Joe Little Twig

Joe Little Twig
No. 5, 9, 17
Position: Tackle / End
Personal information
Date of birth: 1893
Place of birth: Hogansburg, New York, United States
Date of death: March 6, 1939(1939-03-06)
Place of death: Canton, Ohio, United States
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College: Carlisle Indian
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Joe Little Twig
Allegiance United States United States
Service/branch U.S. Army
Years of service 1917-1921
Battles/wars

Joseph Little Twig (Johnson) was a professional football player, who played during the early years of the National Football League. For 1922 until 1926, he played in the league for the Oorang Indians, Rock Island Independents, Akron Indians and the Canton Bulldogs.

Football

Joe, a member of the Mohawk nation, first played football at Catarague Indian School and then at the Carlisle Indian School located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Before starting his NFL career, Joe served in the United States Army from 1917 until 1921. He was stationed overseas during World War I. In 1922, he joined the Oorang Indians; Jim Thorpe's All Indian Football team in LaRue, Ohio. He spent two years with the Indians. After the franchise folded in 1923, Joe and Thorpe joined the Rock Island Independents for the 1924 and 1925 seasons. He finished his NFL career in 1926, playing with the Akron Indians and the Canton Bulldogs.

Post-football career

In 1927, Joe joined the Canton Police Department. While on the police force, he served as a patrolman on motorcycle duty. He left the force in 1931. In 1929 Joe married Gertrude Hale. Jim Thorpe attended the ceremony and acted as best man. In 1935 Joe divorced his first wife and married a Mrs. Winifred (Winnie) Wood. With this wife Joe had two daughters Norma Jean and JoAnn. He died on March 6, 1939 when his automobile struck a tree at the bottom of a hill in Canton, Ohio.

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