1920 Akron Pros Roster
American Professional Football Association (APFA)
Team Record: 8-0-3
Finishing 1st in the APFA
Won Championship
Coach: Elgie Tobin (8-0-3)
Location: Akron, Ohio
1920 Akron Pros StatisticsTeam Record: 8-0-3
Finishing 1st in the APFA
Won Championship
Coach: Elgie Tobin (8-0-3)
Location: Akron, Ohio
1920 Akron Pros Results
The Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association ended the 1920 season with a record of 8 wins and 0 losses and 3 ties, finishing first in the APFA.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Pros led the circuit with just 7 points allowed. Akron scored 151 points.
Elgie Tobin coached the team. The 1920 Akron Pros won the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Bailey | C | October 17, 1897 | 5'11" | 183 | West Virginia | Weston, WV USA | 11 | 9 |
| Scotty Bierce | RE | September 3, 1896 | 5'9" | 164 | Akron | Kearney, NE USA | 10 | 6 |
| Matt Brown | HB | 5'10" | 170 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | ||
| Alf Cobb | RG | June 7, 1892 | 5'11" | 210 | Syracuse | Athol, MA USA | 11 | 9 |
| Tuffy Conn | B | February 22, 1895 | 5'6" | 155 | Oregon St. | Helron, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Copley | RT | January 30, 1890 | 5'9" | 191 | Muhlenberg | Mahanoy City, PA | 11 | 9 |
| Ken Crawford | B | September 7, 1898 | 5'11" | 185 | Miami (OH) | Woodstock, CA USA | 7 | 1 |
| Budge Garrett | E-G-FB | April 17, 1893 | 5'9" | 200 | Rutgers | Muskogee, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| Harry Harris | BB | September 10, 1895 | 5'9" | 175 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 11 | 9 | |
| Tommy Holleran | BB | March 6, 1892 | none | Akron, OH | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pike Johnson | LT | September 30, 1896 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington & Lee | Javia, MA Sweden | 10 | 9 |
| Rip King | FB | October 25, 1895 | 6'1" | 202 | West Virginia | Franklin, TN USA | 11 | 9 |
| Frank McCormick | WB | November 5, 1894 | 5'11" | 190 | South Dakota | Genoa, NE USA | 11 | 8 |
| Buck Miles | FB | December 10, 1888 | 195 | Washington & Lee | Brooklyn, NY USA | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Moran | C-T | March 5, 1905 | 6'4" | 285 | none | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Nash | LE | December 16, 1892 | 6'1" | 205 | Cornell | County Meathe, Ireland | 9 | 7 |
| Al Nesser | RE | June 6, 1893 | 6'0" | 195 | none | Columbus, OH USA | 11 | 5 |
| Al Pierotti | C-G-T-B | October 24, 1895 | 5'10" | 204 | Washington & Lee | Boston, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| Fritz Pollard | TB | January 27, 1894 | 5'9" | 165 | Bates | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 9 |
| Bill Preston | T | none | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Fred Sweetland | WB-FB | November 1, 1893 | 5'10" | 175 | Washington & Lee | Everett, MA | 4 | 0 |
| Elgie Tobin | G-BB | May 7, 1886 | 5'9" | 180 | West Virginia | Roscoe, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Tomlin | LG | August 17, 1894 | 5'10" | 197 | Syracuse | Waltham, MA | 11 | 9 |
