NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1939 NCAA Championships

155 lb

Champion Stanley Henson, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Stanley HensonOKST
  2. 2Bill CombsMICH

Second place was decided in a separate bout after the final.

Connected 1939 155-pound bracket

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Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

9 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 1 bout

    7 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Stanley Henson, Oklahoma State over John 'JW' Hammer, West Virginia — Fall 1:22 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Angelo Lazzara, Indiana (IN) over Frank Osinski Sr., Temple (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Bill Combs, Michigan over James Bryant, Lafayette (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Stanley Henson, Oklahoma State over Robert Searle, Navy (MD) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    4. Tom King Jr., Lehigh (PA) over Gene Grenard, Colorado State — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Stanley Henson, Oklahoma State over Bill Combs, Michigan — Fall 5:38 · View bout
    2. Tom King Jr., Lehigh (PA) over Angelo Lazzara, Indiana (IN) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Stanley Henson, Oklahoma State over Tom King Jr., Lehigh (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

      1. Robert Searle, Navy (MD) over John 'JW' Hammer, West Virginia — Dec (no score) · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1. Bill Combs, Michigan over Robert Searle, Navy (MD) — Fall 5:28 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Bill Combs, Michigan over Tom King Jr., Lehigh (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout