1939 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 4-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Potsy Clark (4-6-1)
Location: Brooklyn, New York
1939 Brooklyn Dodgers Results
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.
The Dodgers netted 108 points, but the wobbly defensive unit gave up 219. Pug Manders ran for a team-best 482 yards for Brooklyn.
Ace Parker threw for 977 yards. Perry Schwartz snagged 33 passes for 550 yards.
Potsy Clark coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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8 | Boyd Brumbaugh | KR | August 24, 1915 | 5'11" | 195 | Duquesne | Springdale, PA USA | 5 | 1 |
66 | Wendell Butcher | BB | March 28, 1914 | 6'1" | 197 | Gustavus Adolphus | Worthington, MN USA | 10 | 5 |
2 | Ray Carnelly | HB | August 11, 1916 | 6'2" | 190 | Carnegie Mellon | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 9 | 3 |
27 | Leo Disend | LT | November 7, 1915 | 6'2" | 224 | Albright | New York, NY USA | 11 | 8 |
20 | Scrapper Farrell | FB | July 12, 1915 | 5'9" | 204 | Muhlenberg | Catasauqua, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
48/44 | Beattie Feathers | HB-WB | August 4, 1908 | 5'10" | 185 | Tennessee | Bristol, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
22 | Dick Folk | FB | May 21, 1915 | 6'0" | 200 | Arkansas St. | Polo, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
10 | Sam Francis | FB | October 26, 1913 | 6'0" | 207 | Nebraska | Dunbar, NE USA | 5 | 3 |
17 | John Golemgeske | T | November 14, 1915 | 6'2" | 225 | Wisconsin | Waukesha, WI USA | 11 | 4 |
11 | Ace Gutowsky | FB | August 2, 1909 | 5'11" | 201 | Oklahoma City | Komolty, Russia | 9 | 4 |
19 | Bob Haak | LG | March 26, 1915 | 6'1" | 245 | Indiana | Hammond, IN USA | 10 | 6 |
18/4 | Ralph Heikkinen | G | May 14, 1917 | 5'10" | 180 | Michigan | Hancock, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
14 | Harold Hill | E | December 8, 1914 | 6'0" | 200 | Samford | Gadsden, AL USA | 9 | 4 |
13 | Herman Hodges | E | November 22, 1914 | 6'1" | 198 | Samford | Ozark, AL USA | 10 | 2 |
16/24 | Paul Humphrey | C | July 18, 1917 | 6'0" | 210 | Purdue | Terre Haute, IN USA | 11 | 1 |
3 | Len Janiak | B | October 29, 1915 | 6'1" | 203 | Ohio | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 1 |
15 | Carl Kaplanoff | RG | April 4, 1917 | 6'0" | 235 | Ohio St. | , OH USA | 11 | 6 |
1 | Ralph Kercheval | K | December 1, 1911 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentucky | Salt Lick, KY USA | 9 | 8 |
25 | Bruiser Kinard | RT | October 23, 1914 | 6'1" | 216 | Mississippi | Pelahatchie, MS USA | 11 | 11 |
5 | Stan Kosel | FB | August 17, 1916 | 5'11" | 190 | Albright | Carteret, NJ USA | 5 | 1 |
16 | Les Lane | G | April 18, 1916 | 6'3" | 193 | South Dakota | Walthill, NE USA | 2 | 0 |
4 | Bill Leckonby | TB | September 16, 1917 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Lawrence | Greenville, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
10/30 | George Lenc | E | March 17, 1917 | 6'3" | 204 | Augustana (IL) | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
9 | Pug Manders | FB | May 5, 1913 | 6'0" | 200 | Drake | Milbank, SD USA | 11 | 9 |
12 | Lou Mark | C | December 21, 1914 | 6'1" | 210 | North Carolina St. | New York, NY USA | 11 | 8 |
29 | Ed Merlin | G | December 31, 1916 | 5'10" | 210 | Vanderbilt | Spartanburg, SC USA | 5 | 3 |
5 | Dick Nardi | B | September 25, 1915 | 5'10" | 200 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
7 | Ace Parker | P | May 17, 1912 | 6'0" | 178 | Duke | Portsmouth, VA USA | 11 | 10 |
21 | Joe Ratica | C | August 4, 1914 | 6'0" | 205 | St. Vincent | Dembo, PA USA | 7 | 4 |
0 | Bill Reissig | BB-LB-DE | November 2, 1915 | 6'0" | 195 | Fort Hays St. | Bunker Hill, KS USA | 11 | 0 |
99 | Perry Schwartz | LE | April 27, 1915 | 6'2" | 199 | California | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 11 |
26/29 | Alec Shellogg | T | February 7, 1914 | 6'0" | 215 | Notre Dame | New Castle, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
28 | Jim Sivell | G | March 12, 1914 | 5'9" | 205 | Auburn | Chipley, GA USA | 10 | 2 |
26 | John Tosi | C | December 3, 1913 | 5'10" | 225 | Niagara | Wilmington, DE USA | 1 | 1 |
6 | Waddy Young | RE | September 4, 1916 | 6'3" | 205 | Oklahoma | Ponca City, OK USA | 11 | 5 |
26 | Gust Zarnas | G | December 16, 1913 | 5'10" | 220 | Ohio St. | Ikaris, Greece | 4 | 2 |