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1939 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 9-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

1939 NFL Champions

Scored 233 points (21.2/g), 3rd of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 153 points (13.9/g), 4th.
 Differential of 80 points (7.3/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 8.0-3.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.8/g), 3rd.

Coached by Curly Lambeau (9-2-0)

1939 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
HB Andy Uram* 24 1 5 52 rushes for 272 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 93 yards and 2 td

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 47th pick / 1938

TB Arnie Herber* 29 9 7 18 rushes for -11 yards, 1 td, & 1 catch for 18 yards and 0 td
TB Cecil Isbell* 24 1 5 132 rushes for 407 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 71 yards and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1938

FB Ed Jankowski* 26 2 6 75 rushes for 278 yards, 2 td, & 1 catch for 5 yards and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1937

FB Clarke Hinkle* 30 7 5 135 rushes for 381 yards, 5 td, & 4 catches for 70 yards and 0 td
BB Larry Craig* 23 Rook 8 2 rushes for 6 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 44 yards and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 49th pick / 1939

LE Don Hutson*+ 26 4 8 34 catches for 846 yards, 6 td, & 5 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td
LT Baby Ray* 25 1 8
LG Russ Letlow* 26 3 6

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1936

C Bud Svendsen* 24 2 10

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 39th pick / 1937

RG Buckets Goldenberg* 28 6 9
RT Bill Lee* 28 4 9
RE Carl Mulleneaux* 25 1 6 12 catches for 218 yards, 1 td
RE Milt Gantenbein* 29 8 5 7 catches for 127 yards, 1 td
 Special Teams Starters
K Tiny Engebretsen* 29 7 4 4 of 8 field goals & 18 of 19 extra points
P Clarke Hinkle* 30 7 5 43 punts for a 40.7 average, 0 blocked
PR Frank Balasz* 21 Rook 0

Green Bay Packers / 18th / 169th pick / 1939

KR Frank Balasz* 21 Rook 0

Green Bay Packers / 18th / 169th pick / 1939

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Frank Balasz* 21 FB-LB-DB 5 0 212 6-2 Iowa 1/23/1918 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 18th / 169th pick / 1939

John Biolo 23 G 1 0 188 5-10 Lake Forest 2/8/1916 Rook
John Brennan 26 G 2 0 204 6-1 Michigan 9/28/1913 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 19th / 179th pick / 1939

Charley Brock* 23 C-HB-FB 10 1 207 6-2 Nebraska 3/15/1916 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1939

Hank Bruder* 32 B 10 2 199 6-0 Northwestern 11/22/1907 8
Larry Buhler* 22 B 3 1 210 6-2 Minnesota 5/28/1917 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1939

Larry Craig* 23 B-E 11 8 211 6-1 South Carolina 6/27/1916 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 49th pick / 1939

Tiny Engebretsen* 29 T-G 11 4 238 6-1 Northwestern 7/27/1910 7
Milt Gantenbein* 29 E-DE 11 5 193 6-0 Wisconsin 5/31/1910 8
Buckets Goldenberg* 28 G-BB 9 9 215 5-10 Wisconsin 3/10/1911 6
Tom Greenfield* 22 C-LB 8 0 213 6-4 Arizona 11/10/1917 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 15th / 139th pick / 1939

Arnie Herber* 29 TB-HB-DB-QB-BB 10 7 203 5-11 Regis,Wisconsin 4/2/1910 9
Clarke Hinkle* 30 FB-LB-HB-DB 11 5 202 5-11 Bucknell 4/10/1909 7
Don Hutson*+ 26 E-DB-DE 11 8 183 6-1 Alabama 1/31/1913 4
Cecil Isbell* 24 TB-HB 11 5 190 6-1 Purdue 7/11/1915 1

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1938

Harry Jacunski* 24 E 11 2 200 6-2 Fordham 10/20/1915 Rook
Ed Jankowski* 26 FB 10 6 201 5-9 Wisconsin 6/23/1913 2

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1937

Paul Kell* 24 T 9 2 217 6-2 Notre Dame 7/8/1915 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 8th / 69th pick / 1939

Warren Kilbourne 23 T 4 0 240 6-3 Minnesota 6/20/1916 Rook
Jimmy Lawrence* 26 WB-HB 3 0 190 5-10 TCU 3/15/1913 3

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1936

Joe Laws* 28 HB 10 3 186 5-9 Iowa 6/16/1911 5
Bill Lee* 28 T 11 9 231 6-2 Alabama 10/19/1911 4
Russ Letlow* 26 G-T 10 6 214 6-0 San Francisco 10/5/1913 3

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1936

Allen Moore* 30 DE 5 0 218 6-2 Texas A&M 3/12/1909 Rook
Carl Mulleneaux* 25 E 11 6 209 6-3 Utah State 9/16/1914 1
Baby Ray* 25 T 11 8 249 6-6 Vanderbilt 9/30/1914 1
Herm Schneidman 26 BB-QB 1 0 200 5-11 Iowa 11/22/1913 4
Charlie Schultz* 23 T 9 1 230 6-3 Minnesota 10/8/1916 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 20th / 189th pick / 1939

Ernie Smith* 30 T 6 2 224 6-2 USC 11/26/1909 4
Frank Steen 26 E 3 1 190 6-1 Rice 10/5/1913 Rook
Bud Svendsen* 24 C-LB-G 11 10 190 6-1 Minnesota 2/7/1915 2

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 39th pick / 1937

Tuffy Thompson 25 HB 1 1 172 5-11 Minnesota 9/28/1914 2
Pete Tinsley* 26 G 10 1 205 5-8 Georgia 3/16/1913 1

Green Bay Packers / 11th / 97th pick / 1938

Frank Twedell 22 G 4 0 220 5-11 Minnesota 5/29/1917 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 7th / 59th pick / 1939

Andy Uram* 24 RB 10 5 188 5-10 Minnesota 3/21/1915 1

Green Bay Packers / 6th / 47th pick / 1938

Dick Weisgerber* 24 B 4 1 205 5-10 Willamette 2/19/1915 1
Gust Zarnas* 26 G 5 2 220 5-10 Ohio State 12/16/1913 1

Chicago Bears / 5th / 40th pick / 1938

Dick Zoll 26 G-T 1 0 218 5-11 Indiana 12/10/1913 2
Team Total 25.6 11 207.5 6-0.4 2.3