1939 National Football League All-Star Game
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| Date | January 15, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | none selected | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | not televised | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1939 National Football League All-star Game was the professional football league's first-ever all-star game. The game pitted the New York Giants, the league's champion for the 1938 season, against a team of all-stars. The game was played on Sunday, January 15, 1939, at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, California in front of 15,000 fans. The Giants defeated the all-stars by a score of 13–10.[1]
The players on the all-star squad were selected by fan balloting.[2]
Rosters
The players involved in this game were:[1][3][4]
All-American All-Stars Roster
| Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Erny Pinckert, Washington Redskins | Stu Smith, Pittsburgh Pirates Ed Goddard, Cleveland Rams Gordon Gore, Los Angeles Bulldogs Johnny Drake, Cleveland Rams Cecil Isbell, Green Bay Packers |
| Left Halfback | Sammy Baugh, Washington Redskins | |
| Right Halfback | Lloyd Cardwell, Detroit Lions | |
| Fullback | Clarke Hinkle, Green Bay Packers | |
| Left End | Gaynell Tinsley, Chicago Cardinals | Bob McChesney, Washington Redskins Joe Carter, Philadelphia Eagles Bill Moore, Los Angeles Bulldogs |
| Right End | Perry Schwartz, Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Left Tackle | Joe Stydahar, Chicago Bears | Ernie Smith, Hollywood Stars |
| Right Tackle | Frank Kinard, Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Left Guard | Byron Gentry, Pittsburgh Pirates | Owen Hanson, Hollywood Stars Bill Radovich, Detroit Lions Russ Letlow, Green Bay Packers |
| Right Guard | Pete Mehringer, Los Angeles Bulldogs | |
| Center | John Wiatrak, Cleveland Rams | Phil Dougherty, Chicago Cardinals |
New York Giants roster
| Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Nello Falaschi | Tuffy Leemans Len Barnum John Karcis Kink Richards Johnny Gildea Dale Burnett Leland Shaffer |
| Left Halfback | Hank Soar | |
| Right Halfback | Ward Cuff | |
| Fullback | Ed Danowski | |
| Left End | Jim Lee Howell | Hap Barnard Chuck Gelatka Jack Haden |
| Right End | Jim Poole | |
| Left Tackle | Ed Widseth | Frank Cope John Mellus |
| Right Tackle | Ox Parry | |
| Left Guard | Orville Tuttle | Pete Cole |
| Right Guard | Kayo Lunday | |
| Center | Mel Hein | Stan Galazin |
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