1 9 3 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 8 ▁death s ▁Category : B raz ilian ▁econom ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Min as ▁G era is ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁( city ) ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Bras ília ▁al umn i ▁Category : National ▁Aut onom ous ▁University ▁of ▁Mexico ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁Earl ▁Wayne ▁Ball ▁( 1 8 8 5 – 1 9 4 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁co - owner ▁of ▁the ▁M unc ie ▁Fly ers ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Professional ▁Football ▁Association ▁( ren amed ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ). ▁ ▁Earl ▁first ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁manager ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁l ined ▁up ▁some ▁former ▁college ▁players , ▁including ▁Al ▁Fe en ey ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁and ▁Dick ▁A bre l ▁of ▁Pur due . ▁However , ▁Ball ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Ball ▁and ▁team ▁quarter back , ▁Co oney ▁Check aye ▁re organ ized ▁the ▁Fly ers ▁and ▁gu ided ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁ 4 - 1 - 1 ▁record . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Ball ▁and ▁Check aye ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁C anton , ▁Ohio ▁attended ▁the ▁organiz