1940 All-Big Six Conference football team
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 Backs 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 Ray Prochaska, Nebraska (UP-1) Bill Jennings, Oklahoma (UP-1) Fred Preston, Nebraska (UP-2) Bob Crocker, Missouri (UP-2) Tackles 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 Warren Alfson, Nebraska (UP-1) Hal Lahar, Oklahoma (UP-1) Tom Smith, Iowa State (UP-2) Ed Schwartzkopf, Nebraska (UP-2) Centers Don Pierce, Kansas (UP-1) Ken Hamkil, Kansas State (UP-2) Key UP = United Press See also 1940 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Six Conference football team All-Big Eight Conference football teams