1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Johnny McNally (0-3)
Coach: Walt Kiesling (1-6-1)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 1 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

Pittsburgh chalked up 114 points, while the defensive squad yielded 216. Boyd Brumbaugh carried the ball for a team-best 282 yards for the Pirates, while Swede Johnston also buoyed the ground attack.

Hugh McCullough passed for 443 yards, and Coley McDonough spent time under center also. Sam Boyd paced all receivers, grabbing 21 passes for 423 yards.

Johnny McNally and Walt Kiesling coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
44Earl BartlettKRDecember 16, 19086'0"200CentrePurcell, OK USA10
30Wayland BeckerENovember 2, 19106'0"198MarquetteSoperton, WI USA21
55Rink BondBBJune 3, 19175'10"200WashingtonFairland, OK USA1111
42Sam BoydEAugust 12, 19146'2"190BaylorRockwall, TX USA114
10Boyd BrumbaughBAugust 24, 19155'11"195DuquesneSpringdale, PA USA64
29Don CampbellLTNovember 25, 19166'0"225Carnegie Mellon116
19Ed CherryFBJuly 16, 19136'0"208Hardin-SimmonsWellington, TX USA20
12Bill DavidsonBJune 15, 19156'0"182TemplePittsburgh, PA USA72
28Ted DoyleTJanuary 12, 19146'2"224NebraskaMaywood, NE USA93
39Len DuganC-LBFebruary 19, 19106'0"218Wichita St., KS 10
40Vince FarrarG-BBDecember 22, 19105'10"200North Carolina St.Youngstown, OH USA60
19Max FiskeB-ESeptember 27, 19136'0"199DePaulChicago, IL USA10
50Sam FrancisFBOctober 26, 19136'0"207NebraskaDunbar, NE USA53
18Byron GentryLGOctober 20, 19135'11"227USC, WA USA1111
11Ted GrabinskiCFebruary 6, 19166'2"207Duquesne, PA USA102
27Swede JohnstonBMarch 7, 19105'10"197MarquetteAppleton, WI USA82
14George KakasicRGApril 24, 19125'10"200DuquesneMingo Junction, OH USA106
36Ed KarpowichTSeptember 28, 19126'4"220CatholicDuquesne, PA USA73
16Jack LeeBBMarch 28, 19175'10"205Carnegie MellonAtlasburg, PA 50
26Carl LittlefieldFBAugust 6, 19166'0"200Washington St.Plymouth, CA USA104
22Joe MarasCJanuary 19, 19166'1"203DuquesneHibbing, MN USA108
53Bob MastersHBJune 26, 19115'11"200BaylorComanche, TX USA41
25Hugh McCulloughPMay 18, 19166'0"185OklahomaAnadarko, OK USA106
45Coley McDonoughTB-QBOctober 10, 19156'1"189North Carolina St.North Braddock, PA USA70
23Lou MidlerGJuly 21, 19156'1"223MinnesotaSt. Paul, MN USA114
10Dick NardiBSeptember 25, 19155'10"200Ohio St.Cleveland, OH USA32
17Armand NiccolaiKNovember 8, 19116'2"226DuquesneVesta, PA USA118
45Stan PavkovG-TOctober 23, 19166'0"212IdahoGooding, ID USA20
39John PerkoGFebruary 20, 19146'1"207DuquesneHibbing, MN USA83
33George PlatukisLEMarch 15, 19156'0"196DuquesneWest Hazleton, PA USA116
24Bernie SchererEJanuary 28, 19136'1"190NebraskaSpencer, NE USA93
35Karl SchuelkeFBSeptember 5, 19145'10"200WisconsinMarshfield, WI USA10
20Bill SortetREJune 25, 19126'1"187West VirginiaVincennes, IN USA118
47Frank SouchakEApril 30, 19156'0"205PittsburghBerwick, PA USA40
21Lou TomasettiHBJanuary 8, 19166'0"198BucknellOld Forge, PA USA116
30Clarence TommersonHBApril 8, 19156'2"196WisconsinLa Crosse, WI USA10
64John TosiCDecember 3, 19135'10"225NiagaraWilmington, DE USA31
15/44Ernie WheelerDBJanuary 28, 19156'1"190North Dakota St.Fargo, ND USA53
27Joe WilliamsBMarch 19, 19155'9"178Ohio St., OH 10



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