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1939 Detroit Lions
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Record: 6-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 145 points (13.2/g), 6th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 150 points (13.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of -5 points (-0.5/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-5.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 8th.
Coached by Gus Henderson (6-5-0)
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1939 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Dwight Sloan | 25 | 1 | 1 | 79 rushes for 225 yards, 4 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 85th pick / 1938 |
| TB | Johnny Pingel | 23 | Rook | 8 | 74 rushes for 301 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1939 |
| FB | Bill Shepherd | 28 | 4 | 10 | 105 rushes for 420 yards, 2 td, & 14 catches for 143 yards and 1 td | |
| BB | Fred Vanzo* | 23 | 1 | 10 | 5 rushes for 46 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 110 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1938 |
| WB | Lloyd Cardwell | 26 | 2 | 8 | 29 rushes for 141 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 250 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1937 |
| LE | Monk Moscrip | 26 | 1 | 10 | 14 catches for 176 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 8 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 9th / 76th pick / 1936 |
| LT | Jack Johnson* | 30 | 5 | 9 | ||
| LG | Socko Wiethe+ | 27 | Rook | 11 | ||
| C | Alex Wojciechowicz | 24 | 1 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 |
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| RG | Bill Feldhaus | 27 | 2 | 10 | ||
| RT | Ray George* | 21 | Rook | 11 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 87th pick / 1939 |
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| RE | Chuck Hanneman | 25 | 2 | 10 | 12 catches for 257 yards, 2 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chuck Hanneman | 25 | 2 | 10 | 4 of 5 field goals & 5 of 5 extra points | |
| P | Johnny Pingel | 23 | Rook | 8 | 32 punts for a 42.8 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1939 |
| PR | Jim Austin | 26 | 2 | 1 | ||
| KR | Jim Austin | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Austin | 26 | E | 10 | 1 | 199 | 6-2 | St. Mary's (CA) | 9/10/1913 | 2 | ||
| Connie Mack Berry | 24 | E | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1915 | Rook | ||
| Hal Brill | 25 | TB | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Wichita State | 3/26/1914 | Rook | ||
| Tony Calvelli | 24 | C-G | 7 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Stanford | 7/16/1915 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 11th / 97th pick / 1939 |
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| Lloyd Cardwell | 26 | WB-DB-FB | 10 | 8 | 195 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/19/1913 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1937 |
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| Ray Clemons | 27 | G | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Central Oklahoma | 6/4/1912 | Rook | ||
| Dave Diehl | 21 | E | 3 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 9/30/1918 | Rook | ||
| Bill Feldhaus | 27 | G-T | 10 | 10 | 226 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 12/8/1912 | 2 | ||
| Ray George* | 21 | T | 11 | 11 | 229 | 6-0 | USC | 1/7/1918 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 10th / 87th pick / 1939 |
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| Gordon Gore | 26 | HB | 7 | 1 | 215 | 6-0 | Southwest Oklahoma State | 6/28/1913 | Rook | ||
| Ray Hamilton | 23 | E | 8 | 0 | 212 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 1/21/1916 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 41st pick / 1938 |
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| Chuck Hanneman | 25 | E | 10 | 10 | 220 | 6-0 | Eastern Michigan | 9/26/1914 | 2 | ||
| Elvin Hutchison | 27 | HB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Whittier | 10/14/1912 | Rook | ||
| Jack Johnson* | 30 | T | 10 | 9 | 216 | 6-4 | Utah | 11/28/1909 | 5 | ||
| Steve Maronic | 22 | T | 10 | 2 | 225 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 5/30/1917 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 37th pick / 1939 |
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| Phil Martinovich | 24 | FB-G | 4 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Pacific | 2/9/1915 | Rook | ||
| Jim A. McDonald | 24 | B | 9 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 6/9/1915 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1938 |
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| Bill Moore | 27 | E-DE | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 2/4/1912 | Rook | ||
| Monk Moscrip | 26 | E | 11 | 10 | 195 | 6-0 | Stanford | 9/17/1913 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 9th / 76th pick / 1936 |
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| Johnny Pingel | 23 | TB-QB-HB | 9 | 8 | 176 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 11/6/1916 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 1939 |
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| Bill Radovich | 24 | G | 11 | 1 | 238 | 5-10 | USC | 6/24/1915 | 1 | ||
| Bill Rogers | 26 | T | 9 | 0 | 243 | 5-11 | Villanova | 6/24/1913 | 1 | ||
| Kent Ryan | 24 | HB | 6 | 2 | 193 | 6-2 | Utah State | 2/2/1915 | 1 | ||
| Bill Shepherd | 28 | B | 11 | 10 | 198 | 5-9 | Western Maryland | 12/4/1911 | 4 | ||
| Dwight Sloan | 25 | B | 10 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 4/7/1914 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 85th pick / 1938 |
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| Dixie Stokes | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Centenary | 8/24/1913 | 2 | ||
| Paul Szakash | 26 | E-BB-FB | 11 | 1 | 213 | 6-0 | Montana | 5/5/1913 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 56th pick / 1938 |
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| Cal Thomas | 24 | G | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 7/1/1915 | Rook | ||
| Tony Tonelli | 22 | C-G | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | USC | 9/1/1917 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 19th / 177th pick / 1939 |
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| Darrell Tully | 22 | TB-DB | 9 | 2 | 200 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 12/14/1917 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 57th pick / 1939 |
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| Fred Vanzo* | 23 | BB-LB | 10 | 10 | 230 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 1/8/1916 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1938 |
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| Howie Weiss | 22 | FB | 9 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 10/12/1917 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1939 |
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| John Wiatrak | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Washington | 3/30/1913 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 40th pick / 1937 |
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| Socko Wiethe+ | 27 | G-LB | 11 | 11 | 198 | 6-0 | Xavier (OH) | 10/17/1912 | Rook | ||
| Alex Wojciechowicz | 24 | C-LB-E | 11 | 11 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 |
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| Team Total | 24.8 | 11 | 207.6 | 6-0.3 | 0.8 |