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'''William Phineus Winneshiek,''' also spelled '''Winneshick''' and referred to as '''NahiSonwahika''' (December 24, 1892 – September 15, 1949), was a professional [[American football|football]] player who played in the [[National Football League]] during the [[1922 NFL season|1922 season]], at age 37. That season, he joined the NFL's [[Oorang Indians]]. The Indians were a team based in [[LaRue, Ohio]], composed only of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], and coached by [[Jim Thorpe]]. Bill was a member of the [[Ho-Chunk]] or Winnebago tribe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-03-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127050226/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf |archivedate=2010-11-27 |df= }}</ref> |
'''William Phineus Winneshiek,''' also spelled '''Winneshick''' and referred to as '''NahiSonwahika''' (December 24, 1892 – September 15, 1949), was a professional [[American football|football]] player who played in the [[National Football League]] during the [[1922 NFL season|1922 season]], at age 37. That season, he joined the NFL's [[Oorang Indians]]. The Indians were a team based in [[LaRue, Ohio]], composed only of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], and coached by [[Jim Thorpe]]. Bill was a member of the [[Ho-Chunk]] or Winnebago tribe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-03-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127050226/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf |archivedate=2010-11-27 |df= }}</ref> |
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+ | He attended [[Carlisle Indian School]] in [[Pennsylvania]] where he befriended Jim Thorpe. In addition to playing with the NFL, Bill was an Assistant Football Coach at [[Lebanon Valley College]] , a professional musician in ''Chief Winneshiek's All Indian Band,'' and traveled to the Antarctic with Admiral Byrd. He later married Marie Marguerite Zerbe, an [[elementary school]] teacher. The two had a son, named William Sherwood Winneshiek, who would later fly 49 [[B-17]] missions over [[Germany]] during [[World War II]] and culminating his military as Director of Communications at NORAD in Colorado Springs, CO.<ref>http://hocak-nation.com/</ref> They also had a daughter, Doris Winona Winneshiek who became a nurse and writer.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} |
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| Date of birth: December 24, 1894 | |
| Place of birth: Winnebago County, Iowa | |
| Date of death: September 15, 1949 (aged 56) | |
| Place of death: Wilmington, Delaware | |
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| College: Carlisle Indian | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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William Phineus Winneshiek, also spelled Winneshick and referred to as NahiSonwahika (December 24, 1892 – September 15, 1949), was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1922 season, at age 37. 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. Bill was a member of the Ho-Chunk or Winnebago tribe.[1]
He attended Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania where he befriended Jim Thorpe. In addition to playing with the NFL, Bill was an Assistant Football Coach at Lebanon Valley College , a professional musician in Chief Winneshiek's All Indian Band, and traveled to the Antarctic with Admiral Byrd. He later married Marie Marguerite Zerbe, an elementary school teacher. The two had a son, named William Sherwood Winneshiek, who would later fly 49 B-17 missions over Germany during World War II and culminating his military as Director of Communications at NORAD in Colorado Springs, CO.[2] They also had a daughter, Doris Winona Winneshiek who became a nurse and writer.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127050226/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ↑ http://hocak-nation.com/
External links
- 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
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