• Source: 1896 Allegheny Athletic Association football season

    • The Allegheny Athletic Association played its sixth and last season of American football in 1896. With a new roster made up largely of former college All-Americans and current and former Chicago Athletic Association players, the team played only two games, on consecutive days, winning both by shutout. The Pro Football Hall of Fame credits the 1896 Allegheny team as the first completely professional football team.


    Schedule




    Personnel




    = Roster

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    Starters


    William H. "Pork" Aldrich – quarterback
    George H. Brooke – fullback
    Paul G. Brown – right end
    Ben "Sport" Donnelly – left guard (2nd game)
    Phil S. Graver – right halfback
    Harry G. Hadden – right tackle
    William "Pudge" Heffelfinger – captain, left guard (1st game), left halfback (2nd game)
    Walter Howard – left halfback (1st game)
    Langdon "Biffy" Lea – left tackle
    Archibald Stevenson – center
    Lee K. "Doc" Stewart – right guard
    Thomas "Doggie" Trenchard – left end


    Reserves


    Robert Lynn Osborne
    Abram S. Valentine
    Fielding H. Yost


    = Management

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    O. D. Thompson – manager
    W. M. Greenwood – assistant manager


    References

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