Tex Irvin

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Tex Irvin
Positions:
G , OT , DT , FB 		Jersey number (s):
29
born October 9, 1906 in De Leon , Texas
died on February 11, 1978 , ibid
Career information
Active : 1931 - 1935
College : Carpenters College , Davis & Elkins College
Teams
Career statistics
Games     56
as a starter     29
Touchdowns     1
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
  • NFL Champion (1934)
  • Texas High School Football Hall of Fame (1969)

Cecil Paul “Tex” Irvin (born October 9, 1906 in De Leon , Texas ; † February 11, 1978 ibid), also nicknamed “ Honk ”, was an American American football player . He played guard , offensive tackle , fullback and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) with the Providence Steam Roller and the New York Giants .

Player career

College career

Tex Irvin attended various schools during his youth. His father worked for a railway company and the family was repeatedly forced to change their place of residence. He played American football in his youth. In 1926 Irvin moved to the carpenter college in Kerrville . He also played football for the team at his college . Cecil Irvin and his team remained undefeated this year. After only a year in Kerrville, he was offered a scholarship from Davis-Elkins College . Irvin accepted the offer and played tackle and fullback American football for the college in West Virginia . In 1929 he was voted All American . After graduating in 1931, he became a professional player.

Professional career

In 1931 Irvin played for the Providence Steam Roller for a year. After this had to cease playing due to financial problems, Irvin moved in 1932 to the New York Giants trained by Steve Owen . The team around the top players Ray Flaherty and Ken Strong moved into the 1933 NFL final against the Chicago Bears . The Bears under their coach George Halas also had numerous all-pro players such as William R. Lyman , Red Grange , Bronko Nagurski or Bill Hewitt in their ranks and were the reigning champions. It was only in the second half that the Bears were able to prevail and won the final just 23:21. In 1934 Ed Danowski joined the team from New York City and the Giants met again in the final against the team from Chicago . This time the Giants proved to be the superior team and they could beat the Bears by 30:13. The following year Irvin moved into his third final. The Giants were subject to the Detroit Lions with 26: 7. After that season, Tex Irvin ended his career.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Tex Irvin returned to De Leon and worked in the oil industry. During the Second World War he was a football coach in the US Navy . After the war he went back to his hometown with his wife. Irvin is buried there in De Leon City Cemetery .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1933
  2. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1934
  3. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1935
  4. ^ Tomb of Tex Irvin in Find a Grave
personal data
SURNAME Irvin, Tex
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Irvin, Cecil Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH De Leon , Texas
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1978
Place of death De Leon , Texas