Duke Osborn

Duke Osborn
Date of birth	February 1, 1897(1897-02-01)
Place of birth	Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death	November 2, 1976(1976-11-02) (aged 79)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	188 pounds (85 kg)
Position(s)	Offensive Guard Center
College	Penn State
Career highlights
Honors	1922- 1st Team All-Pro 1922 - Canton Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1923 - Canton Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1925 - GB Press-Gazette: 2nd team all-NFL
Statistics	Pro Football Reference
Teams
1921-1923 1924 1925-1928	Canton Bulldogs Cleveland Bulldogs Pottsville Maroons

Robert Duke Osborn was born on February 1, 1897 in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania. After high school, Osborn attended Penn State University. Osborn made his professional debut in the National Football League in 1921 with the Canton Bulldogs. He would go to help the Bulldogs win back-to-back NFL Championships in 1922 and 1923. During the course of his career, Osborn also played for the Cleveland Bulldogs and Pottsville Maroons. He spent a total of 8 years in the NFL. Osborne also became part owner of the Maroons in 1928, when team's owner, Dr. John G. Streigel, "loaned" the team to three players Wilbur "Pete" Henry, Herb Stein and Osborn. However after the season Streigel, who probably still had majority ownership, sold the team to a New England based partnership that included Maroons' standout George Kenneally.^[1]

After his career in football Osborn became a general superintendent for Oldsmobile’s assembly division.^[2]

References

• The Stolen Championship of the Pottsville Maroons
• Ghosts of the Gridiron:Pottsville Maroons

Notes

1. ^ http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Maroons.htm
2. ^ http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1982/JSH0901/jsh0901d.pdf

Persondata
Name	Osborn, Duke
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 1, 1897
Place of birth	Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of death	November 2, 1976
Place of death