 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Ki Aldrich, C Chicago Cardinals |
Most selections (23) | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Fewest selections (18) | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Hall of Famers | 1
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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
= Hall of Famer |
Round one
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
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 81 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jack Lee | B | Carnegie Tech | Ind. | ||
10 | 82 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Crowder | QB | Oklahoma | MVIAA | ||
10 | 83 | Cleveland Rams | Petrick, FrankFrank Petrick | E | Indiana | Big Ten | ||
10 | 84 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill McKeever | T | Cornell | Ind. | ||
10 | 85 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bradley, KimbleKimble Bradley | B | Ole Miss | SEC | ||
10 | 86 | Chicago Bears | Wood, WaltWalt Wood | B | Tennessee | SEC | ||
10 | 87 | Detroit Lions | Raymond George | T | USC | PCC | ||
10 | 88 | Washington Redskins | Jimmy Johnston | B | Washington | PCC | ||
10 | 89 | Green Bay Packers | Vince Gavre | B | Wisconsin | Big Ten | ||
10 | 90 | New York Giants | Roberts, TomTom Roberts | T | 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
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 101 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Denny Cochran | B | Saint Louis | N/A | ||
12 | 102 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Thomas | OG | Oklahoma | MVIAA | ||
12 | 103 | Cleveland Rams | Chet Adams | T | Ohio | Buckeye | ||
12 | 104 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ralph Heikkinen | OG | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
12 | 106 | Chicago Bears | Roise, HalHal Roise | B | Idaho | PCC | ||
12 | 107 | Detroit Lions | Coughlan, JimJim Coughlan | E | Santa Clara | — | ||
12 | 108 | Washington Redskins | O'Mara, BobBob O'Mara | B | Duke | SoCon | ||
12 | 109 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Kaplanoff, CarlCarl Kaplanoff | T | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
12 | 110 | New York Giants | Schroeder, BrunoBruno Schroeder | E | Texas A&M | SWC |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
111 | Chicago Cardinals | Andy Sabados | Guard | The Citadel |
112 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Fabian Hoffman | End | Pittsburgh |
113 | Cleveland Rams | Joel Hitt | End | Mississippi College |
114 | Philadelphia Eagles | Thomas "Allie" White | Tackle | TCU |
115 | Brooklyn Dodgers | George Gembis | Back | Wayne State (MI) |
116 | Chicago Bears | Ed Bock | Guard | Iowa State |
117 | Detroit Lions | Prescott Hutchins | Guard | Oregon State |
118 | Washington Redskins | Steve Slivinski | Guard | Washington |
119 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Elmer | Center | Minnesota |
120 | New York Giants | Sam Allis | Back | Centenary |
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
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 131 | Chicago Cardinals | Clarke, RussRuss Clarke | OG | Santa Clara | — | ||
15 | 132 | Pittsburgh Pirates | John Tosi | C | Niagara | N/A | ||
15 | 133 | Cleveland Rams | Ben Friend | T | LSU | SEC | ||
15 | 134 | Philadelphia Eagles | Foster Watkins | B | West Texas State | Ind. | ||
15 | 135 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Trunzo, LouLou Trunzo | OG | Wake Forest | SoCon | ||
15 | 136 | Chicago Bears | Bob Voigts | T | Northwestern | Big Ten | ||
15 | 137 | Detroit Lions | Hodge, GeneGene Hodge | E | East Texas State | LSC | ||
15 | 138 | Washington Redskins | Eric Tipton | B | Duke | SoCon | ||
15 | 139 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Greenfield | C | Arizona | BIAA | ||
15 | 140 | New York Giants | Duggan, GilGil Duggan | T | Oklahoma | MVIAA |
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
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
161 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Dave Shirk | End | Kansas |
162 | Chicago Cardinals | Frank Huffman | End | Marshall |
163 | Cleveland Rams | Alex Atty | Guard | West Virginia |
164 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charlie Gainor | End | North Dakota |
165 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Paul Morin | Tackle | Iowa State |
166 | Chicago Bears | Solly Sherman | Back | Chicago |
167 | Detroit Lions | Dutch Niemant | Back | New Mexico |
168 | Washington Redskins | Boyd Morgan | Back | USC |
169 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Balasz | Back | Iowa |
170 | New York Giants | Will Dolman | End | California |
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
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 181 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Sheldrake, TomTom Sheldrake | E | Washington | PCC | ||
20 | 182 | Chicago Cardinals | Rice, TomTom Rice | T | San Francisco | Ind. | ||
20 | 183 | Cleveland Rams | Graham, PaulPaul Graham | B | Indiana | Big Ten | ||
20 | 184 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gormley, DickDick Gormley | C | LSU | SEC | ||
20 | 185 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Popp, TonyTony Popp | E | Toledo | OAC | ||
20 | 186 | Chicago Bears | Vogeler, GeorgeGeorge Vogeler | C | Oklahoma A&M | MVC | ||
20 | 187 | Detroit Lions | McDonald, JimJim McDonald | C | Illinois | Big Ten | ||
20 | 188 | Washington Redskins | Coop, PaulPaul Coop | T | Centre | SIAA | ||
20 | 189 | Green Bay Packers | Charles Schultz | T | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
20 | 190 | New York Giants | Smith, LyleLyle Smith | OG | Tulane | SEC |
Round twenty-one
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 191 | Chicago Bears | Aldo Forte | T | Montana | PCC | ||
21 | 192 | Detroit Lions | Waters, MerrillMerrill Waters | E | BYU | MSC | ||
21 | 193 | Detroit Lions | Kuber, MattMatt Kuber | OG | Villanova | Ind. | ||
21 | 194 | Green Bay Packers | Hofer, WillardWillard Hofer | B | Notre Dame | Ind. | ||
21 | 195 | New York Giants | Mario Tonelli | B | Notre Dame | Ind. |
Round twenty-two
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | 196 | Chicago Bears | Kircher, EverettEverett Kircher | B | Iowa State | Big Eight | ||
22 | 197 | Detroit Lions | Howe, AlAl Howe | T | Xavier | N/A | ||
22 | 198 | Washington Redskins | Cruver, AlAl Cruver | B | Washington State | PCC | ||
22 | 199 | Green Bay Packers | Gunther, BillBill Gunther | B | Santa Clara | — | ||
22 | 200 | New York Giants | Rhodes, JackJack Rhodes | OG | Texas | SWC |
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
= Pro Bowler [4] |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Cardinals | Henry Adams | C | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
Cleveland Rams | Riley Matheson | OT | Texas Western | Border | |
Detroit Lions | Connie Mack Berry | E | NC State | SoCon | |
Green Bay Packers | Harry Jacunski † | E | Fordham | Ind. | |
Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Ferrante | E |
Notes
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
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