<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudge_Heffelfinger" id="mwNg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pudge Heffelfinger">Pudge Heffelfinger</a> becomes the first professional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football" id="mwNw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American football">American football</a> player on record, participating in his first paid game for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_Athletic_Association" id="mwOA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Allegheny Athletic Association">Allegheny Athletic Association</a>.