| 1936 NFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | February 8, 1936 |
| Location | Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, PA |
| Overview | |
| 81 total selections in 9 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Jay Berwanger, HB Philadelphia Eagles |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Phil Flanagan, G New York Giants |
| Most selections (9) | each team selected nine players |
| Fewest selections (9) | each team selected nine players |
| Hall of Famers | 4 |
The 1936 National Football League Draft was the first draft of the 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:
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| Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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| 1 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jay Berwanger | HB | Chicago | Big Ten | First winner of the Heisman Trophy award in 1935[8] | |
| 1 | 2 | Boston Redskins | Riley Smith | QB | Alabama | SEC | ||
| 1 | 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bill Shakespeare | B | Notre Dame | Ind. | ||
| 1 | 4 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Dick Crayne | FB | Iowa | Big Ten | ||
| 1 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Lawrence † | WB | Texas Christian | SWC | ||
| 1 | 6 | Chicago Bears | Joe Stydahar † | T | West Virginia | Ind. | ||
| 1 | 7 | Green Bay Packers | Russ Letlow † | G | San Francisco (CA) | Ind. | ||
| 1 | 8 | Detroit Lions | Sid Wagner | G | Michigan State | Ind. | ||
| 1 | 9 | New York Giants | Art "Pappy" Lewis | T | Ohio | Buckeye | ||
| 2 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | John McCauley | B | Rice | SWC | ||
| 2 | 11 | Boston Redskins | Keith Topping | E | Stanford | PCC | ||
| 2 | 12 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Len Barnum | B | West Virginia Wesleyan | WVIAC | ||
| 2 | 13 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Vernal "Babe" LeVoir | B | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
| 2 | 14 | Chicago Bears | Ed Michaels | G | Villanova | Ind. | ||
| 2 | 15 | Chicago Cardinals | Gomer Jones | C | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
| 2 | 16 | Green Bay Packers | J.W. "Dub" Wheeler | T | Oklahoma | MVIAA | ||
| 2 | 17 | Detroit Lions | Chuck Cheshire | B | UCLA | PCC | ||
| 2 | 18 | New York Giants | Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans† | FB | George Washington | Ind. | ||
| 3 | 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wes Muller | C | Stanford | PCC | ||
| 3 | 20 | Boston Redskins | Ed Smith | BB | NYU | Ind. | ||
| 3 | 21 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bobby Grayson | B | Stanford | PCC | ||
| 3 | 22 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Wagner Jorgensen | C | St. Mary's (CA) | Ind. | ||
| 3 | 23 | Chicago Cardinals | Eddie Erdelatz | E | St. Mary's (CA) | Ind. | ||
| 3 | 24 | Chicago Bears | George Roscoe | B | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
| 3 | 25 | Green Bay Packers | Bernie Scherer | E | Nebraska | MVIAA | ||
| 3 | 26 | Detroit Lions | Andy Pilney | B | Notre Dame | Ind. | ||
| 3 | 27 | New York Giants | Frank "Butch" Loebs | E | Purdue | Big Ten | ||
| 4 | 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Wallace | B | Rice | SWC | ||
| 4 | 29 | Boston Redskins | Paul Tangora | G | Northwestern | Big Ten | ||
| 4 | 30 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Truman Spain | T | SMU | SWC | ||
| 4 | 31 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Paul "Bear" Bryant | E | Alabama | SEC | ||
| 4 | 32 | Chicago Bears | Bob Allman | E | Michigan State | Ind. | ||
| 4 | 33 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Brett | E | Washington State | PCC | ||
| 4 | 34 | Green Bay Packers | Theron Ward | B | Idaho | PCC | ||
| 4 | 35 | Detroit Lions | Sheldon Beise | B | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
| 4 | 36 | New York Giants | Gene Rose | E | Tennessee | SEC | ||
| 5 | 37 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harry Shuford | B | SMU | SWC | ||
| 5 | 38 | Boston Redskins | Wilson Groseclose | T | Texas Christian | SWC | ||
| 5 | 39 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Dick Sandefur | FB | Purdue | Big Ten | ||
| 5 | 40 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob Wilson | TB | SMU | SWC | ||
| 5 | 41 | Chicago Cardinals | Stan Riordan | E | Oregon | PCC | ||
| 5 | 42 | Chicago Bears | Vern Oech | G | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
| 5 | 43 | Green Bay Packers | Darrell Lester | C | Texas Christian | SWC | ||
| 5 | 44 | Detroit Lions | Kavanaugh Francis | C | Alabama | SEC | ||
| 5 | 45 | New York Giants | Edward A. Jontos | G | Syracuse | Ind. | ||
| 6 | 46 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Barabas | B | Columbia | Ind. | ||
| 6 | 47 | Boston Redskins | Larry Lutz | T | California | PCC | ||
| 6 | 48 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Maurice Orr | T | SMU | SWC | ||
| 6 | 49 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Maniaci † | B | Fordham | Ind. | ||
| 6 | 50 | Chicago Bears | Ted Christofferson | B | Washington State | PCC | ||
| 6 | 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Ettore Antonini | E | Indiana | Big Ten | ||
| 6 | 52 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Reynolds | T | Stanford | PCC | ||
| 6 | 53 | Detroit Lions | Abe Mickal | B | LSU | SEC | ||
| 6 | 54 | New York Giants | Gus Durner | T | Duke | SoCon | ||
| 7 | 55 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jac Weller | G | Princeton | Ind. | ||
| 7 | 56 | Boston Redskins | Don Irwin | FB | Colgate | Ind. | ||
| 7 | 57 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Marty Peters | E | Notre Dame | Ind. | ||
| 7 | 58 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Herb Schreiber | B | St. Mary's (CA) | Ind. | ||
| 7 | 59 | Chicago Cardinals | Tack Dennis | B | Tulsa | MVC | ||
| 7 | 60 | Chicago Bears | Dick Smith | T | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
| 7 | 61 | Green Bay Packers | Wally Fromhart | B | Notre Dame | Ind. | ||
| 7 | 62 | Detroit Lions | Charles Wasicek | T | Colgate | Ind. | ||
| 7 | 63 | New York Giants | Bob Peeples | T | Marquette | Ind. | ||
| 8 | 64 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pepper Constable | B | Princeton | Ind. | ||
| 8 | 65 | Boston Redskins | Wayne Millner | E | Notre Dame | Ind. | ||
| 8 | 66 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ed Karpowich | T | Catholic University | Ind. | ||
| 8 | 67 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob "Bones" Hamilton | B | Stanford | PCC | ||
| 8 | 68 | Chicago Bears | John Sylvester | E | Rice | SWC | ||
| 8 | 69 | Chicago Cardinals | Ross Carter | G | Oregon | PCC | ||
| 8 | 70 | Green Bay Packers | Wally Cruice | B | Northwestern | Big Ten | ||
| 8 | 71 | Detroit Lions | Dale Rennebohm | C | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
| 8 | 72 | New York Giants | Dale Heekin | B | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
| 9 | 73 | Philadelphia Eagles | Paul Pauk | B | Princeton | Ind. | ||
| 9 | 74 | Boston Redskins | Marcel Saunders | G | Loyola (CA) | Ind. | ||
| 9 | 75 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Meglen | B | Georgetown | Ind. | ||
| 9 | 76 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jim "Monk" Moscrip | E | Stanford | PCC | ||
| 9 | 77 | Chicago Cardinals | Niels Larsen | T | Stanford | PCC | ||
| 9 | 78 | Chicago Bears | Dan Fortmann† | G | Colgate | Ind. | ||
| 9 | 79 | Green Bay Packers | J. C. Wetsel | G | SMU | SWC | ||
| 9 | 80 | Detroit Lions | Bob "Choo Choo" Train | E | Yale | Ind. | ||
| 9 | 81 | New York Giants | Phil Flanagan | G | Holy Cross | Ind. |
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.[9]
- Joe Stydahar, tackle from West Virginia taken 1st round 6th overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.[9]
- Wayne Millner, end from Notre Dame taken 8th round 65th overall by the Boston Redskins.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[9]
- Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans, back from George Washington University taken 2nd Round 18th overall by the New York Giants.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1978.[10]
Notable undrafted players
| † | = Pro Bowler[6] |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | Ray Nolting | RB | Cincinnati | Buckeye | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | David Smukler | FB | Temple | Ind. |
Summary
Schools with multiple draft selections
| Selections | Schools |
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| 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 |
References
- ^ "History: 1936 Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. 2014-10-02. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Chicago Bears Granted Option on Jay Berwanger". Milwaukee Journal. February 10, 1936. p. D4. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ^ "Outstanding Pro Linemen Coming Here With Eagles". Reading Eagle. October 29, 1936. p. 24. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
External links
- NFL Website – 1936 Draft
- databaseFootball Website – 1936 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- "1936 NFL Draft on Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.