17 Facts About Peggy Parratt

George Watson "Peggy" Parratt was a professional football player who played in the "Ohio League" prior to its becoming a part of the National Football League.

Peggy Parratt threw the first legal forward pass in professional football history while playing for the Massillon Tigers on October 25,1906.

Peggy Parratt played college football at Case School of Applied Science, now known as Case Western Reserve University.

Peggy Parratt was then barred from all further intercollegiate play at Case.

Peggy Parratt made All-Ohio Honors for 1905 and was allowed to coach the college's baseball team, after being stripped of captaincy due to the scandal.

In 1909 Peggy Parratt was an assistant football coach at Case, while he was playing for the Shelby Blues.

In 1906, Peggy Parratt was signed by the Massillon Tigers, in part because of his mastery of the forward pass.

Since Peggy Parratt was not a part of the scandal, he continued to play for Massillon, now renamed the "Massillon All-Stars" for 1907, however he soon learned that he could make more money playing with the Franklin Athletic Club, which was untouched by the fallout over the betting scandal the year before.

Peggy Parratt spent the majority of his time, officiating professional football games in the Cleveland-area.

Sometime before the 1908 season, Peggy Parratt returned to the Shelby Blues, the place where he made his professional debut in 1905.

Peggy Parratt became the owner of the franchise by helping to organize and financially back the team.

Peggy Parratt became a player-coach for the Blues and helped the team recruit players.

Peggy Parratt took the move realizing that he could make more money in the larger football market that Akron could provide.

The Athletics were mostly former Blues players who formed a team in Elyria after Peggy Parratt left for Akron.

Peggy Parratt was not part of the 1920 meetings set-up by Ralph Hay which saw the birth of the National Football League.

Peggy Parratt did reappear on the football scene on August 1,1925, in Chicago, representing Cleveland Tigers owner Samuel Deutsch.

Peggy Parratt died on January 3,1959, and was interred at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.