List of Cleveland Panthers players
The following people played for the Panthers for at least one game in the 1926 AFL regular season, the only one of the team's (and the league's) existence:[1]
| Name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Norty "Mope" Behm | End1 | Iowa State |
| Cookie Cunningham | End | Ohio State |
| Doc Elliott | Fullback | Lafayette |
| Myles Evans | Tackle | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Billy Gribben | Tailback | Case Western Reserve |
| Eddie "Red" Kregenow | End | Akron |
| Al Michaels | Tailback | Heidelberg, Ohio State |
| Al Nesser2 | Guard3 | none |
| Dave Noble | Back4 | Nebraska |
| John Otterbacher | Guard | Ohio State |
| Guy Roberts | Back4 | Dayton |
| Red Roberts | Tackle | Centre |
| Jack Sack | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| Bob Spiers | Tackle5 | Ohio State |
| Al Thornburg | Center | Iowa State |
| Ralph Vince | Guard | Washington & Jefferson |
| Leo Virant | Guard | Iowa State |
| Red Weaver | Center | Centre |
| Jay Winters | Blocking back6 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Dick Wolf | Blocking back | Miami (Ohio) |
1 Also played fullback
2 Started 1926 season as coach of Akron Indians, then left to play for Panthers
3 Also played tackle
4 Played wingback and American football
5 Also played guard
6 Position currently known as quarterback
References
[edit]- ^ David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Rick Korch, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, From 1892 to the Present (St. Martin’s Press 1994), ISBN 0-312-11435-4