Wooky Roberts
No. 11, 3, 2, 5
Fullback , Tailback
Personal information
Date of birth : (1897-09-01 ) September 1, 1897
Place of birth : Elmwood, Illinois
Date of death : August 28, 1951(1951-08-28) (aged 53)
Place of death : Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Career information
College Navy
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Canton Bulldogs (1922–1923)
Career highlights and awards
* 4× NFL Champion (1922, 1923, 1924, 1926)
Games played
36
Games started
28
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Wolcott A. "Wooky" Roberts (September 1, 1897 – August 28, 1951) was a professional American football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL). Roberts won two NFL championships with the Canton Bulldogs in 1922 and 1923 , one with the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924 , and another with the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1926 .
He played college football for the Navy Midshipmen football team while attending the United States Naval Academy . After the 1918 season, he was selected as a consensus first-team halfback on the 1918 College Football All-America Team .[1]
Before enrolling at the Naval Academy, Roberts was a student at Colgate University . After completing his service in the Navy, he worked as a structural engineer with the Industrial Power Equipment Company in Philadelphia. He died at his home in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania , in August 1951 at age 53.[2]
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