List of Brooklyn Lions players
This is a list of American football players who have played for the Brooklyn Horsemen in the National Football League in 1926. It includes players that have played at least one match during the NFL season. The Lions franchise was originally merged with the Brooklyn Horsemen of the American Football League until disbanding after the 1926 NFL season.
Name | Position | College |
---|---|---|
Herm Bagby | Wingback1 | Arkansas |
Hugh Blacklock | Tackle2 | Michigan State |
James Bond | Guard | Pittsburgh |
Blocking Back3,1 | Villanova, Fordham, Lafayette | |
Earl BrittonH | Fullback | Illinois |
Dutch Connor | Wingback | New Hampshire |
Leo Douglass4,5 | Fullback1 | Lehigh, Vermont |
Ted DrewsH | End | Princeton |
Hec GarveyH,6 | Tackle | Notre Dame |
Ed HarrisonH | End | Boston College |
Red HowardH | Guard | New Hampshire, Princeton |
Paul Jappe | Tackle7 | Syracuse |
Center | Boston College | |
Blocking back1 | University of Pennsylvania | |
Dick McGrath | Tackle2 | Holy Cross |
Guard | Cornell | |
Tommy Myers | Backing block | Fordham |
Swede Nordstrom | Guard8 | Trinity |
H | Center | Colgate, St. John's |
Tackle | none | |
Owen Reynolds | End | Georgia |
Quentin Reynolds | Guard8 | Brown |
Bill Rooney | Back9 | none |
End | Brown | |
Fullback10 | Penn State | |
Center | Brown | |
11 | Center | Fordham |
Harry StuhldreherH | Blocking Back | Notre Dame |
Tarzan TaylorH | Guard | Ohio State |
Rex Thomas | Wingback1 | Tulsa, St. Mary’s |
Wingback | New York University | |
Guard8 | Colgate | |
Tackle12 | Lehigh | |
Dave Ziff | End | Syracuse, Carson-Newman |
H Was on Brooklyn Horsemen AFL team roster prior to merger with the NFL Lions
1 Also played tailback
2 Also played center
3 Position later known as quarterback
4 Started season with Hartford Blues
5 Finished season with Frankford Yellow Jackets
6 Finished season with New York Yankees (AFL)
7 Also played end
8 Also played tackle
9 Played wingback and blocking back
10 Also played wingback
11 Started season with New York Giants
12 Also played guard
References[]
- Brooklyn Lions players
- Lists of players by National Football League team