Mike Purdy

Mike Purdy
Date of birth	January 24, 1892(1892-01-24)
Place of birth	Auburn, New York
Date of death	Unknown
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	179 pounds (81 kg)
Position(s)	Fullback, Halfback, Quarterback
College	Brown University
Career highlights
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Teams
1919 1920 1921 1921 1922	Akron Pros Rochester Jeffersons New York Brickley Giants Syracuse Pros Milwaukee Badgers

Clair Joseph Purdy Jr. was a professional football player. He played in the National Football League with the Rochester Jeffersons, New York Brickley Giants, Syracuse Pros and the Milwaukee Badgers. Please note that Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day New York Giants. He also played in the Ohio League in 1919 for the Akron Pros and even recommended that Fritz Pollard join the team that season.

Prior to joining the NFL, Mike played college football at Brown University from 1920-1922^[1]

Notes

1. ^ http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/rb-0304-brown.pdf

References

• Peterson, Robert W. (1997). Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511913-4. http://books.google.com/?id=rCnbhSRZpgIC. 
• Mauhr, Tod and Bob Gill (1992). "The NFL's Forgotten Franchise". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 11 (14): 1–3. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/14-05-489.pdf. 

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Name	Purdy, Mike
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Date of birth	1892-01-24
Place of birth	Auburn, New York
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