The following people played for the Bears for at least one game in the 1926 AFL regular season, the only one of the team’s (and the league’s) existence:David S. Neft, Richard M. Cohen, and Rick Korch, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional Football, From 1892 to the Present (St. Martin’s Press 1994),
Name Position College Eddie BlackEndMuhlenberg Jimmy BrewsterBlocking Back1Georgia Tech Russ ClarkGuard2Muhlenberg Vaughan ConnellyBack3Georgia Tech Carl DavisTackleWest Virginia Goldy GoldsteinGuardFlorida Harold HansenFullback4Minnesota George KerrGuardCatholic Ken KingEndKentucky Don ManellaGuardnone Adrian “Sparky” MaurerWingbackOglethorpe Art McManus5GuardBoston College John MurrayCenterGeorgia Tech Ark NewtonWingbackFlorida Orin RiceGuard6Syracuse, Muhlenberg Bob RivesTackleVanderbilt Sammy SteinEndnone Silvio TursiEndMuhlenberg Cy WilliamsTackleFlorida Ike WilliamsBack7Georgia Tech Doug WycoffTailbackGeorgia Tech
1 Position later known as quarterback 2 Also played tackle 3 Played fullback and tailback 4 Also played end 5 After the Newark Bears folded, for the Boston Bulldogs for rest of 1926 season 6 Also played center 7 Played fullback and blocking back
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