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{{Short description|American football player (1916–1973)}}{{Use American English|date=March 2023}}

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| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.19732603|27}}| death_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.| height_ft = 6| height_in = 1| weight_lbs = 213Bowen High School (Chicago)>Bowen (Chicago)Purdue Boilermakers football>Purdue| draftyear = 1937| draftround = 1| draftpick = 10| pastteams =

• Cleveland Rams ({{nfly|1937}}–{{nfly|1941}})| highlights =
• First-team All-Pro (1940)
• 3× NFL All-Star (1938–1940)
• 2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1939, 1940)
• First-team All-Big Ten (1936)| statlabel1 = Rushing yards| statvalue1 = 1,700| statlabel2 = Average| statvalue2 = 3.2| statlabel3 = Touchdowns| statvalue3 = 24| nfl = DRAKEJOH01| pfr = D/DrakJo21

}}John William "Zero" Drake (March 27, 1916 – March 26, 1973) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers. Drake was the first round pick (10th overall) by the Rams, their first ever draft pick, in the 1937 NFL Draft.WEB, 1937 NFL Draft Listing,weblink 2023-03-21, Pro-Football-Reference.com, en, He led the NFL in touchdowns in the 1939 and 1940 seasons.

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External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070929084017weblink">Biography of Johnny Drake - by Professional Football Researchers Association

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