Chris Cagle (American football)
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Christian Keener "Red" Cagle (May 1, 1905 – December 26, 1942) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He was a three-time All-American playing college football for the Army Black Knights A star halfback, Cagle's prominence landed him on the cover of Time magazine in 1929.
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Position: | Halfback, Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1905-05-01)May 1, 1905 Merryville, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Died: | December 26, 1942(1942-12-26) (aged 37) New York, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 174 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Merryville (LA) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Southwestern Louisiana (1922–1925) Army (1926–1929) | ||||||||||||||||
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Career: | 2–7 (.222) | ||||||||||||||||
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For five seasons, running from 1930 to 1934, Cagle played professional football in the NFL. His 1932 salary with the New York Football Giants was second highest in the entire league. The following year Cagle became a co-owner of the new Brooklyn Dodgers NFL franchise, for which he also played, selling his stake upon his retirement in 1934.
Cagle was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.[1]