This is a list of American football players who played only one game in the National Football League (NFL) during the league's first decade from 1920 to the 1929. This list includes players from the American Professional Football Association (APFA) during the 1920 and 1921 seasons, i.e., before the APFA was renamed the NFL in 1922. This list does not include those who were on an active roster but never actually appeared in a game. Nor does it include those who appeared only in a pre-season or exhibition game.

Key Date - The "Date" column is intended to provide the date of the player's appearance in an NFL game. If the exact date has not yet been verified, then the column simply lists the year. Start - The "Start" column is intended to state whether or not the player's appearance in an NFL game was as a "starter". If the player appeared in the game as a substitute, the entry should state "No".

1920 NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSourceShirley BrickEndBuffalo All-Americans1920-11-14NoRice (newspaper record of Brick's one-game appearance)Max BroadhurstTackleDayton Triangles1920NoWestern Reserve, Case TechMatt BrownHalfbackAkron Pros1920NoSyracuseRalph CapronBackChicago Tigers1920YesMinnesotaEddie CaseyBackBuffalo All-Americans1920NoHarvardTony CatalanoGuardHammond Pros1920NoNoneLen CharpierFullbackRacine Cardinals1920YesIllinoisFred ClarkeEndRochester Jeffersons1920NoNoneBill ConnellBackRochester Jeffersons1920NoNoneMoon DucoteBackCleveland Tigers1920YesAuburnArch ErehartBackMuncie Flyers1920YesIndianaCharlie EssmanGuardColumbus Panhandles1920NoChristian BrothersWalt FrickeyEndRochester Jeffersons1920NoNoneBirdie GardnerTackleCanton Bulldogs1920NoCarlisleGatesGuardDetroit Heralds1920NoNoneWilbur HendersonFullbackHammond Pros1920NoNoneTom HenryBackRock Island Independents1920NoLSUPat HerronEndCleveland Tigers1920YesPittsburghLenny HighEndDecatur Staleys1920NoEastern IllinoisBill JoyceQuarterbackDetroit Heralds1920YesHoly Cross, Catholic UniversityKingBackDetroit Heralds1920NoUnknownJohn KvistTackleRochester Jeffersons1920NoNoneAlvin LoucksGuardDetroit Heralds1920NoMichiganGeorge MagerkurthTackleRock Island Independents1920NoNonePhil MarshallEndCleveland Tigers1920YesCarnegie TechMathewsonBackHammond Pros1920NoNoneMcCoyTackleDetroit Heralds1920NoNoneRalph MeadowEndCanton Bulldogs1920YesNoneBuck MilesFullbackAkron Pros1920NoWashington and LeePepperGuardRochester Jeffersons1920NoNoneJoseph PlunkettBackChicago Tigers1920NoNoneSpencer PopeEndMuncie Flyers1920NoIndianaBill PrestonTackleAkron Pros1920NoMissouriSpeed RiddellEndRock Island Independents1920NoNebraskaLoyal RobbTackleRock Island Independents1920NoNoneJohn RuppGuardBuffalo All-Americans1920NoNoneHeinie SchultzEndDetroit Heralds1920NoNoneSullivanFullbackRock Island Independents1920NoNoneJim TalbottBackHammond Pros1920NoNorth DakotaHoward Yerges Sr.BackColumbus Panhandles1920YesOhio StateRandy YoungEndDecatur Staleys1920NoMillikin

1921 NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSourceNate AbramsEndGreen Bay Packers1921NoNoneAlec AndersonGuardWashington Senators1921NoBoston College, Holy Cross, GeorgetownBacknorCenterTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06NoNonePing BodieFullbackRacine Cardinals1921NoNoneFred BrummTackleTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06NoUnion (NY)CassidyBackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06NoNoneRed ChenowethBackLouisville Brecks1921YesWest VirginiaHoward CosterTackleWashington Senators1921NoMarylandFred DayTackleCincinnati Celts1921NoOhio WesleyanJoe DuSossoitEndNew York Brickley Giants1921YesDartmouthEarl EttenhausGuardRochester Jeffersons1921-11-20NoNoneLouie FritschGuardEvansville Crimson Giants1921NoGeorgetown (KY)Ken FultonGuardMuncie Flyers1921YesNonePatsy GerardiEndWashington Senators1921NoNoneArt GoerkeEndTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNonePercy W. GriffithsGuardCanton Bulldogs1921YesBloomsburg, Penn StateFatty HarrisTackleLouisville Brecks1921NoNoneAndy HillhouseHalfbackBuffalo All-Americans1921NoBrownClarence HosmerGuardTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06NoNoneBill HouserGuard, tackleLouisville Brecks1921YesNoneKarl HowerFullbackLouisville Brecks1921YesNoneMark IngleGuardEvansville Crimson Giants1921NoNoneJimmy JemailQuarterbackNew York Brickley Giants1921YesBrown, NavyCharlie JonasenEndMinneapolis Marines1921NoNoneRalph JonesBackHammond Pros1921NoWabashGeorge KaneGuardNew York Brickley Giants1921NoFordhamSam KaplanEndWashington Senators1921YesLehigh, Catholic U.KelloggHalfbackMuncie Flyers1921Yes Adolph KliebhanBackGreen Bay Packers1921YesNoneRudy KraftGuard, centerTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesPenn StateGeorge KuhrtTackleTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNoneWally LadrowHalfbackGreen Bay Packers1921NoNoneDoc LaDuronFullbackMuncie Flyers1921YesIndianaHenry LewisGuardLouisville Brecks1921NoNoneHarry LiversFullbackWashington Senators1921NoGeorgetownRay MacMurrayGuardMuncie Flyers1921YesLincoln, DartmouthHerman MartellEndGreen Bay Packers1921NoNoneJoe MartinHalfbackLouisville Brecks1921YesNoneTom McLaughlinFullbackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNotre DameBill MeisnerBackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesSyracuseJohn MillerFullbackDayton Triangles1921NoNotre DameMooreTackleCleveland Indians1921YesUnknownTed MoserGuardLouisville Brecks1921YesNoneJohnny NagleEndNew York Brickley Giants1921NoNoneHarry NewlandEndLouisville Brecks1921YesNoneCon O'BrienTackleNew York Brickley Giants1921YesBoston CollegeOhmerBackCincinnati Celts1921YesNoneHenry OrthGuardCincinnati Celts1921YesMiami (OH)Frank PrimeauBackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNoneRiceBackHammond Pros1921NoNoneTam RoseHalfbackTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesSyracuseBill SanbornEndTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNoneShrinerUnknownCincinnati Celts1921NoUnknownPete SloneEndMuncie Flyers1921NoNoneMarv SmithBackCanton Bulldogs1921NoPurdueHowie StithGuardLouisville Brecks1921NoNoneCharlie TallmanTackleTonawanda Kardex1921-11-06YesNoneDave ThompsonBackCincinnati Celts1921NoDenisonTineyTackleRochester Jeffersons1921NoUnknownGene VidalFullbackWashington Senators1921YesNebraska, South Dakota, ArmyEarl WarwegBackEvansville Crimson Giants1921NoNoneMartin ZollGuardGreen Bay Packers1921NoNone

1922 NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSourceAndersonBackHammond Pros1922NoNoneNorris ArmstrongTackleMilwaukee Badgers1922NoCentreBurl AtchesonEndColumbus Panhandles1922NoNoneBentonEndRochester Jeffersons1922YesNoneEddie BenzEndRochester Jeffersons1922YesNoneAlex BobidoshEndOorang Indians1922NoNoneFred BrokerTackleOorang Indians1922NoCarlisleAl BurginGuardToledo Maroons1922YesNoneSlats DalrympleCenterEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesIndiana, WabashWinnie DentonGuardEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesDePauwVic EndressBackEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesNoneDoc FayEndGreen Bay Packers1922NoMarquetteNorm GlocksonGuardRacine Legion1922YesNonePete LauerFullbackEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesIowaMax MacCollumEndLouisville Brecks1922YesCentreBrian McGrathGuardLouisville Brecks1922YesNoneHarry J. RobertsonTackleRochester Jeffersons1922YesSyracuseBuck SaundersBackToledo Maroons1922NoCaliforniaBill SingletonGuardHammond Pros1922NoWashington UniversityBill SlykerEndEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesOhio StateFrank SpellacyEndBuffalo All-Americans1922YesNoneBaptiste ThunderTackleOorang Indians1922YesNoneWalker WhiteheadBackEvansville Crimson Giants1922YesNoneWillertCenterHammond Pros1922NoNoneCarl ZollGuardGreen Bay Packers1922NoNone

1923 NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSourceA. C. BaurTackleRacine Legion1923YesIllinoisRed EmslieGuardRochester Jeffersons1923YesNoneAl EspieTackleLouisville Brecks1923YesNonePascal GiuglianoBackLouisville Brecks1923NoNoneHarold HansenFullback, EndGreen Bay Packers1923NoMinnesotaCliff JetmoreHalfbackToledo Maroons1923NoNoneCy KasperHalfbackRochester Jeffersons1923YesNotre DameJoe McSheaGuardRochester Jeffersons1923YesRochesterRed MorseGuardDuluth Kelleys1923YesNoneJohn QuastEndLouisville Brecks1923YesPurdueEd RateBackMilwaukee Badgers1923YesPurdueJoe SetronGuardCleveland Indians1923NoWest VirginiaBen ShawGuardCanton Bulldogs1923NoNoneRoy VassauTackleMilwaukee Badgers1923YesSt. ThomasHal WilderGuardSt. Louis All-Stars1923YesNebraska Wesleyan, NebraskaErnie WinburnEndSt. Louis All-Stars1923NoCentral Missouri State

1924 NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSourceReaves BaysingerEndRochester Jeffersons1924YesSyracuseEmil BeasyBackGreen Bay Packers1924YesNoneJim BradshawBackKansas City Blues1924NoIllinois, NevadaEddie BrattEndDuluth Kelleys1924NoNoneBob ChoateGuardKansas City Blues1924NoHaskellHerbert ClowGuardDuluth Kelleys1924NoWisconsin-SuperiorLee CroftGuardRacine Legion1924YesWisconsin-PlattevilleArt EngstromGuardDuluth Kelleys1924-9-28YesChicagoSwede EricksonEndKenosha Maroons1924No Dick HanleyBackRacine Legion1924NoWashington StateOscar JohnsonFullbackChicago Bears1924NoVermontShine KinderdineGuardDayton Triangles1924NoNoneJoe MantellGuardColumbus Tigers1924YesNoneMungerTackleChicago Cardinals1924YesNoneNielsonBackRochester Jeffersons1924YesNoneClem NugentFullbackRochester Jeffersons1924NoIowaHarry O'ConnellTackleChicago Bears1924NoChicagoBill O'TooleGuardDuluth Kelleys1924NoNoneIvan Quinn GuardKansas City Blues1924YesCarroll (WI)RileyGuardRacine Legion1924YesNoneJim SanfordTackleDuluth Kelleys1924NoLehighDick SearsTackleKansas City Blues1924NoKansas StateBasil StanleyGuardRock Island Independents1924NoNotre DameElmer VolgenauGuardRochester Jeffersons1924YesColgate

1925 NamePositionTeamDateStartCollegeSourcePaul AndersonGuardRock Island Independents1925NoIllinoisLes AsplundhFullbackBuffalo Bisons1925NoSwarthmoreLester BeldingEndRock Island Independents1925NoIowaPhil BranonTackleCleveland Bulldogs1925NoHoly CrossBill BucherEndDetroit Panthers1925YesClarksonHam ConnorsEndRochester Jeffersons1925YesNoneJack DanielsBackMilwaukee Badgers1925NoNoneDarroll DeLaPorteBackMilwaukee Badgers1925YesNoneWop DrumsteadGuardHammond Pros1925YesNoneGus EkbergFullbackCleveland Bulldogs1925NoMinnesota, West VirginiaWilmer FlemingHalfbackCanton Bulldogs1925NoMount UnionJohn GablerGuardDayton Triangles1925NoNoneHarry HallBackRock Island Independents1925YesChicago, IllinoisChing HammillBackProvidence Steam Roller1925YesConnecticut, Villanova, GeorgetownFritz HenryGuardAkron Pros1925YesNoneEd HermanEndRock Island Independents1925YesNorthwesternChuck HillFullback, EndRock Island Independents1925YesIowa StateJake KaufmanTackleFrankford Yellow Jackets1925NoNoneJimmy KennedyFullbackBuffalo Bisons1925YesBoston College, Holy CrossWilliam C. KenyonBackNew York Giants1925NoGeorgetownMike KoziakBackDuluth Kelleys1925YesNoneRudy KutlerGuardCleveland Bulldogs1925NoOhio StateGlen MagnussonGuardHammond Pros1925YesNorthwesternJohnny MahrtEndDayton Triangles1925NoDaytonHugh McGoldrickTackle, endProvidence Steam Roller1925NoLehighDon MillerHalfbackProvidence Steam Roller1925YesNotre DameTom MoranBackNew York Giants1925NoCentreRay NortonBackCleveland Bulldogs1925NoNoneCharlie RichardsonBackMilwaukee Badgers1925NoNoneFred SheehanBackProvidence Steam Roller1925YesGeorgetownJim SnyderBackMilwaukee Badgers1925NoNoneSpike StaffGuardProvidence Steam Roller1925NoBrownBill ThompsonCenterMilwaukee Badgers1925NoNoneRex TobinEndDuluth Kelleys1925NoNone

1926