About Howdy Gray
Lived 1901 – 1955 (aged 54). Howdy Gray was an american football player and surgeon.
Howard Kramer "Howdy" Gray (August 28, 1901 – September 6, 1955) was a college football player and surgeon.
Princeton Gray was a prominent end on the Princeton Tigers football team.
1922 On the national champion "Team of Destiny" in its game against Chicago, Howdy picked up a fumble and ran it 40 yards for the touchdown. Gray's father, the president of the Union Pacific Railroad, wildly waved his program and hit a woman in the shoulder. "Hey, that's my wife," a man shouted at him. "Sorry," the excited father said, "but that was my boy who scored." "Oh," the husband said. "Hit her again." Various selectors picked Gray for All-American.
An impostor claiming to be the 1922 All-American end from Princeton surnamed Gray managed to get signed to the St. Louis All-Stars of the National Football League. The impostor, who misquoted Gray's first name as Jack "Dolly" Gray, was then pawned off onto the Green Bay Packers after it became clear he was not the Princeton end.
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Who was Howdy Gray?
American football player
When was Howdy Gray born?
Howdy Gray was born on 28 August 1901.
When did Howdy Gray die?
Howdy Gray died on 6 September 1955.
What was Howdy Gray's occupation?
Howdy Gray was an american football player and surgeon.
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