1939 NFL draft

1939 NFL Draft
1939 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)	December 9, 1938
Location	New Yorker Hotel; in New York City, NY
Overview
	200 total selections in 22 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Ki Aldrich, C; Chicago Cardinals
Mr. Irrelevant	Jack Rhodes, G; New York Giants
Most selections (23)	Brooklyn Dodgers
Fewest selections (18)	Pittsburgh Pirates
Hall of Famers	1 QB Sid Luckman;
	← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 National Football League 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

= Hall of Famer

Round one


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Chicago Cardinals	Charles "Ki" Aldrich	C	TCU	SWC
1	2	Chicago Bears	Sidney "Sid" Luckman^‡	QB	Columbia	Ind.	From Pittsburgh
1	3	Cleveland Rams	Linus "Bullet" Parker Hall	RB	Ole Miss	SEC
1	4	Philadelphia Eagles	Davey O'Brien	QB	TCU	SWC	1938 Heisman Trophy winner
1	5	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob MacLeod	B	Dartmouth	Ind.
1	6	Chicago Bears	Bill "Bullet Bill" Osmanski	B	Holy Cross	Ind.
1	7	Detroit Lions	John Pingel	B	Michigan State	Ind.
1	8	Washington Redskins	I. B. Hale	T	TCU	SWC
1	9	Green Bay Packers	Larry Buhler	B	Minnesota	Big Ten
1	10	New York Giants	Walt Nielsen	B	Arizona	BIAA

Round two

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
11	Brooklyn Dodgers ^{(from Pittsburgh)}	Clarence "Pug" Manders	Fullback	Drake
12	Chicago Cardinals	Marshall Goldberg	Halfback	Pittsburgh
13	Cleveland Rams	Gaylon Smith	Fullback	Southwestern (TN)
14	Philadelphia Eagles	Charles Newton	Back	Washington
15	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Haak	Tackle	Indiana

Round three

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
16	Chicago Cardinals	Alvord Wolff	Tackle	Santa Clara
17	Pittsburgh Pirates	Billy Patterson	Tailback	Baylor
18	Cleveland Rams	Elmer Tarbox	Back	Texas Tech
19	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Mihal	Tackle	Purdue
20	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walter "Waddy" Young	Offensive End	Oklahoma
21	Chicago Bears	John Wysocki	End	Villanova
22	Detroit Lions	Howie Weiss	Fullback	Wisconsin
23	Washington Redskins	Charlie Holm	Back	Alabama
24	Green Bay Packers	Charley Brock	Center	Nebraska
25	New York Giants	John Chickerneo	Blocking Back	Pittsburgh

Round four

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
26	Pittsburgh Pirates	Hugh McCullough	Defensive Back	Oklahoma
27	Chicago Cardinals	Hal Stebbins	Back	Pittsburgh
28	Cleveland Rams	Wally Garard	Tackle	St. Mary's (CA)
29	Philadelphia Eagles	Billy Dewell	Offensive End	SMU
30	Brooklyn Dodgers	Vic Bottari	Back	California

Round five

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
31	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Daddio	End	Pittsburgh
32	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ernie Wheeler	Back	North Dakota Agricultural
33	Cleveland Rams	Eddie Gatto	Tackle	LSU
34	Philadelphia Eagles	Zed Coston	Guard	Texas A&M
35	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jack Kinnison	Center	Missouri
36	Chicago Bears	Joe Delaney	Tackle	Holy Cross
37	Detroit Lions	Steve Maronic	Tackle	North Carolina
38	Washington Redskins	Dick Todd	Back	Texas A&M
39	Green Bay Packers	Lynn Hovland	Guard	Wisconsin
40	New York Giants	Don Willis	Back	Clemson

Round six

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
41	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sam Boyd	End	Baylor
42	Chicago Cardinals	George Faust	Back	Minnesota
43	Cleveland Rams	Bernie McGarry	Tackle	Utah
44	Philadelphia Eagles	Jake Schuehle	Back	Rice
45	Brooklyn Dodgers	Len Janiak	Back	Ohio
46	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ed Beinor	Tackle	Notre Dame
47	Detroit Lions	Joe Wendlick	End	Oregon State
48	Washington Redskins	Dave Anderson	Back	California
49	Green Bay Packers	Larry Craig	End	South Carolina
50	New York Giants	Jerry Ginney	Guard	Santa Clara

Round seven

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
51	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Dwyer	Back	New Mexico
52	Pittsburgh Pirates	Eddie Palumbo	Back	Detroit
53	Cleveland Rams	Jerry Dowd	Center	St. Mary's (CA)
54	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Ippolito	Back	Purdue
55	Brooklyn Dodgers	Alex Schoenbaum	Tackle	Ohio State
56	Chicago Bears	Charlie Heileman	End	Iowa State
57	Detroit Lions	Darrell Tully	Back	East Texas State
58	Washington Redskins	Quinton Lumpkin	Center	Georgia
59	Green Bay Packers	Frank Twedell	Tackle	Minnesota
60	New York Giants	Lloyd Woodell	Center	Arkansas

Round eight

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
61	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ole Nelson	End	Michigan State
62	Chicago Cardinals	Sherm Hinkebein	Center	Kentucky
63	Cleveland Rams	Warren "Bronco" Brunner	Back	Tulane
64	Philadelphia Eagles	George Somers	Tackle	La Salle
65	Brooklyn Dodgers	Dan "Tiger" Hill	Center	Duke
66	Chicago Bears	Bob Dannies	Center	Pittsburgh
67	Detroit Lions	Dick Trzuskowski	Tackle	Idaho
68	Washington Redskins	Torrance "Bo" Russell	Tackle	Auburn
69	Green Bay Packers	Paul Kell	Tackle	Notre Dame
70	New York Giants	Pete Zagar	Tackle	Stanford

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

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
81	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jack Lee	Back	Carnegie Tech
82	Chicago Cardinals	Earl Crowder	Quarterback	Oklahoma
83	Cleveland Rams	Frank Petrick	End	Indiana
84	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill McKeever	Tackle	Cornell
85	Brooklyn Dodgers	Kimble Bradley	Back	Ole Miss
86	Chicago Bears	Walt Wood	Back	Tennessee
87	Detroit Lions	Ray George	Tackle	USC
88	Washington Redskins	Jimmy Johnston	Back	Washington
89	Green Bay Packers	Vince Gavre	Back	Wisconsin
90	New York Giants	Tom Roberts	Tackle	DePaul

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

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
111	Chicago Cardinals	Andy Sabados	Guard	The Citadel
112	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fabian Hoffman	End	Pittsburgh
113	Cleveland Rams	Joel Hitt	End	Mississippi College
114	Philadelphia Eagles	Thomas "Allie" White	Tackle	TCU
115	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Gembis	Back	Wayne State (MI)
116	Chicago Bears	Ed Bock	Guard	Iowa State
117	Detroit Lions	Prescott Hutchins	Guard	Oregon State
118	Washington Redskins	Steve Slivinski	Guard	Washington
119	Green Bay Packers	Dan Elmer	Center	Minnesota
120	New York Giants	Sam Allis	Back	Centenary

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

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
131	Chicago Cardinals	Russ Clarke	Guard	Santa Clara
132	Pittsburgh Pirates	John Tosi	Center	Niagara
133	Cleveland Rams	Ben Friend	Tackle	LSU
134	Philadelphia Eagles	Foster Watkins	Back	West Texas State
135	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lou Trunzo	Guard	Wake Forest
136	Chicago Bears	Bob Voigts	Tackle	Northwestern
137	Detroit Lions	Gene Hodge	End	East Texas State
138	Washington Redskins	Eric Tipton	Back	Duke
139	Green Bay Packers	Tom Greenfield	Center	Arizona
140	New York Giants	Gil Duggan	Tackle	Oklahoma

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

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
161	Pittsburgh Pirates	Dave Shirk	End	Kansas
162	Chicago Cardinals	Frank Huffman	End	Marshall
163	Cleveland Rams	Alex Atty	Guard	West Virginia
164	Philadelphia Eagles	Charlie Gainor	End	North Dakota
165	Brooklyn Dodgers	Paul Morin	Tackle	Iowa State
166	Chicago Bears	Solly Sherman	Back	Chicago
167	Detroit Lions	Dutch Niemant	Back	New Mexico
168	Washington Redskins	Boyd Morgan	Back	USC
169	Green Bay Packers	Frank Balasz	Back	Iowa
170	New York Giants	Will Dolman	End	California

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

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
191	Chicago Bears	Aldo Forte	Tackle	Montana
192	Detroit Lions	Merrill Waters	End	BYU
193	Washington Redskins	Matt Kuber	Guard	Villanova
194	Green Bay Packers	Willard Hofer	Back	Notre Dame
195	New York Giants	Mario Tonelli	Back	Notre Dame

Round twenty-two

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
196	Chicago Bears	Everett Kircher	Back	Iowa State
197	Detroit Lions	Al Howe	Tackle	Xavier
198	Washington Redskins	Al Cruver	Back	Washington State
199	Green Bay Packers	Bill Gunther	Back	Santa Clara
200 ^[3]	New York Giants	Jack Rhodes	Guard	Texas

= Hall of Famer

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.^[4]

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler ^[5]


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Chicago Cardinals	Henry Adams	C	Pittsburgh	Ind.
Cleveland Rams	Riley Matheson	OT	Texas Western	Border
Detroit Lions	Connie Mack Berry	E	NC State	SoCon
Green Bay Packers	Harry Jacunski ^†	E	Fordham	Ind.
Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Ferrante	E

Notes

^ Heisman Winner^[6]

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.
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
^ "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.

External links

NFL.com – 1939 Draft
databaseFootball.com – 1939 Draft
Pro Football Hall of Fame Archived 2008-12-29 at the Wayback Machine

[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.

[Mr._Irrelevant_note-3] This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.

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

[Pro_Bowler_note-5] Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

[6] "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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