Age: 23
1st
season in pro football
College: Northwestern
Height: 5’10” Weight: 192
Prelude:
Geyer was a
member of the Northwestern team that won the Big Ten title in 1936 and was
selected to the East-West Shrine and College All-Star games. He joined the
Bengals (no relation to the current NFL franchise, other than being the
namesake), who entered the second major-league American Football League in its
second season.
1937 Season Summary
Appeared in all
7 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Scoring
TDs – 4 [5,
tied with Butch Beatty, Al Nichelini & Jerry Donnell]
Field Goals –
4 [1]
Extra Points
– 5
Points – 41 [1]
Awards & Honors:
1st
team All-AFL: League
Bengals went 2-3-2
to finish fourth in the AFL.
Aftermath:
Geyers’ pro football
career was brief as the league folded following the 1937 season (although the
Bengals continued on as an independent team in ‘38). He was an assistant coach
at the Univ. of Cincinnati and later enlisted in the Navy during World War II.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
