Reggie Attache

Reginald Edward Attache (February 5, 1894 – June 22, 1955), aka Laughing Gas, was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1922 season for the Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans and coached by Jim Thorpe.

Reggie Attache
No. 6
Position:Wingback / Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1894-02-05)February 5, 1894
Temecula, Pechanga Indian Reservation, California
Died:June 22, 1955(1955-06-22) (aged 61)[1]
Temecula, Pechanga Indian Reservation, California
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:Sherman Indian
Career history
Oorang Indians (1922)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Attache was a Mission Indian[2] who grew up on the Pechanga Indian Reservation in Temecula, California. He attended Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California, and played college football there.

References
  1. http://www.profootballarchives.com/atta00200.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)

Bibliography
  • Whitman, Robert L. (1984). Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. Mount Gilead, Ohio: Marion County Historical Society. OCLC 717439558.
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