Eddie Moegle
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Bruce, Michigan, U.S.
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||
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| Born | July 11, 1896 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | June 4, 1983 (aged 86) Bruce, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Detroit (MI) Central | ||||||||
| College | Detroit | ||||||||
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Edgar Louis Moegle (July 11, 1896 – June 4, 1983) was an American football player. After serving in World War I, he played halfback for the University of Detroit in 1919 and for the Detroit Heralds and Detroit Tigers during the first and second regular seasons of the National Football League (NFL). He scored the first touchdown in the Heralds' first game of the first NFL season.
Moegle was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1896.[2] During World War I, he served two years in the U.S. Army, enlisting in April 1917 and serving until May 1919.[3]
Moegle played college football at halfback position for the University of Detroit during the 1919 college football season.[4][5] He scored the game-winning touchdown in Detroit's 16–13 victory over Georgetown on October 26, 1919.[6]