1939 NFL draft explained

1939 NFL draft
Date:	December 9, 1938
Location:	New Yorker Hotel in New York City, NY
League:	NFL
First:	Ki Aldrich, C Chicago Cardinals
Fewnum:	18
Fewest:	Pittsburgh Pirates
Mostnum:	23
Most:	Brooklyn Dodgers
Overall:	200
Rounds:	22
Prev:	1938

The 1939 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York.^[1] ^[2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected center Ki Aldrich.

Player selections

Sid Luckman, quarterback from Columbia taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Chicago Bears.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1965.^[3]

= Pro Bowler ^[4]

Heisman Winner^[5]

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. 2015-09-30. dead.
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Web site: Sid Luckman . Pro Football Hall of Fame . June 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604124920/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?player_id=135. 4 June 2011 . live.
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Web site: 1938 – 4th Award Davey O'Brien TCU Back . All Things Media . Heisman Trophy . June 13, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706215703/http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-obrien38.php . 2011-07-06 . dead .