Buck Jones (American football)

American football player (1888–1985)

American football player

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Position:| End
Personal information
Born:| (1888-10-23)October 23, 1888
Cattaraugus Reservation, New York, U.S.
Died:| September 8, 1985(1985-09-08) (aged 96)[1]
Lewiston, New York, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:| 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College:| Haskell
Career history

* Oorang Indians (1922)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Horatio "White Cloud" Jones (October 23, 1888 – September 8, 1985) was an American professional football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1922 season.

## Biography

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Jones was born on the Cattaraugus Reservation and attended Haskell Institute.[2] In 1922, he joined the NFL's Oorang Indians for two games. The Indians were an early NFL franchise based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2012.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "NFL Players who attended Haskell Indian Nations University". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
3. ^ "The Oorang Indians" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

## Further reading

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* Whitman, Robert L. (1984). Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise. [Mount Gilead, Ohio]: Marion County Historical Society. OCLC 717439558.

## External links

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*   * Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference