 Garrett with theAkron Pros | |||||||
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| Positions | Fullback, End, Guard | ||||||
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| Born | (1893-04-17)April 17, 1893 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | June 11, 1950(1950-06-11) (aged 57) Verona, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Peddie School (Hightstown, New Jersey) | ||||||
| College | Rutgers | ||||||
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| Career | 2–1–3 (.583) | ||||||
| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |||||||
Alfred Tennyson "Budge" Garrett (April 17, 1893 – June 11, 1950) was an American professionalfootball player with theAkron Pros of theAmerican Professional Football Association (APFA) (renamed theNational Football League in 1922). During his one year with the Pros he won the first AFPA/NFL Championship. He returned to the NFL in 1922 as aplayer-coach for theMilwaukee Badgers, compiling a 2–1–3 record.
Prior to joining the NFL, Garrett grew up inOklahoma on aCreekIndian Reservation. He later attended a playedcollege football atRutgers University. He later made the1915 College Football All-America Team. He first played professional football for theMassillon Tigers andYoungstown Patricians of the "Ohio League", during the pre-NFL era.