1942 NFL All-Star Game (December)
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This article is about the NFL All-Star Game that followed the 1942 season, played on December 27, 1942. For the game that followed the 1941 season, played on January 4, 1942, see 1942 National Football League All-Star Game (January).
The 1942 National Football League All-Star Game (December) was the National Football League's fifth all-star game. The game pitted the Washington Redskins, the league's champion for the 1942 season, against a team of all-stars. The game was played on Sunday, December 27, 1942, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in front of 18,671 fans. The All-Stars defeated the Redskins by a score of 17–14.[1]
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Date | December 27, 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | none selected | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 18,671 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | not televised | ||||||||||||||||||
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Due to World War II, the All-Star Game was canceled following 1942 as travel restrictions were imposed. It would not return until 1951 as the Pro Bowl, with the champions vs. all-stars format changed to between divisions to avoid confusion with the Chicago College All-Star Game.[2]