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Sonny Winters

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Sonny Winters
Personal information
Born:(1900-06-02)June 2, 1900
Napoleon, Ohio
Died:October 5, 1945(1945-10-05) (aged 45)
Ashland, Kentucky
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school:V. W. Scott (OH)
College:Ohio Wesleyan
Position:Quarterback
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Lingel A. "Sonny" Winters (June 2, 1900 – October 5, 1945) was an American football player born in Napoleon, Ohio.

A recounting by his nephew, Jack Winters, was that Sonny was seen playing basketball in a campus tournament by head football coach George Gauthier which got him recruited to Ohio Wesleyan. [1]

He played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback for the Columbus Tigers (1923–1924).[2]

He was selected as the third-team quarterback on the 1924 All-Pro Team.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "George Gauthier and Sonny Winters Bios". Ohio Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  2. ^ "Sonny Winters". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Tillie Voss Picked as End On All American Pro Team; Lambeau, Half, On 2nd Squad". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 19, 1924. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John Hogrogian (1984). "1924 All-Pros" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Pro Football Researchers.