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Dutch Strauss

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Dutch Strauss
Personal information
Born:(1897-01-07)January 7, 1897
Hennessey, Oklahoma
Died:August 18, 1969(1969-08-18) (aged 72)
Enid, Oklahoma
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Enid (OK)
College:Phillips
Position:Fullback
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Arthur J. "Dutch" Strauss (January 7, 1897 – August 18, 1969) was an American football player and coach, newspaper executive, and politician.

Strauss was born in the Oklahoma Territory in 1897. He was raised in Bluff City, Kansas, where his father owned a general store.[1]

Strauss played college football at William Jewell College before serving as a pilot during World War I. After the war, he played college football as a fullback for Phillips and was a member of the 1919 Phillips Haymakers football team that compiled a 10–0–1, including victories over Texas and Oklahoma A&M.[1] He also played professional football as a fullback for the Toledo Maroons (1923) and Kansas City Blues (1924) in the National Football League (NFL). He appeared in 13 NFL games, 10 as a starter, during the 1923 and 1924 seasons.[2]

Strauss later coached football at Chickasha High School. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1926 to 1927. He then worked in the newspaper business in Enid, Oklahoma. He was the managing editor of The Endi Daily Eagle and Morning News for 39 years.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "'Dutch' Strauss, Veteran Enid Newspaperman, 72, Dies". Tulsa world. August 19, 1969. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dutch Strauss". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2020.