Weldon Gentry

American football player (1906–1990)

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American football player

Weldon Gentry

Gentry in 1930

Personal information
Born:| (1906-09-09)September 9, 1906
Lawton, Oklahoma Indian Territory, U.S.
Died:| March 19, 1990(1990-03-19) (aged 83)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:| 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:| Lawton (OK)
College:| Arkansas, Oklahoma
Position:| Guard
Career history

* Providence Steam Roller (1930-1931)

Career highlights and awards

* Second-team All-Big Six (1929)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Weldon Christopher "Spot" Gentry (September 9, 1906 – March 19, 1990) was an American football player. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Oklahoma Sooners and professional football for the Providence Steam Roller and Philadelphia Eagles.

## Early life

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Gentry was born in 1906 near Lawton, then in the Oklahoma Indian Territory. He attended Lawton High School.[1] He played college football for Arkansas in 1925 and 1926 and for Oklahoma from 1927 to 1929.[2] He was selected to the 1929 All-Big Six football team.[3]

## Professional career

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He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard for the Providence Steam Roller during the 1930 and 1931 seasons. He appeared in 11 NFL games.[4][5] He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.[2][6]

## Later life

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After his playing career ended, Gentry founded the Oklahoma City Chiefs professional football team. He was an assistant football coach at Oklahoma for a time. He later worked for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and later still for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, focusing on bank robbery cases. He died in 1990 in Oklahoma City.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Weldon Gentry". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
2. ^ a b c "Gentry". The Daily Oklahoman. March 21, 1990. p. 65 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Two Sooners Named On Daily's Big-Six Gridiron Aggregation". The Oklahoma Daily. November 27, 1929. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Weldon Gentry". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
5. ^ ""Spot" Gentry Making Good in Pro Football". The Norman Transcript. September 29, 1930. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Weldon "Spot" Gentry Signs With Philadelphia Grid Pros". The Oklahoma Daily. June 21, 1930. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.