Program · 1939

Penn State at the 1939 NCAA Championships

Head coachCharlie Speidel1,2

1939 NCAA Championships · 1939 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

3qualifiers
4wins
4losses
1win by fall
0champions
1All-American
8team place
5team points

Roster

Penn State 1939 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
145Joe Scalzo Sr.2–102nd
165Don Bachman2–21Lost 2nd-place bout
175Ernest Bortz0–10Lost round of 16

See all 8 Penn State bouts from 1939 in Match Finder →

Head coach sources

  1. 2024–25 Penn State Wrestling Yearbook, Penn State Athletics.Printed/PDF p125,Year-by-Year Records,Coach column and rows1927–1942; PDF page 125; printed page 125
  2. Coaching History, Penn State Wrestling Club.Coaching History table,Charlie Speidel row matching the official annual table

The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.

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