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1939 NFL Punting

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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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Punting

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Punting Table
					Games		Punting
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	NY/P	Lng	Blck
1	Parker Hall*+	RAM	23	TB	11	11	58	2369	40.8		80	0
2	Clarke Hinkle*	GNB	30	FB	11	5	43	1751	40.7		65	0
3	Ace Parker	BKN	27	TB	11	10	40	1678	42.0		65	0
4	Fran Murray	PHI	24	RH	11	6	33	1220	37.0		54	0
5	Johnny Pingel	DET	23	TB	9	8	32	1368	42.8		65	0
6	Hugh McCullough	PIT	23	TB	10	6	31	1006	32.5		52	0
7	Len Barnum	NYG	27		11	2	29	1181	40.7		60	0
8	Ed Danowski	NYG	28	TB	11	9	29	1105	38.1		56	1
9	Ralph Kercheval	BKN	28	WB	9	8	28	1081	38.6		60	0
10	Sid Luckman	CHI	23	LH	11	7	27	1199	44.4		67	0
11	Milt Popovich	CRD	26	WB	10	4	27	1000	37.0		48	0
12	Sammy Baugh*	WAS	25	TB	9	1	26	998	38.4		69	1
13	George Faust	CRD	22	BB	9	6	25	1101	44.0		63	0
14	Arnie Herber*	GNB	29	TB	10	7	24	957	39.9		74	2
15	Emmett Mortell	PHI	23		8	2	23	907	39.4		62	0
16	Bill Shepherd	DET	28	FB	11	10	23	850	37.0		54	0
17	Dick Riffle	PHI	24		10	3	17	683	40.2		51	0
18	Frank Patrick	CRD	24	TB	8	5	16	637	39.8		70	0
19	Ray Clemons	DET	27		6	0	15	640	42.7		57	0
20	Bert Johnson	2TM	27		10	4	14	511	36.5		63	0
21	Sam Francis	2TM	26		10	6	13	488	37.5		52	0
22	Ray Nolting	CHI	26	RH	11	9	12	463	38.6		47	0
23	Corby Davis	RAM	25		11	0	10	393	39.3		58	0
24	Swede Johnston	PIT	29		8	2	10	372	37.2		52	0
25	Coley McDonough	2TM	24		11	1	10	368	36.8		49	0
26	Dave Smukler	PHI	25		4	4	10	483	48.3		62	0
27	Johnny Spirida	WAS	25		9	1	10	385	38.5		54	0
28	Ernie Wheeler	2TM	24		7	3	10	460	46.0		75	0
29	Jimmy Johnston	WAS	22	WB	11	5	8	311	38.9		46	0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	NY/P	Lng	Blck
30	Jim Karcher	WAS	25	RG	11	9	8	311	38.9		52	0
31	Jim Meade	WAS	25		8	0	8	297	37.1		50	0
32	Billy Patterson	CHI	21		8	1	8	300	37.5		53	0
33	Doug Russell	2TM	28		8	3	8	329	41.1		56	0
34	Bob Snyder	CHI	26		8	0	7	291	41.6		46	0
35	Eddie Miller	NYG	23		8	0	5	183	36.6		47	0
36	Ken Strong	NYG	33		9	3	5	277	55.4		69	0
37	Dick Todd	WAS	25		10	1	5	159	31.8		41	0
38	Cecil Isbell*	GNB	24	TB	11	5	4	123	30.8		39	0
39	Jimmy Lawrence*	2TM	26		4	0	3	115	38.3		55	0
40	Davey O'Brien*	PHI	22	QB	11	8	3	120	40.0		64	0
41	Kent Ryan	DET	24		6	2	3	112	37.3		40	0
42	Bob Swisher	CHI	25	LH	9	5	3	93	31.0		36	0
43	Lou Tomasetti	PIT	23	HB	11	6	3	111	37.0		46	0
44	Jack Robbins	CRD	23		8	0	2	83	41.5		53	0
45	Jay Arnold	PHI	27	LH	10	9	1	42	42.0		42	0
46	Frank Balazs*	GNB	21		5	0	1	35	35.0		33	0
47	Lew Bostick	RAM	23		7	2	1	55	55.0		55	0
48	Boyd Brumbaugh	2TM	24		11	5	1	34	34.0		34	0
49	Joe Bukant	PHI	24		11	3	1	54	54.0		54	0
50	Chuck Hanneman	DET	25	RE	10	10	1	31	31.0		31	0
51	Jack Lee	PIT	22		5	0	1	44	44.0		44	0
52	Dick Nardi	2TM	24		6	2	1	19	19.0		19	0
53	Kink Richards	NYG	29		9	2	1	39	39.0		36	0
54	Dwight Sloan	DET	25	TB	10	1	1	43	43.0		43	0
55	Marty Slovak	RAM	23		10	0	1	15	15.0		15	0
56	Bill Smith*	CRD	27	RE	11	9	1	36	36.0		36	0
57	Jay Turner	WAS	25		8	1	1	33	33.0		33	0

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