The Chicago Rockets were an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets. Unlike the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts, the franchise did not join the National Football League (NFL) prior to the 1950 season.
Richard Dennis Lynch was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He was a one-time Pro Bowler in 1963, when he led the NFL in interceptions. He also led the league in interceptions in 1961.
Leon "Pop" Bright, Jr. is a former Gridiron football player in the Canadian Football League for four years and in the National Football League for five years.
Brandon Joseph Winey is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and New York Giants. He played college football at Louisiana State University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. Winey attended Washington-Marion Magnet High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Winey was arrested for the shooting of LSU player Tahj Jones on April 12, 2014.
Carlo Carcano was an Italian footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
John Ewing O'Hearn was an American professional football player who was an End in the National Football League (NFL). He played in 1920 with the Cleveland Tigers and in 1921 with the Buffalo All-Americans. O'Hearn graduated from Cornell University, where he was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
Stanley Bingham Cofall was an American football player and coach.
Harry Raymond Mattos, nicknamed "the Horse" or "the Toe", was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Rams.
A nameless professional American football team, based in Syracuse, New York and generically known as the Syracuse Pros or Syracuse Eleven, was once thought to have joined the American Professional Football Association (now the National Football League for the 1921 season. The team was coached by Mike Purdy and managed by Andy Friedman. Syracuse University multi-sport standout John Barsha was the team's franchise player.
The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by captains Galen Cisco and Leo Brown. They were the third national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were awarded the title by the UPI Coaches Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl.
Viktor Hierländer was an Austrian football player and manager.
John Francis "Doc" Haggerty (1895–1964) was a professional football player who spent two years of the American Professional Football Association with the Cleveland Tigers, Canton Bulldogs, and the New York Brickley Giants. Doc played college football at Tufts University.
Mark Henry Devlin Jr. was a professional American football player.
Erling Eugene "Dinger" Doane was an American football player. He excelled at football at Somerville High School from 1912 to 1914 before being a standout at Tufts University where he scored a touchdown in Tufts first formal win over Harvard in 1916. Following his college career, he played professionally in the National Football League with the Cleveland Tigers, Milwaukee Badgers, Detroit Panthers, Pottsville Maroons, Providence Steam Roller and the New York Brickley Giants. Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day New York Giants. He joined the pre-NFL Frankford Yellow Jackets briefly in 1921 for a game against the Union Quakers of Philadelphia.
William David Maginnes was a professional American football player. He played in the National Football League in 1921 with the New York Brickley Giants. Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day New York Giants. While with the Giants, Dave was teammates with his brother Al.
Idrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland. It was founded on 12 April 1917.
Herbert Loren Johnson was an American football halfback who played for the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Washington.
Ben Edwards is a former American football wide receiver. He played football and basketball at York High School in Yorktown, Virginia. He played college football at Richmond for four years. Edwards earned First-team All-CAA honors in 2012 after leading the CAA in receptions with 80. He was also named First-team All-CAA his senior year in 2013. After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Edwards remained unsigned until being signed by the New York Giants in May 2015. He played in two games for the Giants in 2015, catching one pass for nine yards. He spent the entire 2016 season on injured reserve and became a free agent afterwards.
Jordan Cornell Williams is a former American football linebacker. He played his senior season of high school football at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Florida. He played college football at Tennessee for four years. Williams played in 44 games, of which he started 21, during his college career, recording 66 tackles and 6.5 sacks. After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, he signed with the New York Jets and spent time on the team's practice squad before being released in September 2015. He was then signed by the Miami Dolphins, where he spent time on both the practice squad and active roster, before being released in September 2016. He was then signed to the Giants' practice squad in December 2016.