Leo Douglass

Leo Douglass
Date of birth February 13, 1901
Place of birth Wakefield, Massachusetts
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 190 pounds (86 kg)
Position(s) Fullback, Tailback
College Lehigh University
University of Vermont
Career highlights
Awards Won 1926 NFL Championship
Statistics
Teams
1925
1926
1926
1926
1926
Millville Big Blue (Ind.)
Haven-Villa of Winter Haven (Ind.)
Brooklyn Lions (NFL)
Frankford Yellow Jackets (NFL)
Bethlehem Bears (ELPF)

Leo Frederick Douglass was a professional football who played in the National Football League in 1926. Douglass split the 1926 season playing for the Brooklyn Lions and the Frankford Yellow Jackets. He won the 1926 NFL championship when with Yellow Jackets.

Prior to joining the NFL, Douglass played for the Millville Big Blue based in Millville, New Jersey. He scored 8 touchdowns for the Big Blue that season. In January 1926, several members of the team traveled to Florida to play several pick-up games against the Tampa Cardinals, featuring Jim Thorpe. The team that was formed was called the Haven-Villa of Winter Haven, which consisted of many Big Blue players as well as some other from the Frankford Yellow Jackets and the NFL's Pottsville Maroons. Douglass also played for the Bethlehem Bears of the Eastern League of Professional Football in 1926.

Prior to playing professional football, Douglass played college football at Lehigh University and the University of Vermont

References