Back, Purdue, 1933–36
Johnny Drake
- Born
- Mar 27, 1916, in Chicago, Illinois
- Died
- Mar 26, 1973, in Detroit, Michigan
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Johnny Drake played back at Purdue (1933–36). The Cleveland Rams took Drake in the first round, No. 10 overall in the 1937 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
First-team All-Pro (AP): 1940
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1940; Chicago Herald-American first team 1940; Collyer’s Eye first team 1940; New York Daily News first team 1940; Pro Football Weekly first team 1940; United Press first team 1940; and 1 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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