1939 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Henderson (6-5)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1939 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 6-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Gus Henderson (6-5)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1939 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The Lions chalked up 145 points, and the defense allowed 150. Bill Shepherd rushed for a team-leading 420 yards for Detroit.
Dwight Sloan threw for 658 yards, while Darrell Tully and Johnny Pingel threw the ball, too. Monk Moscrip hauled in 14 passes, while Chuck Hanneman added 257 receiving yards.
Gus Henderson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Jim Austin | KR | September 10, 1913 | 6'2" | 199 | St. Mary's (CA) | Omaha, NE USA | 10 | 1 |
| 83 | Connie Berry | ROE-RDE-LO | April 19, 1915 | 6'3" | 215 | North Carolina St. | Spartanburg, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Hal Brill | HB-DH-TB-S | March 26, 1914 | 5'10" | 175 | Wichita St. | Clay Center, KS | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Tony Calvelli | LOG-LDG-C- | July 16, 1915 | 5'10" | 189 | Stanford | Stockton, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Lloyd Cardwell | WB | April 19, 1913 | 6'2" | 195 | Nebraska | Republic, KS USA | 10 | 8 |
| 55 | Ray Clemons | LOG-LDG-RO | June 4, 1912 | 6'0" | 215 | Central Oklahoma | Duke, OK | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Dave Diehl | E | September 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Michigan St. | Dansville, MI USA | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Bill Feldhaus | RG | December 8, 1912 | 6'0" | 226 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Ray George | RT | January 7, 1918 | 6'0" | 229 | USC | St. Louis, MO USA | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Gordon Gore | HB | June 28, 1913 | 6'0" | 215 | SW Oklahoma St. | Clinton, OK USA | 7 | 1 |
| 42 | Ray Hamilton | ROE-RDE-LO | January 21, 1916 | 6'4" | 212 | Arkansas | Sheridan, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Chuck Hanneman | K | September 26, 1914 | 6'0" | 220 | East. Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 10 | 10 |
| 21 | Elvin Hutchison | BB-LDH | October 14, 1912 | 6'0" | 195 | Whittier | Guthrie Center, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Jack Johnson | LT | November 28, 1909 | 6'4" | 216 | Utah | Grantsville, UT USA | 10 | 9 |
| 64 | Steve Maronic | T | May 30, 1917 | 6'0" | 225 | North Carolina | , PA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 34 | Phil Martinovich | BB-LDH | February 9, 1915 | 5'10" | 220 | Pacific | Diamond Springs, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Jim McDonald | WB-RDH-FB- | June 9, 1915 | 6'1" | 193 | Ohio St. | Springfield, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | Bill Moore | LOE-DE | February 4, 1912 | 6'1" | 195 | North Carolina | Wheeling, WV | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Monk Moscrip | LE | September 17, 1913 | 6'0" | 195 | Stanford | Adena, OH USA | 11 | 10 |
| 37 | Johnny Pingel | P | November 6, 1916 | 6'0" | 176 | Michigan St. | Mount Clemens, MI USA | 9 | 8 |
| 28 | Bill Radovich | G | June 24, 1915 | 5'10" | 238 | USC | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 18 | Bill Rogers | LOT-DT | June 24, 1913 | 5'11" | 243 | Villanova | Westborough, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | Kent Ryan | HB | February 2, 1915 | 6'2" | 193 | Utah St. | Midvale, UT USA | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Bill Shepherd | FB | December 4, 1911 | 5'9" | 198 | West. Maryland | Clearfield, PA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 36 | Dwight Sloan | TB | April 7, 1914 | 5'10" | 180 | Arkansas | Rudy, AR USA | 10 | 1 |
| Dixie Stokes | C | August 24, 1913 | 6'0" | 205 | Centenary | Shreveport, LA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Paul Szakash | E | May 5, 1913 | 6'0" | 213 | Montana | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 75 | Cal Thomas | ROT-RDT-LO | July 1, 1915 | 6'2" | 210 | Tulsa | 5 | 0 | |
| 15 | Tony Tonelli | C-LB-ROG-R | September 1, 1917 | 6'0" | 210 | USC | Wheeling, WV USA | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Darrell Tully | TB | December 14, 1917 | 6'1" | 200 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Henryetta, OK USA | 9 | 2 |
| 22 | Fred Vanzo | BB | January 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 230 | Northwestern | Universal, IN USA | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | Howie Weiss | FB | October 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 210 | Wisconsin | Fort Atkinson, WI USA | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | John Wiatrak | C-LB | March 30, 1913 | 6'0" | 220 | Washington | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Socko Wiethe | LG | October 17, 1912 | 6'0" | 198 | Xavier (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 30 | Alex Wojciechowicz | C | August 12, 1915 | 5'11" | 217 | Fordham | South River, NJ USA | 11 | 11 |
