Buck Jones (American football) explained

Buck Jones
Number:	30
Position:	End
Birth Date:	23 October 1888
Birth Place:	Cattaraugus Reservation, New York, U.S.
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Lewiston, New York, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Weight Lbs:	210
College:	Haskell
Teams:	Oorang Indians (1922)
Pfr:	JoneBu20

Horatio "White Cloud" Jones (October 23, 1888 – September 8, 1985) was an American professional football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1922 season.

Biography

Jones was born on the Cattaraugus Reservation and attended Haskell Institute.^[2] In 1922, he joined the NFL's Oorang Indians for two games. The Indians were an early NFL franchise based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe.^[3]

Further reading

• Book: Whitman, Robert L. . Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. 717439558 . Marion County Historical Society . 1984 . [Mount Gilead, Ohio].

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-12-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150309184321/http://www.profootballarchives.com/whit15700.html . 2015-03-09.
2. Web site: NFL Players who attended Haskell Indian Nations University . https://web.archive.org/web/20080307203003/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Haskell+Indian+Nations+University . dead . March 7, 2008 . databaseSports.com . January 30, 2014.
3. Web site: The Oorang Indians . The Coffin Corner . January 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101127050226/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf . November 27, 2010.