Robert Crockett "Daddy" Potts (August 16, 1898 – August 11, 1981)
was an
American football player. He played professionally in the
National Football League (NFL) for the
Frankford Yellow Jackets in the
1926 NFL season
The 1926 NFL season was the seventh regular season of the National Football League. The league grew to 22 teams, a figure that would not be equaled in professional football until 1961, adding the Brooklyn Lions, the Hartford Blues, the Los Ange ...
. Potts won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets. Outside of the NFL, he played for the
Millville Big Blue, a successful independent team out of
New Jersey. In 1925 Rae and Millville (sometimes called the
Haven-Villa of Winter Haven) played several pick-up games in
Florida against the
Tampa Cardinals
The Tampa Cardinals were a barnstorming football team, that played pick-up games, led by future Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jim Thorpe in 1926. During the time, the team was also billed as the St. Petersburg Cardinals and as Lena Vistas. The t ...
, featuring
Red Grange.
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1898 births
1981 deaths
American football tackles
Clemson Tigers football players
Frankford Yellow Jackets players
Millville Football & Athletic Club players
All-Southern college football players
People from Fort Mill, South Carolina
Players of American football from South Carolina
Burials in South Carolina
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