1937 NFL Draft
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The 1937
National Football League
Draft
was the second draft held by the NFL. The draft took place December 12, 1936, consisting 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 was the leagues draft selections for a planned expansion team, the Rams, who were admitted into the league prior to the 1937 Season.
1937 NFL season
The 1937 NFL season was the 18th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Rams joined the league as an expansion team. Meanwhile, the Redskins relocated from Boston, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C....
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was the second draft held by the NFL. The draft took place December 12, 1936, consisting of 10 rounds, with 100 player selections two of which would later become members of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
. Notable for this draft was the leagues draft selections for a planned expansion team, the 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 Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Sam Francis Sam Francis (American football) -Sources:* Lyons, Robert S. . On Any Given Sunday, A Life of Bert Bell. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-731-2-External links:*... |
Back | Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska... |
| 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
Ed Goddard Ed Goddard Edwin Vinson Goddard was an American football player. Goddard played college football at the quarterback and halfback positions for Washington State University. Goddard also served as a punter for Washington State... |
Back | Washington State Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... |
| 3 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray "Buzz" Buivid Ray Buivid Raymond Vincent Buivid was an American football player who played quarterback for the Chicago Bears. Buivid played for the Marquette "Golden Avalanche" football team in the first Cotton Bowl Classic. In 1936, he finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy and was named to Collier's... |
Quarterback | Marquette Marquette University Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities... |
| 4 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Ed Widseth Ed Widseth Edwin Clarence Widseth was an American football tackle. He was an All-American at the University of Minnesota in 1935 and an All-Pro in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.-University of Minnesota:Widseth was born in... |
Back | Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
Mike Basrak Mike Basrak Michael J. Basrak was an All-American US collegiate football player in the mid 1930s.Basrak was Duquesne University's first All-American selection, and the Most Valuable Player of the 1937 Orange Bowl game in Miami, in which Duquesne defeated Mississippi State University, 13-12... |
Center | Duquesne Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of... |
| 6 | Boston Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
Sammy Baugh Sammy Baugh Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952... |
Quarterback | Texas Christian Texas Christian University Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ... |
| 7 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
Lloyd Cardwell Lloyd Cardwell Lloyd Raymond Cardwell was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and professionally for the Detroit Lions for seven seasons. After his playing days, Cardwell coached the track & field and football teams at Omaha University and the University... |
Back | Nebraska |
| 8 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Les McDonald Les McDonald Lester Bruce McDonald was an American football end in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and was drafted in the first round of the 1937 NFL Draft.... |
End | Nebraska |
| 9 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
Eddie Jankowski Eddie Jankowski Edward J. Jankowski was an American football player. He played running back for five seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1984.... |
Back | Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866... |
| 10 | Cleveland Rams | John "Zero" Drake Johnny Drake John W. "Zero" Drake was an American football player. He was the first round pick by the Cleveland Rams, their first ever draft pick, in the 1937 NFL Draft.-External links:... |
Tackle | Purdue Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... |
Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | Franny Murray Franny Murray Francis Thomas Murray was an American football halfback and Punter in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania and was drafted in the second round of the 1937 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution... |
| 12 | Chicago Cardinals | Gaynell Tinsley Gaynell Tinsley Gaynell Charles "Gus" Tinsley was an American football end and coach. He was a consensus All-American for Louisiana State in 1935 and 1936 and an All-NFL selection while playing for the Chicago Cardinals in 1937 and 1938... |
End | Louisiana State Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name... |
| 13 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Clarence "Ace" Parker | Back | Duke Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... |
| 14 | New York Giants | Arthur "Tarzan" White Art White Arthur Pershing "Tarzan" White was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted in the second round of the 1937 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bob Finley Bob Finley Robert Edward Finley was an SMU back drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers a and Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943 and 1944. He was a native of Ennis, Texas... |
Guard | Southern Methodist Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... |
| 16 | Boston Redskins | Nello Falaschi Nello Falaschi Nello Donald Falaschi was an American football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants... |
Center | Santa Clara Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose... |
| 17 | Detroit Lions | Charley Hamrick Charley Hamrick Charley Hamrick was the 17th pick in the 1937 NFL Draft. He was drafted in the 2nd round by the Detroit Lions. He went to college at Ohio State University. He was the 3rd Buckeye to be drafted to the NFL.-References:... |
Tackle | Ohio State Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... |
| 18 | Chicago Bears | Marv Stewart | Back | Louisiana State |
| 19 | Green Bay Packers | Ave Daniell Ave Daniell Averell Daniell was an American football defensive tackle. He played high school football for Mt. Lebanon High School and college football for the University of Pittsburgh as a walk-on. He played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League... |
Running Back | Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of... |
| 20 | Cleveland Rams | Jules Alfonse Jules Alfonse Julius Alfonse was an American football fullback/halfback in the National Football League. He was a 2nd round selection by the Cleveland Rams out of Minnesota in the 1937 NFL Draft.... |
Tackle | Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Philadelphia Eagles | Drew Ellis | Center | Texas Christian |
| 22 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Max Starcevich Max Starcevich Max Starcevich was an All-American American football guard. Though selected in the 1937 NFL Draft, Starcevich did not play in the National Football League. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990.... |
Back | Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University... |
| 23 | Chicago Cardinals | Arthur Guepe Arthur Guepe Arthur L. "Art" Guepe was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Virginia from 1946 to 1952 and Vanderbilt University from 1953 to 1962, compiling a career college football record of 86–71–9.-Playing and assistant coaching career:Guepe... |
Back | Marquette |
| 24 | New York Giants | Gerry Dennerlein | Center | St. Mary's (CA) Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church... |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bill Breeden | End | Oklahoma University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... |
| 26 | Boston Redskins | Maurice Eldar | Back | Kansas State Kansas State University Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States... |
| 27 | Detroit Lions | Vern Huffman Vern Huffman Richard Vernon Huffman was an American football and basketball player. He was born in Mooreland, Indiana and was raised in and around New Castle, Indiana. He played basketball for the New Castle High School team that won the Indiana state basketball championship in 1932... |
End | Indiana |
| 28 | Chicago Bears | Dick Plasman Dick Plasman Dick Plasman is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals. He is notably the last player in the NFL to play a game without a helmet. He did so in the 1940 NFL Championship game.... |
Back | Vanderbilt Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the... |
| 29 | Green Bay Packers | Charles "Bud" Wilkinson Bud Wilkinson Charles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinson was an American football player, coach, broadcaster, and politician. He served as the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1947 to 1963, compiling a record of 145–29–4. His Oklahoma Sooners won three national championships and 14... |
End | Minnesota |
| 30 | Cleveland Rams | Bobby Larue | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Philadelphia Eagles | Walt Gilbert Walter Gilbert (American football) - Biography :Gilbert earned three varsity football letters and was a three time All-American at Auburn University. He starred at center, but also played linebacker. He became a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956. In 1981 Auburn began bestowing the Walter Gilbert Award to... |
Back | Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... |
| 32 | Chicago Cardinals | H.K. "Bucky" Bryan | Guard | Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States... |
| 33 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Kurlish | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
| 34 | New York Giants | Ward Cuff Ward Cuff Ward Lloyd Cuff was an American football running back and place kicker in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers... |
End | Marquette |
| 35 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Elmo "Bo" Hewes | End | Oklahoma |
| 36 | Boston Redskins | Dick Bassi Dick Bassi Richard Joseph Bassi was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference... |
End | Santa Clara |
| 37 | Detroit Lions | Bill Glassford Bill Glassford James William "Bill" Glassford is a former American football player and coach. He attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played football and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated in 1936.... |
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 Bert Johnson (American football) Albert Edward Johnson was a professional American football running back for seven seasons in the National Football League.-External links:*... |
Tackle | Kentucky |
| 43 | Chicago Cardinals | Ham Harmon | Center | Tulsa |
| 44 | New York Giants | Mickey Kobrosky | Quarterback | Trinity (CT) Trinity College (Connecticut) Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has... |
| 45 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jack Frye | End | Missouri |
| 46 | Boston Redskins | Chuck Bond Chuck Bond Charles Eishmel Bond was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1937 NFL Draft.... |
Tackle | Washington |
| 47 | Detroit Lions | Maury Patt | Center | Carnegie-Mellon Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.... |
| 48 | Chicago Bears | Bill "Red" Conkright Red Conkright Red Conkright was the third head coach of the American Football League's Oakland Raiders. He took over the team on October 16, 1962, following the firing of Marty Feldman. Under Conkright, the Raiders posted a 1-8 record. He was replaced in 1963 by Al Davis.He was born William Frank Conkright... |
Center | Oklahoma |
| 49 | Green Bay Packers | Dewitt Gibson | Guard | Northwestern Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... |
| 50 | Cleveland Rams | Inwood Smith Inwood Smith William Inwood Smith was an All-American football player for the Ohio State University Buckeyes in the mid-1930s. A native of New Jersey, he moved with his family to Mansfield, Ohio as a boy. In addition to football, Smith was a competitive swimmer, basketball player, and track and field athlete... |
Tackle | Ohio State |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Guckeyson Bill Guckeyson John William "Bill" Guckeyson was an American athlete and military aviator. He was the first University of Maryland football player selected in the NFL Draft. Guckeyson was killed in combat as a fighter pilot during the Second World War.... |
Back | Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
| 52 | Chicago Cardinals | Phil Dickens | Tackle | Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States... |
| 53 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Golemgeske John Golemgeske John William Golemgeske was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played four seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers as a tackle and guard. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison... |
Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 54 | New York Giants | Jim Farley | Back | Virginia Military Institute Virginia Military Institute The Virginia Military Institute , located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Unlike any other military college in the United States—and in keeping with its founding principles—all VMI students are... |
| 55 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Walt Roach | Back | Texas Christian |
| 56 | Boston Redskins | Jimmie Cain | End | University of Washington |
| 57 | Detroit Lions | George Bell | Tackle | Purdue |
| 58 | Chicago Bears | Del Bjork Del Bjork Delbert Leonard "Del" Bjork was a professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played two seasons for the Chicago Bears .... |
Back | Oregon |
| 59 | Green Bay Packers | Merle Wendt Merle Wendt Merle Wendt was an All-American football player at Ohio State University. Wendt played at the end position for Ohio State and was selected as an All-American in 1935.-Biography:... |
Tackle | Ohio State |
| 60 | Cleveland Rams | Chris Del Sasso | Tackle | Indiana |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Philadelphia Eagles | Herb Barna Babe Barna Herbert Paul "Babe" Barna was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , New York Giants and Boston Red Sox . Barna batted left-handed and threw right-handed... |
Guard | West Virginia |
| 62 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Fred Funk | Back | UCLA University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses... |
| 63 | Chicago Cardinals | Herm Dickerson | End | Virginia Tech Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in... |
| 64 | New York Giants | Jim Poole Jim Poole (American football) James Eugene "Buster" Poole was a professional American football wide receiver who played for seven seasons for the New York Giants and the Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League.In 1964, he was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.-References:... |
Back | Mississippi University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the... |
| 65 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Byron Haines | Back | University of Washington |
| 66 | Boston Redskins | Rotta Holland | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 67 | Detroit Lions | John Sprague | |Back | Southern Methodist |
| 68 | Chicago Bears | J.W. "Buck" Friedman | Tackle | Rice Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States... |
| 69 | Green Bay Packers | Marv Baldwin | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 70 | Cleveland Rams | Norm Schoen | Tackle | Baldwin-Wallace Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin–Wallace College is a liberal arts college in Berea, Ohio, founded in 1845. It is home to the Riemenschneider-Bach Institute and the Baldwin–Wallace Conservatory of Music, an internationally renowned music school. The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Students receive a... |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nestor Hennon | Back | Carnegie-Mellon |
| 72 | Chicago Cardinals | John Reynolds | Center | Baylor Baylor University Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:... |
| 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 | Guard | Auburn |
| 77 | Detroit Lions | Elvin Sayre | Back | Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system... |
| 78 | Chicago Bears | Steve Toth | Center | Northwestern |
| 79 | Green Bay Packers | Les Chapman | Back | Tulsa |
| 80 | Cleveland Rams | Herm Schmarr | Tackle | Catholic University The Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America is a private university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by the U.S. Catholic bishops... |
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 Matt Patanelli Matthew L. "Matt" Patanelli was an American football, baseball and basketball player and coach. He played and coached all three sports at the University of Michigan and was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1936 Michigan Wolverines football team. He was also the first University of... |
Tackle | Michigan |
| 86 | Boston Redskins | Bill Docherty | Guard | Temple Temple University Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional... |
| 87 | Detroit Lions | Larry Kelley Larry Kelley Lawrence Morgan "Larry" Kelley was an American football player born in Conneaut, Ohio. He played end, for Yale University. While at Yale he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and Skull and Bones, and was the second winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1936, the year it was renamed in honor... |
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 Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States... |
| 93 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Gil Kuhn | Back | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
| 94 | New York Giants | Chuck Gelatka | End | Mississippi State Mississippi State University The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area... |
| 95 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Stan Nevers | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 96 | Boston Redskins | Dom "Mac" Cara Mac Cara Dominic Anthony Cara was an American football end in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college football at North Carolina State University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1937 NFL Draft.... |
Guard | North Carolina State North Carolina State University North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution... |
| 97 | Detroit Lions | Kay Bell | Guard | Washington State |
| 98 | Chicago Bears | Ed (Red) Wade | End | Utah State Utah State University Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.... |
| 99 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Gavin | Guard | Holy Cross College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA... |
| 100 | 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.
- 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.