Gaylord Stinchcomb
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| Date of birth | June 24, 1895 |
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| Place of birth | Sycamore, Ohio |
| Date of death | August 24, 1973 (aged 78) |
| Place of death | Findlay, Ohio |
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| Position(s) | Quarterback, halfback |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 157 lb (71 kg) |
| College | Ohio State |
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| 1923 | Columbus Tigers |
| 1935 | Ohio State (backfield) |
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| 1921 | Chicago Staleys |
| 1922 | Chicago Bears |
| 1923 | Cleveland Indians |
| 1923 | Columbus Tigers |
| 1926 | Louisville Colonels |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Navy
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| Years of service | 1918–1919 |
| Unit | Cleveland Naval Reserve |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Gaylord Roscoe "Pete" Stinchcomb (June 24, 1895 – August 24, 1973) was an American football player. He played quarterback and halfback at Ohio State University where he was selected as an All-American in 1920. He later played professional football for the Chicago Bears (1921–1922), Columbus Tigers (1923), Cleveland Indians (1923), and Louisville Colonels (1926). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
Stinchcomb was a native of Sycamore, Ohio. He played high school football for Fostoria High School in Fostoria, Ohio, and was named an All-Ohio halfback while playing on an undefeated football team.
Stinchcomb enrolled at Ohio State University in 1916. He played for the Buckeyes as a quarterback and halfback in 1917, 1919 and 1920. Stinchcomb's biography at the College Football Hall of Fame describes him as follows: "Although a lightweight at 165 pounds, Stinchcomb was a halfback blitz, quick and shifty as he made his way through enemy defenses."
As a sophomore in 1917, Stinchcomb was selected as an All-Big Ten Conference player at the quarterback position. Though All-American Chic Harley was the veteran star of the 1917 Buckeyes team, Stinchcomb's play won him praise as a co-star of the Ohio State backfield. One newspaper wrote as follows about Stinchcomb's performance in 1917:
Stinchcomb a Star. On the campus at Ohio State they call him 'Pete,' and although the stellar performance against Northwestern was his 'curtain' affair they have learned to mention him in the same breath with 'Chic' Harley. Last season when Stinchcomb was running through the varsity as a member of the freshman eleven Ohio fans looked a year ahead and longed to see Harley and Stinchcomb paired off as halves on the same team. Today, that situation has come pass, and with what effect the season's record shows.
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