Menz Lindsey
| Profile | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 25, 1897 Boonville, Indiana |
| Died | September 20, 1961 (aged 64) |
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Listed weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Wabash College |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Ellis Menzies Lindsey (July 25, 1897 – September 20, 1961) was an attorney as well as a professional football player in the early 1920s. Lindsey was a quarterback for the Evansville Crimson Giants of the National Football League in 1921. He was also a co-manager of the semi-pro Evansville Ex-Collegians in 1920, before joining the Crimson Giants. After a dispute with Crimson Giants' owner Frank Fausch, Lindsey tried to re-establish the Ex-Collegians team. The new team was back by Evansville's baseball club and named the Evansville Pros. However that team last only two games before folding.