How was such a thing possible? The answer is that in 1943, Todd played for a service team — a quirk of wartime football that led some NFL players back to college football. Sort of.

A football player named Dick Todd once made an AP All-America team the year AFTER winning an NFL title. How was such a thing possible?

How a quirk of wartime football led to an extra list of AP All-Americans during the 1940s During World War II, some NFL players found themselves back in college football, thanks to military ...