Ted Buffalo Explained

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

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]

Further reading

• Book: Whitman, Robert L. . Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. 717439558 . Marion County Historical Society . 1984 . [Mount Gilead, OH].

External links

• Uniform Numbers of the NFL

Notes and References

1. Web site: NFL Players who attended Haskell Indian Nations University . https://web.archive.org/web/20080307203003/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Haskell+Indian+Nations+University . dead. March 7, 2008 . databaseSports.com . January 30, 2014 .
2. Web site: The Oorang Indians . The Coffin Corner . January 30, 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127050226/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf . November 27, 2010 .
3. Web site: Ted Buffalo. Pro-Football-Reference.com . January 30, 2014.
4. Web site: TED BUFFALO. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205054039/http://www.profootballarchives.com/buff00200.html. dead. December 5, 2013. The Pro Football Archives. January 30, 2014.