▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁baseball ▁seasons ▁were ▁in ▁Minor ▁league ▁baseball . ▁M oles worth ▁played ▁football ▁for ▁the ▁independent ▁professional ▁Ir ont on ▁T anks , ▁who ▁helped ▁defeat ▁the ▁B ears ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁impress ing ▁George ▁Hal as ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Ir ont on ▁T anks ▁fol ded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁B ears ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁seven ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁team , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁T - formation ▁quarter back ▁in ▁a ▁back field ▁that ▁included ▁Red ▁G range ▁and ▁Bron ko ▁Nag ur ski . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁B ears ▁were ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁champions . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Iowa ▁Athlet ic ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁M oles worth ▁spent ▁eight ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁back field ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁Academy , ▁then ▁six ▁more ▁as ▁a ▁sem ip ro ▁football ▁coach ▁and ▁one ▁year ▁dou bling ▁as ▁a ▁minor - le ague ▁baseball ▁manager , ▁before ▁becoming ▁back field ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Col ts ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁that ▁franch ise ' s ▁existence . ▁He ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁a ▁vice ▁president