National Football League 1940s All-Decade Team

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This is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1940s and have been compiled onto this fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Position	Player	Team(s) played for	College	Hall of Famer
Quarterback	Sammy Baugh	Washington Redskins	Texas Christian	Yes
	Sid Luckman	Chicago Bears	Columbia	Yes
	Bob Waterfield	Cleveland Rams Los Angeles Rams	UCLA	Yes
Running back	Tony Canadeo	Green Bay Packers	Gonzaga	Yes
	Bill Dudley	Pittsburgh Steelers Detroit Lions	Virginia	Yes
	George McAfee	Chicago Bears	Duke	Yes
	Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	Louisiana State	Yes
	Charley Trippi	Chicago Cardinals	Georgia	Yes
	Byron White	Detroit Lions	Colorado	No
Full back	Marion Motley	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers	Nevada	Yes
	Pat Harder	Chicago Cardinals Detroit Lions	Wisconsin	No
	Bill Osmanski	Chicago Bears	Holy Cross	No
End	Mac Speedie	Cleveland Browns	Utah	No
	Pete Pihos	Philadelphia Eagles	Indiana	Yes
	Ed Sprinkle	Chicago Bears	Hardin-Simmons University Navy	No
	Dante Lavelli	Cleveland Browns	Ohio State	Yes
	Ken Kavanaugh	Chicago Bears	Louisiana State	No
	Jim Benton	Cleveland Rams Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams	University of Arkansas	No
	Jack Ferrante	Philadelphia Eagles	none	No
Tackle	Al Blozis	New York Giants	Georgetown	No
	George Connor	Chicago Bears	Notre Dame	Yes
	Frank "Bucko" Kilroy	Philadelphia Eagles	Temple	No
	Buford "Baby" Ray	Green Bay Packers	Vanderbilt	No
	Vic Sears	Philadelphia Eagles	Oregon State	No
	Al Wistert	Philadelphia Eagles	Michigan	No
Guard	Bruno Banducci	Philadelphia Eagles San Francisco 49ers	Stanford	No
	Bill Edwards	New York Giants	Baylor	No
	Garrard "Buster" Ramsey	Chicago Cardinals	William and Mary	No
	Bill Willis	Cleveland Browns	Ohio State	Yes
	Len Younce	New York Giants	Oregon State	No
Center	Charley Brock	Green Bay Packers	Nebraska	No
	Clyde "Bulldog" Turner	Chicago Bears	Hardin-Simmons	Yes
	Alex Wojciechowicz	Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles	Fordham	Yes