List of Brooklyn Lions players

This is a list of American football players who have played for the Brooklyn Horsemen in the National Football League in 1926. It includes players that have played at least one match during the NFL season. The Lions franchise was originally merged with the Brooklyn Horsemen of the American Football League until disbanding after the 1926 NFL season.

Name	Position	College
Herm Bagby	Wingback^1	Arkansas
Hugh Blacklock	Tackle^2	Michigan State
James Bond	Guard	Pittsburgh
Matt Brennon	Blocking Back^3,1	Villanova, Fordham, Lafayette
Earl Britton^H	Fullback	Illinois
Dutch Connor	Wingback	New Hampshire
Leo Douglass^4,5	Fullback1	Lehigh, Vermont
Ted Drews^H	End	Princeton
Hec Garvey^H,6	Tackle	Notre Dame
Ed Harrison^H	End	Boston College
Red Howard^H	Guard	New Hampshire, Princeton
Paul Jappe	Tackle^7	Syracuse
Stan Kobolinski	Center	Boston College
Al Leith	Blocking back^1	University of Pennsylvania
Dick McGrath	Tackle^2	Holy Cross
Bob Morris	Guard	Cornell
Tommy Myers	Backing block	Fordham
Swede Nordstrom	Guard^8	Trinity
Ted Plumridge^H	Center	Colgate, St. John's
Ed Reagan	Tackle	none
Owen Reynolds	End	Georgia
Quentin Reynolds	Guard^8	Brown
Bill Rooney	Back^9	none
Jim Sheldon	End	Brown
George Snell	Fullback^10	Penn State
Bill Stephens	Center	Brown
Art Stevenson^11	Center	Fordham
Harry Stuhldreher^H	Blocking Back	Notre Dame
Tarzan Taylor^H	Guard	Ohio State
Rex Thomas	Wingback^1	Tulsa, St. Mary’s
Chief Toorock	Wingback	New York University
Charlie Weber	Guard^8	Colgate
Jim Yeager	Tackle^12	Lehigh
Dave Ziff	End	Syracuse, Carson-Newman

^H Was on Brooklyn Horsemen AFL team roster prior to merger with the NFL Lions

¹ Also played tailback
² Also played center
³ Position later known as quarterback
⁴ Started season with Hartford Blues
⁵ Finished season with Frankford Yellow Jackets
⁶ Finished season with New York Yankees (AFL)
⁷ Also played end
⁸ Also played tackle
⁹ Played wingback and blocking back
¹⁰ Also played wingback
¹¹ Started season with New York Giants
¹² Also played guard

References

• 1926 Brooklyn Lions Roster