1937 NFL Draft

1937 NFL Draft
1937 NFL Draft
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 QB Sammy Baugh; QB Ace Parker;

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]

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.
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.

External links

NFL Website – 1937 Draft
databaseFootball Website – 1937 Draft
Pro Football Hall of Fame Archived 2008-12-29 at the Wayback Machine

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[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.

[3] 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.

[Heisman_note-4] Larry Kelley, 1936 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.}

[Mr._Irrelevant_note-5] This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.

[6] {"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.}

[7] {"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.}

[Pro_Bowler_note-8] Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

NFL Drafts
Early era (1936–1959)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
AFL and NFL era (1960–1966)	AFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 NFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Common draft (1967–1969)	1967 1968 1969
Modern era (1970–present)	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002
Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL players
See also	List of NFL drafts First overall picks Second overall picks Mr. Irrelevant Supplemental picks List of broadcasters