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American football player (1892–1974)

American football player
Alf Cobb
refer to captionCobb from 1919 Syracuse yearbook
No. 15
Position:Guard,
Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1892-06-07)June 7, 1892
Athol, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:September 2, 1974(1974-09-02) (aged 82)
West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Waltham (MA)
College:Syracuse
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:21
Games started:16
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alfred Russell Cobb (June 7, 1892 – September 12, 1974) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange.

Career

Cobb attended Syracuse University, where he played for the Orange. In 1917, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at the tackle position, having received first-team honors from International News Service (INS), News Enterprise Association (NEA), and Collier's Weekly (as selected by Walter Camp).

Cobb played in the early days of the NFL, when it was still known as the American Professional Football Association (APFA), including for the Akron Pros and the Cleveland Bulldogs. As a member of the 1920 Akron Pros, Cobb was a member of the first NFL Championship team.

Over three APFA/NFL seasons, Cobb played in 21 games as a lineman, starting 16 of them.

References

  1. 2014 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 4 & 14 (2014). Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  2. "Alf Cobb". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  3. Carroll, Bob (1982). "Akron Pros 1920" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (12): 1–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2012.
1917 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield
Line
Akron Pros 1920 APFA champions
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