1938 NFL draft

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1938 NFL draft
Illustration of the Sherman House Hotel (location of the draft)
General information
Date	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.


Rnd.	Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	College	Notes
1	1	Cleveland Rams	Corbett Davis	RB	Indiana
1	2	Philadelphia Eagles	James Allen McDonald	B	Ohio State
1	3	Brooklyn Dodgers	Boyd Brumbaugh	B	Duquesne
1	4	Pittsburgh Pirates	Byron White	B	Colorado	Future supreme court justice
1	5	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Robbins	B	Arkansas
1	6	Detroit Lions	Alex Wojciechowicz^‡	C	Fordham
1	7	Green Bay Packers	Cecil Isbell ^†	B	Purdue
1	8	New York Giants	George Karamatic	B	Gonzaga
1	9	Washington Redskins	Andy Farkas ^†	B	Detroit
1	10	Chicago Bears	Joe Gray	B	Oregon State
2	11	Cleveland Rams	Jim Benton ^†	E	Arkansas
2	12	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Riffle ^†	B	Albright
2	13	Brooklyn Dodgers	Joe Kilgrow	B	Alabama
2	14	Pittsburgh Pirates	Frank Filchock ^†	B	Indiana
2	15	Chicago Cardinals	Milt Popovich	B	Montana
3	16	Cleveland Rams	Joe Routt	G	Texas A&M
3	17	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Bukant	B	Washington University
3	18	Brooklyn Dodgers	Frank Kinard^‡	T	Ole Miss
3	19	Pittsburgh Pirates	Hugh Wolfe ^†	B	Texas
3	20	Chicago Cardinals	Frank Patrick	B	Pittsburgh
3	21	Detroit Lions	Pete Smith	E	Oklahoma
3	22	Green Bay Packers	Marty Schreyer	T	Purdue
3	23	New York Giants	Fred Vanzo ^†	B	Northwestern
3	24	Washington Redskins	Sam Chapman	B	California
3	25	Chicago Bears	Gary Famiglietti ^†	B	Boston University
4	26	Cleveland Rams	Vic Markov	T	Washington
4	27	Philadelphia Eagles	John Meek	B	California
4	28	Brooklyn Dodgers	Gene Moore	C	Colorado
4	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	Tony Matisi	T	Pittsburgh
4	30	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Herwig	C	California
5	31	Cleveland Rams	Ed Franco	G	Fordham
5	32	Philadelphia Eagles	Fred Shirey	T	Nebraska
5	33	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ed Merlin	G	Vanderbilt
5	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	Lou Midler	T	Minnesota
5	35	Chicago Cardinals	Al Babartsky	T	Fordham
5	36	Detroit Lions	Andy Bershak	E	North Carolina
5	37	Green Bay Packers	Chuck Sweeney	E	Notre Dame
5	38	New York Giants	Marion Konemann	B	Georgia Tech
5	39	Washington Redskins	Dave Price	C	Mississippi State
5	40	Chicago Bears	Gust Zarnas ^†	G	Ohio State
6	41	Cleveland Rams	Ray Hamilton	G	Arkansas
6	42	Philadelphia Eagles	Herschel Ramsey	E	Texas Tech
6	43	Brooklyn Dodgers	Perry Schwartz ^†	E	California
6	44	Pittsburgh Pirates	George Platukis	E	Duquesne
6	45	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Brunansky	T	Duke
6	46	Detroit Lions	Karl Schleckman	T	Utah
6	47	Green Bay Packers	Andy Uram ^†	B	Minnesota
6	48	New York Giants	Frank Souchak	E	Pittsburgh
6	49	Washington Redskins	Elmer Dohrmann	E	Nebraska
6	50	Chicago Bears	Bob Masterson ^†	E	Miami (FL)
7	51	Cleveland Rams	Marcel Chesbro	G	Colgate
7	52	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Lannon	E	Iowa
7	53	Brooklyn Dodgers	Leroy Monsky	G	Alabama
7	54	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ray King	E	Minnesota
7	55	Chicago Cardinals	Ed Cherry	B	Hardin–Simmons
7	56	Detroit Lions	Paul Szakash	E	Montana
7	57	Green Bay Packers	Johnny Kovatch	E	Northwestern
7	58	New York Giants	Kelly Moan	HB	West Virginia
7	59	Washington Redskins	Roy Young	G	Texas A&M
7	60	Chicago Bears	Frank Ramsey	T	Oregon State
8	61	Cleveland Rams	Walter Mayberry	B	Florida
8	62	Philadelphia Eagles	Clem Woltman	G	Purdue
8	63	Brooklyn Dodgers	Len Noyes	G	Montana
8	64	Pittsburgh Pirates	Tom Burnette	HB	North Carolina
8	65	Chicago Cardinals	Leon Lavington	E	Colorado
8	66	Detroit Lions	Richard Nardi	HB	Ohio State
8	67	Green Bay Packers	Phil Ragazzo	G	Western Reserve
8	68	New York Giants	Ted Doyle	B	Nebraska
8	69	Washington Redskins	Bill Hartman	FB	Georgia
8	70	Chicago Bears	Fletcher Sims	B	Georgia Tech
9	71	Cleveland Rams	Charles Ream	E	Ohio State
9	72	Philadelphia Eagles	Elmer Kolberg	B	Oregon State
9	73	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Stringham	B	BYU
9	74	Pittsburgh Pirates	Paul McDonough	E	Utah
9	75	Chicago Cardinals	Phil Dougherty ^†	C	Santa Clara
9	76	Detroit Lions	Jim Sirtoskty	G	Indiana
9	77	Green Bay Packers	John Howell	HB	Nebraska
9	78	New York Giants	John Mellus ^†	T	Villanova
9	79	Washington Redskins	Ed Parks	C	Oklahoma
9	80	Chicago Bears	Alex Schwarz	T	San Francisco
10	81	Cleveland Rams	Joe Maras	C	Duquesne
10	82	Philadelphia Eagles	Emmett Kriel	G	Baylor
10	83	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jim Sivell ^†	G	Auburn
10	84	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pat McCarty	C	Notre Dame
10	85	Chicago Cardinals	Dwight Sloan	FB	Arkansas
10	86	Detroit Lions	Ralph Wolf	C	Ohio State
10	87	Green Bay Packers	Frank Barnhart	G	Colorado State–Greeley
10	88	New York Giants	Bob Grimstead	T	Washington State
10	89	Washington Redskins	Jack Abbott	B	Elon
10	90	Chicago Bears	John Weger	T	Butler
11	91	Cleveland Rams	Al Hoptowit	G	Washington State
11	92	Philadelphia Eagles	Carl Hinkle	C	Vanderbilt
11	93	Brooklyn Dodgers	Johnny Druze	E	Fordham
11	94	Pittsburgh Pirates	Bill Krause	G	Baldwin Wallace
11	95	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Kenderdine	E	Indiana
11	96	Detroit Lions	Clarence Douglass	B	Kansas
11	97	Green Bay Packers	Pete Tinsley ^†	B	Georgia
11	98	New York Giants	Doug Oldershaw ^†	E	Santa Barbara State
11	99	Washington Redskins	Dick Johnston	E	Washington
11	100	Chicago Bears	Ray Mickovsky	B	Case
12	101	Cleveland Rams	Vic Spadaccini ^†	HB	Minnesota
12	102	Philadelphia Eagles	John Michelosen	B	Pittsburgh
12	103	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lou Mark	B	NC State
12	104	Pittsburgh Pirates	Joe Kuharich ^†	G	Notre Dame
12	105	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Mautner	C	Holy Cross
12	106	Detroit Lions	Clint Frank	HB	Yale	1937 Heisman Trophy winner^[3]
12	107	Green Bay Packers	Tony Falkenstein	B	Saint Mary's
12	108	New York Giants	Elmore Hackney	FB	Duke
12	109	Washington Redskins	Hank Bartos	G	North Carolina
12	110	Chicago Bears	Fred Dreher	E	Denver

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

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^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
^ ^a ^b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

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