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Nate Share

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Nate Share
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Nate Share, 1925
No. 4
Position:Guard, tackle
Personal information
Born:November 17, 1903
New York City
Died:January 15, 1950
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:English (Boston, MA)
College:Tufts
Career history

Nathan Louis Share (November 17, 1903 – January 15, 1950) was an American football player.

Share was born in 1904, the son of Russian immigrants. He attended The English High School in Boston. He enrolled at Tufts College and played college football there from 1921 to 1924.[1] He also played for the Tufts basketball team as a senior and was active in dramatics.[2] He graduated from Tufts in 1925 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering.[3]

He played at the guard and tackle positions in the National Football League (NFL) for the Providence Steam Roller in 1925. He appeared in 10 NFL games, all 10 as a starter.[4] He was described as "the star" of the 1929 Steam Roller team.[5] He played for Providence while simultaneously attending Harvard Law School.[6] Share also played for the Brooklyn Horsemen of the American Football League in 1926.[1]

In 1940, Share was living in The Bronx and working as a civil engineer in government work.[7] He died in 1950 at age 46.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nate Share". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Jumbo Book (Tufts yearbook), 1925, p. 67.
  3. ^ "Tufts College Honors Atty Gen J. G. Sargent". The Boston Globe. June 15, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Nate Share". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Mission Club Eleven Plays St. Alphonsus". The Standard Union. November 25, 1925. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Many Stars to Oppose Grange". The Boston Globe. December 5, 1925. p. 9.
  7. ^ 1940 U.S. Census entry for Nathan Share, age 36, born in New York.