Name Birtie Maher Role Player | Games played: 2 Games started: 1 Position Halfback | |
Date of birth: (1892-12-16)December 16, 1892 Date of death: December 3, 1980(1980-12-03) (aged 87) Died December 3, 1980, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States | ||
Place of birth: County Mayo, Ireland Place of death: Royal Oak, Michigan | ||
Birtie Maher: Football End
Gilbert Thomas "Birtie" Maher (December 16, 1892 – December 3, 1980) was an American player of American football. Maher was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1892, though it had been alleged that Maher had been born in County Mayo or County Cork in Ireland. Maher's father John Maher was an immigrant from County Tipperary and Maher's mother Margaret (née Kennedy) was the daughter of Elizabeth and Thomas Kennedy, immigrants from County Westmeath. He played college football for the University of Detroit as its star halfback] in 1913, and for the Detroit Heralds starting in 1914. When the Heralds joined the new National Football League (NFL) in 1920, Maher was a member of Detroit's first NFL team.
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