Leonard (Pete) Bahan
Encyclopedia
Leonard Finlan "Pete" Bahan (February 18, 1898 – May 1, 1977) was an American football
player.
Bahan played quarterback
for Somerset High School in Somerset, Kentucky
, and later was the team captain for both the football team and the basketball team at Notre Dame
. He was the starting quarterback
and team captain for the undefeated football team
in 1919, which later was selected as national co-champions by the National Championship Foundation. In 1920, he would enroll at Detroit University
and would start for their football team at right halfback
.
Bahan would play for one season in the NFL in 1923, first with the Buffalo All-Americans and then with the Cleveland Indians
.
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.
Bahan 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...
for Somerset High School in Somerset, Kentucky
Somerset, Kentucky
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, and later was the team captain for both the football team and the basketball team at Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame's nickname is inherited from Irish immigrant soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the Union's Irish Brigade, , recollected among other places in the poetry of Joyce Kilmer who served with one of the Irish Brigade regiments during World War I...
. He was the starting 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...
and team captain for the undefeated football team
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
in 1919, which later was selected as national co-champions by the National Championship Foundation. In 1920, he would enroll at Detroit University
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Detroit Mercy is a private, Roman Catholic co-educational university in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with the Society of Jesus and the Sisters of Mercy. Antoine M. Garibaldi is the president. With origins dating from 1877, it is the largest Roman Catholic university...
and would start for their football team at right halfback
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
.
Bahan would play for one season in the NFL in 1923, first with the Buffalo All-Americans and then with the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians (NFL)
The Cleveland Indians was a professional football team in the National Football League for the 1931 season. The 1931 team was a league-sponsored club that only played games on the road. The NFL intended to locate this team permanently in Cleveland...
.