List of Cleveland Panthers players

The following people played for the Panthers for at least one game in the 1926 AFL regular season, the only one of the team's (and the league's) existence:[1]

Name | Position | College

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Norty "Mope" Behm | End1 | Iowa State
Cookie Cunningham | End | Ohio State
Doc Elliott | Fullback | Lafayette
Myles Evans | Tackle | Ohio Wesleyan
Billy Gribben | Tailback | Case Western Reserve
Eddie "Red" Kregenow | End | Akron
Al Michaels | Tailback | Heidelberg, Ohio State
Al Nesser2 | Guard3 | none
Dave Noble | Back4 | Nebraska
John Otterbacher | Guard | Ohio State
Guy Roberts | Back4 | Dayton
Red Roberts | Tackle | Centre
Jack Sack | Guard | Pittsburgh
Bob Spiers | Tackle5 | Ohio State
Al Thornburg | Center | Iowa State
Ralph Vince | Guard | Washington & Jefferson
Leo Virant | Guard | Iowa State
Red Weaver | Center | Centre
Jay Winters | Blocking back6 | Ohio Wesleyan
Dick Wolf | Blocking back | Miami (Ohio)

1 Also played fullback
2 Started 1926 season as coach of Akron Indians, then left to play for Panthers
3 Also played tackle
4 Played wingback and American football
5 Also played guard
6 Position currently known as quarterback

## References

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1. ^ David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Rick Korch, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, From 1892 to the Present (St. Martin’s Press 1994), ISBN 0-312-11435-4

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Cleveland Panthers

* Defunct American Football League club (1926)
* Based in Cleveland, Ohio

Franchise|

* Cleveland Panthers
* Players

Owners|

* Charles X. Zimmerman

Head coaches|

* Ray Watts

Stadium|

* Luna Bowl

Seasons|

* 1926

Notable players|

* Cookie Cunningham
* Doc Elliott
* Al Michaels
* Al Nesser
* Dave Noble

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