Art Folz

American football player (1903–1965)

Art FolzDate of birth| (1903-03-31)March 31, 1903

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Place of birth| Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death| August 18, 1965(1965-08-18) (aged 62)
Place of death| Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)| Fullback, halfback, quarterback
Height| 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight| 157 lb (71 kg)
US college| Chicago
High school| Englewood (IL)
Career history
As player
1923–1925| Chicago Cardinals
Career highlights and awards

* NFL champion (1925)

Career stats

* Playing stats at NFL.com
* Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Arthur F. Folz a.k.a. Art Foltz (March 31, 1903 – August 18, 1965) was a professional American football player who played with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1923 to 1925. He is best known for his role in the 1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal, where Folz hired a group of high school football players from his alma mater, Chicago's Engelwood High School, to play for the Milwaukee Badgers, against the Cardinals. During the recruitment, Folz reportedly told the high schoolers that the game was a "practice game" and would in no part affect their amateur status.

The plan would ensure an inferior opponent for Chicago. The game was then used to help prop up their win-loss percentage and as a chance of wrestling away the 1925 NFL Championship away from the first place Pottsville Maroons. For his involvement, Folz was barred from playing football in the NFL for life by NFL President Joseph Carr. However, in 1926, Folz's lifetime ban was lifted, probably to prevent him from joining the first American Football League; even so, he chose not to return to pro football.

The scandal also played a role in the 1925 NFL Championship controversy.

## References

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* The Greatest High School Rivalry in Illinois
* In Pottsville, Maroons are still champs
* Fleming, David (January 30, 2008). "Pottsville, Pa. and Cardinals each claim rights to 1925 NFL title". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
* Fleming, David (2007). Breaker Boys: The NFL's Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship. ESPN. ISBN 978-1-933060-35-4.
* Peterson, Robert W. (1997). Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511913-4.
* Joe Horrigan (1984). "Joe Carr" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 6 (5–6). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.
* Chris Willis (2003). "Joe Carr VisionU" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 25 (5). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010.
* Bob Carroll. "Red Equals Green" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2012.

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Chicago Cardinals 1925 NFL champions

* Eddie Anderson
* Herb Blumer
* Willis Brennan
* Ralph Claypool
* Fred DeStefano
* Paddy Driscoll
* Red Dunn
* Hal Erickson
* Earl Evans
* Art Folz
* Fred Gillies
* John Hurlburt
* Bob Koehler
* Jerry Lunz
* Mickey MacDonnell
* Ike Mahoney
* Nick McInerney
* Paul McNulty
* Lenny Sachs
* Wilfrid Smith
* Evar Swanson
* Jimmy Tays
* Bub Weller

Head coach: Norman Barry

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