The fifth NFL Draft was held Dec. 9, 1939, at the Schroeder Hotel, now the Hilton Milwaukee. The meeting was conducted in the Empire Ballroom, started at 2 p.m. and was over "within a few hours," ...
DRAFT. THE RED CARPET IS THE GREEN CARPET THIS YEAR AT THE NFL DRAFT HERE IN GREEN BAY. BUT BACK WHEN MILWAUKEE HOSTED THE 1940 NFL DRAFT, THERE WAS NO RED CARPET FOR THE PROSPECTS. BUT IT WAS STILL A ...