1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Walt Kiesling (1-6-1)
Coach: Johnny McNally (0-3)
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.

Walt Kiesling and Johnny McNally coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
44	Earl Bartlett	KR	December 16, 1908	6'0"	200	Centre	Purcell, OK USA	1	0
30	Wayland Becker	E	November 2, 1910	6'0"	198	Marquette	Soperton, WI USA	2	1
55	Rink Bond	BB	June 3, 1917	5'10"	200	Washington	Fairland, OK USA	11	11
42	Sam Boyd	E	August 12, 1914	6'2"	190	Baylor	Rockwall, TX USA	11	4
10	Boyd Brumbaugh	B	August 24, 1915	5'11"	195	Duquesne	Springdale, PA USA	6	4
29	Don Campbell	LT	November 25, 1916	6'0"	225	Carnegie Mellon		11	6
19	Ed Cherry	FB	July 16, 1913	6'0"	208	Hardin-Simmons	Wellington, TX USA	2	0
12	Bill Davidson	B	June 15, 1915	6'0"	182	Temple	Pittsburgh, PA USA	7	2
28	Ted Doyle	T	January 12, 1914	6'2"	224	Nebraska	Maywood, NE USA	9	3
39	Len Dugan	C-LB	February 19, 1910	6'0"	218	Wichita St.	, KS	1	0
40	Vince Farrar	G-BB	December 22, 1910	5'10"	200	North Carolina St.	Youngstown, OH USA	6	0
19	Max Fiske	B-E	September 27, 1913	6'0"	199	DePaul	Chicago, IL USA	1	0
50	Sam Francis	FB	October 26, 1913	6'0"	207	Nebraska	Dunbar, NE USA	5	3
18	Byron Gentry	LG	October 20, 1913	5'11"	227	USC	, WA USA	11	11
11	Ted Grabinski	C	February 6, 1916	6'2"	207	Duquesne	, PA USA	10	2
27	Swede Johnston	B	March 7, 1910	5'10"	197	Marquette	Appleton, WI USA	8	2
14	George Kakasic	RG	April 24, 1912	5'10"	200	Duquesne	Mingo Junction, OH USA	10	6
36	Ed Karpowich	T	September 28, 1912	6'4"	220	Catholic	Duquesne, PA USA	7	3
16	Jack Lee	BB	March 28, 1917	5'10"	205	Carnegie Mellon	Atlasburg, PA	5	0
26	Carl Littlefield	FB	August 6, 1916	6'0"	200	Washington St.	Plymouth, CA USA	10	4
22	Joe Maras	C	January 19, 1916	6'1"	203	Duquesne	Hibbing, MN USA	10	8
53	Bob Masters	HB	June 26, 1911	5'11"	200	Baylor	Comanche, TX USA	4	1
25	Hugh McCullough	P	May 18, 1916	6'0"	185	Oklahoma	Anadarko, OK USA	10	6
45	Coley McDonough	TB-QB	October 10, 1915	6'1"	189	North Carolina St.	North Braddock, PA USA	7	0
23	Lou Midler	G	July 21, 1915	6'1"	223	Minnesota	St. Paul, MN USA	11	4
10	Dick Nardi	B	September 25, 1915	5'10"	200	Ohio St.	Cleveland, OH USA	3	2
17	Armand Niccolai	K	November 8, 1911	6'2"	226	Duquesne	Vesta, PA USA	11	8
45	Stan Pavkov	G-T	October 23, 1916	6'0"	212	Idaho	Gooding, ID USA	2	0
39	John Perko	G	February 20, 1914	6'1"	207	Duquesne	Hibbing, MN USA	8	3
33	George Platukis	LE	March 15, 1915	6'0"	196	Duquesne	West Hazleton, PA USA	11	6
24	Bernie Scherer	E	January 28, 1913	6'1"	190	Nebraska	Spencer, NE USA	9	3
35	Karl Schuelke	FB	September 5, 1914	5'10"	200	Wisconsin	Marshfield, WI USA	1	0
20	Bill Sortet	RE	June 25, 1912	6'1"	187	West Virginia	Vincennes, IN USA	11	8
47	Frank Souchak	E	April 30, 1915	6'0"	205	Pittsburgh	Berwick, PA USA	4	0
21	Lou Tomasetti	HB	January 8, 1916	6'0"	198	Bucknell	Old Forge, PA USA	11	6
30	Clarence Tommerson	HB	April 8, 1915	6'2"	196	Wisconsin	La Crosse, WI USA	1	0
64	John Tosi	C	December 3, 1913	5'10"	225	Niagara	Wilmington, DE USA	3	1
15/44	Ernie Wheeler	DB	January 28, 1915	6'1"	190	North Dakota St.	Fargo, ND USA	5	3
27	Joe Williams	B	March 19, 1915	5'9"	178	Ohio St.	, OH	1	0