1940 NFL draft explained

1940 NFL draft
Date:	December 9, 1939
Location:	Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, WI
League:	NFL
First:	George Cafego, TB Chicago Cardinals
Fewnum:	20
Fewest:	each team made 20 picks
Mostnum:	20
Most:	each team made 20 picks
Overall:	200
Rounds:	22
Prev:	1939

The 1940 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1939, at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^{[1] [2]} With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected George Cafego.

Player selections

= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

• George McAfee, quarterback from Duke taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966.^[3]

• Bulldog Turner, center from Hardin–Simmons taken 1st round 7th overall by the Chicago Bears.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966.

Notable undrafted players

^†

= Pro Bowler^[4]

External links

• NFL.com – 1940 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1940 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . www.footballgeography.com . 2014-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
3. List of Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com ^{Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame . 2008-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .}
4. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.