Maurice McGrath

Maurice Neil "Moose" McGrath (October 1, 1916 – July 7, 1968) was an American football player. He played professionally as a tackle for the Buffalo Indians of the American Football League (1940). McGrath played college football as a center at Niagara University.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Following his football career, McGrath became a lawyer and served as a Democratic Party chairman for Oswego County. A native of Oswego, New York, he earned a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and served as an infantry major in the United States Army during World War II.^[5] He died on July 7, 1968, in Oswego, from injuries suffered in a car accident when his car struck a bridge abutment.^[6]

References

^ "Buffalo Indians Are Training Hard". International Gazette. Buffalo, New York. September 29, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Marren, Joe (1997). "Indian Occupy Faded Spots In Buffalo's Football Scrapbook" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 19 (5). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
^ "The Niagara Falls Gazette" (PDF). Fultonhistory.com. 1939. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
^ "History of Pro Football in Western New York-1940s". Billsbackers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "M. N. McGrath Killed; Ex-Lawyer Here". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. July 9, 1968. p. 4B. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ex Politician Killed in Crash". The Buffalo News. AP. July 8, 1968. p. 26. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

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