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"Sonny" Winters (June 2, 1900 – October 5, 1945) was an American football player born in Napoleon, Ohio.
A recounting by his nephew, Jack Winters, was that Sonny was seen playing basketball in a campus tournament by head football coach George Gauthier which got him recruited to Ohio Wesleyan.
[1] He played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback for the Columbus Tigers (1923–1924).
[2] He was selected as the third-team quarterback on the 1924 All-Pro Team.