1922 Racine Legion season

[2] Assisting in the creation was William Horlick, president of his family's eponymous malted milk company, a profitable firm of the day.

The football club was officially named Horlick-Racine Legion in recognition of this dual sponsorship.

[3] The post solicited donations from local fans and hosted fundraising event in an effort to offset this negative cash flow.

[3] The following individuals played at least one NFL game for the Horlick-Racine Legion football team in 1922.

While no player on the 1922 Racine roster made the Pro Football Hall of Fame, quarterback Chuck Dressen went on to have a 50 year career as a player and manager in Major League Baseball.

Hank Gillo was organizer, coach, and star of the Racine Legion football team in the fall of 1921.
Early NFL teams made use of local talent. Elmer "Swede" Rhenstrom was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and went to school at Beloit.
After playing three games for the Canton Bulldogs, Raymond "Candy" Miller came over to Racine, where he started 8 games at right tackle.