Harry O'Boyle (October 31, 1904 – May 5, 1994) was an

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in the

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. He first was a member of the

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for two seasons, however he did not see any playing time during a regular season game during his second season. After two seasons away from the NFL, he re-joined the Packers for the

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. The following season, he played with the

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1904 births 1994 deaths Players of American football from Des Moines, Iowa Green Bay Packers players Philadelphia Eagles players American football quarterbacks Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players {{Quarterback-1900s-stub