Paul Chalmer Lingrel (January 21, 1899 – March 11, 1962) was a professional

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player who played in the

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during the 1923 season. That season, he joined the NFL's Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in

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, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by

Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe (; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and played professional American football, football, baseball, and basketball. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was ...

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