Position: | Halfback |
Birth Date: | 18 February 1908 |
Birth Place: | Hobart, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Death Place: | Hobart, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lbs: | 196 |
High School: | Frederick (OH) |
College: | Purdue |
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Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue1: | 342 |
Statlabel2: | Passing yards |
Statvalue2: | 230 |
Statlabel3: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue3: | 37 |
Pfr: | PopeLe20 |
Lewis Lawrence Pope (February 18, 1908 – February 5, 1964) was an American football player.
He was born in 1908 in Hobart, Oklahoma.[1]
He played college football as a halfback for Purdue University in 1929 and 1930 and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback for the Providence Steam Roller in 1931 and for the Cincinnati Reds in 1933 and 1934. He appeared in 26 NFL games, 18 as a starter, tallying 342 rushing yards, 230 passing yards, 37 receiving yards.[2] He ran 48 yards for a game-winning touchdown against the Chicago Cardinals on November 12, 1933.[3]
After retiring from football he lived for a time in Los Angeles and later in Frederick, Oklahoma.[1]