Dick King (American football)
American football player (1895–1930) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the American football player. For other people with the same name, see Dick King and Dick King (politician).
Richard Stewart Cutter King (February 9, 1895 - October 16, 1930)[1][full citation needed][2] was an American football running back. He played college football for Harvard University and was selected as an All-American at halfback) in 1915. In 1916, he signed with the Pine Village professional football team, becoming one of the first eastern football stars to play professional football. He also played professionally for the Hammond Pros, Milwaukee Badgers, Rochester Jeffersons, and St. Louis All-Stars.
Quick Facts Date of birth, Place of birth ...
Date of birth | (1895-02-09)February 9, 1895 |
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Place of birth | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Date of death | October 16, 1930(1930-10-16) (aged 35) |
Place of death | Bogotá, Colombia |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Halfback, fullback, wingback, tailback |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
US college | Harvard |
High school | Boston Latin |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1916 | Wisconsin (backfield) |
1917–1919 | Pine Village |
As player | |
1917–1919 | Pine Village |
1919–1921 | Hammond Pros |
1922 | Milwaukee Badgers |
1922 | Rochester Jeffersons |
1923 | St. Louis All-Stars |
Career highlights and awards | |
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