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Jan 27, 1907 Jefferson, Texas, United States Died on 31 Mar 1974 (aged 67)
American football player
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About Father Lumpkin
- Roy Lee "Father" Lumpkin (January 27, 1907 – March 31, 1974) was an American football player.
- A native of Jefferson, Texas, Lumpkin attended high school in Dallas.
- He played college football for Georgia Tech and was an All-Southern fullback for the undefeated 1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team that defeated California in the 1929 Rose Bowl.
- In 1929, Lumpkin left Georgia Tech to play professional football for the Portsmouth Spartans.
- He played five seasons for Portsmouth from 1929 to 1933 and was selected as a second-team All-Pro in 1930 and a first-team All-Pro in 1932.
- He played one season with the Detroit Lions in 1934 after the Spartans moved to Detroit.
- He scored the first touchdown in Detroit Lions history.
- He concluded his football career with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1935 to 1937.
