1939 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1939 Chicago Bears Statistics
1939 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1939 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

On offense, the Bears earned 298 points, tops in the circuit. Meanwhile, the defense conceded 157 points. Bill Osmanski rushed for a team-leading 699 yards, and Joe Maniaci also aided the ground game.

Bernie Masterson passed for 914 yards, and Sid Luckman spent time under center, too. Dick Plasman hauled in 19 balls for 403 yards.

The ball-hawking defense created 42 turnovers.

George Halas coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
38Chuck ApolskisKRDecember 18, 19146'2"207DePaulCicero, IL USA10
35Dick BassiGJanuary 1, 19155'11"214Santa ClaraSan Luis Obispo, CA USA101
24Frank BauschCJune 14, 19086'3"220KansasMarion, SD USA118
82Ray BrayG-DGFebruary 1, 19176'0"237West. MichiganCaspian, MI USA110
28Chet ChesneyCMarch 9, 19166'2"227DePaulChicago, IL USA71
2Gary FamigliettiFBNovember 28, 19136'0"225Boston Univ.Boston, MA USA102
23Aldo ForteGJanuary 20, 19186'0"213MontanaChicago, IL USA101
21Danny FortmannLGApril 11, 19166'0"210ColgatePearl River, NY USA1110
8Charles HeilemanEJanuary 25, 19156'2"197Iowa St.Fort Dodge, IA USA20
3Bert JohnsonFB-BB-HBFebruary 18, 19126'0"212KentuckyAshland, KY USA10
42Sid LuckmanLHNovember 21, 19166'0"197ColumbiaBrooklyn, NY USA117
5Bob MacLeodHBOctober 15, 19176'0"190DartmouthGlen Ellyn, IL USA91
10Jack MandersKJanuary 13, 19096'1"203MinnesotaMilbank, SD USA112
11Joe ManiaciFBJanuary 23, 19146'1"212FordhamNew York, NY USA96
7Eggs ManskeEJuly 4, 19126'0"185NorthwesternNekoosa, WI USA111
33Bernie MastersonQBAugust 10, 19116'3"195NebraskaShenandoah, IA USA117
76Les McDonaldLESeptember 19, 19146'4"200NebraskaGrand Island, NE USA118
16George MussoRGApril 8, 19106'2"262MillikinCollinsville, IL USA1110
25Ray NoltingRHNovember 8, 19135'11"185CincinnatiCincinnati, OH USA119
9Bill OsmanskiFBDecember 29, 19155'11"197Holy CrossProvidence, RI USA103
57Billy PattersonBAugust 20, 19185'10"167BaylorHillsboro, TX USA81
14Dick PlasmanEApril 6, 19146'3"218VanderbiltMetcalf, AZ USA113
31Dick SchweidlerHBAugust 18, 19156'0"182St. LouisCulver, IN USA40
18Alec ShelloggTFebruary 7, 19146'0"215Notre DameNew Castle, PA USA11
22Solly ShermanQBSeptember 25, 19176'1"190ChicagoChicago, IL USA71
6John SiegalEMay 15, 19186'1"203ColumbiaLarksville, PA USA101
17Bob SnyderTB-QBFebruary 6, 19136'0"200OhioFremont, OH USA80
5Anton StolfaQB-DBSeptember 6, 19176'0"195LutherCicero, IL USA10
13Joe StydaharLTMarch 16, 19126'4"233PittsburghKaylor, WV USA1110
12Frank SullivanCAugust 16, 19126'3"206Loyola (LA)Nashville, TN USA92
48Bob SwisherLHJuly 14, 19145'11"163NorthwesternVictoria, IL USA95
29Russ ThompsonRTMay 10, 19126'5"249NebraskaEdgar, NE USA118
34Jack TorranceTJune 20, 19126'5"285LSUOak Grove, LA USA82
27Milt TrostTMarch 4, 19136'1"206MarquetteDetroit, MI USA101
30George WilsonREFebruary 3, 19146'1"199NorthwesternChicago, IL USA119



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