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On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_12• 1892 – Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.
Heffelfinger at Yale
Sun Nov 12, 2023: On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player.
Sat Nov 12, 2022: On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player.