Herm Bagby Explained

Herm Bagby
Number:2
Position:Back
Birth Date:21 February 1903
Birth Place:Lake Village, Arkansas, U.S.
Death Place:Lake Village, Arkansas, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:175
High School:Pine Bluff
College:Arkansas
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:11–12
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:4
Statlabel3:Touchdowns
Statvalue3:3
Pfr:BagbHe20

Herman Carlton Bagby (February 21, 1903 – February 29, 1980) was an American football back who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Lions and Cleveland Bulldogs.

Professional career

Bagby was born on February 21, 1903, in Lake Village, Arkansas. He went to Pine Bluff High School before attending the University of Arkansas. He played for their football team, the Razorbacks. He was their from 1922 to '25 before playing professionally.[1] He played on the freshmen team in '22, and with their main team while lettering from '23 to '25.[1] After his college career, he was selected to play for the newly formed Brooklyn Lions of the National Football League (NFL). With the Lions, he played in 8 out of 11 games, starting 4.[2] He played multiple different variations of the back position: tailback, wingback, fullback, and blocking back.[2] He also played defense, scoring a fumble return touchdown and "Pick 6" for 12 points. In week 5, he recovered a fumble in the endzone for his first career score.[3] Only one day later, he returned an interception 95 yards against the Hartford Blues for possibly the longest interception return in history at the time.[4] It was the only Lions score of the game as they lost 16 to 6. He recorded his third and final score against the Canton Bulldogs, on a 12-yard pass from Rex Thomas.[5] In the next season, when the Lions folded, he joined the Cleveland Bulldogs.[2] He had a lesser impact at Cleveland, with only 4 game appearances and no starts.[1] [6] After his professional career he returned to Lake Village. He died there on February 29, 1980, at the age of 77. It was only 8 days after his 77th birthday.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herm Bagby Stats - Pro Football Archives. profootballarchives.com.
  2. Web site: Herm Bagby Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: Columbus Tigers at Brooklyn Lions - October 23rd, 1926. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. Web site: Brooklyn Lions at Hartford Blues - October 24th, 1926. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  5. Web site: Canton Bulldogs at Brooklyn Lions - November 14th, 1926. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  6. Web site: Herman Bagby football Statistics on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.