George Henry Sullivan (March 15, 1897 – July 5, 1989) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

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who played two seasons with the

Frankford Yellow Jackets The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won ...

of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

. He played college football at the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

. He was also a member of the Philadelphia Quakers and

Atlantic City Roses The Melrose Athletic Club was a professional football team based in Atlantic City, New Jersey from 1921 until around 1927. The club which was also known as the Atlantic City Roses and the Atlantic City Atlantics was arguably the most popular foot ...

Professional career

Frankford Yellow Jackets

Sullivan played in 22 games, starting twelve, for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1924 to 1925.

Philadelphia Quakers

Sullivan played in eight games, starting six, for the Philadelphia Quakers of the American Football League during the 1926 season. The AFL folded after the 1926 season.

Atlantic City Roses

Sullivan signed with the Atlantic City Roses of the

Eastern League of Professional Football The Eastern League of Professional Football was an american football minor league formed in 1926 by independent clubs from Pennsylvania and New Jersey (separate from the ''" Eastern Pennsylvania Football League"'' which played in the late 1930s a ...

in 1927.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, George 1897 births 1989 deaths Players of American football from New York (state) American football running backs American football defensive backs Penn Quakers football players Frankford Yellow Jackets players Philadelphia Quakers (AFL) players Melrose Athletic Club players People from Baldwinsville, New York Sportspeople from Onondaga County, New York