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Paddy Driscoll

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American baseball player (1896-1968)

United StatesAthletesLived 1896 to 1968 · aged 72
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John Leo "Paddy" Driscoll was an American professional football and baseball player and football coach. A triple-threat man in football, he was regarded as the best drop kicker and one of the best overall players in the early years of the National Football League (NFL).

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Driscoll was thrown out of the first 1922 game with the Chicago Bears for fighting and wound up on the back cover of the Chicago Tribune.Driscoll was thrown out of the first 1922 game with the Chicago Bears for fighting and wound up on the back cover of the Chicago Tribune.Driscoll carries the ball around end in tune-up game ahead of the 1925 National League season.Driscoll carries the ball around end in tune-up game ahead of the 1925 National League season.Driscoll's grave at All Saints CemeteryDriscoll's grave at All Saints Cemetery

Teams 5

Chicago Bears
Chicago Cubs
Northwestern Wildcats baseball
Northwestern Wildcats football
Chicago Cardinals

Awards 1

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Connected to Paddy 6

Charley TrippiAlso played for Chicago CardinalsKeith TraylorAlso played for Chicago BearsDale TorborgAlso played for Northwestern Wildcats baseballNapoleon HarrisAlso played for Northwestern Wildcats footballDoug AtkinsAlso played for Chicago BearsJustin Whitlock DartAlso played for Northwestern Wildcats football

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John Leo "Paddy" Driscoll was an American professional football and baseball player and football coach. A triple-threat man in football, he was regarded as the best drop kicker and one of the best overall players in the early years of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.

Country
United States
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Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1968 · aged 72
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