Milton Romney

Games played:	73
Games started:	41
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Milton Romney
	Romney, c. 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:	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
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.^[5] He is the cousin of former Michigan Governor George W. Romney, father of former Massachusetts Governor, 2012 Republican Presidential nominee, 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.^[6]

Head coaching record

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

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.
^ "Romney's namesake rests in LR cemetery | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". www.nwaonline.com. June 3, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
^ "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] "Romney's namesake rests in LR cemetery | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". www.nwaonline.com. June 3, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

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

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