211:
and played fullback for the school's freshman football team in 1919 and as the varsity fullback in 1920 and 1921. He also starred in weight events, including the "shot put", for the track team. In
November 1922, the Syracuse athletic board suspended him from further athletic participation after being
227:. In his first NFL game, a November 5, 1923, a scoreless tie with Cleveland, Foster was the starting fullback and "showed well in the tasks allotted to him." He finished the 1923 NFL season with the
472:
234:
Foster was married in 1921 to
Margaret E. Buckley, though the marriage was kept secret until revealed by a fraternity brother in 1923. Foster died in 1967 at age 70 in
467:
477:
487:
462:
231:. He appeared in one game for Rochester in 1923 and another five games in 1925. In all he appeared in seven NFL games, four as a starter.
482:
220:
201:
197:
47:
224:
122:
457:
452:
235:
228:
128:
63:
208:
398:
223:(NFL) as a fullback during the 1923 and 1924 seasons. He began his pro football career with the
169:
376:
190:
260:
213:
424:
354:
332:
310:
285:
432:
384:
362:
340:
318:
293:
446:
212:
charged with participating in a professional football game in the
200:. He attended Niagara Falls High School and Bethlehem Prep in
286:"Syracuse Suspends 3 Athletes on "Pro" Football Charges"
16:
American football player and track athlete (1898–1968)
185:(April 25, 1898 – December 19, 1968), also known as
150:
141:
114:
106:
98:
90:
85:
77:
69:
53:
34:
29:
473:Players of American football from New York (state)
219:Foster also played professional football in the
311:"Falls Athlete Secretly Married for Two Years"
333:"Syracuse-Colgate Track Meet Set for Feb. 24"
8:
361:. November 16, 1922. p. 18 – via
24:
383:. November 5, 1923. p. 10 – via
377:"All-Americans and Cleveland Fail To Score"
339:. January 24, 1923. p. 20 – via
292:. November 15, 1922. p. 1 – via
23:
317:. April 22, 1923. p. 49 – via
280:
278:
431:. April 23, 1923. p. 1 – via
355:"Three Syracuse Men Suspended by Board"
247:
147:
305:
303:
255:
253:
251:
7:
468:People from Niagara Falls, New York
73:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
14:
478:Syracuse Orange football players
1:
488:Buffalo All-Americans players
463:Rochester Jeffersons players
483:American football fullbacks
196:Foster was born in 1898 at
504:
403:Pro-Football-Reference.com
193:player and track athlete.
176:
166:
162:
146:
137:
119:
221:National Football League
81:185 lb (84 kg)
21:American football player
263:. Pro Football Archives
202:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
198:Niagara Falls, New York
48:Niagara Falls, New York
405:. Sports Reference LLC
381:The Buffalo Commercial
337:Press and Sun-Bulletin
183:Frederick Frank Foster
429:Buffalo Evening Times
225:Buffalo All-Americans
142:Career NFL statistics
123:Buffalo All-Americans
236:Tallahassee, Florida
229:Rochester Jeffersons
129:Rochester Jeffersons
64:Tallahassee, Florida
30:Personal information
209:Syracuse University
26:
290:The Ithaca Journal
94:Niagara Falls (NY)
86:Career information
315:The Buffalo Times
191:American football
180:
179:
158:
157:
57:December 19, 1968
495:
437:
436:
421:
415:
414:
412:
410:
395:
389:
388:
373:
367:
366:
351:
345:
344:
329:
323:
322:
307:
298:
297:
282:
273:
272:
270:
268:
257:
207:Foster attended
167:Player stats at
148:
115:Career history
60:
44:
42:
27:
503:
502:
498:
497:
496:
494:
493:
492:
443:
442:
441:
440:
423:
422:
418:
408:
406:
397:
396:
392:
375:
374:
370:
359:Buffalo Express
353:
352:
348:
331:
330:
326:
309:
308:
301:
284:
283:
276:
266:
264:
259:
258:
249:
244:
214:Utica, New York
62:
58:
46:
40:
38:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
501:
499:
491:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
445:
444:
439:
438:
433:Newspapers.com
425:"Secretly Wed"
416:
390:
385:Newspapers.com
368:
363:Newspapers.com
346:
341:Newspapers.com
324:
319:Newspapers.com
299:
294:Newspapers.com
274:
246:
245:
243:
240:
187:"Fritz Foster"
178:
177:
174:
173:
164:
163:
160:
159:
156:
155:
152:
144:
143:
139:
138:
135:
134:
133:
132:
126:
117:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
61:(aged 70)
55:
51:
50:
45:April 25, 1898
36:
32:
31:
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
500:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
450:
448:
434:
430:
426:
420:
417:
404:
400:
399:"Fred Foster"
394:
391:
386:
382:
378:
372:
369:
364:
360:
356:
350:
347:
342:
338:
334:
328:
325:
320:
316:
312:
306:
304:
300:
295:
291:
287:
281:
279:
275:
262:
261:"Fred Foster"
256:
254:
252:
248:
241:
239:
237:
232:
230:
226:
222:
217:
215:
210:
205:
203:
199:
194:
192:
188:
184:
175:
172:
171:
165:
161:
153:
149:
145:
140:
136:
130:
127:
124:
121:
120:
118:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
65:
56:
52:
49:
37:
33:
28:
19:
428:
419:
407:. Retrieved
402:
393:
380:
371:
358:
349:
336:
327:
314:
289:
267:February 23,
265:. Retrieved
233:
218:
206:
195:
186:
182:
181:
168:
91:High school:
59:(1968-12-19)
18:
458:1968 deaths
453:1898 births
131:(1923–1924)
25:Fred Foster
447:Categories
409:August 12,
242:References
41:1898-04-25
189:, was an
107:Position:
110:Fullback
102:Syracuse
99:College:
78:Weight:
70:Height:
151:Games:
125:(1923)
54:Died:
35:Born:
411:2020
269:2022
170:PFR
449::
427:.
401:.
379:.
357:.
335:.
313:.
302:^
288:.
277:^
250:^
238:.
216:.
204:.
435:.
413:.
387:.
365:.
343:.
321:.
296:.
271:.
154:7
43:)
39:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.