| No. 9 | |
| Fullback | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: March 1, 1903 | |
| Date of death: April 4, 1958 (aged 55) | |
| Career information | |
| College: Dickinson | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Frankford Yellow Jackets ( 1926) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * NFL champion ( 1926) | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Robert Garfield Books (March 1, 1903 – April 4, 1958) was an American football fullback who played one season with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Dickinson College. He first enrolled at Harrisburg Technical High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before transferring to Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.
Early years[]
Books was part of the 1919 Harrisburg Tech High School Football National Championship team before transferring to Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.[1][2]
College career[]
Books played for the Dickinson Red Devils, where he was named team captain in 1925.[3]
Professional career[]
Books played in four games for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the NFL in 1926.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Wilson, Hal (2006). "Harrisburg Tech 1919". PA Football News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025847/http://www.pawrsl.com/pfn/wilson_harrisburg19.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "BOB BOOKS". profootballarchives.com. http://www.profootballarchives.com/book00800.html. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Football Men Elect Books 1925 Captain". The Dickinsonian (Dickinson College). October 24, 1925. http://deila.dickinson.edu/cdm/ref/collection/dickinsonia/id/22099.
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