Knuckles Boyle
Homer Reed Gilbert, who sometimes played under the name Knuckles Boyle (August 17, 1909 – January 26, 1943) was an American football tackle who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League.[1] He attended Albright College and Shippensburg State Teachers College. Gilbert also attended Harrisburg Technical High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. He was also a member of the Reading Keys and Pittsburgh Americans.[2][3] He was a member of the New York Giants team that won the 1934 NFL Championship.[4] Gilbert used the alias "Knuckles Boyle" because he could not be enrolled at Albright College and play professional football at the same time. "Boyles" was the name of a friend and he gained the name "Knuckles" for his toughness on the football field. He also played baseball in the New York-Pennsylvania League. Gilbert was the freshman football coach of Franklin and Marshall College in 1938. He also served as a police officer in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He died of a heart attack while on duty on August 26, 1943.[5][6][7]
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| Position: | Tackle | ||
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| Born: | August 17, 1909 Jeanesville, Pennsylvania | ||
| Died: | January 26, 1943 (aged 33) Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Harrisburg (PA) Tech | ||
| College: | Albright | ||
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References
- "KNUCKLES BOYLE". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- "Signed by Pittsburgh". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. July 25, 1936. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- "1935 Reading Keys". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- "HOMER GILBERT". locateancestors.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- "Homer Reed Gilbert (Boyle)". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- "Officer Homer Reed Gilbert". cclemf.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- Miller, Barbara (May 14, 2013). "11 fallen officers to be remembered in Cumberland County Law Enforcement Memorial". pennlive.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
