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where he played quarterback and graduated in 1924. He gained his nickname of "Two Bits" due to his size. Standing at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) and weighing in at an average 150 lb (68 kg) throughout his playing day, Homan was one of the smallest players ever in the
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in 1925. The team won the mythical "Pro Football Championship of New Jersey" that year. In January 1926, Homan and several other members of the Millville Big Blue, traveled to Florida to play a series of exhibition games. They formed a team called the
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and played his whole career with them until 1930. Though one of the lesser known NFL players, he was one of the most popular Yellow Jacket players. The Yellow Jackets, with Homan, would go on to win the 1926 NFL Championship.
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He was elected into the Lebanon Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1976.
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Henry "Two Bits" Homan, courtesy of Historical Society of Frankford
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Ghosts of the Gridiron: The Frankford Yellow Jackets
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Reading
Pennsylvania
Glens Falls
New York
Lebanon (PA)
Lebanon Valley College
Quarterback
Safety
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Millville Football & Athletic Club
Haven-Villa of Winter Haven
NFL champion
1926
PFR
American football
Lebanon Valley College
National Football League
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Millville Football & Athletic Club
New Jersey
Haven-Villa of Winter Haven
Jim Thorpe
Tampa Cardinals


"Two-Bits Homan"
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