Cliff Jetmore Explained

Position:	Halfback
Birth Date:	14 May 1896
Birth Place:	Near Dunkirk, Indiana, U.S.
Teams:	Fort Wayne Friars (1917) Pitcairn Quakers (1918-1920?) Toledo Maroons (1923) Wayne Tank and Pump (1923)
Pfr:	JetmCl20

Clifford Norman Jetmore (May 14, 1896 –) was an American football player.

Jetmore was born in 1895 in New Dunkirk, Indiana.^[1]

He reportedly played college football in Michigan. He played professional football for the Fort Wayne Friars in 1917,^[1] and thereafter for the Pitcairn Quakers. According to one account, he was responsible for Pitcairn winning the Pennsylvania state championship.^[2] He also worked as a glass worker.^[3] In 1922, he coached the football team at Muncie High School. In 1923, he was hired as a player and coach of the Wayne Tank and Pump Company football team.^[4] He also played one game of professional football as a halfback for the Toledo Maroons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1923 season.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cliff Jetmore. Pro Football Archives. November 22, 2022.
2. News: Wayne Tankers Start Practice. The News-Sentinel. September 18, 1923. 10. Newspapers.com.
3. World War I Draft Registration Card for Clifford Norman Jetmore, born May 14, 1896, near Dunkirk, Indiana. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line].
4. News: Wayne Tanks Secure Coach: Clifford Jetmore, Former Michigan University Star, Will Lead Strong Eleven This Year. The News-Sentinel. September 6, 1923. 10. Newspapers.com.
5. Web site: Cliff Jetmore. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. August 13, 2020.