The 1939 NFL Draft

60 picks. First overall: Ki Aldrich, center, from TCU, to Chicago Cardinals. Most picks: Pittsburgh 4, TCU 3, Minnesota 3, Holy Cross 2, Santa Clara 2.

The 1939 NFL Draft ran 22 rounds; this page lists the first seven. Teams appear under the name they had that year. These drafts come from Wikipedia’s draft articles. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
1	Ki Aldrich	C		TCU	→ Chicago Cardinals
2	Sid Luckman	QB		Columbia	→ Chicago Bears
3	Parker Hall	RB		Ole Miss	→ Cleveland Rams
4	Davey O’Brien	QB		TCU	→ Philadelphia Eagles
5	Bob MacLeod	B		Dartmouth	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
6	Bill Osmanski	B		Holy Cross	→ Chicago Bears
7	John Pingel	B		Michigan State	→ Detroit Lions
8	I.B. Hale	OT		TCU	→ Washington Redskins
9	Larry Buhler	B		Minnesota	→ Green Bay Packers
10	Walt Nielsen	B		Arizona	→ New York Giants

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
11	Pug Manders	FB		Drake	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
12	Marshall Goldberg	RB		Pittsburgh	→ Chicago Cardinals
13	Gaylon Smith	FB		Southwestern (TN)	→ Cleveland Rams
14	Charles Newton	B		Washington	→ Philadelphia Eagles
15	Bob Haak	OT		Indiana	→ Brooklyn Dodgers

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
16	Alvord Wolff	OT		Santa Clara	→ Chicago Cardinals
17	Billy Patterson	RB		Baylor	→ Pittsburgh Pirates
18	Elmer Tarbox	B		Texas Tech	→ Cleveland Rams
19	Joe Mihal	OT		Purdue	→ Philadelphia Eagles
20	Waddy Young	TE		Oklahoma	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
21	John Wysocki	E		Villanova	→ Chicago Bears
22	Howard Weiss	FB		Wisconsin	→ Detroit Lions
23	Charlie Holm	B		Alabama	→ Washington Redskins
24	Charley Brock	C		Nebraska	→ Green Bay Packers
25	John Chickerneo	B		Pittsburgh	→ New York Giants

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
26	Hugh McCullough	DB		Oklahoma	→ Pittsburgh Pirates
27	Hal Stebbins	B		Pittsburgh	→ Chicago Cardinals
28	Wally Garard	OT		Saint Mary’s (CA)	→ Cleveland Rams
29	Billy Dewell	E		SMU	→ Philadelphia Eagles
30	Vic Bottari	B		California	→ Brooklyn Dodgers

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
31	Bill Daddio	E		Pittsburgh	→ Chicago Cardinals
32	Ernie Wheeler	B		North Dakota Agricultural	→ Pittsburgh Pirates
33	Eddie Gatto	OT		LSU	→ Cleveland Rams
34	Zed Coston	OG		Texas A&M	→ Philadelphia Eagles
35	Jack Kinnison	C		Missouri	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
36	Joe Delaney	OT		Holy Cross	→ Chicago Bears
37	Steve Maronic	OT		North Carolina	→ Detroit Lions
38	Dick Todd	B		Texas A&M	→ Washington Redskins
39	Lynn Hovland	OG		Wisconsin	→ Green Bay Packers
40	Don Willis	B		Clemson	→ New York Giants

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
41	Sam Boyd	QB		Baylor	→ Pittsburgh Pirates
42	George Faust	B		Minnesota	→ Chicago Cardinals
43	Barney McGarry	OT		Utah	→ Cleveland Rams
44	Jake Schuehle	B		Rice	→ Philadelphia Eagles
45	Len Janiak	B		Ohio	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
46	Ed Beinor	OT		Notre Dame	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
47	Joe Wendlick	E		Oregon State	→ Detroit Lions
48	Dave Anderson	B		California	→ Washington Redskins
49	Larry Craig	E		South Carolina	→ Green Bay Packers
50	Jerry Ginney	OG		Santa Clara	→ New York Giants