Tuffy Conn

Tuffy Conn

Conn in 1918
Personal information
Born:	(1892-02-22)February 22, 1892 Hebron, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	August 2, 1973(1973-08-02) (aged 81) Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight:	155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school:	Pasadena (Pasadena, California)
College:	Oregon State (1916), Penn (1917–1919)
Position:	Back
Career history
As a player:
Cleveland Tigers (1920) Akron Pros (1920)
As a coach:
John Carroll (1920; HC)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1920)
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Unit	U.S. Army Ambulance Corps
Battles / wars	World War I
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 9 Games started: 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:	4–2 (.667)

George Washington "Tuffy" Conn (February 22, 1892 – August 2, 1973) was a professional American football player who played in 1920 for the Cleveland Tigers and the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association (renamed the National Football League (NFL) in 1922). Conn won the first AFPA-NFL title that season with the Pros.

College years

Before playing professional football, Conn played college football at Oregon Agricultural College (now called Oregon State University). In 1916, under coach E. J. Stewart, Conn ran for a record 103 yard touchdown off of a fumble recovery. Conn left the Aggies after his freshman year and transferred to Penn. There he continued to play football for the Quakers.[1]

World War I

During World War I, Conn was stationed at Camp Crane in Allentown, Pennsylvania to train as part of the U.S. Army Ambulance Corps (USAAC) before deploying to France. While in Pennsylvania, he played on the "Usaacs" football team with future notable professional players Brooke Brewer and Carl Beck.[2]

Coach

Conn was also the coach of the 1920 football squad at John Carroll University. During his one season with the college, the team compiled a 4–2 record.[3]

Post football

Conn later moved to Pasadena, California and became a successful real estate agent and a member of the prestigious Pasadena Athletic Club.[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
St. Ignatius (Independent) (1920)
1920	St. Ignatius	4–2
St. Ignatius:		4–2
Total:		4–2

References

1. "OSU Alumni Association - The Perfect Run". www.osualum.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010.
2. "The Usaacs Are Coming!", Outing, p. 38, 1918.
3. "Football Season by Season".