Shorty Barr

American football player (1897–1957)
Shorty Barr
Date of birth(1897-11-30)November 30, 1897
Place of birthMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of deathApril 26, 1957(1957-04-26) (aged 59)
Career information
Position(s)Quarterback
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
US collegeWisconsin
Career history
As coach
1926Racine Tornadoes
As player
1923–1924Racine Legion
1925Milwaukee Badgers
1926Racine Tornadoes
Career stats
  • Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
  • Coaching stats at Pro Football Reference

Wallace Andre "Shorty" Barr (November 30, 1897 – April 26, 1957) was a professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL) for the Racine Legion and the Milwaukee Badgers. He was also a player-coach for the NFL's renamed Racine Tornadoes in 1926.

Barr played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.[1]

On November 25, 1923, as the quarterback for the Legion, Barr was tackled twice in the end zone during a game against the Chicago Cardinals causing the Cards to register a pair of safeties in the only four-point game in NFL history. The Legion won the game though 10–4. In 1924 Barr punted 40 times for Racine and averaged 65 yards per punt.

References

  1. ^ ""Shorty" Barr Eligible Says Dean Richards". The Capital Times. September 20, 1922. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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