1937 NFL draft explained

1937 NFL draft
Date:December 12, 1936
Location:Hotel Lincoln
in New York City
League:NFL
First:Sam Francis, RB
Philadelphia Eagles
Fewnum:10
Fewest:each team selected ten players
Mostnum:10
Most:each team selected ten players
Overall:100
Rounds:10
Prev:1936

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.[1] [2] 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.[3]

Player selections

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1963.[4]

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972.[5]

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . www.footballgeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead .
  2. News: Salomone. Dan. NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015. June 3, 2015. New York Giants. Giants.com. October 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756. September 30, 2015. dead.
  3. Book: Lyons, Robert S.. 2010. On Any Given Sunday, A Life of Bert Bell. Philadelphia. Temple University Press. 978-1-59213-731-2. 70.
  4. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . October 5, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . July 31, 2008 . dead .
  5. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . October 5, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s . July 31, 2008 . dead .
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.