1930 Portsmouth Spartans Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-6-3
Finishing 7th in the NFL
Coach: Hal Griffen (5-6-3)
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
1930 Portsmouth Spartans StatisticsTeam Record: 5-6-3
Finishing 7th in the NFL
Coach: Hal Griffen (5-6-3)
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
1930 Portsmouth Spartans Results
The Portsmouth Spartans of the National Football League ended the 1930 season with a record of 5 wins and 6 losses and 3 ties, finishing seventh in the NFL.
The Spartans racked up 176 points, and the defensive squad allowed 161.
Hal Griffen coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Ambrose | K | August 7, 1905 | 5'11" | 210 | Carroll (WI) | Portage, WI USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | Chuck Bennett | TB | August 9, 1907 | 5'9" | 193 | Indiana | Linton, IN USA | 14 | 12 |
| 72 | Chuck Braidwood | E | October 15, 1903 | 6'0" | 199 | Loyola (IL) | , IL | 10 | 2 |
| 41 | Richard Brown | C | May 27, 1907 | 6'1" | 220 | Iowa | Waverly, IA USA | 11 | 8 |
| Koester Christensen | E | April 28, 1905 | 5'10" | 195 | Michigan St. | , MI | 1 | 0 | |
| 52 | Ebby DeWeese | G | 6'0" | 188 | none | Miamisburg, OH | 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | Jap Douds | T | April 21, 1905 | 5'10" | 216 | Washington & Jefferson | Rochester, PA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Byron Eby | B | December 11, 1904 | 6'0" | 185 | Ohio St. | , OH | 3 | 1 |
| Harold Fenner | E | November 10, 1895 | 5'10" | 171 | none | Hillsboro, MI USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 84 | Bill Fleckenstein | RE | November 4, 1903 | 6'1" | 208 | Carleton | Fairbault, MN USA | 10 | 7 |
| Bill Glassgow | WB | April 21, 1907 | 5'10" | 187 | Nebraska | Wheeling, MO USA | 12 | 9 | |
| Al Graham | G | September 27, 1905 | 6'0" | 211 | none | , OH | 3 | 3 | |
| Aaron Grant | C | July 3, 1908 | 6'2" | 285 | Tennessee Wesleyan | Roane County, TN USA | 1 | 0 | |
| Hal Griffen | C-T | March 1, 1902 | 6'1" | 247 | Iowa | Sioux City, IA USA | 2 | 0 | |
| 63 | Duke Hanny | E | December 10, 1897 | 6'0" | 199 | Indiana | Aurora, IL USA | 4 | 1 |
| 60 | Dud Harris | RT | October 24, 1903 | 6'2" | 240 | Ohio St. | Quitsna, NC USA | 13 | 9 |
| 60 | George Hastings | T | September 21, 1905 | 6'2" | 190 | Ohio | Malden, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Lou Jennings | LE | March 5, 1904 | 6'3" | 230 | Haskell Indian | 9 | 9 | |
| 22 | Spider Johnson | T | May 16, 1907 | 6'4" | 210 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 3 | 0 | |
| 70 | Red Joseph | RE | November 7, 1905 | 6'3" | 190 | Miami (OH) | , OH USA | 12 | 7 |
| 23 | Cy Kahl | BB | November 29, 1904 | 6'1" | 194 | North Dakota | Heaton, ND USA | 11 | 7 |
| 26 | Tiny Lewis | BB | October 18, 1906 | 6'2" | 210 | Northwestern | Foosland, IL USA | 13 | 7 |
| 24 | Father Lumpkin | FB | January 27, 1907 | 6'2" | 211 | Georgia Tech | Jefferson, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 63 | Babe Lyon | RT | March 30, 1907 | 6'2" | 235 | Kansas St. | Jamestown, KS USA | 10 | 8 |
| 73 | Emil Mayer | E | July 3, 1903 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethany (WV) | East Liverpool, OH USA | 10 | 3 |
| 25 | Chief McLain | FB | April 16, 1905 | 6'3" | 225 | Haskell Indian | Pryor, OK USA | 14 | 4 |
| 73 | Ernie Meyer | LG | June 23, 1904 | 6'2" | 200 | Geneva | West Bridgewater, PA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 27 | Ray Novotny | B | October 12, 1907 | 5'10" | 165 | Ashland | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 1 |
| Frosty Peters | B | April 22, 1904 | 5'10" | 183 | Montana | Creston, IA USA | 3 | 2 | |
| 53 | Carroll Ringwalt | C | December 15, 1907 | 6'0" | 210 | Indiana | Bedford, IN USA | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Fred Roberts | LG | March 18, 1907 | 6'1" | 200 | Iowa | Knoxville, IA USA | 12 | 10 |
| 83 | Sod Ryan | T | December 31, 1905 | 6'2" | 205 | Detroit Mercy | Kewanee, IL | 3 | 1 |
| 61 | Vin Schleusner | LT | March 3, 1908 | 6'3" | 225 | Iowa | Garner, IA USA | 14 | 6 |
| Ronald Shearer | T | September 12, 1905 | 6'0" | 195 | Drake | Creston, IA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 51 | Gene Smith | G | September 25, 1905 | 5'9" | 190 | Georgia | Montgomery, AL USA | 4 | 3 |
| 85 | Buck Weaver | G | November 1, 1905 | 6'4" | 235 | Chicago | Cushman, AR USA | 4 | 3 |
| 40 | Bull Wesley | C | September 26, 1901 | 6'1" | 190 | Alabama | Guin, AL USA | 13 | 5 |
