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Games played:	73
Games started:	41

Milton Romney
	Romney, circa 1921
No. 10
Position:	Fullback; Halfback; Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	June 20, 1899; Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died:	November 10, 1975 (aged 76); Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Career information
College:	University of Chicago
Career history
	Racine Legion (1923–1924); Chicago Bears (1925–1928);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Big Ten (1921);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	73
Games started:	41

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Milton Addas "Mitt" Romney^[1]^[2]^[3] (June 20, 1899 – November 10, 1975) was an American professional football player who played in the offensive backfield for the Racine Legion from 1923 to 1924^[4] and was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1925 to 1928.^[1]^[4] Romney played quarterback for the University of Chicago in the early 1920s when it had a winning varsity team, and was elected captain of the team in 1922.^[3] After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1923,^[3] Romney was head basketball coach at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1922–23 season. He coached the Longhorns to a record of 11–7.

Romney was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the cousin of George W. Romney, father of former Massachusetts Governor, 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate and current junior Utah Senator Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney is his namesake and is a first cousin once removed.^[2] Romney died in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 10, 1975.^[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Texas (Southwest Conference) (1923)
1923	Texas	11–7	9–7	2nd
Texas:		11–7 (.611)	9–7 (.563)
Total:		11–7 (.611)	9–7 (.563)

References

^ ^a ^b Joan Vennochi (April 16, 2002). "Romney's Charm Offensive". Boston Globe. p. A21. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Holland, Steve (February 24, 2012). "Mitt Romney in search of more Mitts at Mitt restaurant". The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carol Felsenthal. "Mitt Romney's Chicago Connection". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Pro-Football-Reference, Retrieved February 25, 2012.
^ "Milt Romney Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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[bostonglobe-1] Joan Vennochi (April 16, 2002). "Romney's Charm Offensive". Boston Globe. p. A21. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2012.

[chictrib-2] Holland, Steve (February 24, 2012). "Mitt Romney in search of more Mitts at Mitt restaurant". The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.

[chicmag-3] Carol Felsenthal. "Mitt Romney's Chicago Connection". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved February 25, 2012.

[pro-football-4] Pro-Football-Reference, Retrieved February 25, 2012.

[5] "Milt Romney Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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-'''Milton Addas Romney'''<ref name="bostonglobe"/><ref name="chictrib"/><ref name="chicmag"/> (June 20, 1899 – November 1975) was a professional [[American football]] player who played in the [[History of American football positions#Offensive backfield|offensive backfield]] for the [[Racine Legion]] from 1923 to 1924<ref name=pro-football>[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomnMi20.htm Pro-Football-Reference], Retrieved February 25, 2012.</ref> and was a quarterback for the [[Chicago Bears]] from 1925 to 1928.<ref name="bostonglobe">{{cite news|title=Romney's Charm Offensive|author=Joan Vennochi|date=April 16, 2002|page=A21|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/113923177.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+16%2C+2002&author=JOAN+VENNOCHI&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=ROMNEY%27S+CHARM+OFFENSIVE&pqatl=google|publisher=Boston Globe|accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name=pro-football/> Romney played quarterback for the [[University of Chicago]] in the early 1920s when it had a winning varsity team, and was elected captain of the team in 1922.<ref name="chicmag">{{cite web|title=Mitt Romney's Chicago Connection|author=Carol Felsenthal|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/July-2011/Mitt-Romney-Named-after-QB-for-Chicago-Bears-U-of-Chicago/|publisher=Chicago Magazine|accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> After graduating from the U of Chicago in 1923,<ref name="chicmag"/> Romney was head basketball coach at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] during the 1922–23 season.  He coached the [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Longhorns]] to a record of 11–7.
+'''Milton Addas''' "'''Mitt'''" '''Romney'''<ref name="bostonglobe"/><ref name="chictrib"/><ref name="chicmag"/> (June 20, 1899 – November 10, 1975) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who played in the [[History of American football positions#Offensive backfield|offensive backfield]] for the [[Racine Legion]] from 1923 to 1924<ref name=pro-football>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomnMi20.htm Pro-Football-Reference], Retrieved February 25, 2012.</ref> and was a quarterback for the [[Chicago Bears]] from 1925 to 1928.<ref name="bostonglobe">{{cite news|title=Romney's Charm Offensive|author=Joan Vennochi|date=April 16, 2002|page=A21|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/113923177.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+16%2C+2002&author=JOAN+VENNOCHI&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=ROMNEY%27S+CHARM+OFFENSIVE&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131142541/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/113923177.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+16,+2002&author=JOAN+VENNOCHI&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=ROMNEY'S+CHARM+OFFENSIVE&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|newspaper=Boston Globe|access-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name=pro-football/> Romney played quarterback for the [[University of Chicago]] in the early 1920s when it had a winning varsity team, and was elected captain of the team in 1922.<ref name="chicmag">{{cite magazine|title=Mitt Romney's Chicago Connection|author=Carol Felsenthal|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/July-2011/Mitt-Romney-Named-after-QB-for-Chicago-Bears-U-of-Chicago/|magazine=Chicago Magazine|access-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref> After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1923,<ref name="chicmag"/> Romney was head basketball coach at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] during the 1922–23 season. He coached the [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Longhorns]] to a record of 11–7.
-Romney was born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. He is the cousin of [[George W. Romney]], father of former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate [[Mitt Romney]]. Mitt Romney is his [[namesake]] and is a first cousin once removed.<ref name="chictrib">{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-campaignmittl2e8dod5i-20120224,0,724379.story
+Romney was born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. He is the cousin of [[George W. Romney]], father of former Massachusetts Governor, 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate and current junior Utah Senator [[Mitt Romney]]. Mitt Romney is his [[namesake]] and is a first cousin once removed.<ref name="chictrib">{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-campaignmittl2e8dod5i-20120224,0,724379.story |title=Mitt Romney in search of more Mitts at Mitt restaurant|last=Holland|first=Steve|newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=February 24, 2012 |access-date=February 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227123056/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-campaignmittl2e8dod5i-20120224%2C0%2C724379.story |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Romney died in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] on November 10, 1975.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomnMi20.htm|title = Milt Romney Stats| website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref>
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+| overall = 11–7 ({{Winning percentage|11|7}})
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