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| Date of birth: | February 11, 1893 |
| Place of birth: | Pottstown, PA, United States |
| Date of death: | April 7, 1959 (aged 68) |
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| Position(s): | Running back |
| College: | Albright College |
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| 1914-1919 1920 1920 1921 1921 1922 1924 1925-1928 |
Conshohocken Athletic Club Union Club of Phoenixville Buffalo All-Americans Chicago Cardinals Frankford Yellow Jackets Milwaukee Badgers Kenosha Maroons New York Giants |
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William Earl Potteiger (February 11, 1893 – April 7, 1959) was a professional American football running back and coach. Potteiger played professionally in both baseball and football and coached professionally in basketball, baseball and football. He is most famous as a player-coach for the New York Giants when they won their first NFL championship in 1927.
He also played minor league baseball from 1913 to 1917, in 1919, and from 1926 to 1927. He managed in the minors from 1926 to 1927 and in 1932.[1]
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| Preceded by Joe Alexander |
New York Giants Head Coaches 1927–1928 |
Succeeded by LeRoy Andrews |
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