My great grandfather, Fred Chicken, played in what is now the NFL. Here's a little wikipedia info on him. Could probably get more from my grandmother:
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Fred S. Chicken was a professional football player who spent one season in the early National Football League, then called the American Professional Football Association, with the Rock Island Independents. However he also played for the Minneapolis Marines (1915-1918), prior to that team's entry into the NFL. He was the star halfback of the 1907 undefeated and unscored upon Minneapolis North High School National Football Champions of the US. They had defeated the Oak Park, Illinois football team, another undefeated and unscored upon team, to claim that title.
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