Milton Romney

{{distinguish|Mitt Romney}}{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = Milton Romney 1921.jpeg

| caption = Romney, {{Circa|1921}}

| number = 10

| position = Fullback, halfback, quarterback

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|6|20}}

| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|11|10|1899|6|20}}

| death_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.

| college = Chicago

| pastteams =

Racine Legion (1923–1924)
Chicago Bears (1925–1928)

| highlights =

Second-team All-Big Ten (1921)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 73

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 41

}}

Milton Addas "Mitt" Romney (June 20, 1899 – November 10, 1975) was an American professional football player who played in the offensive backfield for the Racine Legion from 1923 to 1924[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomnMi20.htm Pro-Football-Reference], Retrieved February 25, 2012. and was a quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1925 to 1928.{{cite news|title=Romney's Charm Offensive|author=Joan Vennochi|date=April 16, 2002|page=A21|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/113923177.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+16%2C+2002&author=JOAN+VENNOCHI&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=ROMNEY%27S+CHARM+OFFENSIVE&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131142541/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/113923177.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+16,+2002&author=JOAN+VENNOCHI&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=ROMNEY'S+CHARM+OFFENSIVE&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|newspaper=Boston Globe|access-date=February 25, 2012}} Romney played quarterback for the University of Chicago in the early 1920s when it had a winning varsity team, and was elected captain of the team in 1922.{{cite magazine|title=Mitt Romney's Chicago Connection|author=Carol Felsenthal|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/July-2011/Mitt-Romney-Named-after-QB-for-Chicago-Bears-U-of-Chicago/|magazine=Chicago Magazine|access-date=February 25, 2012}} After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1923, Romney was head basketball coach at the University of Texas at Austin during the 1922–23 season. He coached the Longhorns to a record of 11–7.

Romney was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the cousin of former Michigan Governor George W. Romney, father of former Massachusetts Governor, 2012 Republican Presidential nominee, Utah Senator Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney is his namesake and is a first cousin once removed.{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-campaignmittl2e8dod5i-20120224,0,724379.story |title=Mitt Romney in search of more Mitts at Mitt restaurant|last=Holland|first=Steve|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date=February 24, 2012 |access-date=February 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227123056/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-campaignmittl2e8dod5i-20120224%2C0%2C724379.story |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Romney died in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 10, 1975.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomnMi20.htm|title = Milt Romney Stats| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }}