Howard A. "Howe" Welch was a professional football

American football

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 player for the Akron Indians. Around 1916, the Indians were briefly referred to as the Burkhardts, a semi-pro team was organized by Howe's brother Suey

Suey Welch

Stephen H. "Suey" Welch was an Akron, Ohio-based manager who handled boxers from the 1920s through the 1970s. He specialized in bringing fighters from Ohio to Southern California, where many of them went on to become main event fighters. Most notably, he managed Middleweight Champion Gorilla Jones...

 around brothers Howe and his other brother Chang

Chang Welch

Charles "Chang" Welch was an American Footballer, and the brother of well-known boxing manager Suey Welch. He managed Hank Hankinson and Charley Coates, who were his brother's fighters, while Suey was involved in promoting and matchmaking at the Olympic Auditorium...

 and Carl Cardarelli. After three seasons, Welch performed for and/or coached the Suey Welch-backed and managed Akron Indians playing against many of professional football's early stars including Al Nesser

Al Nesser

Alfred "Al" Louis Nesser was a professional American football offensive lineman. He played for 7 teams in the National Football League and the Cleveland Panthers in the first American Football League...

, Ralph Waldsmith

Ralph Waldsmith

Ralph George "Fat" Waldsmith was a professional football player during the early years of the National Football League. Waldsmith won an NFL championship with the Canton Bulldogs in 1922...

 and Fred Sefton

Fred Sefton

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. His brothers would go on to become boxing promoters.