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Morris Hiram "Red" Badgro (December 1, 1902 – July 13, 1998) was an [American multi-sport athlete, best known as a professional American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Badgro also played two seasons with the St. Louis Browns. Badgro graduated from the University of Southern California (USC), where he became a member of the Alpha Upsilon Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.〔http://www.nicindy.org/whos_greek/.../AmericanFootballHOF.htm〕 He also played basketball in college, earning first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference honors in 1927. ==Professional football career== Badgro was highly regarded as a sure-tackling defender and an effective blocker on offense but he was also a talented receiver. In 1934, he tied for the NFL's pass-catching crown with 16 receptions. He was the first player to score a touchdown in an NFL Championship Game, in 1933.〔http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.aspx?story_id=2087〕 Badgro made many other key catches that in Giants victories, including a 15-yard reception that was a key play in a long drive for the game's only score in a 3–0 New York divisional title win. Badgro had his big defensive moments as well. Playing against the Boston Redskins in 1935, Red blocked a punt and returned it for a go-ahead touchdown. Badgro was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981, becoming the oldest player elected at age 78,〔http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?player_id=18〕 a record held till Jack Butler was elected in 2012 at age 83. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red Badgro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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