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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.
| Preceded by Chuck Dressen |
Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks 1926-1929 |
Succeeded by Keith Molesworth |
| Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks |
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| 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 |
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| Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals Head Coaches |
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| 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 |
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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 | |
Categories: 1895 births | 1968 deaths | American football quarterbacks | Chicago Bears coaches | Chicago Bears players | Chicago Cardinals coaches | Chicago Cardinals players | College Football Hall of Fame | Irish-American sportspeople | NFL 1920s All-Decade Team | Northwestern University alumni | Northwestern Wildcats football players | People from Chicago | People from Evanston, Illinois | Pro Football Hall of Fame