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Born: | February 3, 1903 California, U.S. |
Died: | March 22, 1976 (age 73) Napa County, California, U.S. |
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College: | California |
Position: | Guard |
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Henry Dana Carey (February 3, 1903 – March 22, 1976) was an American football player. A native of California, Carey attended the University of California, Berkeley. He played college football for the California Golden Bears football team and was selected by Liberty as a first-team player on the 1925 College Football All-America Team. He also received All-American honors in 1925 from the Associated Press (3rd team), the All-America Board (2nd team), and Collier's Weekly (2nd team). [1] While in college he was initiated into Sigma Pi fraternity. [2] In 1926, he played professional football for the Los Angeles Wildcats in the first American Football League. [3]
After leaving football he became a dentist in Berkeley, California. [4] He died in 1976 and was buried at Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito, California.
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Born: | February 3, 1903 California, U.S. |
Died: | March 22, 1976 (age 73) Napa County, California, U.S. |
Career information | |
College: | California |
Position: | Guard |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Henry Dana Carey (February 3, 1903 – March 22, 1976) was an American football player. A native of California, Carey attended the University of California, Berkeley. He played college football for the California Golden Bears football team and was selected by Liberty as a first-team player on the 1925 College Football All-America Team. He also received All-American honors in 1925 from the Associated Press (3rd team), the All-America Board (2nd team), and Collier's Weekly (2nd team). [1] While in college he was initiated into Sigma Pi fraternity. [2] In 1926, he played professional football for the Los Angeles Wildcats in the first American Football League. [3]
After leaving football he became a dentist in Berkeley, California. [4] He died in 1976 and was buried at Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito, California.