This is a list of American football players who played only one game in the National Football League (NFL) during the league's first decade from 1920 to the 1929. This list includes players from the American Professional Football Association (APFA) during the 1920 and 1921 seasons, i.e., before the APFA was renamed the NFL in 1922. 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.
Key
- Date - The "Date" column is intended to provide the date of the player's appearance in an NFL game. If the exact date has not yet been verified, then the column simply lists the year.
- Start - The "Start" column is intended to state whether or not the player's appearance in an NFL game was as a "starter". If the player appeared in the game as a substitute, the entry should state "No".
1920
1921
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Nate Abrams | End | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | No | None | [60] |
Alec Anderson | Guard | Washington Senators | 1921 | No | Boston College, Holy Cross, Georgetown | [61] |
Backnor | Center | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | No | None | [62] |
Ping Bodie | Fullback | Racine Cardinals | 1921 | No | None | [63] |
Fred Brumm | Tackle | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | No | Union (NY) | [64][65] |
Cassidy | Back | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | No | None | [66] |
Red Chenoweth | Back | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | West Virginia | [67][68] |
Howard Coster | Tackle | Washington Senators | 1921 | No | Maryland | [69][70] |
Fred Day | Tackle | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | No | Ohio Wesleyan | [71][72] |
Joe DuSossoit | End | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | Yes | Dartmouth | [73] |
Earl Ettenhaus | Guard | Rochester Jeffersons | 1921-11-20 | No | None | [74] |
Louie Fritsch | Guard | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1921 | No | Georgetown (KY) | [75] |
Ken Fulton | Guard | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | Yes | None | [76] |
Patsy Gerardi | End | Washington Senators | 1921 | No | None | [77] |
Art Goerke | End | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None | [78] |
Percy W. Griffiths | Guard | Canton Bulldogs | 1921 | Yes | Bloomsburg, Penn State | [79] |
Fatty Harris | Tackle | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | No | None | [80][81] |
Andy Hillhouse | Halfback | Buffalo All-Americans | 1921 | No | Brown | [82] |
Clarence Hosmer | Guard | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | No | None | [83] |
Bill Houser | Guard, tackle | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None | [84] |
Karl Hower | Fullback | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None | [85] |
Mark Ingle | Guard | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1921 | No | None | [86] |
Jimmy Jemail | Quarterback | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | Yes | Brown, Navy | [87] |
Charlie Jonasen | End | Minneapolis Marines | 1921 | No | None | [88] |
Ralph Jones | Back | Hammond Pros | 1921 | No | Wabash | [89] |
George Kane | Guard | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | No | Fordham | [90] |
Sam Kaplan | End | Washington Senators | 1921 | Yes | Lehigh, Catholic U. | [91] |
Kellogg | Halfback | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | Yes | | [92] |
Adolph Kliebhan | Back | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | Yes | None | [93] |
Rudy Kraft | Guard, center | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | Penn State | [94] |
George Kuhrt | Tackle | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None | [95] |
Wally Ladrow | Halfback | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | No | None | [96] |
Doc LaDuron | Fullback | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | Yes | Louisville Medical | [97] |
Henry Lewis | Guard | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | No | None | [98] |
Harry Livers | Fullback | Washington Senators | 1921 | No | Georgetown | [99] |
Ray MacMurray | Guard | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | Yes | Lincoln, Dartmouth | [100] |
Herman Martell | End | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | No | None | [101] |
Joe Martin | Halfback | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None | [102] |
Tom McLaughlin | Fullback | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | Notre Dame | [103] |
Bill Meisner | Back | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | Syracuse | [104] |
John Miller | Fullback | Dayton Triangles | 1921 | No | Notre Dame | [105] |
Moore | Tackle | Cleveland Indians | 1921 | Yes | Unknown | [106] |
Ted Moser | Guard | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None | [107] |
Johnny Nagle | End | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | No | None | [108] |
Harry Newland | End | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None | [109] |
Con O'Brien | Tackle | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | Yes | Boston College | [110] |
Ohmer | Back | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | Yes | None | [111] |
Henry Orth | Guard | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | Yes | Miami (OH) | [112] |
Frank Primeau | Back | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None | [113] |
Rice | Back | Hammond Pros | 1921 | No | None | [114] |
Tam Rose | Halfback | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | Syracuse | [115] |
Bill Sanborn | End | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None | [116] |
Shriner[a] | Unknown | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | No | Unknown | [117] |
Pete Slone | End | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | No | None | [118] |
Marv Smith | Back | Canton Bulldogs | 1921 | No | Purdue | [119] |
Howie Stith | Guard | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | No | None | [120] |
Charlie Tallman | Tackle | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None | [121] |
Dave Thompson | Back | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | No | Denison | [122] |
Tiney[b] | Tackle | Rochester Jeffersons | 1921 | No | Unknown | [123] |
Gene Vidal | Fullback | Washington Senators | 1921 | Yes | Nebraska, South Dakota, Army | [124] |
Earl Warweg | Back | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1921 | No | None | [125] |
Martin Zoll | Guard | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | No | None | [126] |
1922
1923
1924
1925
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Paul Anderson | Guard | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | No | Illinois | [194] |
Les Asplundh | Fullback | Buffalo Bisons | 1925 | No | Swarthmore | [195] |
Lester Belding | End | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | No | Iowa | [196] |
Phil Branon | Tackle | Cleveland Bulldogs | 1925 | No | Holy Cross | [197] |
Bill Bucher | End | Detroit Panthers | 1925 | Yes | Clarkson | [198] |
Ham Connors | End | Rochester Jeffersons | 1925 | Yes | None | [199] |
Jack Daniels | Back | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | No | None | [200] |
Darroll DeLaPorte | Back | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | Yes | None | [201] |
Wop Drumstead | Guard | Hammond Pros | 1925 | Yes | None | [202] |
Gus Ekberg | Fullback | Cleveland Bulldogs | 1925 | No | Minnesota, West Virginia | [203] |
Wilmer Fleming | Halfback | Canton Bulldogs | 1925 | No | Mount Union | [204] |
John Gabler | Guard | Dayton Triangles | 1925 | No | None | [205] |
Harry Hall | Back | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | Yes | Chicago, Illinois | [206] |
Ching Hammill | Back | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | Yes | Connecticut, Villanova, Georgetown | [207] |
Fritz Henry | Guard | Akron Pros | 1925 | Yes | None | [208] |
Ed Herman | End | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | Yes | Northwestern | [209] |
Chuck Hill | Fullback, End | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | Yes | Iowa State | [210] |
Jake Kaufman | Tackle | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1925 | No | None | [211] |
Jimmy Kennedy | Fullback | Buffalo Bisons | 1925 | Yes | Boston College, Holy Cross | [212] |
William C. Kenyon | Back | New York Giants | 1925 | No | Georgetown | [213] |
Mike Koziak | Back | Duluth Kelleys | 1925 | Yes | None | [214] |
Rudy Kutler | Guard | Cleveland Bulldogs | 1925 | No | Ohio State | [215] |
Glen Magnusson | Guard | Hammond Pros | 1925 | Yes | Northwestern | [216] |
Johnny Mahrt | End | Dayton Triangles | 1925 | No | Dayton | [217] |
Hugh McGoldrick | Tackle, end | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | No | Lehigh | [218] |
Don Miller | Halfback | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | Yes | Notre Dame | [219] |
Tom Moran | Back | New York Giants | 1925 | No | Centre | [220] |
Ray Norton | Back | Cleveland Bulldogs | 1925 | No | None | [221] |
Charlie Richardson | Back | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | No | None | [222][223][224] |
Fred Sheehan | Back | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | Yes | Georgetown | [225] |
Jim Snyder | Back | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | No | None | [226] |
Spike Staff | Guard | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | No | Brown | [227] |
Bill Thompson | Center | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | No | None | [228] |
Rex Tobin | End | Duluth Kelleys | 1925 | No | None | [229] |
1926
1927
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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Nick Farina | Center | Pottsville Maroons | 1927 | No | Villanova | [267] |
Aubrey Goodman | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals | 1927 | No | Baylor, Chicago | [268] |
Rollin Roach | Fullback | Chicago Cardinals | 1927 | Yes | TCU | [269] |
Shanley | Tackle | Duluth Eskimos | 1927 | No | None | [270] |
George Tully | End | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1927 | No | Dartmouth | [271] |
George Tuttle | End | Green Bay Packers | 1927 | No | Minnesota | [272] |
1928
1929
Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College | Source |
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John Depner | End | Dayton Triangles | 1929 | Yes | None | [280] |
Bob Dwyer | Back | Orange Tornadoes | 1929 | No | Georgetown | [281] |
John Kauffman | Tackle, guard | Dayton Triangles | 1929 | Yes | None | [282] |
LaDue Lurth | Halfback | Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1929 | No | Gustavus Adolphus | [283] |
Ralph Marston | Quarterback | Boston Bulldogs | 1929 | Yes | Boston U. | [284] |
Jack O'Brien | Halfback | Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1929 | Yes | Minnesota | [285] |
Art Peed | Tackle | Buffalo Bisons | 1929 | No | None | [286] |
Ted Richards | End | Chicago Bears | 1929 | No | Illinois | [287] |
Harry Richman | Guard | Chicago Bears | 1929 | No | Illinois | [288] |
Roy Scholl | Guard | Boston Bulldogs | 1929 | No | Lehigh | [289] |
Jack Shapiro | Back | Staten Island Stapletons | 1929 | No | NYU | [290] |
Ed Tolley | Guard | Dayton Triangles | 1929 | No | None | [291] |
Thurston Towle | End | Boston Bulldogs | 1929 | No | Brown | [292] |
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