Red Badgro | |||||||
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Born | Orillia, Washington, U.S. | December 1, 1902||||||
Died | July 13, 1998 Kent, Washington, U.S. | (aged 95)||||||
American football career |
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No. 29, 17, 32 | |||||||
Position: | End | ||||||
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Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Kent (Kent, Washington) | ||||||
College: | USC (1923–1926) | ||||||
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Baseball career |
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Outfielder | |||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||
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June 20, 1929, for the St. Louis Browns | |||||||
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September 18, 1930, for the St. Louis Browns | |||||||
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Batting average | .257 | ||||||
Home runs | 2 | ||||||
RBI | 45 | ||||||
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Morris Hiram "Red" Badgro (December 1, 1902 – July 13, 1998) was an American football and baseball player. He played as an end in the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
A native of Orillia, Washington, he attended the University of Southern California (USC) where he played baseball, basketball, and football. He then played nine seasons of professional football for the New York Yankees (1927–1928), New York Giants (1930–1935), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936). He was selected as a first-team All-Pro in 1931, 1933, and 1934. He scored the first touchdown in the first NFL Championship Game and was a member of the 1934 New York Giants team that won the second NFL Championship Game.
Badgro also played professional baseball as an outfielder for six years from 1928 to 1933, including two seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns (1929–1930). After his career as an athlete was over, Badgro served as a football coach for 14 years, including stints as the ends coach for Columbia (1939–1942) and Washington (1946–1953).
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