Notes & Acknowledgments: Information provided by Huskers.com and official NFL team websites; Other sources include visitors to the site, most notably Jim Ridgeway who has provided information and history on Huskers who went on to play for the Ironton Tanks.
| DEFUNCT FRANCHISES | |||
| Name | Pos | Years | No. |
| 1919-26 - Canton Bulldogs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlin, Guy | End | 1919, 1922-23 | 13 |
| Lyman, Roy "Link" | T | 1922-23, 1925 | - |
| Shaw, Ed | - | 1922-23 | - |
| 1919-1930 - Ironton Tankers "Tanks" (indep) | |||
| Bronson, Willard "Bill" | QB | 1928 | - |
| Grow, Lloyd | - | 1928-? | - |
| Lee, Evard | - | 1928-? | - |
| Presnell, Glenn | - | 1928-1930 | - |
| Sloan, Clair | HB,K | 1932 | - |
| 1920-26 - Akron Pro's/Akron Indians | |||
| Shaw, Ed | FB,B/T | 1923 | - |
| 1920-26 - Milwaukee Badgers | |||
| Weller, Ray | - | 1924 | - |
| Wenke, Adolph | - | 1923 | - |
| 1920-25 - Rock Island Independents | |||
| Shaw, Ed | - | 1920 | - |
| Thompson, Fred | - | 1924 | - |
| 1923 - St. Louis All-Stars | |||
| Weller, Ray | - | 1923 | - |
| Wilder, Harold | OG/DG | 1923 | - |
| 1923-27 - Cleveland Indians | |||
| Noble, Dave | B | 1924-25 | 7 |
| 1924-25 - Cleveland Bulldogs | |||
| Bloodgood, Elbert | - | 1927 | - |
| Chamberlin, Guy | - | 1924 | 13 |
| Lyman, Roy "Link" | - | 1924 | - |
| 1924-29 - Ashland Armco (indep) | |||
| Noble, Dave | - | 1927-29 | - |
| 1924-31 - Frankford Yellow Jackets | |||
| Chamberlin, Guy | - | 1925-26 | 13 |
| James, Ted | End | 1929 | - |
| Lyman, Roy "Link" | - | 1925 | - |
| Oehlrich, Arnold | - | 1928-29 | 11 |
| Richards, Ray | - | 1930 | - |
| Weir, Ed | - | 1926-27-28 | 16 |
| Weir, Joe | - | 1927 | - |
| Weller, Ray | - | 1928 | 19 |
| 1924-26 - Kansas City Blues/Cowboys | |||
| Bequist, Joy | - | 1924-26 | - |
| Bloodgood, Elbert | QB/K | 1925-26 | - |
| DeWitz, Herbert | - | 1924 | HB |
| DeWitz, Rufus | - | 1924-26 | - |
| Munn, Monte | - | 1925 | - |
| Munn, Wayne | - | 1925 | - |
| Wostoupal, Joe | - | 1926 | - |
| 1927-1928 - New York Yankees(APFA); 1929-1932 - Staten Island Stapletons | |||
| Lewellen, Verne | - | 1927 | - |
| Frahm, Harold | DB/BB/WB | 1932 | 20 |
| 1927 - Cleveland Bulldogs; 1928 - Detroit Wolverines | |||
| DeWitz, Herbert | - | 1927 | - |
| Wostoupal, Joe | - | 1928 | - |
| 1929-30 - Orange/Newark Tornados | |||
| Scott, Phil | E | 1929 | - |
| 1930-44 - Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers | |||
| Warren Alfson | - | 1941 | 33 |
| Frahm, Harold | - | 1936 | 20 |
| Francis, Sam | FB/LB/RB | 1939-40 | 10 |
| Rhea, Hugh | G | 1933, 1936 | 25/28/99 |
| 1934 - St. Louis/Kansas City Blues (AFL) | |||
| Ashburn, Clifford | E | 1934 | 1 |
| Frahm, Harold | HB | 1934 | 33 |
| Mathis, Chris | QB/FB | 1934 | 2 |
| McPherson, Forrest | G | 1934 | 36 |
| Rhea, Hugh | T/E | 1934 | 7 |
| 1937 - Wilmington Clippers (Indep) | |||
| McPherson, Forrest | RG/C | 1937 | 26/30 |
| 1933 - Paterson Giants (Interstate Football League) | |||
| Rhea, Hugh | LG | 1933 | - |
| 1937-47 - LA Bulldogs (AFL/Indep/PCFL) | |||
| McPherson, Forrest | C | 1938, 40-42, 46-47 | 80/99 |
| Obrien, Gail | - | 1937 | - |
| 1939 - St. Louis Gunners (AFL) | |||
| Frahm, Harold | QB/LH/RH | 1937-38 | - |
| McPherson, Forrest | C/G | 1939 | |
| 1945-48 - Hollywood Bears (PCFL) | |||
| McPherson, Forrest | T | 1945, 48 | 25 |
| 1946 - Miami Seahawks (AAFC) | |||
| Hopp, Harry | - | 1946 | - |
| 1946-48 - Chicago Rockets (AAFC); 1949 - Hornets | |||
| Vacanti, Sam | QB | 1947-48 | 69 |
| 1946-49 - Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) | |||
| Hopp, Harry | B | 1947 | 95 |
| 1946 - Cleveland Panthers (APFA) | |||
| Noble, Dave | - | 1926 | - |
| 1946-49 - Buffalo Bisons (AAFC) | |||
| Hopp, Harry | B | 1946 | 74 |