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Encyclopedia > Oorang Indians

The Oorang Indians were a team in the National Football League from La Rue, Ohio (near Marion). With a population of 775 as of the 2000 census, La Rue is the smallest town ever to have hosted an NFL franchise. The team was named after the Oorang dog kennels. It was a novelty team put together by the kennels' owner, Walter Lingo, for marketing purposes. It was literally an all-Native American team, with Jim Thorpe as its leading player. They played the 1922 and 1923 NFL seasons. Of the 20 games they played over two seasons, only one was played at "home", this being in nearby Marion. The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... La Rue is a village located in Marion County, Ohio. ... Marion is a city located in Marion County, Ohio. ... Jacobus Franciscus Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation: Wa-Tho-Huk) (May 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Pro Football Hall of Famers

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is technically the National Football Leagues Hall of Fame. ... Joe Guyon (November 26, 1892 - November 27, 1971) was a professional football player for in the National Football League. ... Jacobus Franciscus Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation: Wa-Tho-Huk) (May 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports. ...

Season-by-season

Year W L T Finish Coach
1922 3 6 0 12th Jim Thorpe
1923 1 10 0 18th Jim Thorpe

Jacobus Franciscus Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation: Wa-Tho-Huk) (May 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports. ... Jacobus Franciscus Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation: Wa-Tho-Huk) (May 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports. ...

External links

  • Ohio Historical Marker Text
  • History at Hickock Sports
Defunct NFL franchises
1920s Chicago Tigers (1920) | Cleveland Tigers/Indians (1920-21) | Muncie Flyers (1920-21) | Rochester Jeffersons (1920-25) | Rock Island Independents (1920-25) | Akron Pros/Indians (1920-26) | Canton Bulldogs (1920-26) | Columbus Panhandles/Tigers (1920-26) | Hammond Pros (1920-26) | Detroit Heralds/Tigers/Panthers/Wolverines (1920-28) | Buffalo All-Americans/Bisons/Rangers (1920-29) | Dayton Triangles (1920-29) | Cincinnati Celts (1921) | New York Giants (Brickley's) (1921) | Tonawanda Kardex (1921) | Washington Senators (1921) | Evansville Crimson Giants (1921-22) | Louisville Brecks/Colonels (1921-23, 1926) | Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets (1921-24, 1929-31) | Oorang Indians (1922-23) | Toledo Maroons (1922-23) | Racine Legion/Tornadoes (1922-24, 1926) | Milwaukee Badgers (1922-26) | St. Louis All Stars (1923) | Cleveland Indians/Bulldogs (1923-27) | Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos (1923-27) | Kenosha Maroons (1924) | Kansas City Blues/Cowboys (1924-26) | Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924-31) | Pottsville Maroons/Boston Bulldogs (1925-29) | Providence Steam Roller (1925-31) | Brooklyn Lions (1926) | Hartford Blues (1926) | Los Angeles Buccaneers (1926) | New York Yankees (1927-28) | Orange/Newark Tornadoes (1929-30) | Staten Island Stapletons (1929-32)
1930s Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers (1930-44) | Cleveland Indians (1931) | Cincinnati Reds (1933-34) | St. Louis Gunners (1934)
1940s-50s Boston Yanks (1944-48) | Baltimore Colts (1950) | New York Bulldogs/Yanks (1949-51) | Dallas Texans (1952)

  Results from FactBites:
 
What's an Oorang? (3312 words)
The Indians, who were one of the largest drawing attractions of any of the NFL teams of the time, spent long weeks on the road moving from Rochester to Toledo to Chicago to Minneapolis to St. Louis.
The Oorang Indians lined up on offense for their first contest in 1922 against the Indiana Belmonts, who were not an NFL team.
And after the Indians followed up their inaugural 2-6 season in 1922 with a 1-10 campaign the next year, Lingo, who was beset with financial problems, was forced to disband the team.
THE OORANG INDIANS OF LARUE (536 words)
Founded 75 years ago by Walter Lingo, owner of The Oorang Kennel Company of LaRue, Ohio, the Oorang Indians were a unique team.
Two members of the Oorang Indians, Jim Thorpe and Joe Guyon, were named charter members of the National Football League Hall of Fame.
Although the Oorang Indians disbanded in 1924, Lingo’s kennels continued to thrive until the stock market crash of 1929.
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