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George Trafton

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Football Player

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He sat out the 1922 season to coach, before returning to active play a year later.
    He was forced out of his coaching role due to his status as a professional player.
    He was described as being a 'big bully' by other players during his playing career.
    He ended the career of Red Grange, when he tackled him with enough force to twist his knee into the turf.
    He was married four times and divorced three times.
    He named his daughter Bliss.
    He was fired by the Blue Bombers weeks after losing the Grey Cup game (1953).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He played on his hometown team.
    He was a member of the Notre Dame team that recorded a perfect season (1919).
    He worked in a starch plant during the off-season in his early years with the Staleys franchise.
    He was a member of two NFL championship teams (1921, 1932).
    He was credited with being one of the first centers to snap the football with one hand.
    He took up boxing as a side hobby away from the football field.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying