John Francis "Doc" Haggerty (1895–1964) was a professional

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player who spent two years of the

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(the forerunner to the

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) with the Cleveland Tigers,

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, and the

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. Doc played

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1894 births 1964 deaths Players of American football from Ohio Canton Bulldogs players Cleveland Tigers (NFL) players New York Brickley Giants players Tufts University alumni Tufts Jumbos football players {{amfoot-bio-stub