1938 NFL draft

1938 NFL draft
Illustration of the Sherman House Hotel (location of the draft)
General information
Date(s)	December 12, 1937
Location	Sherman House Hotel, in Chicago, IL
Overview
110 total selections in 12 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Corbett Davis, FB Cleveland Rams
Most selections (12)	Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Pirates
Fewest selections (10)	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers New York Giants Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	2 C Alex Wojciechowicz OT Frank Kinard
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The 1938 NFL draft was held on December 12, 1937, at the Sherman House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. ^{[1] [2]} The draft consisted of 12 rounds and 110 player selections. It began with the Cleveland Rams using the first overall pick of the draft to select Corbett Davis.

Player selections

Jump to round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes 1 1 Cleveland Rams Corbett Davis   RB Indiana Big Ten 1 2 Philadelphia Eagles James Allen McDonald   B Ohio State Big Ten 1 3 Brooklyn Dodgers Boyd Brumbaugh   B Duquesne Ind. 1 4 Pittsburgh Pirates Byron White   B Colorado RMAC 1 5 Chicago Cardinals Jack Robbins   B Arkansas SWC 1 6 Detroit Lions Alex Wojciechowicz ‡ C Fordham Ind. 1 7 Green Bay Packers Cecil Isbell   B Purdue Big Ten 1 8 New York Giants George Karamatic   B Gonzaga Ind. 1 9 Washington Redskins Andy Farkas   B Detroit N/A 1 10 Chicago Bears Joe Gray   B Oregon State PCC 2 11 Cleveland Rams Jim Benton   E Arkansas SWC 2 12 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Riffle   B Albright Ind. 2 13 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Kilgrow   B Alabama SEC 2 14 Pittsburgh Pirates Frank Filchock   B Indiana Big Ten 2 15 Chicago Cardinals Milt Popovich   B Montana PCC 3 16 Cleveland Rams Joe Routt   G Texas A&M SWC 3 17 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Bukant   B Washington University MVC 3 18 Brooklyn Dodgers Frank Kinard ‡ T Ole Miss SEC 3 19 Pittsburgh Pirates Hugh Wolfe   B Texas SWC 3 20 Chicago Cardinals Frank Patrick   B Pittsburgh Ind. 3 21 Detroit Lions Smith, PetePete Smith  E Oklahoma Big Six 3 22 Green Bay Packers Schreyer, MartyMarty Schreyer  T Purdue Big Ten 3 23 New York Giants Fred Vanzo   B Northwestern Big Ten 3 24 Washington Redskins Sam Chapman   B California PCC 3 25 Chicago Bears Gary Famiglietti   B Boston University Ind. 4 26 Cleveland Rams Vic Markov   T Washington PCC 4 27 Philadelphia Eagles Meek, JohnJohn Meek  B California PCC 4 28 Brooklyn Dodgers Moore, GeneGene Moore  C Colorado RMAC 4 29 Pittsburgh Pirates Tony Matisi   T Pittsburgh Ind. 4 30 Chicago Cardinals Bob Herwig   C California PCC 5 31 Cleveland Rams Ed Franco   G Fordham Ind. 5 32 Philadelphia Eagles Fred Shirey   T Nebraska Big Six 5 33 Brooklyn Dodgers Merlin, EdEd Merlin  G Vanderbilt SEC 5 34 Pittsburgh Pirates Lou Midler   T Minnesota Big Ten 5 35 Chicago Cardinals Al Babartsky   T Fordham Ind. 5 36 Detroit Lions Andy Bershak   E North Carolina SoCon 5 37 Green Bay Packers Chuck Sweeney   E Notre Dame Ind. 5 38 New York Giants Konemann, MarionMarion Konemann  B Georgia Tech SEC 5 39 Washington Redskins Price, DaveDave Price  C Mississippi State SEC 5 40 Chicago Bears Gust Zarnas   G Ohio State Big Ten 6 41 Cleveland Rams Ray Hamilton   G Arkansas SWC 6 42 Philadelphia Eagles Herschel Ramsey   E Texas Tech Border 6 43 Brooklyn Dodgers Perry Schwartz   E California PCC 6 44 Pittsburgh Pirates George Platukis   E Duquesne Ind. 6 45 Chicago Cardinals Brunansky, JoeJoe Brunansky  T Duke SoCon 6 46 Detroit Lions Schleckman, KarlKarl Schleckman  T Utah RMAC 6 47 Green Bay Packers Andy Uram   B Minnesota Big Ten 6 48 New York Giants Frank Souchak   E Pittsburgh Ind. 6 49 Washington Redskins Dohrmann, ElmerElmer Dohrmann  E Nebraska Big Six 6 50 Chicago Bears Bob Masterson   E Miami (FL) SIAA 7 51 Cleveland Rams Marcel Chesbro   G Colgate Ind. 7 52 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Lannon   E Iowa Big Ten 7 53 Brooklyn Dodgers Leroy Monsky   G Alabama SEC 7 54 Pittsburgh Pirates King, RayRay King  E Minnesota Big Ten 7 55 Chicago Cardinals Cherry, EdEd Cherry  B Hardin–Simmons Ind. 7 56 Detroit Lions Paul Szakash   E Montana PCC 7 57 Green Bay Packers Johnny Kovatch   E Northwestern Big Ten 7 58 New York Giants Moan, KellyKelly Moan  HB West Virginia Ind. 7 59 Washington Redskins Roy Young   G Texas A&M SWC 7 60 Chicago Bears Ramsey, FrankFrank Ramsey  T Oregon State PCC 8 61 Cleveland Rams Walter Mayberry   B Florida SEC 8 62 Philadelphia Eagles Clem Woltman   G Purdue Big Ten 8 63 Brooklyn Dodgers Noyes, LenLen Noyes  G Montana PCC 8 64 Pittsburgh Pirates Tom Burnette   HB North Carolina SoCon 8 65 Chicago Cardinals Lavington, LeonLeon Lavington  E Colorado RMAC 8 66 Detroit Lions Richard Nardi   HB Ohio State Big Ten 8 67 Green Bay Packers Phil Ragazzo   G Western Reserve Ind. 8 68 New York Giants Ted Doyle   B Nebraska Big Six 8 69 Washington Redskins Bill Hartman   FB Georgia SEC 8 70 Chicago Bears Sims, FletcherFletcher Sims  B Georgia Tech SEC 9 71 Cleveland Rams Ream, CharlesCharles Ream  E Ohio State Big Ten 9 72 Philadelphia Eagles Elmer Kolberg   B Oregon State PCC 9 73 Brooklyn Dodgers Stringham, JohnJohn Stringham  B BYU RMAC 9 74 Pittsburgh Pirates Paul McDonough   E Utah RMAC 9 75 Chicago Cardinals Phil Dougherty   C Santa Clara Ind. 9 76 Detroit Lions Jim Sirtoskty   G Indiana Big Ten 9 77 Green Bay Packers John Howell   HB Nebraska Big Six 9 78 New York Giants John Mellus   T Villanova Ind. 9 79 Washington Redskins Ed Parks   C Oklahoma Big Six 9 80 Chicago Bears Schwarz, AlexAlex Schwarz  T San Francisco Ind. 10 81 Cleveland Rams Joe Maras   C Duquesne Ind. 10 82 Philadelphia Eagles Emmett Kriel   G Baylor SWC 10 83 Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Sivell   G Auburn SEC 10 84 Pittsburgh Pirates McCarty, PatPat McCarty  C Notre Dame Ind. 10 85 Chicago Cardinals Dwight Sloan   FB Arkansas SWC 10 86 Detroit Lions Wolf, RalphRalph Wolf  C Ohio State Big Ten 10 87 Green Bay Packers Barnhart, FrankFrank Barnhart  G Colorado State–Greeley RMAC 10 88 New York Giants Grimstead, BobBob Grimstead  T Washington State PCC 10 89 Washington Redskins Abbott, JackJack Abbott  B Elon North State 10 90 Chicago Bears Weger, JohnJohn Weger  T Butler IIC 11 91 Cleveland Rams Al Hoptowit   G Washington State PCC 11 92 Philadelphia Eagles Carl Hinkle   C Vanderbilt SEC 11 93 Brooklyn Dodgers Johnny Druze   E Fordham Ind. 11 94 Pittsburgh Pirates Krause, BillBill Krause  G Baldwin Wallace OAC 11 95 Chicago Cardinals Kenderdine, BobBob Kenderdine  E Indiana Big Ten 11 96 Detroit Lions Douglass, ClarenceClarence Douglass  B Kansas Big Six 11 97 Green Bay Packers Pete Tinsley   B Georgia SEC 11 98 New York Giants Doug Oldershaw   E Santa Barbara State N/A 11 99 Washington Redskins Johnston, DickDick Johnston  E Washington PCC 11 100 Chicago Bears Ray Mickovsky   B Case Ind. 12 101 Cleveland Rams Vic Spadaccini   HB Minnesota Big Ten 12 102 Philadelphia Eagles John Michelosen   B Pittsburgh Ind. 12 103 Brooklyn Dodgers Lou Mark   B NC State SoCon 12 104 Pittsburgh Pirates Joe Kuharich   G Notre Dame Ind. 12 105 Chicago Cardinals Mautner, BobBob Mautner  C Holy Cross Ind. 12 106 Detroit Lions Clint Frank   HB Yale Ind. 1937 Heisman Trophy winner [3] 12 107 Green Bay Packers Tony Falkenstein   B Saint Mary's N/A 12 108 New York Giants Hackney, ElmoreElmore Hackney  FB Duke SoCon 12 109 Washington Redskins Hank Bartos   G North Carolina SoCon 12 110 Chicago Bears Fred Dreher   E Denver N/A

Hall of Famers

• Alex Wojciechowicz, center from Fordham, taken 1st round 6th overall by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968. ^[4]

• Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, offensive tackle from Ole Miss, taken 3rd round 18th overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971. ^[5]

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler [6]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Green Bay Packers	Carl Mulleneaux	E	Utah State	RMAC
Green Bay Packers	Baby Ray  †	T	Vanderbilt	SEC
New York Giants	Enio Conti  †	G	Fordham	Ind.
New York Giants	Frank Cope  †	T	Santa Clara	Ind.
Washington Redskins	Willie Wilkin  †	OT	Saint Mary's (CA)	Ind.

References

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. "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
4. ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.}
5. ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.}
6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

External links

• NFL.com – 1938 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1938 Draft ^{[ usurped ]}
• "1938 National Football League Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved July 10, 2025.