Milton Romney

Not to be confused with Mitt Romney.

Milton Addas "Mitt" Romney^[1][2][3] (June 20, 1899 – November 10, 1975) was an American professional football player who played in the offensive backfield for the Racine Legion from 1923 to 1924^[4] and was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1925 to 1928.^[1][4] Romney played quarterback for the University of Chicago in the early 1920s when it had a winning varsity team, and was elected captain of the team in 1922.^[3] After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1923,^[3] Romney was head basketball coach at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1922–23 season. He coached the Longhorns to a record of 11–7.

Milton Romney

Romney, c. 1921
No. 10
Position:	Fullback, halfback, quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1899-06-20)June 20, 1899 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died:	November 10, 1975(1975-11-10) (aged 76) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Career information
College:	Chicago
Career history
Racine Legion (1923–1924) Chicago Bears (1925–1928)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Ten (1921)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 73 Games started: 41 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Romney was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[5] He is the cousin of former Michigan Governor George W. Romney, father of former Massachusetts Governor, 2012 Republican Presidential nominee, Utah Senator Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney is his namesake and is a first cousin once removed.^[2] Romney died in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 10, 1975.^[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
TexasLonghorns (Southwest Conference) (1923)
1923	Texas	11–7	9–7	2nd
Texas:		11–7 (.611)	9–7 (.563)
Total:		11–7 (.611)