Bourbon Patch Bondurant was a professional football

American football

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 player during the early 1920s. He played in the early National Football League

National Football League

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 for the Evansville Crimson Giants

Evansville Crimson Giants

The Evansville Crimson Giants were a professional American football team based in Evansville, Indiana and were a part of the National Football League in 1921 and 1922. The Giants home games were played at Bosse Field...

 and the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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. Before joining the Evansville Crimson Giants Bondurant worked as an insurance agent. He had previously played professional football with the Fort Wayne Friars

Fort Wayne Friars

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.

Bourbon played at the college level

College football

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 for DePauw University

DePauw University

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and was the team's captain in 1917.