1938 NFL Draft

1938 NFL Draft
1938 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)	December 12, 1937
Location	Sherman House Hotel,; in Chicago, IL
Overview
	110 total selections in 12 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Corbett Davis, FB; Cleveland Rams
Mr. Irrelevant	Fred 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	2
	← 1937 1939 →

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, taking Corbett Davis.

Player selections[]

= Hall of Famer

Round one[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Cleveland Rams	Corbett Davis	Back	Indiana University
2	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim McDonald	Back	Ohio State
3	Brooklyn Dodgers	Boyd Brumbaugh	Back	Duquesne
4	Pittsburgh Pirates	Byron "Whizzer" White	Back	Colorado
5	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Robbins	Back	Arkansas
6	Detroit Lions	Alex Wojciechowicz	Center	Fordham
7	Green Bay Packers	Cecil Isbell	Back	Purdue
8	New York Giants	George Karamatic	Back	Gonzaga
9	Washington Redskins	Andy Farkas	Back	Detroit
10	Chicago Bears	Joe Gray	Back	Oregon State

Round two[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
11	Cleveland Rams	Jim Benton	End	Arkansas
12	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Riffle	Back	Albright
13	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Kilgrow	Back	Alabama
14	Pittsburgh Pirates	Frank Filchock	Back	Indiana
15	Chicago Cardinals	Milt Popovich	Back	Montana

Round three[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
16	Cleveland Rams	Joe Routt	Guard	Texas A&M
17	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Bukant	Back	Washington (St. Louis)
18	Brooklyn Dodgers	Frank Kinard	Tackle	Mississippi
19	Pittsburgh Pirates	Hugh Wolfe	Back	Texas
20	Chicago Cardinals	Frank Patrick	Back	Pittsburgh
21	Detroit Lions	Pete Smith	End	Oklahoma
22	Green Bay Packers	Marty Schreyer	Tackle	Purdue
23	New York Giants	Fred Vanzo	Back	Northwestern
24	Washington Redskins	Sam Chapman	Back	California
25	Chicago Bears	Gary Famiglietti	Back	Boston

Round four[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
26	Cleveland Rams	Vic Markov	Tackle	Washington
27	Philadelphia Eagles	John Meek	Back	California
28	Brooklyn Dodgers	Gene Moore	Center	Colorado
29	Pittsburgh Pirates	Tony Matisi	Tackle	Pittsburgh
30	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Herwig	Center	California

Round five[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
31	Cleveland Rams	Ed Franco	Guard	Fordham
32	Philadelphia Eagles	Fred Shirey	Tackle	Nebraska
33	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ed Merlin	Guard	Vanderbilt
34	Pittsburgh Pirates	Lou Midler	Tackle	Minnesota
35	Chicago Cardinals	Al Babartsky	Tackle	Fordham
36	Detroit Lions	Andy Bershak	End	North Carolina
37	Green Bay Packers	Chuck Sweeney	End	Notre Dame
38	New York Giants	Marion Konemann	Back	Georgia Tech
39	Washington Redskins	Dave Price	Center	Mississippi State
40	Chicago Bears	Gustave "Gust" Zarnas	Guard	Ohio State

Round six[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
41	Cleveland Rams	Ray Hamilton	Guard	Arkansas
42	Philadelphia Eagles	Herschel Ramsey	End	Texas Tech
43	Brooklyn Dodgers	Perry Schwartz	End	California
44	Pittsburgh Pirates	George Platukis	End	Duquesne
45	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Brunansky	Tackle	Duke
46	Detroit Lions	Karl Schleckman	Tackle	Utah
47	Green Bay Packers	Andy Uram	Back	Minnesota
48	New York Giants	Frank Souchak	End	Pittsburgh
49	Washington Redskins	Elmer Dohrmann	End	Nebraska
50	Chicago Bears	Bob Masterson	End	Miami (FL)

Round seven[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
51	Cleveland Rams	Marcel Chesbro	Guard	Colgate
52	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Lannon	End	Iowa
53	Brooklyn Dodgers	Leroy Monsky	Guard	Alabama
54	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ray King	End	Minnesota
55	Chicago Cardinals	Ed Cherry	Back	Hardin–Simmons
56	Detroit Lions	Paul Szakash	End	Montana
57	Green Bay Packers	Johnny Kovatch	End	Northwestern
58	New York Giants	Kelly Moan	Halfback	West Virginia
59	Washington Redskins	Roy Young	Guard	Texas A&M
60	Chicago Bears	Frank Ramsey	Tackle	Oregon State

Round eight[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
61	Cleveland Rams	Walter Mayberry	Back	Florida
62	Philadelphia Eagles	Clem Woltman	Guard	Purdue
63	Brooklyn Dodgers	Len Noyes	Guard	Montana
64	Pittsburgh Pirates	Tom Burnette	Halfback	North Carolina
65	Chicago Cardinals	Leon Lavington	End	Colorado
66	Detroit Lions	Dick Nardi	Halfback	Ohio State
67	Green Bay Packers	Phil Ragazzo	Guard	Western Reserve
68	New York Giants	Ted Doyle	Back	Nebraska
69	Washington Redskins	Bill Hartman	Fullback	Georgia
70	Chicago Bears	Fletcher Sims	Back	Georgia Tech

Round nine[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
71	Cleveland Rams	Charles Ream	End	Ohio State
72	Philadelphia Eagles	Elmer Kolberg	Back	Oregon State
73	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Stringham	Back	Brigham Young
74	Pittsburgh Pirates	Paul McDonough	End	Utah
75	Chicago Cardinals	Phil Dougherty	Center	Santa Clara
76	Detroit Lions	Jim Sirtosky	Guard	Indiana
77	Green Bay Packers	John Howell	Halfback	Nebraska
78	New York Giants	John Mellus	Tackle	Villanova
79	Washington Redskins	Ed Parks	Center	Oklahoma
80	Chicago Bears	Alex Schwarz	Tackle	San Francisco

Round ten[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
81	Cleveland Rams	Joe Maras	Center	Duquesne
82	Philadelphia Eagles	Emmett Kriel	Guard	Baylor
83	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jim Sivell	Guard	Auburn
84	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pat McCarty	Center	Notre Dame
85	Chicago Cardinals	Dwight Sloan	Fullback	Arkansas
86	Detroit Lions	Ralph Wolf	Center	Ohio State
87	Green Bay Packers	Frank Barnhart	Guard	Northern Colorado
88	New York Giants	Bob Grimstead	Tackle	Washington State
89	Washington Redskins	Jack Abbott	Back	Elon
90	Chicago Bears	John Weger	Tackle	Butler

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 School

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	North Carolina State
104	Pittsburgh Pirates	Joe Kuharich	Guard	Notre Dame
105	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Mautner	Center	Holy Cross
106	Detroit Lions	Clint Frank^[3]	Back	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 Famer

Hall of Famers[]

Alex Wojciechowicz, center from Fordham, taken 1st round 6th overall by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.^[5]

Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, offensive tackle from Ole Miss, taken 3rd round 18th overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.^[6]

Notable undrafted players[]

= Pro Bowler ^[7]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
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	Ind.

References[]

^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ 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.
^ Clinton Frank, 1937 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.}
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
^ ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.}
^ ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.}
^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

External links[]

[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.

[Heisman_note-3] Clinton Frank, 1937 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.}

[Mr._Irrelevant_note-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.}

[Pro_Bowler_note-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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