List of players who appeared in only one game in the NFL (1930–1939)

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This is a list of American football players who played only one game in the National Football League (NFL) during the league's second decade from 1930 to the 1939. This list does not include those who were on an active roster but never actually appeared in a game. Nor does it include those who appeared only in a pre-season or exhibition game.

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Key

1930

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Walt Ambrose Guard Portsmouth Spartans 1930No Carroll [1] [2]
Stub Blackman Fullback Chicago Bears 1930No Tulsa [3]
Phil Brennan End Newark Tornadoes 1930No Loyola Chicago [4]
Koester Christensen EndPortsmouth Spartans1930No Michigan State [5]
Fred FailingGuard Chicago Cardinals 1930No Central Michigan [6]
Fred GetzEnd Brooklyn Dodgers 1930No Chattanooga [7]
Aaron Grant Center Portsmouth Spartans1930No Tennessee Wesleyan, Chattanooga [8]
John Law Tackle Newark Tornadoes1930No Notre Dame [9]
Paul Liston GuardNewark Tornadoes1930No Georgetown [10]
Jim NicelyTackle Staten Island Stapletons 1930No Gettysburg [11]
Ken ProvencialEnd Frankford Yellow Jackets 1930NoGeorgetown [12]
Jim Schuber Halfback Brooklyn Dodgers1930No Navy [13]
Ronald ShearerTacklePortsmouth Spartans1930No Drake [14]
Hal TruesdellTackle Minneapolis Red Jackets 1930No Hamline [15]
Eddie WallBackFrankford Yellow Jackets1930No Allegheny, Grove City [16]
Bill WexlerCenter Providence Steam Roller 1930No NYU [17]

1931

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Irv Constantine Halfback Staten Island Stapletons 1931No Syracuse [18]
Fred DaGata Fullback Providence Steam Roller 1931No Boston College, Providence [19]
Fred Danziger Fullback Cleveland Indians 1931No Michigan State [20]
Hoot Herrin Center, guard Cleveland Indians1931No Saint Mary's (CA) [21]
Buck Lamme End Cleveland Indians1931No Ohio Wesleyan [22]
Franklin LewisFullbackCleveland Indians1931No Purdue [23]
Gus MastroganyEnd Chicago Bears 1931No Iowa [24]
Dutch MillerCenter Portsmouth Spartans 1931No Wittenberg [25]
Don Ridler Tackle Cleveland Indians1931NoMichigan State [26]
Jim TarrEndCleveland Indians1931NoNevada (MO), Kemper Military School [27]
Drip Wilson CenterCleveland Indians1931NoNone [28]

1932

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Bernie Leahy Halfback Chicago Bears 1932No Notre Dame [29]
Carmen ScardineBack Chicago Cardinals 1932NoNone [30]
Art Schiebel Tackle Staten Island Stapletons 1932No Colgate [31]
Ken Wendt Guard Chicago Cardinals1932No Marquette [32]

1933

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Mil BernerCenterCincinnati Reds1933NoSyracuse
Sam Cooper TacklePittsburgh Pirates1933NoGeneva
Sonny DoellTackleCincinnati Reds1933NoTexas
Porter Lainhart QuarterbackPhiladelphia Eagles1933NoWashington State [33]
Jim Letsinger GuardPittsburgh Pirates1933YesPurdue
Dick Marsh GuardNew York Giants1933NoOklahoma, Phillips [34]
Gil Robinson EndPittsburgh Pirates1933NoCatawba
Tony RovinskiEndNew York Giants1933NoHoly Cross [35]
Mike Steponovich GuardBoston Redskins1933NoSt. Mary's (CA) [36]
David Ward EndBoston Redskins1933NoHaskell, New Mexico [37]
Tommy Whelan BackPittsburgh Pirates1933NoCatholic

1934

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Dan Barnhart BackPhiladelphia Eagles1934NoSt. Mary's (CA), Centenary
Knuckles Boyle TackleNew York Giants1934NoAlbright
Chuck BrodnickiGuardBrooklyn Dodgers1934NoVillanova
Len GuddEndPhiladelphia Eagles1934NoTemple
Lorne JohnsonFullbackPhiladelphia Eagles1934NoTemple
Zvonimir Kvaternik GuardPittsburgh Pirates1934NoKansas
Harry Marker BackPittsburgh Pirates1934NoWest Virginia
Phil PothGuardPhiladelphia Eagles1934NoGonzaga
Bill PottsHalfbackPittsburgh Pirates1934NoVillanova
Babe Scheuer TackleNew York Giants1934NoNYU

1935

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Gene Augusterfer BackPittsburgh Pirates1935NoCatholic University
Les Borden End New York Giants 1935No Fordham [38]
Buster Maddox Tackle Green Bay Packers1935YesKansas State [39]
Dustin McDonald Guard Green Bay Packers1935No Indiana [40]
Aldo Richins BackDetroit Lions1935No Utah [41]
Dominic Vairo EndGreen Bay Packers1935NoNotre Dame [42]

1936

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Bob Allman End Chicago Bears 1936No Michigan State [43]
Carl KaneBack Philadelphia Eagles 1936No Saint Louis [44]
Charlie McBrideBack Chicago Cardinals 1936No Washington State [45]
Bob TarrantEnd New York Giants 1936No Pittsburg State [46]

1937

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Hal CarlsonGuardChicago Cardinals1937NoNorthwestern, DePaul [47]
Billy HarrisEndPittsburgh Pirates1937NoHardin-Simmons [48]
Fred King HalfbackBrooklyn Dodgers1937NoHobart [49]
Charlie KnoxBackPhiladelphia Eagles1937No [50]
Bill MuellnerEndChicago Cardinals1937NoDePaul [51]
Charlie PayneWingbackDetroit Lions1937NoDetroit [52]
Ollie Savatsky EndCleveland Rams1937NoMiami (OH) [53]

1938

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Fred Borak Defensive endGreen Bay Packers1938NoWisconsin, Creighton [54]
Raymond Burnett HalfbackChicago Cardinals1938NoArkansas Tech, Arkansas State Teachers [55]
Bill FiedlerGuardPhiladelphia Eagles1938NoPenn [56]
Bob McGeeTackleChicago Cardinals1938NoSanta Clara [57]

1939

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Earl Bartlett HalfbackPittsburgh Pirates1939CentreNo [58]
John Biolo GuardGreen Bay Packers1939Lake ForestNo [59]
Rankin Britt EndPhiladelphia Eagles1939Texas A&MNo [60]
Don CosnerWingbackChicago Cardinals1939Montana StateNo [61]
Zed Coston CenterPhiladelphia Eagles1939Texas A&MNo [62]
Emmett Kriel GuardPhiladelphia Eagles1939BaylorNo [63]
Charlie Gainor Defensive endChicago Cardinals1939North DakotaNo [64]
Glynn RogersGuardChicago Cardinals1939TCUYes [65]
Karl Schuelke FullbackPittsburgh Pirates1939WisconsinNo [66]
Anton Stolfa QuarterbackChicago Bears1939Lutherno [67]
Steve Uhrinyak GuardWashington Redskins1939Franklin & MarshallNo [68]
John Wiatrak CenterDetroit Lions1939WashingtonNo [69]

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