List of Brooklyn Horsemen players

This is a list of American football players who have played for the Brooklyn Horsemen in the first American Football League. It includes players that have played at least one match in the AFLI season. The Horsemen franchise was originally merged with the Brooklyn Lions of the National Football League in 1926.

Name Position College
George BaldwinGuardVirginia
Shep BinghamEndYale
Jim BolgerBack1St. Mary’s, St. Bonaventure
Paul BrennanGuard2Fordham
Earl BrittonBack3Illinois
Ted DrewsEndPrinceton
Jim FitzgeraldBlocking Back4St. John's
Jim FlahertyWingbackGeorgetown
Jim FrugoneBack1Syracuse
Hec Garvey5TackleNotre Dame
Ed HarrisonEndBoston College
Red HowardGuardNew Hampshire, Princeton
Charlie HummellTackleLafayette
Ed HunsingerEndNotre Dame
Bill KoelickTacklenone
Elmer Layden6FullbackNotre Dame
Bob NicholasTackleOglethorpe
Swede OlsenGuardnone
Ted PlumridgeCenterColgate, St. John's
Sheldon PollockCenterLafayette
Leo PrendergastTackle2Lafayette
Dave SehresWingback7New York University
Nate ShareTackleTufts
Jack SheelyGuard2New York University
Ray SmithBack8Lebanon Valley
Harry StuhldreherBlocking BackNotre Dame
Tarzan TaylorGuardOhio State

1 Played tailback and wingback
2 Also played center
3 Played fullback and tailback
4 Position later known as quarterback
5 Started season with Hartford Blues
6 Started season with Rock Island Independents
7 Also played end
8 Played tailback, wingback, and blocking back

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