Gofrid Jacob Fleischman (August 15, 1901 - April 27, 1988) was a professional

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 with ...

player with the Detroit Panthers and the Providence Steam Roller 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 ...

(NFL). He was also named to the '' Green Bay Press-Gazette'' and '' Chicago Herald'' All-Pro teams in 1927. In 1928, he won an NFL Championship with Providence. Prior to joining the NFL, Jack played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

. Outside of football, Jack played minor league baseball in 1920 with the

Winston-Salem Twins Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in ...

of the Piedmont League.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fleischman, Jack 1901 births 1988 deaths Players of American football from Michigan Baseball players from Michigan Detroit Panthers players Providence Steam Roller players Winston-Salem Twins players Purdue Boilermakers football players