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1939 NFL Player Debuts

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League Champion: Green Bay Packers

Passing Leader: Davey O'Brien, 1324 Yds

Rushing Leader: Bill Osmanski, 699 Yds

Receiving Leader: Don Hutson, 846 Yds

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1939 Player Debuts

1939 Player Debuts Table
			Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Player	Pos	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Solo	Int	Sk
Chet Adams	T-E-DT	1950	0	2	4	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	28	0		1
Henry Adams	C	1939	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ki Aldrich	C-LB-G	1947	0	2	6	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8
Alex Atty	G	1939	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Balazs	FB-LB-DB	1945	0	1	0	0	24	0	5	0	0	3	60	228	1	5	50	0		1
Earl Bartlett	HB	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Mack Berry	E	1947	0	0	1	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	783	8
John Biolo	G	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Birlem	B-E	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	0
Lew Bostick	G-T	1942	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Boyd	E	1940	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	423	2
Ray Bray	G-DG	1952	0	4	8	0	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Brennan	G	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Brill	TB	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rankin Britt	E	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charley Brock	C-HB-FB	1947	1	3	7	0	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20
Larry Buhler	B	1941	0	1	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	41	121	0	0	0	0		2
Tony Calvelli	C-G	1947	0	0	1	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3
Don Campbell	T	1940	0	0	2	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Carnelly	HB	1939	0	0	0	0	9	3	14	35	0	3	15	64	0	1	5	0
Chet Chesney	C-LB	1940	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Clemons	G	1939	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Don Cosner	WB	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zed Coston	C	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Craig	B-E	1949	0	3	9	0	121	0	0	0	0	0	10	16	0	14	155	0		2
Earl Crowder	BB	1940	0	0	0	0	9	2	7	6	0	0	6	-5	0	4	92	0
Dave Diehl	E	1945	0	0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	578	4
Jerry Dowd	C	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Farman	G	1943	1	1	3	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Faust	BB	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	5	0	0	1	22	71	0	4	85	0
Dick Folk	FB	1939	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aldo Forte	G-T	1947	0	2	0	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Friend	T	1939	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gainor	DE	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray George	T	1940	0	1	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy German	TB	1940	0	0	0	0	9	6	12	97	1	2	17	58	2	0	0	0
Marshall Goldberg	B	1948	0	0	6	0	77	8	28	114	1	3	476	1644	11	60	775	5		19
Gordon Gore	HB	1939	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	7	0	1	20	0
Ted Grabinski	C-LB-G	1940	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Greenfield	C-LB	1941	0	1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Bob Haak	G-T	1939	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parker Hall	TB-HB	1946	1	1	4	0	53	331	729	4028	30	67	329	1083	6	3	9	0		7
Ralph Heikkinen	G	1939	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Heileman	E	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Hitt	E	1939	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	51	0
Herman Hodges	E	1942	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	285	0
Frank Huffman	T-E	1941	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Humphrey	C	1939	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elvin Hutchison	HB	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Jacunski	E	1944	0	1	3	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	985	6		1
Len Janiak	B	1942	0	0	0	0	40	1	1	11	0	0	85	229	0	11	65	1		1
Jimmy Johnston	B	1946	0	0	2	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	100	321	3	40	461	4		2
Carl Kaplanoff	G-T	1939	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Kell	T	1940	0	1	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Kilbourne	T	1939	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jiggs Kline	E	1942	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	44	1
John Klumb	E	1940	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	97	0
Mike Kochel	G	1939	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Kolberg	HB-E	1941	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	78	0		1
Emmett Kriel	G	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Les Lane	G	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Lazetich	WB-DB	1942	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	9	42	1	14	109	2
Bill Leckonby	TB	1941	0	0	0	0	27	32	78	373	1	5	77	254	0	2	17	2		6
Jack Lee	BB	1939	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	-11	0	0	0	0
George Lenc	E	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Luckman	QB-HB-DB	1950	5	3	10	0	128	904	1744	14686	137	132	204	-239	4	1	15	0		17
Bob MacLeod	HB	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	17	88	1	10	231	3
Pug Manders	FB-HB	1947	1	3	7	0	90	20	53	183	1	5	742	2712	35	28	375	2		11
Steve Maronic	T	1940	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Martinovich	FB-G	1947	0	1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Mason	E	1945	0	0	3	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	390	2
Riley Matheson	G	1948	5	0	6	0	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14
Hugh McCullough	TB-HB	1945	0	0	2	0	36	87	254	1105	6	41	134	397	4	5	74	0		5
Coley McDonough	TB-QB	1944	0	0	0	0	23	47	125	865	5	22	67	179	1	1	3	1
Barney McGarry	G	1942	0	0	3	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill McRaven	WB	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	7	29	0	2	14	0
Jim Meade	HB	1940	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	61	149	0	5	40	0		1
Lou Midler	G-T	1940	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	TB-QB-DB	1940	0	0	1	0	16	48	96	700	6	9	95	305	2	0	0	0		2
Kelly Moan	TB-DB	1939	0	0	0	0	2	3	9	77	1	2	2	-15	0	0	0	0
Allen Moore	DE	1939	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Moore	E-DE	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	6	82	1
Wilbur Moore	WB-HB-DB-FB	1946	0	1	3	0	72	0	0	0	0	0	183	901	8	91	1224	16		13
Boyd Morgan	B	1940	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0
Fran Murray	B	1940	0	0	2	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	57	144	1	25	269	1		2
Chuck Newton	FB-HB	1940	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	145	1		1
Ralph Niehaus	T	1939	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davey O'Brien	QB-TB	1940	0	1	2	0	22	223	478	2614	11	34	208	-194	2	0	0	0		4
Doug Oldershaw	G-E	1941	0	1	1	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5
Bill Osmanski	FB	1947	1	3	2	0	46	0	1	0	0	0	368	1753	20	12	170	1		4
Al Owen	HB	1942	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	18	48	0	4	70	1
Billy Patterson	B	1940	0	0	1	0	19	48	155	756	6	19	101	205	0	0	0	0
Stan Pavkov	G-T	1940	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Perrie	QB	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Pingel	TB-QB-HB	1939	0	0	0	0	9	27	48	343	3	4	74	301	1	0	0	0
Joe Ratica	C-LB	1939	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Rodak	BB-G	1942	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	4	54	0
Glynn Rogers	G	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bo Russell	T	1940	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Sabados	G	1940	0	0	2	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Schenker	T	1939	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Schuehle	HB	1939	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Karl Schuelke	FB	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Charlie Schultz	T	1941	0	1	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alec Shellogg	T	1939	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Solly Sherman	QB	1940	0	1	0	0	14	3	8	58	1	0	11	5	0	1	42	0		2
Clyde Shugart	G-T	1944	0	2	1	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
John Siegal	E-DE	1943	0	3	1	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	637	6		1
Steve Slivinski	G-LB	1943	0	1	3	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2
Marty Slovak	TB-DB	1941	0	0	0	0	27	57	109	638	4	18	141	396	1	0	0	0		2
Branko Smilanich	HB	1939	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	11	0	0	1	-3	0	0	0	0
Gaylon Smith	FB-WB-BB-DB-LB	1946	0	0	3	0	51	16	37	202	2	4	233	710	9	15	256	0		9
George Somers	T	1942	0	0	1	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Souchak	E	1939	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	0
Johnny Spirida	BB-E	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	2	95	0
Frank Steen	E	1939	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anton Stolfa	QB-DB	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cal Thomas	G	1940	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Thomas	G	1940	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1
Dick Todd	B	1948	0	2	2	0	79	5	11	104	0	1	368	1573	11	119	1826	20		16
Lou Tomasetti	FB-HB	1949	0	0	4	0	94	16	53	170	1	9	501	1905	14	69	702	5		4
Tony Tonelli	C-G	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Torrance	T	1940	0	1	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Tosi	C-G-T	1939	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Tully	TB-DB	1939	0	0	0	0	9	20	75	356	2	13	31	50	1	0	0	0
Frank Twedell	G	1939	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steven Uhrinyak	G	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Howie Weiss	FB	1940	0	0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	116	448	3	8	81	0		2
Ernie Wheeler	DB-TB	1942	0	0	0	0	10	5	17	94	1	7	17	0	0	0	0	0
Allie White	G-T	1939	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Wiatrak	C	1939	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Socko Wiethe	G-LB	1942	2	0	3	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		3
Johnny Wilson	E	1942	0	0	1	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	429	4
Waddy Young	E	1940	0	0	2	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	185	0
Frank Zelencik	T	1939	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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