NFL Players From Montana (1922-1949)

We have made it to the final edition of "Montana-Born NFL Players." After this list, we will have looked at all 74 players born in Montana to play snaps in the National Football League. In case you missed the last edition, here were the Montanans who retired from the NFL between 1950-1971.

Montana-born NFL Players (1950-1971)

Gallery Credit: Ace Sauerwein

This week we are looking at players who played their final snaps from 1922-1949. There are 14 players who stepped away from the NFL during these years. I doubt a lot of you have heard of these guys, so maybe this will be a history lesson for all of us. This list features some very fun "old person" names like Milt and Len and Herm.

This batch of Montanans featured a heavy dosage of Butte and a variety of small towns. Fun fact, the first NFL player from Montana was born in Missoula.

Anaconda (2)
Dutton
Musselshell
Butte (4)
Columbus
Malta
Glasgow
Great Falls
Flathead Indian Reservation
Missoula

Missoula had one player born within city limits on this list, but at least it's the first-ever Montanan to reach the League. Checkmate, Bozeman. Speaking of Bozeman VS Missoula, here are the universities represented in this list. Montana has a whopping 6 graduates while Montana State has only 1.

Montana (6)
Santa Clara
Washington State
UCLA
Sterling
Montana State
Gonzaga
Beloit
Carlisle Indian
Haskell Indian
Syracuse

I've never heard of Sterling College or Beloit. Interesting. Finally, the NFL teams that are represented by these 14 Montanans. There are a lot of teams that are no longer active.