Daddy Potts
American football player (1898–1981)
American football player
Potts at Clemson in 1918 | |
Personal information | |
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Born: | (1898-08-16)August 16, 1898 York County, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died: | August 11, 1981(1981-08-11) (aged 82) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Fort Mill (SC) |
College: | Clemson |
Position: | Tackle |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Player stats at PFR | |
Robert Crockett "Daddy" Potts (August 16, 1898 – August 11, 1981)[1] was an American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in the 1926 NFL season. Potts won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets. Outside of the NFL, he played for the Millville Big Blue, a successful independent team out of New Jersey. In 1925 Rae and Millville (sometimes called the Haven-Villa of Winter Haven) played several pick-up games in Florida against the Tampa Cardinals, featuring Red Grange.[2]
References
External links
- Daddy Potts at Find a Grave
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Frankford Yellow Jackets 1926 NFL champions
- Bob Books
- Doc Bruder
- Johnny Budd
- Joe Carpe
- Guy Chamberlin
- Rudy Comstock
- Rae Crowther
- Leo Douglass
- Fred Graham
- Tex Hamer
- Bill Hoffman
- Paul Hogan
- Two-Bits Homan
- Ben Jones
- Bulger Lowe
- Walter Mahan
- Hap Moran
- Daddy Potts
- Max Reed
- Wooky Roberts
- Lou Smyth
- Bill Springsteen
- Hust Stockton
- Ed Weir
- Ned Wilcox
- Swede Youngstrom
Head coach: Guy Chamberlin
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