On this episode of the Football by Numbers we discuss the top NFL players that ever wore the number 39. Recorded originally back in 2021 on Pigskin Dispatch.
NFL Number 39s
The Top 10 List of NFL Players to Wear Number 39 on their Jersey !
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Top Ten of Jersey 39
We had fun finding the best players in the NFL’s history to put on the number 39 jersey.
We had a great list of candidates that really spanned the entire 101 plus years of history of the League and came up with these ten player as being the most substantial:
- Cal Hubbard
- Hugh McElhenny
- Larry Csonka
- Steven Jackson
- Kermit Alexander
- Ray Crockett
- Darren Perry
- Mike Prior
- Sam Cunningham
- Willie Parker
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Of course we also could not have done the above stat research without the assistance of Pro-Football-Reference.com and Stathead.com resources.
The banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons in the public domian of National Football League (NFL) official game ball with “WIN” painted on it in bold white paint. Taken by an unknown.
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