The 1939 All-Pro Team consisted of
American football
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players chosen by various selectors for the
All-Pro
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team of the
National Football League
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(NFL) for the
1939 NFL season
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An NFL game was televised for the first time when NBC broadcast the O ...
. Teams were selected by, among others, the NFL coaches (NFL), Professional Football Writers Association (PFW), the
United Press
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(UP), the
International News Service
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Collyer's Eye
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'' (CE),
and the ''
New York Daily News
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'' (NYDN).
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Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Four players were selected for the first team by all six selectors: Chicago Bears fullback ]Bill Osmanski
William Thomas Osmanski (December 29, 1915 – December 25, 1996), nicknamed "Bullet Bill", was an American professional American football, football player who was a fullback (gridiron football), fullback for the Chicago Bears of the National F ...
; Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson
Donald Montgomery Hutson (January 31, 1913 – June 26, 1997), nicknamed "the Alabama Antelope", was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). In the era of the one-platoon football, he played a ...
; Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar
Joseph Lee Stydahar (March 17, 1912 – March 23, 1977), nicknamed "Jumbo Joe", was an American professional football player and coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
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; and Chicago Bears guard Dan Fortmann
Daniel John Fortmann (April 11, 1916 – May 23, 1995) was an American professional football guard and linebacker who played for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colgate Red Raiders. P ...
.
Team
References
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All-Pro Teams
1939 NFL season