Johnny Drake

{{Short description|American football player (1916–1973)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Johnny Drake

| image = John_Drake_Rams_Photo.jpg

| number = 2, 14

| position = Fullback
Halfback

| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|03|27}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|03|26|1916|03|27}}

| death_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 213

| high_school = Bowen (Chicago)

| college = Purdue

| draftyear = 1937

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 10

| pastteams =

• Cleveland Rams ({{NFL Year|1937|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 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.2

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 24

| 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.{{Cite web |title=1937 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1937/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He led the NFL in touchdowns in the 1939 and 1940 seasons.