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Born in the summer of 1870 near Rainy Mountain in Southwestern Oklahoma, Lonewolf began his education at Riverside Indian School, Anadarko, OK and at Chilocco Indian School near the Kansas state line. After some years at Chilocco, he enrolled as an advanced student at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he gained national fame as a fullback on the Carlisle Indians football squad. One of the highlights of his football participation was the Carlisle Indians' defeat of the widely acclaimed Princeton University team. From 1894 to 1913, the Carlisle Indians regularly beat traditional powerhouse teams of the time such as Harvard, Yale, Army, Vanderbilt, and the University of Chicago. Following his graduation from Carlisle in 1896, Lonewolf attended law school at Metzger University and played with distinction on their football team. He later utilized his legal training during numerous trips to Washington, D.C. to resolve treaty issues for his Kiowa Tribe. Lonewolf was interred in the Cedar Creek Indian Cemetary near Carnegie, OK following his death in March of 1945. |
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Jimmie "Junior" Wolf attended Hobart High School, Hobart, OK where he excelled as a four-sport letterman. Junior Wolf played at the quarterback and defensive halfback positions for the Hobart Bearcats in 1952-1954. As the pitcher for the Bearcats baseball team during this period, he pitched a no-hitter against Geary High School in the Southwestern State College High School Invitational Baseball Tournament. He capped a notable high school athletic career in 1954 when he was selected to quarterback the South Oklahoma All Stars in the All State Football Game in Oklahoma City. Wolf then entered the Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) football program's freshman team as starting quarterback against Wichita University (Kansas) and the Arkansas Razorbacks. In 1956, Wolf transferred to Panhandle A&M College (now Oklahoma Panhandle State University) playing at tailback position through 1958. At Panhandle, Wolf set a small college scoring record when he scored eight touchdowns in a single game against St. Mary's College of Kansas. He scored four touchdowns against Southwestern State College the previous week totalling twelve touchdowns in two weeks. In 1958, Wolf earned NAIA All America and Associated Press All America Honors by leading the nation in scoring twenty-five touchdowns in a single season. In 1959, Junior Wolf was drafted by the Washington Redskins and the Houston Oilers of the newly formed American Football League. He signed a one-year free agency contract with the Washington Redskins in 1960 as a defensive back. Wolf was inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 in ceremonies held at Albuquerque, NM. |
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Chris Wondolowski began his soccer career with the De La Salle Spartans in Concord, CA. While at De La Salle, Wondolowski also excelled on the Track & Field team and was offered a track scholarship to UCLA. Wondolowski attended Chico State College and played with the Rooks from 2001 through 2004 where he was named to the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s first team during each season. In the 2004 season he led the Rooks in the Men’s Premier Soccer League with 17 goals and was also named an MPSL all-star. In 2005 Wondolowski was drafted 41st overall in the MLS supplemental draft by the San Jose Earthquakes. Although he made only two MLS appearances for San Jose in 2005, he led the Earthquakes reserve team in scoring with eight goals in 12 games. In 2006, Wondolowski moved to Houston where he currently plays at midfielder position for the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. This season he was the leagues leading scorer for the MLS Reserve League and played part-time for the main Houston Dynamo team. His team went on to capture the Minor League Soccer Championship Play-offs. Christopher is the son of Janis Elliott Hoyt and the grandson of Bill & Joycetta Bear-Elliott of Meers. Also a descendant of the Bear, Calisay and Whitehorse families. He is also a descendant of Kiowa Chief Tdohasan. His Kiowa name is Bau-Tigh. |
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