John Nesser
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John Nesser was a professional American football
player in the "Ohio League
" and the early National Football League
for the Columbus Panhandles. He was also a member of the Nesser Brothers
, a group consisting of seven brothers who made-up the most famous football family in the United States
from 1907 until the mid-1920s.
Only weighing a mere 195 pounds, John was the smallest brother in the family. He usually played quarterback
, a position that called primarily for blocking and tackling ability in the 1920s, and on the offensive line. He was an all-around athlete who even won a medal as all-around champion athlete of the Pennsylvania Railroad
. His main competition during those events, was his own brothers.
After the 1921 season
at age 46, John held the record as the NFL's oldest player until it was later broken by George Blanda
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player in the "Ohio League
Ohio League
The Ohio League was an informal and loose association of American football clubs active between 1903 and 1919 that competed for the Ohio Independent Championship . As the name implied, its teams were based in Ohio...
" and the early National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Columbus Panhandles. He was also a member of the Nesser Brothers
Nesser Brothers
The Nesser Brothers were a group of football playing brothers who helped make up the most famous football family in the United States from 1907 until the mid-1920s...
, a group consisting of seven brothers who made-up the most famous football family in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from 1907 until the mid-1920s.
Only weighing a mere 195 pounds, John was the smallest brother in the family. He usually played quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
, a position that called primarily for blocking and tackling ability in the 1920s, and on the offensive line. He was an all-around athlete who even won a medal as all-around champion athlete of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
. His main competition during those events, was his own brothers.
After the 1921 season
1921 NFL season
The 1921 APFA season was the 2nd regular season of the National Football League, which was then called the American Professional Football Association....
at age 46, John held the record as the NFL's oldest player until it was later broken by George Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...
.