1940 NFL Draft

1940 NFL Draft
General Information
Date(s)	December 9, 1939
Location
Picks
First selection	George Cafego, TB Chicago Cardinals
Last selection	Myron Claxton, T New York Giants
Most selections
Fewest selections
Overall selections	200
NFL Draft  < 1939 1941 >

The 1940 National Football League Draft was held on December 9, 1939.

Player selections

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Chicago Cardinals	George Cafego	Tailback	Tennessee
2	Philadelphia Eagles	George McAfee	Quarterback	Duke
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kay Eakin	Halfback	Arkansas
4	Brooklyn Dodgers	Banks McFadden	Halfback	Clemson
5	Cleveland Rams	Olie Cordill	Halfback	Rice
6	Detroit Lions	Doyle Nave	Quarterback	USC
7	Chicago Bears	Clyde "Bulldog" Turner	Center	Hardin-Simmons
8	Washington Redskins	Ed Boell	Quarterback	NYU
9	Green Bay Packers	Hal Van Every	Halfback	Minnesota
10	New York Giants	Grenny Lansdell	Quarterback	USC

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
11	Chicago Cardinals	George "Snuffy" Stirnweiss	Back	North Carolina
12	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ralph Wenzel	End	Tulane
13	Philadelphia Eagles	John Schiechl	Center	Santa Clara
14	Brooklyn Dodgers	Nile Kinnick	Back	Iowa
15	Cleveland Rams	Merl Condit	Back	Carnegie-Mellon

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
16	Chicago Cardinals	Lloyd Madden	Back	Colorado Mines
17	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Favor	Back	Oklahoma
18	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Kiick	Back	Bucknell
19	Brooklyn Dodgers	Rhoten Shetley	Back	Furman
20	Cleveland Rams	Johnny Haman	Center	Northwestern
21	Detroit Lions	Bill Fisk	End	USC
22	Chicago Bears	Ken Kavanaugh	End	LSU
23	Washington Redskins	Burt "Buddy" Banker	Back	Tulane
24	Green Bay Packers	Lou Brock	Back	Purdue
25	New York Giants	John McLaughry	Back	Brown

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
26	Chicago Cardinals	John Shirk	End	Oklahoma
27	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank "Pop" Ivy	End	Oklahoma
28	Philadelphia Eagles	Eberle Schultz	Guard	Oregon State
29	Brooklyn Dodgers	Edgar "Bill" Bailey	End	Duke
30	Cleveland Rams	Bobby Wood	Tackle	Alabama

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
31	Chicago Cardinals	Marty Christiansen	Back	Minnesota
32	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Emmons	Back	Oregon
33	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clark Goff	Tackle	Florida
34	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walt Merrill	Tackle	Alabama
35	Cleveland Rams	Park Myers	Tackle	Texas
36	Detroit Lions	Harry Smith	Guard	USC
37	Chicago Bears	Ed Kolman	Tackle	Temple
38	Washington Redskins	Bill Kirchem	Tackle	Tulane
39	Green Bay Packers	Esco Sarkkinen	End	Ohio State
40	New York Giants	Carl Tomasello	End	Scranton

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
41	Chicago Cardinals	Vic Reginato	End	Oregon
42	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Bykowski	Guard	Purdue
43	Philadelphia Eagles	Saul Singer	Tackle	Arkansas
44	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jack Murray	Center	Wisconsin
45	Cleveland Rams	Ken Heineman	Back	Texas-El Paso
46	Detroit Lions	Jim Rike	Center	Tennessee
47	Chicago Bears	John Woudenberg	Tackle	Denver
48	Washington Redskins	Joe Boyd	Tackle	Texas A&M
49	Green Bay Packers	Dick Cassiano	Back	Pittsburgh
50	New York Giants	Lou Smith	Back	California

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
51	Chicago Cardinals	Andy Chisick	Center	Villanova
52	Philadelphia Eagles	Hal "Mike" Pegg	Center	Bucknell
53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pete Cignetti	Back	Boston College
54	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ed "Ty" Coon	Tackle	North Carolina State
55	Cleveland Rams	Bob Nowaskey	End	George Washington
56	Detroit Lions	Bob Winslow	End	USC
57	Chicago Bears	Len Akin	Guard	Baylor
58	Washington Redskins	Roy Zimmerman	Back	San Jose State
59	Green Bay Packers	Millard White	Tackle	Tulane
60	New York Giants	Rex Williams	Center	Texas Tech

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
61	Chicago Cardinals	Ben Kish	Back	Pittsburgh
62	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carl Nery	Guard	Duquesne
63	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Looney	End	Texas Christian
64	Brooklyn Dodgers	Frank Zadworney	Back	Ohio State
65	Cleveland Rams	Bob Anahu	End	Santa Clara
66	Detroit Lions	Bill Tranavitch	Back	Rutgers
67	Chicago Bears	Jim Fordham	Back	Georgia
68	Washington Redskins	Roland "Bud" Orf	End	Missouri
69	Green Bay Packers	George Seeman	End	Nebraska
70	New York Giants	Win Pedersen	Tackle	Minnesota

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
71	Chicago Cardinals	Luke Pappas	Tackle	Utah
72	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Jones	Back	Washington
73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Boisseau	Tackle	Washington & Lee
74	Brooklyn Dodgers	Art Jocher	Tackle	Manhattan
75	Cleveland Rams	Wilfred Thorpe	Guard	Arkansas
76	Detroit Lions	Bob Haas	Tackle	Missouri
77	Chicago Bears	Hampton Pool	End	Stanford
78	Washington Redskins	Bob Hoffman	Back	USC
79	Green Bay Packers	J. R. Manley	Guard	Oklahoma
80	New York Giants	Dom Principe	Back	Fordham

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
81	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Roche	Back	Santa Clara
82	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Shu	Back	Virginia Military Inst
83	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Maher	Back	Toledo
84	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jim Turner	Guard	Holy Cross
85	Cleveland Rams	Herb Smith	Back	St. Mary's (CA)
86	Detroit Lions	Leon DeWitte	Back	Purdue
87	Chicago Bears	Tom Pace	Back	Utah
88	Washington Redskins	Bob Seymour	Back	Oklahoma
89	Green Bay Packers	Jack Brown	Back	Purdue
90	New York Giants	Earl Clark	Back	Texas Christian

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
91	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Davis	Tackle	Texas Tech
92	Philadelphia Eagles	Elmer Hackney	Back	Kansas
93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cary Cox	Center	Alabama
94	Brooklyn Dodgers	Nick Cutlich	Tackle	Northwestern
95	Cleveland Rams	Boyd Clay	Tackle	Tennessee
96	Detroit Lions	Erwin Prasse	End	Iowa
97	Chicago Bears	Lee Artoe	Tackle	California
98	Washington Redskins	Howard Stoecker	Tackle	USC
99	Green Bay Packers	Don Guritz	Guard	Northwestern
100	New York Giants	John McKibben	End	Tulsa

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
101	Chicago Cardinals	Stan Andersen	Tackle	Stanford
102	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rocco Pirro	Back	Catholic University
103	Philadelphia Eagles	Durward Horner	End	Texas Christian
104	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Dougherty	Back	Howard
105	Cleveland Rams	Jim "Shag" Goolsby	Center	Mississippi Stat
106	Detroit Lions	Ken Binder	Back	Carroll
107	Chicago Bears	Bill McCubbin	End	Kentucky
108	Washington Redskins	Allen Johnson	Guard	Duke
109	Green Bay Packers	Phil Gaspar	Tackle	USC
110	New York Giants	Ed McGee	Guard	Temple

Round thirteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
111	Chicago Cardinals	Alton Coppage	End	Oklahoma
112	Philadelphia Eagles	Ted Hennis	Back	Purdue
113	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Noppenberg	Back	Miami (FL)
114	Brooklyn Dodgers	Mike Gussie	Guard	West Virginia
115	Cleveland Rams	Jack Gregory	Tackle	Tennessee-Chattanooga
116	Detroit Lions	Justin Bowers	Tackle	Oklahoma
117	Chicago Bears	Harry Clarke	Back	West Virginia
118	Washington Redskins	Sam Bartholomew	Back	Tennessee
119	Green Bay Packers	Ambrose Schindler	Back	USC
120	New York Giants	Joe Payne	Guard	Clemson

Round fourteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
121	Chicago Cardinals	Judson Hudson	Back	Davis & Elkins
122	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nick Stublar	Tackle	Santa Clara
123	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Bunsen	Back	Kansas
124	Brooklyn Dodgers	Len Coffman	Back	Tennessee
125	Cleveland Rams	Pete Bogden	End	Utah
126	Detroit Lions	Jack Morlock	Back	Marshall
127	Chicago Bears	Frank Crisci	Tackle	Case Western Reserve
128	Washington Redskins	Ernie Lain	Back	Rice
129	Green Bay Packers	Bill Kerr	End	Notre Dame
130	New York Giants	Bob Smith	Back	Oregon

Round fifteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
131	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Ziemba	End	St. Benedict's
132	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Crumbaker	End	Kansas State
133	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray McCarthy	Back	Santa Clara
134	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jim Conlin	Center	NYU
135	Cleveland Rams	Owen Goodnight	Back	Hardin-Simmons
136	Detroit Lions	Stillman Rouse	End	Missouri
137	Chicago Bears	Sherm Barnes	End	Baylor
138	Washington Redskins	Hayward "Sandy" Sanford	End	Alabama
139	Green Bay Packers	Mel Brewer	Guard	Illinois
140	New York Giants	Othel Turner	Tackle	Tulsa

Round sixteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
141	Chicago Cardinals	Beryl Clark	Back	Oklahoma
142	Pittsburgh Steelers	Leon Gajecki	Center	Penn State
143	Philadelphia Eagles	J. R. Green	Tackle	Rice
144	Brooklyn Dodgers	Dennis Donovan	Back	Oregon
145	Cleveland Rams	Morris Kohler	Back	Oregon State
146	Detroit Lions	Jack Padley	Back	Dayton
147	Chicago Bears	Al Christianson	Back	Knox
148	Washington Redskins	Willard "Bolo" Perdue	End	Duke
149	Green Bay Packers	Ray Andrus	Back	Vanderbilt
150	New York Giants	Ned Swan	Center	Drake

Round seventeen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
151	Chicago Cardinals	Ralph Foster	Tackle	Oklahoma A&M
152	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Molnar	Back	Bradley
153	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Sullivan	End	North Carolina State
154	Brooklyn Dodgers	Frank Funair	Back	Bucknell
155	Cleveland Rams	Jack Nix	Back	Mississippi State
156	Detroit Lions	John Hackenbruck	Tackle	Oregon State
157	Chicago Bears	Wilbur White	Tackle	Bradley
158	Washington Redskins	Steve Andrako	Center	Ohio State
159	Green Bay Packers	Archie Kodros	Center	Michigan
160	New York Giants	John Rogalia	Back	Scranton

Round eighteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
161	Chicago Cardinals	Lowell Bryant	Back	Clemson
162	Pittsburgh Steelers	Seaton Daly	Tackle	Gonzaga
163	Philadelphia Eagles	Ernie Schwartzer	Guard	Boston College
164	Brooklyn Dodgers	Walt Strosser	Back	St. Vincent
165	Cleveland Rams	Ralph Stevenson	Guard	Oklahoma
166	Detroit Lions	Frank Ribar	Guard	Duke
167	Chicago Bears	Ralph Schlosser	Center	Gonzaga
168	Washington Redskins	Jay Graybeal	Back	Oregon
169	Green Bay Packers	Jim Gillette	Back	Virginia
170	New York Giants	Bill "Monk" Edwards	Tackle	Baylor

Round nineteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
171	Chicago Cardinals	Russ Buckley	Back	Gustavus Adolphus
172	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Schneller	Back	Mississippi
173	Pittsburgh Steelers	Thad Harvey	Tackle	Notre Dame
174	Brooklyn Dodgers	Steve Hydock	End	Albright
175	Cleveland Rams	Dante Magnani	Back	St. Mary's (CA)
176	Detroit Lions	Herb McCarthy	Back	Denver
177	Chicago Bears	John Popov	Back	Cincinnati
178	Washington Redskins	Charley Slagle	Back	North Carolina
179	Green Bay Packers	Al Matuza	Center	Georgetown
180	New York Giants	Cecil Walden	Guard	Oregon

Round twenty

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
181	Chicago Cardinals	Rupert Pate	Tackle	Wake Forest
182	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marvin Katzenstein	Tackle	Colorado Mines
183	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Debord	Tackle	Kansas State
184	Brooklyn Dodgers	Milt Howell	Guard	Auburn
185	Cleveland Rams	Luke Lindon	Tackle	Kentucky
186	Detroit Lions	Dub Parten	Tackle	Centenary
187	Chicago Bears	Young Bussey	Back	Louisiana State
188	Washington Redskins	F. W. "Buck" Murphy	Back	Georgia Tech
189	Green Bay Packers	Jim Reeder	Tackle	Illinois
190	New York Giants	John Sullivan	End	San Francisco

Round twenty one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
191	Detroit Lions	Malvern Morgan	Center	Auburn
192	Chicago Bears	Ray "Scooter" McLean	Back	St. Anselm's
193	Washington Redskins	Mel Wetzel	Tackle	Missouri
194	Green Bay Packers	Vince Eichler	Back	Cornell
195	New York Giants	Weenie Bynum	Back	Centenary

Round twenty two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
196	Detroit Lions	Bob Orf	End	Missouri
197	Chicago Bears	Walt Kichefski	End	Miami (FL)
198	Washington Redskins	Steve Sitko	Back	Notre Dame
199	Green Bay Packers	Henry Luebcke	Tackle	Iowa
200	New York Giants	Myron Claxton	Tackle	Whittier

Hall of famers

• George McAfee, Quarterback from Duke taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1966.

• Bulldog Turner, Center from Hardin-Simmons taken 1st round 7th overall by the Chicago Bears.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1966.

External links

• NFL.com - 1940 Draft
• databaseFootball.com - 1940 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame