James Powell Mattox (December 17, 1896 – October 12, 1973) was an

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professional

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player. He played as a

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for the

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in and . His brother,

Cloy Mattox Cloy Mitchell Mattox (November 24, 1902 – August 3, 1985) nicknamed "Monk", was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. He played college football with Frank Peake as part of the ...

, played in three games for the

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in . Another brother,

Marv Mattox Marvin Bruce "Monk" Mattox (February 11, 1899 – May 5, 1956) was an American football player, coach and official. He was also an oil company distributor. Playing career Mattox was a guard in the National Football League The National ...

, was a teammate in college. James played

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for the

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team of

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. He was selected in 1919 to the

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. He made the field goal to upset

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. Mattox was later a

for the

from 1922 to 1923. He was then sold to the Wichita Falls club.

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Baseball catchers Pittsburgh Pirates players All-Southern college football players American football quarterbacks Washington and Lee Generals football players 1890s births 1973 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from South Carolina {{US-baseball-catcher-1890s-stub