1937 NFL Draft

1937 NFL Draft

General Information
Date(s)	December 12, 1936
Location	Hotel Lincoln in New York City
Overview
100 total selections  in 10 rounds
First selection	Sam Francis, RB Philadelphia Eagles
Last selection	Solon Holt, G Cleveland Rams
Most selections (10)	each team selected ten players
Fewest selections (10)	each team selected ten players
Hall of Famers	2

The 1937 National Football League Draft was the second draft held by the National Football League (NFL). The draft took place December 12, 1936, at the Hotel Lincoln in New York City.^[1][2] The draft consisted of 10 rounds, with 100 player selections, two of which would later become members of the Professional Football Hall of Fame. Notable for this draft were the league's draft selections for a planned expansion team, the Cleveland Rams, who were admitted into the league prior to the 1937 season.

Player selections

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Philadelphia Eagles	Sam Francis	Back	Nebraska
2	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ed Goddard	Back	Washington State
3	Chicago Cardinals	Ray "Buzz" Buivid	Quarterback	Marquette
4	New York Giants	Ed Widseth	Back	Minnesota
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	Mike Basrak	Center	Duquesne
6	Boston Redskins	Sammy Baugh	Quarterback	Texas Christian
7	Detroit Lions	Lloyd Cardwell	Back	Nebraska
8	Chicago Bears	Les McDonald	End	Nebraska
9	Green Bay Packers	Eddie Jankowski	Back	Wisconsin
10	Cleveland Rams	John "Zero" Drake	Tackle	Purdue

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
11	Philadelphia Eagles	Franny Murray	Back	Pennsylvania
12	Chicago Cardinals	Gaynell Tinsley	End	LSU
13	Brooklyn Dodgers	Clarence "Ace" Parker	Back	Duke
14	New York Giants	Arthur "Tarzan" White	Back	Alabama
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	Bob Finley	Guard	Southern Methodist
16	Boston Redskins	Nello Falaschi	Center	Santa Clara
17	Detroit Lions	Charley Hamrick	Tackle	Ohio State
18	Chicago Bears	Marvin Stewart	Back	LSU
19	Green Bay Packers	Ave Daniell	Running back	Pittsburgh
20	Cleveland Rams	Jules Alfonse	Tackle	Minnesota

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
21	Philadelphia Eagles	Drew Ellis	Tackle	Texas Christian
22	Brooklyn Dodgers	Max Starcevich	Back	Washington
23	Chicago Cardinals	Arthur Guepe	Back	Marquette
24	New York Giants	Jerry Dennerlein	Center	St. Mary's (CA)
25	Pittsburgh Pirates	Bill Breeden	End	Oklahoma
26	Boston Redskins	Maurice Elder	Back	Kansas State
27	Detroit Lions	Vern Huffman	End	Indiana
28	Chicago Bears	Dick Plasman	Back	Vanderbilt
29	Green Bay Packers	Charles "Bud" Wilkinson	End	Minnesota
30	Cleveland Rams	Bobby Larue	Tackle	Pittsburgh

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
31	Philadelphia Eagles	Walt Gilbert	Back	Auburn
32	Chicago Cardinals	H.K. "Bucky" Bryan	Guard	Tulane
33	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bill Kurlish	Tackle	Pennsylvania
34	New York Giants	Ward Cuff	End	Marquette
35	Pittsburgh Pirates	Elmo "Bo" Hewes	End	Oklahoma
36	Boston Redskins	Dick Bassi	End	Santa Clara
37	Detroit Lions	Bill Glassford	Back	Pittsburgh
38	Chicago Bears	Henry Hammond	Back	Southwestern (KS)
39	Green Bay Packers	Earl "Bud" Svendsen	End	Minnesota
40	Cleveland Rams	John Wiatrak	Center	Washington

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
41	Philadelphia Eagles	Alex Drobnitch	Back	Denver
42	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bert Johnson	Tackle	Kentucky
43	Chicago Cardinals	Ham Harmon	Center	Tulsa
44	New York Giants	Mickey Kobrosky	Quarterback	Trinity (CT)
45	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jack Frye	End	Missouri
46	Boston Redskins	Chuck Bond	Tackle	Washington
47	Detroit Lions	Maury Patt	Center	Carnegie-Mellon
48	Chicago Bears	Bill "Red" Conkright	Center	Oklahoma
49	Green Bay Packers	Dewitt Gibson	Guard	Northwestern
50	Cleveland Rams	Inwood Smith	Tackle	Ohio State

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
51	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Guckeyson	Back	Maryland
52	Chicago Cardinals	Phil Dickens	Tackle	Tennessee
53	Brooklyn Dodgers	John Golemgeske	Tackle	Wisconsin
54	New York Giants	Jim Farley	Back	Virginia Military Institute
55	Pittsburgh Pirates	Walt Roach	Back	Texas Christian
56	Boston Redskins	Jimmie Cain	End	Washington
57	Detroit Lions	George Bell	Tackle	Purdue
58	Chicago Bears	Del Bjork	Back	Oregon
59	Green Bay Packers	Merle Wendt	Tackle	Ohio State
60	Cleveland Rams	Chris Del Sasso	Tackle	Indiana

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
61	Philadelphia Eagles	Herb Barna	Guard	West Virginia
62	Brooklyn Dodgers	Fred Funk	Back	UCLA
63	Chicago Cardinals	Herm Dickerson	End	Virginia Tech
64	New York Giants	Jim Poole	Back	Mississippi
65	Pittsburgh Pirates	Byron Haines	Back	Washington
66	Boston Redskins	Rolla Holland	Guard	Kansas State
67	Detroit Lions	John Sprague	Back	Southern Methodist
68	Chicago Bears	J.W. "Buck" Friedman	Tackle	Rice
69	Green Bay Packers	Marv Baldwin	Tackle	Texas Christian
70	Cleveland Rams	Norm Schoen	Tackle	Baldwin–Wallace

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
71	Philadelphia Eagles	Nestor Hennon	Back	Carnegie-Mellon
72	Chicago Cardinals	John Reynolds	Center	Baylor
73	Brooklyn Dodgers	Steve Reid	Tackle	Northwestern
74	New York Giants	Gene Meyers	Back	Kentucky
75	Pittsburgh Pirates	Marty Kordick	End	St. Mary's (CA)
76	Boston Redskins	Joel Eaves	End	Auburn
77	Detroit Lions	Elvin Sayre	Back	Illinois
78	Chicago Bears	Steve Toth	Center	Northwestern
79	Green Bay Packers	Les Chapman	Back	Tulsa
80	Cleveland Rams	Herm Schmarr	Tackle	Catholic University

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
81	Philadelphia Eagles	Paul Fanning	Back	Kansas State
82	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ed Nowogrowski	Back	University of Washington
83	Chicago Cardinals	Dwight Hafeli	Back	Washington (St. Louis)
84	New York Giants	Dwight Scheyer	End	Washington State
85	Pittsburgh Pirates	Matt Patanelli	Tackle	Michigan
86	Boston Redskins	Bill Docherty	Guard	Temple
87	Detroit Lions	Larry Kelley [3]	Guard	Yale
88	Chicago Bears	Al Guepe	End	Marquette
89	Green Bay Packers	Gordon Dahlgren	Guard	Michigan State
90	Cleveland Rams	Ray Johnson	Tackle	Denver

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
91	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Antil	Back	Minnesota
92	Chicago Cardinals	Middleton Fitzsimmons	Guard	Georgia Tech
93	Brooklyn Dodgers	Gil Kuhn	Back	USC
94	New York Giants	Chuck Gelatka	End	Mississippi State
95	Pittsburgh Pirates	Stan Nevers	Tackle	Kentucky
96	Boston Redskins	Dom "Mac" Cara	Guard	North Carolina State
97	Detroit Lions	Kay Bell	Guard	Washington State
98	Chicago Bears	Ed (Red) Wade	End	Utah State
99	Green Bay Packers	Dave Gavin	Guard	Holy Cross
100 [4]	Cleveland Rams	Solon Holt	Tackle	Texas Christian

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

• Sammy Baugh, quarterback from Texas Christian University taken 1st Round 6th Overall by the Boston Redskins.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1963.^[5]

• Clarence "Ace" Parker, back from Duke University taken 2nd Round 13th Overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972.^[6]

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler [7]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Chicago Bears	Wilson, GeorgeGeorge Wilson	E	Northwestern	Big Ten
Cleveland Rams	Cherundolo, ChuckChuck Cherundolo	C/LB	Penn State	Ind.
New York Giants	Soar, HankHank Soar	RB/LB	Providence	N/A
New York Giants	Walls, BillBill Walls	E	TCU	SWC

References

1. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
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. Larry Kelley, 1936 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.}
4. This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
5. ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-05.}
6. ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-05.}
7. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

External links

• NFL Website – 1937 Draft
• databaseFootball Website – 1937 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame