Russell K. "Bull" Behman (January 15, 1900 – March 24, 1950) was an American professional
football player and coach in the early
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...
(NFL). He played
college football at
Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley College (LVC, Lebanon Valley, or The Valley) is a private college in Annville, Pennsylvania.
History
Lebanon Valley was founded on February 23, 1866, with classes beginning May 7 of that year and its first class graduating in 18 ...
in 1920 and 1921, and at
Dickinson College
, mottoeng = Freedom is made safe through character and learning
, established =
, type = Private liberal arts college
, endowment = $645.5 million (2022)
, president = ...
in 1922 and 1923, captaining the team in the latter year.
In 1924, Behman joined the
Frankford Yellow Jackets
The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won ...
, a long-established team but then new to the NFL. He emerged as a
placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter.
Sp ...
in 1925, hitting on five field goals and twelve PAT's. In 1926, he jumped to the new
American Football League
The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. ...
's
Philadelphia Quakers, but when that league folded after one season, he returned to Frankford. He was twice named a first-team All-Pro. In 1929, he assumed the role of player-coach, still playing the line on both offense and defense and dropping back to punt. The following year, as the team began to run into financial problems, Behman resigned.
His career NFL coaching record was 13–20–7.
References
External links
Bull Behman at NFL.com*
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1900 births
1950 deaths
American football guards
American football tackles
Dickinson Red Devils football players
Frankford Yellow Jackets players
Frankford Yellow Jackets coaches
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen football players
Philadelphia Quakers (AFL) players
People from Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Players of American football from Pennsylvania