Earl Reisser Explained

Position:	Halfback
Birth Date:	26 May 1899^[1]
Birth Place:	Guthrie, Kentucky, US
Death Place:	Louisville, Kentucky, US
Weight Lbs:	160
High School:	Male (KY)
Teams:	Louisville Brecks (1923)
Statlabel1:	Games
Statvalue1:	2

Earl Schwab Reisser (May 26, 1899 – September 29, 1956), also referenced as Earl Reiser, was an American football player.

A Kentucky native, he attended Louisville Male High School where he played at the fullback position for the football team during the 1917 season .^{[2] [3]}

He served in the United States Navy,^[4] though no records have been found reflecting the dates of service.

In 1923, he played professional football for the Louisville Brecks of the National Football League (NFL). He appeared in two NFL games and was listed as a halfback.^[5] He was described in November 1923 as "the hardest smashing back of the season."^[6]

Reiser continued living in Louisville and worked as a mechanical draftsman for a plumbing fixture company and later for the American Radiator & Standard Manufacturing Company.^{[7] [8]} He died in 1956.

Notes and References

1. Reiser's draft registration cards for both World War I and World War II list the same date of birth but give 1900 as the year of birth.
2. News: Lineups Announced for High School Game. The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1917. 6.
3. News: Hard Game Is Expected. The Courier-Journal. October 20, 1917. 6.
4. Web site: Earl Reisser. Pro Football Archives. December 10, 2020.
5. Web site: Earl Reiser. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. August 12, 2020.
6. News: Brecks To Play Cincy Team Today. The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1923. 9.
7. 1930 U.S. Census entry for Earl S. Reisser, age 30, living in Louisville, Kentucky. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
8. World War II Draft Registration Card for Earl Schwab Reiser Sr., born May 26, 1900. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line].