Tex Hamer
{{Short description|American football player (1901–1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tex Hamer
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| number = 14, 3, 2
| position = Fullback
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|10|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Junction, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|5|9|1901|10|4|mf=y}}
| death_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 191
| high_school = San Antonio (TX) Military Academy
| college = Penn
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| pastteams =
- Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924–1927)
| highlights =
- NFL champion (1926)
- 2× GB Press-Gazette: 2nd team all-NFL (1924, 1925)
- Colliers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL (1924)
- Colliers Eye Mag.: 2nd team all-NFL (1925)
- Chicago Tribune: 2nd team all-NFL (1926)
| pfr = HameTe20
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Ernest Alexander "Tex" Hamer (October 4, 1901 – May 9, 1981) was an American professional football player for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1924 until 1927. Hamer won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets.
College career
He played college football at University of Pennsylvania. In 1922 he was named captain of the Quakers football team.{{cite web|url=http://www.southmediafire.com/our-history.php|title=South Media Fire Company|publisher=southmediafire.com|accessdate=2016-07-23}} On October 15, 1922, Hamer threw two touchdown passes to Carl Ertresvaag resulting in a 12-0 Quakers win over the University of Maryland, College Park.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D03E3DB1139E133A25756C1A9669D946395D6CF|title=PENN ELEVEN WINS ON FORWARD PASSES - Aerial Attack by Hamer and Ertresvaag Beats Maryland, 12-0, Before 26,000. - Article - NYTimes.com|newspaper=The New York Times|date=15 October 1922|accessdate=2016-07-23}}
Professional career
Hamer played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1924 to 1926 and finished with 19 rushing TDs, including 12 in 1924.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HameTe20.htm|title = Tex Hamer Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
In 1924 against the Providence Steamroller, Hamer threw an 18-yard pass to Les Haws for a touchdown for a 21-10 Yellow Jackets win. In a rematch of the two teams Hamer scored off of a short run in the third quarter, then ran for a 35-yard touchdown run in the final period to clinch a 16-3 win.{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Providence_Starts_Rolling.pdf |title=Providence Starts Rolling |accessdate=2009-03-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929064850/http://profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Providence_Starts_Rolling.pdf |archivedate=2010-09-29 }} On Thanksgiving Day 1926, Hamer scored a touchdown on the Yellow Jackets’ first possession against the Green Bay Packers for a 20-14 Frankford win{{Cite web |url=http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Yellowjackets.htm |title=Frankford Yellow Jackets |access-date=2009-03-17 |archive-date=2009-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026024605/http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Yellowjackets.htm |url-status=dead }} In 1926, Hamer kicked an extra point to give the Jackets a 7-6 win over the Detroit Panthers.{{cite web|url=http://hapmoran.org/hapmoran/hap_moran_page2.htm|title=Hap Moran|publisher=hapmoran.org|accessdate=2016-07-23}}
Boxing
He was also a professional boxer winning 4 matches (3 by knockout) while losing 3 matches (all by knockout).{{cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=63831&cat=boxer|title=BoxRec - Tex Hamer|publisher=boxrec.com|accessdate=2016-07-23}}
Notes
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External links
- {{Find a Grave}}
{{1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets}}
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Category:Players of American football from Texas
Category:Frankford Yellow Jackets players
Category:Penn Quakers football players