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1923 All-Pro Team
The 1923 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1923 NFL season. Tackle Pete Henry of the Canton Bulldogs and quarterback Paddy Driscoll of the Chicago Cardinals were the only two players unanimously selected as first-team All-Pros by all known selectors. Two African-American players won All-Pro honors: ends J. Mayo Williams, Inky Williams of the Hammond Pros and Duke Slater of the Rock Island Independents. Selectors and key For the 1923 season, there are four known selectors of All-Pro Teams. They are: GB = The ''Green Bay Press-Gazette'' compiled first, second, and third teams, based on polling of sports writers from the ''Green Bay Press-Gazette'', ''Racine Times Call'', ''Pittsburgh Post'', ''Racine Journal News'', ''Pittsburgh Gazette Times'', ''Milwaukee Wisconsin News'', ''Duluth News Tribune'', ''Rock Island Argus'', ''Akron Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Pro
All-Pro is an honor bestowed upon professional American football players that designates the best player at each position during a given season. All-Pro players are typically selected by press organizations, who select an "All-Pro team," a list that consists of at least 22 players, one for each offensive and defensive position, plus various special teams players depending on the press organization that compiles the list. All-Pro lists are exclusively limited to the major leagues, usually only the National Football League; in the past, other leagues recognized as major, such as the American Football League of the 1960s or the All-America Football Conference of the 1940s, have been included in All-Pro lists. Beginning in the early 1920s, All-Pro teams have traditionally been assembled from press polls of individually voting sportswriters. After polling the writers, the votes are tallied to determine the selected players and the results have historically been published through vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Island Independents
The Rock Island Independents were a professional American football team, based in Rock Island, Illinois, from 1907 to 1926. The Independents were a founding National Football League franchise. They hosted what has been retrospectively designated the first National Football League game on September 26, 1920 at Douglas Park. The Independents were founded in 1907 by Demetrius Clements as an independent football club. Hence, the team was named the "Independents." In 1926, the Independents left the NFL to become a charter member of the first American Football League, the only NFL team to do so. The Independents then folded along with the entire league in 1927. Pro Football Hall of Fame alumni Jimmy Conzelman (1920–1921), Joe Guyon (1924), Ed Healey (1920–1922), Duke Slater (1922-1926), and Jim Thorpe (1924–1925) played for the Independents. History Early history One of the first professional football teams, the Independents were founded in 1907 by Demetrius Clements as an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard O'Donnell (American Football)
Richard Lawrence O'Donnell (July 31, 1900 – January 19, 1947) was an American football player. He played most of his nine-year career with the Green Bay Packers. O'Donnell played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football, Minnesota Golden Gophers External linksNFL.com player page References 1900 births 1947 deaths American football wide receivers American football halfbacks Minnesota Golden Gophers football players Duluth Kelleys players Green Bay Packers players Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players Players of American football from Duluth, Minnesota {{widereceiver-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Winkelman
Ben Hartwell Winkelman (February 28, 1899 – December 18, 1981) was an American football player and coach. He played three seasons with the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League (NFL). Winkelman served as the head football coach at San Jose State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ... from 1940 to 1941, compiling a record of 16–4–3. Head coaching record References 1899 births 1981 deaths American football ends Arkansas Razorbacks football players Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches Milwaukee Badgers players Little Rock Eagles football coaches San Jose State Spartans football coaches Stanford Cardinal football coaches Fayetteville High School (Arkansas) alumni High school football coaches in Texas Sportspeople from Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Hanny
Frank Matthew "Duke" Hanny (October 12, 1897 – September 3, 1946) was an American football end who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hanny was the first player to be ejected in an NFL game in history, as he and Green Bay Packers player Tillie Voss exchanged punches in a game. He died in Aurora, Illinois Aurora is a city in the Chicago metropolitan area located partially in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage, Kane County, Illinois, Kane, Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall, and Will County, Illinois, Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Locat ..., on September 3, 1946, after a long illness. He was buried there at Mount Olivet Cemetery. References 1897 births 1946 deaths American football ends Chicago Bears players Green Bay Packers players Indiana Hoosiers football players Portsmouth Spartans players Providence Steam Roller players Players of American football from Aurora, Illinois {{widereceiver-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillie Voss
Walter Clarence "Tillie" Voss (March 28, 1897 – December 14, 1975) was an American football tackle who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). During his time with the Green Bay Packers, Voss, along with Frank Hanny of the Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ... were the first players to be ejected in a game in league history after exchanging punches. He died in 1975. NFL Records Most teams played for : 11 References External links * 1897 births 1975 deaths American football ends American football tackles Akron Pros players Buffalo All-Americans players Buffalo Bisons (NFL) players Chicago Bears players Dayton Triangles players Detroit Panthers players Detroit Tigers (NFL) players Detroit Titans football players Det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul G
Paulo George Marques João (born March 31), better known by his stage name Paul G, is an Angolan urban pop and R&B singer-songwriter, producer and dancer. He began his career as a founding member of Angola's first worldly known rap group South Side Posse (SSP) alongside Big Nelo, Jeff Brown, and Kudi. Later, Paul G went on to produce and guide the career of Bruna Tatiana, making her the first contestant from Angola in the hit real life television show Big Brother Africa. The success of his productions and collaborations with other artists gave him the opportunity to visit the United States of America, where he met with music producer H. Gil Ingles, a founding member of XPOSURE Entertainment. That sealed his career as a solo artist with the production of the debut album "Transition". In 2009, Paul G released his debut album Transition, which contained the Kora-nominated hit "Freaking Me Out" that features hip-hop artist Alashus (aka C1), and the original version of MTV Base nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Carberry
Glen Michael "Judge" Carberry (April 10, 1896 – February 19, 1976), sometimes listed as Glenn Carberry, was an American football player. Early years, military, and college A native of Ames, Iowa, he played college football for Notre Dame and was captain of the 1922 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. He also served in the infantry in World War I, attained the rank of lieutenant. After 11 months of service in France, he was injured in the explosion of an ammunition dump and was hospitalized for three weeks. He suffered a shattered ear drum. Professional football He also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as an end for the Buffalo All-Americans in 1923, the Buffalo Bisons in 1924, and the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1925. He was selected by Guy Chamberlin to the 1923 All-Pro Team. Coaching career Carberry was the head coach of the St. Bonaventure football team in 1924 and 1925. He then joined Jim Crowley's staff at Michigan Agricultural, servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Carroll
Elmer Ellsworth "Bird" Carroll was a professional football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs. He attended Washington & Jefferson College. Caroll won NFL championships with the Canton Bulldogs in 1922 and 1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t .... Notes * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caroll, Bird 1896 births 1982 deaths Players of American football from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Canton Bulldogs players Washington & Jefferson College alumni Washington & Jefferson Presidents football players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Urban
Louis John "Luke" Urban (March 22, 1898 – December 7, 1980) was an American multi-sport athlete and coach. He played four seasons of professional American football in the National Football League and two years of Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves. Urban was also a college football coach, a college and high school basketball coach, and a minor league baseball manager. Playing career College Urban played football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey for the Boston College Eagles. He was a captain for the football, basketball and baseball teams. He was a member of the 1920 College Football All-America Team. Football Urban played end for the Buffalo All-Americans from 1921 to 1924. He was named to the Buffalo Evening News All-APFA Team in 1921, George Halas' All-NFL Team in 1922, and the ''Collyers Eye Magazine'' and ''Canton Daily News'' All-NFL Team in 1923. Baseball Urban signed with the New York Yankees and played for their minor league teams in Buffalo and Columb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Tebell
Gustave Kenneth Tebell (September 6, 1897 – May 28, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. From 1925 to 1929, he coached football at North Carolina State University, where he compiled a 21–25–2 record. From 1934 to 1936, he coached at the University of Virginia, where he compiled a 6–18–4 record. From 1930 to 1951, he served as the head men's basketball coach at Virginia, achieving his first championship in just his second year. During that tenure, he compiled a 240–190 record, including a NIT berth in 1941. His 240 wins rank fourth in school history. In 1951 he became Athletic Director. Tebell also coached baseball at Virginia from 1941 to 1943 and from 1945 to 1955. Tebell played football and basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin. As an End (American football), end on the Wisconsin Badgers football, football team, he was selected a second-team All-American b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
