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| Position: | End / Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 24, 1893 Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota |
| Died: | July 26, 1968 (aged 74) Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Carlisle Indian |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Chief Xavier Downwind a.k.a. Red Fang (December 24, 1893 – July 26, 1968) was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1922 and 1923 seasons. He played college football at the Carlisle Indian School, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, before joining the NFL's Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe. Downwind was a Chippewa.[1]
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