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Jess Rodriguez
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Position:	Fullback / Halfback / Tailback
Personal information
Born:	August 7, 1901; Avilés, Asturias, Spain
Died:	October 12, 1983 (aged 82); Clarksburg, West Virginia
Height:	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school:	Clarksburg (WV) Victory
College:	Salem
Career history
	Buffalo Bisons (1929);
	Player stats at PFR

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Ángel Jesús Rodríguez Ávila^[1]^[2] (August 7, 1901 – October 12, 1983), better known as Jess Rodriguez, was an American football player for the Buffalo Bisons of the National Football League (NFL). He and his brother, Kelly Rodriguez, are the first two Spaniards to have played in the NFL. It would only be them two until 2014 when Alejandro Villanueva played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He played for the Bisons during its final 1929 season.^[3] He was the first Hispanic-American to play in the NFL and the second person of Hispanic descent to play in the league. Prior to 1999, Rodriguez was considered to be the first Latino to play in the league; however it was later discovered that Cuban-American Lou Molinet played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1927 (but because Molinet was a Cuban citizen at the time, he was technically not a Hispanic-American). He is distinguished as being the first Spaniard to play in the NFL.

References

^ Simple, Redacción CIBASS para Can It Be All So (2014-11-27). "Los dos avilesinos que conquistaron la NFL". Can It Be All So Simple. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
^ España, La Nueva. "Un «touchdown» pionero desde Miranda - La Nueva España - Diario Independiente de Asturias". www.lne.es. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
^ Longoria, Mario. "Latin-Americans in Pro Football". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 26, 2017.

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[1] Simple, Redacción CIBASS para Can It Be All So (2014-11-27). "Los dos avilesinos que conquistaron la NFL". Can It Be All So Simple. Retrieved 2017-12-16.

[2] España, La Nueva. "Un «touchdown» pionero desde Miranda - La Nueva España - Diario Independiente de Asturias". www.lne.es. Retrieved 2017-12-16.

[3] Longoria, Mario. "Latin-Americans in Pro Football". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 26, 2017.

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-'''Ángel Jesús Rodríguez Ávila'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://canitbeallsosimple.com/2014/11/27/los-dos-avilesinos-que-conquistaron-la-nfl/|title=Los dos avilesinos que conquistaron la NFL|last=Simple|first=Redacción CIBASS para Can It Be All So|date=2014-11-27|work=Can It Be All So Simple|access-date=2017-12-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lne.es/aviles/2012/01/22/touchdown-pionero-miranda/1187669.html|title=Un «touchdown» pionero desde Miranda - La Nueva España - Diario Independiente de Asturias|last=España|first=La Nueva|website=www.lne.es|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> (August 7, 1901 &ndash; October 12, 1983), better known as '''Jess Rodriguez''', was an [[American football]] player for the [[Buffalo Bisons (NFL)|Buffalo Bisons]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).
+'''Ángel Jesús Rodríguez Ávila'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://canitbeallsosimple.com/2014/11/27/los-dos-avilesinos-que-conquistaron-la-nfl/|title=Los dos avilesinos que conquistaron la NFL|last=Simple|first=Redacción CIBASS para Can It Be All So|date=2014-11-27|work=Can It Be All So Simple|access-date=2017-12-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lne.es/aviles/2012/01/22/touchdown-pionero-miranda/1187669.html|title=Un «touchdown» pionero desde Miranda - La Nueva España - Diario Independiente de Asturias|last=España|first=La Nueva|website=www.lne.es|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> (August 7, 1901 &ndash; October 12, 1983), better known as '''Jess Rodriguez''', was an [[American football]] player for the [[Buffalo Bisons (NFL)|Buffalo Bisons]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He and his brother, [[Kelly Rodriguez]], are the first two Spaniards to have played in the NFL. It would only be them two until 2014 when [[Alejandro Villanueva (American football)|Alejandro Villanueva]] played for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].
 He played for the Bisons during its final [[1929 NFL season|1929 season]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Longoria|first1=Mario|title=Latin-Americans in Pro Football|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/football-history/latin-americans-in-pro-football/|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=October 26, 2017}}</ref> He was the first [[Hispanic-American]] to play in the NFL and the second person of Hispanic descent to play in the league. Prior to 1999, Rodriguez was considered to be the first Latino to play in the league; however it was later discovered that [[Cuban-American]] [[Lou Molinet]] played for the [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]] in [[1927 NFL season|1927]] (but because Molinet was a Cuban citizen at the time, he was technically not a Hispanic-''American''). He is distinguished as being the first [[Spaniards|Spaniard]] to play in the NFL.