| ## #20 Cliff Battles Back | 1932-37 |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | |
| Phi Beta Kappa running back from West Virginia Wesleyan College, he joined the Braves in 1932, a year before they became the Redskins… Led the league in rushing his rookie year… In 1933, became the first NFL player to rush for 200 yards in a game… In six seasons, he totaled 3,542 yards rushing… NFL's leading rusher in 1937 and he won All-NFL honors for the third time in six years. Part of the Redskins 1937 World Championship team. | |
Passed away in 1981 at the age of 70… Grew up in the state of Ohio… After retirement from football, served as an assistant coach at Columbia University.
