The 1936 NFL Draft To suggest a relevant news story for the main page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players. ...

Round 1

City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Other nicknames The Birds, The Iggles Team colors Midnight Green, Silver, Black, and White Head Coach Andy Reid Owner Jeffrey Lurie General manager Tom Heckert Fight song Fly, Eagles Fly Mascot Swoop Local radio Flagship stations: WYSP (94. ... John Jay Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American football player born in Dubuque, Iowa. ... The University of Chicago is a private university principally located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1890 and opened in 1892. ... City Landover, Maryland Other nicknames The Skins Team colors Burgundy and Gold Head Coach Joe Gibbs Owner Daniel Snyder General manager Vinny Cerrato Fight song Hail to the Redskins Mascot None Local radio Flagship stations: WJFK 106. ... University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Other nicknames None Team colors Black and Gold Head Coach Bill Cowher Owner Dan Rooney General manager Kevin Colbert Fight song None Mascot None Local radio Flagship stations: WDVE (102. ... The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. ... The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... City Glendale, Arizona Other nicknames The Cards Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Dennis Green Owner Bidwill Family General manager John Idzik Fight song None Mascot Big Red Local radio Flagship stations: KMVP (860 AM), KTAR (620 AM), and KMIA (710 AM)-Spanish Announcers: Kent Derdivanis and... Texas Christian University (abbreviated TCU) is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas. ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue, Orange and White Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner McCaskey Family General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear Local radio Flagship stations: WBBM (780 AM) Announcers: Jeff Joniak... Joseph Lee Stydahar (March 17, 1912–March 23, 1977) was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946. ... WVU Mountaineer Mascot statue in front of the Mountainlair Student Union. ... Note: Basketball teams from Chicago and Anderson once used the name Packers as well. ... Russ Letlow was a football guard who was chosen by the Green Bay Packers as their first-round draft pick for the inaugural NFL Draft, held in 1936. ... The University of San Francisco (often abbreviated USF) is a private, coeducational Jesuit university in the United States. ... City Detroit, Michigan Other nicknames None Team colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Rod Marinelli Owner William Clay Ford, Sr. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. ... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, the Gints Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner The Mara and Tisch Families General manager Ernie Accorsi Fight song None Mascot None Local radio Flagship stations: WFAN (660... Ohio University is a public university located in Athens, Ohio that is situated on a 1,800 acre (7. ...

Round 2

Rice University Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as Rice Institute, is one of United Statess top teaching and research universities. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university in an unincorporated region[1] of Santa Clara County, California, bordering on Palo Alto. ... West Virginia Wesleyan College is a regionally accredited private, co-educational, liberal arts college in Buckhannon, West Virginia. ... Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... Villanova University is a private, Catholic university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. ... The Ohio State University is currently the third largest university in the United States and currently ranked by US News and World Report as the best public university in Ohio and the twenty-first best public university in the nation. ... The University of Oklahoma, often called OU or Oklahoma is an institution of higher learning located in Oklahoma. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... Alphonse (Tuffy) Leemans (b. ... High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... The George Washington University (GWU) is a private university in Washington, D.C., founded in 1821 as The Columbian College. ...

Round 3

Ed Smith is the a common name in the English language, and as such is the name of several prominent people Ed Smith is an English cricketer who has played for Cambridge University, Kent, and Middlesex teams. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Saint Marys College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California. ... Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... Seal of the University of Nebraska The University of Nebraska is one of two public university systems in the state of Nebraska, USA. The system has four universities and a technical college: University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska Medical... See also Purdue University System. ...

Round 4

Bill, Steven Seagal, Burton Cummings Bill Wallace (born May 18, 1949) is a bassist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Northwestern University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university, located in Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois. ... Southern Methodist University (also known as SMU) is a private, coeducational Methodist-affiliated university in University Park, Texas, (an enclave of Dallas). ... Paul William Bear Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football coach. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. ... For the state of Washington in the United States, please see Washington. ... The University of Idaho is the states land-grant and primary research university, located in Moscow. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ...

Round 5

There are several famous people with the name Bob Wilson Bob Wilson (footballer) Bob Wilson (scientist) Bob Wilson (US politician) Bob Wilson (video game character) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO) is a public university located in Eugene. ... Syracuse University (SU) is a private American research university. ...

Round 6

The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... Fordham University is a prestigious co-educational private university in New York City. ... Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ... Memorial Tower. ... Duke Chapel Duke University is a private, coeducational, research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Although founded in 1924, Duke traces its roots back to 1838. ...

Round 7

Princeton University is a coeducational private university located on an extensive campus in and around suburban Princeton, New Jersey. ... Colgate in mid-August, towards the end of Summer. ... The University of Tulsa is a private, comprehensive university awarding bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university in the United States. ...

Round 8

Wayne Millner (January 31, 1913 - November 19, 1976) was an football player who was known for his clutch play as a receiver and defensive end for both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and for the National Football Leagues Washington Redskins. ... The Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (abbreviated CUA), located in Washington, DC, is unique as the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and as the only higher education institution founded by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops. ...

Round 9

Loyola Marymount University (LMU), is a private, co-educational Jesuit university in the United States. ... Not to be confused with the University of Georgetown in Georgetown, Guyana or Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Georgetown University is a private university in the United States. ... Daniel John Fortmann (born April 11, 1916, in Pearl River, New York, USA; died May 23, 1995) was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears. ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... Not to be confused with Holy Cross College (Indiana) The College of the Holy Cross is an exclusively undergraduate Jesuit college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Holy Cross is the oldest Jesuit college in Massachusetts and one of the oldest in the United States. ...

Trivia

• This draft was the first NFL Draft.
• It took place on February 8, 1936 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• The first player ever drafted, Jay Berwanger, never played in the NFL. His rights were traded from the Eagles to the Bears after he claimed he had no interest in playing for the Eagles. George Halas was unable to convince Berwanger to sign with the Bears.
• Riley Smith, the second pick, was the first player ever signed from the draft that played in the NFL.
• This was the only draft to have nine rounds; the number increased to ten for the 1937 draft.