He was selected by the Cardinals in the third round of the 1938 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of Pittsburgh.
[3] The 1936 Panthers won the Rose Bowl and were selected national champion by the contemporary Boand math system and retroactively years later by the Football Researchers poll and Houlgate math system.
[4] Patrick was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the third round, with the 20th overall pick, of the 1938 NFL draft.
[8] He played in seven games, starting five, for the Cardinals during his rookie year in 1938, rushing once for one yard, throwing an incomplete pass, and catching a 21-yard touchdown.
[2] Patrick appeared in eight games, starting five, during his second season with the Cardinals in 1939, recording 22 completions on 79 passing attempts (27.8%) for 291 yards, one touchdown, and 13 interceptions while also rushing 30 times for 84 yards and one touchdown.