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1939 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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The 1939 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams selected by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season.

All Big-Ten selections

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Ends

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Tackles

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Guards

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Centers

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Quarterbacks

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Halfbacks

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Fullbacks

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  • George Paskvan, Wisconsin (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Jim Langhurst, Ohio State (AP-2)

Key

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AP = Associated Press, chosen by conference coaches[1]

UP = United Press: "Coaches, scouts, players, campus correspondents and sports editors in every Big Ten center, participating in one of the most thorough investigations of football talent ever attempted in the midwest"[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nile Kinnick Tops Annual Big Ten All-Star Team Selection". The Palm Beach Post (AP story). November 28, 1939. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Tom Harmon Named on United Press Big Ten Team". The Evening Chronicle (Marshall, Michigan). November 24, 1939. p. 6.