Lynn Sweet (American football)

Lynn D. (Pop) Sweet was a professional American football player who played with the Philadelphia Athletics in the first National Football League and for the 1903 US Football Champions, the Franklin Athletic Club. Sweet also won, with Franklin, the 1903 World Series of Football, held that December at Madison Square Garden.

Lynn Sweet
Born:(1881-10-22)October 22, 1881
Died:October 21, 1918(1918-10-21) (aged 36)
Buffalo, New York
Career information
Position(s)Center, Tackle
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
CollegeBucknell, Penn State
Career history
As player
1902Philadelphia Athletics
1903Franklin Athletic Club
1905Canton Athletic Club
1906Canton Bulldogs
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x World Series of Football winner
  • "U.S. Pro Football Title" (1903)

Prior to his professional career, he played at the college level. For 3 seasons he played for the Bucknell Bison and then spent his last season of college football with the Penn State Nittany Lions. He died in 1918.[1]

References
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  • Peterson, Robert W. (1997). Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511913-4.
  • PFRA Research. "Franklin's Hired Guns: 1903" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-26.
  • Carroll, Bob (1980). "The First Football World Series" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 2 (Annual): 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-15.
  • Smith, William R. (1981). "Franklin's World Champion Football Team" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. 3 (Annual): 1–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27.
  • "Blondy Wallace and the Biggest Football Scandal Ever" (PDF). PFRA Annual. Professional Football Researchers Association. 5: 1–16. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
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