NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1939 NCAA Championships

121 lb

Champion Joe McDaniel, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 2nd and 3rd place bouts

  1. 1Joe McDanielOKST
  2. 2Frank BurgessF&M
  3. 3Charles ParksAPP
  4. 4Joe OlessLEH

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

10 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 2 bouts

    6 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Frank Burgess, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Charles Parks, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 8:54 · View bout
    2. Joe McDaniel, Oklahoma State over Joe Oless, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:22 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dave Helman, Illinois over Andrew Livovich, Indiana (IN) — Fall 3:45 · View bout
    2. Delbert Jensen, Northern Iowa over William Stone, Massachusetts Tech — Dec · View bout
    3. Frank Burgess, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Paul Satterfield, West Virginia — Fall 1:03 · View bout
    4. Joe McDaniel, Oklahoma State over John Landreth, Navy (MD) — Dec · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Frank Burgess, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Dave Helman, Illinois — Fall 4:43 · View bout
    2. Joe McDaniel, Oklahoma State over Delbert Jensen, Northern Iowa — Dec · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Joe McDaniel, Oklahoma State over Frank Burgess, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Charles Parks, Appalachian State (NC) over Paul Satterfield, West Virginia — Dflt · View bout
      2. Joe Oless, Lehigh (PA) over John Landreth, Navy (MD) — Dec · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Charles Parks, Appalachian State (NC) over Dave Helman, Illinois — Dec · View bout
      2. Joe Oless, Lehigh (PA) over Delbert Jensen, Northern Iowa — Dflt · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Frank Burgess, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Joe Oless, Lehigh (PA) — Dec · View bout

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Charles Parks, Appalachian State (NC) over Joe Oless, Lehigh (PA) — Dec · View bout