| Date of birth: | December 16, 1914 |
| Place of birth: | Benton, Arkansas |
| Date of death: | October 1, 1974 |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Quarterback, Tackle |
| College: | Oklahoma |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1940 1941-1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 |
New York Giants Chicago Cardinals "Card-Pitt" Chicago Cardinals Los Angeles Dons Buffalo Bills |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Gilford R. Duggan was a professional football player in the National Football League and later the All-America Football Conference. He played in the NFL from 1940-1945. He played for the New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals and "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The teams merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II. In 1946 Duggan jumped to the rivial AAFC, where he played with the Los Angeles Dons in 1946 and the Buffalo Bills in 1947.
During the 1944 season, a fight broke out the engulfed entire Card-Pitt team and the Washington Redskins. Soon, police stormed the field, to break up what had become a near-riot. The Redskins would go on to win the game, 42-20. However Duggan found himself with a $200 fine for his role in the fist fight. However Steelers' owner, Art Rooney, volunteered to pay Duggan's fine for him.