Born: | Comanche, Texas, U.S. | February 9, 1896
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Died: | December 2, 1949 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 53)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard |
College | Dartmouth |
High school | Terrill Prep (TX) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1916–1917 | Dartmouth |
Career highlights and awards | |
Consensus
All-American (
1917) |
Eugene Gentry "Guy" Neely (February 9, 1896 [1] [2] – December 2, 1949) was an American football player. Despite having only one arm, he played college football at the guard position for Dartmouth College and was a consensus first-team selection to the 1917 College Football All-America Team.
Neely was born in 1896 in Comanche, Texas, [2] and raised in Dallas, Texas. [3] His parents were Richard V. Neely and Opelia Gentry. [4] He lost his right arm in a hunting accident in approximately 1911. [3] His arm was cut off above the elbow. [5]
Neely enrolled in Dartmouth College in 1915. Neely played football for Dartmouth's freshman team in 1915. It was reported at the time that he was probably "the only one-armed football player in the country." [5]
Neely then played for the Dartmouth Big Green football varsity team during the 1916 and 1917 football seasons. By October 1916, he had won a reputation as "the best man" in Dartmouth's line. [3] He reportedly used the stub of his severed right arm "with telling effect in blocking and straight arming." [6] Despite his handicap, he was also able to intercept and return a forward pass, later described by Life magazine as a "spectacular" play, during a game against West Virginia. [7] [8] After the 1917 season, he was selected as a consensus first-team guard on the 1917 College Football All-America Team. [9]
After leaving Dartmouth, Neely returned to Texas and coached football at the Terrill School (now known as St. Mark's School of Texas). [10] He was married shortly after returning to Texas, and he and his wife Nell had two children, Stanley (born c. 1919) and Adele (born 1920). [11] [12] [13] In 1920, he was living in Comanche, Texas, working as an oil dealer. [11] In 1930, he was living in Dallas and working as a securities broker. [12] In 1940, he was living in Dallas and working as a loan agent for life insurance. [13] In 1942, he was employed by the Federal Housing Administration in Dallas. [2]
Neely died in Dallas on December 2, 1949, at the age of 53. [14] [4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Austin Kangaroos ( Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921) | |||||||||
1921 | Austin | 5–4 | |||||||
Austin: | 5–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 5–4 |
Born: | Comanche, Texas, U.S. | February 9, 1896
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Died: | December 2, 1949 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 53)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard |
College | Dartmouth |
High school | Terrill Prep (TX) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1916–1917 | Dartmouth |
Career highlights and awards | |
Consensus
All-American (
1917) |
Eugene Gentry "Guy" Neely (February 9, 1896 [1] [2] – December 2, 1949) was an American football player. Despite having only one arm, he played college football at the guard position for Dartmouth College and was a consensus first-team selection to the 1917 College Football All-America Team.
Neely was born in 1896 in Comanche, Texas, [2] and raised in Dallas, Texas. [3] His parents were Richard V. Neely and Opelia Gentry. [4] He lost his right arm in a hunting accident in approximately 1911. [3] His arm was cut off above the elbow. [5]
Neely enrolled in Dartmouth College in 1915. Neely played football for Dartmouth's freshman team in 1915. It was reported at the time that he was probably "the only one-armed football player in the country." [5]
Neely then played for the Dartmouth Big Green football varsity team during the 1916 and 1917 football seasons. By October 1916, he had won a reputation as "the best man" in Dartmouth's line. [3] He reportedly used the stub of his severed right arm "with telling effect in blocking and straight arming." [6] Despite his handicap, he was also able to intercept and return a forward pass, later described by Life magazine as a "spectacular" play, during a game against West Virginia. [7] [8] After the 1917 season, he was selected as a consensus first-team guard on the 1917 College Football All-America Team. [9]
After leaving Dartmouth, Neely returned to Texas and coached football at the Terrill School (now known as St. Mark's School of Texas). [10] He was married shortly after returning to Texas, and he and his wife Nell had two children, Stanley (born c. 1919) and Adele (born 1920). [11] [12] [13] In 1920, he was living in Comanche, Texas, working as an oil dealer. [11] In 1930, he was living in Dallas and working as a securities broker. [12] In 1940, he was living in Dallas and working as a loan agent for life insurance. [13] In 1942, he was employed by the Federal Housing Administration in Dallas. [2]
Neely died in Dallas on December 2, 1949, at the age of 53. [14] [4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Austin Kangaroos ( Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921) | |||||||||
1921 | Austin | 5–4 | |||||||
Austin: | 5–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 5–4 |