Ignacio "Lou" Molinet, born November 30, 1904 in Chaparra, Cuba, is the first Cuban and first Latin American to play in the National Football League. He attended Peddie School in New Jersey, and then enrolled in Cornell University, where he lettered twice in both basketball and football. After his parents died after his sophomore year, he remained in Cuba.
The Frankford Athletic Association contacted him to play for the Frankford Yellow Jackets, who were the defending NFL champion at the time, so he returned.
In 1927, he rushed for 75 yards and passed for another 35 yards. He caught several passes, and he scored a touchdown in a win over the Buffalo Bison. However, the Yellow Jackets fell below 0.500 and placed 7th in the standings. Molinet returned to Cornell after only one season in the NFL, and finished his degree.
He passed away in August 1977.
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