List of players who appeared in only one game in the NFL (1920–1929)

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

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Shirley BrickEndBuffalo All-Americans1920-11-14NoRice[1][2][3][4]
Max BroadhurstTackleDayton Triangles1920NoWestern Reserve, Case Tech[5][6][7]
Matt BrownHalfbackAkron Pros1920NoSyracuse[8]
Ralph CapronBackChicago Tigers1920YesMinnesota[9][10]
Eddie CaseyBackBuffalo All-Americans1920NoHarvard[11]
Tony CatalanoGuardHammond Pros1920NoNone[12][13]
Len CharpierFullbackRacine Cardinals1920YesIllinois[14][15]
Fred ClarkeEndRochester Jeffersons1920NoNone[16]
Bill ConnellBackRochester Jeffersons1920NoNone[17][18]
Moon DucoteBackCleveland Tigers1920YesAuburn[19][20]
Arch ErehartBackMuncie Flyers1920YesIndiana[21][22]
Charlie EssmanGuardColumbus Panhandles1920NoChristian Brothers[23][24]
Walt FrickeyEndRochester Jeffersons1920NoNone[25][26]
Birdie GardnerTackleCanton Bulldogs1920NoCarlisle[27][28]
GatesGuardDetroit Heralds1920NoNone[29]
Wilbur HendersonFullbackHammond Pros1920NoNone[30][31]
Tom HenryBackRock Island Independents1920NoLSU[32][33]
Pat HerronEndCleveland Tigers1920YesPittsburgh[34][35]
Lenny HighEndDecatur Staleys1920NoEastern Illinois[36]
Bill JoyceQuarterbackDetroit Heralds1920YesHoly Cross, Catholic University[37]
KingBackDetroit Heralds1920NoUnknown[38]
John KvistTackleRochester Jeffersons1920NoNone[39][40]
Alvin LoucksGuardDetroit Heralds1920NoMichigan[41]
George MagerkurthTackleRock Island Independents1920NoNone[42]
Phil MarshallEndCleveland Tigers1920YesCarnegie Tech[43]
MathewsonBackHammond Pros1920NoNone[44]
McCoyTackleDetroit Heralds1920NoNone[45]
Ralph MeadowEndCanton Bulldogs1920YesNone[46]
Buck MilesFullbackAkron Pros1920NoWashington and Lee[47]
PepperGuardRochester Jeffersons1920NoNone[48]
Joseph PlunkettBackChicago Tigers1920NoNone[49]
Spencer PopeEndMuncie Flyers1920NoIndiana[50]
Bill PrestonTackleAkron Pros1920NoMissouri[51]
Speed RiddellEndRock Island Independents1920NoNebraska[52]
Loyal RobbTackleRock Island Independents1920NoNone[53]
John RuppGuardBuffalo All-Americans1920NoNone[54]
Heinie SchultzEndDetroit Heralds1920NoNone[55]
SullivanFullbackRock Island Independents1920NoNone[56]
Jim TalbottBackHammond Pros1920NoNorth Dakota[57]
Howard Yerges Sr.BackColumbus Panhandles1920YesOhio State[58]
Randy YoungEndDecatur Staleys1920NoMillikin[59]

1921

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Nate AbramsEndGreen Bay Packers1921NoNone[60]
Alec AndersonGuardWashington Senators1921NoBoston College, Holy Cross, Georgetown[61]
BacknorCenterTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06NoNone[62]
Ping BodieFullbackRacine Cardinals1921NoNone[63]
Fred BrummTackleTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06NoUnion (NY)[64][65]
CassidyBackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06NoNone[66]
Red ChenowethBackLouisville Brecks1921YesWest Virginia[67][68]
Howard CosterTackleWashington Senators1921NoMaryland[69][70]
Fred DayTackleCincinnati Celts1921NoOhio Wesleyan[71][72]
Joe DuSossoitEndNew York Brickley Giants1921YesDartmouth[73]
Earl EttenhausGuardRochester Jeffersons1921-11-20NoNone[74]
Louie FritschGuardEvansville Crimson Giants1921NoGeorgetown (KY)[75]
Ken FultonGuardMuncie Flyers1921YesNone[76]
Patsy GerardiEndWashington Senators1921NoNone[77]
Art GoerkeEndTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNone[78]
Percy W. GriffithsGuardCanton Bulldogs1921YesBloomsburg, Penn State[79]
Fatty HarrisTackleLouisville Brecks1921NoNone[80][81]
Andy HillhouseHalfbackBuffalo All-Americans1921NoBrown[82]
Clarence HosmerGuardTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06NoNone[83]
Bill HouserGuard, tackleLouisville Brecks1921YesNone[84]
Karl HowerFullbackLouisville Brecks1921YesNone[85]
Mark IngleGuardEvansville Crimson Giants1921NoNone[86]
Jimmy JemailQuarterbackNew York Brickley Giants1921YesBrown, Navy[87]
Charlie JonasenEndMinneapolis Marines1921NoNone[88]
Ralph JonesBackHammond Pros1921NoWabash[89]
George KaneGuardNew York Brickley Giants1921NoFordham[90]
Sam KaplanEndWashington Senators1921YesLehigh, Catholic U.[91]
KelloggHalfbackMuncie Flyers1921Yes[92]
Adolph KliebhanBackGreen Bay Packers1921YesNone[93]
Rudy KraftGuard, centerTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesPenn State[94]
George KuhrtTackleTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNone[95]
Wally LadrowHalfbackGreen Bay Packers1921NoNone[96]
Doc LaDuronFullbackMuncie Flyers1921YesLouisville Medical[97]
Henry LewisGuardLouisville Brecks1921NoNone[98]
Harry LiversFullbackWashington Senators1921NoGeorgetown[99]
Ray MacMurrayGuardMuncie Flyers1921YesLincoln, Dartmouth[100]
Herman MartellEndGreen Bay Packers1921NoNone[101]
Joe MartinHalfbackLouisville Brecks1921YesNone[102]
Tom McLaughlinFullbackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNotre Dame[103]
Bill MeisnerBackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesSyracuse[104]
John MillerFullbackDayton Triangles1921NoNotre Dame[105]
MooreTackleCleveland Indians1921YesUnknown[106]
Ted MoserGuardLouisville Brecks1921YesNone[107]
Johnny NagleEndNew York Brickley Giants1921NoNone[108]
Harry NewlandEndLouisville Brecks1921YesNone[109]
Con O'BrienTackleNew York Brickley Giants1921YesBoston College[110]
OhmerBackCincinnati Celts1921YesNone[111]
Henry OrthGuardCincinnati Celts1921YesMiami (OH)[112]
Frank PrimeauBackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNone[113]
RiceBackHammond Pros1921NoNone[114]
Tam RoseHalfbackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesSyracuse[115]
Bill SanbornEndTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNone[116]
Shriner[a]UnknownCincinnati Celts1921NoUnknown[117]
Pete SloneEndMuncie Flyers1921NoNone[118]
Marv SmithBackCanton Bulldogs1921NoPurdue[119]
Howie StithGuardLouisville Brecks1921NoNone[120]
Charlie TallmanTackleTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNone[121]
Dave ThompsonBackCincinnati Celts1921NoDenison[122]
Tiney[b]TackleRochester Jeffersons1921NoUnknown[123]
Gene VidalFullbackWashington Senators1921YesNebraska, South Dakota, Army[124]
Earl WarwegBackEvansville Crimson Giants1921NoNone[125]
Martin ZollGuardGreen Bay Packers1921NoNone[126]

1922

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
AndersonBackHammond Pros1922NoNone[127]
Norris ArmstrongTackleMilwaukee Badgers1922NoCentre[128]
Burl AtchesonEndColumbus Panhandles1922NoNone[129]
Benton[c]EndRochester Jeffersons1922YesNone[130]
Eddie BenzEndRochester Jeffersons1922YesNone[131]
Alex BobidoshEndOorang Indians1922NoNone[132]
Fred BrokerTackleOorang Indians1922NoCarlisle[133]
Al BurginGuardToledo Maroons1922YesNone[134]
Slats DalrympleCenterEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesIndiana, Wabash[135][136]
Winnie DentonGuardEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesDePauw[137]
Vic EndressBackEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesNone[138]
Doc FayEndGreen Bay Packers1922NoMarquette[139]
Norm GlocksonGuardRacine Legion1922YesNone[140]
Pete LauerFullbackEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesIowa[141]
Max MacCollumEndLouisville Brecks1922YesCentre[142][143]
Brian McGrathGuardLouisville Brecks1922YesNone[144]
Harry J. RobertsonTackleRochester Jeffersons1922YesSyracuse[145]
Buck SaundersBackToledo Maroons1922NoCalifornia[146][147]
Bill SingletonGuardHammond Pros1922NoWashington University[148]
Bill SlykerEndEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesOhio State[149]
Frank SpellacyEndBuffalo All-Americans1922YesNone[150]
Baptiste ThunderTackleOorang Indians1922YesNone[151]
Walker WhiteheadBackEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesNone[152]
WillertCenterHammond Pros1922NoNone[153]
Carl ZollGuardGreen Bay Packers1922NoNone[154]

1923

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
A. C. BaurTackleRacine Legion1923YesIllinois[155]
Red EmslieGuardRochester Jeffersons1923YesNone[156]
Al EspieTackleLouisville Brecks1923YesNone[157]
Pascal GiuglianoBackLouisville Brecks1923NoNone[158]
Hal HansenFullback, EndGreen Bay Packers1923NoMinnesota[159]
Cliff JetmoreHalfbackToledo Maroons1923NoNone[160]
Cy KasperHalfbackRochester Jeffersons1923YesNotre Dame[161]
Joe McSheaGuardRochester Jeffersons1923YesRochester[162]
Red MorseGuardDuluth Kelleys1923YesNone[163]
John QuastEndLouisville Brecks1923YesPurdue[164]
Ed RateBackMilwaukee Badgers1923YesPurdue[165]
Joe SetronGuardCleveland Indians1923NoWest Virginia[166]
Ben ShawGuardCanton Bulldogs1923NoNone[167]
Roy VassauTackleMilwaukee Badgers1923YesSt. Thomas[168]
Hal WilderGuardSt. Louis All-Stars1923YesNebraska Wesleyan, Nebraska[169]
Ernie WinburnEndSt. Louis All-Stars1923NoCentral Missouri State[170]

1924

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Reaves BaysingerEndRochester Jeffersons1924YesSyracuse[171]
Jim BradshawBackKansas City Blues1924NoIllinois, Nevada[172]
Eddie BrattEndDuluth Kelleys1924NoNone[173]
Bob ChoateGuardKansas City Blues1924NoHaskell[174]
Herbert ClowGuardDuluth Kelleys1924NoWisconsin-Superior[175]
Lee CroftGuardRacine Legion1924YesWisconsin-Platteville[176]
Art EngstromGuardDuluth Kelleys1924-9-28YesChicago[177]
Swede EricksonEndKenosha Maroons1924No[178]
Dick HanleyBackRacine Legion1924NoWashington State[179]
Oscar JohnsonFullbackChicago Bears1924NoVermont[180]
Shine KinderdineGuardDayton Triangles1924NoNone[181]
Joe MantellGuardColumbus Tigers1924YesNone[182]
MungerTackleChicago Cardinals1924YesNone[183]
NielsonBackRochester Jeffersons1924YesNone[184]
Clem NugentFullbackRochester Jeffersons1924NoIowa[185]
Harry O'ConnellTackleChicago Bears1924NoChicago[186]
Bill O'TooleGuardDuluth Kelleys1924NoNone[187]
Ivan QuinnGuardKansas City Blues1924YesCarroll (WI)[188]
RileyGuardRacine Legion1924YesNone[189]
Jim SanfordTackleDuluth Kelleys1924NoLehigh[190]
Dick SearsTackleKansas City Blues1924NoKansas State[191]
Basil StanleyGuardRock Island Independents1924NoNotre Dame[192]
Elmer VolgenauGuardRochester Jeffersons1924YesColgate[193]

1925

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Paul AndersonGuardRock Island Independents1925NoIllinois[194]
Les AsplundhFullbackBuffalo Bisons1925NoSwarthmore[195]
Lester BeldingEndRock Island Independents1925NoIowa[196]
Phil BranonTackleCleveland Bulldogs1925NoHoly Cross[197]
Bill BucherEndDetroit Panthers1925YesClarkson[198]
Ham ConnorsEndRochester Jeffersons1925YesNone[199]
Jack DanielsBackMilwaukee Badgers1925NoNone[200]
Darroll DeLaPorteBackMilwaukee Badgers1925YesNone[201]
Wop DrumsteadGuardHammond Pros1925YesNone[202]
Gus EkbergFullbackCleveland Bulldogs1925NoMinnesota, West Virginia[203]
Wilmer FlemingHalfbackCanton Bulldogs1925NoMount Union[204]
John GablerGuardDayton Triangles1925NoNone[205]
Harry HallBackRock Island Independents1925YesChicago, Illinois[206]
Ching HammillBackProvidence Steam Roller1925YesConnecticut, Villanova, Georgetown[207]
Fritz HenryGuardAkron Pros1925YesNone[208]
Ed HermanEndRock Island Independents1925YesNorthwestern[209]
Chuck HillFullback, EndRock Island Independents1925YesIowa State[210]
Jake KaufmanTackleFrankford Yellow Jackets1925NoNone[211]
Jimmy KennedyFullbackBuffalo Bisons1925YesBoston College, Holy Cross[212]
William C. KenyonBackNew York Giants1925NoGeorgetown[213]
Mike KoziakBackDuluth Kelleys1925YesNone[214]
Rudy KutlerGuardCleveland Bulldogs1925NoOhio State[215]
Glen MagnussonGuardHammond Pros1925YesNorthwestern[216]
Johnny MahrtEndDayton Triangles1925NoDayton[217]
Hugh McGoldrickTackle, endProvidence Steam Roller1925NoLehigh[218]
Don MillerHalfbackProvidence Steam Roller1925YesNotre Dame[219]
Tom MoranBackNew York Giants1925NoCentre[220]
Ray NortonBackCleveland Bulldogs1925NoNone[221]
Charlie RichardsonBackMilwaukee Badgers1925NoNone[222][223][224]
Fred SheehanBackProvidence Steam Roller1925YesGeorgetown[225]
Jim SnyderBackMilwaukee Badgers1925NoNone[226]
Spike StaffGuardProvidence Steam Roller1925NoBrown[227]
Bill ThompsonCenterMilwaukee Badgers1925NoNone[228]
Rex TobinEndDuluth Kelleys1925NoNone[229]

1926

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Ben BangsBackLos Angeles Buccaneers1926NoWashington State[230]
Fred BeachGuardLos Angeles Buccaneers1926NoCalifornia[231]
Hook ComerFullbackCanton Bulldogs1926YesNone[232]
Don DimmickFullbackBuffalo Rangers1926NoHobart[233]
Jim EidenTackleLouisville Colonels1926YesNone[234]
Carl EtelmanBackProvidence Steam Roller1926YesTufts[235]
Tom GolsenGuardLouisville Colonels1926NoGeorgetown[236]
Glenn GreenwoodFullbackLouisville Colonels1926NoIowa[237]
Steve HansonEndLouisville Colonels1926YesCarthage[238]
Jim JaquithBackKansas City Cowboys1926NoEmporia[239]
Len JohnsonBackColumbus Tigers1926YesSyracuse[240]
Steve KobolinskiCenterBrooklyn Lions1926NoBoston College[241]
Lou KoplowTackleProvidence Steam Roller1926YesBoston U.[242]
Roy LongstreetCenterRacine Tornadoes1926YesIowa State[243]
Herbert MagidaBackHammond Pros1926NoNone[244]
Walter MahanGuardFrankford Yellow Jackets1926YesWest Virginia[245]
Walt McGawGuardGreen Bay Packers1926NoBeloit[246]
Joe McGloneBackProvidence Steam Roller1926YesHarvard[247]
Jack McKetesBackHammond Pros1926NoNone[248]
Dick NobleGuardHartford Blues1926NoTrinity (CT)[249]
Aaron OlikerEndPottsville Maroons1926YesWest Virginia[250]
OmenskyGuardLouisville Colonels1926YesNone[251]
Roger PowellBackBuffalo Rangers1926NoTexas A&M[252]
Red QuamBackDuluth Eskimos1926NoNone[253]
Ed ReagenBackBrooklyn Lions1926NoNone[254]
Frank SeedsBackCanton Bulldogs1926YesNone[255]
Rocky SegrettaEndHartford Blues1926NoNone[256]
Frank SeybothBackProvidence Steam Roller1926NoVermont[257]
James SheldonEndBrooklyn Lions1926NoBrown[258]
Gerry SherryFullbackLouisville Colonels1926YesNone[259]
Stan SierackiTackleHartford Blues1926NoPenn[260]
George SlagleGuardLouisville Colonels1926NoPenn[261]
Mel StuessyTackleChicago Cardinals1926NoSt. Edward's[262]
Harry StuhldreherBackBrooklyn Lions1926NoNotre Dame[263]
Hew SullivanGuardDuluth Eskimos1926NoNone[264]
Pete VainowskiGuardLouisville Colonels1926YesLoyola[265]
Harold ZerbyEndCanton Bulldogs1926NoNone[266]

1927

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Nick FarinaCenterPottsville Maroons1927NoVillanova[267]
Aubrey GoodmanTackleChicago Cardinals1927NoBaylor, Chicago[268]
Rollin RoachFullbackChicago Cardinals1927YesTCU[269]
ShanleyTackleDuluth Eskimos1927NoNone[270]
George TullyEndFrankford Yellow Jackets1927NoDartmouth[271]
George TuttleEndGreen Bay Packers1927NoMinnesota[272]

1928

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
Rip BachorTackleDetroit Wolverines1928YesDetroit[273]
Homer BlissGuardChicago Cardinals1928YesWashington & Jefferson[274]
Emil DobryEndFrankford Yellow Jackets1928NoMontana[275]
John HolmanTackleNew York Giants1928YesNone[276]
Lyons KelliherGuardChicago Cardinals1928NoNone[277]
Reggie RussellEndChicago Bears1928NoNone[278]
Aubrey StrosniderTackleDayton Triangles1928NoDayton[279]

1929

NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSource
John DepnerEndDayton Triangles1929YesNone[280]
Bob DwyerBackOrange Tornadoes1929NoGeorgetown[281]
John KauffmanTackle, guardDayton Triangles1929YesNone[282]
LaDue LurthHalfbackMinneapolis Red Jackets1929NoGustavus Adolphus[283]
Ralph MarstonQuarterbackBoston Bulldogs1929YesBoston U.[284]
Jack O'BrienHalfbackMinneapolis Red Jackets1929YesMinnesota[285]
Art PeedTackleBuffalo Bisons1929NoNone[286]
Ted RichardsEndChicago Bears1929NoIllinois[287]
Harry RichmanGuardChicago Bears1929NoIllinois[288]
Roy SchollGuardBoston Bulldogs1929NoLehigh[289]
Jack ShapiroBackStaten Island Stapletons1929NoNYU[290]
Ed TolleyGuardDayton Triangles1929NoNone[291]
Thurston TowleEndBoston Bulldogs1929NoBrown[292]

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