Greasy Neale

Football Coach

Birthday November 5, 1891

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Parkersburg, WV

DEATH DATE Nov 2, 1973 (81)

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About

Hall of Fame NFL and college football head coach who also played in the MLB.

Before Fame

He played for the Cincinnati Reds in the infamous Black Sox World Series of 1919.

Trivia

His nickname didn't come from his slipperiness on the gridiron, but from a friendly word joust with a friend.

Family Life

He had a brother named Widdy and a sister named Kathryn.

Associated With

He was on the infamous Black Sox team that threw the World Series and led to the hiring of federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis as commissioner.