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1937 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1937 NFL draft
image	Milford Plaza NY April 2013.jpg
alt	1937 NFL draft logo
caption	Building of the former Hotel Lincoln (location of the draft), photographed in 2013
date	December 12, 1936
location	Hotel Lincoln
in New York City
league	NFL
first	Sam Francis, RB
[Philadelphia Eagles](1937-philadelphia-eagles-season)
fewnum	10
fewest	each team selected ten players
mostnum	10
most	each team selected ten players
overall	100
rounds	10
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	2
1	QB Sammy Baugh
2	QB Ace Parker
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in New York City Philadelphia Eagles

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. 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. The following is the breakdown of the 100 players by position:

Player selections

†	name="Pro Bowl note"	group=N	Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.}}

Hall of Famers

Sammy Baugh, quarterback from Texas Christian University taken 1st Round 6th Overall by the Boston Redskins. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1963.
Clarence “Ace” Parker, back from Duke University taken 2nd Round 13th Overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1972.

Notable undrafted players

†	name="Pro Bowl note"	group=N}}

Notes

References

. (October 2, 2014). ["NFL Draft Locations"](http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/).
(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
Lyons, Robert S.. (2010). "On Any Given Sunday, A Life of Bert Bell". Temple University Press.
"Heisman Trophy".
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".

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