Gene Alford
American football player

Gene Alford

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American football player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
3 April 1905(Rising Star)
Death:
1 December 1975
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Biography

Eugene Morris Alford (April 3, 1905 – December 1975) was a professional American football player who played running back in the NFL for four seasons for the Portsmouth Spartans and the Cincinnati Reds. Alford played for the Texas Tech Matadors (later known as Red Raiders) in 1925, Tech's first football season, and is listed in the Texas Tech football media guide as a one-year letterman. According to the Tech media guide, Alford played for Portsmouth, Cincinnati and the St. Louis Gunners from 1931-1934.