1939 NFL Draft


The 1939 National Football League Draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York.

Player selections

Round one

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Chicago CardinalsCharles "Ki" AldrichCenterTexas Christian
2Chicago Bears Sidney "Sid" LuckmanQuarterbackColumbia
3Cleveland RamsLinus Parker "Bullet" HallBackOle Miss
4Philadelphia EaglesDavey O'BrienBackTexas Christian
5Brooklyn DodgersBob MacLeodBackDartmouth
6Chicago BearsBill "Bullet Bill" OsmanskiBackHoly Cross
7Detroit LionsJohn PingelBackMichigan State
8Washington RedskinsI. B. HaleTackleTexas Christian
9Green Bay PackersLarry BuhlerBackMinnesota
10New York GiantsWalt NielsenBackArizona

Round two

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
11Brooklyn Dodgers Clarence "Pug" MandersFullbackDrake
12Chicago CardinalsMarshall GoldbergTailbackPittsburgh
13Cleveland RamsGaylon SmithFullbackSouthwestern
14Philadelphia EaglesCharles NewtonBackWashington
15Brooklyn DodgersBob HaakTackleIndiana

Round three

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
16Chicago CardinalsAlvord WolffTackleSanta Clara
17Pittsburgh PiratesBilly PattersonTailbackBaylor
18Cleveland RamsElmer TarboxBackTexas Tech
19Philadelphia EaglesJoe MihalTacklePurdue
20Brooklyn DodgersWalter "Waddy" YoungOffensive EndOklahoma
21Chicago BearsJohn WysockiEndVillanova
22Detroit LionsHowie WeissFullbackWisconsin
23Washington RedskinsCharley HolmBackAlabama
24Green Bay PackersCharley BrockCenterNebraska
25New York GiantsJohn ChickerneoBlocking BackPittsburgh

Round four

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
26Pittsburgh PiratesHugh McCulloughDefensive BackOklahoma
27Chicago CardinalsHal StebbinsBackPittsburgh
28Cleveland RamsWally GarardTackleSt. Mary's
29Philadelphia EaglesBilly DewellOffensive EndSouthern Methodist
30Brooklyn DodgersVic BottariBackCalifornia

Round five

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
31Chicago CardinalsBill DaddioEndPittsburgh
32Pittsburgh PiratesErnie WheelerBackNorth Dakota State
33Cleveland RamsEddie GalloTackleLouisiana State
34Philadelphia EaglesZed CostonGuardTexas A&M
35Brooklyn DodgersJack KinnisonCenterMissouri
36Chicago BearsJoe DelaneyTackleHoly Cross
37Detroit LionsSteve MaronicTackleNorth Carolina
38Washington RedskinsDick ToddBackTexas A&M
39Green Bay PackersLynn HovlandGuardWisconsin
40New York GiantsDon WillisBackClemson

Round six

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
41Pittsburgh PiratesSam BoydEndBaylor
42Chicago CardinalsGeorge FaustBackMinnesota
43Cleveland RamsBernie McGarryTackleUtah
44Philadelphia EaglesJake SchuehleBackRice
45Brooklyn DodgersLen JaniakBackOhio
46Brooklyn DodgersEd BeinorTackleNotre Dame
47Detroit LionsJoe WendlickEndOregon State
48Washington RedskinsDave AndersonBackCalifornia
49Green Bay PackersLarry CraigEndSouth Carolina
50New York GiantsJerry GinneyGuardSanta Clara

Round seven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
51Chicago CardinalsBill DwyerBackNew Mexico
52Pittsburgh PiratesEddie PalumboBackDetroit
53Cleveland RamsJerry DowdCenterSt. Mary's
54Philadelphia EaglesTony IppolitoBackPurdue
55Brooklyn DodgersAlex SchoenbaumTackleOhio State
56Chicago BearsCharlie HeilemanEndIowa State
57Detroit LionsDarrell TullyBackEast Texas State
58Washington RedskinsQuinton LumpkinCenterGeorgia
59Green Bay PackersFrank TwedellTackleMinnesota
60New York GiantsLloyd WoodellCenterArkansas

Round eight

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
61Pittsburgh PiratesOle NelsonEndMichigan State
62Chicago CardinalsSherm HinkebeinCenterKentucky
63Cleveland RamsWarren "Bronco" BrunnerBackTulane
64Philadelphia EaglesGeorge SomersTackleLa Salle
65Brooklyn DodgersDan "Tiger" HillCenterDuke
66Chicago BearsBob DanniesCenterPittsburgh
67Detroit LionsDick TrzuskowskiTackleIdaho
68Washington RedskinsTorrance "Bo" RussellTackleAuburn
69Green Bay PackersPaul KellTackleNotre Dame
70New York GiantsPete ZagarTackleStanford

Round nine

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
71Chicago CardinalsEarl BrownEndNotre Dame
72Pittsburgh PiratesSteve PetroGuardPittsburgh
73Cleveland RamsLew BostickGuardAlabama
74Philadelphia EaglesRankin BrittEndTexas A&M
75Brooklyn DodgersForrest KlineGuardTexas Christian
76Chicago BearsRay BrayGuardWestern Michigan
77Detroit LionsBill CallihanBackNebraska
78Washington RedskinsWilbur MooreBackMinnesota
79Green Bay PackersJohn HallBackTexas Christian
80New York GiantsBob MillsTackleNebraska

Round ten

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
81Pittsburgh PiratesJack LeeBackCarnegie-Mellon
82Chicago CardinalsEarl CrowderQuarterbackOklahoma
83Cleveland RamsFrank PetrickEndIndiana
84Philadelphia EaglesBill McKeeverTackleCornell
85Brooklyn DodgersKimble BradleyBackMississippi
86Chicago BearsWalt WoodBackTennessee
87Detroit LionsRay GeorgeTackleUSC
88Washington RedskinsJimmy JohnstonBackWashington
89Green Bay PackersVince GavreBackWisconsin
90New York GiantsTom RobertsTackleDePaul

Round eleven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
91Chicago CardinalsBowden WyattEndTennessee
92Pittsburgh PiratesLou TomasettiBackBucknell
93Cleveland RamsSid RothGuardCornell
94Philadelphia EaglesPaul HumphreyCenterPurdue
95Brooklyn DodgersGeorge LencEndAugustana
96Chicago BearsAl BragaBackSan Francisco
97Detroit LionsTony CalvelliCenterStanford
98Washington RedskinsJim GermanBackCentre
99Green Bay PackersCharley SpragueEndSouthern Methodist
100New York GiantsMerl MillerBackWashington

Round twelve

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
101Pittsburgh PiratesDenny CochranBackSt. Louis
102Chicago CardinalsJim ThomasGuardOklahoma
103Cleveland RamsChet AdamsTackleOhio
104Philadelphia EaglesJack KraynickBackNorth Carolina
105Brooklyn DodgersRalph HeikkinenGuardMichigan
106Chicago BearsHal RoiseBackIdaho
107Detroit LionsJim CoughlanEndSanta Clara
108Washington RedskinsBob O'MaraBackDuke
109Brooklyn DodgersCarl KaplanoffTackleOhio State
110New York GiantsBruno SchroederEndTexas A&M

Round thirteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
111Chicago CardinalsAndy SabadosGuardThe Citadel
112Pittsburgh PiratesFabian HoffmanEndPittsburgh
113Cleveland RamsJoel HittEndMississippi College
114Philadelphia EaglesThomas "Allie" WhiteTackleTexas Christian
115Brooklyn DodgersGeorge GembisBackWayne State
116Chicago BearsEd BockGuardIowa State
117Detroit LionsPrescott HutchinsGuardOregon State
118Washington RedskinsSteve SlivinskiGuardWashington
119Green Bay PackersDan ElmerCenterMinnesota
120New York GiantsSam AllisBackCentenary

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
121Pittsburgh PiratesEd ClaryBackSouth Carolina
122Chicago CardinalsBlase MiatovichTackleSan Francisco
123Cleveland RamsJohn RylandCenterUCLA
124Philadelphia EaglesJoe AleskusTackleOhio State
125Brooklyn DodgersRay CarnellyBackCarnegie-Mellon
126Chicago BearsAnton StolfaBackLuther
127Detroit LionsArt MeansGuardWashington
128Washington RedskinsBob HoffmanBackUSC
129Green Bay PackersBill BadgettTackleGeorgia
130New York GiantsGeorge WatsonBackNorth Carolina

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
131Chicago CardinalsRuss ClarkeGuardSanta Clara
132Pittsburgh PiratesJohn TosiCenterNiagara
133Cleveland RamsBen FriendTackleLouisiana State
134Philadelphia EaglesFoster WatkinsBackWest Texas State Teachers
135Brooklyn DodgersLou TrunzoGuardWake Forest
136Chicago BearsBob VoigtsTackleNorthwestern
137Detroit LionsGene HodgeEndEast Texas State
138Washington RedskinsEric TiptonBackDuke
139Green Bay PackersTom GreenfieldCenterArizona
140New York GiantsGil DugganTackleOklahoma

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
141Pittsburgh PiratesAl LezouskiGuardPittsburgh
142Chicago CardinalsGus GoinsEndClemson
143Cleveland RamsGordon ReupkeBackIowa State
144Philadelphia EaglesIrv HallBackBrown
145Brooklyn DodgersCharley GrossGuardBradley
146Chicago BearsKen ArmstrongTackleTarkio
147Detroit LionsBill LazetichBackMontana
148Washington RedskinsDick FarmanTackleWashington State
149Green Bay PackersRoy BellinBackWisconsin
150New York GiantsTed PanishBackBradley

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
151Chicago CardinalsEverett ElkinsBackMarshall
152Pittsburgh PiratesEd LonghiCenterNotre Dame
153Cleveland RamsMike PerrieBackSt. Mary's
154Philadelphia EaglesBob RiddellEndSouth Dakota State
155Brooklyn DodgersJohn SiegalEndColumbia
156Chicago BearsRaphael MastersEndNewberry
157Detroit LionsRalph NeihausTackleDayton
158Washington RedskinsClyde ShugartTackleIowa State
159Green Bay PackersJohn YerbyEndOregon
160New York GiantsJack SandersTackleSouthern Methodist

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
161Pittsburgh PiratesDave ShirkEndKansas
162Chicago CardinalsFrank HuffmanEndMarshall
163Cleveland RamsAlex AttyGuardWest Virginia
164Philadelphia EaglesCharlie GainorEndNorth Dakota
165Brooklyn DodgersPaul MorinTackleIowa State
166Chicago BearsSolly ShermanBackChicago
167Detroit LionsDutch NiemantBackNew Mexico
168Washington RedskinsBoyd MorganBackUSC
169Green Bay PackersFrank BalaszBackIowa
170New York GiantsWill DolmanEndCalifornia

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
171Chicago CardinalsMike KochelGuardFordham
172Pittsburgh PiratesFrank PetersEndWashington
173Cleveland RamsBill LaneBackBucknell
174Philadelphia EaglesMorris WhiteBackTulsa
175Brooklyn DodgersFerrell AndersonGuardKansas
176Chicago BearsEd SimonichBackNotre Dame
177Detroit LionsAmerigo "Tony" TonelliGuardUSC
178Washington RedskinsPhil SmithTackleSt. Benedict's
179Green Bay PackersJohn BrennanGuardMichigan
180New York GiantsBill PaulmanBackStanford

Round twenty

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
181Pittsburgh PiratesTom SheldrakeEndWashington
182Chicago CardinalsTom RiceTackleSan Francisco
183Cleveland RamsPaul GrahamBackIndiana
184Philadelphia EaglesDick GormleyCenterLouisiana State
185Brooklyn DodgersTony PoppEndToledo
186Chicago BearsGeorge VogelerCenterOklahoma State
187Detroit LionsJim McDonaldCenterIllinois
188Washington RedskinsPaul CoopTackleCentre
189Green Bay PackersCharley SchultzTackleMinnesota
190New York GiantsLyle SmithGuardTulane

Round twenty-one

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
191Chicago BearsAldo ForteTackleMontana
192Detroit LionsMerrill WatersEndBrigham Young
193Washington RedskinsMatt KuberGuardVillanova
194Green Bay PackersWillard HoferBackNotre Dame
195New York GiantsMario TonelliBackNotre Dame

Round twenty-two

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
196Chicago BearsEverett KircherBackIowa State
197Detroit LionsAl HoweTackleXavier
198Washington RedskinsAl CruverBackWashington State
199Green Bay PackersBill GuntherBackSanta Clara
200New York GiantsJack RhodesGuardTexas

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