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American football player
A.K.A.
Lewis Lawrence Pope
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Male
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Birth:
18 February 1908(Hobart, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA)
Death:
5 February 1964
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Education:
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, USA
The details
Biography
Lewis Lawrence Pope (February 18, 1908 – February 5, 1964) was an American football player.
He was born in 1908 in Hobart, Oklahoma.
He played college football as a halfback for Purdue University in 1929 and 1930 and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback for the Providence Steam Roller in 1931 and for the Cincinnati Reds in 1933 and 1934. He appeared in 26 NFL games, 18 as a starter, tallying 342 rushing yards, 230 passing yards, 37 receiving yards. He ran 48 yards for a game-winning touchdown against the Chicago Cardinals on November 12, 1933.
After retiring from football he lived for a time in Los Angeles and later in Frederick, Oklahoma.