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1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Record: 1-9-1, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 114 points (10.4/g), 7th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 216 points (19.6/g), 8th.
Differential of -102 points (-9.3/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 2.0-9.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-1.1/g), 10th.
Coached by Johnny McNally (0-3-0)and Walt Kiesling (1-6-1)
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| HB | Lou Tomasetti | 23 | Rook | 6 | 49 rushes for 86 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 22 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 11th / 92nd pick / 1939 |
| TB | Hugh McCullough | 23 | Rook | 6 | 60 rushes for 96 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 57 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 26th pick / 1939 |
| FB | Carl Littlefield | 23 | 1 | 4 | 39 rushes for 141 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 18 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Rink Bond | 22 | 1 | 11 | 1 rush for 4 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | George Platukis | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 catches for 170 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 44th pick / 1938 |
| LT | Don Campbell | 23 | Rook | 6 | ||
| LG | Byron Gentry* | 26 | 2 | 11 | ||
| C | Joe Maras | 23 | 1 | 8 | Cleveland Rams / 10th / 81st pick / 1938 |
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| RG | George Kakasic | 27 | 3 | 6 | ||
| RT | Armand Niccolai | 28 | 5 | 8 | ||
| RE | Bill Sortet | 27 | 6 | 8 | 16 catches for 196 yards, 1 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Armand Niccolai | 28 | 5 | 8 | 3 of 8 field goals & 15 of 15 extra points | |
| P | Hugh McCullough | 23 | Rook | 6 | 31 punts for a 32.5 average, 0 blocked | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 26th pick / 1939 |
| PR | Earl Bartlett | 31 | Rook | 0 | ||
| KR | Earl Bartlett | 31 | Rook | 0 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Bartlett | 31 | HB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Centre | 12/16/1908 | Rook | ||
| Wayland Becker | 29 | E | 2 | 1 | 198 | 6-0 | Marquette | 11/2/1910 | 5 | ||
| Rink Bond | 22 | B | 11 | 11 | 200 | 5-10 | Washington | 6/3/1917 | 1 | ||
| Sam Boyd | 25 | E | 11 | 4 | 190 | 6-2 | Baylor | 8/12/1914 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 41st pick / 1939 |
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| Boyd Brumbaugh | 24 | B | 6 | 4 | 195 | 5-11 | Duquesne | 8/24/1915 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1938 |
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| Don Campbell | 23 | T | 11 | 6 | 225 | 6-0 | Carnegie Mellon | 11/25/1916 | Rook | ||
| Ed Cherry | 26 | FB | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Hardin-Simmons | 7/16/1913 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1938 |
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| Bill Davidson | 24 | B-E | 7 | 2 | 182 | 6-0 | Temple | 6/15/1915 | 2 | ||
| Ted Doyle | 25 | T-G | 9 | 3 | 224 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 1/12/1914 | 1 | New York Giants / 8th / 68th pick / 1938 |
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| Len Dugan | 29 | C-LB | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Wichita State | 2/19/1910 | 3 | ||
| Venice Farrar | 29 | G-BB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 12/22/1910 | 1 | ||
| Max Fiske | 26 | B-E | 1 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | DePaul | 9/27/1913 | 3 | ||
| Sam Francis | 26 | FB-HB | 5 | 3 | 207 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 10/26/1913 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1937 |
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| Byron Gentry* | 26 | G | 11 | 11 | 227 | 5-11 | USC | 10/20/1913 | 2 | ||
| Ted Grabinski | 23 | C-LB-G | 10 | 2 | 207 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 2/6/1916 | Rook | ||
| Swede Johnston | 29 | B | 8 | 2 | 197 | 5-10 | Elmhurst,Marquette,Miami (FL) | 3/7/1910 | 8 | ||
| George Kakasic | 27 | G | 10 | 6 | 200 | 5-10 | Duquesne | 4/24/1912 | 3 | ||
| Ed Karpowich | 27 | T | 7 | 3 | 220 | 6-4 | Catholic | 9/28/1912 | 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 8th / 66th pick / 1936 |
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| Jack Lee | 22 | BB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Carnegie Mellon | 3/28/1917 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 10th / 81st pick / 1939 |
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| Carl Littlefield | 23 | B | 10 | 4 | 200 | 6-0 | Washington State | 8/6/1916 | 1 | ||
| Joe Maras | 23 | C | 10 | 8 | 203 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 1/19/1916 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 10th / 81st pick / 1938 |
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| Bob Masters | 28 | HB | 4 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Baylor | 6/26/1911 | 2 | ||
| Hugh McCullough | 23 | TB-HB | 10 | 6 | 185 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 5/18/1916 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 4th / 26th pick / 1939 |
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| Coley McDonough | 24 | TB-QB | 7 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Dayton,North Carolina State | 10/10/1915 | Rook | ||
| Lou Midler | 24 | G-T | 11 | 4 | 223 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 7/21/1915 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 5th / 34th pick / 1938 |
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| Dick Nardi | 24 | B | 3 | 2 | 200 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 9/25/1915 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 66th pick / 1938 |
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| Armand Niccolai | 28 | T-G | 11 | 8 | 226 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 11/8/1911 | 5 | ||
| Stan Pavkov | 23 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Idaho | 10/23/1916 | Rook | ||
| John Perko | 25 | G | 8 | 3 | 207 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 2/20/1914 | 2 | ||
| George Platukis | 24 | E-DE | 11 | 6 | 196 | 6-0 | Duquesne | 3/15/1915 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 6th / 44th pick / 1938 |
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| Bernie Scherer | 26 | E | 9 | 3 | 190 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 1/28/1913 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1936 |
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| Karl Schuelke | 25 | FB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 9/5/1914 | Rook | ||
| Bill Sortet | 27 | E | 11 | 8 | 187 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 6/25/1912 | 6 | ||
| Frank Souchak | 24 | E | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 4/30/1915 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 48th pick / 1938 |
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| Lou Tomasetti | 23 | FB-HB | 11 | 6 | 198 | 6-0 | Bucknell | 1/8/1916 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 11th / 92nd pick / 1939 |
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| Clarence Tommerson | 24 | HB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 4/8/1915 | 1 | ||
| John Tosi | 26 | C-G-T | 3 | 1 | 225 | 5-10 | Niagara | 12/3/1913 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 15th / 132nd pick / 1939 |
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| Ernie Wheeler | 24 | DB-TB | 5 | 3 | 190 | 6-1 | North Dakota State | 1/28/1915 | Rook | Pittsburgh Pirates / 5th / 32nd pick / 1939 |
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| Joe Williams | 24 | B | 1 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 3/19/1915 | 2 | ||
| Team Total | 25.3 | 11 | 202.9 | 5-0.0 | 1.6 |