Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

1. I found PFRA articles confirming that Thomas "Doggie" Trenchard (#30) and Langdon "Biffy" Lea (#19) played for athletic association teams (Pittsburgh, PA area) in the 1890s. Did anyone else from the 1894 Mayo set play “professional” football? (i.e. play for a team other than their college like an athletic association team) Here is a list of players from the set:

• 1 Robert Acton (Harvard)
  2 George Adee (Yale)
  3 Richard Armstrong (Yale)
  4 H.W. Barnett (Princeton)
  5 A.M. Beale (Harvard)
  6 Anson Beard (Yale)
  7 Charles Brewer (Harvard)
  8 H.D. Brown (Princeton)
  9 Burt (Princeton)
  10 Frank Butterworth (Yale)
  11 Eddie Crowdis (Princeton)
  12 Robert Emmons (Harvard)
  13 M.G. Gonterman UER (Harvard) (misspelled Gouterman)
  14 George Gray UER (Harvard) (misspelled Grey)
  15 John Greenway (Yale)
  16 William Hickok (Yale)
  17 Frank Hinkey (Yale)
  18 Augustus Holly (Princeton)
  19 Langdon Lea (Princeton)
  20 William Mackie (Harvard)
  21 Tom Manahan (Harvard)
  22 Jim McCrea (Yale)
  23 Frank Morse (Princeton)
  24 Fred Murphy (Yale)
  25 Neilson Poe (Princeton)
  26 Dudley Riggs (Princeton)
  27 Phillip Stillman (Yale)
  28 Knox Taylor (Princeton)
  29 Brinck Thorne (Yale)
  30 Thomas Trenchard (Princeton)
  31 William Ward (Princeton)
  32 Bert Waters (Harvard)
  33 Arthur Wheeler (Princeton)
  34 Edgar Wrightington (Harvard)
  35 Anonymous (John Dunlop,Harvard)

2. In the 35 Chicle set, Chester “Swede” Johnston’s father is noted as having played professional football in 1925. I can’t find any record of a player with the name Johnston in this time period though. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Here is a link to the card: http://bmwcards.com/cards/1935-national ... nston/1032

Thanks!

TanksAndSpartans wrote:Here is a link to the card: http://bmwcards.com/cards/1935-national ... nston/1032

Packers wide receiver James Jones would probably sport that cape/sweater thing Johnston is wearing in that drawing.