# Duke Osborn

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**Robert Duke Osborn** (February 1, 1897 – November 2, 1976) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) player who played with the [Canton Bulldogs](/source/Canton_Bulldogs) during the team's [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) Championship series years in the 1920s.

## Biography

After high school, Osborn attended [Penn State University](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University). Osborn made his professional debut in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) in 1921 with the [Canton Bulldogs](/source/Canton_Bulldogs). He would go to help the Bulldogs win back-to-back NFL Championships in 1922 and 1923. During the course of his career, Osborn also played for the [Cleveland Bulldogs](/source/Cleveland_Bulldogs) and [Pottsville Maroons](/source/Pottsville_Maroons). He spent a total of 8 years in the NFL. Osborn also became part owner of the Maroons in 1928, when team's owner, Dr. John G. Streigel, "loaned" the team to three players [Wilbur "Pete" Henry](/source/Wilbur_Henry), [Herb Stein](/source/Herb_Stein) and Osborn. However, after the season Streigel, who probably still had majority ownership, sold the team to a New England–based partnership that included Maroons' standout [George Kenneally](/source/George_Kenneally).[1]

After his career in football Osborn became a general superintendent for [Oldsmobile's](/source/Oldsmobile) assembly division.[2]

## References

1. ["Pottsville Maroons"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090215153235/http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Maroons.htm). Archived from [the original](http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Maroons.htm) on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2006-10-04.

1. ["The Stolen Championship of the Pottsville Maroons: A Case Study in the Emergence of Modern Professional Football"](http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1982/JSH0901/jsh0901d.pdf). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120402012033/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1982/JSH0901/jsh0901d.pdf) 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine.

## External links

- [The Stolen Championship of the Pottsville Maroons](http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1982/JSH0901/jsh0901d.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120402012033/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1982/JSH0901/jsh0901d.pdf) 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- [Ghosts of the Gridiron: Pottsville Maroons](https://web.archive.org/web/20090215153235/http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Maroons.htm)

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