Duke Osborn
- Canton Bulldogs (1921-1923)
- Cleveland Bulldogs (1924 )
- Pottsville Maroons (1925-1928)
- 3x All-Pro selection (1922, 1923, 1925) 1 2 team
- 3x NFL champions ( 1922-1924 )
Robert Duke Osborn ( born 1 February 1897 in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, USA; † 2 November 1976) was a U.S. American football player. He played as a guard and center in the National Football League ( NFL) in the Pottsville Maroons, the Canton Bulldogs and the Cleveland Bulldogs.
Playing career
Duke Osborn studied at the Pennsylvania State University, where he played football for the " Penn State Nittany Lions ". In 1921 he was engaged by the Canton Bulldogs. A year later, Guy Chamberlin took over as coach at the Bulldogs. Chamberlin went on as a player for the team. The team later a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Pete Henry remained unbeaten in the season in 1922 and won ten of twelve games with two draws. This was the team champion in the NFL. The following year, the Bulldogs were able to defend the title. 1924 Osborn moved the Bulldogs to Cleveland to. The team remained a top team and won the third NFL championship in a row. 1925 Osborn moved to the Pottsville Maroons and became a teammate of Herb and Russ Stein. The team of coach Dick smoke left in this season than ten times winner of the board and lost two matches. The team from Pottsville declared himself the title holder. This declaration was not recognized by the NFL. The Maroons had while in the season their game against the Chicago Cardinals, the actual NFL champions won, but the team from Chicago had the highest winning percentage and the Maroons was at the end of the season made a rule violation, what the NFL led to the Cardinals to explain to the Master.
Osborn played three more years in Pottsville. 1928 came the later members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Walt Kiesling and John McNally to the team. Pete Henry took over as coach. But even these top players could not prevent the team was able to win only two of ten games. After the round Osborn ended his career. He later worked in the American auto industry.