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Joe Carr
Joe Carr (Executive. Born, Columbus, OH, Oct. 22, 1880; died, Columbus, OH, May 20, 1939.) A very active sports administrator for two decades, Joseph F. Carr had his greatest impact on the National Football League. Carr succeeded Jim Thorpe, the first president, in 1921 and worked to expand the league from its small-town roots into […]
Charlie Brickley
Charlie Brickley (Pro football. Born, Boston, MA, Nov. 24, 1891; died, New York, NY, Dec. 28, 1949.) Though famous primarily as a Harvard football star (1911-13) and notable kicker, Charles Edward Brickley was New York’s first pro football entrepreneur. Brickley formed a team known as the Football Giants in 1921 that played only two games […]
