Al Cornsweet
Encyclopedia
Albert Charles Cornsweet (July 16, 1906 – October 16, 1991) was a professional football
player-coach
for the Cleveland Indians of the National Football League
in 1931
. Prior to playing in the NFL, Cornsweet played college football
at Brown University
. While at Brown he was a member of the school's famed "Iron Men" team of 1926
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player-coach
Player-coach
A player-coach, in sports, is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. The term can be used to refer to both players who serve as head coaches, or as assistant coaches....
for the Cleveland Indians of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
in 1931
1931 NFL season
The 1931 NFL season was the 12th regular season of the National Football League. The league decreased to 10 teams due to financial hardships caused by the Great Depression. While the Cleveland Indians joined as an expansion team, the league lost the Minneapolis Red Jackets and the Newark Tornadoes...
. Prior to playing in the NFL, Cornsweet played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
. While at Brown he was a member of the school's famed "Iron Men" team of 1926
1926 Brown Bears football team
The 1926 Brown Bears football team, often called "the Iron Men", represented Brown University in National Collegiate Athletic Association intercollegiate competition. They were led by first-year head coach DeOrmand "Tuss" McLaughry...
.