Jack Lord (American football) explained

Jack Lord
Birth Date:September 23, 1904
Birth Place:Avon, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:Rye, New York, U.S.
College:Rutgers
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:195
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John Warner Lord (September 23, 1904 – March 11, 1958) was an American football player.

Lord was born in Avon, New Jersey, in 1904. He attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn. He was captain of the Erasmus football team in 1923. He enrolled at Rutgers University in 1924 and was captain of the freshman football team that fall. After sitting out the 1925 season due to ineligibility, he played for the 1926 Rutgers team.[1] He also competed in baseball and swimming at Rutgers. In the fall of 1927, he left school to pursue a business career on Wall Street.[2]

Lord also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Staten Island Stapletons. He appeared in eight NFL games, two as a starter, during the 1929 season.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hanf and Lord in Ruggers Grid Drills. The Brooklyn Daily Times. March 22, 1926. 3A. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Jack Lord Quits Rutgers for Career in Business World: Star in Three Sports Lost to Rutgers Teams. The Daily Home News. John K. Quad. September 2, 1927. 23.
  3. Web site: Jack Lord. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 24, 2020.