1938 NFL Draft General information Date(s) December 12, 1937 Location Sherman House Hotel, Overview 110 total selections in 12 roundsLeague NFL First selection Corbett Davis , FBCleveland Rams Mr. Irrelevant Fred Dreher, EndChicago Bears Most selections (12) Brooklyn Dodgers,Cleveland Rams , Fewest selections (10) Chicago Bears Hall of Famers 2
The 1938 National Football League Draft was held on December 12, 1937, at the Sherman House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.[1] [2] Corbett Davis .
Player selections Round one Round two Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 11 Cleveland Rams Jim Benton End Arkansas 12 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Riffle Back Albright 13 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Kilgrow Back Alabama 14 Pittsburgh Pirates Frank Filchock Back Indiana 15 Chicago Cardinals Milt Popovich Back Montana
Round three Round four Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 26 Cleveland Rams Vic Markov Tackle Washington 27 Philadelphia Eagles John Meek Back California 28 Brooklyn Dodgers Gene Moore Center Colorado 29 Pittsburgh Pirates Tony Matisi Tackle Pittsburgh 30 Chicago Cardinals Bob Herwig Center California
Round five Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 31 Cleveland Rams Ed Franco Guard Fordham 32 Philadelphia Eagles Fred Shirey Tackle Nebraska 33 Brooklyn Dodgers Ed Merlin Guard Vanderbilt 34 Pittsburgh Pirates Lou Midler Tackle Minnesota 35 Chicago Cardinals Al Babartsky Tackle Fordham 36 Detroit Lions Andy Bershak End North Carolina 37 Green Bay Packers Chuck Sweeney End Notre Dame 38 New York Giants Marion Konemann Back Georgia Tech 39 Washington Redskins Dave Price Center Mississippi State 40 Chicago Bears Gustave "Gust" Zarnas Guard Ohio State
Round six Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 41 Cleveland Rams Ray Hamilton Guard Arkansas 42 Philadelphia Eagles Herschel Ramsey End Texas Tech 43 Brooklyn Dodgers Perry Schwartz End California 44 Pittsburgh Pirates George Platukis End Duquesne 45 Chicago Cardinals Joe Brunansky Tackle Duke 46 Detroit Lions Karl Schleckman Tackle Utah 47 Green Bay Packers Andy Uram Back Minnesota 48 New York Giants Frank Souchak End Pittsburgh 49 Washington Redskins Elmer Dohrmann End Nebraska 50 Chicago Bears Bob Masterson End Miami (FL)
Round seven Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 51 Cleveland Rams Marcel Chesbro Guard Colgate 52 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Lannon End Iowa 53 Brooklyn Dodgers Leroy Monsky Guard Alabama 54 Pittsburgh Pirates Ray King End Minnesota 55 Chicago Cardinals Ed Cherry Back Hardin–Simmons 56 Detroit Lions Paul Szakash End Montana 57 Green Bay Packers Johnny Kovatch End Northwestern 58 New York Giants Kelly Moan Halfback West Virginia 59 Washington Redskins Roy Young Guard Texas A&M 60 Chicago Bears Frank Ramsey Tackle Oregon State
Round eight Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 61 Cleveland Rams Walter Mayberry Back Florida 62 Philadelphia Eagles Clem Woltman Guard Purdue 63 Brooklyn Dodgers Len Noyes Guard Montana 64 Pittsburgh Pirates Tom Burnette Halfback North Carolina 65 Chicago Cardinals Leon Lavington End Colorado 66 Detroit Lions Dick Nardi Halfback Ohio State 67 Green Bay Packers Phil Ragazzo Guard Western Reserve 68 New York Giants Ted Doyle Back Nebraska 69 Washington Redskins Bill Hartman Fullback Georgia 70 Chicago Bears Fletcher Sims Back Georgia Tech
Round nine Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 71 Cleveland Rams Charles Ream End Ohio State 72 Philadelphia Eagles Elmer Kolberg Back Oregon State 73 Brooklyn Dodgers John Stringham Back Brigham Young 74 Pittsburgh Pirates Paul McDonough End Utah 75 Chicago Cardinals Phil Dougherty Center Santa Clara 76 Detroit Lions Jim Sirtosky Guard Indiana 77 Green Bay Packers John Howell Halfback Nebraska 78 New York Giants John Mellus Tackle Villanova 79 Washington Redskins Ed Parks Center Oklahoma 80 Chicago Bears Alex Schwarz Tackle San Francisco
Round ten Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 81 Cleveland Rams Joe Maras Center Duquesne 82 Philadelphia Eagles Emmett Kriel Guard Baylor 83 Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Sivell Guard Auburn 84 Pittsburgh Pirates Pat McCarty Center Notre Dame 85 Chicago Cardinals Dwight Sloan Fullback Arkansas 86 Detroit Lions Ralph Wolf Center Ohio State 87 Green Bay Packers Frank Barnhart Guard Northern Colorado 88 New York Giants Bob Grimstead Tackle Washington State 89 Washington Redskins Jack Abbott Back Elon 90 Chicago Bears John Weger Tackle Butler
Round eleven Pick # NFL Team Player Position College 91 Cleveland Rams Al Hoptowit Guard Washington State 92 Philadelphia Eagles Carl Hinkle Center Vanderbilt 93 Brooklyn Dodgers Johnny Druze End Fordham 94 Pittsburgh Pirates Bill Krause Guard Baldwin–Wallace 95 Chicago Cardinals Bob Kenderdine End Indiana 96 Detroit Lions Clarence Douglass Back Kansas 97 Green Bay Packers Pete Tinsley Back Georgia 98 New York Giants Doug Oldershaw End Santa Barbara State 99 Washington Redskins Dick Johnston End Washington 100 Chicago Bears Ray Mickovsky Back Case School
Round twelve 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.[5] 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.[6] Notable undrafted players References ^ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .^ 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 . ^ Clinton Frank, 1937 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012 . ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant. ^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008 .^ "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008 .^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. External links This article is copied from an
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