Jack Bighead

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Jack Bighead
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Personal information
Date of birth: (1930-04-23)April 23, 1930
Place of birth: Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Date of death: April 28, 1993(1993-04-28) (aged 63)
Place of death: Parker, Arizona
Career information
College: Pepperdine University
NFL Draft: 1952 / Round: 15 / Pick: 170 (By the Dallas Texans)
Debuted in 1954
Last played in 1955
Career history
Baltimore Colts (1954) Los Angeles Rams (1955)
Career highlights and awards
1948 Little All-American Honors

Jack Bighead (April 23, 1930 – April 28, 1993) was a Euchee(Yuchi) Indian who starred in football at L.A. Poly High in the 1940s and was a professional American football end (WR) in the National Football League (NFL). He was a 1948 graduate of Pepperdine University after earning Little All-American honors in football and track.

After serving in the Navy, he played two years in the National Football League. He was drafted in the 15th round by the Dallas Texans in 1952. Jack Bighead then played professionally for the 1954 Baltimore Colts and then for the 1955 Los Angeles Rams. He was the starter for the Rams before a career ending leg injury.

He joined the teaching staff of the Anaheim Union High School District in 1957, teaching and coaching at Western and Magnolia where he was also known to always be carrying a clipboard as his character "Little Boy" did in the (1951) movie Jim Thorpe - All-American. He joined the Katella faculty when it opened in 1966 and coached track and taught health before retiring in 1987. After retiring from teaching at Katella high School, they named an annual track and field event in his honor. He was married to Joan Bighead, and they had two kids (Jacqueline, and Diane), three grandchildren (Casey, Jackson, and Tanner), and three great-grandchildren (Rory, Vanessa, and Kota).

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Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Persondata
Name	Bighead, John 'Jack'
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	April 23, 1930
Place of birth	Sapulpa, AZ
Date of death	April 28, 1993
Place of death	Sapulpa, AZ

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