1940 All-Big Six Conference football team
| 1940 All-Big Six Conference football team |
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| 1940 college football season |
| 1938 1939 ← → 1941 1942 |
The 1940 All-Big Six Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Six Conference teams for the 1940 college football season. The selectors for the 1940 season included the United Press (UP).
All-Big Six selections[edit]
Backs[edit]
- Paul Christman, Missouri (UP-1 [QB]) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Harry Hopp, Nebraska (UP-1 [HB])
- Walter Luther, Nebraska (UP-1 [HB])
- John Martin, Oklahoma (UP-1 [FB])
- Roy Petsch, Nebraska (UP-2 [QB])
- Herm Rohrig, Nebraska (UP-2 [HB])
- Jack Jacobs, Oklahoma (UP-2 [HB])
- Henry Wilder, Iowa State (UP-2 [FB])
Ends[edit]
- Ray Prochaska, Nebraska (UP-1)
- Bill Jennings, Oklahoma (UP-1)
- Fred Preston, Nebraska (UP-2)
- Bob Crocker, Missouri (UP-2)
Tackles[edit]
- Forrest Behm, Nebraska (UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Bernie Weiner, Kansas State (UP-1)
- Roger Eason, Oklahoma (UP-2)
- Bob Wakeman, Missouri (UP-2)
Guards[edit]
- Warren Alfson, Nebraska (UP-1)
- Hal Lahar, Oklahoma (UP-1)
- Tom Smith, Iowa State (UP-2)
- Ed Schwartzkopf, Nebraska (UP-2)
Centers[edit]
- Don Pierce, Kansas (UP-1)
- Ken Hamkil, Kansas State (UP-2)
Key[edit]
UP = United Press[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "UP All Big Six". Ames Daily Tribune. November 27, 1940. p. 3.