1939 All-Pro Team

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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]

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

PositionPlayerTeamSelector(s)
Quarterback Parker Hall Cleveland RamsPFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Quarterback Davey O'Brien Philadelphia EaglesNFL-1
Quarterback Ace Parker Brooklyn DodgersPFW-1, CE-1
Halfback Tuffy Leemans New York GiantsNFL-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Halfback Andy Farkas Washington RedskinsNFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Halfback Cecil Isbell Green Bay PackersINS-2
Halfback Frank Filchock Washington RedskinsINS-1
Halfback Lloyd Cardwell Detroit LionsCE-1
Fullback Bill Osmanski Chicago BearsNFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
End Don Hutson Green Bay PackersNFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
End Jim Poole New York GiantsNFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1
End Dick Plasman Chicago BearsCE-1
End Bill Smith Chicago CardinalsCE-1
End Perry Schwartz Brooklyn DodgersNYDN-1
Tackle Joe Stydahar Chicago BearsNFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Tackle Jim Barber Washington RedskinsNFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1
Tackle Turk Edwards Washington RedskinsINS-1, NYDN-1
Tackle Baby Ray Green Bay PackersCE-1
Guard Dan Fortmann Chicago BearsNFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Guard Johnny Dell Isola New York GiantsNFL-1, PFW-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Guard John Wiethe Detroit LionsUP-1
Guard Byron Gentry Pittsburgh PiratesUP-1
Center Mel Hein New York GiantsNFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Center Alex Wojciechowicz Detroit LionsCE-1

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References

  1. ↑ Dillon Graham (December 15, 1939). "Don Hutson Only Packer to Place; Gets the Most Votes". Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent. p. 18.
  2. ↑ "UP All Pro Football Selections". Lincoln (NE) Evening Journal. December 14, 1939. p. 15.
  3. ↑ "Annual All-Star Pro Clubs Presented Today By INS". Bradford Evening Star and Daily Record. December 6, 1939. p. 10.
  4. 1 2 "1939 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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