# Mike Purdy

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**Clair Joseph** "**Mike**" **Purdy Jr.** (January 24, 1892 – January 10, 1950) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player and coach. He played in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) with the [Rochester Jeffersons](/source/Rochester_Jeffersons), [New York Brickley Giants](/source/New_York_Brickley_Giants), [Syracuse Pros](/source/Syracuse_Pros) and the [Milwaukee Badgers](/source/Milwaukee_Badgers). Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants). He also played in the [Ohio League](/source/Ohio_League) in 1919 for the [Akron Pros](/source/Akron_Pros) and even recommended that [Fritz Pollard](/source/Fritz_Pollard) join the team that season.

## References

### Additional sources

- Peterson, Robert W. (1997). [*Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football*](https://books.google.com/books?id=rCnbhSRZpgIC). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). ISBN 0-19-511913-4.
- Mauhr, Tod and Bob Gill (1992). ["The NFL's Forgotten Franchise"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110726193338/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/14-05-489.pdf). *Coffin Corner*. **11** (14): 1–3. [Professional Football Researchers Association](/source/Professional_Football_Researchers_Association). Archived from [the original](http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/14-05-489.pdf) on 2011-07-26.

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