1939 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1939 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 8-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1939 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
On offense, the Bears earned 298 points, tops in the circuit. Meanwhile, the defense conceded 157 points. Bill Osmanski rushed for a team-leading 699 yards, and Joe Maniaci also aided the ground game.
Bernie Masterson passed for 914 yards, and Sid Luckman spent time under center, too. Dick Plasman hauled in 19 balls for 403 yards.
The ball-hawking defense created 42 turnovers.
George Halas coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Chuck Apolskis | KR | December 18, 1914 | 6'2" | 207 | DePaul | Cicero, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Dick Bassi | G | January 1, 1915 | 5'11" | 214 | Santa Clara | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Frank Bausch | C | June 14, 1908 | 6'3" | 220 | Kansas | Marion, SD USA | 11 | 8 |
| 82 | Ray Bray | G-DG | February 1, 1917 | 6'0" | 237 | West. Michigan | Caspian, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | Chet Chesney | C | March 9, 1916 | 6'2" | 227 | DePaul | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Gary Famiglietti | FB | November 28, 1913 | 6'0" | 225 | Boston Univ. | Boston, MA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 23 | Aldo Forte | G | January 20, 1918 | 6'0" | 213 | Montana | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 1 |
| 21 | Danny Fortmann | LG | April 11, 1916 | 6'0" | 210 | Colgate | Pearl River, NY USA | 11 | 10 |
| 8 | Charles Heileman | E | January 25, 1915 | 6'2" | 197 | Iowa St. | Fort Dodge, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Bert Johnson | FB-BB-HB | February 18, 1912 | 6'0" | 212 | Kentucky | Ashland, KY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | LH | November 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 197 | Columbia | Brooklyn, NY USA | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | Bob MacLeod | HB | October 15, 1917 | 6'0" | 190 | Dartmouth | Glen Ellyn, IL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Jack Manders | K | January 13, 1909 | 6'1" | 203 | Minnesota | Milbank, SD USA | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Joe Maniaci | FB | January 23, 1914 | 6'1" | 212 | Fordham | New York, NY USA | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | Eggs Manske | E | July 4, 1912 | 6'0" | 185 | Northwestern | Nekoosa, WI USA | 11 | 1 |
| 33 | Bernie Masterson | QB | August 10, 1911 | 6'3" | 195 | Nebraska | Shenandoah, IA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 76 | Les McDonald | LE | September 19, 1914 | 6'4" | 200 | Nebraska | Grand Island, NE USA | 11 | 8 |
| 16 | George Musso | RG | April 8, 1910 | 6'2" | 262 | Millikin | Collinsville, IL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 25 | Ray Nolting | RH | November 8, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 11 | 9 |
| 9 | Bill Osmanski | FB | December 29, 1915 | 5'11" | 197 | Holy Cross | Providence, RI USA | 10 | 3 |
| 57 | Billy Patterson | B | August 20, 1918 | 5'10" | 167 | Baylor | Hillsboro, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | Dick Plasman | E | April 6, 1914 | 6'3" | 218 | Vanderbilt | Metcalf, AZ USA | 11 | 3 |
| 31 | Dick Schweidler | HB | August 18, 1915 | 6'0" | 182 | St. Louis | Culver, IN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Alec Shellogg | T | February 7, 1914 | 6'0" | 215 | Notre Dame | New Castle, PA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Solly Sherman | QB | September 25, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | John Siegal | E | May 15, 1918 | 6'1" | 203 | Columbia | Larksville, PA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 17 | Bob Snyder | TB-QB | February 6, 1913 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio | Fremont, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Anton Stolfa | QB-DB | September 6, 1917 | 6'0" | 195 | Luther | Cicero, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Joe Stydahar | LT | March 16, 1912 | 6'4" | 233 | Pittsburgh | Kaylor, WV USA | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Frank Sullivan | C | August 16, 1912 | 6'3" | 206 | Loyola (LA) | Nashville, TN USA | 9 | 2 |
| 48 | Bob Swisher | LH | July 14, 1914 | 5'11" | 163 | Northwestern | Victoria, IL USA | 9 | 5 |
| 29 | Russ Thompson | RT | May 10, 1912 | 6'5" | 249 | Nebraska | Edgar, NE USA | 11 | 8 |
| 34 | Jack Torrance | T | June 20, 1912 | 6'5" | 285 | LSU | Oak Grove, LA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 27 | Milt Trost | T | March 4, 1913 | 6'1" | 206 | Marquette | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 1 |
| 30 | George Wilson | RE | February 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 199 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 9 |
