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'''William Earl Potteiger''' (February 11, 1893 &ndash; 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 [[National Football League|NFL]] championship in 1927.
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'''William Earl Potteiger''' (February 11, 1893 – April 7, 1959) was an [[American football]], [[baseball]], and [[basketball]] player and coach. He played professionally in both baseball and football and coached professionally in basketball, baseball and football. Potteiger was [[player-coach]] for the [[New York Giants]] when they won their first [[National Football League]] 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.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pottei001ear Baseball Reference]</ref>
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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.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pottei001ear Baseball Reference]</ref>
 
   
 
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| NAME = Potteiger, Earl
  
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player and coach
  
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| DATE OF BIRTH = February 11, 1893
  
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Pottstown, PA]], [[United States]]
  
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Latest revision as of 02:14, 15 August 2019

Earl Potteiger
Born:(1893-02-11)February 11, 1893
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Died:April 7, 1959(1959-04-07) (aged 68)
Philadelphia
Career information
Position(s)Halfback
CollegeUrsinus, Albright
Career history
As coach
1925Kenosha Maroons
1927–1928New York Giants
As player
1914–1919Conshohocken Athletic Club
1920Union Club of Phoenixville
1920Buffalo All-Americans
1921Chicago Cardinals
1921Frankford Yellow Jackets
1922Milwaukee Badgers
1924Kenosha Maroons
1925–1928New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

William Earl Potteiger (February 11, 1893 – April 7, 1959) was an American football, baseball, and basketball player and coach. He played professionally in both baseball and football and coached professionally in basketball, baseball and football. Potteiger was player-coach for the New York Giants when they won their first National Football League 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]

References

  1. ↑ Baseball Reference

External links

v · d · eNew York Giants head coaches

Bob Folwell (1925) • Joe Alexander (1926) • Earl Potteiger (1927–1928) • LeRoy Andrews (1929–1930) • Benny Friedman (1930) • Steve Owen (1931–1953) • Jim Lee Howell (1954–1960) • Allie Sherman (1961–1968) • Alex Webster (1969–1973) • Bill Arnsparger (1974–1976) • John McVay (1976–1978) • Ray Perkins (1979–1982) • Bill Parcells (1983–1990) • Ray Handley (1991–1992) • Dan Reeves (1993–1996) • Jim Fassel (1997–2003) • Tom Coughlin (2004– )

v · d · eNew York Giants 1925 Inaugural Season Roster
v · d · eNew York Giants 1927 NFL Champions


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