1940 National Football League All-Star Game (January)

The 1940 National Football League All-star Game was the professional football league's second all-star game. The game pitted the Green Bay Packers, the league's champion for the 1939 season, against a team of all-stars. The game was played on Sunday, January 14, 1940, at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles, California in front of 18,000 fans. The Packers defeated the all-stars by a score of 16–7.[1] The game was originally scheduled to be played on the previous Sunday, but it was delayed due to rain.[2]

This article is about the NFL All-Star Game that followed the 1939 season, played on January 14, 1940. For the game that followed the 1940 season, played on December 29, 1940, see 1940 National Football League All-Star Game (December).

1940 NFL All-Star Game (January)

Green Bay Packers NFL All-stars 16 7 Head coach: Curly Lambeau (Green Bay Packers) Head coach: Steve Owen (New York Giants)
1 2 3 4 Total Green Bay Packers 3 10 0 3 16 NFL All-stars 0 0 7 0 7
Date	January 14, 1940
Stadium	Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California
MVP	none selected
Referee	Wilbur G. Crowell
Attendance	18,000
TV in the United States
Network	not televised

The players on the all-star squad were selected by a national poll of fans.[3] Wilbur Crowell was the referee for the game.[4]

Rosters

The players involved in this game were:[1][5][6]

NFL All-Stars Roster

Position:	Starters:	Reserves:
Quarterback	Fred Vanzo, Detroit Lions	Ward Cuff, New York Giants Andy Farkas, Washington Redskins Frank Filchock, Washington Redskins Pug Manders, Brooklyn Dodgers Davey O'Brien, Philadelphia Eagles Sammy Baugh, Washington Redskins ^[a][7] Bill Osmanski, Chicago Bears ^[a][7]
Left Halfback	Parker Hall, Cleveland Rams
Right Halfback	Erny Pinckert, Washington Redskins
Fullback	Johnny Drake, Cleveland Rams
Left End	Jim Poole, New York Giants	Jim Benton, Cleveland Rams Joe Carter, Philadelphia Eagles
Right End	Perry Schwartz, Brooklyn Dodgers
Left Tackle	Joe Stydahar, Chicago Bears	Turk Edwards, Washington Redskins Jack Johnson, Detroit Lions
Right Tackle	Ray George, Detroit Lions
Left Guard	Byron Gentry, Pittsburgh Pirates	George Musso, Chicago Bears Orville Tuttle, New York Giants
Right Guard	Frank Kinard, Brooklyn Dodgers
Center	Mel Hein, New York Giants	Ki Aldrich, Chicago Cardinals

Green Bay Packers roster

Position:	Starters:	Reserves:
Quarterback	Dick Weisgerber	Arnie Herber Clarke Hinkle Cecil Isbell Eddie Jankowski Andy Uram
Left Halfback	Jimmy Lawrence
Right Halfback	Joe Laws
Fullback	Frank Balasz
Left End	Milt Gantenbein	Don Hutson Harry Jacunski Carl Mulleneaux
Right End	Allen Moore
Left Tackle	Ernie Smith	Baby Ray
Right Tackle	Charlie Schultz
Left Guard	Gust Zarnas	Tiny Engebretsen Buckets Goldenberg
Right Guard	Pete Tinsley
Center	Tom Greenfield	Bud Svendsen

Roster Notes:

^a Injured player; selected but did not play

References

1. "Packers Beat Stars, 16 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. January 15, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
2. McLemore, Henry (January 15, 1940). "Green Bay Packers Upset Stars, 16–7". St. Petersburg Times. UP. p. 11. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
3. McLemore, Henry (January 7, 1940). "Pro Football Players in Game Today". Sunday Morning Star (Wilmington, Delaware). United Press. p. 23. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
4. "Pro Bowl Battle Scheduled Today". The Palm Beach Post. AP. January 7, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
5. "1939 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
6. "1939 Green Bay Packers roster". Pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
7. "Stars Picked to Meet Bays in 'Pro Bowl'". Milwaukee Journal. AP. December 19, 1939. p. L-6. Retrieved February 14, 2012.