Gray Horse (American football)

Gray Horse was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1923 season. That season, he joined the NFL's Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe. Gray Horse was a Chippewa.[1]

Gray Horse
No. 10, 30, 5
Position:Guard / Halfback / Wingback
Personal information
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College:None
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

On November 4, 1923, against the Chicago Bears, Gray Horse fumbled the football which was picked up by the Bears' George Halas and ran back for a 98-yard touchdown. This set the record for the longest touchdown run with a fumble.[2]

References

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  • Whitman, Robert L. (1984). Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. [Mount Gilead, OH]: Marion County Historical Society. OCLC 717439558.
  • Uniform Numbers of the NFL
  • Tales of Lac du Flambeau

Notes

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Caught In Time Northwoods Wisconsin Memories and Gifts". Caughtintime.com. November 4, 1923. Retrieved June 4, 2020.