1939 NFL draft
The 1939 National Football League draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel
in New York City, New York.[1][2]
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
31 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Daddio | End | Pittsburgh |
32 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ernie Wheeler | Back | North Dakota State |
33 | Cleveland Rams | Eddie Gallo | Tackle | Louisiana State |
34 | Philadelphia Eagles | Zed Coston | Guard | Texas A&M |
35 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jack Kinnison | Center | Missouri |
36 | Chicago Bears | Joe Delaney | Tackle | Holy Cross |
37 | Detroit Lions | Steve Maronic | Tackle | North Carolina |
38 | Washington Redskins | Dick Todd | Back | Texas A&M |
39 | Green Bay Packers | Lynn Hovland | Guard | Wisconsin |
40 | New York Giants | Don Willis | Back | Clemson |
Round six
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
41 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Sam Boyd | End | Baylor |
42 | Chicago Cardinals | George Faust | Back | Minnesota |
43 | Cleveland Rams | Bernie McGarry | Tackle | Utah |
44 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jake Schuehle | Back | Rice |
45 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Len Janiak | Back | Ohio |
46 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ed Beinor | Tackle | Notre Dame |
47 | Detroit Lions | Joe Wendlick | End | Oregon State |
48 | Washington Redskins | Dave Anderson | Back | California |
49 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Craig | End | South Carolina |
50 | New York Giants | Jerry Ginney | Guard | Santa Clara |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
51 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Dwyer | Back | New Mexico |
52 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Eddie Palumbo | Back | Detroit |
53 | Cleveland Rams | Jerry Dowd | Center | St. Mary's (CA) |
54 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tony Ippolito | Back | Purdue |
55 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Alex Schoenbaum | Tackle | Ohio State |
56 | Chicago Bears | Charlie Heileman | End | Iowa State |
57 | Detroit Lions | Darrell Tully | Back | East Texas State |
58 | Washington Redskins | Quinton Lumpkin | Center | Georgia |
59 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Twedell | Tackle | Minnesota |
60 | New York Giants | Lloyd Woodell | Center | Arkansas |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
61 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ole Nelson | End | Michigan State |
62 | Chicago Cardinals | Sherm Hinkebein | Center | Kentucky |
63 | Cleveland Rams | Warren "Bronco" Brunner | Back | Tulane |
64 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Somers | Tackle | La Salle |
65 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dan "Tiger" Hill | Center | Duke |
66 | Chicago Bears | Bob Dannies | Center | Pittsburgh |
67 | Detroit Lions | Dick Trzuskowski | Tackle | Idaho |
68 | Washington Redskins | Torrance "Bo" Russell | Tackle | Auburn |
69 | Green Bay Packers | Paul Kell | Tackle | Notre Dame |
70 | New York Giants | Pete Zagar | Tackle | Stanford |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
71 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Brown | End | Notre Dame |
72 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Steve Petro | Guard | Pittsburgh |
73 | Cleveland Rams | Lew Bostick | Guard | Alabama |
74 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rankin Britt | End | Texas A&M |
75 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Forrest Kline | Guard | Texas Christian |
76 | Chicago Bears | Ray Bray | Guard | Western Michigan |
77 | Detroit Lions | Bill Callihan | Back | Nebraska |
78 | Washington Redskins | Wilbur Moore | Back | Minnesota |
79 | Green Bay Packers | John Hall | Back | Texas Christian |
80 | New York Giants | Bob Mills | Tackle | Nebraska |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
81 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jack Lee | Back | Carnegie-Mellon |
82 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Crowder | Quarterback | Oklahoma |
83 | Cleveland Rams | Frank Petrick | End | Indiana |
84 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill McKeever | Tackle | Cornell |
85 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Kimble Bradley | Back | Mississippi |
86 | Chicago Bears | Walt Wood | Back | Tennessee |
87 | Detroit Lions | Ray George | Tackle | USC |
88 | Washington Redskins | Jimmy Johnston | Back | Washington |
89 | Green Bay Packers | Vince Gavre | Back | Wisconsin |
90 | New York Giants | Tom Roberts | Tackle | DePaul |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
91 | Chicago Cardinals | Bowden Wyatt | End | Tennessee |
92 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Lou Tomasetti | Back | Bucknell |
93 | Cleveland Rams | Sid Roth | Guard | Cornell |
94 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Humphrey | Center | Purdue |
95 | Brooklyn Dodgers | George Lenc | End | Augustana (IL) |
96 | Chicago Bears | Al Braga | Back | San Francisco |
97 | Detroit Lions | Tony Calvelli | Center | Stanford |
98 | Washington Redskins | Jim German | Back | Centre |
99 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Sprague | End | Southern Methodist |
100 | New York Giants | Merl Miller | Back | Washington |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
101 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Denny Cochran | Back | St. Louis |
102 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Thomas | Guard | Oklahoma |
103 | Cleveland Rams | Chet Adams | Tackle | Ohio |
104 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Kraynick | Back | North Carolina |
105 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ralph Heikkinen | Guard | Michigan |
106 | Chicago Bears | Hal Roise | Back | Idaho |
107 | Detroit Lions | Jim Coughlan | End | Santa Clara |
108 | Washington Redskins | Bob O'Mara | Back | Duke |
109 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Carl Kaplanoff | Tackle | Ohio State |
110 | New York Giants | Bruno Schroeder | End | Texas A&M |
Round thirteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
111 | Chicago Cardinals | Andy Sabados | Guard | The Citadel |
112 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Fabian Hoffman | End | Pittsburgh |
113 | Cleveland Rams | Joel Hitt | End | Mississippi College |
114 | Philadelphia Eagles | Thomas "Allie" White | Tackle | Texas Christian |
115 | Brooklyn Dodgers | George Gembis | Back | Wayne State (MI) |
116 | Chicago Bears | Ed Bock | Guard | Iowa State |
117 | Detroit Lions | Prescott Hutchins | Guard | Oregon State |
118 | Washington Redskins | Steve Slivinski | Guard | Washington |
119 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Elmer | Center | Minnesota |
120 | New York Giants | Sam Allis | Back | Centenary |
Round fourteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
121 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ed Clary | Back | South Carolina |
122 | Chicago Cardinals | Blase Miatovich | Tackle | San Francisco |
123 | Cleveland Rams | John Ryland | Center | UCLA |
124 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Aleskus | Tackle | Ohio State |
125 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ray Carnelly | Back | Carnegie-Mellon |
126 | Chicago Bears | Anton Stolfa | Back | Luther |
127 | Detroit Lions | Art Means | Guard | Washington |
128 | Washington Redskins | Bob Hoffman | Back | USC |
129 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Badgett | Tackle | Georgia |
130 | New York Giants | George Watson | Back | North Carolina |
Round fifteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
131 | Chicago Cardinals | Russ Clarke | Guard | Santa Clara |
132 | Pittsburgh Pirates | John Tosi | Center | Niagara |
133 | Cleveland Rams | Ben Friend | Tackle | Louisiana State |
134 | Philadelphia Eagles | Foster Watkins | Back | West Texas State Teachers |
135 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Lou Trunzo | Guard | Wake Forest |
136 | Chicago Bears | Bob Voigts | Tackle | Northwestern |
137 | Detroit Lions | Gene Hodge | End | East Texas State |
138 | Washington Redskins | Eric Tipton | Back | Duke |
139 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Greenfield | Center | Arizona |
140 | New York Giants | Gil Duggan | Tackle | Oklahoma |
Round sixteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
141 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Al Lezouski | Guard | Pittsburgh |
142 | Chicago Cardinals | Gus Goins | End | Clemson |
143 | Cleveland Rams | Gordon Reupke | Back | Iowa State |
144 | Philadelphia Eagles | Irv Hall | Back | Brown |
145 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Charley Gross | Guard | Bradley |
146 | Chicago Bears | Ken Armstrong | Tackle | Tarkio |
147 | Detroit Lions | Bill Lazetich | Back | Montana |
148 | Washington Redskins | Dick Farman | Tackle | Washington State |
149 | Green Bay Packers | Roy Bellin | Back | Wisconsin |
150 | New York Giants | Ted Panish | Back | Bradley |
Round seventeen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
151 | Chicago Cardinals | Everett Elkins | Back | Marshall |
152 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ed Longhi | Center | Notre Dame |
153 | Cleveland Rams | Mike Perrie | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
154 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Riddell | End | South Dakota State |
155 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Siegal | End | Columbia |
156 | Chicago Bears | Raphael Masters | End | Newberry |
157 | Detroit Lions | Ralph Neihaus | Tackle | Dayton |
158 | Washington Redskins | Clyde Shugart | Tackle | Iowa State |
159 | Green Bay Packers | John Yerby | End | Oregon |
160 | New York Giants | Jack Sanders | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
Round eighteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
161 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Dave Shirk | End | Kansas |
162 | Chicago Cardinals | Frank Huffman | End | Marshall |
163 | Cleveland Rams | Alex Atty | Guard | West Virginia |
164 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charlie Gainor | End | North Dakota |
165 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Paul Morin | Tackle | Iowa State |
166 | Chicago Bears | Solly Sherman | Back | Chicago |
167 | Detroit Lions | Dutch Niemant | Back | New Mexico |
168 | Washington Redskins | Boyd Morgan | Back | USC |
169 | Green Bay Packers | Frank Balasz | Back | Iowa |
170 | New York Giants | Will Dolman | End | California |
Round nineteen
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
171 | Chicago Cardinals | Mike Kochel | Guard | Fordham |
172 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Frank Peters | End | Washington |
173 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Lane | Back | Bucknell |
174 | Philadelphia Eagles | Morris White | Back | Tulsa |
175 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ferrell Anderson | Guard | Kansas |
176 | Chicago Bears | Ed Simonich | Back | Notre Dame |
177 | Detroit Lions | Amerigo "Tony" Tonelli | Guard | USC |
178 | Washington Redskins | Phil Smith | Tackle | St. Benedict's |
179 | Green Bay Packers | John Brennan | Guard | Michigan |
180 | New York Giants | Bill Paulman | Back | Stanford |
Round twenty
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
181 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tom Sheldrake | End | Washington |
182 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Rice | Tackle | San Francisco |
183 | Cleveland Rams | Paul Graham | Back | Indiana |
184 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Gormley | Center | Louisiana State |
185 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Tony Popp | End | Toledo |
186 | Chicago Bears | George Vogeler | Center | Oklahoma State |
187 | Detroit Lions | Jim McDonald | Center | Illinois |
188 | Washington Redskins | Paul Coop | Tackle | Centre |
189 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Schultz | Tackle | Minnesota |
190 | New York Giants | Lyle Smith | Guard | Tulane |
Round twenty-one
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
191 | Chicago Bears | Aldo Forte | Tackle | Montana |
192 | Detroit Lions | Merrill Waters | End | Brigham Young |
193 | Washington Redskins | Matt Kuber | Guard | Villanova |
194 | Green Bay Packers | Willard Hofer | Back | Notre Dame |
195 | New York Giants | Mario Tonelli | Back | Notre Dame |
Round twenty-two
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
196 | Chicago Bears | Everett Kircher | Back | Iowa State |
197 | Detroit Lions | Al Howe | Tackle | Xavier (Ohio) |
198 | Washington Redskins | Al Cruver | Back | Washington State |
199 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Gunther | Back | Santa Clara |
200 [3] | New York Giants | Jack Rhodes | Guard | 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
Notes
^ Heisman Winner[6]
References
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