American football player (1897–1951)
American football player
Wooky Roberts Position: Fullback , Tailback Born: (1897-09-01 ) September 1, 1897Elmwood, Illinois , U.S.Died: August 27, 1951(1951-08-27) (aged 53)Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania , U.S. Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Weight: 160 lb (73 kg) College: Navy
4× NFL Champion (1922, 1923, 1924, 1926)
All-NFL - Canton Daily News (1923)
Consensus All-American (1918 )
Games played: 36 Games started: 28
Player stats at PFR
Wolcott A. "Wooky" Roberts (September 1, 1897 – August 27, 1951) was a professional American football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL). Roberts won two NFL championships with the Canton Bulldogs in 1922 and 1923 , one with the Cleveland Bulldogs in 1924 , and another with the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1926 .
He played college football for the Navy Midshipmen football team while attending the United States Naval Academy . After the 1918 season, he was selected as a consensus first-team halfback on the 1918 College Football All-America Team .[1]
Before enrolling at the Naval Academy, Roberts was a student at Colgate University . After completing his service in the Navy, he worked as a structural engineer with the Industrial Power Equipment Company in Philadelphia. He died at his home in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania , in August 1951 at age 53.[2]
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