Mike Purdy | |
Birth Date: | 24 January 1892 |
Birth Place: | Auburn, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Auburn, New York, U.S. |
Position1: | Fullback, halfback, quarterback |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 179 |
College: | Brown |
Coaching Years1: | 1921 |
Coaching Team1: | Syracuse Pros |
Playing Years1: | 1919 |
Playing Team1: | Akron Indians |
Playing Years2: | 1920 |
Playing Team2: | Rochester Jeffersons |
Playing Years3: | 1921 |
Playing Team3: | New York Brickley Giants |
Playing Years4: | 1921 |
Playing Team4: | Syracuse Pros |
Playing Years5: | 1922 |
Playing Team5: | Milwaukee Badgers |
Databasefootball: | PURDYMIK01 |
Clair Joseph "Mike" Purdy, Jr. (January 24, 1892 – January 10, 1950) was an American football player and coach. He played in the National Football League with the Rochester Jeffersons, New York Brickley Giants, Syracuse Pros and the Milwaukee Badgers. Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day New York Giants. He also played in the Ohio League in 1919 for the Akron Pros and even recommended that Fritz Pollard join the team that season.