Two-Bits Homan

Two-Bits Homan
	Henry "Two Bits" Homan, courtesy of Historical Society of Frankford
Personal information
Born:	June 7, 1898; Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Died:	May 11, 1953 (aged 54); Glens Falls, New York, United States
Height:	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight:	145 lb (66 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lebanon (PA)
College:	Lebanon Valley
Position:	Quarterback / Safety
Career history
	Frankford Yellow Jackets (1925–1930); Millville Football & Athletic Club (1925); Haven-Villa of Winter Haven (1926);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL Champion (1926);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Henry Homan (June 7, 1898 – May 11, 1953) was a professional American football^[1] player. Homan was a college stand-out at Lebanon Valley College^[2] where he played quarterback and graduated in 1924. He gained his nickname of "Two Bits" due to his size. Standing at 5′5″ and weighing in at an average 150 lbs throughout his playing day, Homan was one of the smallest players ever in the National Football League.

Homan joined the NFL in 1925 with the Frankford Yellow Jackets^[1] and played his whole career with them until 1930. Though one of the lesser known NFL players, he was one of the most popular Yellow Jacket players. The Yellow Jackets, with Homan, would go on to win the 1926 NFL Championship.

Homan also played football with the independent Millville Football & Athletic Club, a professional football team based in New Jersey in 1925. The team won the mythical "Pro Football Championship of New Jersey" that year. In January 1926, Homan and several other members of the Millville Big Blue, traveled to Florida to play a series of exhibition games. They formed a team called the Haven-Villa of Winter Haven played against Jim Thorpe and his Tampa Cardinals. The team left Florida with a 5-0-1 record.

He was elected into the Lebanon Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1976.

The Touchdown Celebration Rumor

Rumors have it^{[weasel words]} that Homan was the first to celebrate a touchdown.^{[citation needed]} On returning a punt for a touchdown, he held onto the ball, shook his teammates' hands and the official's hand before he handed the ball to the official. However, even though he had multiple returns for touchdowns, no reliable account of this incident has been found.

Season Stats

(Record of NFL play only)

Year	Age	Team	Games
1925	27	Frankford	15
1926	28	Frankford	6
1927	29	Frankford	16
1928	30	Frankford	11
1929	31	Frankford	17
1930	32	Frankford	14

References

^ ^a ^b "Two-Bits Homan". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
^ Didinger, Ray; Lyons, Robert S. (2005). The Eagles encyclopedia ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 4. ISBN 1592134491. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

External links

Two-Bits Homan at Find a Grave

[nfl-1] "Two-Bits Homan". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

[TEE-2] Didinger, Ray; Lyons, Robert S. (2005). The Eagles encyclopedia ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 4. ISBN 1592134491. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

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