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Paddy Driscoll Early NFL Superstar...

Born January 11, 1895, in Evanston, Illinois, was College and Pro Football Hall of Fame back, Paddy...

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"Paddy Driscoll Early NFL Superstar back"

Last updated 📅 2024-01-11

Born January 11, 1895, in Evanston, Illinois, was College and Pro Football Hall of Fame back, Paddy Driscoll. This amazing athlete played college football as a quarterback and halfback for the Northwestern football team in 1915 and 1916. In 1917, he played Major League Baseball as an infielder for the Chicago Cubs.

He joined the United States Navy during World War I and played for the undefeated 1918 Great Lakes Navy football team that won the 1919 Rose Bowl. A triple-threat man in football, he was regarded as the best drop kicker and one of the best overall players in the early years of the National Football League. Driscoll was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. Paddy was on the Pro Football rosters of for the Hammond All-Stars (1917), Hammond Pros (1919), Racine/Chicago Cardinals (1920–1925), and Chicago Bears (1926–1929).
NFL Jersey 20. NFL Jersey 1. NFL Jersey 2.

  • HASHTAGS: #January11 #DriscollPaddy #GeorgeHalas #PaddyDriscoll #Halfback #Quarterback #ArizonaCardinals #ChicagoBears #ChicagoCardinals #DecaturStaleys #Number01 #Number02 #Number20 #Football #ProFootball
  • EVENTDAY: January 11
  • FOOTBALL NAME: Driscoll Paddy, George Halas, Paddy Driscoll
  • FOOTBALL POSITION: Halfback, Quarterback
  • FOOTBALL TEAM: Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals, Decatur Staleys
  • NFL JERSEY: Number 01, Number 02, Number 20
  • SPORTS: Football, Pro Football

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