The Football History Dude25 Huhti 2018

Pudge Heffelfinger (Yale) – The First Professional Football Player

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EPISODE SUMMARY

Early NFL historians believed a 16-year-old quarterback named John Brollier, from Indiana College in Pennsylvania was the first professional football player because he accepted $10 and some expenses to play a football game on September 3, 1895.

They were wrong, and this travesty wasn’t discovered until about 80 years later the true first professional football player was discovered, William "Pudge" Heffelfinger. You can listen to the Joe Horrigan interview for the story on how his predecessor discovered this discrepancy.

In this 2nd episode of The Football History Dude podcast, I cover the history of Pudge Heffelfinger and what has become known as Pro Football's Birth Certificate.

THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND

The Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans about the rich history of the game we all know and love. I’m your host, Arnie Chapman, and I’m just a regular dude who loves football and is a nerd when it comes to learning about history. I created this show to share the gridiron knowledge nuggets I gain from researching various topics about the history of the National Football League. Each episode I welcome you to climb aboard my DeLorean to travel back in time to explore the yesteryear of the gridiron, and yes, that’s a reference to the Back to the Future Movies.

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