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.
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Walt Ambrose | Guard | Portsmouth Spartans | 1930 | No | Carroll | [1] [2] |
Stub Blackman | Fullback | Chicago Bears | 1930 | No | Tulsa | [3] |
Phil Brennan | End | Newark Tornadoes | 1930 | No | Loyola Chicago | [4] |
Koester Christensen | End | Portsmouth Spartans | 1930 | No | Michigan State | [5] |
Fred Failing | Guard | Chicago Cardinals | 1930 | No | Central Michigan | [6] |
Fred Getz | End | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1930 | No | Chattanooga | [7] |
Aaron Grant | Center | Portsmouth Spartans | 1930 | No | Tennessee Wesleyan, Chattanooga | [8] |
John Law | Tackle | Newark Tornadoes | 1930 | No | Notre Dame | [9] |
Paul Liston | Guard | Newark Tornadoes | 1930 | No | Georgetown | [10] |
Jim Nicely | Tackle | Staten Island Stapletons | 1930 | No | Gettysburg | [11] |
Ken Provencial | End | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1930 | No | Georgetown | [12] |
Jim Schuber | Halfback | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1930 | No | Navy | [13] |
Ronald Shearer | Tackle | Portsmouth Spartans | 1930 | No | Drake | [14] |
Hal Truesdell | Tackle | Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1930 | No | Hamline | [15] |
Eddie Wall | Back | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1930 | No | Allegheny, Grove City | [16] |
Bill Wexler | Center | Providence Steam Roller | 1930 | No | NYU | [17] |
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Irv Constantine | Halfback | Staten Island Stapletons | 1931 | No | Syracuse | [18] |
Fred DaGata | Fullback | Providence Steam Roller | 1931 | No | Boston College, Providence | [19] |
Fred Danziger | Fullback | Cleveland Indians | 1931 | No | Michigan State | [20] |
Hoot Herrin | Center, guard | Cleveland Indians | 1931 | No | Saint Mary's (CA) | [21] |
Buck Lamme | End | Cleveland Indians | 1931 | No | Ohio Wesleyan | [22] |
Franklin Lewis | Fullback | Cleveland Indians | 1931 | No | Purdue | [23] |
Gus Mastrogany | End | Chicago Bears | 1931 | No | Iowa | [24] |
Dutch Miller | Center | Portsmouth Spartans | 1931 | No | Wittenberg | [25] |
Don Ridler | Tackle | Cleveland Indians | 1931 | No | Michigan State | [26] |
Jim Tarr | End | Cleveland Indians | 1931 | No | Nevada (MO), Kemper Military School | [27] |
Drip Wilson | Center | Cleveland Indians | 1931 | No | None | [28] |
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Bernie Leahy | Halfback | Chicago Bears | 1932 | No | Notre Dame | [29] |
Carmen Scardine | Back | Chicago Cardinals | 1932 | No | None | [30] |
Art Schiebel | Tackle | Staten Island Stapletons | 1932 | No | Colgate | [31] |
Ken Wendt | Guard | Chicago Cardinals | 1932 | No | Marquette | [32] |
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Mil Berner | Center | Cincinnati Reds | 1933 | No | Syracuse | |
Sam Cooper | Tackle | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1933 | No | Geneva | |
Sonny Doell | Tackle | Cincinnati Reds | 1933 | No | Texas | |
Porter Lainhart | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | 1933 | No | Washington State | [33] |
Jim Letsinger | Guard | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1933 | Yes | Purdue | |
Dick Marsh | Guard | New York Giants | 1933 | No | Oklahoma, Phillips | [34] |
Gil Robinson | End | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1933 | No | Catawba | |
Tony Rovinski | End | New York Giants | 1933 | No | Holy Cross | [35] |
Mike Steponovich | Guard | Boston Redskins | 1933 | No | St. Mary's (CA) | [36] |
David Ward | End | Boston Redskins | 1933 | No | Haskell, New Mexico | [37] |
Tommy Whelan | Back | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1933 | No | Catholic |
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Dan Barnhart | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | 1934 | No | St. Mary's (CA), Centenary | |
Knuckles Boyle | Tackle | New York Giants | 1934 | No | Albright | |
Chuck Brodnicki | Guard | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1934 | No | Villanova | |
Len Gudd | End | Philadelphia Eagles | 1934 | No | Temple | |
Lorne Johnson | Fullback | Philadelphia Eagles | 1934 | No | Temple | |
Zvonimir Kvaternik | Guard | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1934 | No | Kansas | |
Harry Marker | Back | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1934 | No | West Virginia | |
Phil Poth | Guard | Philadelphia Eagles | 1934 | No | Gonzaga | |
Bill Potts | Halfback | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1934 | No | Villanova | |
Babe Scheuer | Tackle | New York Giants | 1934 | No | NYU |
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Gene Augusterfer | Back | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1935 | No | Catholic University | |
Les Borden | End | New York Giants | 1935 | No | Fordham | [38] |
Buster Maddox | Tackle | Green Bay Packers | 1935 | Yes | Kansas State | [39] |
Dustin McDonald | Guard | Green Bay Packers | 1935 | No | Indiana | [40] |
Aldo Richins | Back | Detroit Lions | 1935 | No | Utah | [41] |
Dominic Vairo | End | Green Bay Packers | 1935 | No | Notre Dame | [42] |
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Bob Allman | End | Chicago Bears | 1936 | No | Michigan State | [43] |
Carl Kane | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | 1936 | No | Saint Louis | [44] |
Charlie McBride | Back | Chicago Cardinals | 1936 | No | Washington State | [45] |
Bob Tarrant | End | New York Giants | 1936 | No | Pittsburg State | [46] |
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Hal Carlson | Guard | Chicago Cardinals | 1937 | No | Northwestern, DePaul | [47] |
Billy Harris | End | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1937 | No | Hardin-Simmons | [48] |
Fred King | Halfback | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1937 | No | Hobart | [49] |
Charlie Knox | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | 1937 | No | [50] | |
Bill Muellner | End | Chicago Cardinals | 1937 | No | DePaul | [51] |
Charlie Payne | Wingback | Detroit Lions | 1937 | No | Detroit | [52] |
Ollie Savatsky | End | Cleveland Rams | 1937 | No | Miami (OH) | [53] |
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Fred Borak | Defensive end | Green Bay Packers | 1938 | No | Wisconsin, Creighton | [54] |
Raymond Burnett | Halfback | Chicago Cardinals | 1938 | No | Arkansas Tech, Arkansas State Teachers | [55] |
Bill Fiedler | Guard | Philadelphia Eagles | 1938 | No | Penn | [56] |
Bob McGee | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals | 1938 | No | Santa Clara | [57] |
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Earl Bartlett | Halfback | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1939 | Centre | No | [58] |
John Biolo | Guard | Green Bay Packers | 1939 | Lake Forest | No | [59] |
Rankin Britt | End | Philadelphia Eagles | 1939 | Texas A&M | No | [60] |
Don Cosner | Wingback | Chicago Cardinals | 1939 | Montana State | No | [61] |
Zed Coston | Center | Philadelphia Eagles | 1939 | Texas A&M | No | [62] |
Emmett Kriel | Guard | Philadelphia Eagles | 1939 | Baylor | No | [63] |
Charlie Gainor | Defensive end | Chicago Cardinals | 1939 | North Dakota | No | [64] |
Glynn Rogers | Guard | Chicago Cardinals | 1939 | TCU | Yes | [65] |
Karl Schuelke | Fullback | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1939 | Wisconsin | No | [66] |
Anton Stolfa | Quarterback | Chicago Bears | 1939 | Luther | no | [67] |
Steve Uhrinyak | Guard | Washington Redskins | 1939 | Franklin & Marshall | No | [68] |
John Wiatrak | Center | Detroit Lions | 1939 | Washington | No | [69] |
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