Jack Ernst

• Pottsville Maroons (1925-1928)
• New York Yankees (1928 )
• Boston Bulldogs (1929 )
• Frankford Yellow Jackets (1930 )

• Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1981 )
• Lafayette Maroon Club Hall of Fame (2010)

John Oliver "Jack" Ernst ( born December 4, 1889 in Llewellyn, Pennsylvania, USA, † March 9, 1968 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania ) was a U.S. American football and baseball player. He played as a halfback and quarterback in the National Football League ( NFL) in the Pottsville Maroons, the New York Yankees, the Boston Bulldogs and the Frankford Yellow Jackets.

Playing career

Jack Ernst studied at Lafayette College, where he played football, baseball and basketball. The football team of the college he spent three years as the starting quarterback. Ernst won with the " Lafayette Leopards " 20 of 27 games. After his studies he joined the Pottsville Maroons, where he was teammates of Herb and Russ Stein. The crew of the Maroons won in his rookie season ten of twelve games and agreed to by the round itself the NFL champion. The NFL, however, told the Chicago Cardinals to the title holder. The Maroons had won their game against the Cardinals, but the team from Chicago had the highest winning percentage and the Maroons was at the end of the season made ​​a rule violation. Ernst 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 season, the Maroons Ernst played a game for the New York Yankees. In 1929 he returned to the Maroons, who had meanwhile moved to Boston and were renamed in Boston Bulldogs. After a further season with the Frankford Yellow Jackets, he finished his career.

During his career as a football pro Jack Ernst played in the off-season baseball in the minor leagues. From 1925 to 1927 he was active in the Wilkes -Barre Barons, from 1928, he played for the Williamsport Grays and from 1931 unterklassige for other baseball teams. Ernst finished his baseball career after the season 1937.

After the career

Jack Ernst worked after his career in the timber industry. The company belonged to his father. Ernst was married and had three sons.

Honors

John Ernst is located in the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and in the Lafayette Maroon Club Hall of Fame.