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 Redskins1937–521963
Sid LuckmanChicago Bears1939–501965
Bob WaterfieldCleveland/Los Angeles Rams1945–521965
Halfback Tony CanadeoGreen Bay Packers1941–44, 1946–521974
Bill DudleyPittsburgh Steelers1942, 1945–461966
Detroit Lions1947–49
Washington Redskins1950–51, 1953
George McAfeeChicago Bears1940–41, 1945–19501966
Charley TrippiChicago Cardinals1947–551968
Steve Van BurenPhiladelphia Eagles1944–511965
Byron White Pittsburgh Steelers1938Not Inducted
Detroit Lions1940–41
Fullback Pat HarderChicago Cardinals1946–50Not Inducted
Detroit Lions1951–53
Marion MotleyCleveland Browns[1]1946–531968
Pittsburgh Steelers1955
Bill OsmanskiChicago Bears1939–43, 1946–47Not Inducted
End Jim BentonCleveland/Los Angeles Rams1938–40,1942, 1944–47Not Inducted
Chicago Bears1943
Jack FerrantePhiladelphia Eagles1941, 1944–50Not Inducted
Ken KavanaughChicago Bears1940–41, 1945–50Not Inducted
Dante LavelliCleveland Browns[1]1946–561975
Pete PihosPhiladelphia Eagles1947–551970
Mac SpeedieCleveland Browns[1]1946–522020
Ed SprinkleChicago Bears1944–552020
Tackle Al BlozisNew York Giants1942–44Not Inducted
George ConnorChicago Bears1948–551975
Bucko KilroyPhil-Pitt Steagles[2]1943Not Inducted
Philadelphia Eagles1945–55
Buford "Baby" Ray Green Bay Packers1938–48Not Inducted
Vic SearsPhiladelphia Eagles1941–42, 1945–53Not Inducted
Phil-Pitt Steagles[2]1943
Al WistertPhil-Pitt Steagles[2]1943Not Inducted
Philadelphia Eagles1944–51
Guard Bruno BanducciPhiladelphia Eagles1944–45Not Inducted
San Francisco 49ers[1]1946–54
Bill EdwardsNew York Giants1940–42Not Inducted
Garrard "Buster" Ramsey Chicago Cardinals1946–51Not Inducted
Bill WillisCleveland Browns[1]1946–531977
Len YounceNew York Giants1941, 1943–44, 1946–48Not Inducted
Center Charley BrockGreen Bay Packers1939–47Not Inducted
Clyde "Bulldog" Turner Chicago Bears1940–521966
Alex WojciechowiczDetroit Lions1938–461968
Philadelphia Eagles1946–50

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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