John Barsha

John F. Barsha (born Abraham Barshofsky, December 25, 1898 – February 18, 1976), was a Russian-American professional American football fullback who played for the Rochester Jeffersons of the American Professional Football Association (APFA) and the Syracuse Pros, who may or may not have been members of the same league. He played college football, basketball and baseball at Syracuse. He was also nicknamed "the Brooklyn Bullet".

Early and personal life Barsha was Jewish, and his family immigrated from Russia to the United States when he was a small child. He attended Boys High School in Brooklyn, New York. During his senior year of high school, he changed his name from Abraham Barshofsky to John Barsha. According to OrangeHoops.org, he did it to "hide his participation in an unscheduled game that his basketball team played without the coach's knowledge".

Barsha also attended the Syracuse University College of Law and worked as a lawyer. He had two children (son; Jerry, and daughter; Betty Schwartz) with his wife Daisy Ferrari. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and was a magna cum laude graduate of the university.

He also played catcher on the baseball team.

After his professional career ended, Barsha worked as an attorney.