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The 1936 NFL draft was the first draft of National Football League (NFL). It took place on February 8, 1936, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3] The draft was instituted in an effort to end bidding wars among the league’s teams by the arbitrary assignment of negotiating rights to amateur players. It was haphazardly decided that the last place team from the previous season would get the first selection, and the process would continue in reverse order of the standings. Under this structure the Philadelphia Eagles, who finished 1935 at 2–9, would select first.[4]

This was the only draft to have nine rounds; the number increased to ten for the 1937 draft. The first player ever drafted, Jay Berwanger, who had previously been awarded the initial Heisman Trophy, never played in the NFL. His rights were traded by the Philadelphia Eagles to the Chicago Bears, as the Eagles felt they would be unable to meet Berwanger’s reported demand of $1000 per game.[4] The Eagles received tackle Art Buss from the Bears in exchange for Berwanger’s rights.[5] George Halas was unable to convince Berwanger to sign with the Bears. After this, Berwanger got a job in rubber sales. Riley Smith, the second pick, was the first player drafted to play in the NFL.

Breakdown of players selected

The following is the breakdown of the 81 players selected:

Player selections

‡ = Hall of Famer[a]
† = Pro Bowler[b]
Positions key
B Back BB Blocking back C Center
E End FB Fullback G Guard
OT Offensive tackle TB Tailback WB Wingback
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Philadelphia Eagles Jay Berwanger  HB Chicago
First winner of the Heisman Trophy award in 1935[6]
1 2 Boston Redskins Riley Smith  QB Alabama
1 3 Pittsburgh Pirates Bill Shakespeare  HB Notre Dame
1 4 Brooklyn Dodgers Dick Crayne  FB Iowa
1 5 Chicago Cardinals Jimmy Lawrence † WB TCU
1 6 Chicago Bears Joe Stydahar‡† T West Virginia
1 7 Green Bay Packers Russ Letlow † G San Francisco
1 8 Detroit Lions Sid Wagner  G Michigan State
1 9 New York Giants Art Lewis  T Ohio
2 10 Philadelphia Eagles McCauley, JohnJohn McCauley  B Rice
2 11 Boston Redskins Keith Topping  E Stanford
2 12 Pittsburgh Pirates Len Barnum  B West Virginia Wesleyan
2 13 Brooklyn Dodgers Babe LeVoir  B Minnesota
2 14 Chicago Bears Ed Michaels  G Villanova
2 15 Chicago Cardinals Gomer Jones  C Ohio State
2 16 Green Bay Packers Wheeler, DubDub Wheeler  T Oklahoma
2 17 Detroit Lions Cheshire, ChuckChuck Cheshire  B UCLA
2 18 New York Giants Tuffy Leemans‡† FB George Washington
3 19 Philadelphia Eagles Muller, WesWes Muller  C Stanford
3 20 Boston Redskins Ed Smith  BB NYU
3 21 Pittsburgh Pirates Bobby Grayson  B Stanford
3 22 Brooklyn Dodgers Wagner Jorgensen  C St. Mary’s (CA)
3 23 Chicago Cardinals Eddie Erdelatz  E St. Mary’s (CA)
3 24 Chicago Bears Roscoe, GeorgeGeorge Roscoe  B Minnesota
3 25 Green Bay Packers Bernie Scherer  E Nebraska
3 26 Detroit Lions Andy Pilney  B Notre Dame
3 27 New York Giants Frank Loebs  E Purdue
4 28 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Wallace  B Rice
4 29 Boston Redskins Paul Tangora  G Northwestern
4 30 Pittsburgh Pirates Truman Spain  T SMU
4 31 Brooklyn Dodgers Bear Bryant  E Alabama
4 32 Chicago Bears Bob Allman  E Michigan State
4 33 Chicago Cardinals Ed Brett  E Washington State
4 34 Green Bay Packers Ward, TheronTheron Ward  B Idaho
4 35 Detroit Lions Sheldon Beise  B Minnesota
4 36 New York Giants Gene Rose  E Tennessee
5 37 Philadelphia Eagles Shuford, HarryHarry Shuford  B SMU
5 38 Boston Redskins Groseclose, WilsonWilson Groseclose  T TCU
5 39 Pittsburgh Pirates Sandefur, DickDick Sandefur  FB Purdue
5 40 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Wilson  TB SMU
5 41 Chicago Cardinals Riordan, StanStan Riordan  E Oregon
5 42 Chicago Bears Vern Oech  G Minnesota
5 43 Green Bay Packers Darrell Lester  C TCU
5 44 Detroit Lions Francis, KavanaughKavanaugh Francis  C Alabama
5 45 New York Giants Edward A. Jontos  G Syracuse
6 46 Philadelphia Eagles Barabas, AlAl Barabas  B Columbia
6 47 Boston Redskins Larry Lutz  T California
6 48 Pittsburgh Pirates Orr, MauriceMaurice Orr  T SMU
6 49 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Maniaci † B Fordham
6 50 Chicago Bears Christofferson, TedTed Christofferson  B Washington State
6 51 Chicago Cardinals Antonini, EttoreEttore Antonini  E Indiana
6 52 Green Bay Packers Bob Reynolds  T Stanford
6 53 Detroit Lions Abe Mickal  B LSU
6 54 New York Giants Durner, GusGus Durner  T Duke
7 55 Philadelphia Eagles Jac Weller  G Princeton
7 56 Boston Redskins Don Irwin  FB Colgate
7 57 Pittsburgh Pirates Marty Peters  E Notre Dame
7 58 Brooklyn Dodgers Schreiber, HerbHerb Schreiber  B St. Mary’s (CA)
7 59 Chicago Cardinals Dennis, TackTack Dennis  B Tulsa
7 60 Chicago Bears Dick Smith  T Minnesota
7 61 Green Bay Packers Wally Fromhart  B Notre Dame
7 62 Detroit Lions Charles Wasicek  T Colgate
7 63 New York Giants Peeples, BobBob Peeples  T Marquette
8 64 Philadelphia Eagles Pepper Constable  B Princeton
8 65 Boston Redskins Wayne Millner‡ E Notre Dame
8 66 Pittsburgh Pirates Ed Karpowich  T Catholic University
8 67 Brooklyn Dodgers Bones Hamilton  B Stanford
8 68 Chicago Bears Sylvester, JohnJohn Sylvester  E Rice
8 69 Chicago Cardinals Ross Carter  G Oregon
8 70 Green Bay Packers Wally Cruice  B Northwestern
8 71 Detroit Lions Rennebohm, DaleDale Rennebohm  C Minnesota
8 72 New York Giants Heekin, DaleDale Heekin  B Ohio State
9 73 Philadelphia Eagles Paul Pauk  B Princeton
9 74 Boston Redskins Saunders, MarcelMarcel Saunders  G Loyola (CA)
9 75 Pittsburgh Pirates Meglen, JoeJoe Meglen  B Georgetown
9 76 Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Moscrip  E Stanford
9 77 Chicago Cardinals Larsen, NielsNiels Larsen  T Stanford
9 78 Chicago Bears Dan Fortmann‡† G Colgate
9 79 Green Bay Packers J. C. Wetsel  G SMU
9 80 Detroit Lions Train, BobBob Train  E Yale
9 81 New York Giants Phil Flanagan  G Holy Cross

Hall of Famers

  • Dan Fortmann, guard from Colgate taken 9th round 78th overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965.[7]
  • Joe Stydahar, tackle from West Virginia taken 1st round 6th overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.[7]
  • Wayne Millner, end from Notre Dame taken 8th round 65th overall by the Boston Redskins.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[7]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1978.[8]

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[b]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Chicago Bears Ray Nolting  HB Cincinnati
Philadelphia Eagles David Smukler  FB Temple

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections Schools
7 Stanford
6 Minnesota
5 Notre Dame, SMU
3 Alabama, Colgate, Princeton, Rice, St. Mary’s, TCU
2 Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Washington State

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ “History: 1936 Draft”. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  2. ^ “NFL Draft Locations”. www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b “Chicago Bears Granted Option on Jay Berwanger”. Milwaukee Journal. February 10, 1936. p. D4. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  5. ^ “Outstanding Pro Linemen Coming Here With Eagles”. Reading Eagle. October 29, 1936. p. 24. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  6. ^ “Heisman Trophy”. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c “List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductees”. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  8. ^ “List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductees”. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2011.