Red badgro
| Red badgro | |
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Positions: End , Defensive End |
Jersey numbers: 29, 17, 32 |
| born December 1, 1902 in Orillia , Washington | |
| died on July 13, 1998 in Kent , Washington | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1927 - 1937 | |
| College : University of Southern California | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 94 |
| Touchdowns | 8th |
| Pass catches | 35 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Morris Hiram "Red" Badgro (* 1. December 1902 in Orillia , Washington ; † 13. July 1998 in Kent , Washington) was an American American Football- and baseball players . He played as end and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL), including with the New York Giants . Badgro also played as an outfielder for the St. Louis Browns in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Player career
College career
Red Badgro graduated from the University of Southern California on an athletic scholarship . In addition to American football and baseball, he also played basketball there . In the football team he was a teammate of Marion Morrison . In all three sports he was recognized for his achievements by his college . In his last year of college, Badgro played both football and basketball on the national league team. In 1927 Badgro signed professional contracts with the New York Yankees as a football player and with the St. Louis Browns as a baseball player. He put his basketball career on hold.
Professional career
In 1927 Badgro played with the top players Red Grange , Mike Michalske and Ray Flaherty for the New York Yankees. After the season he played for a sub-class Tulsa baseball team, but returned to New York the following year. After the 1928 season, the Yankees had to stop playing for financial reasons. Badgro played only baseball in St. Louis in 1929 and only signed a player's contract with the New York Giants in 1930 after the St. Louis Browns wanted him to be transferred to a sub-division. In New York City , he bumped into his former teammate Flaherty. The Giants paid Badgro $ 150 per game . The team was led by Steve Owen coached and was in the coming years with other top players such as Mel Hein and Ken Strong reinforced.
In 1933 Badgro was able to move into the NFL championship game with the Giants . Opponents in the final were the Chicago Bears , who prevailed with 23:21. Shortly before the end of the game, Badgro would have had the opportunity to score the winning touchdown , but he was stopped in front of the end zone by his former teammate Red Grange.
1934 Badgro could with his team in the NFL championship game, the team of the Chicago Bears , which had remained undefeated in the regular season , defeat with 30:13. In the same year, Badgro set an NFL annual high with 16 passports caught. In 1935, Badgro moved into the NFL final for the third time in a row. Opponents of the Giants this time were the Detroit Lions , who prevailed 26: 7.
After the 1935 season Red Badgro moved to the Brooklyn Dodgers and ended his playing career after a year. After that, he briefly worked as an assistant coach at Columbia University and the University of Washington . Badgro was married for 63 years; his wife Dorothea died in 1993. His marriage remained childless. Morris Badgro is buried in Hillcrest Burial Park in Kent.
Honors
Badgro was voted All-Pro four times . He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Red Badgro at college
- Short biography I ( Memento from December 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 31 kB)
- Short biography II ( Memento from June 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Baseball stats from Morris Badgro
- Obituary in the New York Times
- Red Badgro in the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1933
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1934
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1935
- ↑ Red Badgro's Tomb in the Find a Grave database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Badgro, Red |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Badgro, Morris Hiram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football and baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orillia , Washington |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1998 |
| Place of death | Kent , Washington |