1939 NFL draft

1939 NFL draft
1939 NFL draft logo
New Yorker Hotel (location of the draft), photographed in 2006
General information
DateDecember 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
1
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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. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected center Ki Aldrich.

Player selections

‡ = Hall of Famer
† = Pro Bowler
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Chicago Cardinals Ki Aldrich † C TCU
1 2 Chicago Bears Sid Luckman‡ QB Columbia
1 3 Cleveland Rams Parker Hall † RB Ole Miss
1 4 Philadelphia Eagles Davey O'Brien † QB TCU
1938 Heisman Trophy winner
1 5 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob MacLeod  B Dartmouth
1 6 Chicago Bears Bill Osmanski † B Holy Cross
1 7 Detroit Lions John Pingel  B Michigan State
1 8 Washington Redskins I. B. Hale  T TCU
1 9 Green Bay Packers Larry Buhler † B Minnesota
1 10 New York Giants Walt Nielsen  B Arizona
2 11 Brooklyn Dodgers Pug Manders † FB Drake
from Pittsburgh
2 12 Chicago Cardinals Marshall Goldberg  HB Pittsburgh
2 13 Cleveland Rams Gaylon Smith  FB Southwestern (TN)
2 14 Philadelphia Eagles Charles Newton  B Washington
2 15 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Haak  T Indiana
3 16 Chicago Cardinals Alvord Wolff  T Santa Clara
3 17 Pittsburgh Pirates Billy Patterson  TB Baylor
3 18 Cleveland Rams Elmer Tarbox  B Texas Tech
3 19 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Mihal † T Purdue
3 20 Brooklyn Dodgers Waddy Young  TE Oklahoma
3 21 Chicago Bears John Wysocki  E Villanova
3 22 Detroit Lions Howard Weiss  FB Wisconsin
3 23 Washington Redskins Charlie Holm  B Alabama
3 24 Green Bay Packers Charley Brock † C Nebraska
3 25 New York Giants John Chickerneo  BB Pittsburgh
4 26 Pittsburgh Pirates Hugh McCullough  DB Oklahoma
4 27 Chicago Cardinals Stebbins, HalHal Stebbins  B Pittsburgh
4 28 Cleveland Rams Wally Garard  T Saint Mary's (CA)
4 29 Philadelphia Eagles Billy Dewell † E SMU
4 30 Brooklyn Dodgers Vic Bottari  B California
5 31 Chicago Cardinals Bill Daddio  E Pittsburgh
5 32 Pittsburgh Pirates Ernie Wheeler  B North Dakota Agricultural
5 33 Cleveland Rams Eddie Gatto  T LSU
5 34 Philadelphia Eagles Zed Coston  G Texas A&M
5 35 Brooklyn Dodgers Kinnison, JackJack Kinnison  C Missouri
5 36 Chicago Bears Joe Delaney  T Holy Cross
5 37 Detroit Lions Steve Maronic  T North Carolina
5 38 Washington Redskins Dick Todd † B Texas A&M
5 39 Green Bay Packers Lynn Hovland  G Wisconsin
5 40 New York Giants Willis, DonDon Willis  B Clemson
6 41 Pittsburgh Pirates Sam Boyd  QB Baylor
6 42 Chicago Cardinals George Faust  B Minnesota
6 43 Cleveland Rams Barney McGarry  T Utah
6 44 Philadelphia Eagles Jake Schuehle  B Rice
6 45 Brooklyn Dodgers Len Janiak  B Ohio
6 46 Brooklyn Dodgers Ed Beinor † T Notre Dame
6 47 Detroit Lions Wendlick, JoeJoe Wendlick  E Oregon State
6 48 Washington Redskins Anderson, DaveDave Anderson  B California
6 49 Green Bay Packers Larry Craig † E South Carolina
6 50 New York Giants Ginney, JerryJerry Ginney  G Santa Clara
7 51 Chicago Cardinals Dwyer, BillBill Dwyer  B New Mexico
7 52 Pittsburgh Pirates Palumbo, EddieEddie Palumbo  B Detroit
7 53 Cleveland Rams Dowd, JerryJerry Dowd  C Saint Mary's
7 54 Philadelphia Eagles Tony Ippolito  B Purdue
7 55 Brooklyn Dodgers Alex Schoenbaum  T Ohio State
7 56 Chicago Bears Heileman, CharlieCharlie Heileman  E Iowa State
7 57 Detroit Lions Darrell Tully  B East Texas State
7 58 Washington Redskins Lumpkin, QuintonQuinton Lumpkin  C Georgia
7 59 Green Bay Packers Frank Twedell  T Minnesota
7 60 New York Giants Woodell, LloydLloyd Woodell  C Arkansas
8 61 Pittsburgh Pirates Nelson, OleOle Nelson  E Michigan State
8 62 Chicago Cardinals Hinkebein, ShermSherm Hinkebein  C Kentucky
8 63 Cleveland Rams Brunner, BroncoBronco Brunner  B Tulane
8 64 Philadelphia Eagles George Somers  T La Salle
8 65 Brooklyn Dodgers Dan Hill  C Duke
8 66 Chicago Bears Dannies, BobBob Dannies  C Pittsburgh
8 67 Detroit Lions Trzuskowski, DickDick Trzuskowski  T Idaho
8 68 Washington Redskins Bo Russell  T Auburn
8 69 Green Bay Packers Paul Kell † T Notre Dame
8 70 New York Giants Zagar, PetePete Zagar  T Stanford
9 71 Chicago Cardinals Earl Brown  E Notre Dame
9 72 Pittsburgh Pirates Steve Petro  G Pittsburgh
9 73 Cleveland Rams Bostick, LewLew Bostick  G Alabama
9 74 Philadelphia Eagles Rankin Britt  E Texas A&M
9 75 Brooklyn Dodgers Kline, ForrestForrest Kline  G TCU
9 76 Chicago Bears Ray Bray † G Western State Teachers (MI)
9 77 Detroit Lions Bill Callihan  B Nebraska
9 78 Washington Redskins Wilbur Moore † B Minnesota
9 79 Green Bay Packers Johnny Hall  B TCU
9 80 New York Giants Mills, BobBob Mills  T Nebraska
10 81 Pittsburgh Pirates Jack Lee  B Carnegie Tech
10 82 Chicago Cardinals Earl Crowder  QB Oklahoma
10 83 Cleveland Rams Petrick, FrankFrank Petrick  E Indiana
10 84 Philadelphia Eagles Bill McKeever  T Cornell
10 85 Brooklyn Dodgers Bradley, KimbleKimble Bradley  B Ole Miss
10 86 Chicago Bears Wood, WaltWalt Wood  B Tennessee
10 87 Detroit Lions Raymond George † T USC
10 88 Washington Redskins Jimmy Johnston  B Washington
10 89 Green Bay Packers Vince Gavre  B Wisconsin
10 90 New York Giants Tom Roberts  T DePaul
11 91 Chicago Cardinals Bowden Wyatt  E Tennessee
11 92 Pittsburgh Pirates Lou Tomasetti  B Bucknell
11 93 Cleveland Rams Roth, SidSid Roth  G Cornell
11 94 Philadelphia Eagles Paul Humphrey  C Purdue
11 95 Brooklyn Dodgers Lenc, GeorgeGeorge Lenc  E Augustana (IL)
11 96 Chicago Bears Braga, AlAl Braga  B San Francisco
11 97 Detroit Lions Tony Calvelli  C Stanford
11 98 Washington Redskins Jim German  B Centre
11 99 Green Bay Packers Sprague, CharleyCharley Sprague  E SMU
11 100 New York Giants Miller, MerlMerl Miller  B Washington
12 101 Pittsburgh Pirates Denny Cochran  B Saint Louis
12 102 Chicago Cardinals Jim Thomas  G Oklahoma
12 103 Cleveland Rams Chet Adams † T Ohio
12 104 Brooklyn Dodgers Ralph Heikkinen  G Michigan
12 106 Chicago Bears Roise, HalHal Roise  B Idaho
12 107 Detroit Lions Coughlan, JimJim Coughlan  E Santa Clara
12 108 Washington Redskins O'Mara, BobBob O'Mara  B Duke
12 109 Brooklyn Dodgers Kaplanoff, CarlCarl Kaplanoff  T Ohio State
12 110 New York Giants Schroeder, BrunoBruno Schroeder  E Texas A&M
13 111 Chicago Cardinals Andy Sabados  G The Citadel
13 112 Pittsburgh Pirates Fabian Hoffman  E Pittsburgh
13 113 Cleveland Rams Joel Hitt  E Mississippi College
13 114 Philadelphia Eagles Allie White  T TCU
13 115 Brooklyn Dodgers Gembis, GeorgeGeorge Gembis  B Wayne (MI)
13 116 Chicago Bears Ed Bock  G Iowa State
13 117 Detroit Lions Hutchins, PrescottPrescott Hutchins  G Oregon State
13 118 Washington Redskins Steve Slivinski † G Washington
13 119 Green Bay Packers Dan Elmer  C Minnesota
13 120 New York Giants Allis, SamSam Allis  B Centenary
14 121 Pittsburgh Pirates Ed Clary  B South Carolina
14 122 Chicago Cardinals Miatovich, BlaseBlase Miatovich  T San Francisco
14 123 Cleveland Rams Ryland, JohnJohn Ryland  C UCLA
14 124 Philadelphia Eagles Aleskus, JoeJoe Aleskus  T Ohio State
14 125 Brooklyn Dodgers Carnelly, RayRay Carnelly  B Carnegie Tech
14 126 Chicago Bears Anton Stolfa  B Luther
14 127 Detroit Lions Means, ArtArt Means  G Washington
14 128 Washington Redskins Bob Hoffman  B USC
College junior; returned to USC
14 129 Green Bay Packers Badgett, BillBill Badgett  T Georgia
14 130 New York Giants Watson, GeorgeGeorge Watson  B North Carolina
15 131 Chicago Cardinals Clarke, RussRuss Clarke  G Santa Clara
15 132 Pittsburgh Pirates John Tosi  C Niagara
15 133 Cleveland Rams Ben Friend  T LSU
15 134 Philadelphia Eagles Foster Watkins  B West Texas State
15 135 Brooklyn Dodgers Trunzo, LouLou Trunzo  G Wake Forest
15 136 Chicago Bears Bob Voigts  T Northwestern
15 137 Detroit Lions Hodge, GeneGene Hodge  E East Texas State
15 138 Washington Redskins Eric Tipton  B Duke
15 139 Green Bay Packers Tom Greenfield † C Arizona
15 140 New York Giants Duggan, GilGil Duggan  T Oklahoma
16 141 Pittsburgh Pirates Lezouski, AlAl Lezouski  G Pittsburgh
16 142 Chicago Cardinals Goins, GusGus Goins  E Clemson
16 143 Cleveland Rams Reupke, GordonGordon Reupke  B Iowa State
16 144 Philadelphia Eagles Irv Hall  B Brown
16 145 Brooklyn Dodgers Gross, CharleyCharley Gross  G Bradley
16 146 Chicago Bears Armstrong, KenKen Armstrong  T Tarkio
16 147 Detroit Lions Lazetich, BillBill Lazetich    Montana
16 148 Washington Redskins Dick Farman † T Washington State
16 149 Green Bay Packers Bellin, RoyRoy Bellin  B Wisconsin
16 150 New York Giants Panish, TedTed Panish  B Bradley
17 151 Chicago Cardinals Ev Elkins  B Marshall
17 152 Pittsburgh Pirates Longhi, EdEd Longhi  C Notre Dame
17 153 Cleveland Rams Perrie, MikeMike Perrie  B St. Mary's (CA)
17 154 Philadelphia Eagles Riddell, BobBob Riddell  E South Dakota State
17 155 Brooklyn Dodgers John Siegal † E Columbia
17 156 Chicago Bears Masters, RaphaelRaphael Masters  E Newberry
17 157 Detroit Lions Neihaus, RalphRalph Neihaus  T Dayton
17 158 Washington Redskins Clyde Shugart † T Iowa State
17 159 Green Bay Packers Yerby, JohnJohn Yerby  E Oregon
17 160 New York Giants Jack Sanders  T SMU
18 161 Pittsburgh Pirates Shirk, DaveDave Shirk  E Kansas
18 162 Chicago Cardinals Frank Huffman  E Marshall
18 163 Cleveland Rams Alex Atty  G West Virginia
18 164 Philadelphia Eagles Charlie Gainor  E North Dakota
18 165 Brooklyn Dodgers Morin, PaulPaul Morin  T Iowa State
18 166 Chicago Bears Solly Sherman † B Chicago
18 167 Detroit Lions Niemant, DutchDutch Niemant  B New Mexico
18 168 Washington Redskins Boyd Morgan  B USC
18 169 Green Bay Packers Frank Balazs † B Iowa
18 170 New York Giants Dolman, WillWill Dolman  E California
19 171 Chicago Cardinals Mike Kochel  G Fordham
19 172 Pittsburgh Pirates Peters, FrankFrank Peters  E Washington
19 173 Cleveland Rams Lane, BillBill Lane  B Bucknell
19 174 Philadelphia Eagles White, MorrisMorris White  B Tulsa
19 175 Brooklyn Dodgers Ferrell Anderson  G Kansas
19 176 Chicago Bears Ed Simonich  B Notre Dame
19 177 Detroit Lions Tony Tonelli  G USC
19 178 Washington Redskins Smith, PhilPhil Smith  T St. Benedict's
19 179 Green Bay Packers John Brennan  G Michigan
19 180 New York Giants Paulman, BillBill Paulman  B Stanford
20 181 Pittsburgh Pirates Sheldrake, TomTom Sheldrake  E Washington
20 182 Chicago Cardinals Rice, TomTom Rice  T San Francisco
20 183 Cleveland Rams Graham, PaulPaul Graham  B Indiana
20 184 Philadelphia Eagles Gormley, DickDick Gormley  C LSU
20 185 Brooklyn Dodgers Popp, TonyTony Popp  E Toledo
20 186 Chicago Bears Vogeler, GeorgeGeorge Vogeler  C Oklahoma A&M
20 187 Detroit Lions McDonald, JimJim McDonald  C Illinois
20 188 Washington Redskins Coop, PaulPaul Coop  T Centre
20 189 Green Bay Packers Charles Schultz † T Minnesota
20 190 New York Giants Smith, LyleLyle Smith  G Tulane
21 191 Chicago Bears Aldo Forte † T Montana
21 192 Detroit Lions Waters, MerrillMerrill Waters  E BYU
21 193 Detroit Lions Kuber, MattMatt Kuber  G Villanova
21 194 Green Bay Packers Hofer, WillardWillard Hofer  B Notre Dame
21 195 New York Giants Mario Tonelli  B Notre Dame
22 196 Chicago Bears Kircher, EverettEverett Kircher  B Iowa State
22 197 Detroit Lions Howe, AlAl Howe  T Xavier
22 198 Washington Redskins Cruver, AlAl Cruver  B Washington State
22 199 Green Bay Packers Gunther, BillBill Gunther  B Santa Clara
22 200 New York Giants Rhodes, JackJack Rhodes  G Texas

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965.

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Chicago Cardinals Henry Adams  C Pittsburgh
Cleveland Rams Riley Matheson  T Texas Western
Detroit Lions Connie Mack Berry  E NC State
Green Bay Packers Harry Jacunski † E Fordham
Philadelphia Eagles Jack Ferrante  E  

Notes

  1. ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  2. 1 2 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

References

  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. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Sid Luckman". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.