Gene Alford
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| Born: | April 3, 1905 Rising Star, Texas | ||||||||
| Died: | December 1975 | ||||||||
| Weight: | 185[1] lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||||
| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Eugene Morris Alford (April 3, 1905 – December 1975) was a professional American football player who played running back in the NFL for four seasons for the Portsmouth Spartans and the Cincinnati Reds. Alford played for the Texas Tech Matadors (later known as Red Raiders) in 1925, Tech's first football season, and is listed in the Texas Tech football media guide as a one-year letterman. He later played professionally in the NFL for Portsmouth, Cincinnati and the St. Louis Gunners from 1931 to 1934.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pro gridders merely average 203 pounds". The Buffalo News. October 11, 1932. p. 24. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 Texas Tech football media guide" (PDF). Texas Tech football. 2022. pp. 136, 162. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Gene Alford scores all the points". Herald and Review. November 26, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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