1939 - 40 Draft Review

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- 1939 - 40 Draft

Round	Selection	Team	Player	Position	College
1	1	Chicago Cardinals	Ki Aldrich	C	Texas Christian
1	2	Chicago Bears	Sid Luckman	B	Columbia
1	3	Cleveland Rams	Parker Hall	B	Mississippi
1	4	Philadelphia Eagles	Davey O'Brien	B	Texas Christian
1	5	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob MacLeod	B	Dartmouth
1	6	Chicago Bears	Bill Osmanski	B	Holy Cross
1	7	Detroit Lions	Johnny Pingel	B	Michigan State
1	8	Washington Redskins	I.B. Hale	T	Texas Christian
1	9	Green Bay Packers	Larry Buhler	B	Minnesota
1	10	New York Giants	Walt Nielsen	B	Arizona
2	11	Brooklyn Dodgers	Pug Manders	B	Drake
2	12	Chicago Cardinals	Marshall Goldberg	B	Pittsburgh
2	13	Cleveland Rams	Gaylon Smith	B	Southwestern (Tennessee)
2	14	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Newton	T	Washington
2	15	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bob Haak	T	Indiana
3	16	Chicago Cardinals	Alvord Wolff	T	Santa Clara
3	17	Pittsburgh Pirates	Billy Patterson	B	Baylor
3	18	Cleveland Rams	Elmer Tarbox	B	Texas Tech
3	19	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Mihal	T	Purdue
3	20	Brooklyn Dodgers	Waddy Young	E	Oklahoma
3	21	Chicago Bears	John Wysocki	E	Villanova
3	22	Detroit Lions	Howie Weiss	B	Wisconsin
3	23	Washington Redskins	Charlie Holm	B	Alabama
3	24	Green Bay Packers	Charlie Brock	C	Nebraska
3	25	New York Giants	John Chickerneo	B	Pittsburgh
4	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	Hugh McCullough	B	Oklahoma
4	27	Chicago Cardinals	Hal Stebbins	B	Pittsburgh
4	28	Cleveland Rams	Wally Garard	T	St. Mary's (California)
4	29	Philadelphia Eagles	Billy Dewell	E	Southern Methodist
4	30	Brooklyn Dodgers	Vic Bottari	B	California
5	31	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Daddio	T	Pittsburgh
5	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ernie Wheeler	B	North Dakota State
5	33	Cleveland Rams	Eddie Gatto	T	Louisiana State
5	34	Philadelphia Eagles	Zed Coston	G	Texas A&M
5	35	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jack Kinnison	C	Missouri
5	36	Chicago Bears	Joe Delaney	T	Holy Cross
5	37	Detroit Lions	Steve Maronic	T	North Carolina
5	38	Washington Redskins	Dick Todd	B	Texas A&M
5	39	Green Bay Packers	Lynn Hovland	G	Wisconsin
5	40	New York Giants	Don Willis	B	Clemson
6	41	Pittsburgh Pirates	Sam Boyd	E	Baylor
6	42	Chicago Cardinals	George Faust	B	Minnesota
6	43	Cleveland Rams	Barney McGarry	T	Utah
6	44	Philadelphia Eagles	Jake Schuehle	B	Rice
6	45	Brooklyn Dodgers	Len Janiak	B	Ohio University
6	46	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ed Beinor	T	Notre Dame
6	47	Detroit Lions	Joe Wendlick	E	Oregon State
6	48	Washington Redskins	Dave Anderson	B	California
6	49	Green Bay Packers	Larry Craig	E	South Carolina
6	50	New York Giants	Jerry Ginney	G	Santa Clara
7	51	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Dwyer	B	New Mexico
7	52	Pittsburgh Pirates	Eddie Palumbo	B	Detroit Mercy
7	53	Cleveland Rams	Jerry Dowd	C	St. Mary's (California)
7	54	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Ippolito	B	Purdue
7	55	Brooklyn Dodgers	Alex Schoenbaum	T	Ohio State
7	56	Chicago Bears	Charlie Heileman	E	Iowa State
7	57	Detroit Lions	Darrell Tully	B	Texas A&M-Commerce
7	58	Washington Redskins	Quinton Lumpkin	C	Georgia
7	59	Green Bay Packers	Frank Twedell	T	Minnesota
7	60	New York Giants	Lloyd Woodell	C	Arkansas
8	61	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ole Nelson	E	Michigan State
8	62	Chicago Cardinals	Sherm Hinkebein	C	Kentucky
8	63	Cleveland Rams	Warren Brunner	B	Tulane
8	64	Philadelphia Eagles	George Somers	T	La Salle
8	65	Brooklyn Dodgers	Dan Hill	C	Duke
8	66	Chicago Bears	Bob Dannies	C	Pittsburgh
8	67	Detroit Lions	Dick Trzuskowski	T	Idaho
8	68	Washington Redskins	Bo Russell	T	Auburn
8	69	Green Bay Packers	Paul Kell	T	Notre Dame
8	70	New York Giants	Pete Zagar	T	Stanford
9	71	Chicago Cardinals	Earl Brown	E	Notre Dame
9	72	Pittsburgh Pirates	Steve Petro	G	Pittsburgh
9	73	Cleveland Rams	Lew Bostick	G	Alabama
9	74	Philadelphia Eagles	Rankin Britt	E	Texas A&M
9	75	Brooklyn Dodgers	Forrest Kline	G	Texas Christian
9	76	Chicago Bears	Ray Bray	G	Western Michigan
9	77	Detroit Lions	Bill Callihan	B	Nebraska
9	78	Washington Redskins	Wilbur Moore	B	Minnesota
9	79	Green Bay Packers	Johnny Hall	B	Texas Christian
9	80	New York Giants	Bob Mills	T	Nebraska
10	81	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jack Lee	B	Carnegie Mellon
10	82	Chicago Cardinals	Earl Crowder	B	Oklahoma
10	83	Cleveland Rams	Frank Petrick	E	Indiana
10	84	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill McKeever	T	Cornell
10	85	Brooklyn Dodgers	Kimble Bradley	B	Mississippi
10	86	Chicago Bears	Walt Wood	B	Tennessee
10	87	Detroit Lions	Ray George	T	Southern California
10	88	Washington Redskins	Jimmy Johnston	B	Washington
10	89	Green Bay Packers	Vince Gavre	B	Wisconsin
10	90	New York Giants	Tom Roberts	T	DePaul
11	91	Chicago Cardinals	Bowden Wyatt	E	Tennessee
11	92	Pittsburgh Pirates	Lou Tomasetti	B	Bucknell
11	93	Cleveland Rams	Sid Roth	G	Cornell
11	94	Philadelphia Eagles	Paul Humphrey	C	Purdue
11	95	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Lenc	E	Augustana (Illinois)
11	96	Chicago Bears	Al Braga	B	San Francisco
11	97	Detroit Lions	Tony Calvelli	C	Stanford
11	98	Washington Redskins	Jimmy German	B	Centre
11	99	Green Bay Packers	Charley Sprague	E	Southern Methodist
11	100	New York Giants	Merle Miller	B	Washington
12	101	Pittsburgh Pirates	Denny Cochran	B	St. Louis
12	102	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Thomas	G	Oklahoma
12	103	Cleveland Rams	Chet Adams	T	Ohio University
12	104	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Kraynick	B	North Carolina
12	105	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ralph Heikkinen	G	Michigan
12	106	Chicago Bears	Hal Roise	B	Idaho
12	107	Detroit Lions	Jim Coughlan	E	Santa Clara
12	108	Washington Redskins	Bob O'Mara	B	Duke
12	109	Brooklyn Dodgers	Carl Kaplanoff	T	Ohio State
12	110	New York Giants	Bruno Schroeder	E	Texas A&M
13	111	Chicago Cardinals	Andy Sabados	G	The Citadel
13	112	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fabian Hoffman	E	Pittsburgh
13	113	Cleveland Rams	Joel Hitt	E	Mississippi College
13	114	Philadelphia Eagles	Allie White	T	Texas Christian
13	115	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Gembis	B	Wayne State (Michigan)
13	116	Chicago Bears	Ed Bock	G	Iowa State
13	117	Detroit Lions	Prescott Hutchins	G	Oregon State
13	118	Washington Redskins	Steve Slivinski	G	Washington
13	119	Green Bay Packers	Dan Elmer	C	Minnesota
13	120	New York Giants	Sam Aills	B	Centenary
14	121	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ed Clary	B	South Carolina
14	122	Chicago Cardinals	Blase Miatovich	T	San Francisco
14	123	Cleveland Rams	John Ryland	C	UCLA
14	124	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Aleskus	T	Ohio State
14	125	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ray Carnelly	B	Carnegie Mellon
14	126	Chicago Bears	Anton Stolfa	B	Luther
14	127	Detroit Lions	Art Means	G	Washington
14	128	Washington Redskins	Bob Hoffman	B	Southern California
14	129	Green Bay Packers	Bill Badgett	T	Georgia
14	130	New York Giants	George Watson	B	North Carolina
15	131	Chicago Cardinals	Russ Clarke	G	Santa Clara
15	132	Pittsburgh Pirates	Johnny Tosi	C	Niagara
15	133	Cleveland Rams	Ben Friend	T	Louisiana State
15	134	Philadelphia Eagles	Foster Watkins	B	West Texas A&M
15	135	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lou Trunzo	G	Wake Forest
15	136	Chicago Bears	Bob Voigts	T	Northwestern
15	137	Detroit Lions	Gene Hodge	E	Texas A&M-Commerce
15	138	Washington Redskins	Eric Tipton	B	Duke
15	139	Green Bay Packers	Tom Greenfield	C	Arizona
15	140	New York Giants	Gil Duggan	T	Oklahoma
16	141	Pittsburgh Pirates	Al Lezouski	G	Pittsburgh
16	142	Chicago Cardinals	Gus Goins	E	Clemson
16	143	Cleveland Rams	Gordon Reupke	B	Iowa State
16	144	Philadelphia Eagles	Irv Hall	B	Brown
16	145	Brooklyn Dodgers	Charley Gross	G	Bradley
16	146	Chicago Bears	Ken Armstrong	T	Tarkio
16	147	Detroit Lions	Bill Lazetich	B	Montana
16	148	Washington Redskins	Dick Farman	T	Washington State
16	149	Green Bay Packers	Roy Bellin	B	Wisconsin
16	150	New York Giants	Ted Panish	B	Bradley
17	151	Chicago Cardinals	Ev Elkins	B	Marshall
17	152	Pittsburgh Pirates	Ed Longhi	C	Notre Dame
17	153	Cleveland Rams	Mike Perrie	B	St. Mary's (California)
17	154	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Riddell	E	South Dakota State
17	155	Brooklyn Dodgers	Johnny Siegal	E	Columbia
17	156	Chicago Bears	Raphael Masters	E	Newberry
17	157	Detroit Lions	Ralph Niehaus	T	Dayton
17	158	Washington Redskins	Clyde Shugart	T	Iowa State
17	159	Green Bay Packers	John Yerby	E	Oregon
17	160	New York Giants	Jack Sanders	T	Southern Methodist
18	161	Pittsburgh Pirates	Dave Shirk	E	Kansas
18	162	Chicago Cardinals	Frank Huffman	E	Marshall
18	163	Cleveland Rams	Alex Atty	G	West Virginia
18	164	Philadelphia Eagles	Charlie Gainor	E	North Dakota
18	165	Brooklyn Dodgers	Paul Morin	T	Iowa State
18	166	Chicago Bears	Sollie Sherman	B	Chicago
18	167	Detroit Lions	Marion Niemants	B	New Mexico
18	168	Washington Redskins	Boyd Morgan	B	Southern California
18	169	Green Bay Packers	Frank Balazs	B	Iowa
18	170	New York Giants	Will Dolman	E	California
19	171	Chicago Cardinals	Mike Kochel	G	Fordham
19	172	Pittsburgh Pirates	Frank Peters	E	Washington
19	173	Cleveland Rams	Bill Lane	B	Bucknell
19	174	Philadelphia Eagles	Morris White	B	Tulsa
19	175	Brooklyn Dodgers	Ferrell Anderson	G	Kansas
19	176	Chicago Bears	Ed Simonich	B	Notre Dame
19	177	Detroit Lions	Tony Tonelli	G	Southern California
19	178	Washington Redskins	Phil Smith	T	St. Benedict's
19	179	Green Bay Packers	Jack Brennan	G	Michigan
19	180	New York Giants	Bill Paulman	B	Stanford
20	181	Pittsburgh Pirates	Tom Sheldrake	E	Washington
20	182	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Rice	T	San Francisco
20	183	Cleveland Rams	Paul Graham	B	Indiana
20	184	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Gormley	C	Louisiana State
20	185	Brooklyn Dodgers	Tony Popp	E	Toledo
20	186	Chicago Bears	George Vogler	C	Oklahoma State
20	187	Detroit Lions	Jim McDonald	C	Illinois
20	188	Washington Redskins	Paul Coop	T	Centre
20	189	Green Bay Packers	Charlie Schultz	T	Minnesota
20	190	New York Giants	Lyle Smith	G	Tulane
21	191	Chicago Bears	Aldo Forte	T	Montana
21	192	Detroit Lions	Merrill Waters	E	Brigham Young
21	193	Washington Redskins	Matt Kuber	G	Villanova
21	194	Green Bay Packers	Bill Hofer	B	Notre Dame
21	195	New York Giants	Mario Tonelli	B	Notre Dame
22	196	Chicago Bears	Everett Kischer	B	Iowa State
22	197	Detroit Lions	Al Howe	T	Xavier (Ohio)
22	198	Washington Redskins	Al Cruver	B	Washington
22	199	Green Bay Packers	Bill Gunther	B	Santa Clara
22	200	New York Giants	Jack Rhodes	G	Texas