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	College	Team(s)	Years	Hall of Fame Class
Quarterback	Baugh, Sammy Sammy Baugh	TCU	Washington Redskins	1937–52	1963
	Luckman, Sid Sid Luckman	Columbia	Chicago Bears	1939–50	1965
	Waterfield, Bob Bob Waterfield	UCLA	Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams	1945–52	1965
Halfback	Canadeo, Tony Tony Canadeo	Gonzaga	Green Bay Packers	1941–44, 1946–52	1974
	Dudley, Bill Bill Dudley	Virginia	Pittsburgh Steelers	1942, 1945–46	1966
			Detroit Lions	1947–49
			Washington Redskins	1950–51, 1953
	McAfee, George George McAfee	Duke	Chicago Bears	1940–41, 1945–1950	1966
	Trippi, Charley Charley Trippi	Georgia	Chicago Cardinals	1947–55	1968
	Van Buren, Steve Steve Van Buren	LSU	Philadelphia Eagles	1944–51	1965
	White , Byron "Whizzer" Byron "Whizzer" White	Colorado	Pittsburgh Steelers	1938	Not Inducted
			Detroit Lions	1940–41
Fullback	Harder, Pat Pat Harder	Wisconsin	Chicago Cardinals	1946–50	Not Inducted
			Detroit Lions	1951–53
	Motley, Marion Marion Motley	South Carolina State Nevada	Cleveland Browns ^[1]	1946–53	1968
			Pittsburgh Steelers	1955
	Osmanski, Bill Bill Osmanski	Holy Cross	Chicago Bears	1939–43, 1946–47	Not Inducted
End	Benton, Jim Jim Benton	Arkansas	Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams	1938–40, 1942–47	Not Inducted
	Ferrante, Jack Jack Ferrante	None	Philadelphia Eagles	1941, 1944–50	Not Inducted
	Kavanaugh, Ken Ken Kavanaugh	LSU	Chicago Bears	1940–41, 1945–50	Not Inducted
	Lavelli, Dante Dante Lavelli	Ohio State	Cleveland Browns ^[1]	1946–56	1975
	Pihos, Pete Pete Pihos	Indiana	Philadelphia Eagles	1947–55	1970
	Speedie, Mac Mac Speedie	Utah	Cleveland Browns ^[1]	1946–52	Not Inducted ^[3]
	Sprinkle, Ed Ed Sprinkle	Hardin–Simmons Navy	Chicago Bears	1944–55	Not Inducted
Tackle	Blozis, Al Al Blozis	Georgetown	New York Giants	1942–44	Not Inducted
	Connor, George George Connor	Holy Cross Notre Dame	Chicago Bears	1948–55	1975
	Bucko Kilroy, Bucko Kilroy	Temple	Phil-Pitt Steagles ^[2]	1943	Not Inducted
			Philadelphia Eagles	1945–55
	Ray , Buford "Baby" Buford "Baby" Ray	Vanderbilt	Green Bay Packers	1938–48	Not Inducted
	Sears, Vic Vic Sears	Oregon State	Philadelphia Eagles	1941–42, 1945–53	Not Inducted
			Phil-Pitt Steagles ^[2]	1943
	Wistert, Al Al Wistert	Michigan	Phil-Pitt Steagles ^[2]	1943	Not Inducted
			Philadelphia Eagles	1944–51
Guard	Banducci, Bruno Bruno Banducci	Stanford	Philadelphia Eagles	1944–45	Not Inducted
			San Francisco 49ers ^[1]	1946–54
	Edwards, Bill Bill Edwards	Baylor	New York Giants	1940–42	Not Inducted
	Ramsey , Garrard "Buster" Garrard "Buster" Ramsey	William & Mary	Chicago Cardinals	1946–51	Not Inducted
	Willis, BillBill Willis	Ohio State	Cleveland Browns ^[1]	1946–53	1977
	Younce, LenLen Younce	Oregon State	New York Giants	1941, 1943–44, 1946–48	Not Inducted
Center	Brock, Charley Charley Brock	Nebraska	Green Bay Packers	1939–47	Not Inducted
	Turner , Clyde "Bulldog" Clyde "Bulldog" Turner	Hardin Simmons	Chicago Bears	1940–52	1966
	Wojciechowicz, Alex Alex Wojciechowicz	Fordham	Detroit Lions	1938–46	1968
			Philadelphia Eagles	1946–50

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 Three-time finalist to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame^[3]

References

1. "NFL's All Decade Team of the 1940's". 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.