Obie Bristow Explained

Birth Date:17 April 1900
Birth Place:Pryor, Oklahoma
College:Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Position:Wingback, Tailback
Playing Years1:1925
Playing Team1:Cleveland Bulldogs (NFL)
Playing Years2:1925
Playing Team2:Hartford Blues (Ind.)
Playing Years3:1925–1926
Playing Team3:Kansas City Cowboys (NFL)
Databasefootball:BRISTOBI01
Pfr:BrisOb20

Jessie Gordon "Obie" Bristow (April 17, 1900 – December 22, 1969)[1] was a professional football player in the early National Football League for the Kansas City Cowboys and the Cleveland Bulldogs. He was also a professional player for the Hartford Blues, prior to that team's entry into the NFL in 1926.

Prior to his pro career, Bristow played college football and baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners. He earned a letter with the team in 1922. He also lettered on the baseball team.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1969 - 1960 Pro Football Necrology List . Pro Football Deaths 1967 . Oldest Living Pro Football Players . 2012 . 2012-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151009201939/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/19691960necrology.htm . October 9, 2015 .
  2. Web site: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball Media Guide. University of Oklahoma. February 17, 2022. July 3, 2023. 103.