List of Philadelphia Quakers (AFL) players
The following people played for the Philadelphia Quakers for at least one game in the 1926 AFL regular season, the only one of the team’s (and the league’s) existence:[1]
| Name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Les Aplundh | Back1 | Swarthmore |
| Bob Beattie | Wingback2 | Princeton |
| Bull Behman | Tackle | Dickenson |
| Charlie Carton | Tackle3 | Holy Cross |
| Bill Coleman | Guard | Pennsylvania |
| Saville Crowther | Guard | Colgate |
| Bob Dinsmore | Back4 | Princeton |
| Doc Elliott5 | Back6 | Lafayette |
| Jerry Fay | Tackle7 | Grove City |
| Adrian Ford | Wingback2 | Lafayette |
| Lou “Red” Gebhardt | Wingback | Lafayette |
| Knute Johnson | End | Muhlenberg |
| Glenn Killinger8 | Tailback | Penn State |
| Joe Kostos | End | Bucknell |
| Al Kreuz | Fullback | Western Michigan, Pennsylvania |
| Joe Marhefka | Tailback | Penn State, Lafayette |
| Century Milstead | Tackle | Wabash, Yale |
| Karl Robinson | Center | Pennsylvania |
| Johnny Scott | Blocking back | Lafayette |
| Butch Spagna | Guard | Brown, Lehigh |
| George Sullivan | Tailback | Pennsylvania |
| Whitey Thomas | End | Penn State |
| George Tully | End | Dartmouth |
| Charley Way | Back9 | Penn State |
1 Played fullback, blocking back (position later called “quarterback”), and wingback
2 Also played end
3 Also played center
4 Played blocking back, tailback, wingback, and fullback
5 Played five games for Cleveland Panthers before the team folded
6 Played tailback and fullback
7 Also played guard and end
8 Started 1926 season on New York Giants roster
9 Played wingback, tailback, and blocking back
References
- ^ David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Rick Korch, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, From 1892 to the Present (St. Martin’s Press 1994), ISBN 0-312-11435-4