John Frederick Bryan (February 28, 1897July 1, 1966) was a professional

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player for the

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, and

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. He was also a

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and franchise owner of the Badgers in

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and

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. The Badgers franchise was turned over to Bryan after it was discovered that the team had employed four Chicago high school players for game against the

that resulted in a 59-0 loss for the Badgers. As a result of the scandal, owner Ambrose McGuirk was forced by NFL President

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to turn over his franchise to Bryan. Under Bryan, the team did manage to win two games in

due to the arrival of

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. However Milwaukee dropped out of the NFL after that season.

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