Weldon Christopher "Spot" Gentry (September 9, 1906 – March 19, 1990) was an American football player. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Oklahoma Sooners and professional football for the Providence Steam Roller and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Personal information | |
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Born: | Lawton, Oklahoma Indian Territory, U.S. | September 9, 1906
Died: | March 19, 1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 83)
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Lawton (OK) |
College: | Arkansas, Oklahoma |
Position: | Guard |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Player stats at PFR |
Early life
editGentry was born in 1906 near Lawton, then in the Oklahoma Indian Territory. He attended Lawton High School.[1] He played college football for Arkansas in 1925 and 1926 and for Oklahoma from 1927 to 1929.[2] He was selected to the 1929 All-Big Six football team.[3]
Professional career
editHe then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard for the Providence Steam Roller during the 1930 and 1931 seasons. He appeared in 11 NFL games.[4][5] He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.[2][6]
Later life
editAfter his playing career ended, Gentry founded the Oklahoma City Chiefs professional football team. He was an assistant football coach at Oklahoma for a time. He later worked for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and later still for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, focusing on bank robbery cases. He died in 1990 in Oklahoma City.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Weldon Gentry". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Gentry". The Daily Oklahoman. March 21, 1990. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two Sooners Named On Daily's Big-Six Gridiron Aggregation". The Oklahoma Daily. November 27, 1929. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weldon Gentry". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ ""Spot" Gentry Making Good in Pro Football". The Norman Transcript. September 29, 1930. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weldon "Spot" Gentry Signs With Philadelphia Grid Pros". The Oklahoma Daily. June 21, 1930. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.