List of players who appeared in only one game in the NFL (1920–1929)

This is a list of American football players who played only one game in the National Football League (NFL) during the league's first decade from 1920 to the 1929. This list includes players from the American Professional Football Association (APFA) during the 1920 and 1921 seasons, i.e., before the APFA was renamed the NFL in 1922. This list does not include those who were on an active roster but never actually appeared in a game. Nor does it include those who appeared only in a pre-season or exhibition game.

Key

• Date - The "Date" column is intended to provide the date of the player's appearance in an NFL game. If the exact date has not yet been verified, then the column simply lists the year.
• Start - The "Start" column is intended to state whether or not the player's appearance in an NFL game was as a "starter". If the player appeared in the game as a substitute, the entry should state "No".

1920

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
Shirley Brick	End	Buffalo All-Americans	1920-11-14	No	Rice	[1][2][3][4]
Max Broadhurst	Tackle	Dayton Triangles	1920	No	Western Reserve, Case Tech	[5][6][7]
Matt Brown	Halfback	Akron Pros	1920	No	Syracuse	[8]
Ralph Capron	Back	Chicago Tigers	1920	Yes	Minnesota	[9][10]
Eddie Casey	Back	Buffalo All-Americans	1920	No	Harvard	[11]
Tony Catalano	Guard	Hammond Pros	1920	No	None	[12][13]
Len Charpier	Fullback	Racine Cardinals	1920	Yes	Illinois	[14][15]
Fred Clarke	End	Rochester Jeffersons	1920	No	None	[16]
Bill Connell	Back	Rochester Jeffersons	1920	No	None	[17][18]
Moon Ducote	Back	Cleveland Tigers	1920	Yes	Auburn	[19][20]
Arch Erehart	Back	Muncie Flyers	1920	Yes	Indiana	[21][22]
Charlie Essman	Guard	Columbus Panhandles	1920	No	Christian Brothers	[23][24]
Walt Frickey	End	Rochester Jeffersons	1920	No	None	[25][26]
Birdie Gardner	Tackle	Canton Bulldogs	1920	No	Carlisle	[27][28]
Gates	Guard	Detroit Heralds	1920	No	None	[29]
Wilbur Henderson	Fullback	Hammond Pros	1920	No	None	[30][31]
Tom Henry	Back	Rock Island Independents	1920	No	LSU	[32][33]
Pat Herron	End	Cleveland Tigers	1920	Yes	Pittsburgh	[34][35]
Lenny High	End	Decatur Staleys	1920	No	Eastern Illinois	[36]
Bill Joyce	Quarterback	Detroit Heralds	1920	Yes	Holy Cross, Catholic University	[37]
King	Back	Detroit Heralds	1920	No	Unknown	[38]
John Kvist	Tackle	Rochester Jeffersons	1920	No	None	[39][40]
Alvin Loucks	Guard	Detroit Heralds	1920	No	Michigan	[41]
George Magerkurth	Tackle	Rock Island Independents	1920	No	None	[42]
Phil Marshall	End	Cleveland Tigers	1920	Yes	Carnegie Tech	[43]
Mathewson	Back	Hammond Pros	1920	No	None	[44]
McCoy	Tackle	Detroit Heralds	1920	No	None	[45]
Ralph Meadow	End	Canton Bulldogs	1920	Yes	None	[46]
Buck Miles	Fullback	Akron Pros	1920	No	Washington and Lee	[47]
Pepper	Guard	Rochester Jeffersons	1920	No	None	[48]
Joseph Plunkett	Back	Chicago Tigers	1920	No	None	[49]
Spencer Pope	End	Muncie Flyers	1920	No	Indiana	[50]
Bill Preston	Tackle	Akron Pros	1920	No	Missouri	[51]
Speed Riddell	End	Rock Island Independents	1920	No	Nebraska	[52]
Loyal Robb	Tackle	Rock Island Independents	1920	No	None	[53]
John Rupp	Guard	Buffalo All-Americans	1920	No	None	[54]
Heinie Schultz	End	Detroit Heralds	1920	No	None	[55]
Sullivan	Fullback	Rock Island Independents	1920	No	None	[56]
Jim Talbott	Back	Hammond Pros	1920	No	North Dakota	[57]
Howard Yerges Sr.	Back	Columbus Panhandles	1920	Yes	Ohio State	[58]
Randy Young	End	Decatur Staleys	1920	No	Millikin	[59]

1921

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
Nate Abrams	End	Green Bay Packers	1921	No	None	[60]
Alec Anderson	Guard	Washington Senators	1921	No	Boston College, Holy Cross, Georgetown	[61]
Backnor	Center	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	No	None	[62]
Ping Bodie	Fullback	Racine Cardinals	1921	No	None	[63]
Fred Brumm	Tackle	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	No	Union (NY)	[64][65]
Cassidy	Back	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	No	None	[66]
Red Chenoweth	Back	Louisville Brecks	1921	Yes	West Virginia	[67][68]
Howard Coster	Tackle	Washington Senators	1921	No	Maryland	[69][70]
Fred Day	Tackle	Cincinnati Celts	1921	No	Ohio Wesleyan	[71][72]
Joe DuSossoit	End	New York Brickley Giants	1921	Yes	Dartmouth	[73]
Earl Ettenhaus	Guard	Rochester Jeffersons	1921-11-20	No	None	[74]
Louie Fritsch	Guard	Evansville Crimson Giants	1921	No	Georgetown (KY)	[75]
Ken Fulton	Guard	Muncie Flyers	1921	Yes	None	[76]
Patsy Gerardi	End	Washington Senators	1921	No	None	[77]
Art Goerke	End	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	Yes	None	[78]
Percy W. Griffiths	Guard	Canton Bulldogs	1921	Yes	Bloomsburg, Penn State	[79]
Fatty Harris	Tackle	Louisville Brecks	1921	No	None	[80][81]
Andy Hillhouse	Halfback	Buffalo All-Americans	1921	No	Brown	[82]
Clarence Hosmer	Guard	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	No	None	[83]
Bill Houser	Guard, tackle	Louisville Brecks	1921	Yes	None	[84]
Karl Hower	Fullback	Louisville Brecks	1921	Yes	None	[85]
Mark Ingle	Guard	Evansville Crimson Giants	1921	No	None	[86]
Jimmy Jemail	Quarterback	New York Brickley Giants	1921	Yes	Brown, Navy	[87]
Charlie Jonasen	End	Minneapolis Marines	1921	No	None	[88]
Ralph Jones	Back	Hammond Pros	1921	No	Wabash	[89]
George Kane	Guard	New York Brickley Giants	1921	No	Fordham	[90]
Sam Kaplan	End	Washington Senators	1921	Yes	Lehigh, Catholic U.	[91]
Kellogg	Halfback	Muncie Flyers	1921	Yes		[92]
Adolph Kliebhan	Back	Green Bay Packers	1921	Yes	None	[93]
Rudy Kraft	Guard, center	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	Yes	Penn State	[94]
George Kuhrt	Tackle	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	Yes	None	[95]
Wally Ladrow	Halfback	Green Bay Packers	1921	No	None	[96]
Doc LaDuron	Fullback	Muncie Flyers	1921	Yes	Louisville Medical	[97]
Henry Lewis	Guard	Louisville Brecks	1921	No	None	[98]
Harry Livers	Fullback	Washington Senators	1921	No	Georgetown	[99]
Ray MacMurray	Guard	Muncie Flyers	1921	Yes	Lincoln, Dartmouth	[100]
Herman Martell	End	Green Bay Packers	1921	No	None	[101]
Joe Martin	Halfback	Louisville Brecks	1921	Yes	None	[102]
Tom McLaughlin	Fullback	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	Yes	Notre Dame	[103]
Bill Meisner	Back	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	Yes	Syracuse	[104]
John Miller	Fullback	Dayton Triangles	1921	No	Notre Dame	[105]
Moore	Tackle	Cleveland Indians	1921	Yes	Unknown	[106]
Ted Moser	Guard	Louisville Brecks	1921	Yes	None	[107]
Johnny Nagle	End	New York Brickley Giants	1921	No	None	[108]
Harry Newland	End	Louisville Brecks	1921	Yes	None	[109]
Con O'Brien	Tackle	New York Brickley Giants	1921	Yes	Boston College	[110]
Ohmer	Back	Cincinnati Celts	1921	Yes	None	[111]
Henry Orth	Guard	Cincinnati Celts	1921	Yes	Miami (OH)	[112]
Frank Primeau	Back	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	Yes	None	[113]
Rice	Back	Hammond Pros	1921	No	None	[114]
Tam Rose	Halfback	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	Yes	Syracuse	[115]
Bill Sanborn	End	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	Yes	None	[116]
Shriner[a]	Unknown	Cincinnati Celts	1921	No	Unknown	[117]
Pete Slone	End	Muncie Flyers	1921	No	None	[118]
Marv Smith	Back	Canton Bulldogs	1921	No	Purdue	[119]
Howie Stith	Guard	Louisville Brecks	1921	No	None	[120]
Charlie Tallman	Tackle	Tonawanda Kardex	1921-11-06	Yes	None	[121]
Dave Thompson	Back	Cincinnati Celts	1921	No	Denison	[122]
Tiney[b]	Tackle	Rochester Jeffersons	1921	No	Unknown	[123]
Gene Vidal	Fullback	Washington Senators	1921	Yes	Nebraska, South Dakota, Army	[124]
Earl Warweg	Back	Evansville Crimson Giants	1921	No	None	[125]
Martin Zoll	Guard	Green Bay Packers	1921	No	None	[126]

1922

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
Anderson	Back	Hammond Pros	1922	No	None	[127]
Norris Armstrong	Tackle	Milwaukee Badgers	1922	No	Centre	[128]
Burl Atcheson	End	Columbus Panhandles	1922	No	None	[129]
Benton[c]	End	Rochester Jeffersons	1922	Yes	None	[130]
Eddie Benz	End	Rochester Jeffersons	1922	Yes	None	[131]
Alex Bobidosh	End	Oorang Indians	1922	No	None	[132]
Fred Broker	Tackle	Oorang Indians	1922	No	Carlisle	[133]
Al Burgin	Guard	Toledo Maroons	1922	Yes	None	[134]
Slats Dalrymple	Center	Evansville Crimson Giants	1922	Yes	Indiana, Wabash	[135][136]
Winnie Denton	Guard	Evansville Crimson Giants	1922	Yes	DePauw	[137]
Vic Endress	Back	Evansville Crimson Giants	1922	Yes	None	[138]
Doc Fay	End	Green Bay Packers	1922	No	Marquette	[139]
Norm Glockson	Guard	Racine Legion	1922	Yes	None	[140]
Pete Lauer	Fullback	Evansville Crimson Giants	1922	Yes	Iowa	[141]
Max MacCollum	End	Louisville Brecks	1922	Yes	Centre	[142][143]
Brian McGrath	Guard	Louisville Brecks	1922	Yes	None	[144]
Harry J. Robertson	Tackle	Rochester Jeffersons	1922	Yes	Syracuse	[145]
Buck Saunders	Back	Toledo Maroons	1922	No	California	[146][147]
Bill Singleton	Guard	Hammond Pros	1922	No	Washington University	[148]
Bill Slyker	End	Evansville Crimson Giants	1922	Yes	Ohio State	[149]
Frank Spellacy	End	Buffalo All-Americans	1922	Yes	None	[150]
Baptiste Thunder	Tackle	Oorang Indians	1922	Yes	None	[151]
Walker Whitehead	Back	Evansville Crimson Giants	1922	Yes	None	[152]
Willert	Center	Hammond Pros	1922	No	None	[153]
Carl Zoll	Guard	Green Bay Packers	1922	No	None	[154]

1923

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
A. C. Baur	Tackle	Racine Legion	1923	Yes	Illinois	[155]
Red Emslie	Guard	Rochester Jeffersons	1923	Yes	None	[156]
Al Espie	Tackle	Louisville Brecks	1923	Yes	None	[157]
Pascal Giugliano	Back	Louisville Brecks	1923	No	None	[158]
Harold Hansen	Fullback, End	Green Bay Packers	1923	No	Minnesota	[159]
Cliff Jetmore	Halfback	Toledo Maroons	1923	No	None	[160]
Cy Kasper	Halfback	Rochester Jeffersons	1923	Yes	Notre Dame	[161]
Joe McShea	Guard	Rochester Jeffersons	1923	Yes	Rochester	[162]
Red Morse	Guard	Duluth Kelleys	1923	Yes	None	[163]
John Quast	End	Louisville Brecks	1923	Yes	Purdue	[164]
Ed Rate	Back	Milwaukee Badgers	1923	Yes	Purdue	[165]
Joe Setron	Guard	Cleveland Indians	1923	No	West Virginia	[166]
Ben Shaw	Guard	Canton Bulldogs	1923	No	None	[167]
Roy Vassau	Tackle	Milwaukee Badgers	1923	Yes	St. Thomas	[168]
Hal Wilder	Guard	St. Louis All-Stars	1923	Yes	Nebraska Wesleyan, Nebraska	[169]
Ernie Winburn	End	St. Louis All-Stars	1923	No	Central Missouri State	[170]

1924

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
Reaves Baysinger	End	Rochester Jeffersons	1924	Yes	Syracuse	[171]
Emil Beasy	Back	Green Bay Packers	1924	Yes	None	[172]
Jim Bradshaw	Back	Kansas City Blues	1924	No	Illinois, Nevada	[173]
Eddie Bratt	End	Duluth Kelleys	1924	No	None	[174]
Bob Choate	Guard	Kansas City Blues	1924	No	Haskell	[175]
Herbert Clow	Guard	Duluth Kelleys	1924	No	Wisconsin-Superior	[176]
Lee Croft	Guard	Racine Legion	1924	Yes	Wisconsin-Platteville	[177]
Art Engstrom	Guard	Duluth Kelleys	1924-9-28	Yes	Chicago	[178]
Swede Erickson	End	Kenosha Maroons	1924	No		[179]
Dick Hanley	Back	Racine Legion	1924	No	Washington State	[180]
Oscar Johnson	Fullback	Chicago Bears	1924	No	Vermont	[181]
Shine Kinderdine	Guard	Dayton Triangles	1924	No	None	[182]
Joe Mantell	Guard	Columbus Tigers	1924	Yes	None	[183]
Munger	Tackle	Chicago Cardinals	1924	Yes	None	[184]
Nielson	Back	Rochester Jeffersons	1924	Yes	None	[185]
Clem Nugent	Fullback	Rochester Jeffersons	1924	No	Iowa	[186]
Harry O'Connell	Tackle	Chicago Bears	1924	No	Chicago	[187]
Bill O'Toole	Guard	Duluth Kelleys	1924	No	None	[188]
Ivan Quinn	Guard	Kansas City Blues	1924	Yes	Carroll (WI)	[189]
Riley	Guard	Racine Legion	1924	Yes	None	[190]
Jim Sanford	Tackle	Duluth Kelleys	1924	No	Lehigh	[191]
Dick Sears	Tackle	Kansas City Blues	1924	No	Kansas State	[192]
Basil Stanley	Guard	Rock Island Independents	1924	No	Notre Dame	[193]
Elmer Volgenau	Guard	Rochester Jeffersons	1924	Yes	Colgate	[194]

1925

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
Paul Anderson	Guard	Rock Island Independents	1925	No	Illinois	[195]
Les Asplundh	Fullback	Buffalo Bisons	1925	No	Swarthmore	[196]
Lester Belding	End	Rock Island Independents	1925	No	Iowa	[197]
Phil Branon	Tackle	Cleveland Bulldogs	1925	No	Holy Cross	[198]
Bill Bucher	End	Detroit Panthers	1925	Yes	Clarkson	[199]
Ham Connors	End	Rochester Jeffersons	1925	Yes	None	[200]
Jack Daniels	Back	Milwaukee Badgers	1925	No	None	[201]
Darroll DeLaPorte	Back	Milwaukee Badgers	1925	Yes	None	[202]
Wop Drumstead	Guard	Hammond Pros	1925	Yes	None	[203]
Gus Ekberg	Fullback	Cleveland Bulldogs	1925	No	Minnesota, West Virginia	[204]
Wilmer Fleming	Halfback	Canton Bulldogs	1925	No	Mount Union	[205]
John Gabler	Guard	Dayton Triangles	1925	No	None	[206]
Harry Hall	Back	Rock Island Independents	1925	Yes	Chicago, Illinois	[207]
Ching Hammill	Back	Providence Steam Roller	1925	Yes	Connecticut, Villanova, Georgetown	[208]
Fritz Henry	Guard	Akron Pros	1925	Yes	None	[209]
Ed Herman	End	Rock Island Independents	1925	Yes	Northwestern	[210]
Chuck Hill	Fullback, End	Rock Island Independents	1925	Yes	Iowa State	[211]
Jake Kaufman	Tackle	Frankford Yellow Jackets	1925	No	None	[212]
Jimmy Kennedy	Fullback	Buffalo Bisons	1925	Yes	Boston College, Holy Cross	[213]
William C. Kenyon	Back	New York Giants	1925	No	Georgetown	[214]
Mike Koziak	Back	Duluth Kelleys	1925	Yes	None	[215]
Rudy Kutler	Guard	Cleveland Bulldogs	1925	No	Ohio State	[216]
Glen Magnusson	Guard	Hammond Pros	1925	Yes	Northwestern	[217]
Johnny Mahrt	End	Dayton Triangles	1925	No	Dayton	[218]
Hugh McGoldrick	Tackle, end	Providence Steam Roller	1925	No	Lehigh	[219]
Don Miller	Halfback	Providence Steam Roller	1925	Yes	Notre Dame	[220]
Tom Moran	Back	New York Giants	1925	No	Centre	[221]
Ray Norton	Back	Cleveland Bulldogs	1925	No	None	[222]
Charlie Richardson	Back	Milwaukee Badgers	1925	No	None	[223][224][225]
Fred Sheehan	Back	Providence Steam Roller	1925	Yes	Georgetown	[226]
Jim Snyder	Back	Milwaukee Badgers	1925	No	None	[227]
Spike Staff	Guard	Providence Steam Roller	1925	No	Brown	[228]
Bill Thompson	Center	Milwaukee Badgers	1925	No	None	[229]
Rex Tobin	End	Duluth Kelleys	1925	No	None	[230]

1926

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
Ben Bangs	Back	Los Angeles Buccaneers	1926	No	Washington State	[231]
Fred Beach	Guard	Los Angeles Buccaneers	1926	No	California	[232]
Hook Comer	Fullback	Canton Bulldogs	1926	Yes	None	[233]
Don Dimmick	Fullback	Buffalo Rangers	1926	No	Hobart	[234]
Jim Eiden	Tackle	Louisville Colonels	1926	Yes	None	[235]
Carl Etelman	Back	Providence Steam Roller	1926	Yes	Tufts	[236]
Tom Golsen	Guard	Louisville Colonels	1926	No	Georgetown	[237]
Glenn Greenwood	Fullback	Louisville Colonels	1926	No	Iowa	[238]
Steve Hanson	End	Louisville Colonels	1926	Yes	Carthage	[239]
Jim Jaquith	Back	Kansas City Cowboys	1926	No	Emporia	[240]
Len Johnson	Back	Columbus Tigers	1926	Yes	Syracuse	[241]
Steve Kobolinski	Center	Brooklyn Lions	1926	No	Boston College	[242]
Lou Koplow	Tackle	Providence Steam Roller	1926	Yes	Boston U.	[243]
Roy Longstreet	Center	Racine Tornadoes	1926	Yes	Iowa State	[244]
Herbert Magida	Back	Hammond Pros	1926	No	None	[245]
Walter Mahan	Guard	Frankford Yellow Jackets	1926	Yes	West Virginia	[246]
Walt McGaw	Guard	Green Bay Packers	1926	No	Beloit	[247]
Joe McGlone	Back	Providence Steam Roller	1926	Yes	Harvard	[248]
Jack McKetes	Back	Hammond Pros	1926	No	None	[249]
Dick Noble	Guard	Hartford Blues	1926	No	Trinity (CT)	[250]
Aaron Oliker	End	Pottsville Maroons	1926	Yes	West Virginia	[251]
Omensky	Guard	Louisville Colonels	1926	Yes	None	[252]
Roger Powell	Back	Buffalo Rangers	1926	No	Texas A&M	[253]
Red Quam	Back	Duluth Eskimos	1926	No	None	[254]
Ed Reagen	Back	Brooklyn Lions	1926	No	None	[255]
Frank Seeds	Back	Canton Bulldogs	1926	Yes	None	[256]
Rocky Segretta	End	Hartford Blues	1926	No	None	[257]
Frank Seyboth	Back	Providence Steam Roller	1926	No	Vermont	[258]
James Sheldon	End	Brooklyn Lions	1926	No	Brown	[259]
Gerry Sherry	Fullback	Louisville Colonels	1926	Yes	None	[260]
Stan Sieracki	Tackle	Hartford Blues	1926	No	Penn	[261]
George Slagle	Guard	Louisville Colonels	1926	No	Penn	[262]
Mel Stuessy	Tackle	Chicago Cardinals	1926	No	St. Edward's	[263]
Harry Stuhldreher	Back	Brooklyn Lions	1926	No	Notre Dame	[264]
Hew Sullivan	Guard	Duluth Eskimos	1926	No	None	[265]
Pete Vainowski	Guard	Louisville Colonels	1926	Yes	Loyola	[266]
Harold Zerby	End	Canton Bulldogs	1926	No	None	[267]

1927

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
Nick Farina	Center	Pottsville Maroons	1927	No	Villanova	[268]
Aubrey Goodman	Tackle	Chicago Cardinals	1927	No	Baylor, Chicago	[269]
Rollin Roach	Fullback	Chicago Cardinals	1927	Yes	TCU	[270]
Shanley	Tackle	Duluth Eskimos	1927	No	None	[271]
George Tully	End	Frankford Yellow Jackets	1927	No	Dartmouth	[272]
George Tuttle	End	Green Bay Packers	1927	No	Minnesota	[273]

1928

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
Rip Bachor	Tackle	Detroit Wolverines	1928	Yes	Detroit	[274]
Homer Bliss	Guard	Chicago Cardinals	1928	Yes	Washington & Jefferson	[275]
Emil Dobry	End	Frankford Yellow Jackets	1928	No	Montana	[276]
John Holman	Tackle	New York Giants	1928	Yes	None	[277]
Lyons Kelliher	Guard	Chicago Cardinals	1928	No	None	[278]
Reggie Russell	End	Chicago Bears	1928	No	None	[279]
Aubrey Strosnider	Tackle	Dayton Triangles	1928	No	Dayton	[280]

1929

Name	Position	Team	Date	Start	College	Source
John Depner	End	Dayton Triangles	1929	Yes	None	[281]
Bob Dwyer	Back	Orange Tornadoes	1929	No	Georgetown	[282]
John Kauffman	Tackle, guard	Dayton Triangles	1929	Yes	None	[283]
LaDue Lurth	Halfback	Minneapolis Red Jackets	1929	No	Gustavus Adolphus	[284]
Ralph Marston	Quarterback	Boston Bulldogs	1929	Yes	Boston U.	[285]
Jack O'Brien	Halfback	Minneapolis Red Jackets	1929	Yes	Minnesota	[286]
Art Peed	Tackle	Buffalo Bisons	1929	No	None	[287]
Ted Richards	End	Chicago Bears	1929	No	Illinois	[288]
Harry Richman	Guard	Chicago Bears	1929	No	Illinois	[289]
Roy Scholl	Guard	Boston Bulldogs	1929	No	Lehigh	[290]
Jack Shapiro	Back	Staten Island Stapletons	1929	No	NYU	[291]
Ed Tolley	Guard	Dayton Triangles	1929	No	None	[292]
Thurston Towle	End	Boston Bulldogs	1929	No	Brown	[293]

See also

• List of players who appeared in only one game in the NFL (1930–1939)

Notes

1. Not listed by Pro-Football-Reference.com as having played professionally.
2. Not listed by Pro-Football-Reference.com as having played professionally.
3. Not listed by Pro-Football-Reference.com as having played professionally.