Milton Romney
American football player (1899–1975)
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Milton Addas "Mitt" Romney[1][2][3] (June 20, 1899 – November 10, 1975) was an American professional football player who played in the offensive backfield for the Racine Legion from 1923 to 1924[4] and was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1925 to 1928.[1][4] Romney played quarterback for the University of Chicago in the early 1920s when it had a winning varsity team, and was elected captain of the team in 1922.[3] After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1923,[3] Romney was head basketball coach at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1922–23 season. He coached the Longhorns to a record of 11–7.
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
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| Born | June 20, 1899 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | November 10, 1975 (aged 76) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||
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Romney was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.[5] He is the cousin of George W. Romney, father of Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney is his namesake and is a first cousin once removed.[2] Romney died in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 10, 1975.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 1923 | Texas | 11–7 | 9–7 | 2nd | |||||
| Texas: | 11–7 (.611) | 9–7 (.563) | |||||||
| Total: | 11–7 (.611) | ||||||||
