Milton Addas "Mitt" Romney (June 20, 1899 – November 10, 1975) was an American professional football player who played in the

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for the Racine Legion from 1923 to 1924Pro-Football-Reference
Retrieved February 25, 2012. and was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1925 to 1928. Romney played quarterback for the

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in the early 1920s when it had a winning varsity team, and was elected captain of the team in 1922. After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1923, Romney was head basketball coach at the

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during the 1922–23 season. He coached the Longhorns to a record of 11–7. Romney was born in

Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...

. He is the cousin of

George W. Romney George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd gover ...

, father of former Massachusetts Governor, 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate and current junior Utah Senator Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney is his

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and is a first cousin once removed. Romney died in

Little Rock, Arkansas ( The "Little Rock") , government_type = Council-manager , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = D , leader_title2 = Council , leader_name2 ...

on November 10, 1975.

Head coaching record

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