List of Brooklyn Lions players

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

Name Position College
Herm BagbyWingback1Arkansas
Hugh BlacklockTackle2Michigan State
James BondGuardPittsburgh
Matt BrennonBlocking Back3,1Villanova, Fordham, Lafayette
Earl BrittonHFullbackIllinois
Dutch ConnorWingbackNew Hampshire
Leo Douglass4,5Fullback1Lehigh, Vermont
Ted DrewsHEndPrinceton
Hec GarveyH,6TackleNotre Dame
Ed HarrisonHEndBoston College
Red HowardHGuardNew Hampshire, Princeton
Paul JappeTackle7Syracuse
Stan KobolinskiCenterBoston College
Al LeithBlocking back1Georgetown
Dick McGrathTackle2Holy Cross
Bob MorrisGuardCornell
Tommy MyersBacking blockFordham
Swede NordstromGuard8Trinity
Ted PlumridgeHCenterColgate, St. John's
Ed ReaganTacklenone
Owen ReynoldsEndGeorgia
Quentin ReynoldsGuard8Brown
Bill RooneyBack9none
Jim SheldonEndBrown
George SnellFullback10Penn State
Bill StephensCenterBrown
Art Stevenson11CenterFordham
Harry StuhldreherHBlocking BackNotre Dame
Tarzan TaylorHGuardOhio State
Rex ThomasWingback1Tulsa, St. Mary’s
Chief ToorockWingbackNew York University
Charlie WeberGuard8Colgate
Jim YeagerTackle12Lehigh
Dave ZiffEndSyracuse, Carson-Newman

H Was on Brooklyn Horsemen AFL team roster prior to merger with the NFL Lions

1 Also played tailback
2 Also played center
3 Position later known as quarterback
4 Started season with Hartford Blues
5 Finished season with Frankford Yellow Jackets
6 Finished season with New York Yankees (AFL)
7 Also played end
8 Also played tackle
9 Played wingback and blocking back
10 Also played wingback
11 Started season with New York Giants
12 Also played guard

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