Cy Wentworth (American football)

Cy Wentworth
Position: Halfback, End, Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1904-01-02)January 2, 1904
Place of birth: Salem, Massachusetts
Date of death: January 19, 1986(1986-01-19) (aged 82)
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight: 160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
College: University of New Hampshire
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 1x GB Press-Gazette 2nd team all-NFL (1925)
Player stats at PFR

Shirley P. "Cy" Wentworth (January 2, 1904 – January 19, 1986)[1] was a professional football player who spent three seasons in the National Football League with the Providence Steam Roller, in 1925 and 1926, and with the Boston Bulldogs in 1929.

Prior to joining the NFL, Fleming played college football at the University of New Hampshire. While at UNH, Cy compiled 166 points kicking field goals, extra points and scoring touchdowns. He had a career-high 11 touchdowns and 85 points in 1924 and led the team in scoring from 1922-1924. He holds the UNH record for the most points (37) scored in a 1923 game against Lowell Tech and has the second all-time touchdowns mark in a game (6) in that same game.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "1989 - 1980 Pro Football Necrology List". Pro Football Deaths 1986. Oldest Living Pro Football Players. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  2. ↑ http://www.unhwildcats.com/index.cfm?id=ca22c91e-dee5-8060-5375830a0f23f4aa&pid=215536A3-0534-F12F-007A2C37163631D1&archive=0


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