Knuckles Boyle
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| Personal information | |
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| Born: | August 17, 1909 Jeanesville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | January 26, 1943 (aged 33) Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Harrisburg (PA) Tech |
| College: | Albright |
| Position: | Tackle |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Homer Reed Gilbert (August 17, 1909 – January 26, 1943), who sometimes played under the name Knuckles Boyle, was an American professional football tackle who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Albright College.
Early life
[edit]Gilbert also attended Harrisburg Technical High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Gilbert was a member of the New York Giants team that won the 1934 NFL Championship.[2] Gilbert used the alias "Knuckles Boyle" because he could not be enrolled at Albright College and play professional football at the same time. "Boyles" was the name of a friend and he gained the name "Knuckles" for his toughness on the football field. He was also a member of the Reading Keys in 1934 and the Pittsburgh Americans in 1935.[3][4] He also played baseball in the New York-Pennsylvania League.
Personal life
[edit]Gilbert also attended Shippensburg State Teachers College. He was the freshman football coach of Franklin and Marshall College in 1938. He also served as a police officer in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He died of a heart attack while on duty on August 26, 1943.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "KNUCKLES BOYLE". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "HOMER GILBERT". locateancestors.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Signed by Pittsburgh". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. July 25, 1936. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "1935 Reading Keys". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Homer Reed Gilbert (Boyle)". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Officer Homer Reed Gilbert". cclemf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ Miller, Barbara (May 14, 2013). "11 fallen officers to be remembered in Cumberland County Law Enforcement Memorial". pennlive.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
External links
[edit]- 1909 births
- 1943 deaths
- American football tackles
- New York Military Academy alumni
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Albright Lions football players
- New York Giants players
- Reading Keys players
- Pittsburgh Americans players
- Players of American football from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- 20th-century police officers
- American police officers
- Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania