Al Jolley
Alvin Jay Jolley (September 29, 1899 – August 26, 1948) was a professional football player and coach. He played for the Cleveland Tigers, Akron Pros, Dayton Triangles, Oorang Indians, Buffalo Bisons, Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cleveland Indians. He was a coach for the Bisons and the Cincinnati Reds. He also played for the Ironton Tanks of the Ohio League.
| No. 4 (1922) 22 (1923) 8 (1929) | |
| Born: | September 29, 1899 Onaga, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Died: | August 26, 1948 (aged 48) Marietta, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| College | Kansas State Marietta Tulsa |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1929 | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1933 | Cincinnati Reds |
| As player | |
| 1921 | Cleveland Tigers |
| 1922 | Akron Pros |
| 1923 | Dayton Triangles |
| 1923 | Oorang Indians |
| 1929 | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1930 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1931 | Cleveland Indians |
| Career stats | |
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Jolley was also a Native American. He was a member of the Wyandotte Nation. This made him eligible to join the NFL's Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe.[1]
Coaching
In 1929 Jolley coached the Bisons in a season that saw the team winning just one game. Afterwards the team finally folded for good, making Jolley the franchise's last coach.[2] Jolley coached the Dodgers in the first ever NFL night game held on Wednesday September 24, 1930, in Portsmouth, Ohio. The Dodgers lost game 12-0 to the Portsmouth Spartans, the forerunners to the modern day Detroit Lions.[3]
Head coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| BUF | 1929 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | 10th in NFL | – | – | – | – |
| BUF Total | 1 | 7 | 1 | .167 | – | – | – | – | ||
| CIN | 1933 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 4th in NFL Western | – | – | – | – |
| CIN Total | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | ||
| NFL Total[4] | 1 | 10 | 1 | .125 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 1 | 10 | 1 | .125 | – | – | – | – | ||
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - kthejoker (2004-05-19). "Buffalo Bisons". Everything2.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- Gordon Dedman. "The 1968 Pittsburgh Steelers". Steelersuk.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- "Al Jolley Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Additional sources
- Whitman, Robert L. (1984). Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. [Mount Gilead, OH]: Marion County Historical Society. OCLC 717439558.
- Uniform Numbers of the NFL