Al Wesbecher

American football player (1892–1966)

American football player
Al Wesbecher
Personal information
Born:(1892-11-03)November 3, 1892
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:March 27, 1966(1966-03-27) (aged 73)
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Greensburg-Salem (PA)
College:Washington and Jefferson
Position:Center, tackle
Career history
  • Massillon Tigers (1916–1917)
  • Cleveland Tigers (1920)

Aloysius Augustus Wesbecher (November 3, 1892 – March 27, 1966)[1] was a professional American football player for the Cleveland Tigers of the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the National Football League (NFL). Prior to that, he played for the Massillon Tigers in the "Ohio League", which was direct predecessor to the NFL.[2][3] Wesbecher also played at the college level for the Washington & Jefferson Presidents.

References

  1. ^ Social Security Administration (2014). "A. Wesbecher". U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 (database record) – via ancestry.com.
  2. ^ PFRA Research. "The Super Bulldogs 1916" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015.
  3. ^ PFRA Research. "Canton Wins Again 1917" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2013.
  • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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Alfred Saxons head football coaches
  • George Hill (1895)
  • Leonard Whitfield (1896)
  • Walter Greene (1897–1901)
  • Ernest Schaible (1902)
  • Gordon B. Frost (1903–1904)
  • John M. Reed (1905)
  • Reginald G. Cowan (1906)
  • Lewis Sage (1907)
  • J. Edward Teiper (1908)
  • Dalton Sarvey (1909)
  • Arthur Cottrell (1910)
  • Lester Dittemore (1911)
  • Hubert Colton (1912–1913)
  • Richard Farr (1914)
  • Edwin Sweetland (1915–1917)
  • Military officers (1918)
  • Edwin Sweetland (1919)
  • Al Wesbecher (1920–1922)
  • Cy Kasper (1923–1924)
  • Ernest R. Miller (1925)
  • Erwin A. Heers (1926–1929)
  • John Galloway (1930–1934)
  • John Cox (1935–1936)
  • Alex Yunevich (1937–1941)
  • No team (1942–1945)
  • Alex Yunevich (1946–1976)
  • Sam Sanders (1977–1984)
  • Jim Moretti (1985–1997)
  • Dave Murray (1998–2013)
  • Bob Rankl (2014– )


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