page_title: List of athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League
section_title: List of players
hierarchical_section_title: List of athletes who played in Major League Baseball and the National Football League / List of players
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Halas als Baseballspieler. George Halas. George Halas, 1919. English: Halas playing baseball in 1919. George Halas, founder of the Bears, during his brief career with the New York Yankees in 1919[9]. Español: George Halas en su uniforme de los New York Yankees en 1919. 日本語: ジョージ・ハラス. English: George Halas playing Baseball for the New York Yankees in 1919
context_page_description: Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball and the National Football League. This includes two Heisman Trophy winners and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. However, none of the players on the list has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  In 1920, the inaugural season of the NFL, 11 veterans of MLB became the first athletes to accomplish the feat. Since 1970, only seven athletes have done so, including Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders. Jackson was the first athlete to be selected as an All-Star in both MLB and the NFL. Sanders holds the longevity record, having appeared in 641 MLB games and 189 NFL games.
context_section_description: The following athletes have appeared in at least one game in both Major League Baseball and the National Football League.
caption: George Halas played for the New York Yankees in 1919 before starting his 63-year affiliation with the Chicago Bears.
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