John Tanner (American football, born 1897)

American football player (1897–1976)

American football player

John TannerPersonal information

Born:| December 3, 1897
Owensboro, Kentucky
Died:| December 23, 1976(1976-12-23) (aged 79)
Owensboro, Kentucky
Height:| 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight:| 165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College:| Centre
Position:| Wingback
Career history

* Toledo Maroons (1922)
* Cleveland Indians (1923)
* Cleveland Bulldogs (1924)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

John Portor "Hump" Tanner (December 3, 1897 - December 23, 1976) was a professional American football player in the early National Football League with the Toledo Maroons, Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Bulldogs. He began his football playing at Owensboro High School. He then played at the college level for Centre College.[1]

He played for the Praying Colonels in the infamous 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game. The Colonels (under coach Charley Moran) shocked Harvard University and became the first school ever from outside the East to beat one of the Ivy League's "Big Three" of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.

Tanner was a teammate as well as close friend of Jim Thorpe, who was considered the greatest athlete of his era.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "John Tanner Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

* Owensboro-Daviess County Hall of Fame

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Cleveland Bulldogs 1924 NFL champions

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* Scotty Bierce
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* Guy Chamberlin
* Rudy Comstock
* Cap Edwards
* Doc Elliott
* Charlie Honaker
* Ben Jones
* Jerry Jones
* Link Lyman
* Stanley Muirhead
* Dave Noble
* Duke Osborn
* Wooky Roberts
* Olin Smith
* Russ Smith
* John Tanner
* Ralph Vince
* Dick Wolf
* Joe Work
* Hoge Workman

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