Napoleon Barrel Explained

Napoleon Barrel
Number:	20
Position:	Center / Cornerback
Birth Date:	December 25, 1885
Birth Place:	Richwood, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Gaylord, Michigan, U.S.
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	8
Weight Lbs:	200
College:	Carlisle Indian
Pastteams:	Oorang Indians
Pfr:	B/BarrNa21

Napoleon Paul Barrel (December 25, 1885December 1, 1964) was a professional football player. He played seven games in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1923 season, at age 37, with the Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe. Barrel was a member of the Chippewas.^[2]

References

• 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, OH].
• Uniform Numbers of the NFL

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-12-27 . 2013-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131205090536/http://www.profootballarchives.com/barr00800.html . dead .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-11-08 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127050226/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf . 2010-11-27 .