1939 All-Pro Team
The 1939 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1939 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the NFL coaches (NFL),[1] Professional Football Writers Association (PFW), the United Press (UP),[2] the International News Service (INS),[3] Collyer's Eye (CE),[4] and the New York Daily News (NYDN).[4]
| 1939 All-Pro Team |
|---|
| All-Pro |
| 1939 NFL season |
| Selectors |
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NFL coaches Pro Football Writers Association United Press International News Service Collyer's Eye New York Daily News |
| 1937 1938 ← → 1940 1941 |
Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Four players were selected for the first team by all six selectors: Chicago Bears fullback Bill Osmanski; Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson; Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar; and Chicago Bears guard Dan Fortmann.
Team
| Position | Player | Team | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Parker Hall | Cleveland Rams | PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| Quarterback | Davey O'Brien | Philadelphia Eagles | NFL-1 |
| Quarterback | Ace Parker | Brooklyn Dodgers | PFW-1, CE-1 |
| Halfback | Tuffy Leemans | New York Giants | NFL-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| Halfback | Andy Farkas | Washington Redskins | NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| Halfback | Cecil Isbell | Green Bay Packers | INS-2 |
| Halfback | Frank Filchock | Washington Redskins | INS-1 |
| Halfback | Lloyd Cardwell | Detroit Lions | CE-1 |
| Fullback | Bill Osmanski | Chicago Bears | NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| End | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| End | Jim Poole | New York Giants | NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1 |
| End | Dick Plasman | Chicago Bears | CE-1 |
| End | Bill Smith | Chicago Cardinals | CE-1 |
| End | Perry Schwartz | Brooklyn Dodgers | NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Joe Stydahar | Chicago Bears | NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Jim Barber | Washington Redskins | NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1 |
| Tackle | Turk Edwards | Washington Redskins | INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Baby Ray | Green Bay Packers | CE-1 |
| Guard | Dan Fortmann | Chicago Bears | NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| Guard | Johnny Dell Isola | New York Giants | NFL-1, PFW-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| Guard | John Wiethe | Detroit Lions | UP-1 |
| Guard | Byron Gentry | Pittsburgh Pirates | UP-1 |
| Center | Mel Hein | New York Giants | NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| Center | Alex Wojciechowicz | Detroit Lions | CE-1 |
References
- Dillon Graham (December 15, 1939). "Don Hutson Only Packer to Place; Gets the Most Votes". Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent. p. 18.
- "UP All Pro Football Selections". Lincoln (NE) Evening Journal. December 14, 1939. p. 15.
- "Annual All-Star Pro Clubs Presented Today By INS". Bradford Evening Star and Daily Record. December 6, 1939. p. 10.
- "1939 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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