Rutgers (and Army's) Walter French started the first half of becoming the seventh athlete to ever play in MLB and the NFL in the same calendar year.
Outfielder Walter French was in the line-up for the season opener of the Philadelphia Athletics on April 14, 1925. His last game was at Shibe Park in Philadelphia on September 26th. The next day he played for the 1925 NFL Pottsville Maroons at Minersville Park 100 miles to the northwest. The Maroons season went on to became the most controversial in NFL championship history.
Outfielder Walter French was in the line-up for the season opener of the Philadelphia Athletics on April 14, 1925. His last game was at Shibe Park in Philadelphia on September 26th. The next day he played for the 1925 NFL Pottsville Maroons at Minersville Park 100 miles to the northwest. The Maroons season went on to became the most controversial in NFL championship history.