Career

Only weighing a mere 195 pounds, John was the smallest brother in the family. He usually played quarterback, a position that called primarily for blocking and tackling ability in the 1920s, and on the offensive line. After the 1921 season at age 46, John held the record as the NFL"s oldest player until it was later broken by George Blanda.

Achievements

• He was an all-around athlete who even won a medal as all-around champion athlete of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Membership

He was also a member of the Nesser Brothers, a group consisting of seven brothers who made-up the most famous football family in the United States from 1907 until the mid-1920s.