Carl Beck

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Carl Linnwood Beck (August 8, 1897 – April 16, 1963) was an American football player from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Allison Hill and went to Harrisburg Technical High School, where he starred as a halfback for the Tech Maroons, scoring many touchdowns and helping the team win state championships in 1918 and 1919 and the national title in 1919.

Beck served in the U.S. Army Ambulance Corps during World War I from 1917 to 1919. After the war, he attended West Virginia University, Bucknell University and Lafayette College.

He started his pro career in the NFL with the Buffalo All-Americans in 1921, playing one season. He returned to the NFL in 1925, starring for the Pottsville Maroons and later the Frankford Yellow Jackets. In 1925 the Maroons won the NFL Championship, a title that was later stripped amid controversy.

In 1924 he helped the Pottsville Maroons win the Anthracite League championship. In 1926 he played for the Bethlehem Bears of the Eastern League of Professional Football, earning first-team All-Eastern League honors after a strong season.

Beck stood about 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed around 195 pounds. After football, he worked as a police officer in Harrisburg. He is remembered as one of Pennsylvania’s great running backs.