James Orville Tuttle (September 18, 1912 – April 20, 1978) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as guard for six seasons with the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). Tuttle played college football at Oklahoma City University.[1] He returned to his alma mater, Oklahoma City, to serve as head football coach during the program's final two years, 1948 and 1949.
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Born: | Licking, Missouri, U.S. | September 18, 1912||||
Died: | April 20, 1978 | (aged 65)||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Bartlesville (Bartlesville, Oklahoma) | ||||
College: | Oklahoma City | ||||
Position: | Guard | ||||
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Head coaching record
editYear | Team | Overall | Bowl/playoffs | ||||||
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Oklahoma City Chiefs (Independent) (1948–1949) | |||||||||
1948 | Oklahoma City | 4–5–1 | L Glass | ||||||
1949 | Oklahoma City | 2–8 | |||||||
Oklahoma City: | 6–13–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 6–13–1 |
References
edit- ^ "Orville Tuttle". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Orville Tuttle at Find a Grave