Emmett McLemore

Emmett "Red Fox" McLemore
No. 11, 30, 4
Position: End / Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: September 12, 1899
Place of birth: Lyons, Oklahoma, United States
Date of death: May 19, 1973(1973-05-19) (aged 73)
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight: 165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
College: Haskell Indian, Pittsburg State
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Emmett "Red Fox" McLemore (September 12, 1899 May 19, 1973)[1] 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.[2] Emmett was a Cherokee.

On December 2, 1923, McLemore recorded a touchdown to Arrowhead and made a field goal after a Joe Guyon interception. However he missed two extra point kicks in a 22-19 loss to the Chicago Cardinals. During that same game a McLemore punt hit a Cardinals' player and was soon picked up by Ted Buffalo for a score. A week later on December 7, McLemore caught two passes from Guyon for touchdowns in a 19-0 victory over the Louisville Brecks.

He spent the 1924 season playing in 4 NFL games with the Kansas City Blues.

References

Notes

  1. "1979 - 1970 Pro Football Necrology List". Pro Football Deaths 1973. Oldest Living Pro Football Players. 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  2. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf


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