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The 1939 NFL 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[a]
= Pro Bowler[b]
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Chicago Cardinals Ki Aldrich  C TCU
1 2 Chicago Bears Sid Luckman QB Columbia
1 3 Cleveland Rams Parker Hall  RB Ole Miss
1 4 Philadelphia Eagles Davey O’Brien  QB TCU
1938 Heisman Trophy winner[3]
1 5 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob MacLeod  B Dartmouth
1 6 Chicago Bears Bill Osmanski  B Holy Cross
1 7 Detroit Lions John Pingel  B Michigan State
1 8 Washington Redskins I. B. Hale  T TCU
1 9 Green Bay Packers Larry Buhler  B Minnesota
1 10 New York Giants Walt Nielsen  B Arizona
2 11 Brooklyn Dodgers Pug Manders  FB Drake
from Pittsburgh
2 12 Chicago Cardinals Marshall Goldberg  HB Pittsburgh
2 13 Cleveland Rams Gaylon Smith  FB Southwestern (TN)
2 14 Philadelphia Eagles Charles Newton  B Washington
2 15 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Haak  T Indiana
3 16 Chicago Cardinals Alvord Wolff  T Santa Clara
3 17 Pittsburgh Pirates Billy Patterson  TB Baylor
3 18 Cleveland Rams Elmer Tarbox  B Texas Tech
3 19 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Mihal  T Purdue
3 20 Brooklyn Dodgers Waddy Young  TE Oklahoma
3 21 Chicago Bears John Wysocki  E Villanova
3 22 Detroit Lions Howard Weiss  FB Wisconsin
3 23 Washington Redskins Charlie Holm  B Alabama
3 24 Green Bay Packers Charley Brock  C Nebraska
3 25 New York Giants John Chickerneo  BB Pittsburgh
4 26 Pittsburgh Pirates Hugh McCullough  DB Oklahoma
4 27 Chicago Cardinals Stebbins, HalHal Stebbins  B Pittsburgh
4 28 Cleveland Rams Wally Garard  T Saint Mary’s (CA)
4 29 Philadelphia Eagles Billy Dewell  E SMU
4 30 Brooklyn Dodgers Vic Bottari  B California
5 31 Chicago Cardinals Bill Daddio  E Pittsburgh
5 32 Pittsburgh Pirates Ernie Wheeler  B North Dakota Agricultural
5 33 Cleveland Rams Eddie Gatto  T LSU
5 34 Philadelphia Eagles Zed Coston  G Texas A&M
5 35 Brooklyn Dodgers Kinnison, JackJack Kinnison  C Missouri
5 36 Chicago Bears Joe Delaney  T Holy Cross
5 37 Detroit Lions Steve Maronic  T North Carolina
5 38 Washington Redskins Dick Todd  B Texas A&M
5 39 Green Bay Packers Lynn Hovland  G Wisconsin
5 40 New York Giants Willis, DonDon Willis  B Clemson
6 41 Pittsburgh Pirates Sam Boyd  QB Baylor
6 42 Chicago Cardinals George Faust  B Minnesota
6 43 Cleveland Rams Barney McGarry  T Utah
6 44 Philadelphia Eagles Jake Schuehle  B Rice
6 45 Brooklyn Dodgers Len Janiak  B Ohio
6 46 Brooklyn Dodgers Ed Beinor  T Notre Dame
6 47 Detroit Lions Wendlick, JoeJoe Wendlick  E Oregon State
6 48 Washington Redskins Anderson, DaveDave Anderson  B California
6 49 Green Bay Packers Larry Craig  E South Carolina
6 50 New York Giants Ginney, JerryJerry Ginney  G Santa Clara
7 51 Chicago Cardinals Dwyer, BillBill Dwyer  B New Mexico
7 52 Pittsburgh Pirates Palumbo, EddieEddie Palumbo  B Detroit
7 53 Cleveland Rams Dowd, JerryJerry Dowd  C Saint Mary’s
7 54 Philadelphia Eagles Tony Ippolito  B Purdue
7 55 Brooklyn Dodgers Alex Schoenbaum  T Ohio State
7 56 Chicago Bears Heileman, CharlieCharlie Heileman  E Iowa State
7 57 Detroit Lions Darrell Tully  B East Texas State
7 58 Washington Redskins Lumpkin, QuintonQuinton Lumpkin  C Georgia
7 59 Green Bay Packers Frank Twedell  T Minnesota
7 60 New York Giants Woodell, LloydLloyd Woodell  C Arkansas
8 61 Pittsburgh Pirates Nelson, OleOle Nelson  E Michigan State
8 62 Chicago Cardinals Hinkebein, ShermSherm Hinkebein  C Kentucky
8 63 Cleveland Rams Brunner, BroncoBronco Brunner  B Tulane
8 64 Philadelphia Eagles George Somers  T La Salle
8 65 Brooklyn Dodgers Dan Hill  C Duke
8 66 Chicago Bears Dannies, BobBob Dannies  C Pittsburgh
8 67 Detroit Lions Trzuskowski, DickDick Trzuskowski  T Idaho
8 68 Washington Redskins Bo Russell  T Auburn
8 69 Green Bay Packers Paul Kell  T Notre Dame
8 70 New York Giants Zagar, PetePete Zagar  T Stanford
9 71 Chicago Cardinals Earl Brown  E Notre Dame
9 72 Pittsburgh Pirates Steve Petro  G Pittsburgh
9 73 Cleveland Rams Bostick, LewLew Bostick  G Alabama
9 74 Philadelphia Eagles Rankin Britt  E Texas A&M
9 75 Brooklyn Dodgers Kline, ForrestForrest Kline  G TCU
9 76 Chicago Bears Ray Bray  G Western State Teachers (MI)
9 77 Detroit Lions Bill Callihan  B Nebraska
9 78 Washington Redskins Wilbur Moore  B Minnesota
9 79 Green Bay Packers Johnny Hall  B TCU
9 80 New York Giants Mills, BobBob Mills  T Nebraska
10 81 Pittsburgh Pirates Jack Lee  B Carnegie Tech
10 82 Chicago Cardinals Earl Crowder  QB Oklahoma
10 83 Cleveland Rams Petrick, FrankFrank Petrick  E Indiana
10 84 Philadelphia Eagles Bill McKeever  T Cornell
10 85 Brooklyn Dodgers Bradley, KimbleKimble Bradley  B Ole Miss
10 86 Chicago Bears Wood, WaltWalt Wood  B Tennessee
10 87 Detroit Lions Raymond George  T USC
10 88 Washington Redskins Jimmy Johnston  B Washington
10 89 Green Bay Packers Vince Gavre  B Wisconsin
10 90 New York Giants Roberts, TomTom Roberts  T DePaul
11 91 Chicago Cardinals Bowden Wyatt  E Tennessee
11 92 Pittsburgh Pirates Lou Tomasetti  B Bucknell
11 93 Cleveland Rams Roth, SidSid Roth  G Cornell
11 94 Philadelphia Eagles Paul Humphrey  C Purdue
11 95 Brooklyn Dodgers Lenc, GeorgeGeorge Lenc  E Augustana (IL)
11 96 Chicago Bears Braga, AlAl Braga  B San Francisco
11 97 Detroit Lions Tony Calvelli  C Stanford
11 98 Washington Redskins Jim German  B Centre
11 99 Green Bay Packers Sprague, CharleyCharley Sprague  E SMU
11 100 New York Giants Miller, MerlMerl Miller  B Washington
12 101 Pittsburgh Pirates Denny Cochran  B Saint Louis
12 102 Chicago Cardinals Jim Thomas  G Oklahoma
12 103 Cleveland Rams Chet Adams  T Ohio
12 104 Brooklyn Dodgers Ralph Heikkinen  G Michigan
12 106 Chicago Bears Roise, HalHal Roise  B Idaho
12 107 Detroit Lions Coughlan, JimJim Coughlan  E Santa Clara
12 108 Washington Redskins O’Mara, BobBob O’Mara  B Duke
12 109 Brooklyn Dodgers Kaplanoff, CarlCarl Kaplanoff  T Ohio State
12 110 New York Giants Schroeder, BrunoBruno Schroeder  E Texas A&M
13 111 Chicago Cardinals Andy Sabados  G The Citadel
13 112 Pittsburgh Pirates Fabian Hoffman  E Pittsburgh
13 113 Cleveland Rams Joel Hitt  E Mississippi College
13 114 Philadelphia Eagles Allie White  T TCU
13 115 Brooklyn Dodgers Gembis, GeorgeGeorge Gembis  B Wayne (MI)
13 116 Chicago Bears Ed Bock  G Iowa State
13 117 Detroit Lions Hutchins, PrescottPrescott Hutchins  G Oregon State
13 118 Washington Redskins Steve Slivinski  G Washington
13 119 Green Bay Packers Dan Elmer  C Minnesota
13 120 New York Giants Allis, SamSam Allis  B Centenary
14 121 Pittsburgh Pirates Ed Clary  B South Carolina
14 122 Chicago Cardinals Miatovich, BlaseBlase Miatovich  T San Francisco
14 123 Cleveland Rams Ryland, JohnJohn Ryland  C UCLA
14 124 Philadelphia Eagles Aleskus, JoeJoe Aleskus  T Ohio State
14 125 Brooklyn Dodgers Carnelly, RayRay Carnelly  B Carnegie Tech
14 126 Chicago Bears Anton Stolfa  B Luther
14 127 Detroit Lions Means, ArtArt Means  G Washington
14 128 Washington Redskins Bob Hoffman  B USC
College junior; returned to USC
14 129 Green Bay Packers Badgett, BillBill Badgett  T Georgia
14 130 New York Giants Watson, GeorgeGeorge Watson  B North Carolina
15 131 Chicago Cardinals Clarke, RussRuss Clarke  G Santa Clara
15 132 Pittsburgh Pirates John Tosi  C Niagara
15 133 Cleveland Rams Ben Friend  T LSU
15 134 Philadelphia Eagles Foster Watkins  B West Texas State
15 135 Brooklyn Dodgers Trunzo, LouLou Trunzo  G Wake Forest
15 136 Chicago Bears Bob Voigts  T Northwestern
15 137 Detroit Lions Hodge, GeneGene Hodge  E East Texas State
15 138 Washington Redskins Eric Tipton  B Duke
15 139 Green Bay Packers Tom Greenfield  C Arizona
15 140 New York Giants Duggan, GilGil Duggan  T Oklahoma
16 141 Pittsburgh Pirates Lezouski, AlAl Lezouski  G Pittsburgh
16 142 Chicago Cardinals Goins, GusGus Goins  E Clemson
16 143 Cleveland Rams Reupke, GordonGordon Reupke  B Iowa State
16 144 Philadelphia Eagles Irv Hall  B Brown
16 145 Brooklyn Dodgers Gross, CharleyCharley Gross  G Bradley
16 146 Chicago Bears Armstrong, KenKen Armstrong  T Tarkio
16 147 Detroit Lions Lazetich, BillBill Lazetich    Montana
16 148 Washington Redskins Dick Farman  T Washington State
16 149 Green Bay Packers Bellin, RoyRoy Bellin  B Wisconsin
16 150 New York Giants Panish, TedTed Panish  B Bradley
17 151 Chicago Cardinals Ev Elkins  B Marshall
17 152 Pittsburgh Pirates Longhi, EdEd Longhi  C Notre Dame
17 153 Cleveland Rams Perrie, MikeMike Perrie  B St. Mary’s (CA)
17 154 Philadelphia Eagles Riddell, BobBob Riddell  E South Dakota State
17 155 Brooklyn Dodgers John Siegal  E Columbia
17 156 Chicago Bears Masters, RaphaelRaphael Masters  E Newberry
17 157 Detroit Lions Neihaus, RalphRalph Neihaus  T Dayton
17 158 Washington Redskins Clyde Shugart  T Iowa State
17 159 Green Bay Packers Yerby, JohnJohn Yerby  E Oregon
17 160 New York Giants Jack Sanders  T SMU
18 161 Pittsburgh Pirates Shirk, DaveDave Shirk  E Kansas
18 162 Chicago Cardinals Frank Huffman  E Marshall
18 163 Cleveland Rams Alex Atty  G West Virginia
18 164 Philadelphia Eagles Charlie Gainor  E North Dakota
18 165 Brooklyn Dodgers Morin, PaulPaul Morin  T Iowa State
18 166 Chicago Bears Solly Sherman  B Chicago
18 167 Detroit Lions Niemant, DutchDutch Niemant  B New Mexico
18 168 Washington Redskins Boyd Morgan  B USC
18 169 Green Bay Packers Frank Balazs  B Iowa
18 170 New York Giants Dolman, WillWill Dolman  E California
19 171 Chicago Cardinals Mike Kochel  G Fordham
19 172 Pittsburgh Pirates Peters, FrankFrank Peters  E Washington
19 173 Cleveland Rams Lane, BillBill Lane  B Bucknell
19 174 Philadelphia Eagles White, MorrisMorris White  B Tulsa
19 175 Brooklyn Dodgers Ferrell Anderson  G Kansas
19 176 Chicago Bears Ed Simonich  B Notre Dame
19 177 Detroit Lions Tony Tonelli  G USC
19 178 Washington Redskins Smith, PhilPhil Smith  T St. Benedict’s
19 179 Green Bay Packers John Brennan  G Michigan
19 180 New York Giants Paulman, BillBill Paulman  B Stanford
20 181 Pittsburgh Pirates Sheldrake, TomTom Sheldrake  E Washington
20 182 Chicago Cardinals Rice, TomTom Rice  T San Francisco
20 183 Cleveland Rams Graham, PaulPaul Graham  B Indiana
20 184 Philadelphia Eagles Gormley, DickDick Gormley  C LSU
20 185 Brooklyn Dodgers Popp, TonyTony Popp  E Toledo
20 186 Chicago Bears Vogeler, GeorgeGeorge Vogeler  C Oklahoma A&M
20 187 Detroit Lions McDonald, JimJim McDonald  C Illinois
20 188 Washington Redskins Coop, PaulPaul Coop  T Centre
20 189 Green Bay Packers Charles Schultz  T Minnesota
20 190 New York Giants Smith, LyleLyle Smith  G Tulane
21 191 Chicago Bears Aldo Forte  T Montana
21 192 Detroit Lions Waters, MerrillMerrill Waters  E BYU
21 193 Detroit Lions Kuber, MattMatt Kuber  G Villanova
21 194 Green Bay Packers Hofer, WillardWillard Hofer  B Notre Dame
21 195 New York Giants Mario Tonelli  B Notre Dame
22 196 Chicago Bears Kircher, EverettEverett Kircher  B Iowa State
22 197 Detroit Lions Howe, AlAl Howe  T Xavier
22 198 Washington Redskins Cruver, AlAl Cruver  B Washington State
22 199 Green Bay Packers Gunther, BillBill Gunther  B Santa Clara
22 200 New York Giants Rhodes, JackJack Rhodes  G Texas

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[b]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Chicago Cardinals Henry Adams  C Pittsburgh
Cleveland Rams Riley Matheson  T Texas Western
Detroit Lions Connie Mack Berry  E NC State
Green Bay Packers Harry Jacunski  E Fordham
Philadelphia Eagles Jack Ferrante  E  

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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ “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.
  4. ^ “Sid Luckman”. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.