1. Elmer Eugene "Pete" Busch was an American professional football player with the Oorang Indians of the National Football League in 1922.
11 Facts About Elmer Busch
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Elmer Busch was a Native American member of the Pomo tribe.
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Elmer Busch played his college football at the Carlisle Indian School.
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In 1973, Busch was inducted into the American Indian Hall of Fame.
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Elmer Busch was born in 1890 to Jack and Maggie Elmer Busch, who lived in Potter Valley, California.
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Elmer Busch had been schooled at the Potter Valley Indian School, from 1897 until 1902, and the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California, from 1907 until 1910.
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Elmer Busch joined the school's football team and played there from 1911 until 1914 as an offensive tackle.
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Elmer Busch was elected in 1913 as the team's captain for 1914.
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Elmer Busch coached football at Riverside from 1916 to 1917.
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Elmer Busch was a football coach at his alma mater, the Sherman Institute at Riverside.
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Elmer Busch played the 1922 NFL season with the Oorang Indians, a team composed completely of Native Americans.