On March 28, 1937, the Rams were placed in the Western division to replace the Cincinnati Reds, who had folded in the middle of the1934 season (the independent St. Louis Gunners had filled in for the Reds for the rest of the 1934 season). Marshman soon hiredHugo Bezdek to be the head coach and Buzz Wetzel as the General Manager of the new franchise, and home games were played in both Cleveland Municipal Stadium andLeague Park.[1][2] The 1937 NFL Draft was held on December 12, 1936, two months before the Rams joined the league. It waswould be drafted by them for the future team. They picked fullback Johnny "Zero" Drake out of Purdue in the first round, tenth pick overall.[3] Although the Rams finished their first season at 1–10, Drake was named the 1937 NFL Rookie of the Year.[1]