Milwaukee Mile (State Fair Park), West Allis, Wisconsin
Favorite
Green Bay by 10 points[1]
Referee
Bill Halloran
Attendance
32,379
Hall of Famers
Giants: Tim Mara (owner/founder), Wellington Mara (administrator), Steve Owen (coach), Mel Hein, Tuffy Leemans, Ken Strong Packers: Curly Lambeau (coach/gm), Arnie Herber, Clarke Hinkle, Don Hutson
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NFL Championship Game
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The 1939 NFL Championship Game was the seventh league championship game of the National Football League (NFL), held on December 10 inside the Milwaukee Mile, located at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, a suburb west of Milwaukee.
The New York Giants (9–1–1), the defending champions, played the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (9–2).[2][3] The teams had met in the previous year's title game in New York City, which the Giants won by six points, but did not play each other in the 1939 regular season.[4] For the title game in Wisconsin, the Packers were favored by ten points.[1]
The host Packers scored a touchdown in the first quarter and led 7–0 at halftime.[5] They dominated in the second half to win 27–0 and secure their fifth title—two more than any other franchise.[6][7][8][9] At the time, it was the highest attended sporting event in the Milwaukee area.[10]
The "Dairy Bowl" football stadium was dedicated at halftime with the breaking of a bottle of milk. On hand were Governor Julian Heil and Mayor Daniel Hoan of Milwaukee.[11][12]
^ abMcGlynn, Stoney (December 10, 1939). "Packers slight favorites to beat Giants". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1B.
^"1939 Green Bay Packers games". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
^"1939 New York Giants games". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
^Strickler, George (December 10, 1939). "Packers meet Giants for pro title today". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
^Strickler, George (December 11, 1939). "Packers win pro title; whip Giants, 27-0". Chicago Tribune. p. 21.
^McGlynn, Stoney (December 11, 1939). "Bays crush Giants in title game". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 15.
^Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 11, 1939). "Packers' power and deceptive passing game defeat Giants, 27-0". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6, part 2.
^Snider, Steve (December 11, 1939). "Pro grid reaches new heights in playoff". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 26.
^"Green Bay pro champs of gridiron". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. United Press. December 11, 1939. p. 15.
^Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 10, 1939). "32,500 to see Packers play Giants for pro title". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, sports.
^"Packers earn $703.97 each in title triumph". Chicago Tribune. December 11, 1939. p. 21.
^"Green Bay, wins professional football title by defeating Giants". Chicago Tribune. (photos). December 11, 1939. p. 30.
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