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1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
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Record: 4-6-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 108 points (9.8/g), 8th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 219 points (19.9/g), 9th.
Differential of -111 points (-10.1/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 1.7-9.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (1.1/g), 6th.
Coached by
Potsy Clark (4-6-1)
Training Camp: Farmingdale State (New York State School of Agriculture) (Farmingdale, New York)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| TB | Ace Parker | 27 | 2 | 10 | 104 rushes for 271 yards, 5 td, & 1 catch for 5 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 |
| FB | Pug Manders* | 26 | Rook | 9 | 114 rushes for 482 yards, 2 td, & 3 catches for 22 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 11th pick / 1939 |
| BB | Wendell Butcher | 25 | 1 | 5 | 2 rushes for 2 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 73 yards and 0 td | |
| WB | Ralph Kercheval | 28 | 5 | 8 | 34 rushes for 99 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 8 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Perry Schwartz* | 24 | 1 | 11 | 33 catches for 550 yards, 3 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1938 |
| LT | Leo Disend | 24 | 1 | 8 | ||
| LG | Bob Haak | 24 | Rook | 6 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1939 | |
| C | Lou Mark | 25 | 1 | 8 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 12th / 103rd pick / 1938 | |
| RG | Carl Kaplanoff | 22 | Rook | 6 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 12th / 109th pick / 1939 | |
| RT | Bruiser Kinard* | 25 | 1 | 11 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1938 | |
| RE | Waddy Young | 23 | Rook | 5 | 8 catches for 100 yards, 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1939 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ralph Kercheval | 28 | 5 | 8 | 6 of 13 field goals & 3 of 3 extra points | |
| P | Ace Parker | 27 | 2 | 10 | 40 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 |
| PR | Boyd Brumbaugh | 24 | 1 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1938 | |
| KR | Boyd Brumbaugh | 24 | 1 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1938 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Brumbaugh | 24 | B | 5 | 1 | 195 | 5-11 | Duquesne | 8/24/1915 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1938 | |
| Wendell Butcher | 25 | B | 10 | 5 | 197 | 6-1 | Gustavus Adolphus | 3/28/1914 | 1 | ||
| Ray Carnelly | 23 | HB | 9 | 3 | 190 | 6-2 | Carnegie Mellon | 8/11/1916 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 14th / 125th pick / 1939 | |
| Leo Disend | 24 | T | 11 | 8 | 224 | 6-2 | Albright | 11/7/1915 | 1 | ||
| Scrapper Farrell | 24 | FB | 2 | 0 | 204 | 5-9 | Muhlenberg | 7/12/1915 | 1 | ||
| Beattie Feathers | 31 | HB-WB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 8/4/1908 | 5 | ||
| Dick Folk | 24 | FB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arkansas St.,Illinois Wesleyan | 5/21/1915 | Rook | ||
| Sam Francis | 26 | FB-HB | 5 | 3 | 207 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 10/26/1913 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1937 | |
| John Golemgeske | 24 | T-G | 11 | 4 | 225 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 11/14/1915 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 53rd pick / 1937 | |
| Ace Gutowsky | 30 | FB-TB | 9 | 4 | 201 | 5-11 | Oklahoma City | 8/2/1909 | 7 | ||
| Bob Haak | 24 | G-T | 10 | 6 | 245 | 6-1 | Indiana | 3/26/1915 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1939 | |
| Ralph Heikkinen | 22 | G | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/14/1917 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 12th / 105th pick / 1939 | |
| Harold Hill | 25 | E | 9 | 4 | 200 | 6-0 | Samford | 12/8/1914 | 1 | ||
| Herman Hodges | 25 | E | 10 | 2 | 198 | 6-1 | Samford | 11/22/1914 | Rook | ||
| Paul Humphrey | 22 | C | 11 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Purdue | 7/18/1917 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 94th pick / 1939 | |
| Len Janiak | 24 | B | 10 | 1 | 203 | 6-1 | Ohio | 10/29/1915 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 45th pick / 1939 | |
| Carl Kaplanoff | 22 | G-T | 11 | 6 | 235 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 4/4/1917 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 12th / 109th pick / 1939 | |
| Ralph Kercheval | 28 | B | 9 | 8 | 190 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/1/1911 | 5 | ||
| Bruiser Kinard* | 25 | T | 11 | 11 | 216 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 10/23/1914 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 18th pick / 1938 | |
| Stan Kosel | 23 | FB-HB | 5 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Albright | 8/17/1916 | 1 | ||
| Les Lane | 23 | G | 2 | 0 | 193 | 6-3 | South Dakota | 4/18/1916 | Rook | ||
| Bill Leckonby | 22 | TB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | St. Lawrence | 9/16/1917 | Rook | ||
| George Lenc | 22 | E | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6-3 | Augustana (IL) | 3/17/1917 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 11th / 95th pick / 1939 | |
| Pug Manders* | 26 | FB-HB | 11 | 9 | 200 | 6-0 | Drake | 5/5/1913 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 11th pick / 1939 | |
| Lou Mark | 25 | C-E | 11 | 8 | 210 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 12/21/1914 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 12th / 103rd pick / 1938 | |
| Ed Merlin | 23 | G | 5 | 3 | 210 | 5-10 | Vanderbilt | 12/31/1916 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1938 | |
| Dick Nardi | 24 | B | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 9/25/1915 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 66th pick / 1938 | |
| Ace Parker | 27 | TB-DB-QB | 11 | 10 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 5/17/1912 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1937 | |
| Joe Ratica | 25 | C-LB | 7 | 4 | 205 | 6-0 | St. Vincent | 8/4/1914 | Rook | ||
| Bill Reissig | 24 | BB-LB-DE | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Fort Hays St. | 11/2/1915 | 1 | ||
| Perry Schwartz* | 24 | E | 11 | 11 | 199 | 6-2 | California | 4/27/1915 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1938 | |
| Alec Shellogg | 25 | T | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/7/1914 | Rook | ||
| Jim Sivell | 25 | G | 10 | 2 | 205 | 5-9 | Auburn | 3/12/1914 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 10th / 83rd pick / 1938 | |
| John Tosi | 26 | C-G-T | 1 | 1 | 225 | 5-10 | Niagara | 12/3/1913 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 15th / 132nd pick / 1939 | |
| Waddy Young | 23 | E | 11 | 5 | 205 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 9/4/1916 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1939 | |
| Gust Zarnas* | 26 | G | 4 | 2 | 220 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 12/16/1913 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 40th pick / 1938 | |
| Team Total | 24.6 | 11 | 204.0 | 6-0.1 | 1.0 |