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Doc Gorman

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Doc Gorman
Personal information
Born:(1893-07-23)July 23, 1893
Pawnee, Illinois
Died:September 22, 1938(1938-09-22) (aged 45)
Evanston, Illinois
Career information
College:St. Louis University
Position:End, Tackle
Career history

Otho Addison "Doc" Gorman (July 23, 1893 – September 22, 1938) was a professional football player during the early 1920s. He played in the National Football League, in 1921 and 1922, for the Evansville Crimson Giants. Gorman also played halfback at the college level for St. Louis University.

Gorman also played football in 1920 with the semi-pro Evansville Ex-Collegians. When Frank Fausch established his Crimson Giants in 1921, many of the Ex-Collegians, including Gorman, stayed loyal to Ex-Collegians manager Menz Lindsey. However once Fausch gained the only lease to Bosse Field, the city's only football field, Gorman became the first Ex-Collegians, outside of Fausch and Mark Ingle, to join the team.

Outside of pro football, Gorman worked as a dentist.

References

  • Maltby, Marc S. (1992). "The Early Struggles Of Professional Football: Evansville, Indiana" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 14 (4). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-07.