| Born: | October 22, 1881 |
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| Died: | October 21, 1918 (aged 36) Buffalo, New York |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Center, Tackle |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| College | Bucknell, Penn State |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics |
| 1903 | Franklin Athletic Club |
| 1905 | Canton Athletic Club |
| 1906 | Canton Bulldogs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lynn D. (Pop) Sweet (October 22, 1881 – October 21, 1918) was a professional American football player who played with the Philadelphia Athletics in the first National Football League and for the 1903 US Football Champions, the Franklin Athletic Club. Sweet also won, with Franklin, the 1903 World Series of Football, held that December at Madison Square Garden.
Prior to his professional career, he played at the college level. For 3 seasons he played for the Bucknell Bison and then spent his last season of college football with the Penn State Nittany Lions. He died in 1918.[1]