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 Statistics
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	E	April 19, 1915	6'3"	215	North Carolina St.	Spartanburg, SC USA	3	0
2	Hal Brill	TB	March 26, 1914	5'10"	175	Wichita St.		2	0
66	Tony Calvelli	C-G	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	G	June 4, 1912	6'0"	215	Central Oklahoma		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	E	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	HB	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	FB-G	February 9, 1915	5'10"	220	Pacific	Diamond Springs, CA USA	4	0
20	Jim McDonald	B	June 9, 1915	6'1"	193	Ohio St.	Springfield, OH USA	9	0
35	Bill Moore	E-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	T	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	G	July 1, 1915	6'2"	210	Tulsa		5	0
15	Tony Tonelli	C-G	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	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