Emmett McLemore American football player

Emmett McLemore (September 12, 1899 – May 1973) 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. 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 12, 1899
Birth place
Lyons Oklahoma , United States
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1973

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American football player

Position
Quarterback
End (American football)
teams
Kansas City Blues/Cowboys
Oorang Indians

Emmett McLemore on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~maxymuk/home/ongoing/oorang.html