1940 NFL Defense

League Champion: Chicago Bears

Passing Leader: Sammy Baugh, 1367 Yds

Rushing Leader: Whizzer White, 514 Yds

Receiving Leader: Don Looney, 707 Yds

Defense

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Defense Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
1	Bob Adkins	GNB	23	BB	10	5	2	35	1	35						0	0.0
2	Ki Aldrich	CRD	24	C	11	9	1	34	0	34						0	0.0
3	Jay Arnold	PHI	28		9	3	1	4	0	4						0	0.0
4	Frank Balazs	GNB	22		7	1	1	11	0	11						0	0.0
5	Len Barnum	NYG	28		10	3	2	48	0	39						0	0.0
6	Sammy Baugh*+	WAS	26	TB	11	11	3	84	0	44						0	0.0
7	Charley Brock*	GNB	24	C	11	4	3	7	0	6						0	0.0
8	Lou Brock	GNB	23	HB	11	4	5	116	0	74						0	0.0
9	Larry Buhler	GNB	23		7	2	2	58	0	32						0	0.0
10	Joe Bukant	PHI	25	LH	11	4	1	10	0	10						0	0.0
11	Bill Callihan	DET	24		10	1	2	18	0	0						0	0.0
12	Tony Calvelli	DET	25	C	11	6	2	51	1	34						0	0.0
13	Lloyd Cardwell	DET	27	WB	10	8	4	17	0	0						0	0.0
14	Chuck Cherundolo	PHI	24	C	11	5	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
15	Beryl Clark	CRD	23		9	3	2	58	0	0						0	0.0
16	Harry Clarke*	CHI	24		11	0	4	62	1	0						1	0.0
17	Merl Condit*	PIT	23		10	2	2	7	0	0						0	0.0
18	Bill Conkright	RAM	26		2	2	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
19	Olie Cordill*	RAM	24	WB	10	7	1	2	0	2						0	0.0
20	Larry Craig	GNB	24	BB	11	5	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
21	Ward Cuff	NYG	28	WB	8	8	2	16	0	15						0	0.0
22	Johnny Dell Isola	NYG	28	RG	10	7	1	16	0	16						0	0.0
23	Johnny Drake*+	RAM	24	FB	11	8	1	2	0	2						0	0.0
24	Nello Falaschi	NYG	27	BB	11	9	1	23	0	23						0	0.0
25	Gary Famiglietti*	CHI	27	FB	11	2	4	18	0	0						0	0.0
26	Andy Farkas	WAS	24		1	0	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
27	Bill Feldhaus	DET	28	RG	11	11	1	10	0	10						0	0.0
28	Frank Filchock	WAS	24		10	0	4	1	0	0						0	0.0
29	Danny Fortmann*+	CHI	24	LG	10	10	1	7	0	7						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
30	Sam Francis	BKN	27		11	0	1	7	0	7						0	0.0
31	Marshall Goldberg	CRD	23	FB	11	7	2	15	0	0						0	0.0
32	Buckets Goldenberg	GNB	30	RG	11	8	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
33	Tom Greenfield	GNB	23		9	3	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
34	Johnny Hall	CRD	24	WB	11	7	1	50	1	50						0	0.0
35	Parker Hall	RAM	24	TB	11	7	2	0	0	0						0	0.0
36	Jack Haman	RAM	22	C	11	9	5	80	1	35						0	0.0
37	Chuck Hanneman	DET	26	RE	9	6	2	34	0	0						0	0.0
38	Mel Hein*+	NYG	31	C	11	11	2	15	0	0						0	0.0
39	Ken Heineman	RAM	22		3	0	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
40	Arnie Herber	GNB	30	TB	10	4	2	0	0	0						0	0.0
41	Clarke Hinkle*	GNB	31	FB	10	8	2	11	0	8						0	0.0
42	Bob Hoffman	WAS	23		8	3	1	6	0	6						0	0.0
43	Jim Lee Howell	NYG	26	RE	11	9	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
44	Don Hutson*+	GNB	27	LE	11	6	6	24	0	0						0	0.0
45	Cecil Isbell	GNB	25	TB	10	5	2	14	0	14						0	0.0
46	Bert Johnson	CRD	28	BB	10	7	2	49	0	0						0	0.0
47	Jimmy Johnston	WAS	23	FB	11	11	1	65	1	65						0	0.0
48	Ed Justice	WAS	28	WB	7	6	1	14	0	14						0	0.0
49	Ben Kish	BKN	23		11	3	2	0	0	0						0	0.0
50	Elmer Kolberg	PHI	24	RH	10	5	1	15	0	15						0	0.0
51	Joe Kuharich	CRD	23	RG	11	6	2	9	0	0						0	0.0
52	Bill Leckonby	BKN	23		11	0	3	29	0	0						0	0.0
53	Bill Lee	GNB	29	RT	11	8	1	14	0	14						0	0.0
54	Tuffy Leemans	NYG	28	FB	10	2	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
55	Sid Luckman*	CHI	24	QB	11	7	3	17	0	0						0	0.0
56	Dante Magnani	RAM	23		11	4	3	59	0	0						0	0.0
57	Jack Manders	CHI	31		10	2	1	27	0	27						0	0.0
58	Pug Manders*	BKN	27	FB	11	11	1	15	0	15						0	0.0
59	Joe Maniaci*	CHI	26	FB	11	4	2	38	0	0						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
60	George McAfee	CHI	22	RH	10	8	4	50	0	0						0	0.0
61	Hugh McCullough	CRD	24	TB	11	7	5	68	0	0						0	0.0
62	Banks McFadden	BKN	23	HB	11	7	2	40	0	0						0	0.0
63	Ray McLean*	CHI	25		10	0	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
64	Jim Meade	WAS	26		10	4	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
65	Eddie Miller	NYG	24	TB	8	6	2	5	0	0						0	0.0
66	Wilbur Moore	WAS	24		10	0	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
67	Glenn Morris	DET	28		4	2	1	20	0	20						0	0.0
68	Fran Murray	PHI	25	RH	11	6	2	10	0	0						0	0.0
69	Chuck Newton	PHI	24		3	2	1	12	0	12						0	0.0
70	Armand Niccolai	PIT	29	RT	11	11	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
71	Ray Nolting*	CHI	27	LH	11	11	3	18	0	0						0	0.0
72	John Noppenberg	PIT	23		9	4	1	27	0	27						0	0.0
73	Davey O'Brien	PHI	23	QB	11	11	4	92	0	0						0	0.0
74	Doug Oldershaw*	NYG	25		11	4	4	48	0	18						0	0.0
75	Ace Parker+	BKN	28	TB	11	10	6	146	1	68						0	0.0
76	Buddy Parker	CRD	27		10	4	2	20	0	0						0	0.0
77	Ernie Pinckert	WAS	33		11	0	2	26	0	0						0	0.0
78	Dom Principe	NYG	23		6	1	1	12	0	12						0	0.0
79	Red Ramsey	PHI	29	LE	11	8	1	5	0	5						0	0.0
80	Hank Rockwell	RAM	23		11	2	3	7	0	0						0	0.0
81	Kent Ryan	DET	25		10	4	6	65	0	0						0	0.0
82	Herm Schneidman	CRD	28		6	0	1	48	0	48						0	0.0
83	Bob Seymour	WAS	24		9	0	1	13	0	13						0	0.0
84	Lee Shaffer	NYG	28	WB	11	5	4	14	0	0						0	0.0
85	Solly Sherman*	CHI	23		7	2	2	0	0	0						0	0.0
86	Rhoten Shetley	BKN	22	BB	11	8	1	37	0	37						0	0.0
87	John Shirk*	CRD	23	LE	11	7	1	8	0	8						0	0.0
88	John Siegal*	CHI	22		8	3	1	20	0	20						1	0.0
89	Dwight Sloan	DET	26	TB	11	5	1	4	0	4						0	0.0
Rk	Player	Tm	Age	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
90	Marty Slovak	RAM	24		9	4	2	20	0	0						0	0.0
91	Gaylon Smith	RAM	24	BB	11	8	3	48	0	0						0	0.0
92	Hank Soar	NYG	26		11	3	2	27	0	0						0	0.0
93	Vic Spadaccini*	RAM	24		9	3	3	83	1	60						0	0.0
94	Frank Sullivan	PIT	28		9	2	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
95	Bud Svendsen	BKN	25	C	11	10	2	13	0	0						0	0.0
96	George Svendsen	GNB	27		10	4	1	6	0	6						0	0.0
97	Jim Thomas	CRD	23		8	0	1	0	0	0						0	0.0
98	Tommy Thompson	PIT	24		11	2	3	23	0	0						0	0.0
99	Gaynell Tinsley	CRD	25		7	4	2	10	0	0						0	0.0
100	Dick Todd*	WAS	26		11	0	2	3	0	0						0	0.0
101	Bulldog Turner*	CHI	21	C	11	9	1	9	0	9						0	0.0
102	Andy Uram	GNB	25		11	4	3	27	0	15						0	0.0
103	Hal Van Every	GNB	22		9	2	3	30	0	0						0	0.0
104	Dick Weisgerber	GNB	27		10	1	4	51	0	24						0	0.0
105	Howie Weiss	DET	23	FB	11	4	2	14	0	0						1	0.0
106	Whizzer White+	DET	23	TB	11	9	4	37	0	0						0	0.0
107	Socko Wiethe+	DET	28	LG	10	9	1	8	0	8						0	0.0
108	Alex Wojciechowicz	DET	25	C	11	5	3	20	1	12						0	0.0
109	Lou Zontini	CRD	23		8	0	1	20	0	20						0	0.0

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