Paddy Driscoll was an American professional football and baseball player and football coach, born on January 11, 1895. A triple-threat man in football, he was regarded as the best drop kicker and one of the best overall players in the early years of the National Football League. He played quarterback and halfback for Northwestern in 1915 and 1916 and in 1917 played Major League Baseball as an infielder for the Chicago Cubs before joining the United States Navy. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974, and died on June 29, 1968.
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