Tony Latone
Running back, American football player
1897 – 1975
Who was Tony Latone?
Anthony Latone was an American football player of Lithuanian descent who played six seasons in the National Football League. Although he never attended college, is unofficially considered the leading rusher of 1920's. During the six seasons he played in the NFL, Latone out-rushed and outscored the Hall of Fame's Red Grange, despite playing 30 fewer games. He was also one of the very few known persons to knock Grange out of a game. Grange later said that, "even though George Halas was paying me, 500 bucks to barn storm the nation, it wasn't enough to be hit by the likes of Latone."
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- Born
- Apr 18, 1897
Spring Valley - Profession
- Lived in
- Spring Valley
- Died
- Nov 24, 1975
Detroit
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on July 23, 2013
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