&sq=&lang=&file=File:Gilmore_Stadium_before_being_demolished_1951.jpg) Gilmore Stadium (c. 1951) was the site of the game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 14, 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kickoff time | 2:00 p.m. PST | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Announcers | Russ Winnie | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1940 National Football League (NFL) All-Star Game was an exhibition contest that the NFL organized after the 1939 season. The game was played between the Green Bay Packers, the league's champion that season, and a team of All-Stars made up of players from the remaining NFL teams. The players on the All-Star team were selected by a national poll of fans. The game, which was delayed a week due to rain, was played on Sunday, January 14, 1940, at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles, California, in front of approximately 18,000 fans. The Packers defeated the All-Stars by a score of 16–7 on three field goals and a 92-yard touchdown pass from Cecil Isbell to Don Hutson. The all-star game format was continued for another three seasons before ending due to World War II. A new all-star format, branded as the Pro Bowl, began after the 1950 NFL season, with these all-star games retroactively considered the first Pro Bowls.