Description:Chapters: Ben "Sport" Donnelly, William Heffelfinger, Knowlton Ames, Laurie Bliss, Alvin H. Culver, Jesse Van Doozer. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ben "Sport" Donnelly was an American football player and coach. He was the second-ever known professional football player, behind Pudge Heffelfinger. He was paid $250 for one game on November 19, 1892 by the Allegheny Athletic Association, for a game against Washington & Jefferson University. The November 19 date was exactly seven days after the team paid Heffelfinger $500 for a game. In 1893, Donnelly was hired by the Allegheny Athletic Association as player-coach, making him the first man to ever coach a known pro team. Heffelfinger once said that Donnelly was the only man that he had played against who "could slug you and at the same time keep his eyes on the ball." Donnelly also served as the second head football coach at the University of Iowa for a single season in 1893, compiling a record of 34. Donnelly began his college football career at Princeton. While at Princeton, Donnelly was a star end on the team. Aside from playing with Allegheny in 1892, Donnelly also played with the Chicago Athletic Association that same year. He also played for the Manhattan Athletic Club in 1891. There were allegations that he was guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct on a field. One of his stunts was to purposely punch an opponent, then go to the referee and say, "Watch this guy. He's been slugging me all day." Once that player retaliated on the next play, under the watchful eye of the ref, he would then be thrown out of the game. In a Chicago game against the New York Cresants, the Cresants refused to take field unless Donnelly was barred from the Chicago lineup because of some alleged rough tactics he used while p...http: //booksllc.net/?id=2538515We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chicago Athletic Association Players: Ben "Sport" Donnelly, William Heffelfinger, Knowlton Ames, Laurie Bliss, Alvin H. Culver, Jesse Van Doozer. To get started finding Chicago Athletic Association Players: Ben "Sport" Donnelly, William Heffelfinger, Knowlton Ames, Laurie Bliss, Alvin H. Culver, Jesse Van Doozer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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28
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2010
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1158283458
Chicago Athletic Association Players: Ben "Sport" Donnelly, William Heffelfinger, Knowlton Ames, Laurie Bliss, Alvin H. Culver, Jesse Van Doozer
Description: Chapters: Ben "Sport" Donnelly, William Heffelfinger, Knowlton Ames, Laurie Bliss, Alvin H. Culver, Jesse Van Doozer. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ben "Sport" Donnelly was an American football player and coach. He was the second-ever known professional football player, behind Pudge Heffelfinger. He was paid $250 for one game on November 19, 1892 by the Allegheny Athletic Association, for a game against Washington & Jefferson University. The November 19 date was exactly seven days after the team paid Heffelfinger $500 for a game. In 1893, Donnelly was hired by the Allegheny Athletic Association as player-coach, making him the first man to ever coach a known pro team. Heffelfinger once said that Donnelly was the only man that he had played against who "could slug you and at the same time keep his eyes on the ball." Donnelly also served as the second head football coach at the University of Iowa for a single season in 1893, compiling a record of 34. Donnelly began his college football career at Princeton. While at Princeton, Donnelly was a star end on the team. Aside from playing with Allegheny in 1892, Donnelly also played with the Chicago Athletic Association that same year. He also played for the Manhattan Athletic Club in 1891. There were allegations that he was guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct on a field. One of his stunts was to purposely punch an opponent, then go to the referee and say, "Watch this guy. He's been slugging me all day." Once that player retaliated on the next play, under the watchful eye of the ref, he would then be thrown out of the game. In a Chicago game against the New York Cresants, the Cresants refused to take field unless Donnelly was barred from the Chicago lineup because of some alleged rough tactics he used while p...http: //booksllc.net/?id=2538515We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chicago Athletic Association Players: Ben "Sport" Donnelly, William Heffelfinger, Knowlton Ames, Laurie Bliss, Alvin H. Culver, Jesse Van Doozer. To get started finding Chicago Athletic Association Players: Ben "Sport" Donnelly, William Heffelfinger, Knowlton Ames, Laurie Bliss, Alvin H. Culver, Jesse Van Doozer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.