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| Louis "Rabbit" Weller
1972 - Football - Caddo
DATE OF BIRTH: March 2, 1904
- BIRTH PLACE: Anadarko, Oklahoma
- TRIBE: Caddo
- EDUCATION: Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas
- SPORTS DATA: Football (Track, Baseball, Basketball)
ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Football :
- All-State, Kansas – four years
- All-American honorable mention Team two-years
- No. 1 All-Western Team chosen by Knute Rockne
- Second All-American Team by United Press
- Professional Football:
- Boston Redskins of the NFL for one year
- Tulsa Oilers of the AFL for one year
COMMENTS:
- Dr. James Naismith, the "Father of Basketball" is quoted as saying that Weller was "the most efficient dribbler" in the history of basketball up to that time.
- In a personal dedication to Louis Weller by Frank W. McDonald former Haskell Athletic Director and author of the book, "John Levi of Haskell", he states: "Louie" Rabbit Weller has given me many, many thrills watching him "cavort" on the gridiron." "Your fabulous record as an athlete at the greatest of all Indian Schools. . . You have played an outstanding part in making Haskell famous."
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