Mike Purdy
American football player and coach
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| Intro | American football player and coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | American football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 24 January 1892, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 10 January 1950 (aged 58 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
Clair Joseph "Mike" Purdy, Jr. (January 24, 1892 – January 10, 1950) was an American football player and coach. He played in the National Football League with the Rochester Jeffersons, New York Brickley Giants, Syracuse Pros and the Milwaukee Badgers. Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day New York Giants. He also played in the Ohio League in 1919 for the Akron Pros and even recommended that Fritz Pollard join the team that season.