List of Newark Bears (AFL) players
The following people played for the Bears for at least one game in the 1926 AFL regular season, the only one of the team’s (and the league’s) existence:[1]
| Name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| End | Muhlenberg | |
| Jimmy Brewster | Blocking Back1 | Georgia Tech |
| Guard2 | Muhlenberg | |
| Back3 | Georgia Tech | |
| Carl Davis | Tackle | West Virginia |
| Goldy Goldstein | Guard | Florida |
| Hal Hansen | Fullback4 | Minnesota |
| George Kerr | Guard | Catholic |
| End | Kentucky | |
| Guard | none | |
| Adrian “Sparky” Maurer | Wingback | Oglethorpe |
| 5 | Guard | Boston College |
| John Murray | Center | Georgia Tech |
| Ark Newton | Wingback | Florida |
| Guard6 | Syracuse, Muhlenberg | |
| Bob Rives | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
| Sammy Stein | End | none |
| End | Muhlenberg | |
| Cy Williams | Tackle | Florida |
| Ike Williams | Back7 | Georgia Tech |
| Doug Wycoff | Tailback | Georgia Tech |
1 Position later known as quarterback
2 Also played tackle
3 Played fullback and tailback
4 Also played end
5 After the Newark Bears folded, for the Boston Bulldogs for rest of 1926 season
6 Also played center
7 Played fullback and blocking back
References[]
- ^ David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Rick Korch, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, From 1892 to the Present (St. Martin’s Press 1994), ISBN 0-312-11435-4
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