Homer Ledbetter

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Homer Ledbetter
Positions:
fullback , halfback 		Jersey number (s):
26
born January 25, 1910 in Huntsville , Arkansas
died on October 22, 1946 near Raton , New Mexico
Career information
Active : 1932 - 1933
College : Arkansas
Teams

Career statistics
Games     17th
Space gain     170 yards
Touchdowns     2
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

  • No notable successes

Homer Carroll "Doc" Ledbetter (* 25. January 1910 in Huntsville , Arkansas ; † 22. October 1946 in Raton , New Mexico ) was an American American football - and baseball poker players. He played, among other things, as a fullback with the Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL).

Player career

Homer Ledbetter studied at the University of Arkansas and played from 1929 to 1931 for the local football team , the Arizona Razorbacks . He has received three college awards for his sporting achievements . In 1932, Doc Ledbetter joined the Staten Island Stapletons . The team around Ken Strong , Oran Pape and Stu Clancy had had financial difficulties for some time and stopped playing in the current season. Ledbetter then moved to the Chicago Cardinals. Both in the 1932 season and in the 1933 season the team from Chicago was unsuccessful. Ledbetter ended his career as a professional football player. His plan to get a contract as a baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds failed. He therefore played baseball for various minor league teams from 1935 to 1937 .

After the playing career

Homer Ledbetter joined the United States Army after his playing career . He served as Lieutenant Colonel in the 11th Infantry Regiment in the European theater of war during World War II . Ledbetter was awarded the Croix de guerre . After his military service, Doc Ledbetter took over the management of the State Police of New Mexico on January 1, 1946 . He died in a traffic accident while returning from a hunting expedition and was buried in Rogers Cemetery in Rogers , Arkansas.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Homer Ledbetter's College Awards ( Memento June 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia | Homer Ledbetter. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
  3. ^ Taylor, Ronald, 1948-: New Mexico State Police . Arcadia Pub, Charleston, SC 2013, ISBN 1-4671-2999-2 .
  4. ^ Roster of the 11th INFANTRY REGIMENT, WWII. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Homer Ledbetter's accident
  6. ↑ Homer Ledbetter's accident. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on September 9, 2018 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.oldestlivingprofootball.com
  7. ↑ Homer C. Ledbetter (1910-1946) - Find A Grave ... Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Ledbetter, Homer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ledbetter, Homer Carroll (full name); Ledbetter, Doc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and baseball player, police officer, soldier
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Huntsville , Arkansas , United States
DATE OF DEATH October 22, 1946
Place of death near Raton , New Mexico , United States