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| Position: | Fullback | ||
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| Born: | October 4, 1901 Junction, Texas, United States | ||
| Died: | May 9, 1981 (aged 79) Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||
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| High school: | San Antonio (TX) Military Academy | ||
| College: | Penn | ||
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Ernest Alexander "Tex" Hamer (October 4, 1901 – May 9, 1981) was a professional football player for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1924 until 1927. Hamer won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets.
College Football highlights[]
He played college football at University of Pennsylvania. In 1922 he was named captain of the Quakers football team.[1] On October 15, 1922, Hamer threw two touchdown passes to Carl Ertresvaag resulting in a 12-0 Quakers win over the University of Maryland, College Park.[2]
Pro Football[]
Hamer played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1924-1926 and finished with 19 rushing TDs, including 12 in 1924.[3]
In 1924 against the Providence Steamroller, Hamer threw an 18-yard pass to Les Haws for a touchdown for a 21-10 Yellow Jackets win. In a rematch of the two teams Hamer scored off of a short run in the third quarter, then ran for a 35-yard touchdown run in the final period to clinch a 16-3 win.[4] On Thanksgiving Day 1926, Hamer scored a touchdown on the Yellow Jackets’ first possession against the Green Bay Packers for a 20-14 Frankford win[5] In 1926, Hamer kicked an extra point to give the Jackets a 7-6 win over the Detroit Panthers.[6]
Boxing[]
He was also a professional boxer winning 4 matches (3 by knockout) while losing 3 matches (all by knockout).[7]
Notes[]
- ↑ "South Media Fire Company". southmediafire.com. http://www.southmediafire.com/our-history.php. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ↑ "PENN ELEVEN WINS ON FORWARD PASSES - Aerial Attack by Hamer and Ertresvaag Beats Maryland, 12-0, Before 26,000. - Article - NYTimes.com". query.nytimes.com. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D03E3DB1139E133A25756C1A9669D946395D6CF. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HameTe20.htm
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20100929064850/http://profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Providence_Starts_Rolling.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ↑ http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Yellowjackets.htm
- ↑ "Hap Moran". hapmoran.org. http://hapmoran.org/hapmoran/hap_moran_page2.htm. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ↑ "BoxRec - Tex Hamer". boxrec.com. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=63831&cat=boxer. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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