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'''Milton Addas''' "'''Mitt'''" '''Romney'''<ref name="bostonglobe"/><ref name="chictrib"/><ref name="chicmag"/> (June 20, 1899 – November 10, 1975) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who played in the [[History of American football positions#Offensive backfield|offensive backfield]] for the [[Racine Legion]] from 1923 to 1924<ref name=pro-football>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomnMi20.htm Pro-Football-Reference], Retrieved February 25, 2012.</ref> and was a quarterback for the [[Chicago Bears]] from 1925 to 1928.<ref name="bostonglobe">{{cite news|title=Romney's Charm Offensive|author=Joan Vennochi|date=April 16, 2002|page=A21|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/113923177.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+16%2C+2002&author=JOAN+VENNOCHI&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=ROMNEY%27S+CHARM+OFFENSIVE&pqatl=google|newspaper=Boston Globe|accessdateaccess-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name=pro-football/> 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.<ref name="chicmag">{{cite magazine|title=Mitt Romney's Chicago Connection|author=Carol Felsenthal|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/July-2011/Mitt-Romney-Named-after-QB-for-Chicago-Bears-U-of-Chicago/|magazine=Chicago Magazine|accessdateaccess-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref> After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1923,<ref name="chicmag"/> Romney was head basketball coach at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] during the 1922–23 season. He coached the [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Longhorns]] to a record of 11–7.

Romney was born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. He is the cousin of [[George W. Romney]], father of former Massachusetts Governor, 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate and current junior Utah Senator [[Mitt Romney]]. Mitt Romney is his [[namesake]] and is a first cousin once removed.<ref name="chictrib">{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-campaignmittl2e8dod5i-20120224,0,724379.story |title=Mitt Romney in search of more Mitts at Mitt restaurant|last=Holland|first=Steve|newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=February 24, 2012 |accessdateaccess-date=February 24, 2012|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227123056/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-campaignmittl2e8dod5i-20120224%2C0%2C724379.story |archivedatearchive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Romney died in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] on November 10, 1975.<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomnMi20.htm</ref>

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