National Football League 1940s All-Decade Team

This is a list of all NFL players who had outstanding performances throughout the 1940s and have been compiled together into this fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame retroactively in 1969 to mark the league's 50th anniversary.

All information can be Referenced at the Hall of Fame website[1]
Position Player Team(s) Years Hall of Fame class
Quarterback Sammy BaughWashington Redskins1937521963
Sid LuckmanChicago Bears1939501965
Bob WaterfieldCleveland/Los Angeles Rams1945521965
Halfback Tony CanadeoGreen Bay Packers194144, 1946521974
Bill DudleyPittsburgh Steelers1942, 1945461966
Detroit Lions194749
Washington Redskins195051, 1953
George McAfeeChicago Bears194041, 194519501966
Charley TrippiChicago Cardinals1947551968
Steve Van BurenPhiladelphia Eagles1944511965
Byron "Whizzer" White Pittsburgh Steelers1938Not Inducted
Detroit Lions194041
Fullback Pat HarderChicago Cardinals194650Not Inducted
Detroit Lions195153
Marion MotleyCleveland Browns[1]1946531968
Pittsburgh Steelers1955
Bill OsmanskiChicago Bears193943, 194647Not Inducted
End Jim BentonCleveland/Los Angeles Rams193840,1942, 194447Not Inducted
Chicago Bears1943
Jack FerrantePhiladelphia Eagles1941, 194450Not Inducted
Ken KavanaughChicago Bears194041, 194550Not Inducted
Dante LavelliCleveland Browns[1]1946561975
Pete PihosPhiladelphia Eagles1947551970
Mac SpeedieCleveland Browns[1]1946522020
Ed SprinkleChicago Bears1944552020
Tackle Al BlozisNew York Giants194244Not Inducted
George ConnorChicago Bears1948551975
Bucko KilroyPhil-Pitt Steagles[2]1943Not Inducted
Philadelphia Eagles194555
Buford "Baby" Ray Green Bay Packers193848Not Inducted
Vic SearsPhiladelphia Eagles194142, 194553Not Inducted
Phil-Pitt Steagles[2]1943
Al WistertPhil-Pitt Steagles[2]1943Not Inducted
Philadelphia Eagles194451
Guard Bruno BanducciPhiladelphia Eagles194445Not Inducted
San Francisco 49ers[1]194654
Bill EdwardsNew York Giants194042Not Inducted
Garrard "Buster" Ramsey Chicago Cardinals194651Not Inducted
Bill WillisCleveland Browns[1]1946531977
Len YounceNew York Giants1941, 194344, 194648Not Inducted
Center Charley BrockGreen Bay Packers193947Not Inducted
Clyde "Bulldog" Turner Chicago Bears1940521966
Alex WojciechowiczDetroit Lions1938461968
Philadelphia Eagles194650

Notes:

1 Team belonged to both the National Football Conference and the All-America Football Conference at different times
2 The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers were merged into one team for the 1943 season due to World War II[2]
3 Four-time finalist to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame[3]

References

  1. "NFL's All Decade Team of the 1940s". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. "A Look Back at the NFL's 1943 Steagles". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. "Hall of Famers: Yearly Finalists". ProFootballHoF.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
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