Tex Hamer

Ernest Alexander "Tex" Hamer (October 4, 1901 – May 9, 1981) was a professional football player for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1924 until 1927. Hamer won the 1926 NFL championship with the Yellow Jackets.

Tex Hamer
No. 14, 3, 2
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1901-10-04)October 4, 1901
Junction, Texas, United States
Died:May 9, 1981(1981-05-09) (aged 79)
Dallas, Texas, United States
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:San Antonio (TX) Military Academy
College:Penn
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • NFL champion (1926)
  • 2× GB Press-Gazette: 2nd team all-NFL (1924, 1925)
  • Colliers Eye Mag.: 1st team all-NFL (1924)
  • Colliers Eye Mag.: 2nd team all-NFL (1925)
  • Chicago Tribune: 2nd team all-NFL (1926)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College Football highlights

He played college football at University of Pennsylvania. In 1922 he was named captain of the Quakers football team.[1] On October 15, 1922, Hamer threw two touchdown passes to Carl Ertresvaag resulting in a 12-0 Quakers win over the University of Maryland, College Park.[2]

Pro Football

Hamer played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1924-1926 and finished with 19 rushing TDs, including 12 in 1924.[3]

In 1924 against the Providence Steamroller, Hamer threw an 18-yard pass to Les Haws for a touchdown for a 21-10 Yellow Jackets win. In a rematch of the two teams Hamer scored off of a short run in the third quarter, then ran for a 35-yard touchdown run in the final period to clinch a 16-3 win.[4] On Thanksgiving Day 1926, Hamer scored a touchdown on the Yellow Jackets’ first possession against the Green Bay Packers for a 20-14 Frankford win[5] In 1926, Hamer kicked an extra point to give the Jackets a 7-6 win over the Detroit Panthers.[6]

Boxing

He was also a professional boxer winning 4 matches (3 by knockout) while losing 3 matches (all by knockout).[7]

Notes
  1. "South Media Fire Company". southmediafire.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  2. "PENN ELEVEN WINS ON FORWARD PASSES - Aerial Attack by Hamer and Ertresvaag Beats Maryland, 12-0, Before 26,000. - Article - NYTimes.com". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HameTe20.htm
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2009-03-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://home.comcast.net/~ghostsofthegridiron/Yellowjackets.htm
  6. "Hap Moran". hapmoran.org. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  7. "BoxRec - Tex Hamer". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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