National Football League draft
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
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
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.
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