Edmund Francis O'Hearn (December 1, 1898 — April 25, 1972) was a professional

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player. He played in the

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(NFL) in 1920 with the Cleveland Tigers and in 1921 with the

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. Prior to joining the NFL, O'Hearn played

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His older brother,

John O'Hearn John Ewing O'Hearn (July 28, 1893 – July 22, 1977) was a professional American football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) in 1920 with the Cleveland Tigers and in 1921 with the Buffalo All-Americans. O'Hearn graduated from ...

, played for the NFL's

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in 1921. Both brothers played for the Tigers in 1920.

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1898 births Year of death unknown American football tackles Boston College Eagles football players Cleveland Tigers (NFL) players Lehigh Mountain Hawks football players New York Brickley Giants players Sportspeople from Brookline, Massachusetts Players of American football from Norfolk County, Massachusetts {{Offensive-lineman-1890s-stub