Frederick John "Fritz" Slackford (March 27, 1894 – July 12, 1962) was a professional football player who spent 2 years in the National Football League with the Dayton Triangles in 1920 and the Canton Bulldogs in 1921.
[1] Prior to joining the NFL, Slackford played college football at the University of Notre Dame.
While in college he missed the 1917-1918 and 1918-1919 football seasons to fight in World War I.
[2] In 1919 Slackford and several other Irish players, were paid $400 to take part in a professional football championship game held in Rockford, Illinois.
This was against Notre Dame's athletic policy and any player found guilty faced expulsion.