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[edit]
Round one[edit]
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]
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]
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[edit]
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]
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]
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]
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[edit]
Round twenty-two[edit]
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]
^ Heisman Winner[5]
References[edit]
- ^ 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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