Milton Romney

American football player (1899–1975)

American football player

Milton Romney

Romney, circa 1921

No. 10

Position:

Fullback
Halfback
Quarterback

Personal information

Born:

(1899-06-20)June 20, 1899
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

Died:

November 10, 1975 (aged 76)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.

Career information

College:

University of Chicago

Career history

Racine Legion (1923–1924)
Chicago Bears (1925–1928)

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-Big Ten (1921)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	73
Games started:	41

Player stats at NFL.com

Milton Addas "Mitt" Romney^[1]^[2]^[3] (June 20, 1899 – November 10, 1975) was an American professional football player who played in the offensive backfield for the Racine Legion from 1923 to 1924^[4] and was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1925 to 1928.^[1]^[4] Romney played quarterback for the University of Chicago in the early 1920s when it had a winning varsity team, and was elected captain of the team in 1922.^[3] After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1923,^[3] Romney was head basketball coach at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1922–23 season. He coached the Longhorns to a record of 11–7.

Romney was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the cousin of George W. Romney, father of former Massachusetts Governor, 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate and current junior Utah Senator Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney is his namesake and is a first cousin once removed.^[2] Romney died in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 10, 1975.^[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Texas (Southwest Conference) (1923)
1923	Texas	11–7	9–7	2nd
Texas:		11–7 (.611)	9–7 (.563)
Total:		11–7 (.611)	9–7 (.563)

References

^ ^a ^b Joan Vennochi (April 16, 2002). "Romney's Charm Offensive". Boston Globe. p. A21. Retrieved February 25, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Holland, Steve (February 24, 2012). "Mitt Romney in search of more Mitts at Mitt restaurant". The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carol Felsenthal. "Mitt Romney's Chicago Connection". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Pro-Football-Reference, Retrieved February 25, 2012.
^ "Milt Romney Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

Chicago Maroons starting quarterbacks

Joseph Raycroft
Frank E. Hering
A. A. Ewing
Maurice Gordon Clarke (1896–1897)
A. F. Holste
George H. Garrey
Walter S. Kennedy (1898–1899)
James M. Sheldon
Walter Eckersall (1905–1906)
Walter Steffen (1907–1908)
Ira Davenport
Norman C. Paine
Pete Russell (1915)
Frank Pershing
Milton Romney (1921)
Amos Alonzo Stagg Jr.
Lewis McMasters
Paul Stagg
W. Skoning
Kevin Shelton
Patrick Ryan

v t e Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks
Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)
Pard Pearce (1920–1921) Chuck Dressen (1920) Jimmy Conzelman (1920) Joey Sternaman (1922–1925, 1927–1929) Johnny Bryan (1923) Milton Romney (1926) Paddy Driscoll (1926–1929) Edward Sternaman (1927) Carl Brumbaugh (1930–1936) Keith Molesworth (1932–1936) Bernie Masterson (1935–1940) Ray Buivid (1937–1938) Gene Ronzani (1937–1938, 1944–1945) Sid Luckman (1939–1949) Charlie O'Rourke (1942) Bob Snyder (1943) Johnny Long (1944) Al Grygo (1945) Tom Farris (1946) Noah Mullins (1946–1948) Mike Jarmoluk (1947) Mike Holovak (1947) Ed Sprinkle (1948) Dick Flanagan (1948) Johnny Lujack (1949–1951) George Blanda (1949, 1952–1954) Bob Perina (1949) Steve Romanik (1951–1952) Bob Williams (1952) Zeke Bratkowski (1954, 1957–1960) Ed Brown (1955–1961) Bill Wade (1961–1965) Rudy Bukich (1964–1966) Jack Concannon (1967–1971) Larry Rakestraw (1967–1968) Virgil Carter (1968–1969) Bobby Douglass (1969–1975) Kent Nix (1971) Gary Huff (1973–1975) Bob Avellini (1975–1979, 1982, 1984) Mike Phipps (1978–1980) Vince Evans (1979–1981, 1983) Jim McMahon (1982–1988) Steve Fuller (1984–1986) Rusty Lisch (1984) Greg Landry (1984) Mike Tomczak (1986–1990) Doug Flutie (1986) Mike Hohensee (1987) Steve Bradley (1987) Jim Harbaugh (1988–1993) Peter Tom Willis (1992–1993) Will Furrer (1992) Steve Walsh (1994) Erik Kramer (1994–1998) Dave Krieg (1996) Rick Mirer (1997) Steve Stenstrom (1998) Moses Moreno (1998) Shane Matthews (1999–2000) Cade McNown (1999–2000) Jim Miller (1999–2002) Chris Chandler (2002–2003) Henry Burris (2002) Kordell Stewart (2003) Rex Grossman (2003–2008) Craig Krenzel (2004) Chad Hutchinson (2004) Jonathan Quinn (2004) Kyle Orton (2005, 2007–2008) Brian Griese (2007) Jay Cutler (2009–2016) Todd Collins (2010) Caleb Hanie (2011) Josh McCown (2011, 2013) Jason Campbell (2012) Jimmy Clausen (2014–2015) Brian Hoyer (2016) Matt Barkley (2016) Mike Glennon (2017) Mitchell Trubisky (2017–2020) Chase Daniel (2018–2019) Nick Foles (2020–2021) Andy Dalton (2021) Justin Fields (2021–2023) Trevor Siemian (2022) Nathan Peterman (2022) Tyson Bagent (2023)

Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks

Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)

Pard Pearce (1920–1921)
Chuck Dressen (1920)
Jimmy Conzelman (1920)
Joey Sternaman (1922–1925, 1927–1929)
Johnny Bryan (1923)
Milton Romney (1926)
Paddy Driscoll (1926–1929)
Edward Sternaman (1927)
Carl Brumbaugh (1930–1936)
Keith Molesworth (1932–1936)
Bernie Masterson (1935–1940)
Ray Buivid (1937–1938)
Gene Ronzani (1937–1938, 1944–1945)
Sid Luckman (1939–1949)
Charlie O'Rourke (1942)
Bob Snyder (1943)
Johnny Long (1944)
Al Grygo (1945)
Tom Farris (1946)
Noah Mullins (1946–1948)
Mike Jarmoluk (1947)
Mike Holovak (1947)
Ed Sprinkle (1948)
Dick Flanagan (1948)
Johnny Lujack (1949–1951)
George Blanda (1949, 1952–1954)
Bob Perina (1949)
Steve Romanik (1951–1952)
Bob Williams (1952)
Zeke Bratkowski (1954, 1957–1960)
Ed Brown (1955–1961)
Bill Wade (1961–1965)
Rudy Bukich (1964–1966)
Jack Concannon (1967–1971)
Larry Rakestraw (1967–1968)
Virgil Carter (1968–1969)
Bobby Douglass (1969–1975)
Kent Nix (1971)
Gary Huff (1973–1975)
Bob Avellini (1975–1979, 1982, 1984)
Mike Phipps (1978–1980)
Vince Evans (1979–1981, 1983)
Jim McMahon (1982–1988)
Steve Fuller (1984–1986)
Rusty Lisch (1984)
Greg Landry (1984)
Mike Tomczak (1986–1990)
Doug Flutie (1986)
Mike Hohensee (1987)
Steve Bradley (1987)
Jim Harbaugh (1988–1993)
Peter Tom Willis (1992–1993)
Will Furrer (1992)
Steve Walsh (1994)
Erik Kramer (1994–1998)
Dave Krieg (1996)
Rick Mirer (1997)
Steve Stenstrom (1998)
Moses Moreno (1998)
Shane Matthews (1999–2000)
Cade McNown (1999–2000)
Jim Miller (1999–2002)
Chris Chandler (2002–2003)
Henry Burris (2002)
Kordell Stewart (2003)
Rex Grossman (2003–2008)
Craig Krenzel (2004)
Chad Hutchinson (2004)
Jonathan Quinn (2004)
Kyle Orton (2005, 2007–2008)
Brian Griese (2007)
Jay Cutler (2009–2016)
Todd Collins (2010)
Caleb Hanie (2011)
Josh McCown (2011, 2013)
Jason Campbell (2012)
Jimmy Clausen (2014–2015)
Brian Hoyer (2016)
Matt Barkley (2016)
Mike Glennon (2017)
Mitchell Trubisky (2017–2020)
Chase Daniel (2018–2019)
Nick Foles (2020–2021)
Andy Dalton (2021)
Justin Fields (2021–2023)
Trevor Siemian (2022)
Nathan Peterman (2022)
Tyson Bagent (2023)

v t e Texas Longhorns men's basketball head coaches
Magnus Mainland (1905–1907) No team (1907–1908) W. E. Metzenthin (1908–1911) J. Burton Rix (1911–1912) Carl Taylor (1912–1913) L. Theo Bellmont (1913–1915) Roy Henderson (1915–1916) Eugene Van Gent (1916–1917) Roy Henderson (1917–1919) Berry Whitaker (1919–1920) L. Theo Bellmont (1920–1922) Milton Romney (1922–1923) E. J. Stewart (1923–1927) Mysterious Walker (1927–1931) Ed Olle (1931–1934) Marty Karow (1934–1936) Jack Gray (1936–1942) Bully Gilstrap (1942–1945) Jack Gray (1945–1951) Slue Hull (1951–1956) Marshall Hughes (1956–1959) Harold Bradley (1959–1967) Leon Black (1967–1976) Abe Lemons (1976–1982) Bob Weltlich (1982–1988) Tom Penders (1988–1998) Rick Barnes (1998–2015) Shaka Smart (2015–2021) Chris Beard (2021–2022) Rodney Terry (2022– )

Texas Longhorns men's basketball head coaches

Magnus Mainland (1905–1907)
No team (1907–1908)
W. E. Metzenthin (1908–1911)
J. Burton Rix (1911–1912)
Carl Taylor (1912–1913)
L. Theo Bellmont (1913–1915)
Roy Henderson (1915–1916)
Eugene Van Gent (1916–1917)
Roy Henderson (1917–1919)
Berry Whitaker (1919–1920)
L. Theo Bellmont (1920–1922)
Milton Romney (1922–1923)
E. J. Stewart (1923–1927)
Mysterious Walker (1927–1931)
Ed Olle (1931–1934)
Marty Karow (1934–1936)
Jack Gray (1936–1942)
Bully Gilstrap (1942–1945)
Jack Gray (1945–1951)
Slue Hull (1951–1956)
Marshall Hughes (1956–1959)
Harold Bradley (1959–1967)
Leon Black (1967–1976)
Abe Lemons (1976–1982)
Bob Weltlich (1982–1988)
Tom Penders (1988–1998)
Rick Barnes (1998–2015)
Shaka Smart (2015–2021)
Chris Beard (2021–2022)
Rodney Terry (2022– )

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