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Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians : How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFL's Most Famous Traveling Team / Chris Willis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]Description: xiv, 275 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442277656
  • 1442277653
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Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Walter Lingo, La Rue, Ohio, and the Oorang Kennels -- The Lingo Family -- Walter Lingo -- The Oorang Kennels and the Rise of the Oorang Airedales -- A Genius of Promotion -- World War I -- Putting La Rue on the Map -- The Football Team ; the Oorang Indians -- The National Football League -- The Great Jim Thorpe -- The Idea: creating the NFL's Most Famous Traveling Team -- The Oorang Indians -- The Football Seasons, 1922-1923 -- Training Camp in La Rue -- 1922 NFL Season -- 1923 NFL Season -- Two-Year Experiment Ends -- The Aftermath for Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians -- Athlete and Sportsman Magazine -- Lingorue and the Oorang Kennels' Demise -- Walter Lingo Rebuilds His Business and Good Bye to Jim Thorpe -- The Passing of the King of Dogs -- Commemorating the Oorang Indians -- The Legacy of Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians -- Appendix A: Oorang Indians Game Results -- Appendix B: Oorang Indians All-Time Roster -- Appendix C: Box Scores (1922-1923) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: "In 1922, dog kennel owner Walter Lingo joined forces with star athlete Jim Thorpe to create a professional football team named the Oorang Indians. This book tells the remarkable story of how the Oorang Indians, comprised entirely of Native Americans, spent two seasons in the NFL traveling throughout the country, playing professional football, and advertising Lingo's Airedale dogs. The Indians and the Airedales were an instant hit everywhere, captivating fans and newspaper writers alike. Full of wonderful quotes, colorful anecdotes, and original research, this book reveals the true and forgotten story of one of the NFL's pioneering teams."-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 796.3326 W734 Available 33111008780005
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

At the beginning of the Roaring Twenties the NFL was just a footnote within the landscape of American sports. The early pro game was played on dirt fields by vagabond athletes who would beat up or punch out their opponent for fifty dollars a game. But one team was different than the rest: the Oorang Indians. Comprised entirely of Native Americans and led by star athlete Jim Thorpe, the Oorang Indians were an instant hit in almost every city they visited.



In Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians: How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFL's Most Famous Traveling Team, NFL historian Chris Willis tells the story of this unique and fascinating part of professional football history. In 1922 Walter Lingo, a dog kennel owner from tiny La Rue, Ohio, joined forces with Jim Thorpe, the country's greatest athlete, to create the Oorang Indians. Willis recounts how Lingo used the football team, the star attraction of player-coach Thorpe, and the all Native-American squad to help advertise his kennel and sell dogs, putting the small town of La Rue on the map.



With the complete cooperation of the Lingo family and unlimited access to family photos and archives, Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians provides an up-close and behind-the-scenes view into the making of this little-known team. It is a remarkable story that will be enjoyed by football fans and historians alike.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Walter Lingo, La Rue, Ohio, and the Oorang Kennels -- The Lingo Family -- Walter Lingo -- The Oorang Kennels and the Rise of the Oorang Airedales -- A Genius of Promotion -- World War I -- Putting La Rue on the Map -- The Football Team ; the Oorang Indians -- The National Football League -- The Great Jim Thorpe -- The Idea: creating the NFL's Most Famous Traveling Team -- The Oorang Indians -- The Football Seasons, 1922-1923 -- Training Camp in La Rue -- 1922 NFL Season -- 1923 NFL Season -- Two-Year Experiment Ends -- The Aftermath for Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians -- Athlete and Sportsman Magazine -- Lingorue and the Oorang Kennels' Demise -- Walter Lingo Rebuilds His Business and Good Bye to Jim Thorpe -- The Passing of the King of Dogs -- Commemorating the Oorang Indians -- The Legacy of Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians -- Appendix A: Oorang Indians Game Results -- Appendix B: Oorang Indians All-Time Roster -- Appendix C: Box Scores (1922-1923) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

"In 1922, dog kennel owner Walter Lingo joined forces with star athlete Jim Thorpe to create a professional football team named the Oorang Indians. This book tells the remarkable story of how the Oorang Indians, comprised entirely of Native Americans, spent two seasons in the NFL traveling throughout the country, playing professional football, and advertising Lingo's Airedale dogs. The Indians and the Airedales were an instant hit everywhere, captivating fans and newspaper writers alike. Full of wonderful quotes, colorful anecdotes, and original research, this book reveals the true and forgotten story of one of the NFL's pioneering teams."-- Provided by publisher.

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