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  • Guil Falcon
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  • Guilford W. "Hawk" Falcon (December 15, 1892 – July 28, 1982) was a professional football player, owner and coach who spent six season, from 1920 to 1925, in the National Football League with the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Chicago Tigers, Hammond Pros, Rochester Jeffersons and the Toledo Maroons. Guil also served a player-coach during his time with the Tigers and Maroons. Guil played with Hall of Famer, Fritz Pollard during his stints with Akron and Hammond.
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Birth Date
  • 1892-12-15
death place
  • Hollywood, Florida, United States
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  • FalcGu0
other title
  • owner
Name
  • Falcon, Guil
  • Guil "Hawk" Falcon
other years
  • 1915
Height in
  • 10
Date of Death
  • 1982-07-28
Birth Place
Weight lbs
  • 220
College
  • None
death date
  • 1982-07-28
playing teams
Place of Birth
  • Evanston, Illinois
Place of death
  • Hollywood, Florida
coaching years
  • 1915
  • 1922
playing years
  • 1915
  • 1920
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1924
  • 1925
Height ft
  • 5
Career Highlights
  • * 1x Rock Island Argus 2nd team all-APFA
Position
Date of Birth
  • 1892-12-15
Short Description
  • American football player, coach, executive
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  • Guilford W. "Hawk" Falcon (December 15, 1892 – July 28, 1982) was a professional football player, owner and coach who spent six season, from 1920 to 1925, in the National Football League with the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Chicago Tigers, Hammond Pros, Rochester Jeffersons and the Toledo Maroons. Guil also served a player-coach during his time with the Tigers and Maroons. In 1920 the Chicago Tigers and Cardinals playing for the same Chicago fan dollar. Cardinals owner Chris O’Brien offered—and Falcon agreed—to play for the right to represent Chicago in the APFA. The winner would remain as the city’s only professional team, while the loser would fold operations.Paddy Driscoll scored the game’s only touchdown on a 40-yard run and the Cardinals won, 6–3. As promised, the Tigers finished the season with a 2–5–1 record, dropped out of competition, becoming the first NFL/APFA team to fold. Guil played with Hall of Famer, Fritz Pollard during his stints with Akron and Hammond.
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