National Football League draft
The1936 NFL draft was the first draft ofNational Football League (NFL). It took place on February 8, 1936, at theRitz-Carlton Hotel inPhiladelphia ,Pennsylvania .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Philadelphia Eagles , who finished1935 at2–9 , would select first.[ 4]
This was the only draft to have nine rounds; the number increased to ten for the1937 draft . Thefirst player ever drafted ,Jay Berwanger , who had previously been awarded the initialHeisman Trophy , never played in the NFL. His rights were traded by thePhiladelphia Eagles to theChicago Bears , as the Eagles felt they would be unable to meet Berwanger's reported demand of $1000 per game.[ 4] Art Buss from the Bears in exchange for Berwanger's rights.[ 5] George Halas was unable to convince Berwanger to sign with the Bears. After this, Berwanger got a job in rubber sales.Riley Smith , the second pick, was the first player drafted to play in the NFL.
Breakdown of players selected [ edit ] The following is the breakdown of the 81 players selected:
† = Pro Bowler[ 6] ‡ = Hall of Famer[ 7]
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes 1 1 Philadelphia Eagles Jay Berwanger HB Chicago Big Ten 1 2 Boston Redskins Riley Smith QB Alabama SEC 1 3 Pittsburgh Pirates Bill Shakespeare HB Notre Dame Ind. 1 4 Brooklyn Dodgers Dick Crayne FB Iowa Big Ten 1 5 Chicago Cardinals Jim Lawrence † WB TCU SWC 1 6 Chicago Bears Joe Stydahar ‡ † T West Virginia Ind. 1 7 Green Bay Packers Russ Letlow † OG San Francisco Ind. 1 8 Detroit Lions Sid Wagner OG Michigan State Ind. 1 9 New York Giants Art Lewis T Ohio Buckeye 2 10 Philadelphia Eagles McCauley, John John McCauley B Rice SWC 2 11 Boston Redskins Keith Topping E Stanford PCC 2 12 Pittsburgh Pirates Len Barnum B West Virginia Wesleyan WVIAC 2 13 Brooklyn Dodgers LeVoir, Babe Babe LeVoir B Minnesota Big Ten 2 14 Chicago Bears Ed Michaels OG Villanova Ind. 2 15 Chicago Cardinals Gomer Jones C Ohio State Big Ten 2 16 Green Bay Packers Wheeler, Dub Dub Wheeler T Oklahoma Big Six 2 17 Detroit Lions Cheshire, Chuck Chuck Cheshire B UCLA PCC 2 18 New York Giants Tuffy Leemans ‡ † FB George Washington Ind. 3 19 Philadelphia Eagles Muller, Wes Wes Muller C Stanford PCC 3 20 Boston Redskins Ed Smith BB NYU Ind. 3 21 Pittsburgh Pirates Bobby Grayson B Stanford PCC 3 22 Brooklyn Dodgers Wagner Jorgensen C St. Mary's (CA) Ind. 3 23 Chicago Cardinals Eddie Erdelatz E St. Mary's (CA) Ind. 3 24 Chicago Bears Roscoe, George George Roscoe B Minnesota Big Ten 3 25 Green Bay Packers Bernie Scherer E Nebraska Big Six 3 26 Detroit Lions Andy Pilney B Notre Dame Ind. 3 27 New York Giants Frank Loebs E Purdue Big Ten 4 28 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Wallace B Rice SWC 4 29 Boston Redskins Paul Tangora OG Northwestern Big Ten 4 30 Pittsburgh Pirates Truman Spain T SMU SWC 4 31 Brooklyn Dodgers Bear Bryant E Alabama SEC 4 32 Chicago Bears Bob Allman E Michigan State Ind. 4 33 Chicago Cardinals Ed Brett E Washington State PCC 4 34 Green Bay Packers Ward, Theron Theron Ward B Idaho PCC 4 35 Detroit Lions Sheldon Beise B Minnesota Big Ten 4 36 New York Giants Gene Rose E Tennessee SEC 5 37 Philadelphia Eagles Shuford, Harry Harry Shuford B SMU SWC 5 38 Boston Redskins Groseclose, Wilson Wilson Groseclose T TCU SWC 5 39 Pittsburgh Pirates Sandefur, Dick Dick Sandefur FB Purdue Big Ten 5 40 Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Wilson TB SMU SWC 5 41 Chicago Cardinals Riordan, Stan Stan Riordan E Oregon PCC 5 42 Chicago Bears Vern Oech OG Minnesota Big Ten 5 43 Green Bay Packers Darrell Lester C TCU SWC 5 44 Detroit Lions Francis, Kavanaugh Kavanaugh Francis C Alabama SEC 5 45 New York Giants Edward A. Jontos OG Syracuse Ind. 6 46 Philadelphia Eagles Barabas, Al Al Barabas B Columbia Ind. 6 47 Boston Redskins Larry Lutz T California PCC 6 48 Pittsburgh Pirates Orr, Maurice Maurice Orr T SMU SWC 6 49 Brooklyn Dodgers Joe Maniaci † B Fordham Ind. 6 50 Chicago Bears Christofferson, Ted Ted Christofferson B Washington State PCC 6 51 Chicago Cardinals Antonini, Ettore Ettore Antonini E Indiana Big Ten 6 52 Green Bay Packers Bob Reynolds T Stanford PCC 6 53 Detroit Lions Abe Mickal B LSU SEC 6 54 New York Giants Durner, Gus Gus Durner T Duke SoCon 7 55 Philadelphia Eagles Jac Weller OG Princeton Ind. 7 56 Boston Redskins Don Irwin FB Colgate Ind. 7 57 Pittsburgh Pirates Marty Peters E Notre Dame Ind. 7 58 Brooklyn Dodgers Schreiber, Herb Herb Schreiber B St. Mary's (CA) Ind. 7 59 Chicago Cardinals Dennis, Tack Tack Dennis B Tulsa MVC 7 60 Chicago Bears Dick Smith T Minnesota Big Ten 7 61 Green Bay Packers Wally Fromhart B Notre Dame Ind. 7 62 Detroit Lions Charles Wasicek T Colgate Ind. 7 63 New York Giants Peeples, Bob Bob Peeples T Marquette Ind. 8 64 Philadelphia Eagles Pepper Constable B Princeton Ind. 8 65 Boston Redskins Wayne Millner ‡ E Notre Dame Ind. 8 66 Pittsburgh Pirates Ed Karpowich T Catholic University Ind. 8 67 Brooklyn Dodgers Bones Hamilton B Stanford PCC 8 68 Chicago Bears Sylvester, John John Sylvester E Rice SWC 8 69 Chicago Cardinals Ross Carter OG Oregon PCC 8 70 Green Bay Packers Wally Cruice B Northwestern Big Ten 8 71 Detroit Lions Rennebohm, Dale Dale Rennebohm C Minnesota Big Ten 8 72 New York Giants Heekin, Dale Dale Heekin B Ohio State Big Ten 9 73 Philadelphia Eagles Paul Pauk B Princeton Ind. 9 74 Boston Redskins Saunders, Marcel Marcel Saunders OG Loyola (CA) Ind. 9 75 Pittsburgh Pirates Meglen, Joe Joe Meglen B Georgetown Ind. 9 76 Brooklyn Dodgers Jim Moscrip E Stanford PCC 9 77 Chicago Cardinals Larsen, Niels Niels Larsen T Stanford PCC 9 78 Chicago Bears Dan Fortmann ‡ † OG Colgate Ind. 9 79 Green Bay Packers J. C. Wetsel OG SMU SWC 9 80 Detroit Lions Train, Bob Bob Train E Yale Ind. 9 81 New York Giants Phil Flanagan OG Holy Cross Ind.
Dan Fortmann , guard from Colgate taken 9th round 78th overall by the Chicago Bears.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965.[ 9] Joe Stydahar , tackle from West Virginia taken 1st round 6th overall by the Chicago Bears.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.[ 9] Wayne Millner , end from Notre Dame taken 8th round 65th overall by the Boston Redskins.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.[ 9] Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1978.[ 10] Notable undrafted players [ edit ] Schools with multiple draft selections [ edit ] Selections Schools 7 Stanford 6 Minnesota 5 Notre Dame ,SMU 3 Alabama ,Colgate ,Princeton ,Rice ,St. Mary's ,TCU 2 Michigan State ,Northwestern ,Ohio State ,Oregon ,Purdue ,Washington State
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