1939 NFL All-Star Game

National Football League all-star game August 2023 March 2026 pb 1939 New York Giants All-America All-Stars 0 0 3 3 0 0 10 7 January 15, 1939 Wrigley Field Los Angeles, California Steve Owen New York Giants Gus Henderson Detroit Lions none selected 15,000 not televised 1940 (Jan) The 1939 National Football League All-star Game was the professional football league's first-ever all-star game, sponsored by the Los Angeles Times as a charity game to benefit the Salvation Army.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27610423/facts_figures_regarding_first_annual/ Facts, Figures Regarding First Annual Pro Game Los Angeles Times Newspapers.com January 8, 1939 January 26, 2019 January 27, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190127094734/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27610423/facts_figures_regarding_first_annual/ liveUnited Press United Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27578832/giants_defeat_pro_allstars/ Giants Defeat Pro All-Stars Republican Herald Newspapers.com January 16, 1939 January 26, 2019 January 27, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190127094551/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27578832/giants_defeat_pro_allstars/ live It 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; although 30,000 spectators were expected, bad weather led to the poor attendance.Crawford Fred R. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/12-04-407.pdf The First Pro Bowl Game The Coffin Corner January 26, 2019 November 12, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030722/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/12-04-407.pdf live The Giants defeated the all-stars by a score of 13–10.Giants Beat Stars; Ward Cuff Is Hero https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bapQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6408%2C3438343 February 2, 2012 Milwaukee Journal Newspapers.com January 16, 1939 UP L-7 April 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160424055526/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bapQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6408,3438343 dead The players on the all-star squad were selected by fan balloting. For the only time in the game's history, players from teams outside the NFL were invited; five players from the Los Angeles Bulldogs and Hollywood Stars, two local teams in what would eventually become the Pacific Coast Professional Football League, were among the members of the All-Star team.Giants Meet All-Stars in Last of Bowl Games https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bKpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GiIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3929,2954407&hl=en February 2, 2012 Milwaukee Journal January 15, 1939 UP 7 (section III)July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Rosters The players involved in this game were:Guenther Jack N.Y. Giants Winners of Pro Title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-5goAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DwYGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1586,1231686&hl=en February 6, 2012 Berkeley Daily Gazette January 16, 1939 United Press 10 December 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151211162109/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-5goAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DwYGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1586,1231686&hl=en liveCrawford Fred R. The First Pro Bowl Game The Coffin Corner 1990 12 4 http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/12-04-407.pdf January 31, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20101218203043/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/12-04-407.pdf 2010-12-18 dead All-American All-Stars roster Position:Starters:Reserves:QuarterbackErny Pinckert, Washington Redskins Stu Smith, Pittsburgh PiratesEd Goddard, Cleveland RamsGordon Gore, Los Angeles BulldogsJohnny Drake, Cleveland RamsCecil Isbell, Green Bay PackersLeft HalfbackSammy Baugh, Washington RedskinsRight HalfbackLloyd Cardwell, Detroit LionsFullbackClarke Hinkle, Green Bay PackersLeft EndGaynell Tinsley, Chicago Cardinals Bob McChesney, Washington RedskinsJoe Carter, Philadelphia EaglesBill Moore, Los Angeles BulldogsRight EndPerry Schwartz, Brooklyn DodgersLeft TackleJoe Stydahar, Chicago BearsErnie Smith, Hollywood StarsRight TackleFrank Kinard, Brooklyn DodgersLeft GuardByron Gentry, Pittsburgh Pirates Owen Hansen, Hollywood StarsBill Radovich, Detroit LionsRuss Letlow, Green Bay PackersRight GuardPete Mehringer, Los Angeles BulldogsCenterJohn Wiatrak, Cleveland RamsPhil Dougherty, Chicago Cardinals New York Giants roster Position:Starters:Reserves:QuarterbackNello Falaschi Tuffy LeemansLen BarnumJohn KarcisKink RichardsJohnny GildeaDale BurnettLeland ShafferLeft HalfbackHank SoarRight HalfbackWard CuffFullbackEd DanowskiLeft EndJim Lee HowellHap BarnardChuck GelatkaJack HadenRight EndJim PooleLeft TackleEd WidsethFrank CopeJohn MellusRight TackleOx ParryLeft GuardOrville Tuttle Pete ColeRight GuardKayo LundayCenterMel HeinStan Galazin References 40em Category:Pro Bowl All-Star Game National Football League All-Star Game National Football League All-Star Game Category:1939 in Los Angeles Category:American football competitions in Los Angeles Category:NFL in Los Angeles Category:History of the New York Giants Category:January 1939 sports events in the United States