1928 Providence Steam Roller Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-1-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL
Won Championship
Coach: Jimmy Conzelman (8-1-2)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1928 Providence Steam Roller StatisticsTeam Record: 8-1-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL
Won Championship
Coach: Jimmy Conzelman (8-1-2)
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
1928 Providence Steam Roller Results
The Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League ended the 1928 season with a record of 8 wins and 1 losses and 2 ties, finishing first in the NFL.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Steam Roller surrendered 42 points, lowest in the league. Providence netted 128 points.
Jimmy Conzelman coached the team. The 1928 Providence Steam Roller won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Conzelman | K | March 6, 1898 | 6'0" | 175 | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO USA | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Jack Cronin | B | May 3, 1903 | 5'11" | 178 | Boston Col. | Hingham, MA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | Bill Cronin | WB | April 18, 1901 | 5'10" | 183 | Boston Col. | 9 | 1 | |
| 14 | Jack Fleischmann | RG | August 15, 1901 | 5'6" | 184 | Purdue | Monroe, MI USA | 11 | 6 |
| 18 | Al Hadden | FB | November 8, 1899 | 5'9" | 186 | Washington & Jefferson | Toledo, OH USA | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Duke Hanny | LE | December 10, 1897 | 6'0" | 199 | Indiana | Aurora, IL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 9 | Norm Harvey | T | August 27, 1896 | 6'0" | 196 | Detroit Mercy | Calumet, MI USA | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | Perry Jackson | RT | August 31, 1903 | 6'1" | 202 | SW Oklahoma St. | McKinley Twp, MO USA | 10 | 7 |
| 16 | Jim Laird | B-G-T | September 10, 1897 | 6'0" | 194 | Colgate | Montpelier, VT USA | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Curly Oden | BB | May 10, 1899 | 5'6" | 163 | Brown | Stockholm, Sweden | 11 | 9 |
| 12 | Milt Rehnquist | LG | 6'0" | 229 | Bethany (KS) | 11 | 11 | ||
| 4 | Jim Simmons | B | April 17, 1902 | 6'0" | 186 | SW Oklahoma St. | , TX USA | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Clyde Smith | C | July 17, 1904 | 5'10" | 184 | Missouri | Steelville, MO USA | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | Orland Smith | T | November 5, 1905 | 5'11" | 215 | Brown | Gorham, ME USA | 9 | 2 |
| 20 | Gus Sonnenberg | LT | March 6, 1898 | 5'6" | 196 | Dartmouth | Ewen, MI USA | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Jack Spellman | RE | June 14, 1899 | 5'10" | 201 | Brown | Middletown, CT USA | 11 | 10 |
| 3 | Pop Williams | FB | May 4, 1906 | 6'0" | 207 | Connecticut | Jewett City, CT USA | 7 | 5 |
| 17 | Abe Wilson | RG | October 6, 1899 | 5'10" | 192 | Washington | , AR | 9 | 5 |
| 31 | Wildcat Wilson | TB | September 6, 1901 | 5'11" | 200 | Washington | Everett, WA USA | 11 | 11 |
