Eddie Moegle

Moegle was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1896.[2] During World War I, he served two years in the U.S. Army, enlisting in April 1917 and serving until May 1919.[3]

Moegle played college football at halfback position for the University of Detroit during the 1919 college football season.[4][5] He scored the game-winning touchdown in Detroit's 16–13 victory over Georgetown on October 26, 1919.[6]

In 1920, he played professional football for the Detroit Heralds during the first NFL regular season. The Heralds opened their season with a game against the Cleveland Panthers, played at Navin Field on October 10, 1920. The Heralds won by a 40–14 score, and Moegle, the Heralds' starting right halfback, scored the team's first touchdown.[7]

Later in the 1920 season, Moegle became the head coach, and left halfback, of the Detroit Maroons, a competing professional football team in Detroit.[8] On December 5, 1920, the Maroons and Heralds played for the city championship. With Moegle playing at the left halfback position, the teams played to a 7–7 tie.[9]

During the 1921 NFL season, Moegle played for the Detroit Tigers.[2]

At the time of the 1920 U.S. Census in January 1920, Moegle was living in Detroit with his mother, Elizabeth, and was employed as a clerk in the post office.[10]

After retiring from football, Moegle worked as a bank clerk and lived in Royal Oak, Michigan.[11][12] In his later years, he lived in Armada, Michigan,[13] though he died at Bruce, Michigan, in 1983.[2] He was buried at the Romeo Cemetery in Romeo, Michigan.