Dana Carey
Henry Dana Carey (February 3, 1903 – March 22, 1976) was an American football player. A native of California, Carey attended the University of California, Berkeley. He played college football for the California Golden Bears football team and was selected by Liberty as a first-team player on the 1925 College Football All-America Team. He also received All-American honors in 1925 from the Associated Press (3rd team), the All-America Board (2nd team), and Collier's Weekly (2nd team).[1] While in college he was initiated into Sigma Pi fraternity.[2] In 1926, he played professional football for the Los Angeles Wildcats in the first American Football League.[3] He died in 1976 and was buried at Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito, California.[4]
Position: | Guard |
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Born: | February 3, 1903 California |
Died: | March 22, 1976 (age 73) Napa County, California |
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College: | California |
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References
- ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1157. ISBN 1401337031.
- Langhammer, Jay (Fall 1985). "Sigma Pis in Pro Football" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 74 no. 3. p. 21.
- "Dana Carey". databasefootball.com. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- "H. Dana Carey". Find-a-Grave.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.