Woodchuck Welmas

Athlete

1891 – 1968

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Who was Woodchuck Welmas?

Philip J. Welmas was the name of a Native American professional football player in the early National Football League. He was a member of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Welmas played in four games with the Oorang Indians for the 1923 season. He ended his professional career after the Indians disbanded in 1923. Woodchuck attended college and played college football at the Carlisle Indian School located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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Born
Feb 26, 1891
California
Died
Nov 15, 1968

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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