Orville Tuttle

American football player and coach (1912–1978)
American football player
Orville Tuttle
Personal information
Born:(1912-09-18)September 18, 1912
Licking, Missouri, U.S.
Died:April 20, 1978(1978-04-20) (aged 65)
Career information
High school:Bartlesville
(Bartlesville, Oklahoma)
College:Oklahoma City
Position:Guard
Career history
As a player:
  • New York Giants (1937–1946)
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • NFL champion (1938)
  • 2× Pro Bowl (1938, 1939)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:60
Games started:42
Player stats at NFL.com

James Orville Tuttle (September 18, 1912 – April 20, 1978) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as guard for six seasons with the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). Tuttle played college football at Oklahoma City University.[1] He returned to his alma mater, Oklahoma City, to serve as head football coach during the program's final two years, 1948 and 1949.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Bowl/playoffs
Oklahoma City Chiefs (Independent) (1948–1949)
1948 Oklahoma City 4–5–1 L Glass
1949 Oklahoma City 2–8
Oklahoma City: 6–13–1
Total: 6–13–1

References

  1. ^ "Orville Tuttle". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
  • Orville Tuttle at Find a Grave Edit this at Wikidata
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Oklahoma City Chiefs head football coaches
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  • Toby Greene (1935–1937)
  • Os Doenges (1938–1941)
  • No team (1942–1945)
  • Bo Rowland (1946–1947)
  • Orville Tuttle (1948–1949)
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