John O'Hearn

Halfback, American football player

1893 – 1977

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Who was John O'Hearn?

John "Jack" Ewing O'Hearn was a professional football player. He played in the National Football League in 1920 with the Cleveland Tigers and in 1921 with the Buffalo All-Americans. He graduated from Cornell University where he was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

His younger brother, Ed O'Hearn, played for the NFL's New York Brickley Giants in 1921. Both brothers played for the Tigers in 1920.

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Born
Jul 28, 1893
Brookline
Education
  • Cornell University
Died
Jul 22, 1977
Brookline

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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