Education
Badgro graduated from the University of Southern California ( University of Southern California), where he became a member of the Alpha Upsilon Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
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Badgro graduated from the University of Southern California ( University of Southern California), where he became a member of the Alpha Upsilon Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
Badgro also played two seasons with the Saint Louis Browns. He also played basketball in college, earning first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference honors in 1927. Badgro was highly regarded as a sure-tackling defender and an effective blocker on offense but he was also a talented receiver.
In 1934, he tied for the NFL"s pass-catching crown with 16 receptions.
He was the first player to score a touchdown in an NFL Championship Game, in 1933. Badgro had his big defensive moments as well.
Playing against the Boston Redskins in 1935, Red blocked a punt and returned it for a go-ahead touchdown. Badgro was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981, becoming the oldest player elected at age 78, a record held till Jack Butler was elected in 2012 at age 83.
Badgro retired after one year with the NFL"s 1927 New York Yankees to play baseball.
After spending the 1928 season in the minor leagues, Badgro played two seasons as a right fielder for the Saint Louis Browns in the 1929 and 1930 seasons.
