height_ft death_date birth_date weight_lbs death_place other_teams college name playing_years coaching_years birth_place other_title playing_teams other_years coaching_teams position coachpfr height_in article_title
5 28 july 1982 15 december 1892 220 hollywood , florida , united states chicago tigers none guil `` hawk '' falcon 1915 1921 1921 1922 & ndash ; 1923 1924 1925 1925 1925 & ndash ; 1920 1920 & ndash ; 1915 1923 & ndash ; 1920 1922 & ndash ; evanston , illinois , united states owner chicago pros rochester jeffersons hammond pros akron pros tigers hammond pros canton bulldogs toledo maroons hammond 1915 & ndash ; 1920 chicago tigers toledo maroons fullback guard quarterback halfback player-coach falcgu0 10 guil falcon

guil falcon

guilford w. `` hawk '' falcon -lrb- december 15 , 1892 -- july 28 , 1982 -rrb- was a professional football player , owner and coach who spent six season , from 1920 to 1925 , in the national football league with the akron pros , canton bulldogs , chicago tigers , hammond pros , rochester jeffersons and the toledo maroons .
guil also served a player-coach during his time with the tigers and maroons .
in 1920 the chicago tigers and cardinals playing for the same chicago fan dollar .
cardinals owner chris o'brien offered -- and falcon agreed -- to play for the right to represent chicago in the apfa .
the winner would remain as the city 's only professional team , while the loser would fold operations.paddy driscoll scored the game 's only touchdown on a 40-yard run and the cardinals won , 6 -- 3 .
as promised , the tigers finished the season with a 2 -- 5 -- 1 record , dropped out of competition , becoming the first nfl/apfa team to fold .
guil played with hall of famer , fritz pollard during his stints with akron and hammond .
