Lo Boutwell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lo Boutwell

American football player

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1892

Date of Death: 03-Oct-1969

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Lo Boutwell

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  • Boutwell (October 3, 1892 – October 3, 1969) was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1922 and 1923 seasons.
  • 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.
  • Lo was a Chippewa and made his start with the team at age 29.
  • He recorded an interception in 1923. Boutwell attended high school at Mechanicsburg Academy, located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
  • After graduation, he played college football at the Carlisle Indian School. When asked about how white audiences viewed the Indians, Boutwell explained: "White people had this misconception about Indians.
  • They thought they were all wild men, even though almost all of us had been to college and were generally more civilized than they were.
  • Well, it was a dandy excuse to raise hell and get away with it when the mood struck us.
  • Since we were Indians we could get away with things the whites couldn't.
  • Don't think we didn't take advantage of it."

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