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1939 New York Giants
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Record: 9-1-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 168 points (15.3/g), 5th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 85 points (7.7/g), 1st.
Differential of 83 points (7.5/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.2-1.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +34 (3.1/g), 1st.
Coached by Steve Owen (9-1-1)
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1939 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Ed Danowski | 28 | 5 | 9 | 25 rushes for 21 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Tuffy Leemans+ | 27 | 3 | 2 | 128 rushes for 429 yards, 3 td, & 8 catches for 185 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| FB | Hank Soar | 25 | 2 | 6 | 66 rushes for 158 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 134 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Nello Falaschi* | 26 | 1 | 9 | 1 rush for 4 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 27 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1937 |
| WB | Ward Cuff* | 26 | 2 | 8 | 23 rushes for 102 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 83 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| LE | Jim Poole*+ | 24 | 2 | 11 | 7 catches for 99 yards, 0 td | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 |
| LT | Frank Cope | 24 | 1 | 8 | ||
| LG | Johnny Dell Isola | 27 | 5 | 11 | ||
| C | Mel Hein*+ | 30 | 8 | 10 | ||
| RG | Orville Tuttle* | 27 | 2 | 11 | ||
| RT | John Mellus | 22 | 1 | 8 | New York Giants / 9th / 78th pick / 1938 |
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| RE | Will Walls | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 catches for 19 yards, 0 td | |
| RE | Jim Lee Howell | 24 | 2 | 5 | 5 catches for 112 yards, 2 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ward Cuff* | 26 | 2 | 8 | 7 of 16 field goals & 6 of 6 extra points | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| P | Len Barnum | 27 | 1 | 2 | 29 punts for a 40.7 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Pirates / 2nd / 12th pick / 1936 |
| PR | Len Barnum | 27 | 1 | 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 2nd / 12th pick / 1936 |
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| KR | Len Barnum | 27 | 1 | 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 2nd / 12th pick / 1936 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Barnum | 27 | B | 11 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 9/18/1912 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 2nd / 12th pick / 1936 |
| Dale Burnett | 30 | B | 11 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Emporia State | 1/23/1909 | 9 | |
| Pete Cole | 23 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 222 | 5-11 | Trinity (TX) | 5/5/1916 | 2 | |
| Frank Cope | 24 | T | 11 | 8 | 225 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 11/19/1915 | 1 | |
| Ward Cuff* | 26 | WB-QB-HB | 9 | 8 | 192 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/12/1913 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| Ed Danowski | 28 | B | 11 | 9 | 198 | 6-1 | Fordham | 9/30/1911 | 5 | |
| Johnny Dell Isola | 27 | G-C | 11 | 11 | 201 | 5-11 | Fordham | 2/12/1912 | 5 | |
| Nello Falaschi* | 26 | BB | 11 | 9 | 195 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 3/19/1913 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1937 |
| Stan Galazin | 24 | C | 3 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Villanova | 8/8/1915 | 2 | |
| Chuck Gelatka | 25 | E | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 1/28/1914 | 2 | New York Giants / 10th / 94th pick / 1937 |
| Mel Hein*+ | 30 | C-LB | 11 | 10 | 225 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/22/1909 | 8 | |
| Jim Lee Howell | 24 | E | 7 | 5 | 210 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 3/9/1915 | 2 | |
| Larry Johnson | 30 | LB-C-E | 4 | 1 | 223 | 6-3 | Haskell Indian | 3/28/1909 | 6 | |
| Bull Karcis | 31 | FB-BB-HB | 10 | 0 | 223 | 5-9 | Carnegie Mellon | 12/3/1908 | 7 | |
| Jiggs Kline | 26 | E | 9 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Emporia State | 10/22/1913 | Rook | |
| Tuffy Leemans+ | 27 | FB-TB-DB-QB | 10 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | George Washington,Oregon | 11/12/1912 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 18th pick / 1936 |
| Kayo Lunday | 27 | G-LB-C | 11 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 8/13/1912 | 2 | |
| John Mellus | 22 | T | 11 | 8 | 214 | 6-0 | Villanova | 6/16/1917 | 1 | New York Giants / 9th / 78th pick / 1938 |
| Eddie Miller | 23 | TB-QB-DB | 8 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | New Mexico State | 2/17/1916 | Rook | |
| Doug Oldershaw | 24 | G-E | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | California-Santa Barbara | 7/6/1915 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 98th pick / 1938 |
| Al Owen | 26 | HB | 8 | 1 | 194 | 6-0 | Mercer,St. Lawrence | 2/16/1913 | Rook | |
| Ox Parry | 25 | T | 11 | 3 | 230 | 6-4 | Baylor | 11/17/1914 | 2 | |
| Jim Poole*+ | 24 | E | 11 | 11 | 218 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 9/9/1915 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 64th pick / 1937 |
| Kink Richards | 29 | B | 9 | 2 | 195 | 5-11 | Simpson | 12/27/1910 | 6 | |
| Lee Shaffer | 27 | B | 9 | 2 | 203 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 5/9/1912 | 4 | |
| Hank Soar | 25 | B | 11 | 6 | 205 | 6-2 | Providence | 8/17/1914 | 2 | |
| Ken Strong | 33 | FB-TB-HB-WB-DB-K | 9 | 3 | 206 | 6-0 | NYU | 3/21/1906 | 10 | |
| Orville Tuttle* | 27 | G | 11 | 11 | 210 | 5-9 | Oklahoma City,Phillips | 9/18/1912 | 2 | |
| Will Walls | 27 | E | 10 | 6 | 214 | 6-4 | TCU | 12/8/1912 | 2 | |
| Tarzan White | 24 | G | 6 | 0 | 217 | 5-9 | Alabama | 12/6/1915 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 14th pick / 1937 |
| Ed Widseth | 29 | T | 11 | 3 | 223 | 6-1 | Minnesota,Minnesota-Crookston | 1/5/1910 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 1937 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 11 | 206.3 | 6-0.8 | 3.0 |