Earl Britton

{{Short description|American football player (1903–1973)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{More footnotes needed|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Earl Britton | image = File:Earl Britton.png | caption = | position = Fullback, placekicker, punter | number = | birth_date = {{birth date|1903|07|15}} | birth_place = Elgin, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1973|10|24|1903|07|15}} | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 212 | high_school = Elgin (IL) | college = Illinois | pastteams = * Chicago Bears ({{nfly|1925}}) * Brooklyn Lions ({{nfly|1926}}) * Dayton Triangles ({{nfly|1927}}) * Frankford Yellow Jackets ({{nfly|1927}}) * Dayton Triangles ({{nfly|1928}}) * Chicago Cardinals ({{nfly|1929}}) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 31 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 22 | statlabel3 = Field goals | statvalue3 = 1 | pfr = | cfl = | afl = | highlights = * National champion (1923) * Elgin Sports Hall of Fame (1980) | HOF = | CollegeHOF = }} '''Earl Tanner Britton''' (July 15, 1903 – October 24, 1973) was a professional American football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). Born in Elgin, Illinois, he attended Elgin High School and played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

Britton was {{convert|6|ft|3|in|abbr=on}} tall and weighed {{convert|212|lb|stlb kg|abbr=on}}.

His career as a placekicker/punter lasted from 1925 to 1929. He played for the Chicago Bears, the Brooklyn Lions, the Dayton Triangles, the Frankford Yellow Jackets, and the Chicago Cardinals.

Earl was the son of Benjamin Harold Britton and Edna May Tanner. He was a first cousin to music educator Allen Perdue Britton.

== References == *[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BritEa20.htm Pro-football]

==External links== *{{Find a Grave}}

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