Roy Scholl Explained

Roy Scholl
Birth Place:	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:	Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	8
Weight Lbs:	205
Position:	Guard
College:	Lehigh University
Pfr:	SchoRo20
Teams:	Boston Bulldogs (1929)

Roy Franklin Scholl (September 15, 1904  - October 8, 1993)^[1] was a professional football player who spent one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Boston Bulldogs in 1929.^[2] Scholl later dismissed ever having played professionally with any team. However football historian David Neft, pointed out in 1992 that six different newspapers identify Scholl as playing one game, as a sub, for Boston in 1929. Roger Treat’s Encyclopedia of Football also has him listed as having played guard with the 1929 Bulldogs.^[3]

Scholl was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Company from approximately 1921 to 1951. He died in 1993 at age 89 at the Leigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1999 - 1990 Pro Football Necrology List. Pro Football Deaths 1993. Oldest Living Pro Football Players. 2012. 2012-06-10.
2. Web site: Roy Scholl Stats. .
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-05-25 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083142/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/14-06-494.pdf . 2014-04-07 .
4. News: Roy Franklin Scholl. The Morning Call. October 10, 1993. 32. Newspapers.com.