# Red Pearlman

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**Irving Ralph "Red" Pearlman** (July 31, 1898 – November 28, 1985) was an American [football](/source/American_football) [tackle](/source/Tackle_(American_football_position)) who played five seasons of professional football. He played for the [Ohio League](/source/Ohio_League) (OL) and [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) [Cleveland Tigers](/source/Cleveland_Tigers_(NFL)), the independent Douglas Independents, the independent Bradley Eagles, and the National Football League (NFL) [Rochester Jeffersons](/source/Rochester_Jeffersons), appearing in between 17 and 18 NFL games.

## Biography

Red Pearlman was born on July 31, 1898, in [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh). He went to Fifth Avenue High School and attended college at the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh). He was a standout [basketball](/source/College_basketball) and [football](/source/College_football) player for their team, the [Panthers](/source/Pittsburgh_Panthers). Pearlman was part of the [undefeated](/source/List_of_undefeated_NCAA_Division_I_football_teams) [1917](/source/1917_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team) team under coach [Pop Warner](/source/Pop_Warner). He became ineligible to return in 1918 after playing in a basketball game using another name, violating the rules.[1] In 1919, he played for the [Ohio League](/source/Ohio_League) team the [Cleveland Tigers](/source/Cleveland_Tigers_(NFL)). He appeared in 8 games, 7 as a starter at the tackle position.[2] He played for two teams in 1920: the Cleveland Tigers of the newly formed [American Professional Football Association](/source/National_Football_League) (now National Football League), and the independent Douglas Independents. With Douglas, he served as a player-coach in multiple games. In November of '20, Douglas played against the Ohio All-Stars, which had coach [Elgie Tobin](/source/Elgie_Tobin), halfback [Fritz Pollard](/source/Fritz_Pollard), and several players Tobin had acquired from [Jim Thorpe](/source/Jim_Thorpe).[3] In the game, Pearlman and his teammates were able to shut out the All-Stars, 21 to 0.[4] In 1921, he returned to the Tigers and played in 8 games, starting all 8.[5][6] He would play for the independent Bradley Eagles before retiring in 1923. He came out of retirement in 1924 and played his final season with the [Rochester Jeffersons](/source/Rochester_Jeffersons).[2] With Rochester, he played in 2 games, starting 1.[2] After his professional career he worked as a dentist. He died on November 28, 1985, in [Hollywood, Florida](/source/Hollywood,_Florida).[7] He was 87 years old when he died of [heart failure](/source/Heart_failure).[8]

## References

1. ["PITT COMPLETES TRACK SCHEDULE"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78558056/the-evening-news/). *[The Evening News](/source/The_Patriot-News)*. January 24, 1918. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Irving Pearlman Stats - Pro Football Archives"](https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerp/pear00800.html). *www.profootballarchives.com*

1. ["POLLARD WILL PLAY IN GAME SATURDAY"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78558631/the-pittsburgh-press/). *[The Pittsburgh Press](/source/The_Pittsburgh_Press)*. November 23, 1920. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Douglas Pros Defeat Ohio All-Stars, 21–0"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78559903/pittsburgh-post-gazette/). *[The Gazette Times](/source/The_Gazette_Times)*. November 28, 1920. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Irving Pearlman football Statistics on StatsCrew.com"](https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-pearlred001). *www.statscrew.com*

1. ["Red Pearlman Stats"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PearRe20.htm). *[Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com)*

1. ["Death elsewhere"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78557943/pittsburgh-post-gazette/). *[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette)*. November 30, 1985. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Irving R. Pearlman"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78557873/the-pittsburgh-press/). *[The Pittsburgh Press](/source/The_Pittsburgh_Press)*. December 1, 1985. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

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