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American football player and coach (1867–1954)
William Walter "Pudge" Heffelfinger (December 20, 1867 – April 2, 1954), also spelled Hafelfinger, was an American football player and coach. He is considered
Pudge_Heffelfinger
Football team of Yale University
American Football" Walter Camp, the first professional football player Pudge Heffelfinger, and coaching giants Amos Alonzo Stagg, Howard Jones, Tad Jones and
Yale_Bulldogs_football
Topics referred to by the same term
pudge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pudge may refer to: Carlton Fisk (born 1947), Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball catcher Pudge Heffelfinger
Pudge
American college football season
coaching other teams. Head coach Walter Camp and five players — Corbin, Pudge Heffelfinger, McClung, Amos Alonzo Stagg, and George Washington Woodruff — were
1888 Yale Bulldogs football team
1888_Yale_Bulldogs_football_team
Topics referred to by the same term
Club Pudge Heffelfinger (1867 - 1954), American football player This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Heffelfinger. If an
Heffelfinger
Official list of the best college football players of 1890
All-America team included Amos Alonzo Stagg (then a player for Yale), Pudge Heffelfinger (who later became the first professional football player), "Snake"
1889 All-America college football team
1889_All-America_college_football_team
City in Pennsylvania, US
football player until the 1960s. Then, documents surfaced showing that Pudge Heffelfinger, a former three-time All-American from Yale, was employed to play
Latrobe,_Pennsylvania
American football team season
fielded the first two professional football players on record, paying Pudge Heffelfinger $500 for a game on November 12 and Sport Donnelly $250 for the following
1892 Allegheny Athletic Association football season
1892_Allegheny_Athletic_Association_football_season
American gridiron football coach (born 1925)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Marv_Levy
Year Image Name School Position 1889 Amos Alonzo Stagg Yale E 1890 Pudge Heffelfinger Yale G 1891 Lee McClung Yale HB 1892 Marshall Newell Harvard T 1893
List of Heisman Trophy winners
List_of_Heisman_Trophy_winners
Club that fielded the first professional American football player
rematch between the two clubs, Sport Donnelly, William C. Malley and Pudge Heffelfinger of the Chicago Athletic Association Football team appeared in the
Allegheny Athletic Association
Allegheny_Athletic_Association
American college football season
college football season. It was the only season under head coach Pudge Heffelfinger. On January 11, 1895, the Presidents of several schools met in a preliminary
1895 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
1895_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team
American football team
Athletic Club, led to William (Pudge) Heffelfinger becoming the first known professional football player. Heffelfinger was paid $500 by Allegheny to play
Pittsburgh Athletic Club (football)
Pittsburgh_Athletic_Club_(football)
American college football season
football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Pudge Heffelfinger and compiled a record of 5–1–1. "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CalBears
1893 California Golden Bears football team
1893_California_Golden_Bears_football_team
American football player and coach (born 1981)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Tosh_Lupoi
American football team
Club team, and added Yale halfback star Pudge Heffelfinger to the line-up. The 1893 team featured Heffelfinger, Yale, Laurie Bliss, and five players from
Chicago_Athletic_Association
Garrett Hedlund (born 1984) – actor Tippi Hedren (born 1930) – actor Pudge Heffelfinger (1867–1954) – football player and coach, College Football Hall of
List_of_people_from_Minnesota
American football team season
November 12 game against the Allegheny Athletic Association, for which Pudge Heffelfinger received $500 to play for Allegheny, marks the first recorded appearance
1892 Pittsburgh Athletic Club football season
1892_Pittsburgh_Athletic_Club_football_season
American college football season
college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Pudge Heffelfinger, the team compiled a 5–9 record and was outscored by a total of 242
1894_Lehigh_football_team
American football player (1855–1925)
for paying Pudge Heffelfinger $500 to play for Allegheny against their rivals, the Pittsburgh Athletic Club—a move that made Heffelfinger the first known
O._D._Thompson
Aspect of sports history
origin of professional football can be traced back to 1892, with Pudge Heffelfinger's $500 contract to play in a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association
Early history of American football
Early_history_of_American_football
American football player and physical instructor (1865–1951)
honor of being the first professional football player, instead of Pudge Heffelfinger. During a 6–6 tie between Pittsburgh and Allegheny in 1892, Pittsburgh
L._F._Kirchner
American college football season
Frank Hinkey and John A. Hartwell; tackle Wallace Winter; and guard Pudge Heffelfinger. Camp also selected the following Yale players to his second team:
1891 Yale Bulldogs football team
1891_Yale_Bulldogs_football_team
American college football season
of Fame: Harvard's great tackle Marshall "Ma" Newell, Yale's guard Pudge Heffelfinger, and Yale's halfback Thomas "Bum" McClung. The consensus All-America
1890_college_football_season
American college football coach (1937–2026)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Lou_Holtz
American college football season
Frank Hinkey (Yale), tackle Marshall Newell (Harvard), and guard Pudge Heffelfinger (Yale). The consensus All-America team included: Player scoring most
1891_college_football_season
American football player and coach (born 1976)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Justin Wilcox (American football)
Justin_Wilcox_(American_football)
American football coach and former player
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Jeff_Horton
American football history
origin of professional football can be traced back to 1892, with Pudge Heffelfinger's $500 ($17,917 in 2025 dollars) contract to play in a game for the
History_of_American_football
American gridiron football player, coach, and executive (1938–2023)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Joe_Kapp
American college football season
Amos Alonzo Stagg (Yale), tackle Hector Cowan (Princeton), and guard Pudge Heffelfinger (Yale). The Western Interstate University Football Association began
1889_college_football_season
Tennis court at the White House
"Yellowstone" Kelly, the Oklahoman wolf hunter John Abernathy and Pudge Heffelfinger, the football player. In 1910, a court was built on the site of the
White_House_tennis_court
American football coach
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Jordan_Somerville
American football team
Winter 1 1893 6 6 0 0 1.000 7 Tom Cochrane Jr. 1 1894 4 3 1 0 .750 8 Pudge Heffelfinger 1 1895 10 7 3 0 .700 9 Alexander Jerrems 2 1896–1897 18 12 6 0 .667
Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football
American football player and coach (1869–1922)
Allegheny Athletic Association—just one week after the same team hired Pudge Heffelfinger for a game. In the next year Donnelly was hired by the Allegheny Athletic
Ben_"Sport"_Donnelly
Stanley Cups consecutively in 2016 and 2017. On November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger was paid $500 to participate in an American football game for the
Sports_in_Pittsburgh
Team field sport
catch the ball anywhere on the field in 1918. On November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger was paid $500 (equivalent to $17,917 in 2025) to play a game for the
American_football
American football player (1871–1947)
since it was the first known game to feature a professional player, Pudge Heffelfinger, who was paid $500 by Allegheny to play in the game. Aull died of
Burt_Aull
Official list of the best college football players of 1890
of Fame: Harvard's great tackle Marshall "Ma" Newell, Yale's guard Pudge Heffelfinger, and Yale's halfback Thomas "Bum" McClung. The strength of the 1890
1890 All-America college football team
1890_All-America_college_football_team
American football coach (born 1969)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Sonny_Dykes
Sports move in American football
again in 1888 to combat the three-time All-American Yale guard Pudge Heffelfinger. Heffelfinger soon figured out how to break up the formation by leaping high
Blocking_(gridiron_football)
American sportsman (1869–1936)
quarterback to the safety position on defense. Influenced by Yale and Pudge Heffelfinger, Heisman implemented the now illegal "flying wedge" formation. It
John_Heisman
American football player and sports coach (1902–1967)
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
Leo_Prendergast
American football player and coach (1880–1953)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
J._W._Knibbs
American college football season
a 12–6 score. Three Yale players (halfback Thomas McClung, guard Pudge Heffelfinger, and tackle William Rhodes) were consensus picks for the 1890 College
1890 Yale Bulldogs football team
1890_Yale_Bulldogs_football_team
American football player and coach (born 1961)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Jerry_Kill
American football coach and diplomat (1875–1942)
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
L._N._Morris
America football player and coach (born 1964)
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
Tom Gilmore (American football)
Tom_Gilmore_(American_football)
American football player and coach (born 1960)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Tim_Brewster
American football player and coach (born 1970)
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
Pete_Lembo
Grunewald - professional runner Brad Hand - Major League Baseball pitcher Pudge Heffelfinger - football player Joe Hennig - professional wrestler Chet Holmgren
List of people from Minneapolis
List_of_people_from_Minneapolis
American football player and coach (1871–1963)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
John_Minds
American athlete and sports coach
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Tom_Eck
Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Minnesota
Crisler". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 February 2014. "William Heffelfinger". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2014. "Wesley Fesler"
Minnesota_Golden_Gophers
American football team season
per game, making them the third, fourth, and fifth players (after Pudge Heffelfinger and Donnelly) known to have been paid to play football. "Nov 12 Birth
1893 Allegheny Athletic Association football season
1893_Allegheny_Athletic_Association_football_season
Offensive position in American football
College Football Hall of Fame coaching staff of Henry L. Williams and Pudge Heffelfinger devised the strategy in 1903 to stop Heston. Minnesota had previously
Halfback_(American_football)
American football player and coach (1869–1914)
George Washington Woodruff, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Lee "Bum" McClung, Pudge Heffelfinger, and Pa Corbin. Rhodes was also elected captain of the 1889 Yale football
William Rhodes (American football)
William_Rhodes_(American_football)
chess champion Dan Fritsche (born 1985), former ice hockey player Pudge Heffelfinger (1867–1954), first professional football player Jeff Hostetler (born
List_of_Swiss_Americans
American football coach and analyst
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Steve_Mariucci
American football player and coach (1923–2000)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Cal_Stoll
American football player and coach (1876–1960)
but merely the first one to openly admit he was paid. William "Pudge" Heffelfinger of the Allegheny Athletic Association is now considered the first
John_Brallier
Sports venue in Allegheny (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania
football game to feature a professional player. The team had hired Pudge Heffelfinger, an all-American guard from Yale, for $500. Decades later, the Pro
Recreation_Park_(Pittsburgh)
played in the Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit. Pudge Heffelfinger was the first known professional football player, while John Brallier
Sports_in_Pennsylvania
American football coach (born 1968)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Tracy_Claeys
American writer and novelist (1876–1956)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
James_Hopper_(writer)
University of California, Berkeley football team
coach 1887–1892 5 18 4 0 .818 0 2 Lee McClung 1892 1 2 1 1 .625 0 3 Pudge Heffelfinger 1893 1 5 1 1 .786 0 4 Charles O. Gill 1894 1 0 1 2 .333 0 5 Frank
California Golden Bears football
California_Golden_Bears_football
Defunct American football league in the United States
for professional football. These accomplishments include: William "Pudge" Heffelfinger (Allegheny Athletic Association) became the first known professional
Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit
Western_Pennsylvania_Professional_Football_Circuit
American football player and coach (born 1950)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Glen_Mason
American football player and coach (1873–1914)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
James_Whipple
High school in Minneapolis, Minnesota closed in 1982
Paul Granlund, sculptor Halsey Hall, sportswriter and broadcaster Pudge Heffelfinger, first professional American football player James Hong, actor John
Central High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Central_High_School_(Minneapolis,_Minnesota)
American sportswriter (1880–1954)
Ernie Nevers. His all-time line was center Germany Schulz, guards Pudge Heffelfinger and Jack Cannon, tackles Fats Henry and Bill Fincher. Another all-time
Grantland_Rice
American football player and coach (born 1961)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Jeff_Tedford
American banker (1871–1936)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Thomas_Cochran_(banker)
American football player and coach (born 1944)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
John_Gutekunst
American football team season
Graver – right halfback Harry G. Hadden – right tackle William "Pudge" Heffelfinger – captain, left guard (1st game), left halfback (2nd game) Walter
1896 Allegheny Athletic Association football season
1896_Allegheny_Athletic_Association_football_season
American football coach (born 1965)
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
Rich_Nagy
American football player and coach (1902–1981)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Pappy_Waldorf
American politician and football player (1870–1914)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Lee_McClung
American football player and coach (born 1980)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
P._J._Fleck
American football player and coach (1893–1979)
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
Frank_Glick
Organization of college football media members in the United States
Josh Cody, Vanderbilt T – Wilbur Henry, Washington & Jefferson G – Pudge Heffelfinger, Yale G – Truxtun Hare, Penn C – Germany Schulz, Michigan B – Jim
Football Writers Association of America
Football_Writers_Association_of_America
American football player (1869–1943)
discovered a half-century later showed that on November 21, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger, an all-American guard from Yale, was paid $500 (US dollars) to play
Joe_Trees
American football player and coach (born 1948)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Keith_Gilbertson
American football player and sports coach (1880–1966)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
William_H._Spaulding
American athletic director, football player and coach (born 1960)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Tom_Holmoe
American football player and coach
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
Mike Cooley (American football)
Mike_Cooley_(American_football)
terms. The four-day New Orleans General Strike begins. November 12 – Pudge Heffelfinger is paid $525 by the Allegheny Athletic Association, becoming the first
1892_in_the_United_States
American football first became a professional sport in 1892, when Pudge Heffelfinger and Ben "Sport" Donnelly each received sizable sums of cash to play
History of the National Football League
History_of_the_National_Football_League
American football player and coach (1912–2011)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Murray_Warmath
Sports in which participants receive payment for their performance
professionalized in the 1890s as a slow, and initially covert, process; Pudge Heffelfinger and Ben "Sport" Donnelly were the first to secretly accept payment
Professional_sports
American athlete and coach (1908–1989)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Wes_Fesler
American football player, coach, and official (1890–1943)
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
George_Hoban
American football coach
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Oscar_S._Howard
American football coach (born 1978)
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
Kevin Cahill (American football)
Kevin_Cahill_(American_football)
American football player and coach (born 1938)
(1891) No coach (1892) Wallace Winter (1893) Thomas Cochran (1894) Pudge Heffelfinger (1895) Alexander Jerrems (1896–1897) John Minds (1898) Jack Harrison
Joe_Salem_(American_football)
(Independent) (1894) 1894 Thomas Cochran 3–1 Pudge Heffelfinger (Independent) (1895) 1895 Pudge Heffelfinger 7–3 Alexander Jerrems (Western Conference)
List of Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons
List_of_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_seasons
American football player and coach (born 1955)
coach (1884–1891) John A. Hartwell (1892) Harmon S. Graves (1893) Pudge Heffelfinger (1894) Laurie Bliss (1895) L. N. Morris (1896) Samuel M. Hammond (1897)
Kevin Higgins (American football)
Kevin_Higgins_(American_football)
(Independent) (1892) 1892 Lee McClung 2–1–1 Pudge Heffelfinger (Independent) (1893) 1893 Pudge Heffelfinger 5–1–1 Charles O. Gill (Independent) (1894)
List of California Golden Bears football seasons
List_of_California_Golden_Bears_football_seasons
American football player and coach (1936–2025)
games cancelled (1889) No coach (1890–1892 spring) Lee McClung (1892) Pudge Heffelfinger (1893) Charles O. Gill (1894) Frank Butterworth (1895–1896) Charles
Mike White (American football coach)
Mike_White_(American_football_coach)
coach was Lee McClung. Another Yale alum was their coach in 1893, Pudge Heffelfinger; and again in 1895, Frank Butterworth. Cal's first win against Stanford
History of California Golden Bears football
History_of_California_Golden_Bears_football
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