# List of players who appeared in only one game in the NFL (1920–1929)

This is a list of American football players who played only one game in the National Football League (NFL) during the league's first decade from 1920 to the 1929. This list includes players from the American Professional Football Association (APFA) during the 1920 and 1921 seasons, i.e., before the APFA was renamed the NFL in 1922. This list does not include those who were on an active roster but never actually appeared in a game. Nor does it include those who appeared only in a pre-season or exhibition game.

## Key

* Date - The "Date" column is intended to provide the date of the player's appearance in an NFL game. If the exact date has not yet been verified, then the column simply lists the year.
* Start - The "Start" column is intended to state whether or not the player's appearance in an NFL game was as a "starter". If the player appeared in the game as a substitute, the entry should state "No".

## 1920

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| Shirley Brick | End | Buffalo All-Americans | 1920-11-14 | No | Rice |
| Max Broadhurst | Tackle | Dayton Triangles | 1920 | No | Western Reserve, Case Tech |
| Matt Brown | Halfback | Akron Pros | 1920 | No | Syracuse |
| Ralph Capron | Back | Chicago Tigers | 1920 | Yes | Minnesota |
| Eddie Casey | Back | Buffalo All-Americans | 1920 | No | Harvard |
| Tony Catalano | Guard | Hammond Pros | 1920 | No | None |
| Len Charpier | Fullback | Racine Cardinals | 1920 | Yes | Illinois |
| Fred Clarke | End | Rochester Jeffersons | 1920 | No | None |
| Bill Connell | Back | Rochester Jeffersons | 1920 | No | None |
| Moon Ducote | Back | Cleveland Tigers | 1920 | Yes | Auburn |
| Arch Erehart | Back | Muncie Flyers | 1920 | Yes | Indiana |
| Charlie Essman | Guard | Columbus Panhandles | 1920 | No | Christian Brothers |
| Walt Frickey | End | Rochester Jeffersons | 1920 | No | None |
| Birdie Gardner | Tackle | Canton Bulldogs | 1920 | No | Carlisle |
| Gates | Guard | Detroit Heralds | 1920 | No | None |
| Wilbur Henderson | Fullback | Hammond Pros | 1920 | No | None |
| Tom Henry | Back | Rock Island Independents | 1920 | No | LSU |
| Pat Herron | End | Cleveland Tigers | 1920 | Yes | Pittsburgh |
| Lenny High | End | Decatur Staleys | 1920 | No | Eastern Illinois |
| Bill Joyce | Quarterback | Detroit Heralds | 1920 | Yes | Holy Cross, Catholic University |
| King | Back | Detroit Heralds | 1920 | No | Unknown |
| John Kvist | Tackle | Rochester Jeffersons | 1920 | No | None |
| Alvin Loucks | Guard | Detroit Heralds | 1920 | No | Michigan |
| George Magerkurth | Tackle | Rock Island Independents | 1920 | No | None |
| Phil Marshall | End | Cleveland Tigers | 1920 | Yes | Carnegie Tech |
| Mathewson | Back | Hammond Pros | 1920 | No | None |
| McCoy | Tackle | Detroit Heralds | 1920 | No | None |
| Ralph Meadow | End | Canton Bulldogs | 1920 | Yes | None |
| Buck Miles | Fullback | Akron Pros | 1920 | No | Washington and Lee |
| Pepper | Guard | Rochester Jeffersons | 1920 | No | None |
| Joseph Plunkett | Back | Chicago Tigers | 1920 | No | None |
| Spencer Pope | End | Muncie Flyers | 1920 | No | Indiana |
| Bill Preston | Tackle | Akron Pros | 1920 | No | Missouri |
| Speed Riddell | End | Rock Island Independents | 1920 | No | Nebraska |
| Loyal Robb | Tackle | Rock Island Independents | 1920 | No | None |
| John Rupp | Guard | Buffalo All-Americans | 1920 | No | None |
| Heinie Schultz | End | Detroit Heralds | 1920 | No | None |
| Sullivan | Fullback | Rock Island Independents | 1920 | No | None |
| Jim Talbott | Back | Hammond Pros | 1920 | No | North Dakota |
| Howard Yerges Sr. | Back | Columbus Panhandles | 1920 | Yes | Ohio State |
| Randy Young | End | Decatur Staleys | 1920 | No | Millikin |

## 1921

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| Nate Abrams | End | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | No | None |
| Alec Anderson | Guard | Washington Senators | 1921 | No | Boston College, Holy Cross, Georgetown |
| Backnor | Center | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | No | None |
| Ping Bodie | Fullback | Racine Cardinals | 1921 | No | None |
| Fred Brumm | Tackle | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | No | Union (NY) |
| Cassidy | Back | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | No | None |
| Red Chenoweth | Back | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | West Virginia |
| Howard Coster | Tackle | Washington Senators | 1921 | No | Maryland |
| Fred Day | Tackle | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | No | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Joe DuSossoit | End | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | Yes | Dartmouth |
| Earl Ettenhaus | Guard | Rochester Jeffersons | 1921-11-20 | No | None |
| Louie Fritsch | Guard | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1921 | No | Georgetown (KY) |
| Ken Fulton | Guard | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | Yes | None |
| Patsy Gerardi | End | Washington Senators | 1921 | No | None |
| Art Goerke | End | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None |
| Percy W. Griffiths | Guard | Canton Bulldogs | 1921 | Yes | Bloomsburg, Penn State |
| Fatty Harris | Tackle | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | No | None |
| Andy Hillhouse | Halfback | Buffalo All-Americans | 1921 | No | Brown |
| Clarence Hosmer | Guard | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | No | None |
| Bill Houser | Guard, tackle | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None |
| Karl Hower | Fullback | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None |
| Mark Ingle | Guard | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1921 | No | None |
| Jimmy Jemail | Quarterback | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | Yes | Brown, Navy |
| Charlie Jonasen | End | Minneapolis Marines | 1921 | No | None |
| Ralph Jones | Back | Hammond Pros | 1921 | No | Wabash |
| George Kane | Guard | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | No | Fordham |
| Sam Kaplan | End | Washington Senators | 1921 | Yes | Lehigh, Catholic U. |
| Kellogg | Halfback | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | Yes | |
| Adolph Kliebhan | Back | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | Yes | None |
| Rudy Kraft | Guard, center | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | Penn State |
| George Kuhrt | Tackle | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None |
| Wally Ladrow | Halfback | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | No | None |
| Doc LaDuron | Fullback | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | Yes | Louisville Medical |
| Henry Lewis | Guard | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | No | None |
| Harry Livers | Fullback | Washington Senators | 1921 | No | Georgetown |
| Ray MacMurray | Guard | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | Yes | Lincoln, Dartmouth |
| Herman Martell | End | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | No | None |
| Joe Martin | Halfback | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None |
| Tom McLaughlin | Fullback | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | Notre Dame |
| Bill Meisner | Back | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | Syracuse |
| John Miller | Fullback | Dayton Triangles | 1921 | No | Notre Dame |
| Moore | Tackle | Cleveland Indians | 1921 | Yes | Unknown |
| Ted Moser | Guard | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None |
| Johnny Nagle | End | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | No | None |
| Harry Newland | End | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | Yes | None |
| Con O'Brien | Tackle | New York Brickley Giants | 1921 | Yes | Boston College |
| Ohmer | Back | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | Yes | None |
| Henry Orth | Guard | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | Yes | Miami (OH) |
| Frank Primeau | Back | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None |
| Rice | Back | Hammond Pros | 1921 | No | None |
| Tam Rose | Halfback | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | Syracuse |
| Bill Sanborn | End | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None |
| Shriner | Unknown | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | No | Unknown |
| Pete Slone | End | Muncie Flyers | 1921 | No | None |
| Marv Smith | Back | Canton Bulldogs | 1921 | No | Purdue |
| Howie Stith | Guard | Louisville Brecks | 1921 | No | None |
| Charlie Tallman | Tackle | Tonawanda Kardex | 1921-11-06 | Yes | None |
| Dave Thompson | Back | Cincinnati Celts | 1921 | No | Denison |
| Tiney | Tackle | Rochester Jeffersons | 1921 | No | Unknown |
| Gene Vidal | Fullback | Washington Senators | 1921 | Yes | Nebraska, South Dakota, Army |
| Earl Warweg | Back | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1921 | No | None |
| Martin Zoll | Guard | Green Bay Packers | 1921 | No | None |

## 1922

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| Anderson | Back | Hammond Pros | 1922 | No | None |
| Norris Armstrong | Tackle | Milwaukee Badgers | 1922 | No | Centre |
| Burl Atcheson | End | Columbus Panhandles | 1922 | No | None |
| Benton | End | Rochester Jeffersons | 1922 | Yes | None |
| Eddie Benz | End | Rochester Jeffersons | 1922 | Yes | None |
| Alex Bobidosh | End | Oorang Indians | 1922 | No | None |
| Fred Broker | Tackle | Oorang Indians | 1922 | No | Carlisle |
| Al Burgin | Guard | Toledo Maroons | 1922 | Yes | None |
| Slats Dalrymple | Center | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1922 | Yes | Indiana, Wabash |
| Winnie Denton | Guard | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1922 | Yes | DePauw |
| Vic Endress | Back | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1922 | Yes | None |
| Doc Fay | End | Green Bay Packers | 1922 | No | Marquette |
| Norm Glockson | Guard | Racine Legion | 1922 | Yes | None |
| Pete Lauer | Fullback | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1922 | Yes | Iowa |
| Max MacCollum | End | Louisville Brecks | 1922 | Yes | Centre |
| Brian McGrath | Guard | Louisville Brecks | 1922 | Yes | None |
| Harry J. Robertson | Tackle | Rochester Jeffersons | 1922 | Yes | Syracuse |
| Buck Saunders | Back | Toledo Maroons | 1922 | No | California |
| Bill Singleton | Guard | Hammond Pros | 1922 | No | Washington University |
| Bill Slyker | End | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1922 | Yes | Ohio State |
| Frank Spellacy | End | Buffalo All-Americans | 1922 | Yes | None |
| Baptiste Thunder | Tackle | Oorang Indians | 1922 | Yes | None |
| Walker Whitehead | Back | Evansville Crimson Giants | 1922 | Yes | None |
| Willert | Center | Hammond Pros | 1922 | No | None |
| Carl Zoll | Guard | Green Bay Packers | 1922 | No | None |

## 1923

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| A. C. Baur | Tackle | Racine Legion | 1923 | Yes | Illinois |
| Red Emslie | Guard | Rochester Jeffersons | 1923 | Yes | None |
| Al Espie | Tackle | Louisville Brecks | 1923 | Yes | None |
| Pascal Giugliano | Back | Louisville Brecks | 1923 | No | None |
| Hal Hansen | Fullback, End | Green Bay Packers | 1923 | No | Minnesota |
| Cliff Jetmore | Halfback | Toledo Maroons | 1923 | No | None |
| Cy Kasper | Halfback | Rochester Jeffersons | 1923 | Yes | Notre Dame |
| Joe McShea | Guard | Rochester Jeffersons | 1923 | Yes | Rochester |
| Red Morse | Guard | Duluth Kelleys | 1923 | Yes | None |
| John Quast | End | Louisville Brecks | 1923 | Yes | Purdue |
| Ed Rate | Back | Milwaukee Badgers | 1923 | Yes | Purdue |
| Joe Setron | Guard | Cleveland Indians | 1923 | No | West Virginia |
| Ben Shaw | Guard | Canton Bulldogs | 1923 | No | None |
| Roy Vassau | Tackle | Milwaukee Badgers | 1923 | Yes | St. Thomas |
| Hal Wilder | Guard | St. Louis All-Stars | 1923 | Yes | Nebraska Wesleyan, Nebraska |
| Ernie Winburn | End | St. Louis All-Stars | 1923 | No | Central Missouri State |

## 1924

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| Reaves Baysinger | End | Rochester Jeffersons | 1924 | Yes | Syracuse |
| Emil Beasy | Back | Green Bay Packers | 1924 | Yes | None |
| Jim Bradshaw | Back | Kansas City Blues | 1924 | No | Illinois, Nevada |
| Eddie Bratt | End | Duluth Kelleys | 1924 | No | None |
| Bob Choate | Guard | Kansas City Blues | 1924 | No | Haskell |
| Herbert Clow | Guard | Duluth Kelleys | 1924 | No | Wisconsin-Superior |
| Lee Croft | Guard | Racine Legion | 1924 | Yes | Wisconsin-Platteville |
| Art Engstrom | Guard | Duluth Kelleys | 1924-9-28 | Yes | Chicago |
| Swede Erickson | End | Kenosha Maroons | 1924 | No | |
| Dick Hanley | Back | Racine Legion | 1924 | No | Washington State |
| Oscar Johnson | Fullback | Chicago Bears | 1924 | No | Vermont |
| Shine Kinderdine | Guard | Dayton Triangles | 1924 | No | None |
| Joe Mantell | Guard | Columbus Tigers | 1924 | Yes | None |
| Munger | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals | 1924 | Yes | None |
| Nielson | Back | Rochester Jeffersons | 1924 | Yes | None |
| Clem Nugent | Fullback | Rochester Jeffersons | 1924 | No | Iowa |
| Harry O'Connell | Tackle | Chicago Bears | 1924 | No | Chicago |
| Bill O'Toole | Guard | Duluth Kelleys | 1924 | No | None |
| Ivan Quinn | Guard | Kansas City Blues | 1924 | Yes | Carroll (WI) |
| Riley | Guard | Racine Legion | 1924 | Yes | None |
| Jim Sanford | Tackle | Duluth Kelleys | 1924 | No | Lehigh |
| Dick Sears | Tackle | Kansas City Blues | 1924 | No | Kansas State |
| Basil Stanley | Guard | Rock Island Independents | 1924 | No | Notre Dame |
| Elmer Volgenau | Guard | Rochester Jeffersons | 1924 | Yes | Colgate |

## 1925

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| Paul Anderson | Guard | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | No | Illinois |
| Les Asplundh | Fullback | Buffalo Bisons | 1925 | No | Swarthmore |
| Lester Belding | End | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | No | Iowa |
| Phil Branon | Tackle | Cleveland Bulldogs | 1925 | No | Holy Cross |
| Bill Bucher | End | Detroit Panthers | 1925 | Yes | Clarkson |
| Ham Connors | End | Rochester Jeffersons | 1925 | Yes | None |
| Jack Daniels | Back | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | No | None |
| Darroll DeLaPorte | Back | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | Yes | None |
| Wop Drumstead | Guard | Hammond Pros | 1925 | Yes | None |
| Gus Ekberg | Fullback | Cleveland Bulldogs | 1925 | No | Minnesota, West Virginia |
| Wilmer Fleming | Halfback | Canton Bulldogs | 1925 | No | Mount Union |
| John Gabler | Guard | Dayton Triangles | 1925 | No | None |
| Harry Hall | Back | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | Yes | Chicago, Illinois |
| Ching Hammill | Back | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | Yes | Connecticut, Villanova, Georgetown |
| Fritz Henry | Guard | Akron Pros | 1925 | Yes | None |
| Ed Herman | End | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | Yes | Northwestern |
| Chuck Hill | Fullback, End | Rock Island Independents | 1925 | Yes | Iowa State |
| Jake Kaufman | Tackle | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1925 | No | None |
| Jimmy Kennedy | Fullback | Buffalo Bisons | 1925 | Yes | Boston College, Holy Cross |
| William C. Kenyon | Back | New York Giants | 1925 | No | Georgetown |
| Mike Koziak | Back | Duluth Kelleys | 1925 | Yes | None |
| Rudy Kutler | Guard | Cleveland Bulldogs | 1925 | No | Ohio State |
| Glen Magnusson | Guard | Hammond Pros | 1925 | Yes | Northwestern |
| Johnny Mahrt | End | Dayton Triangles | 1925 | No | Dayton |
| Hugh McGoldrick | Tackle, end | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | No | Lehigh |
| Don Miller | Halfback | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | Yes | Notre Dame |
| Tom Moran | Back | New York Giants | 1925 | No | Centre |
| Ray Norton | Back | Cleveland Bulldogs | 1925 | No | None |
| Charlie Richardson | Back | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | No | None |
| Fred Sheehan | Back | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | Yes | Georgetown |
| Jim Snyder | Back | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | No | None |
| Spike Staff | Guard | Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | No | Brown |
| Bill Thompson | Center | Milwaukee Badgers | 1925 | No | None |
| Rex Tobin | End | Duluth Kelleys | 1925 | No | None |

## 1926

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| Ben Bangs | Back | Los Angeles Buccaneers | 1926 | No | Washington State |
| Fred Beach | Guard | Los Angeles Buccaneers | 1926 | No | California |
| Hook Comer | Fullback | Canton Bulldogs | 1926 | Yes | None |
| Don Dimmick | Fullback | Buffalo Rangers | 1926 | No | Hobart |
| Jim Eiden | Tackle | Louisville Colonels | 1926 | Yes | None |
| Carl Etelman | Back | Providence Steam Roller | 1926 | Yes | Tufts |
| Tom Golsen | Guard | Louisville Colonels | 1926 | No | Georgetown |
| Glenn Greenwood | Fullback | Louisville Colonels | 1926 | No | Iowa |
| Steve Hanson | End | Louisville Colonels | 1926 | Yes | Carthage |
| Jim Jaquith | Back | Kansas City Cowboys | 1926 | No | Emporia |
| Len Johnson | Back | Columbus Tigers | 1926 | Yes | Syracuse |
| Steve Kobolinski | Center | Brooklyn Lions | 1926 | No | Boston College |
| Lou Koplow | Tackle | Providence Steam Roller | 1926 | Yes | Boston U. |
| Roy Longstreet | Center | Racine Tornadoes | 1926 | Yes | Iowa State |
| Herbert Magida | Back | Hammond Pros | 1926 | No | None |
| Walter Mahan | Guard | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1926 | Yes | West Virginia |
| Walt McGaw | Guard | Green Bay Packers | 1926 | No | Beloit |
| Joe McGlone | Back | Providence Steam Roller | 1926 | Yes | Harvard |
| Jack McKetes | Back | Hammond Pros | 1926 | No | None |
| Dick Noble | Guard | Hartford Blues | 1926 | No | Trinity (CT) |
| Aaron Oliker | End | Pottsville Maroons | 1926 | Yes | West Virginia |
| Omensky | Guard | Louisville Colonels | 1926 | Yes | None |
| Roger Powell | Back | Buffalo Rangers | 1926 | No | Texas A&M |
| Red Quam | Back | Duluth Eskimos | 1926 | No | None |
| Ed Reagen | Back | Brooklyn Lions | 1926 | No | None |
| Frank Seeds | Back | Canton Bulldogs | 1926 | Yes | None |
| Rocky Segretta | End | Hartford Blues | 1926 | No | None |
| Frank Seyboth | Back | Providence Steam Roller | 1926 | No | Vermont |
| James Sheldon | End | Brooklyn Lions | 1926 | No | Brown |
| Gerry Sherry | Fullback | Louisville Colonels | 1926 | Yes | None |
| Stan Sieracki | Tackle | Hartford Blues | 1926 | No | Penn |
| George Slagle | Guard | Louisville Colonels | 1926 | No | Penn |
| Mel Stuessy | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals | 1926 | No | St. Edward's |
| Harry Stuhldreher | Back | Brooklyn Lions | 1926 | No | Notre Dame |
| Hew Sullivan | Guard | Duluth Eskimos | 1926 | No | None |
| Pete Vainowski | Guard | Louisville Colonels | 1926 | Yes | Loyola |
| Harold Zerby | End | Canton Bulldogs | 1926 | No | None |

## 1927

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| Nick Farina | Center | Pottsville Maroons | 1927 | No | Villanova |
| Aubrey Goodman | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals | 1927 | No | Baylor, Chicago |
| Rollin Roach | Fullback | Chicago Cardinals | 1927 | Yes | TCU |
| Shanley | Tackle | Duluth Eskimos | 1927 | No | None |
| George Tully | End | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1927 | No | Dartmouth |
| George Tuttle | End | Green Bay Packers | 1927 | No | Minnesota |

## 1928

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| Rip Bachor | Tackle | Detroit Wolverines | 1928 | Yes | Detroit |
| Homer Bliss | Guard | Chicago Cardinals | 1928 | Yes | Washington & Jefferson |
| Emil Dobry | End | Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1928 | No | Montana |
| John Holman | Tackle | New York Giants | 1928 | Yes | None |
| Lyons Kelliher | Guard | Chicago Cardinals | 1928 | No | None |
| Reggie Russell | End | Chicago Bears | 1928 | No | None |
| Aubrey Strosnider | Tackle | Dayton Triangles | 1928 | No | Dayton |

## 1929

| Name | Position | Team | Date | Start | College |
| John Depner | End | Dayton Triangles | 1929 | Yes | None |
| Bob Dwyer | Back | Orange Tornadoes | 1929 | No | Georgetown |
| John Kauffman | Tackle, guard | Dayton Triangles | 1929 | Yes | None |
| LaDue Lurth | Halfback | Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1929 | No | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Ralph Marston | Quarterback | Boston Bulldogs | 1929 | Yes | Boston U. |
| Jack O'Brien | Halfback | Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1929 | Yes | Minnesota |
| Art Peed | Tackle | Buffalo Bisons | 1929 | No | None |
| Ted Richards | End | Chicago Bears | 1929 | No | Illinois |
| Harry Richman | Guard | Chicago Bears | 1929 | No | Illinois |
| Roy Scholl | Guard | Boston Bulldogs | 1929 | No | Lehigh |
| Jack Shapiro | Back | Staten Island Stapletons | 1929 | No | NYU |
| Ed Tolley | Guard | Dayton Triangles | 1929 | No | None |
| Thurston Towle | End | Boston Bulldogs | 1929 | No | Brown |