| 1938 NFL Draft
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| General Information
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| Date(s)
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December 12, 1937
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| Location
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| Picks
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| First selection
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Corbett Davis, FB
Cleveland Rams
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| Last selection
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Fred Deher, End
Chicago Bears
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| Most selections
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Cleveland Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cardinals; 12 selections
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| Fewest selections
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Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears; 10 selections
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| Overall selections
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110
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| NFL Draft
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The 1938 National Football League Draft was held on December 12, 1937. The draft consisting of 12 rounds and 110 player selections, began with the leagues newest expansion team the Cleveland Rams taking Corbett Davis and ended with the Mr. Irrelevant pick by the Chicago Bears of Fred Dreher.
Player selections[]
Round one[]
Round two[]
Round three[]
Round four[]
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 26 |
Cleveland Rams |
Vic Markov |
Tackle |
Washington
|
| 27 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John Meek |
Back |
California
|
| 28 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Gene Moore |
Center |
Colorado
|
| 29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Tony Matisi |
Tackle |
Pittsburgh
|
| 30 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Bob Herwig |
Center |
California
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Round five[]
Round six[]
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 41 |
Cleveland Rams |
Ray Hamilton |
Guard |
Arkansas
|
| 42 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Herschel Ramsey |
End |
Texas Tech
|
| 43 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Perry Schwartz |
End |
California
|
| 44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
George Platukis |
End |
Duquesne
|
| 45 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Joe Brunansky |
Tackle |
Duke
|
| 46 |
Detroit Lions |
Karl Schleckman |
Tackle |
Utah
|
| 47 |
Green Bay Packers |
Andy Uram |
Back |
Minnesota
|
| 48 |
New York Giants |
Frank Souchak |
End |
Pittsburgh
|
| 49 |
Washington Redskins |
Elmer Dohrmann |
End |
Nebraska
|
| 50 |
Chicago Bears |
Bob Masterson |
End |
Miami (FL)
|
Round seven[]
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 51 |
Cleveland Rams |
Marcel Chesbro |
Guard |
Colgate
|
| 52 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bob Lannon |
End |
Iowa
|
| 53 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Leroy Monsky |
Guard |
Alabama
|
| 54 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Ray King |
End |
Minnesota
|
| 55 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ed Cherry |
Back |
Hardin-Simmons
|
| 56 |
Detroit Lions |
Paul Szakash |
End |
Montana
|
| 57 |
Green Bay Packers |
Johnny Kovatch |
End |
Northwestern
|
| 58 |
New York Giants |
Kelly Moan |
Halfback |
West Virginia
|
| 59 |
Washington Redskins |
Roy Young |
Guard |
Texas A&M
|
| 60 |
Chicago Bears |
Frank Ramsey |
Tackle |
Oregon State
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Round eight[]
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 61 |
Cleveland Rams |
Walt Mayberry |
Back |
Florida
|
| 62 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Clem Woltman |
Guard |
Purdue
|
| 63 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Len Noyes |
Guard |
Montana
|
| 64 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Tom Burnette |
Halfback |
North Carolina
|
| 65 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Leon Lavington |
End |
Colorado
|
| 66 |
Detroit Lions |
Dick Nardi |
Halfback |
Ohio State
|
| 67 |
Green Bay Packers |
Phil Ragazzo |
Guard |
Case Western Reserve
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| 68 |
New York Giants |
Ted Doyle |
Back |
Nebraska
|
| 69 |
Washington Redskins |
Bill Hartman |
Fullback |
Georgia
|
| 70 |
Chicago Bears |
Fletcher Sims |
Back |
Georgia Tech
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Round nine[]
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 71 |
Cleveland Rams |
Charles Ream |
End |
Ohio State
|
| 72 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Elmer Kolberg |
Back |
Oregon State
|
| 73 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
John Stringham |
Back |
Brigham Young
|
| 74 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Paul McDonough |
End |
Utah
|
| 75 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Phil Dougherty |
Center |
Santa Clara
|
| 76 |
Detroit Lions |
Jim Sirtosky |
Guard |
Indiana
|
| 77 |
Green Bay Packers |
John Howell |
Halfback |
Nebraska
|
| 78 |
New York Giants |
John Mellus |
Tackle |
Villanova
|
| 79 |
Washington Redskins |
Ed Parks |
Center |
Oklahoma
|
| 80 |
Chicago Bears |
Alex Schwartz |
Tackle |
San Francisco
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Round ten[]
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 81 |
Cleveland Rams |
Joe Maras |
Center |
Duquesne
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| 82 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Emmett Kriel |
Guard |
Baylor
|
| 83 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Jim Sivell |
Guard |
Auburn
|
| 84 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Pat McCarty |
Center |
Notre Dame
|
| 85 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Dwight Sloan |
Fullback |
Arkansas
|
| 86 |
Detroit Lions |
Ralph Wolf |
Center |
Ohio State
|
| 87 |
Green Bay Packers |
Frank Barnhart |
Guard |
Northern Colorado
|
| 88 |
New York Giants |
Bob Grimstead |
Tackle |
Washington State
|
| 89 |
Washington Redskins |
Jack Abbott |
Back |
Elon
|
| 90 |
Chicago Bears |
John Weger |
Tackle |
Butler
|
Round eleven[]
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 91 |
Cleveland Rams |
Al Hoptowit |
Guard |
Washington State
|
| 92 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Carl Hinkle |
Center |
Vanderbilt
|
| 93 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Johnny Druze |
End |
Fordham
|
| 94 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Bill Krause |
Guard |
Baldwin-Wallace
|
| 95 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Bob Kenderdine |
End |
Indiana
|
| 96 |
Detroit Lions |
Clarence Douglass |
Back |
Kansas
|
| 97 |
Green Bay Packers |
Pete Tinsley |
Back |
Georgia
|
| 98 |
New York Giants |
Doug Oldershaw |
End |
California-Santa Barbara
|
| 99 |
Washington Redskins |
Dick Johnston |
End |
Washington
|
| 100 |
Chicago Bears |
Ray Mickovsky |
Back |
Case Western Reserve
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Round twelve[]
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
| 101 |
Cleveland Rams |
Vic Spadaccini |
Halfback |
Minnesota
|
| 102 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John Michelosen |
Back |
Pittsburgh
|
| 103 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Lou Mark |
Back |
North Carolina State
|
| 104 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Joe Kuharich |
Guard |
Notre Dame
|
| 105 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Bob Mautner |
Center |
Holy Cross
|
| 106 |
Detroit Lions |
Clint Frank [1]
|
Back |
Yale
|
| 107 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tony Falkenstein |
Back |
St. Mary's (CA)
|
| 108 |
New York Giants |
Elmore Hackney |
Fullback |
Duke
|
| 109 |
Washington Redskins |
Henry "Hank" Bartos |
Guard |
North Carolina
|
| 110 [2] |
Chicago Bears |
Fred Dreher |
End |
Denver
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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.[3]
- Frank Kinard, Offensive Tackle from Ole Miss taken 3rd round 18th overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1971.[4]
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