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Red Conkright was born on 17 April, 1914 in Beggs, Oklahoma, U.S., is an American football player and coach (1914–1980). Discover Red Conkright's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

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Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 17 April 1914
Birthday 17 April
Birthplace Beggs, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of death 27 October, 1980
Died Place Houston, Texas, U.S.
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1914

William Franklin Conkright (April 17, 1914 – October 27, 1980), known more commonly by the nickname "Red", was an American football center and end who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and was later the head coach of the Oakland Raiders for part of the 1962 season.

Conkright was born in Oklahoma and attended the University of Oklahoma, where he was a star center on the school's football team.

1934

Conkright attended the University of Oklahoma and played varsity college football during the 1934, 1935, and 1936 seasons.

1936

He was the captain of the Sooners team in 1936 and was named to a first-team all-Big Six Conference squad.

He was the team's captain as a senior in 1936, and was named a first-team All-Big Six Conference center.

1937

Conkright was drafted in 1937 by the NFL's Chicago Bears.

He played two seasons for the Bears, serving mainly as a backup center and occasionally playing as an end.

Conkright was missed when he graduated; sportswriter Federick Ware wrote in the 1937 edition of Football Illustrated Annual that "finding a center to replace the great Red Conkright" would be one of Sooners head coach Tom Stidham's "main headaches."

Conkright was selected in the fifth round of the 1937 draft by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).

He was a third-string center for the Bears behind Frank Bausch and Frank Sullivan with the Bears, and saw little action in the two years he played for the team.

He was, however, occasionally used as an end in his first season.

1939

The Cleveland Rams bought the rights to Conkright in 1939, and he stayed with the team through the 1942 season.

Conkright was sold to the Cleveland Rams ahead of the 1939 season in a cash deal that did not involve any other players.

He became the regular starter at center for the Rams midway through 1939, replacing Chuck Cherundolo.

The Rams finished the season with a 5–5–1 win-loss-tie record under coach Dutch Clark.

1940

He worked as an assistant coach for two more AAFC teams in the late 1940s.

Conkright broke his leg in the second game of the 1940 season and sat out the rest of the year.

In October, he married his girlfriend Imogene, who he met at the University of Oklahoma and with whom he had a four-month-old son.

1941

Conkright came back to play full seasons for the Rams in 1941 and 1942.

1943

He played for the Washington Redskins and Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943 before returning to the Rams briefly in 1944.

Following his retirement as a player, Conkright began a career as a coach.

He split the 1943 season between the NFL's Brooklyn Dodgers and the Washington Redskins.

1944

He scouted and coached for the Rams in 1944 and 1945, and moved to the Cleveland Browns of the new All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946.

Conkright returned to the Rams in 1944 and was expected to be used as a regular left end.

He saw action in only one game, however, his final appearance in the NFL.

He was then placed on the inactive list and converted into an assistant coach and scout for the Rams.

1945

Conkright remained with the Rams through the 1945 season, when the team won the NFL championship.

Rams owner Dan Reeves moved the team to Los Angeles after the season, but Conkright decided to stay in Cleveland, where he and his family lived.

1946

He took a job as a scout and coach for the Cleveland Browns, a team that was to start play in 1946 in the new All-America Football Conference (AAFC).

Conkright was joined by five former Rams players who switched to the Browns when the Rams moved, including center Mike Scarry, tackle Chet Adams and backs Gaylon Smith, Tommy Colella and Don Greenwood.

Before the 1946 season started, Reeves sought an injunction in federal court to prevent Adams from signing with the Browns and force the tackle to honor his contract with the Rams.

1950

Conkright was hired as an assistant at Mississippi State College in 1950, spending two seasons in the position.

After a five-year hiatus from coaching, he returned as an assistant for the University of Houston's football team.

1959

He got his first head coaching job in 1959 at Stephen F. Austin State University.

1962

In 1962, Conkright was hired as an assistant coach and director of player personnel by the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League.

The team's head coach, Marty Feldman, was fired in the middle of the season and Conkright replaced him.

1963

Conkright's Raiders, however, managed to win just one game that year, and he was replaced in 1963 by Al Davis.

Conkright went on to work for two years as an assistant with the Houston Oilers.

Conkright was born in Beggs, Oklahoma and went to a high school in Tulsa, where he was a football star.

He was nicknamed "Red" because of his red hair.