first pro (answered)

[grover99]

Who was the first professional football player?

[spodog]

Time: 17.11 seconds

Cap Harper

[Dan Lambskin]

Time: 21.18 seconds

Jim Thorpe

[WaCougMBS]

Time: 21.68 seconds

William (Pudge) Heffelfinger

[Accepted as answer by flotsamnjetsam on Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:20 pm EST.]

[drunkmonkey]

Time: 23.21 seconds

William (Pudge) Heffelfinger

[grover99]

1895
John Brallier became the first football player to openly turn pro, accepting $10 and expenses to play for the Latrobe YMCA against the Jeannette Athletic Club.

[drunkmonkey]

You may want to double-check here: http://www.profootballhof.com/history/g ... birth.aspx

[grover99]

I worded that question very poorly. I think I should accept either answer, but I don't know if that is allowed. If not, I think "Pudge is a more acceptable answer. Will the mods let me know?

Sorry for the confusion

[grover99]

Here is where my info comes from: http://www.nflteamhistory.com/chronology_of_football/index.html

[WaCougMBS]

I agree that Pudge is the better answer (and not just because that's what I came up with). I think you should roll with that one or throw it out, but since multiple people have agreed/come up with the same answer, I say we keep it