# 1937 NFL draft

The 1937 NFL draft was the second draft held by the National Football League (NFL). The draft took place December 12, 1936, at the Hotel Lincoln in New York City. The draft consisted 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 were the league's draft selections for a planned expansion team, the Cleveland Rams, who were admitted into the league prior to the 1937 season. The Philadelphia Eagles used the first overall pick to select back Sam Francis, but ended up trading him to Chicago Bears two months later.

## Player selections

* = Hall of Famer
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sam Francis | B | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 1 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ed Goddard | B | Washington State | PCC | |
| 1 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals | Ray Buivid | QB | Marquette | Ind. | |
| 1 | 4 | New York Giants | Ed Widseth | T | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Mike Basrak | C | Duquesne | Ind. | |
| 1 | 6 | Washington Redskins | Sammy Baugh$^‡$ | QB | TCU | SWC | |
| 1 | 7 | Detroit Lions | Lloyd Cardwell | B | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 1 | 8 | Chicago Bears | Les McDonald | E | Nebraska | Big Six | |
| 1 | 9 | Green Bay Packers | Eddie Jankowski | B | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 10 | Cleveland Rams | Johnny Drake | B | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | Franny Murray | B | Penn | Ind. | |
| 2 | 12 | Chicago Cardinals | Gaynell Tinsley | E | LSU | SEC | |
| 2 | 13 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ace Parker$^‡$ | B | Duke | SoCon | |
| 2 | 14 | New York Giants | Art White | B | Alabama | SEC | |
| 2 | 15 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bob Finley | OG | SMU | SWC | |
| 2 | 16 | Washington Redskins | Nello Falaschi | C | Santa Clara | Ind. | |
| 2 | 17 | Detroit Lions | Charley Hamrick | T | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 18 | Chicago Bears | Marvin Stewart | B | LSU | SEC | |
| 2 | 19 | Green Bay Packers | Ave Daniell | HB | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 2 | 20 | Cleveland Rams | Jules Alfonse | T | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 21 | Philadelphia Eagles | Drew Ellis | T | TCU | SWC | |
| 3 | 22 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Max Starcevich | B | Washington | PCC | |
| 3 | 23 | Chicago Cardinals | Arthur Guepe | B | Marquette | Ind. | |
| 3 | 24 | New York Giants | Jerry Dennerlein | C | St. Mary's (CA) | Ind. | |
| 3 | 25 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Bill Breeden | E | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 3 | 26 | Washington Redskins | Maurice Elder | B | Kansas State | Big Six | |
| 3 | 27 | Detroit Lions | Vern Huffman | E | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 28 | Chicago Bears | Dick Plasman | B | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 3 | 29 | Green Bay Packers | Bud Wilkinson | E | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 30 | Cleveland Rams | Larue, BobbyBobby Larue | T | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 4 | 31 | Philadelphia Eagles | Walter Gilbert | B | Auburn | SEC | |
| 4 | 32 | Chicago Cardinals | Bryan, BuckyBucky Bryan | OG | Tulane | SEC | |
| 4 | 33 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Kurlish | T | Penn | Ind. | |
| 4 | 34 | New York Giants | Ward Cuff | E | Marquette | Ind. | |
| 4 | 35 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Hewes, BoBo Hewes | E | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 4 | 36 | Washington Redskins | Dick Bassi | E | Santa Clara | Ind. | |
| 4 | 37 | Detroit Lions | Bill Glassford | B | Pittsburgh | Ind. | |
| 4 | 38 | Chicago Bears | Henry Hammond | B | Southwestern (TN) | Dixie | |
| 4 | 39 | Green Bay Packers | Bud Svendsen | E | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 40 | Cleveland Rams | John Wiatrak | C | Washington | PCC | |
| 5 | 41 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alex Drobnitch | B | Denver | N/A | |
| 5 | 42 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bert Johnson | T | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 5 | 43 | Chicago Cardinals | Ham Harmon | C | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 5 | 44 | New York Giants | Mickey Kobrosky | QB | Trinity (CT) | Ind. | |
| 5 | 45 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Frye, JackJack Frye | E | Missouri | Big Six | |
| 5 | 46 | Washington Redskins | Chuck Bond | T | Washington | PCC | |
| 5 | 47 | Detroit Lions | Maury Patt | C | Carnegie Tech | Ind. | |
| 5 | 48 | Chicago Bears | Red Conkright | C | Oklahoma | Big Six | |
| 5 | 49 | Green Bay Packers | Gibson, DewittDewitt Gibson | OG | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 50 | Cleveland Rams | Inwood Smith | T | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Guckeyson | B | Maryland | SoCon | |
| 6 | 52 | Chicago Cardinals | Dickens, PhilPhil Dickens | T | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 6 | 53 | Brooklyn Dodgers | John Golemgeske | T | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 54 | New York Giants | Farley, JimJim Farley | B | VMI | SoCon | |
| 6 | 55 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Roach, WaltWalt Roach | B | TCU | SWC | |
| 6 | 56 | Washington Redskins | Jimmie Cain | E | Washington | PCC | |
| 6 | 57 | Detroit Lions | Bell, GeorgeGeorge Bell | T | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 58 | Chicago Bears | Del Bjork | B | Oregon | PCC | |
| 6 | 59 | Green Bay Packers | Merle Wendt | T | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 60 | Cleveland Rams | Del Sasso, ChrisChris Del Sasso | T | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 61 | Philadelphia Eagles | Herb Barna | OG | West Virginia | Ind. | |
| 7 | 62 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Funk, FredFred Funk | B | UCLA | PCC | |
| 7 | 63 | Chicago Cardinals | Dickerson, HermHerm Dickerson | E | VPI | SoCon | |
| 7 | 64 | New York Giants | Buster Poole | E | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 7 | 65 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Byron Haines | B | Washington | PCC | |
| 7 | 66 | Washington Redskins | Holland, RollaRolla Holland | OG | Kansas State | Big Six | |
| 7 | 67 | Detroit Lions | Sprague, JohnJohn Sprague | B | SMU | SWC | |
| 7 | 68 | Chicago Bears | Friedman, BuckBuck Friedman | T | Rice | SWC | |
| 7 | 69 | Green Bay Packers | Baldwin, MarvMarv Baldwin | T | TCU | SWC | |
| 7 | 70 | Cleveland Rams | Schoen, NormNorm Schoen | T | Baldwin–Wallace | N/A | |
| 8 | 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hennon, NestorNestor Hennon | B | Carnegie Tech | Ind. | |
| 8 | 72 | Chicago Cardinals | Reynolds, JohnJohn Reynolds | C | Baylor | SWC | |
| 8 | 73 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Steve Reid | T | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 74 | New York Giants | Meyers, GeneGene Meyers | B | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 8 | 75 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Kordick, MartyMarty Kordick | E | St. Mary's (CA) | Ind. | |
| 8 | 76 | Washington Redskins | Joel Eaves | E | Auburn | SEC | |
| 8 | 77 | Detroit Lions | Sayre, ElvinElvin Sayre | B | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 78 | Chicago Bears | Toth, SteveSteve Toth | C | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 79 | Green Bay Packers | Chapman, LesLes Chapman | B | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 8 | 80 | Cleveland Rams | Schmarr, HermHerm Schmarr | T | Catholic University | Ind. | |
| 9 | 81 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fanning, PaulPaul Fanning | B | Kansas State | Big Six | |
| 9 | 82 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Nowogrowski, EdEd Nowogrowski | B | Washington | PCC | |
| 9 | 83 | Chicago Cardinals | Dwight Hafeli | B | Washington University | MVC | |
| 9 | 84 | New York Giants | Scheyer, DwightDwight Scheyer | E | Washington State | PCC | |
| 9 | 85 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Matt Patanelli | T | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 86 | Washington Redskins | Bill Docherty | OG | Temple | Ind. | |
| 9 | 87 | Detroit Lions | Larry Kelley | E | Yale | Ind. | 1936 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 9 | 88 | Chicago Bears | Guepe, AlAl Guepe | E | Marquette | Ind. | |
| 9 | 89 | Green Bay Packers | Dahlgren, GordonGordon Dahlgren | OG | Michigan State | Ind. | |
| 9 | 90 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Johnson | T | Denver | N/A | |
| 10 | 91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Antil, RayRay Antil | B | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 92 | Chicago Cardinals | Fitzsimmons, MiddletonMiddleton Fitzsimmons | OG | Georgia Tech | SEC | |
| 10 | 93 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Gil Kuhn | B | USC | PCC | |
| 10 | 94 | New York Giants | Chuck Gelatka | E | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 10 | 95 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Nevers, StanStan Nevers | T | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 10 | 96 | Washington Redskins | Mac Cara | OG | NC State | SoCon | |
| 10 | 97 | Detroit Lions | Kay Bell | OG | Washington State | PCC | |
| 10 | 98 | Chicago Bears | Wade, RedRed Wade | E | Utah State | RMAC | |
| 10 | 99 | Green Bay Packers | Gavin, DaveDave Gavin | OG | Holy Cross | Ind. | |
| 10 | 100 | Cleveland Rams | Holt, SolonSolon Holt | T | TCU | SWC | |

## 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.

## Notable undrafted players

* = Pro Bowler
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Chicago Bears | George Wilson $^†$ | E | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Cleveland Rams | Chuck Cherundolo | C/LB | Penn State | Ind. |
| New York Giants | Hank Soar | HB/LB | Providence | Ind. |
| New York Giants | Bill Walls | E | TCU | SWC |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Rabbit Keen | HB/QB | Arkansas | SWC |