Tuffy Conn
American football player (1892–1973)
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::summary American football player (1892–1973) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox NFL biography"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tuffy Conn |
| image | Tuffy Conn.jpg |
| caption | Conn in 1918 |
| position | Back |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Hebron, Illinois, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Laguna Beach, California, U.S. |
| height_ft | 5 |
| height_in | 6 |
| weight_lbs | 155 |
| high_school | Pasadena |
| (Pasadena, California) | |
| college | Oregon State (1916), |
| Penn (1917–1919) | |
| pastteams | * Massillon Tigers (1919) |
| pastcoaching | * John Carroll (1920; HC) |
| highlights | * NFL champion () |
| {{Infobox military person | embed |
| name | Frank Gatski |
| allegiance | United States |
| branch | [[File:United States Department of the Army Seal.svg |
| serviceyears | 1917–1919 |
| unit | U.S. Army Ambulance Corps |
| battles | World War I |
| statlabel1 | Games played |
| statvalue1 | 9 |
| statlabel2 | Games started |
| statvalue2 | 3 |
| overall_record | |
| pfr | C/ConnTu20 |
| :: |
| name = Tuffy Conn | image = Tuffy Conn.jpg | alt = | caption = Conn in 1918 | number = | position = Back | birth_date = | birth_place = Hebron, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Laguna Beach, California, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 6 | weight_lbs = 155 | high_school = Pasadena (Pasadena, California) | college = Oregon State (1916), Penn (1917–1919) | pastteams = * Massillon Tigers (1919)
- Cleveland Tigers ()
- Akron Pros () | pastcoaching = * John Carroll (1920; HC) | highlights = * NFL champion () | name = Frank Gatski | allegiance = United States | branch = [[File:United States Department of the Army Seal.svg|20px|United States Army seal]] U.S. Army | serviceyears = 1917–1919 | rank = | unit = U.S. Army Ambulance Corps | battles = World War I | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 9 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 3 | overall_record = | pfr = C/ConnTu20
George Washington "Tuffy" Conn (February 22, 1892 – August 2, 1973) was a professional American football player who played in the Ohio League for the Massillon Tigers in 1919. In 1920 he played for the Cleveland Tigers and the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League (NFL) in 1922). Conn won the first AFPA-NFL title that season with the Pros.
College years
Before playing professional football, Conn played college football at Oregon Agricultural College (now called Oregon State University). In 1916, under coach E. J. Stewart, Conn ran for a record 103 yard touchdown off of a fumble recovery. Conn left the Aggies after his freshman year and transferred to Penn. There he continued to play football for the Quakers.
World War I
During World War I, Conn was stationed at Camp Crane in Allentown, Pennsylvania to train as part of the U.S. Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC) before deploying to France. While in Pennsylvania, he played on the "Usaacs" football team with future notable professional players Brooke Brewer and Carl Beck.
Coach
Conn was also the coach of the 1920 football squad at John Carroll University. During his one season with the college, the team compiled a 4–2 record.
Post football
Conn later moved to Pasadena, California and became a successful real estate agent and a member of the prestigious Pasadena Athletic Club.
Head coaching record
| name = St. Ignatius | conf = Independent | startyear = 1920 | endyear = single | championship = | year = 1920 | name = St. Ignatius | overall = 4-2 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no | name = St. Ignatius | overall = 4-2 | confrecord = | overall = 4–2 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no
References
References
- "1919 Massillon Tigers - Pro Football Archives".
- "OSU Alumni Association - The Perfect Run".
- Outing]]'', p. 38, 1918.
- "Football Season by Season".
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