Reggie Attache

Reginald Edward Attache (February 5, 1894 – June 22, 1955), aka Laughing Gas, was a professional American football player who played in the National Football League during the 1922 season for the Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans and coached by Jim Thorpe.

Reggie Attache
No. 6
Position:Wingback / Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1894-02-05)February 5, 1894
Temecula, Pechanga Indian Reservation, California
Died:June 22, 1955(1955-06-22) (aged 61)[1]
Temecula, Pechanga Indian Reservation, California
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:Sherman Indian
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Attache was a Mission Indian[2] who grew up on the Pechanga Indian Reservation in Temecula, California. He attended Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California, and played college football there.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2012-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2012-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Bibliography
  • Whitman, Robert L. (1984). Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. Mount Gilead, Ohio: Marion County Historical Society. OCLC 717439558.
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