Napoleon Barrel

Napoleon Paul Barrel (December 25, 1885 - December 1, 1964) was a professional football player. He played seven games in the National Football League during the 1923 season, at age 37, with the Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe. Barrel was a member of the Chippewas[2]

Napoleon Barrel
No. 20
Position:Center / Cornerback
Personal information
Born:December 25, 1885
Richwood, Minnesota
Died:December 1, 1964(1964-12-01) (aged 78)[1]
Gaylord, Michigan
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College:Carlisle Indian
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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

Notes

  1. http://www.profootballarchives.com/barr00800.html
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2012-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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