Shirley P. "Cy" Wentworth (January 2, 1904 – January 19, 1986) was a professional

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player who spent three seasons in the

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(NFL), having played for the Providence Steam Roller in 1925 and 1926, and with the Boston Bulldogs in 1929. Prior to joining the NFL, Wentworth played

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at the

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. With the New Hampshire Wildcats, Wentworth scored 166 career points via

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, extra points and

touchdown A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In Ameri ...

s. He had a career-high 11 touchdowns and 85 points in 1924, and led the team in scoring from 1922 to 1924. He was New Hampshire's team captain for the

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and

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seasons. Wentworth holds the New Hampshire record for the most points scored in a single game, 37, achieved on November 3, 1923, against Lowell Tech (now University of Massachusetts Lowell), made via six

s and one extra point kick. Wentworth was an inaugural member of the UNH Wildcats Hall of Fame in 1982. He died in January 1986 at age 82 in

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, and was interred at Greenlawn Cemetery in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wentworth, Cy 1904 births 1986 deaths Boston Bulldogs (NFL) players New Hampshire Wildcats football players Providence Steam Roller players Players of American football from Salem, Massachusetts Salem High School (Massachusetts) alumni