Edmund Francis O'Hearn was a professional football

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. He played in 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 1920

1920 NFL season

The 1920 APFA season was the inaugural regular season of the National Football League which was called the American Professional Football Association in 1920 and 1921...

 with the Cleveland Tigers and in 1921

1921 NFL season

The 1921 APFA season was the 2nd regular season of the National Football League, which was then called the American Professional Football Association....

 with the New York Brickley Giants. Please note that Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

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Prior to joining the NFL, Ed 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 Boston College

Boston College

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His older brother, John O'Hearn

John O'Hearn

John "Jack" Ewing O'Hearn was a professional football player. He played in the National Football League in 1920 with the Cleveland Tigers and in 1921 with the Buffalo All-Americans. He graduated from Cornell University where he was a member of the Sphinx Head Society...

, played for the NFL's Buffalo All-Americans in 1921. Both brothers played for the Tigers in 1920.