Fred Broker

Frederick Charles Broker (January 17, 1893 - December 13, 1971) was a professional football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1922 season. That season, he joined the NFL's Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe.

Fred Broker
Personal information
Born:January 17, 1893
Ponsford, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:December 13, 1971(1971-12-13) (aged 78)
Park Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College:Carlisle Indian
Position:Tackle
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com ยท PFR

References

  • 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
  • Benjey, Tom (2008). Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs: Jim Thorpe & Pop Warner's Carlisle Indian School football immortals tackle socialites, bootleggers, students, moguls, prejudice, the government, ghouls, tooth decay and rum. Tuxedo Press. ISBN 978-0-9774486-7-8.
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