| Type: | pb |
| Full Name: | 1942 NFL All-Star Game (January) |
| 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 |
| Home Coach: | Steve Owen |
| Home Coach Team: | New York Giants |
| Mvp: | none selected |
| Attendance: | 17,725 |
| Network: | not televised |
| Last: | 1940 (Dec) |
| Next: | 1942 (Dec) |
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.[1]
The George Halas' Bears entered the game as 4–1 favorites over the All-Stars led by New York Giants head coach Steve Owen.[2] Although as many as 40,000 fans were expected,[2] cold and snowy weather kept the crowd down to 17,725.[1]
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.[2] To support the war effort, half of the game's proceeds went to the Naval Relief Society, a sum that amounted to $25,529.84.[3] It was the first January football game ever held in New York.[2]