Ernest Fredrick Hughitt (December 27, 1892 in Genoa, British Columbia – December 27, 1961 in Bartow, Florida) is a former National Football League utility player and coach. He was also an All-American quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1913.
Hughitt grew up in Escanaba, Michigan, where he attended high school. Upon graduation he went to the University of Michigan, where he played quarterback for the Wolverines. He went professional no ...
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Ernest Fredrick Hughitt (December 27, 1892 in Genoa, British Columbia – December 27, 1961 in Bartow, Florida) is a former National Football League utility player and coach. He was also an All-American quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1913.
Hughitt grew up in Escanaba, Michigan, where he attended high school. Upon graduation he went to the University of Michigan, where he played quarterback for the Wolverines. He went professional no later than 1917, when he signed with the Youngstown Patricians of the Ohio League. At the same time, he also played and coached for the Buffalo Niagaras and Prospects of the Buffalo Semi-Pro Football League.
When the Prospects joined the ranks of the APFA (later known as the National Football League) in 1920, Hughitt was retained. During his APFA/NFL career, Hughitt was a triple threat man and player-coach at the same time, playing quarterback, wide receiver, running back, punter, placekicker, and playing on defense all the while coaching the...
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