Alf Cobb Explained

Alf Cobb
Number:15
Position:Guard,
Offensive tackle
Birth Date:June 7, 1892
Birth Place:Athol, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:210
High School:Waltham (MA)
College:Syracuse
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:21
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:16
Pfr:CobbAl20

Alfred Russell Cobb (June 7, 1892 – September 12, 1974) was an American college and professional football player. Cobb played college football for Syracuse University, and later played professionally in the National Football League (NFL).

Cobb attended Syracuse University, where he played for the Syracuse Orange football team. In 1917 he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at the tackle position, having received first-team honors from International News Service (INS), News Enterprise Association (NEA), and Collier's Weekly (as selected by Walter Camp).[1]

Cobb played in the early days of the NFL, when it was still known as the American Professional Football Association (APFA), including for the Akron Pros and the Cleveland Bulldogs. As a member of the 1920 Akron Pros, Cobb was a member of the first NFL Championship team.[2] [3]

Over three APFA/NFL seasons, Cobb played in 21 games as a lineman, starting 16 of them.

Notes and References

  1. 2014 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 4 & 14 (2014). Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  2. Web site: Alf Cobb . Sports Reference LLC . pro-football-reference.com . 17 August 2014.
  3. Akron Pros 1920 . Carroll, Bob . Coffin Corner . 1982 . 4 . 12 . 1 - 4 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311103636/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/04-12-119.pdf . 2012-03-11 .