Russell K. "Bull" Behman (January 15, 1900 – March 24, 1950) was an American professional

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player and coach in the early

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(NFL). He played

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Lebanon Valley College Lebanon Valley College (LVC, Lebanon Valley, or The Valley) is a private college in Annville, Pennsylvania. History Lebanon Valley was founded on February 23, 1866, with classes beginning May 7 of that year and its first class graduating in 1870 ...

in 1920 and 1921, and at

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in 1922 and 1923, captaining the team in the latter year. In 1924, Behman joined the

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, a long-established team but then new to the NFL. He emerged as a

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in 1925, hitting on five field goals and twelve PAT's. In 1926, he jumped to the new

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's Philadelphia Quakers, but when that league folded after one season, he returned to Frankford. He was twice named a first-team All-Pro. In 1929, he assumed the role of player-coach, still playing the line on both offense and defense and dropping back to punt. The following year, as the team began to run into financial problems, Behman resigned. His career NFL coaching record was 13–20–7.

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External links

Bull Behman at NFL.com
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