The 1939 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1939 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the NFL coaches (NFL),[1] Professional Football Writers Association (PFW), the United Press (UP),[2] the International News Service (INS),[3] Collyer's Eye (CE),[4] and the New York Daily News (NYDN).[4]

Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Four players were selected for the first team by all six selectors: Chicago Bears fullback Bill Osmanski; Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson; Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar; and Chicago Bears guard Dan Fortmann.

Team

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Position Player Team Selector(s)
Quarterback Parker Hall Cleveland Rams PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Quarterback Davey O'Brien Philadelphia Eagles NFL-1
Quarterback Ace Parker Brooklyn Dodgers PFW-1, CE-1
Halfback Tuffy Leemans New York Giants NFL-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Halfback Andy Farkas Washington Redskins NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Halfback Cecil Isbell Green Bay Packers INS-2
Halfback Frank Filchock Washington Redskins INS-1
Halfback Lloyd Cardwell Detroit Lions CE-1
Fullback Bill Osmanski Chicago Bears NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
End Don Hutson Green Bay Packers NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
End Jim Poole New York Giants NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1
End Dick Plasman Chicago Bears CE-1
End Bill Smith Chicago Cardinals CE-1
End Perry Schwartz Brooklyn Dodgers NYDN-1
Tackle Joe Stydahar Chicago Bears NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Tackle Jim Barber Washington Redskins NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1
Tackle Turk Edwards Washington Redskins INS-1, NYDN-1
Tackle Baby Ray Green Bay Packers CE-1
Guard Dan Fortmann Chicago Bears NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Guard Johnny Dell Isola New York Giants NFL-1, PFW-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Guard John Wiethe Detroit Lions UP-1
Guard Byron Gentry Pittsburgh Pirates UP-1
Center Mel Hein New York Giants NFL-1, PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Center Alex Wojciechowicz Detroit Lions CE-1

References

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  1. ^ Dillon Graham (December 15, 1939). "Don Hutson Only Packer to Place; Gets the Most Votes". Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent. p. 18.
  2. ^ "UP All Pro Football Selections". Lincoln (NE) Evening Journal. December 14, 1939. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Annual All-Star Pro Clubs Presented Today By INS". Bradford Evening Star and Daily Record. December 6, 1939. p. 10.
  4. ^ a b "1939 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2017.