Birth Date: | 12 October 1897 |
Birth Place: | Aurora, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Aurora, Illinois, U.S. |
Position1: | End |
College: | Indiana |
Playing Years1: | 1923–1927 |
Playing Team1: | Chicago Bears |
Playing Years2: | 1928–1929 |
Playing Team2: | Providence Steam Roller |
Playing Years3: | 1930 |
Playing Team3: | Green Bay Packers |
Playing Years4: | 1930 |
Playing Team4: | Portsmouth Spartans |
Career Highlights: | |
Databasefootball: | HANNYFRA01 |
Frank Matthew "Duke" Hanny (October 12, 1897 – September 3, 1946) was an American football end who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hanny was the first player to be ejected in an NFL game in history, as he and Green Bay Packers player Tillie Voss exchanged punches in a game.
He died in Aurora, Illinois, on September 3, 1946, after a long illness.[1] He was buried there at Mount Olivet Cemetery.