Bill Newashe
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| Position: | Tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | October 5, 1889 | ||
| Place of birth: | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | ||
| Date of death: | February 8, 1962 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death: | Luther, Oklahoma | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
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| College: | Carlisle | ||
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William O. Newashe (October 5, 1889 – February 8, 1962) was a professional football player. He attended high school and college at the Carlisle Indian School, located Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Newashe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation,[2] played five games in the National Football League during the 1923 season with the Oorang Indians.
He was married to Myrtle Cowan. They had a daughter, Suzanne Newashe Underwood, who was the mother to Rebecca Lea Lewis Dean.
He had a sister, Emma Newashe, who was the grandmother to Donna Newashe McAllister. Bill was a Native American and a member of the Sac and Fox nation.[3] Newashe also played basketball and baseball at Carlisle participated in track, competing in the hammer throw. Newahse played for the Harrisburg baseball team as a pitcher and later for the Jackson, Michigan baseball team. He was a teammate of Jim Thorpe at Carlisle. He served as a pall bearer at Thorpe's death