Burt Aull
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Burt Aull was an early football
player with the Pittsburgh Athletic Club
, prior to the club's hiring of professional football players. He was the brother of the team's captain and quarterback
, Charley Aull
. During a game held on November 21, 1892, against Pittsburgh's rivial, the Allegheny Athletic Association
, Burt was knocked out of the game in the first half with a severely bruised head. Burt's brother, Charley, was also reportedly injured when he was crushed beneath a pile of several Allegheny players. As a result Charley's back was so wrenched, he had to be taken off the field on a stretcher.
The game was of historical significance since it was the first known game to feature a professional player William "Pudge" Heffelfinger
who was paid $500 by Allegheny to play in the game.
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 with the Pittsburgh Athletic Club
Pittsburgh Athletic Club (football)
The Pittsburgh Athletic Club football team, established in 1891, was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1892 the intense competition between two Pittsburgh-area clubs, the Allegheny Athletic Association and the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, led to William Heffelfinger becoming the first known...
, prior to the club's hiring of professional football players. He was the brother of the team's captain and quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
, Charley Aull
Charley Aull
Charles E. Aull was an early professional football player. He played professionally for the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. He also played college football from 1889 until 1891 for the Penn State Nittany Lions.-Professional career:...
. During a game held on November 21, 1892, against Pittsburgh's rivial, the Allegheny Athletic Association
Allegheny Athletic Association
The Allegheny Athletic Association was an athletic club that fielded the first ever professional American football player and later the first fully professional football team. The organization was founded in 1890 as a regional athletic club in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which is today the North...
, Burt was knocked out of the game in the first half with a severely bruised head. Burt's brother, Charley, was also reportedly injured when he was crushed beneath a pile of several Allegheny players. As a result Charley's back was so wrenched, he had to be taken off the field on a stretcher.
The game was of historical significance since it was the first known game to feature a professional player William "Pudge" Heffelfinger
William Heffelfinger
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who was paid $500 by Allegheny to play in the game.