The following people played for the Philadelphia Quakers 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Les Aplundh | Back1 | Swarthmore |
| Bob Beattie | Wingback2 | Princeton |
| Bull Behman | Tackle | Dickenson |
| Charlie Carton | Tackle3 | Holy Cross |
| Bill Coleman | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| Saville Crowther | Guard | Colgate |
| Bob Dinsmore | Back4 | Princeton |
| Doc Elliott5 | Back6 | Lafayette |
| Jerry Fay | Tackle7 | Grove City |
| Adrian Ford | Wingback2 | Lafayette |
| Lou “Red” Gebhard | Wingback | Lafayette |
| Knute Johnson | End | Muhlenberg |
| Glenn Killinger8 | Tailback | Penn State |
| Joe Kostos | End | Bucknell |
| Al Kreuz | Fullback | Western Michigan, Pennsylvania |
| Joe Marhefka | Tailback | Penn State, Lafayette |
| Century Milstead | Tackle | Wabash, Yale |
| Karl Robinson | Center | Pennsylvania |
| Johnny Scott | Blocking back | Lafayette |
| Butch Spagna | Guard | Brown, Lehigh |
| George Sullivan | Tailback | Pennsylvania |
| Whitey Thomas | End | Penn State |
| George Tully | End | Dartmouth |
| Charley Way | Back9 | Penn State |
1 Played fullback, blocking back (position later called “quarterback”), and wingback
2 Also played end
3 Also played center
4 Played blocking back, tailback, wingback, and fullback
5 Played five games for Cleveland Panthers before the team folded
6 Played tailback and fullback
7 Also played guard and end
8 Started 1926 season on New York Giants roster
9 Played wingback, tailback, and blocking back
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