Fred Broker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | January 17, 1893 Ponsford, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died: | December 13, 1971 (aged 78) Park Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Carlisle Indian |
| Position: | Tackle |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Frederick Charles Broker (January 17, 1893 - December 13, 1971) was a professional football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1922 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.
References
- 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.
- Uniform Numbers of the NFL
- Benjey, Tom (2008). Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs: Jim Thorpe & Pop Warner's Carlisle Indian School football immortals tackle socialites, bootleggers, students, moguls, prejudice, the government, ghouls, tooth decay and rum. Tuxedo Press. ISBN 978-0-9774486-7-8.