Morris Hiram "Red" Badgro was an American professional football and baseball player.
28 Facts About Red Badgro
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Red Badgro played as an end in the National Football League.
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Red Badgro was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Red Badgro then played nine seasons of professional football for the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Red Badgro was selected as a first-team All-Pro in 1931,1933, and 1934.
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Red Badgro scored the first touchdown in the first NFL Championship Game and was a member of the 1934 New York Giants team that won the second NFL Championship Game.
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Red Badgro's father, Walter Badgro, was a farmer in Orillia.
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Red Badgro attended Kent High School where he was twice named captain of the basketball and baseball teams.
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Red Badgro enrolled at the University of Southern California on a basketball scholarship.
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Red Badgro was a forward for the USC basketball team and was named to the All-Pacific Coast Conference basketball team in 1927.
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The Yankees folded after the 1928 season, and Red Badgro opted to focus on professional baseball.
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Red Badgro gained his greatest acclaim as the starting left end for the Giants from 1930 to 1935.
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Red Badgro was regarded as a sure-tackling defender and an effective blocker and talented receiver on offense.
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Red Badgro concluded his playing career with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936.
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Red Badgro played for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association in 1929.
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In June 1929, Red Badgro made his major league debut with the St Louis Browns.
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Red Badgro continued to play in the minor leagues for several years, including stints with the Wichita Falls Spudders of the Texas League and Seattle Indians of the Pacific Coast League.
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In 1937, Badgro returned to USC to finish the credits he needed to graduate.
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In June 1938, Badgro was hired as the football coach at Ventura High School in Ventura, California.
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Red Badgro coached football, baseball, and basketball for Ventura Junior College.
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In 1944, Red Badgro was employed in a Seattle war plant.
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In February 1946, Badgro was hired as an assistant football coach at the University of Washington.
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Red Badgro was again retained when John Cherberg took over as head coach in 1953.
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Red Badgro resigned his coaching post at Washington in January 1954 in order to pursue private business in Kent, Washington.
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In 1967, Red Badgro was inducted into the Washington State Sports Hall of Fame.
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Red Badgro was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981 at age 78.
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Red Badgro died in July 1998 at age 95 in Kent, Washington.
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Red Badgro was buried at Hillcrest Burial Park in Kent.