List of Columbus Panhandles players

This is a list of American football players who have played for the Columbus Panhandles in the National Football League (NFL). It includes players that have played at least one match in the NFL regular season. The Columbus Panhandles franchise was originally founded in 1901 and lasted until 1922, when they became the Columbus Tigers. The team finally folded in 1926.

Key

Thing	Meaning
Name	Players' name. It was common for newspapers to only use last names, so when there is only one word in this column, it is the last name.
College(s)	College(s) where the player attended. Newspapers did not normally report colleges, so some information is unknown.
Season(s)	The range, in years, in which a player played
Position(s)	Position(s) where the player played
N/A	Unknown information

Players

List of players, showing college(s), season(s), position(s) played

Name	College(s)	Season(s)	Position(s)	Ref
Allen	N/A	1908	Guard Tackle	[1]
Atcheson, BurlBurl Atcheson	Columbus East High School	1922	End	[2]
Baker	N/A	1907	Guard Tackle	[1]
Bast	N/A	1909	Guard	[1]
Beckett, JackJack Beckett	Oregon University	1922	Guard	[3]
Beckwith, OttoOtto Beckwith	None	1919–1920	Halfback	[1]
Berkheimer	N/A	1910	End	[1]
Bliss, HarryHarry Bliss	Ohio State University	1921	Halfback Quarterback	[4]
Boyer, BobBob Boyer	Indiana University	1909–1911	Quarterback End Halfback	[1]
Bridge	Dennison University	1903	Fullback	[1]
Brigham, HavenHaven Brigham	Ohio State University	1913–1920	Center Guard End	[5][6]
Brugs	N/A	1915	End	[5]
Burns	N/A	1913	Guard	[5]
Burton	N/A	1907–1908	Quarterback Halfback	[5]
Busby	N/A	1910–1911	End Quarterback	[5]
Butler, WilliamWilliam Butler	Ohio Medical University	1901	Fullback	[5]
Carey	N/A	1902	Halfback	[5]
Carlisle, BulldogBulldog Carlisle	N/A	1907–1908	End Tackle Halfback	[5]
Carney, ChuckChuck Carney	Illinois University	1922	Tackle	[7]
Carroll, BillBill Carroll	N/A	1902–1903	Guard	[5]
Carroll, GeneGene Carroll	Marietta College Waynesburg University	1922	Guard	[8]
Chafin	N/A	1910–1911	Guard Tackle	[5]
Chapman	N/A	1904	Fullback	[5]

D

John Davis

E

Charlie Essman

F

Jim Flower

G

Hal Gaulke, Morris Glassman, Andy Gump

H

Babe Houck, Ted Hopkins,

K

Bob Karch, Earl Krieger, Oscar Kuehner

L

Frank Lone Star

M

Wilkie Moody, Joe Mulbarger, Ted Murtha

N

Al Nesser, Charlie Nesser, Frank Nesser, Fred Nesser, John Nesser, Nesser Brothers, Phil Nesser, Ray Nesser, Ted Nesser,

P

Dwight Peabody

R

Bob Rapp, Walt Rogers, Emmett Ruh, Homer Ruh

S

John Schneider, Pete Schultze, Al Shook, Lee Snoots, Mark Stevenson Spiers

W

Will Waite, Don Wiper, Oscar Wolford

Y

Howard Yerges

Z

Paul Ziegler

Notes

1. Willis (2007), p. 267
2. "Burl Atcheson Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". DatabaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
3. "Jack Beckett Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". DatabaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
4. "Harry Bliss Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". DatabaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
5. Willis (2007), p. 268
6. "Hi Brigham Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". DatabaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
7. "Chuck Carney Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". DatabaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
8. "Gene Carroll Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". DatabaseFootball.com. DatabaseSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

References

• Willis, Chris (2007). The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900–1922. Lanham, MD, US: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5893-0.