Ted Buffalo
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| Position: | Offensive Lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 11, 1901 Red Cliff, Wisconsin |
| Died: | August 19, 1969 (aged 67) Washburn, Wisconsin |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Haskell Institute |
| Career history | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
William "Ted" Francis Buffalo (November 5, 1901 – August 19, 1969) was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1923 season.
Biography[edit]
Buffalo was born in Red Cliff, Wisconsin, and attended Haskell Institute (now Haskell Indian Nations University).[1] In 1923, he joined the NFL's Oorang Indians, a team based in LaRue, Ohio which was composed of only Native Americans. The team was coached by Jim Thorpe.[2] Buffalo played one season in the NFL.[3] He was a Chippewa and 23 years old when he joined the team.
He died on August 19, 1969, in Washburn, Wisconsin.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "NFL Players who attended Haskell Indian Nations University". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "The Oorang Indians" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Ted Buffalo". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "TED BUFFALO". The Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- Whitman, Robert L. (1984). Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. [Mount Gilead, OH]: Marion County Historical Society. OCLC 717439558.
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