1937 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)December 12, 1936
LocationHotel Lincoln
in New York City
Overview
100 total selections in 10 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionSam Francis, RB
Philadelphia Eagles
Most selections (10)each team selected ten players
Fewest selections (10)each team selected ten players
Hall of Famers
2
← 1936
1938 →

The 1937 NFL draft was the second draft held by the National Football League (NFL). The draft took place December 12, 1936, at the Hotel Lincoln in New York City.[1][2] The draft consisted of 10 rounds, with 100 player selections, two of which would later become members of the Professional Football Hall of Fame. Notable for this draft were the league's draft selections for a planned expansion team, the Cleveland Rams, who were admitted into the league prior to the 1937 season. The Philadelphia Eagles used the first overall pick to select back Sam Francis, but ended up trading him to Chicago Bears two months later.[3]

Player selections

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Philadelphia Eagles Sam Francis  B Nebraska MVIAA
1 2 Brooklyn Dodgers Ed Goddard  B Washington State PCC
1 3 Chicago Cardinals Ray Buivid  QB Marquette Ind.
1 4 New York Giants Ed Widseth  T Minnesota Big Ten
1 5 Pittsburgh Pirates Mike Basrak  C Duquesne Ind.
1 6 Washington Redskins Sammy Baugh‡ QB TCU SWC
1 7 Detroit Lions Lloyd Cardwell  B Nebraska MVIAA
1 8 Chicago Bears Les McDonald  E Nebraska MVIAA
1 9 Green Bay Packers Eddie Jankowski  B Wisconsin Big Ten
1 10 Cleveland Rams Johnny Drake  B Purdue Big Ten
2 11 Philadelphia Eagles Franny Murray  B Penn Ind.
2 12 Chicago Cardinals Gaynell Tinsley  E LSU SEC
2 13 Brooklyn Dodgers Clarence "Ace" Parker‡ B Duke SoCon
2 14 New York Giants Art White  B Alabama SEC
2 15 Pittsburgh Pirates Bob Finley  OG SMU SWC
2 16 Washington Redskins Nello Falaschi  C Santa Clara —
2 17 Detroit Lions Charley Hamrick  T Ohio State Big Ten
2 18 Chicago Bears Marvin Stewart  B LSU SEC
2 19 Green Bay Packers Ave Daniell  HB Pittsburgh Ind.
2 20 Cleveland Rams Jules Alfonse  T Minnesota Big Ten
3 21 Philadelphia Eagles Drew Ellis  T TCU SWC
3 22 Brooklyn Dodgers Max Starcevich  B Washington PCC
3 23 Chicago Cardinals Arthur Guepe  B Marquette Ind.
3 24 New York Giants Jerry Dennerlein  C St. Mary's (CA) Ind.
3 25 Pittsburgh Pirates Bill Breeden  E Oklahoma MVIAA
3 26 Washington Redskins Maurice Elder  B Kansas State Big Eight
3 27 Detroit Lions Vern Huffman  E Indiana Big Ten
3 28 Chicago Bears Dick Plasman  B Vanderbilt SEC
3 29 Green Bay Packers Bud Wilkinson  E Minnesota Big Ten
3 30 Cleveland Rams Larue, BobbyBobby Larue  T Pittsburgh Ind.
4 31 Philadelphia Eagles Walter Gilbert  B Auburn SEC
4 32 Chicago Cardinals Bryan, BuckyBucky Bryan  OG Tulane SEC
4 33 Brooklyn Dodgers Bill Kurlish  T Penn Ind.
4 34 New York Giants Ward Cuff  E Marquette Ind.
4 35 Pittsburgh Pirates Hewes, BoBo Hewes  E Oklahoma MVIAA
4 36 Washington Redskins Dick Bassi  E Santa Clara —
4 37 Detroit Lions Bill Glassford  B Pittsburgh Ind.
4 38 Chicago Bears Henry Hammond  B Southwestern (TN) Dixie
4 39 Green Bay Packers Bud Svendsen  E Minnesota Big Ten
5 40 Cleveland Rams John Wiatrak  C Washington PCC
5 41 Philadelphia Eagles Alex Drobnitch  B Denver N/A
5 42 Brooklyn Dodgers Bert Johnson  T Kentucky SEC
5 43 Chicago Cardinals Ham Harmon  C Tulsa MVC
5 44 New York Giants Mickey Kobrosky  QB Trinity (CT) Ind.
5 45 Pittsburgh Pirates Frye, JackJack Frye  E Missouri Big Eight
5 46 Washington Redskins Chuck Bond  T Washington PCC
5 47 Detroit Lions Maury Patt  C Carnegie Tech Ind.
5 48 Chicago Bears Red Conkright  C Oklahoma MVIAA
5 49 Green Bay Packers Gibson, DewittDewitt Gibson  OG Northwestern Big Ten
5 50 Cleveland Rams Inwood Smith  T Ohio State Big Ten
6 51 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Guckeyson  B Maryland SoCon
6 52 Chicago Cardinals Dickens, PhilPhil Dickens  T Tennessee SEC
6 53 Brooklyn Dodgers John Golemgeske  T Wisconsin Big Ten
6 54 New York Giants Farley, JimJim Farley  B VMI SoCon
6 55 Pittsburgh Pirates Roach, WaltWalt Roach  B TCU SWC
6 56 Washington Redskins Jimmie Cain  E Washington PCC
6 57 Detroit Lions Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell  T Purdue Big Ten
6 58 Chicago Bears Del Bjork  B Oregon PCC
6 59 Green Bay Packers Merle Wendt  T Ohio State Big Ten
6 60 Cleveland Rams Del Sasso, ChrisChris Del Sasso  T Indiana Big Ten
7 61 Philadelphia Eagles Herb Barna  OG West Virginia Ind.
7 62 Brooklyn Dodgers Funk, FredFred Funk  B UCLA PCC
7 63 Chicago Cardinals Dickerson, HermHerm Dickerson  E VPI SoCon
7 64 New York Giants Buster Poole  E Ole Miss SEC
7 65 Pittsburgh Pirates Byron Haines  B Washington PCC
7 66 Washington Redskins Holland, RollaRolla Holland  OG Kansas State Big Eight
7 67 Detroit Lions Sprague, JohnJohn Sprague  B SMU SWC
7 68 Chicago Bears Friedman, BuckBuck Friedman  T Rice SWC
7 69 Green Bay Packers Baldwin, MarvMarv Baldwin  T TCU SWC
7 70 Cleveland Rams Schoen, NormNorm Schoen  T Baldwin–Wallace N/A
8 71 Philadelphia Eagles Hennon, NestorNestor Hennon  B Carnegie Tech Ind.
8 72 Chicago Cardinals Reynolds, JohnJohn Reynolds  C Baylor SWC
8 73 Brooklyn Dodgers Steve Reid  T Northwestern Big Ten
8 74 New York Giants Meyers, GeneGene Meyers  B Kentucky SEC
8 75 Pittsburgh Pirates Kordick, MartyMarty Kordick  E St. Mary's (CA) Ind.
8 76 Washington Redskins Joel Eaves  E Auburn SEC
8 77 Detroit Lions Sayre, ElvinElvin Sayre  B Illinois Big Ten
8 78 Chicago Bears Toth, SteveSteve Toth  C Northwestern Big Ten
8 79 Green Bay Packers Chapman, LesLes Chapman  B Tulsa MVC
8 80 Cleveland Rams Schmarr, HermHerm Schmarr  T Catholic University Ind.
9 81 Philadelphia Eagles Fanning, PaulPaul Fanning  B Kansas State Big Eight
9 82 Brooklyn Dodgers Nowogrowski, EdEd Nowogrowski  B Washington PCC
9 83 Chicago Cardinals Dwight Hafeli  B Washington University MVC
9 84 New York Giants Scheyer, DwightDwight Scheyer  E Washington State PCC
9 85 Pittsburgh Pirates Matt Patanelli  T Michigan Big Ten
9 86 Washington Redskins Bill Docherty  OG Temple Ind.
9 87 Detroit Lions Larry Kelley  E Yale Ind.
1936 Heisman Trophy winner[4]
9 88 Chicago Bears Guepe, AlAl Guepe  E Marquette Ind.
9 89 Green Bay Packers Dahlgren, GordonGordon Dahlgren  OG Michigan State Ind.
9 90 Cleveland Rams Ray Johnson  T Denver N/A
10 91 Philadelphia Eagles Antil, RayRay Antil  B Minnesota Big Ten
10 92 Chicago Cardinals Fitzsimmons, MiddletonMiddleton Fitzsimmons  OG Georgia Tech SEC
10 93 Brooklyn Dodgers Gil Kuhn  B USC PCC
10 94 New York Giants Chuck Gelatka  E Mississippi State SEC
10 95 Pittsburgh Pirates Nevers, StanStan Nevers  T Kentucky SEC
10 96 Washington Redskins Mac Cara  OG NC State SoCon
10 97 Detroit Lions Kay Bell  OG Washington State PCC
10 98 Chicago Bears Wade, RedRed Wade  E Utah State RMAC
10 99 Green Bay Packers Gavin, DaveDave Gavin  OG Holy Cross Ind.
10 100 Cleveland Rams Holt, SolonSolon Holt  T TCU SWC

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1963.[5]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972.[6]

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler [7]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Chicago Bears George Wilson † E Northwestern Big Ten
Cleveland Rams Chuck Cherundolo  C/LB Penn State Ind.
New York Giants Hank Soar  RB/LB Providence Ind.
New York Giants Bill Walls  E TCU SWC
Philadelphia Eagles Rabbit Keen  RB/QB Arkansas SWC

References

  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Lyons, Robert S. (2010). On Any Given Sunday, A Life of Bert Bell. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-59213-731-2.
  4. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  5. ^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
  6. ^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
  7. ^ 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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