The 1940 Little All-America college football team is composed of

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...

(AP) as the best players at each position. For 1940, the AP selected both a first team and a second team.

First team

B - Dominic Collangelo, Newberry
B - Marv Tommervik, Pacific Lutheran
B - Owen Goodnight, Hardin-Simmons
B - Jack Hunt, Marshall
E - Charles "June" Lingerfelt, Rollins
E - Jack Mulkey, Fresno State
T - Alex Schibanoff, Franklin & Marshall
T - Dave Evans, Muskingum
G - Nick Kerasiotis, St. Ambrose
G - Walter Ptak, Albion
C - Stuart Clarkson, Texas A&I

Second team

B - Bill Glenn, Charleston Teachers
B -

Tony Canadeo Anthony Robert Canadeo (May 5, 1919 – November 29, 2003) was a professional American football player who played as a back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers from 1941 to 1952, having missed most of the 1944 season a ...

, Gonzaga
B -

Tommy Colella Thomas Anthony Colella (July 3, 1918May 15, 1992) was an American football halfback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Rams, Cleveland Browns and Buffa ...

, Canisius
B - Thurmon Jones, Abilene Christian
E - Charles Schuster, Eastern Kentucky Teachers
E - Russell Kaminsky, Springfield Teachers
T - Dick Noe, Colorado Mines
T - Boyce Jones, Mississippi College
G - Melvin Long, Emporia Teachers
G - Herb Morelli, Redlands
C - Joe Coons, Long Island University

References

{{Little All-America college football teams

Little All-America college football team The Little All-America team is an honor given annually to the best small college players at their respective positions. The first Little All-America team for college football, selected with assistance from reporters in every region, was announc ...

Little All-America college football teams

First team

Second team

See also

References