| Bill Newashe | |
| Number: | 24[1] |
| Position: | Tackle |
| Birth Date: | October 5, 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States |
| Death Place: | Luther, Oklahoma |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 200 |
| College: | Carlisle |
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| Pfr: | N/NewaBi20 |
William O. Newashe (October 5, 1889 – February 8, 1962) was a professional football player. He attended high school and college at the Carlisle Indian School, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Newashe, a member of the Sac and Fox Nation,[2] played five games in the National Football League during the 1923 season with the Oorang Indians.
He was married to Myrtle Cowan. They had a daughter, Suzanne Newashe Underwood, who was the mother to Rebecca Lea Lewis Dean.
He had a sister, Emma Newashe, who was the grandmother to Donna Newashe McAllister. Bill was a Native American and a member of the Sac and Fox nation.[3] Newashe also played basketball and baseball at Carlisle participated in track, competing in the hammer throw. Newahse played for the Harrisburg baseball team as a pitcher and later for the Jackson, Michigan baseball team. He was a teammate of Jim Thorpe at Carlisle. He served as a pall bearer at Thorpe's death