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1942 NFL All-Star Game (January)

National Football League all-star game

Field	Value
type	pb
full_name	1942 NFL All-Star Game (January)
name	1942
visitor	Chicago Bears
home	NFL All-stars
visitor_qtr1	0
home_qtr1	3
visitor_qtr2	21
home_qtr2	0
visitor_qtr3	7
home_qtr3	14
visitor_qtr4	7
home_qtr4	7
date	January 4, 1942
stadium	Polo Grounds
city	New York City
visitor_coach	George Halas
visitor_coach_team	[Chicago Bears](1941-chicago-bears-season)
home_coach	Steve Owen
home_coach_team	[New York Giants](1941-new-york-giants-season)
MVP	none selected
attendance	17,725
network	not televised
last	[1940 (Dec)](1940-nfl-all-star-game-december)
next	[1942 (Dec)](1942-nfl-all-star-game-december)

The 1942 National Football League All-star Game (January) was the professional football league's fourth all-star game. The game pitted the Chicago Bears, the league's champion for the 1941 season, against a team of all-stars. The game was played on Sunday, January 4, 1942, at the Polo Grounds in New York City. The Bears defeated the all-stars by a score of 35–24.

The George Halas' Bears entered the game as 4–1 favorites over the All-Stars led by New York Giants head coach Steve Owen. Although as many as 40,000 fans were expected, cold and snowy weather kept the crowd down to 17,725.

The game was originally planned to be played in Los Angeles where the first three All-Star games had been held, but it was moved to New York due to travel restrictions brought on by World War II. It was the first January football game ever held in New York.

References

Guenther, Jack. (January 5, 1942). "'Incredible' Bears Crush Gallant Stars". [[Pittsburgh Press]].
Scheffels, Paul. (January 1, 1942). "Bears Set to Face All-Stars". [[San Jose Mercury News.
(January 4, 1942). "Bears Roll For Three Touchdowns In Second Period To Beat All-Stars, 35 To 24". [[Hartford Courant]].

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