Jim Welsh Explained

Jim Welsh
Number:	6, 19, 24
Birth Date:	17 September 1902
Birth Place:	Malden, Massachusetts, United States
Death Place:	Lake County, Florida, United States
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	11
Weight Lbs:	250
Position:	Offensive lineman Place kicker
College:	Colgate University
Highlights:	1x Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd team all-NFL (1924) 1x Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL (1926)
Pfr:	WelsJi20
Teams:	Rochester Jeffersons (1923) Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924–1925) Pottsville Maroons (1926)

James Edward Welsh (September 17, 1902 – February 12, 1958) was a professional American football player who played during the early years of the National Football League.^[1] He was an offensive lineman and a place kicker. A graduate of Colgate University, Welsh began his professional career in 1923 with the NFL's Rochester Jeffersons. The following two seasons, were then spent with the Frankford Yellow Jackets. In 1926, Welsh joined the Pottsville Maroons. He then ended the 1926 season tied for the league lead in extra points, with 10.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jim Welsh Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. Web site: Pottsville Maroons . 2006-10-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090215153235/http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Maroons.htm . 2009-02-15.