Morris Hiram Red Badgro (1 December 1902 to 13 July 1998) was an American professional football and baseball player, born in Orillia, Washington. He attended the University of Southern California, where he played baseball, basketball and football, and then spent nine seasons as an end in the National Football League with the New York Yankees, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was a first-team All-Pro in 1931, 1933 and 1934, scored the first touchdown in the first NFL Championship Game, and played for the 1934 Giants team that won the second championship game. He also played six years of professional baseball as an outfielder, including two seasons in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Browns. He later coached for 14 years and entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
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