Paddy Driscoll

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Paddy Driscoll
Date of birth	January 11, 1895
Place of birth	Evanston, Illinois
Date of death	June 28, 1968
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Northwestern
Honors	NFL 1920s All-Decade Team
Career Record	28-17-2
Playing Stats	DatabaseFootball
Coaching Stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1920 1920-1925 1926-1929	Decatur Staleys Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1920-1922 1956-1957	Chicago Cardinals Chicago Bears
College Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1965

John Leo "Paddy" Driscoll (January 11, 1895 - June 28, 1968) was a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback.

At 5' 11" and 160 pounds, he was not big, but he made a big impact on American football during the decade of the 1920s. He was particularly known for his drop kicks and punting. In 1924, he recorded a 50 yard drop-kicked field goal and in 1925 he had a record 4 drop-kicked field goals in a single game.

After attending Northwestern University, he played the 1919 season with the Hammond Pros (pre-NFL). From 1920-1925, he led the Chicago Cardinals and was also head coach from 1920 to 1922.

In 1926, prompted by a fear that he would sign with the new AFL then being formed, the Cardinals traded him to the Chicago Bears where he continued to carry his team until he retired after the 1929 season. Later, he was head coach of the Bears for two seasons (1956 and 1957), compiling a record of 14-10-1.

Driscoll was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965 and is a member of the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team. In 1974, he was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Driscoll died June 28, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 73.

[edit] External link

• http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=60

Preceded by Chuck Dressen

Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks 1926-1929

Succeeded by Keith Molesworth

Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks
Dressen • Conzelman • Driscoll • Molesworth • Masterson • Luckman • Lujack • Blanda • Brown • Bratkowski • Wade • Bukich • Concannon • Douglass • Huff • Avellini• Phipps • Evans • McMahon • Tomczak • Harbaugh • Walsh • Kramer • Krieg • Matthews • McNown • Miller • Chandler • Stewart • Hutchinson • Krenzel • Orton • Grossman

Chicago Bears Head Coaches
Halas • Jones • Halas • Anderson • Johnsos • Halas • Driscoll • Halas • Dooley • Gibron • Pardee • Armstrong • Ditka • Wannstedt • Jauron • Smith

Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals Head Coaches
Driscoll • Horween • Barry • Chamberlin • Gillies • Scanlon • Nevers • Andrews • Chevigny • Schissler • Creighton • Nevers • Conzelman • Handler • Conzelman • Lambeau • Handler • Kuharich • Stydahar • Richards • Ivy • Lemm • Winner • Hollway • Coryell • Wilkinson • Wilson • Hanifan • Stallings • Kuhlmann • Bugel • Ryan • Tobin • McGinnis • Green • Whisenhunt

National Football League | NFL's 1920s All-Decade Team
Jimmy Conzelman | Paddy Driscoll | Red Grange | Joe Guyon | Curly Lambeau | Jim Thorpe | Ernie Nevers | Guy Chamberlin | Lavern Dilweg | George Halas | Ed Healey | Pete Henry | Cal Hubbard | Steve Owen | Hunk Anderson | Walt Kiesling | Mike Michalske | George Trafton |