1938 NFL draft

1938 NFL draft
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;
	← 1937 1939 →

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.

Player selections

‡	= Hall of Famer^[a]
†	= Pro Bowler^[b]


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	Smith, PetePete Smith	E	Oklahoma
3	22	Green Bay Packers	Schreyer, MartyMarty 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	Meek, JohnJohn Meek	B	California
4	28	Brooklyn Dodgers	Moore, GeneGene 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	Merlin, EdEd 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	Konemann, MarionMarion Konemann	B	Georgia Tech
5	39	Washington Redskins	Price, DaveDave 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	Brunansky, JoeJoe Brunansky	T	Duke
6	46	Detroit Lions	Schleckman, KarlKarl 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	Dohrmann, ElmerElmer 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	King, RayRay King	E	Minnesota
7	55	Chicago Cardinals	Cherry, EdEd 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	Moan, KellyKelly Moan	HB	West Virginia
7	59	Washington Redskins	Roy Young	G	Texas A&M
7	60	Chicago Bears	Ramsey, FrankFrank Ramsey	T	Oregon State
8	61	Cleveland Rams	Walter Mayberry	B	Florida
8	62	Philadelphia Eagles	Clem Woltman	G	Purdue
8	63	Brooklyn Dodgers	Noyes, LenLen Noyes	G	Montana
8	64	Pittsburgh Pirates	Tom Burnette	HB	North Carolina
8	65	Chicago Cardinals	Lavington, LeonLeon 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	Sims, FletcherFletcher Sims	B	Georgia Tech
9	71	Cleveland Rams	Ream, CharlesCharles Ream	E	Ohio State
9	72	Philadelphia Eagles	Elmer Kolberg	B	Oregon State
9	73	Brooklyn Dodgers	Stringham, JohnJohn 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	Schwarz, AlexAlex 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	McCarty, PatPat McCarty	C	Notre Dame
10	85	Chicago Cardinals	Dwight Sloan	FB	Arkansas
10	86	Detroit Lions	Wolf, RalphRalph Wolf	C	Ohio State
10	87	Green Bay Packers	Barnhart, FrankFrank Barnhart	G	Colorado State–Greeley
10	88	New York Giants	Grimstead, BobBob Grimstead	T	Washington State
10	89	Washington Redskins	Abbott, JackJack Abbott	B	Elon
10	90	Chicago Bears	Weger, JohnJohn 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	Krause, BillBill Krause	G	Baldwin Wallace
11	95	Chicago Cardinals	Kenderdine, BobBob Kenderdine	E	Indiana
11	96	Detroit Lions	Douglass, ClarenceClarence 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	Johnston, DickDick 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	Mautner, BobBob 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	Hackney, ElmoreElmore Hackney	FB	Duke
12	109	Washington Redskins	Hank Bartos	G	North Carolina
12	110	Chicago Bears	Fred Dreher	E	Denver

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.^[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

†

= Pro Bowler^[b]


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College
Green Bay Packers	Carl Mulleneaux ^†	E	Utah State
Green Bay Packers	Baby Ray ^†	T	Vanderbilt
New York Giants	Enio Conti ^†	G	Fordham
New York Giants	Frank Cope ^†	T	Santa Clara
Washington Redskins	Willie Wilkin ^†	T	Saint Mary's (CA)

Notes

^ 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.

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.
^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
^ ^{"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.}

External links

NFL.com – 1938 Draft
databaseFootball.com – 1938 Draft
"1938 National Football League Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[3] Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

[pro-4] Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

[1] "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[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.

[5] "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

[6] {"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.}

[7] {"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.}

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Common draft era (1967–1969)	1967 1968 1969
Modern era (1970–present)	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002
Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players
See also	List of drafts first overall picks second overall picks Mr. Irrelevant supplemental picks List of broadcasters