John Ewing O'Hearn (July 28, 1893 – July 22, 1977) 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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. O'Hearn graduated from

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, where he was a member of the

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. He was elected to the

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in 1972. His younger brother, Ed O'Hearn, played for the NFL's

New York Brickley Giants The New York Giants (informally known as Brickley's Giants and Brickley's New York Giants) were a professional American football team with the American Professional Football Association (now the National Football League) whose only season played ...

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

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1893 births 1977 deaths American football ends Buffalo All-Americans players Cleveland Tigers (NFL) players Cornell Big Red football players All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Brookline, Massachusetts Players of American football from Norfolk County, Massachusetts {{collegefootball-player-stub