1939 Chicago Cardinals Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Ernie Nevers (1-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1939 Chicago Cardinals Statistics
1939 Chicago Cardinals Results

The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 1 wins and 10 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

The Cardinals scored only 84 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad surrendered 254, most in the circuit. Jack Robbins threw for 499 yards, and Frank Patrick threw the ball, too. Bill Smith paced all receivers, snagging 21 passes for 387 yards.

Marshall Goldberg carried the ball for a team-best 152 yards for Chicago, while Sam Agee additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Ernie Nevers coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
16Henry AdamsKRDecember 24, 19156'1"190PittsburghCalifornia, PA USA31
11Sam AgeeFBOctober 21, 19156'1"218VanderbiltCourtland, AL USA114
48Ki AldrichCJune 1, 19166'0"207TCURogers, TX USA1110
46Al BabartskyRTApril 19, 19156'0"225FordhamShenandoah, PA USA1111
22Conway BakerGSeptember 9, 19115'11"228CentenaryMarlin, TX USA112
Jonathan BilboT-GOctober 17, 19146'0"195MississippiTalisheek, LA USA10
81Keith BirlemBMay 4, 19155'11"198San Jose St.San Jose, CA USA63
23Tony BlazineLTJanuary 2, 19126'0"232Illinois WesleyanCanton, IL USA119
44Hal BradleyENovember 23, 19136'4"205ElonWinston-Salem, NC USA30
28Ross CarterRGMarch 10, 19146'0"200OregonRepublic, MO USA109
14Ed CherryFBJuly 16, 19136'0"208Hardin-SimmonsWellington, TX USA41
29Don CosnerWBFebruary 16, 19176'2"200Montana St.Malta, MT USA10
13Earl CrowderBBJanuary 21, 19156'0"198OklahomaCherokee, OK USA61
45Versil DeskinEFebruary 14, 19136'0"200DrakeAvery, IA USA103
27Len DuganC-LBFebruary 19, 19106'0"218Wichita St., KS 40
Elwyn DunstanTFebruary 4, 19156'3"238PortlandSan Francisco, CA USA10
53George FaustBBSeptember 28, 19176'1"205MinnesotaParkston, SD USA96
10Ev FisherBBMarch 1, 19145'11"205Santa ClaraSanta Rosa, CA USA117
18Charlie GainorDENovember 22, 19166'3"190North DakotaSargeant, ND USA10
42Marshall GoldbergFBOctober 25, 19175'11"190PittsburghElkins, WV USA108
49Frank HuffmanTMay 22, 19156'1"207MarshallPittsburgh, PA USA111
21Bert JohnsonFBFebruary 18, 19126'0"212KentuckyAshland, KY USA94
56John KlumbEJanuary 22, 19166'3"200Washington St.Aurora, NE USA30
35Mike KochelGMarch 6, 19165'11"195FordhamBloomfield, NJ USA83
Jimmy LawrenceWB-HBMarch 15, 19135'10"190TCUDawson, TX USA10
17Joel MasonLEMarch 12, 19126'0"199West. MichiganIron River, MI USA95
56Coley McDonoughTBOctober 10, 19156'1"189North Carolina St.North Braddock, PA USA41
30Regis MonahanGNovember 15, 19085'10"216Ohio St.Pittsburgh, PA USA21
25Jim NeillFB-WBMay 9, 19136'2"190Texas TechBrownfield, TX USA10
15Buddy ParkerBBDecember 16, 19136'0"193North TexasSlaton, TX USA91
24Frank PatrickTBJanuary 16, 19165'11"190PittsburghEast Chicago, IN USA85
66Milt PopovichPDecember 29, 19135'11"196MontanaButte, MT USA104
4Rock ReedHBAugust 7, 19145'8"173LSUBald Knob, AR USA43
55Jack RobbinsTBJanuary 23, 19166'2"183ArkansasLittle Rock, AR USA80
35Glynn RogersGMarch 31, 19145'10"220TCUBig Hill, TX USA11
Doug RussellTBJune 11, 19116'0"187MuskingumBulger, PA USA11
38Andy SabadosLGNovember 24, 19165'11"209The CitadelAurora, IL USA86
40Bill SmithKJanuary 13, 19126'1"198WashingtonSeattle, WA USA119
41Jim ThomasGMay 6, 19175'11"200Oklahoma51
Billy VolokG-TMarch 23, 19106'2"215TulsaLucas, KS USA10
41Ernie WheelerDB-TBJanuary 28, 19156'1"190North Dakota St.Fargo, ND USA20
12Frank ZelencikTNovember 11, 19136'1"220OglethorpeEast Chicago, IN USA90



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