Gene Alford

Eugene Morris Alford was a professional American football player who played running back in the NFL for four seasons for the Portsmouth Spartans and the Cincinnati [Reds (NFL)|Cincinnati Reds]. Alford played for the Texas Tech [Red Raiders football|Texas Tech] Matadors in 1925, Tech's first football season, and is listed in the Texas Tech football media guide as a one-year letterman. He later played professionally in the National [Football League|NFL] for Portsmouth, Cincinnati and the St. Louis Gunners from 1931 to 1934.