John Levi

John Levi
Biographical details
Born	(1898-06-14)June 14, 1898 Bridgeport, Oklahoma
Died	January 22, 1946(1946-01-22) (aged 47) Denver, Colorado
Playing career
1922–1923	Haskell
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1936	Haskell
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American (1923)

John "Skee" Levi (June 14, 1898 – January 22, 1946) was an Arapaho Indian athlete,^[1] playing college football for the Haskell Indians.^[2] Allegedly Jim Thorpe called him the greatest athlete he'd ever seen.^[3] He then coached at his alma mater.^[4]

References

↑ "Former Haskell Football Standout Inspired by Thorpe, Levi and Mills". Indian Country Today Media Network.com.
↑ "Haskell".
↑ "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame - Levi, John".
↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19350820&id=1ohSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Fb4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=7068,6353163&hl=en

Haskell Indian Nations Fighting Indians head football coaches

Unknown
Albert E. Herrnstein (1903–1904)
Unknown (1905)
John H. Outland (1906)
Unknown (1907)
John R. Bender (1908–1909)
Unknown (1910)
A. R. Kennedy (1911–1916)
Unknown (1917)
Bud Saunders (1918–1919)
Matty Bell (1920–1921)
Dick Hanley (1922–1926)
Unknown (1927–1928)
William Henry Dietz (1929–1932)
Gus Welch (1933–1934)
John Levi (1935–1936)
No team (1937–1999)
Jerry Tuckwin (2000)
Graham Snelding (2001)
Eric Brock (2002–2009)
Phil Homeratha (2010)
Jimmy Snyder (2011–2012)
Rich Brewer (2013– )

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