1937 NFL Draft
The 1937 National Football League Draft was the second draft held by the National Football League (NFL). The draft took place December 12, 1936, at the Hotel Lincoln in New York City.[1][2] The draft consisted of 10 rounds, with 100 player selections, two of which would later become members of the Professional Football Hall of Fame. Notable for this draft were the league's draft selections for a planned expansion team, the Cleveland Rams, who were admitted into the league prior to the 1937 season. The Philadelphia Eagles used the first overall pick to select back Sam Francis, but ended up trading him to Chicago Bears two months later.[3]
1937 NFL Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | December 12, 1936 |
Location | Hotel Lincoln in New York City |
Overview | |
100 total selections in 10 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Sam Francis, RB Philadelphia Eagles |
Mr. Irrelevant | Solon Holt, G Cleveland Rams |
Most selections (10) | each team selected ten players |
Fewest selections (10) | each team selected ten players |
Hall of Famers | 2
|
Player selections
= Hall of Famer |
Round one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sam Francis | Back | Nebraska |
2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ed Goddard | Back | Washington State |
3 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Buivid | Quarterback | Marquette |
4 | New York Giants | Ed Widseth | Tackle | Minnesota |
5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Mike Basrak | Center | Duquesne |
6 | Washington Redskins | Sammy Baugh | Quarterback | TCU |
7 | Detroit Lions | Lloyd Cardwell | Back | Nebraska |
8 | Chicago Bears | Les McDonald | End | Nebraska |
9 | Green Bay Packers | Eddie Jankowski | Back | Wisconsin |
10 | Cleveland Rams | Johnny Drake | Back | Purdue |
Round two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Philadelphia Eagles | Franny Murray | Back | Penn |
12 | Chicago Cardinals | Gaynell Tinsley | End | LSU |
13 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Clarence "Ace" Parker | Back | Duke |
14 | New York Giants | Art White | Back | Alabama |
15 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bob Finley | Guard | SMU |
16 | Washington Redskins | Nello Falaschi | Center | Santa Clara |
17 | Detroit Lions | Charley Hamrick | Tackle | Ohio State |
18 | Chicago Bears | Marvin Stewart | Back | LSU |
19 | Green Bay Packers | Ave Daniell | Halfback | Pittsburgh |
20 | Cleveland Rams | Jules Alfonse | Tackle | Minnesota |
Round three
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Philadelphia Eagles | Drew Ellis | Tackle | TCU |
22 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Max Starcevich | Back | Washington |
23 | Chicago Cardinals | Arthur Guepe | Back | Marquette |
24 | New York Giants | Jerry Dennerlein | Center | St. Mary's (CA) |
25 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bill Breeden | End | Oklahoma |
26 | Washington Redskins | Maurice Elder | Back | Kansas State |
27 | Detroit Lions | Vern Huffman | End | Indiana |
28 | Chicago Bears | Dick Plasman | Back | Vanderbilt |
29 | Green Bay Packers | Bud Wilkinson | End | Minnesota |
30 | Cleveland Rams | Bobby Larue | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
Round four
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Philadelphia Eagles | Walt Gilbert | Back | Auburn |
32 | Chicago Cardinals | Bucky Bryan | Guard | Tulane |
33 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Kurlish | Tackle | Penn |
34 | New York Giants | Ward Cuff | End | Marquette |
35 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bo Hewes | End | Oklahoma |
36 | Washington Redskins | Dick Bassi | End | Santa Clara |
37 | Detroit Lions | Bill Glassford | Back | Pittsburgh |
38 | Chicago Bears | Henry Hammond | Back | Southwestern (TN) |
39 | Green Bay Packers | Bud Svendsen | End | Minnesota |
40 | Cleveland Rams | John Wiatrak | Center | Washington |
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alex Drobnitch | Back | Denver |
42 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bert Johnson | Tackle | Kentucky |
43 | Chicago Cardinals | Ham Harmon | Center | Tulsa |
44 | New York Giants | Mickey Kobrosky | Quarterback | Trinity (CT) |
45 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jack Frye | End | Missouri |
46 | Washington Redskins | Chuck Bond | Tackle | Washington |
47 | Detroit Lions | Maury Patt | Center | Carnegie Mellon |
48 | Chicago Bears | Red Conkright | Center | Oklahoma |
49 | Green Bay Packers | Dewitt Gibson | Guard | Northwestern |
50 | Cleveland Rams | Inwood Smith | Tackle | Ohio State |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Guckeyson | Back | Maryland |
52 | Chicago Cardinals | Phil Dickens | Tackle | Tennessee |
53 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Golemgeske | Tackle | Wisconsin |
54 | New York Giants | Jim Farley | Back | VMI |
55 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Walt Roach | Back | TCU |
56 | Washington Redskins | Jimmie Cain | End | Washington |
57 | Detroit Lions | George Bell | Tackle | Purdue |
58 | Chicago Bears | Del Bjork | Back | Oregon |
59 | Green Bay Packers | Merle Wendt | Tackle | Ohio State |
60 | Cleveland Rams | Chris Del Sasso | Tackle | Indiana |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Philadelphia Eagles | Herb Barna | Guard | West Virginia |
62 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Fred Funk | Back | UCLA |
63 | Chicago Cardinals | Herm Dickerson | End | VPI |
64 | New York Giants | James "Buster" Poole | End | Ole Miss |
65 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Byron Haines | Back | Washington |
66 | Washington Redskins | Rolla Holland | Guard | Kansas State |
67 | Detroit Lions | John Sprague | Back | SMU |
68 | Chicago Bears | Buck Friedman | Tackle | Rice |
69 | Green Bay Packers | Marv Baldwin | Tackle | TCU |
70 | Cleveland Rams | Norm Schoen | Tackle | Baldwin Wallace |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nestor Hennon | Back | Carnegie Mellon |
72 | Chicago Cardinals | John Reynolds | Center | Baylor |
73 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Steve Reid | Tackle | Northwestern |
74 | New York Giants | Gene Meyers | Back | Kentucky |
75 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Marty Kordick | End | St. Mary's (CA) |
76 | Washington Redskins | Joel Eaves | End | Auburn |
77 | Detroit Lions | Elvin Sayre | Back | Illinois |
78 | Chicago Bears | Steve Toth | Center | Northwestern |
79 | Green Bay Packers | Les Chapman | Back | Tulsa |
80 | Cleveland Rams | Herm Schmarr | Tackle | Catholic University |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
81 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Fanning | Back | Kansas State |
82 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ed Nowogrowski | Back | Washington |
83 | Chicago Cardinals | Dwight Hafeli | Back | Washington University |
84 | New York Giants | Dwight Scheyer | End | Washington State |
85 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Matt Patanelli | Tackle | Michigan |
86 | Washington Redskins | Bill Docherty | Guard | Temple |
87 | Detroit Lions | Larry Kelley[4] | End | Yale |
88 | Chicago Bears | Al Guepe | End | Marquette |
89 | Green Bay Packers | Gordon Dahlgren | Guard | Michigan State |
90 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Johnson | Tackle | Denver |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Antil | Back | Minnesota |
92 | Chicago Cardinals | Middleton Fitzsimmons | Guard | Georgia Tech |
93 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Gil Kuhn | Back | USC |
94 | New York Giants | Chuck Gelatka | End | Mississippi State |
95 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Stan Nevers | Tackle | Kentucky |
96 | Washington Redskins | Mac Cara | Guard | NC State |
97 | Detroit Lions | Kay Bell | Guard | Washington State |
98 | Chicago Bears | Red Wade | End | Utah State |
99 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Gavin | Guard | Holy Cross |
100 [5] | Cleveland Rams | Solon Holt | Tackle | TCU |
= Hall of Famer |
Hall of Famers
- Sammy Baugh, quarterback from Texas Christian University taken 1st Round 6th Overall by the Boston Redskins.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1963.[6]
- Clarence “Ace” Parker, back from Duke University taken 2nd Round 13th Overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972.[7]
Notable undrafted players
= Pro Bowler [8] |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Bears | George Wilson † | E | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
Cleveland Rams | Chuck Cherundolo | C/LB | Penn State | Ind. | |
New York Giants | Hank Soar | RB/LB | Providence | Ind. | |
New York Giants | Bill Walls | E | TCU | SWC | |
Philadelphia Eagles | Rabbit Keen | RB/QB | Arkansas | SWC |
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.
- Lyons, Robert S. (2010). On Any Given Sunday, A Life of Bert Bell. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-59213-731-2.
- Larry Kelley, 1936 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- 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.
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