Weldon Christopher "Spot" Gentry (September 9, 1906 – March 19, 1990) was an American football player. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Oklahoma Sooners and professional football for the Providence Steam Roller and Philadelphia Eagles.

Early years

Gentry was born in 1906 near Lawton, then in the Oklahoma Indian Territory. He attended

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. He played college football for Arkansas in 1925 and 1926 and for

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from 1927 to 1929. He was selected to the 1929 All-Big Six football team.

Professional football

He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a

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for the Providence Steam Roller during the 1930 and 1931 seasons. He appeared in 11 NFL games. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Later years

After his playing career ended, Gentry founded the Oklahoma City Chiefs professional football team. He was an assistant football coach at Oklahoma for a time. He later worked for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and later still for the

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, focusing on bank robbery cases. He died in 1990 in Oklahoma City.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gentry, Weldon 1906 births 1990 deaths Arkansas Razorbacks football players Oklahoma Sooners football players Providence Steam Roller players Oklahoma Sooners football coaches Players of American football from Lawton, Oklahoma