Luis Weller

Louis " Rabbit " Weller (2 de marzo de 1904 - 17 de abril de 1979) fue un corredor de fútbol americano profesional que jugó para los Boston Redskins de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano (NFL) en 1933. Era miembro nativo americano de la tribu Caddo . Asistió al Instituto Haskell . En 1972, Weller fue uno de los miembros fundadores del Salón de la Fama del Deporte Indígena Americano. ^{[ 1 ]}

Weller was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He was a multi-sport athlete at Arkansas City High School in Arkansas City, Kansas^[2] and then played football for Arkansas City Junior College from 1925 to 1926.^[3] During those two seasons, Weller scored 190 total points, which included 28 touchdowns.^[4] In 1927, he attended Chilocco Indian School, where he once returned seven punts for touchdowns in one game.^[4][5] After attending Chilocco, Weller was a four-sport athlete at the Haskell Institute. He was the first three-time captain of the Haskell football team, where he scored thirteen touchdowns of 60 yards or more.^[5] In 1930, he was selected to the Knute RockneAll-American team and the United Press second-team. One of Weller's most notable performances was in 1930 against the undefeatedOklahoma A&M Cowboys. In that game, he returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and later returned a punt 95 yards for the winning touchdown in a 13–12 victory.^[5] Weller participated in a 1930 charity football game for both teams, representing Chilocco Indian School in the second half and Arkansas City Junior College in the first.^[6]

Besides football, Weller excelled at other sports, including track^[7] and baseball. James Naismith, who invented the sport of basketball in 1891, called Weller "the most expert dribbler I have ever seen."^[8][9]

After college, Weller played two years of professional football. In 1933, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Redskins under his former coach at Haskell, William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz, as well as with two other American Indian football players, "Chief" Larry Johnson and John Orien Crow.^[10] In 1934, he played in the American Football League for the Tulsa Oilers.^[11]

Tras retirarse del fútbol americano, Weller trabajó para la Oficina de Asuntos Indígenas . Falleció el 17 de abril de 1979 en Albuquerque, Nuevo México , a consecuencia de un infarto que sufrió mientras jugaba al golf con su antiguo compañero de equipo y excomisionado de la Oficina de Asuntos Indígenas, John Orien Crow . ^{[ 9 ]}

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