Template:Old-time American football roster

**{{{Year}}} {{{TeamName}}} roster**
Backs {{{Backs}}} Quarterbacks {{{Quarterbacks}}} Halfbacks {{{Halfbacks}}}		Fullbacks {{{Fullbacks}}} Ends {{{Ends}}}		Guards {{{Guards}}} Tackles {{{Tackles}}} Centers {{{Centers}}}		Reserves {{{Reserves}}} Head coach {{{Head Coach}}} Assistants {{{Assistants}}} Rookies in italics ({{{Rookies}}}) {{{Active}}} Active, {{{Inactive}}} Inactive

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Usage

This is a template for old-time American football rosters, with the seven major positions in use from roughly the 1930s to the 1960s. For a roster template with modern positions, see Template:NFL roster. Keep in mind that the variable names are case-sensitive.

Parameters

{{Old-time American football roster
|TeamName=
|Year=
|TeamColor=
|Backs=
|Quarterbacks=
|Halfbacks=
|Fullbacks=
|Ends=
|Guards=
|Tackles=
|Centers=
|Reserves=
|Head Coach=
|Assistants=
|Active=
|Inactive=
|Rookies=
|League=
}}

What the parameters do

{{Old-time American football roster
|TeamName = Name of the team. This will appear at the top of the roster box.
|Year = The year (optional). This will appear before the team's name at the top of the roster box, if a year is specified. 
|TeamColor = optional; to be used only when the team has multiple color schemes defined in {{tl|NFLPrimaryStyle}}.
|Quarterbacks = A bulleted list of the team's quarterbacks should appear under this heading, in the following format: (optional)
* <nowiki>[[Joe Namath]]
* [[Joe Montana]]</nowiki>
|Halfbacks = Same as above (optional).
|Fullbacks = Same as above (optional).
|Backs = Same as above (optional).
|Ends = Same as above.
|Guards = Same as above.
|Tackles = Same as above.
|Centers= Same as above.
|Reserves = Same as above (optional).
|Head Coach = Name of the head coach (optional).
|Assistants = Names of assistant coaches (optional).
|Active = Number of active players (optional).
|Inactive = Number of inactive players (optional).
|Rookies = Number of rookies (optional).
|League = If set, this parameter adds a navbox at the bottom of the roster with wikilinks to the other teams in the league. Current options are "AAFC" for [[All-America Football Conference]] teams and "NFL1950" for 1950 NFL teams.
}}

Example

{{Old-time American football roster
|TeamName=Cleveland Browns
|Active=33
|Inactive=0
|Rookies=7
|Year=1950
|League=NFL1950
|Quarterbacks=
* {{NFLplayer|60|Otto Graham}}
* {{NFLplayer|62|Cliff Lewis|d=quarterback}}
|Halfbacks=
* {{NFLplayer|90|Rex Bumgardner}}
* {{NFLplayer|84|Ken Carpenter|d=American football|rookie=y}}
* {{NFLplayer|85|Ken Gorgal|rookie=y}}
* {{NFLplayer|82|Tommy James|d=American football}}
* {{NFLplayer|86|Dub Jones|d=American football}}
* {{NFLplayer|80|Warren Lahr}}
* {{NFLplayer|92|Dom Moselle|rookie=y}}
* {{NFLplayer|94|Don Phelps|rookie=y}}
|Ends=
* {{NFLplayer|53|Len Ford}}
* {{NFLplayer|59|Horace Gillom}}
* {{NFLplayer|56|Dante Lavelli}}
* {{NFLplayer|50|Jim Martin|d=American football|rookie=y}}
* {{NFLplayer|58|Mac Speedie}}
* {{NFLplayer|52|George Young|d=American football player}}
|Guards=
* {{NFLplayer|35|Alex Agase}}
* {{NFLplayer|34|Abe Gibron}}
* {{NFLplayer|32|Lin Houston}}
* {{NFLplayer|38|Weldon Humble}}
* {{NFLplayer|36|Tommy Thompson|d=linebacker}}
* {{NFLplayer|30|Bill Willis}}
|Centers=
* {{NFLplayer|22|Frank Gatski}}
* {{NFLplayer|20|Hal Herring}}
|Tackles=
* {{NFLplayer|48|Chubby Grigg}}
* {{NFLplayer|46|Lou Groza}}
* {{NFLplayer|45|John Kissell}}
* {{NFLplayer|42|Derrell Palmer}}
* {{NFLplayer|44|Lou Rymkus}}
* {{NFLplayer|49|John Sandusky|rookie=y}}
|Fullbacks=
* {{NFLplayer|74|Tony Adamle}}
* {{NFLplayer|70|Emerson Cole|rookie=y}}
* {{NFLplayer|76|Marion Motley}}
|Reserves=
|Head Coach=
* [[Paul Brown]]
|Assistants=
* [[Blanton Collier]] (Backfield)
* [[Weeb Ewbank]] (Tackles)
* [[Tim Temerario]] (Ends)
* [[Fritz Heisler]] (Guards)
}}

**1950 Cleveland Browns roster**
Quarterbacks 60 Otto Graham 62 Cliff Lewis Halfbacks 90 Rex Bumgardner 84 Ken Carpenter 85 Ken Gorgal 82 Tommy James 86 Dub Jones 80 Warren Lahr 92 Dom Moselle 94 Don Phelps		Fullbacks 74 Tony Adamle 70 Emerson Cole 76 Marion Motley Ends 53 Len Ford 59 Horace Gillom 56 Dante Lavelli 50 Jim Martin 58 Mac Speedie 52 George Young		Guards 35 Alex Agase 34 Abe Gibron 32 Lin Houston 38 Weldon Humble 36 Tommy Thompson 30 Bill Willis Tackles 48 Chubby Grigg 46 Lou Groza 45 John Kissell 42 Derrell Palmer 44 Lou Rymkus 49 John Sandusky Centers 22 Frank Gatski 20 Hal Herring		Head coach Paul Brown Assistants Blanton Collier (Backfield) Weeb Ewbank (Tackles) Tim Temerario (Ends) Fritz Heisler (Guards) Rookies in italics (7) 33 Active, 0 Inactive
NFL American Conference CHC CLE NYG PHI PIT WAS National Conference BAL CHB DET GB LA NYY SF

Usage

Parameters

What the parameters do

Example

See also