Alf Cobb

Games played:	21
Games started:	16
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alf Cobb
	Cobb from 1919 Syracuse yearbook
No. 15
Position:	Guard, ; Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	June 7, 1892; Athol, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:	September 2, 1974 (aged 82); West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Waltham (MA)
College:	Syracuse
Career history
	Akron Pros (1920–1921); Cleveland Bulldogs (1925);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1920); Second-team All-Pro (1920); Consensus All-American (1917);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	21
Games started:	16
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alfred Russell Cobb (June 7, 1892 – September 12, 1974) was an American college and professional football player. Cobb played college football for Syracuse University, and later played professionally in the National Football League (NFL).

Career

Cobb attended Syracuse University, where he played for the Syracuse Orange Football team. In 1917, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at the tackle position, having received first-team honors from International News Service (INS), News Enterprise Association (NEA), and Collier's Weekly (as selected by Walter Camp).^[1]

Cobb played in the early days of the NFL, when it was still known as the American Professional Football Association (APFA), including for the Akron Pros and the Cleveland Bulldogs. As a member of the 1920 Akron Pros, Cobb was a member of the first NFL Championship team.^[2]^[3]

Over three APFA/NFL seasons, Cobb played in 21 games as a lineman, starting 16 of them.

References

^ 2014 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 4 & 14 (2014). Retrieved August 17, 2014.
^ "Alf Cobb". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
^ Carroll, Bob (1982). "Akron Pros 1920" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (12): 1–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012.

[ncaarecordsbook-1] 2014 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 4 & 14 (2014). Retrieved August 17, 2014.

[2] "Alf Cobb". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2014.

[3] Carroll, Bob (1982). "Akron Pros 1920" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (12): 1–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012.

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v t e 1917 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Benny Boynton HB Chic Harley HB Elmer Oliphant HB Everett Strupper
Line	E Charles Bolen E Henry Miller E Paul Robeson T Alfred Cobb T George Hauser G Eugene Neely G Herb Sies G Jock Sutherland C Frank Rydzewski