Frank Lone Star
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Frank Lone Star was a professional football player for the Columbus Panhandles in 1920. He played at the collegiate level at Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Carlisle Indian Industrial School was an Indian boarding school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1879 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania by Captain Richard Henry Pratt, the school was the first off-reservation boarding school, and it became a model for Indian boarding schools in other locations...

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Biography

Frank Lone Star was born on January 27, 1887 in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

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Frank Lone Star (often written as Lonestar) attended Carlisle Indian School but there is no record of him having played on the varsity football team.
He died on October 30, 1915 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin
Shell Lake, Wisconsin
Shell Lake is a city in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,309 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washburn County.-Geography:Shell Lake is located at ....

of heart problems brought on by TB.
It appears that someone else played for the Columbus Panhandles under his name.
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