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The '''1940 All-Pro Team''' consisted of [[American football]] players chosen by various selectors for the [[All-Pro]] team of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[1940 NFL season]]. Teams were selected by, among others, the so-called "official" All-Pro team selected by 92 sports writers who were members of the Pro Football Writers Association of American (PFW),<ref>{{cite news|title=Hutson Again Wins Berth on First String|newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette|date=December 21, 1940|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10051850/hutson_again_wins_berth_on_first_string/}}</ref> the sports writers of the [[Associated Press]] (AP),<ref>{{cite news|title=Sam Baugh, Ace Parker Undisputed Picks For All-League Pro Team|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|author=Dillon Graham|date=December 11, 1940|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10052232/sam_baugh_ace_parker_undisputed_picks/}}</ref> the [[United Press]] (UP),<ref>{{cite news|title=UP All Pro Team|newspaper=Minneapolis Star Journal|date=December 2, 1940|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10052415/up_all_pro_team/}}</ref> the [[International News Service]] (INS), ''Collyer's Eye'' (CE),<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=1940 NFL All-Pros|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=April 4, 2017|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/allpro.htm}}</ref> and the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' (NYDN).<ref name=PFR/>
The '''1940 All-Pro Team''' consisted of [[American football]] players chosen by various selectors for the [[All-Pro]] team of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[1940 NFL season]]. Teams were selected by, among others, the so-called "official" All-Pro team selected by 92 sports writers who were members of the Pro Football Writers Association of American (PFW),<ref>{{cite news|title=Hutson Again Wins Berth on First String|newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette|date=December 21, 1940|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10051850/hutson_again_wins_berth_on_first_string/}}</ref> the sports writers of the [[Associated Press]] (AP),<ref>{{cite news|title=Sam Baugh, Ace Parker Undisputed Picks For All-League Pro Team|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|author=Dillon Graham|date=December 11, 1940|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10052232/sam_baugh_ace_parker_undisputed_picks/}}</ref> the [[United Press]] (UP),<ref>{{cite news|title=UP All Pro Team|newspaper=Minneapolis Star Journal|date=December 2, 1940|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10052415/up_all_pro_team/}}</ref> the [[International News Service]] (INS), ''Collyer's Eye'' (CE),<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|title=1940 NFL All-Pros|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=April 4, 2017|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/allpro.htm}}</ref> the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' (NYDN),<ref name=PFR/> and the ''[[Chicago Herald American]]''.<ref name=PFR/>


Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Three players were selected for the first team by all six selectors: Brooklyn Dodgers quarterback [[Ace Parker]]; Brooklyn Dodgers tackle [[Bruiser Kinard]]; and Chicago Bears guard [[Dan Fortmann]]. Seven others were designated for the first team by five selectors: Detroit Lions halfback [[Byron White]]; Washington Redskins halfback [[Sammy Baugh]]; Cleveland Rams fullback [[Johnny Drake]]; Green Bay Packers end [[Don Hutson]]; Brooklyn Dodgers end [[Perry Schwartz]]; Chicago Bears tackle [[Joe Stydahar]]; and New York Giants center [[Mel Hein]].
Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Three players were selected for the first team by all seven selectors: Brooklyn Dodgers quarterback [[Ace Parker]]; Brooklyn Dodgers tackle [[Bruiser Kinard]]; and Chicago Bears guard [[Dan Fortmann]]. Four others were designated for the first team by six selectors: Cleveland Rams fullback [[Johnny Drake]]; Green Bay Packers end [[Don Hutson]]; Brooklyn Dodgers end [[Perry Schwartz]]; and New York Giants center [[Mel Hein]].


==Team==
==Team==
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|'''[[Ace Parker]]'''
|'''[[Ace Parker]]'''
|Brooklyn Dodgers
|Brooklyn Dodgers
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
|-
|Quarterback
|[[Sid Luckman]]
|Chicago Bears
|CHA-1
|-
|-
|Halfback
|Halfback
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|Detroit Lions
|Detroit Lions
|CE-1
|CE-1
|-
|Halfback
|[[Fred Vanzo]]
|Detroit Lions
|CHA-1
|-
|-
|Fullback
|Fullback
|'''[[Johnny Drake]]'''
|'''[[Johnny Drake]]'''
|Cleveland Rams
|Cleveland Rams
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
|-
|-
|Fullback
|Fullback
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|'''[[Don Hutson]]'''
|'''[[Don Hutson]]'''
|Green Bay Packers
|Green Bay Packers
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
|-
|-
|End
|End
|'''[[Perry Schwartz]]'''
|'''[[Perry Schwartz]]'''
|Brooklyn Dodgers
|Brooklyn Dodgers
|PFW-1, AP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
|PFW-1, AP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
|-
|-
|End
|End
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|'''[[Bruiser Kinard]]'''
|'''[[Bruiser Kinard]]'''
|Brooklyn Dodgers
|Brooklyn Dodgers
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
|-
|-
|Tackle
|Tackle
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|Washington Redskins
|Washington Redskins
|UP-1
|UP-1
|-
|Tackle
|[[Lee Artoe]]
|Chicago Bears
|CHA-1
|-
|-
|Guard
|Guard
|'''[[Dan Fortmann]]'''
|'''[[Dan Fortmann]]'''
|Chicago Bears
|Chicago Bears
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
|PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
|-
|-
|Guard
|Guard
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|Washington Redskins
|Washington Redskins
|UP-1, INS-1
|UP-1, INS-1
|-
|Guard
|[[Dick Bassi]]
|Philadelphia Eagles
|CHA-1
|-
|-
|Center
|Center
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|Green Bay Packers
|Green Bay Packers
|CE-1
|CE-1
|-
|Center
|[[Bulldog Turner]]
|Chicago Bears
|CHA-1
|-
|-
|}
|}

Revision as of 01:24, 5 April 2017

The 1940 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1940 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the so-called "official" All-Pro team selected by 92 sports writers who were members of the Pro Football Writers Association of American (PFW),[1] the sports writers of the Associated Press (AP),[2] the United Press (UP),[3] the International News Service (INS), Collyer's Eye (CE),[4] the New York Daily News (NYDN),[4] and the Chicago Herald American.[4]

Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Three players were selected for the first team by all seven selectors: Brooklyn Dodgers quarterback Ace Parker; Brooklyn Dodgers tackle Bruiser Kinard; and Chicago Bears guard Dan Fortmann. Four others were designated for the first team by six selectors: Cleveland Rams fullback Johnny Drake; Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson; Brooklyn Dodgers end Perry Schwartz; and New York Giants center Mel Hein.

Team

Position Player Team Selector(s)
Quarterback Ace Parker Brooklyn Dodgers PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Quarterback Sid Luckman Chicago Bears CHA-1
Halfback Byron White Detroit Lions PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Halfback Sammy Baugh Washington Redskins PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Halfback Dick Todd Washington Redskins INS-1
Halfback Lloyd Cardwell Detroit Lions CE-1
Halfback Fred Vanzo Detroit Lions CHA-1
Fullback Johnny Drake Cleveland Rams PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Fullback Clarke Hinkle Green Bay Packers INS-1
End Don Hutson Green Bay Packers PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
End Perry Schwartz Brooklyn Dodgers PFW-1, AP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
End Jim Poole New York Giants UP-1, INS-1
Tackle Bruiser Kinard Brooklyn Dodgers PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Tackle Joe Stydahar Chicago Bears PFW-1, AP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Tackle Jim Barber Washington Redskins UP-1
Tackle Lee Artoe Chicago Bears CHA-1
Guard Dan Fortmann Chicago Bears PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Guard John Wiethe Detroit Lions PFW-1, AP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Guard Steve Slivinski Washington Redskins UP-1, INS-1
Guard Dick Bassi Philadelphia Eagles CHA-1
Center Mel Hein New York Giants PFW-1, AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Center Charley Brock Green Bay Packers CE-1
Center Bulldog Turner Chicago Bears CHA-1

References

  1. ^ "Hutson Again Wins Berth on First String". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 21, 1940. p. 15.
  2. ^ Dillon Graham (December 11, 1940). "Sam Baugh, Ace Parker Undisputed Picks For All-League Pro Team". Valley Morning Star. p. 7.
  3. ^ "UP All Pro Team". Minneapolis Star Journal. December 2, 1940. p. 24.
  4. ^ a b c "1940 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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