Xavier Downwind

Athlete

1893 – 1968

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Who was Xavier Downwind?

Chief Xavier Downwind aka Red Fang was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1922 and 1923 seasons. He played college football at the Carlisle Indian School, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, before joining the NFL's Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe. Downwind was a Chippewa.

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Born
Dec 24, 1893
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Died
1968

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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