1940 Detroit Lions Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-5-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Potsy Clark (5-5-1)
Location: Detroit, Michigan

1940 Detroit Lions Statistics
1940 Detroit Lions Results

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

Detroit netted 138 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 153. Whizzer White rushed for a team-leading 514 yards for the Lions.

Whizzer White tossed for 461 yards, while Dwight Sloan and Cotton Price took a significant amount of snaps as well. Lloyd Cardwell hauled in 20 balls for 349 yards.

The larcenous defense manufactured 49 turnovers, topping in the league. Kent Ryan seized 6 opponent throws.

Potsy Clark coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
34	Bill Callihan	KR	May 15, 1916	6'3"	217	Nebraska	Paxton, NE USA	10	1
42	Tony Calvelli	C	July 16, 1915	5'10"	189	Stanford	Stockton, CA USA	11	6
3	Lloyd Cardwell	WB	April 19, 1913	6'2"	195	Nebraska	Republic, KS USA	10	8
13	Clem Crabtree	LOG-LDG-OT	November 11, 1918	6'3"	225	Wake Forest	Durham, NC USA	9	0
32	Dave Diehl	E	September 30, 1918	6'0"	195	Michigan St.	Dansville, MI USA	10	2
28	Bill Feldhaus	RG	December 8, 1912	6'0"	226	Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH USA	11	11
10	Bill Fisk	E	November 5, 1916	6'0"	200	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	10	3
38	Tony Furst	T	April 26, 1918	6'1"	217	Dayton	Dayton, OH USA	9	4
25	Johnny Hackenbruck	T	October 20, 1915	6'2"	215	Oregon St.	The Dalles, OR USA	7	2
12	Chuck Hanneman	K	September 26, 1914	6'0"	220	East. Michigan	Flint, MI USA	9	6
16	Jack Johnson	LT	November 28, 1909	6'4"	216	Utah	Grantsville, UT USA	11	6
44	Steve Maronic	T	May 30, 1917	6'0"	225	North Carolina	, PA USA	5	1
	Les McDonald	OE-DE	September 19, 1914	6'4"	200	Nebraska	Grand Island, NE USA	1	0
23	Paul Moore	WB-RDH-TB-	January 23, 1918	5'9"	208	Presbyterian	Okeechobee, FL USA	7	0
21	Jack Morlock	BB-LDH	April 7, 1916	5'10"	165	Marshall	McKeesport, PA USA	4	0
57	Glen Morris	E	June 8, 1912	6'0"	200	Colorado St.	St. Louis, MO USA	4	2
27	Butch Morse	ROE-RDE	December 5, 1910	6'2"	199	Oregon	Cleveland, OH USA	2	0
37	Cotton Price	TB	May 31, 1918	6'1"	180	Texas A&M	Bridgeport, TX USA	9	1
26	Bill Radovich	G	June 24, 1915	5'10"	238	USC	Chicago, IL USA	10	2
18	Bill Rogers	ROG-RDG-LO	June 24, 1913	5'11"	243	Villanova	Westborough, MA USA	7	0
35	Stillman Rouse	LE	September 22, 1917	6'2"	205	Missouri	St. Louis, MO USA	10	5
6	Kent Ryan	HB	February 2, 1915	6'2"	193	Utah St.	Midvale, UT USA	10	4
9	Bill Shepherd	B	December 4, 1911	5'9"	198	West. Maryland	Clearfield, PA USA	3	2
36	Dwight Sloan	TB	April 7, 1914	5'10"	180	Arkansas	Rudy, AR USA	11	5
33	Harry Smith	RT	August 26, 1918	5'11"	215	USC	Russellville, MO USA	10	8
43	Harry Speelman	OG-DG	October 4, 1916	5'11"	220	Michigan St.	, MI USA	4	0
15	Cal Thomas	G	July 1, 1915	6'2"	210	Tulsa		8	1
8	Sam Tsoutsouvas	C-LB-OG-DG	October 8, 1917	6'0"	205	Oregon St.	Madera, CA USA	3	0
22	Fred Vanzo	BB	January 8, 1916	6'2"	230	Northwestern	Universal, IN USA	10	10
5	Howie Weiss	FB	October 12, 1917	6'0"	210	Wisconsin	Fort Atkinson, WI USA	11	4
24	Whizzer White	P	June 8, 1917	6'1"	187	Colorado	Fort Collins, CO USA	11	9
48	Socko Wiethe	LG	October 17, 1912	6'0"	198	Xavier (OH)	Cincinnati, OH USA	10	9
40	Bob Winslow	DE	September 18, 1916	6'2"	205	USC	Rifle, CO USA	8	4
30	Alex Wojciechowicz	C	August 12, 1915	5'11"	217	Fordham	South River, NJ USA	11	5