Jack Gass
| Jack Gass | |
|---|---|
| Position(s) | End |
| College | Lehigh University |
| Career highlights | |
| Awards | 1X Westmoreland County Football Champion (1895) |
| Teams | |
| 1895-99 1898 1900 |
Latrobe Athletic Association Western Pennsylvania All-Star team Greensburg Athletic Association |
John "Jack" Gass was an early professional football player. He played mostly with the Latrobe Athletic Association from 1895 until 1899. In 1898 he was a member of the Western Pennsylvania All-Stars, which was a team put together by Latrobe manager, Dave Berry for the purpose of challenging the star-filled Duquesne Country and Athletic Club to the first pro football all-star game held at Exposition Park in Pittsburgh. The All-Stars would lose to Duquesne, 16-0. In 1897, Gass was a member of the very first all-professional football team, in Latrobe, to play a complete season together. In 1900, he played for Latrobe's rivial, the Greensburg Athletic Association.
References
- Van Atta, Robert (1983). "The History of Pro Football At Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894-1900)" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) (Annual): 1–14.
- Riffenburgh, Beau and Bob Carroll (1989). "The Birth of Pro Football" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 11 (Annual): 1–30.
- Van Atta, Robert (1980). "Latrobe, PA: Cradle of Pro Football" (PDF). Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 2 (Annual): 1–21.
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