1938 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)December 12, 1937
LocationSherman House Hotel,
in Chicago, IL
Overview
110 total selections in 12 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionCorbett Davis, FB
Cleveland Rams
Mr. IrrelevantFred 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
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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 using the first overall pick of the draft to select Corbett Davis.

Player selections

Round one

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Cleveland Rams Corbett Davis  RB Indiana Big Ten
1 2 Philadelphia Eagles James Allen McDonald  B Ohio State Big Ten
1 3 Brooklyn Dodgers Boyd Brumbaugh  B Duquesne Ind.
1 4 Pittsburgh Pirates Byron "Whizzer" White  B Colorado RMAC
1 5 Chicago Cardinals Jack Robbins  B Arkansas N/A
1 6 Detroit Lions Alex Wojciechowicz‡ C Fordham Ind.
1 7 Green Bay Packers Cecil Isbell  B Purdue Big Ten
1 8 New York Giants George Karamatic  B Gonzaga Ind.
1 9 Washington Redskins Andy Farkas  B Detroit N/A
1 10 Chicago Bears Gray, JoeJoe Gray  B Oregon State PCC

Round two

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
2 11 Cleveland Rams Jim Benton  E Arkansas SWC
2 12 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Riffle  B Albright Ind.
2 13 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Kilgrow  B Alabama SEC
2 14 Pittsburgh Pirates Frank Filchock  B Indiana Big Ten
2 15 Chicago Cardinals Milt Popovich  B Montana PCC

Round three

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
3 16 Cleveland Rams Joe Routt  OG Texas A&M SWC
3 17 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Bukant  B Washington University MVC
3 18 Brooklyn Dodgers Frank Kinard‡ T Ole Miss SEC
3 19 Pittsburgh Pirates Hugh Wolfe  B Texas SWC
3 20 Chicago Cardinals Frank Patrick  B Pittsburgh Ind.
3 21 Detroit Lions Smith, PetePete Smith  E Oklahoma MVIAA
3 22 Green Bay Packers Schreyer, MartyMarty Schreyer  T Purdue Big Ten
3 23 New York Giants Fred Vanzo  B Northwestern Big Ten
3 24 Washington Redskins Sam Chapman  B California PCC
3 25 Chicago Bears Gary Famiglietti  B Boston University Ind.

Round four

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
4 26 Cleveland Rams Vic Markov  T Washington PCC
4 27 Philadelphia Eagles Meek, JohnJohn Meek  B California PCC
4 28 Brooklyn Dodgers Moore, GeneGene Moore  C Colorado RMAC
4 29 Pittsburgh Pirates Tony Matisi  T Pittsburgh Ind.
4 30 Chicago Cardinals Bob Herwig  C California PCC

Round five

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
5 31 Cleveland Rams Ed Franco  OG Fordham Ind.
5 32 Philadelphia Eagles Fred Shirey  T Nebraska MVIAA
5 33 Brooklyn Dodgers Merlin, EdEd Merlin  OG Vanderbilt SEC
5 34 Pittsburgh Pirates Lou Midler  T Minnesota Big Ten
5 35 Chicago Cardinals Al Babartsky  T Fordham Ind.
5 36 Detroit Lions Andy Bershak  E North Carolina SoCon
5 37 Green Bay Packers Chuck Sweeney  E Notre Dame Ind.
5 38 New York Giants Konemann, MarionMarion Konemann  B Georgia Tech SEC
5 39 Washington Redskins Price, DaveDave Price  C Mississippi State SEC
5 40 Chicago Bears Gust Zarnas  OG Ohio State Big Ten

Round six

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
6 41 Cleveland Rams Ray Hamilton  OG Arkansas SWC
6 42 Philadelphia Eagles Herschel Ramsey  E Texas Tech Border
6 43 Brooklyn Dodgers Perry Schwartz  E California PCC
6 44 Pittsburgh Pirates George Platukis  E Duquesne Ind.
6 45 Chicago Cardinals Brunansky, JoeJoe Brunansky  T Duke SoCon
6 46 Detroit Lions Schleckman, KarlKarl Schleckman  T Utah RMAC
6 47 Green Bay Packers Andy Uram  B Minnesota Big Ten
6 48 New York Giants Frank Souchak  E Pittsburgh Ind.
6 49 Washington Redskins Dohrmann, ElmerElmer Dohrmann  E Nebraska MVIAA
6 50 Chicago Bears Bob Masterson  E Miami (FL) SIAA

Round seven

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
7 51 Cleveland Rams Marcel Chesbro  OG Colgate Ind.
7 52 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Lannon  E Iowa Big Ten
7 53 Brooklyn Dodgers Leroy Monsky  OG Alabama SEC
7 54 Pittsburgh Pirates King, RayRay King  E Minnesota Big Ten
7 55 Chicago Cardinals Cherry, EdEd Cherry  B Hardin–Simmons Ind.
7 56 Detroit Lions Paul Szakash  E Montana PCC
7 57 Green Bay Packers Johnny Kovatch  E Northwestern Big Ten
7 58 New York Giants Moan, KellyKelly Moan  HB West Virginia Ind.
7 59 Washington Redskins Roy Young  OG Texas A&M SWC
7 60 Chicago Bears Ramsey, FrankFrank Ramsey  T Oregon State PCC

Round eight

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
8 61 Cleveland Rams Walter Mayberry  B Florida SEC
8 62 Philadelphia Eagles Clem Woltman  OG Purdue Big Ten
8 63 Brooklyn Dodgers Noyes, LenLen Noyes  OG Montana PCC
8 64 Pittsburgh Pirates Tom Burnette  HB North Carolina SoCon
8 65 Chicago Cardinals Lavington, LeonLeon Lavington  E Colorado RMAC
8 66 Detroit Lions Richard Nardi  HB Ohio State Big Ten
8 67 Green Bay Packers Phil Ragazzo  OG Western Reserve Ind.
8 68 New York Giants Ted Doyle  B Nebraska MVIAA
8 69 Washington Redskins Bill Hartman  FB Georgia SEC
8 70 Chicago Bears Sims, FletcherFletcher Sims  B Georgia Tech SEC

Round nine

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
9 71 Cleveland Rams Ream, CharlesCharles Ream  E Ohio State Big Ten
9 72 Philadelphia Eagles Elmer Kolberg  B Oregon State PCC
9 73 Brooklyn Dodgers Stringham, JohnJohn Stringham  B BYU RMAC
9 74 Pittsburgh Pirates Paul McDonough  E Utah RMAC
9 75 Chicago Cardinals Phil Dougherty  C Santa Clara Ind.
9 76 Detroit Lions Jim Sirtoskty  OG Indiana Big Ten
9 77 Green Bay Packers John Howell  HB Nebraska MVIAA
9 78 New York Giants John Mellus  T Villanova Ind.
9 79 Washington Redskins Ed Parks  C Oklahoma MVIAA
9 80 Chicago Bears Schwarz, AlexAlex Schwarz  T San Francisco Ind.

Round ten

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
10 81 Cleveland Rams Joe Maras  C Duquesne Ind.
10 82 Philadelphia Eagles Emmett Kriel  OG Baylor SWC
10 83 Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Sivell  OG Auburn SEC
10 84 Pittsburgh Pirates McCarty, PatPat McCarty  C Notre Dame Ind.
10 85 Chicago Cardinals Dwight Sloan  FB Arkansas SWC
10 86 Detroit Lions Wolf, RalphRalph Wolf  C Ohio State Big Ten
10 87 Green Bay Packers Barnhart, FrankFrank Barnhart  OG Colorado State–Greeley RMAC
10 88 New York Giants Grimstead, BobBob Grimstead  T Washington State PCC
10 89 Washington Redskins Abbott, JackJack Abbott  B Elon North State
10 90 Chicago Bears Weger, JohnJohn Weger  T Butler IIC

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 Western Reserve

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 NC State
104 Pittsburgh Pirates Joe Kuharich Guard Notre Dame
105 Chicago Cardinals Bob Mautner Center Holy Cross
106 Detroit Lions Clint Frank[3] Halfback 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 Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[5]
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 † OG Fordham Ind.
New York Giants Frank Cope † T Santa Clara Ind.
Washington Redskins Willie Wilkin † OT Saint Mary's (CA) Ind.

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. ^ Clinton Frank, 1937 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  4. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
  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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