Tex Hamer
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Position: | Fullback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Junction, Texas, United States | October 4, 1901
Died: | May 9, 1981 Dallas, Texas, United States | (aged 79)
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | San Antonio (TX) Military Academy |
College: | Penn |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Ernest Alexander "Tex" Hamer (October 4, 1901 – May 9, 1981) was a professional football player for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1924 until 1927. Hamer won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets.
College Football highlights[]
He played college football at University of Pennsylvania. In 1922 he was named captain of the Quakers football team.[1] On October 15, 1922, Hamer threw two touchdown passes to resulting in a 12-0 Quakers win over the University of Maryland, College Park.[2]
Pro Football[]
Hamer played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1924-1926 and finished with 19 rushing TDs, including 12 in 1924.[3]
In 1924 against the Providence Steamroller, Hamer threw an 18-yard pass to for a touchdown for a 21-10 Yellow Jackets win. In a rematch of the two teams Hamer scored off of a short run in the third quarter, then ran for a 35-yard touchdown run in the final period to clinch a 16-3 win.[4] On Thanksgiving Day 1926, Hamer scored a touchdown on the Yellow Jackets’ first possession against the Green Bay Packers for a 20-14 Frankford win[5] In 1926, Hamer kicked an extra point to give the Jackets a 7-6 win over the Detroit Panthers.[6]
Boxing[]
He was also a professional boxer winning 4 matches (3 by knockout) while losing 3 matches (all by knockout).[7]
Notes[]
- ^ "South Media Fire Company". southmediafire.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "PENN ELEVEN WINS ON FORWARD PASSES - Aerial Attack by Hamer and Ertresvaag Beats Maryland, 12-0, Before 26,000. - Article - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 15 October 1922. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Tex Hamer Stats".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2009-03-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Yellowjackets.htm
- ^ "Hap Moran". hapmoran.org. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "BoxRec - Tex Hamer". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
External links[]
- 1901 births
- Players of American football from Texas
- Frankford Yellow Jackets players
- Penn Quakers football players
- 1981 deaths
- People from Junction, Texas
- Boxers from Texas
- Burials in Texas