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Associated Press · First & Second Teams

AP All-Pro Historical Ledger

NFL season selections, retaining the AP’s historical positions and roster structures.

Associated Press only. First-Team begins in 1940; Second-Team begins in 1941. Historical position labels, multiple selections at a position and ties are retained. Rosters are incomplete unless every slot has been documented.

1940 NFL season

First-Team All-Pro

PlayerTeamHistorical positionEvidence
Ace ParkerBrooklyn DodgersQuarterbackSource
Bruiser KinardBrooklyn DodgersTackleSource
Byron WhiteDetroit LionsHalfbackSource
Dan FortmannChicago BearsGuardSource
Don HutsonGreen Bay PackersEndSource
Joe StydaharChicago BearsTackleSource
John WietheDetroit LionsGuardSource
Johnny DrakeCleveland RamsFullbackSource
Mel HeinNew York GiantsCenterSource
Perry SchwartzBrooklyn DodgersEndSource
Sammy BaughWashington RedskinsQuarterbackSource

Second-Team All-Pro

PlayerTeamHistorical positionEvidence
Not presented by AP in this season
Established career totals · winning seasons incomplete
Established career totals · winning seasons incomplete