1939 NFL draft

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1939 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)December 9, 1938
LocationNew Yorker Hotel
in New York City, NY
Overview
200 total selections in 22 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionKi Aldrich, C
Chicago Cardinals
Most selections (23)Brooklyn Dodgers
Fewest selections (18)Pittsburgh Pirates
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[edit]

= Hall of Famer

Round one[edit]

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.
1 3 Cleveland Rams Linus "Bullet" Parker Hall  RB Ole Miss SEC
1 4 Philadelphia Eagles Davey O'Brien  QB TCU SWC
1938 Heisman Trophy winner
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

= 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[edit]

^ Heisman Winner[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Sid Luckman". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  4. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  5. ^ "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[edit]

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