He played in the early National Football League for the Evansville Crimson Giants.

The S Line was an early National Hockey League forward line that played for the now-defunct Montreal Maroons.

Jerald Joseph Jones (1894 - June 2, 1938) was a professional American football player in the early National Football League.

After college he made his professional debut in the early National Football League with the Akron Pros in 1925.

The 1919 Rock Island Independents season was the last time that the team played independently, before joining the early National Football League the following year.

Philip J. Welmas was the name of a Native American professional football player in the early National Football League.

The College was also the home field of the Buffalo All-Americans of the early National Football League.

Joseph A. Carpe (January 23, 1903 - November 3, 1977) was a professional football player in the early National Football League.

It was also the last time that the team played in the Ohio League, before joining the early National Football League the following year.