1940 All-Pro Team
The 1940 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team of the National Football League 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, the sports writers of the Associated Press, the United Press, the International News Service, Collyer's Eye, the New York Daily News, and the Chicago Herald American.
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. Another four players were selected by five of seven selectors: Detroit Lions halfback Byron White; Washington Redskins halfback Sammy Baugh; Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar; and New York Giants center Mel Hein.
Team
Position | Player | Team | Selector |
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 |