Lee Gentry

No. 46

Position:

Running back

Personal information

Date of birth:

December 1, 1918

Place of birth:

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Date of death:

December 19, 1992 (aged 74)

Career information

College:

Tulsa

NFL draft:

1941 / Round: 22 / Pick: 200

Career history

Washington Redskins (1941)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	5
Rushing yards:	13
Average:	2.6
Player stats at NFL.com

Elmer Lee Gentry (December 1, 1918 – December 19, 1992) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1941 NFL Draft.

Gentry graduated from Shawnee High School in 1937 where he was an All-state football player. At the University of Tulsa he was named MVP in the East-West All-Star game and drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 22nd round. His pro football career was cut short by World War II.

Washington Redskins 1941 NFL Draft selections

Forest Evashevski Fred Davis Jim Stuart Ed Cifers Al Krueger Henry Wilder Bill Grimmett Ed Hickerson Joe Aguirre Jack Banta Roy Conn Deward Tornell Morris Buckingham Ken Dow Stan McRae Joe Osmanski Earl Fullilove Ed Histand Tom Riggs Lee Gentry

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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